Welcome to the day of S. It would be amazing if there was a snake you could fish up in any of these games I’m about to list, but we’re not that lucky sadly.
Be sure to check back to the first post to see how the rankings are set up if you need!
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
Skyrim is still an incredibly fun game. I recently started replaying it and am enjoying it a lot. It’s an open world game, and those tend to have fish in them so
VARIETY OF FISH: 3
Surprisingly in this massive world, there are not that many types of fish in the game. According to the Skyrim wiki, the only kinds of fish in the game are Abecean Longfin, Cyrodilic Spadetail, Histcarp, River Betty, Salmon. Silverside Perch, and Slaughterfish. If you can’t tell, the last one will try and kill you.
FISHING LOCATIONS: 4
Water is not everywhere in this world, but everywhere there is water there is fish.
FISHING CONTROLS: 5
You don’t actually have a fishing rod in the game, but you are able to dive into the water, and for Xbox controllers, you can quickly tap the ‘A’ button and try to catch the fish.
KNOWLEDGE: 5
When you do attempt to catch a fish, it will tell you exactly what you’re catching, and when caught it’ll show the fish with a little image in your inventory
RELAXATION: 4
The ease of fishing is what makes this score so high, but it’s not a perfect 5 because the fish are so fast, and you end up rapidly tapping the button to try and catch them.
EDIBILITY: Yes +10 POINTS
You can eat probably about 65% of the things in this game, and thankfully fish are one of them.
OVERALL SCORE: 31/25
Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated (2020)
Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom was not one of the few Spongebob games I played as a kid. The ones I did play did not have fishing in them however, so it makes perfect sense why the one that does got a remaster and rerelease.
VARIETY OF FISH: 1
There’s plenty of fish in the game, the whole thing takes under water. However, the only fish that can get caught on the hook is Spongebob himself.
FISHING LOCATIONS: 3
The hooks are not located everywhere in Bikini Bottom, but it does seem like there’s one hook located in almost every level somewhere.
FISHING CONTROLS: 3
As soon as you attach yourself to the hook, you just press a button to dive and use the left thumbstick to move around. I don’t know exactly what the fisherman is thinking while you’re doing this, but I bet they’re pretty annoyed.
KNOWLEDGE: 5
You are the only fish that goes on the hooks, so hopefully you know yourself.
RELAXATION: 2
Considering that this type of fishing is actually bungee jumping, it is not very relaxing. However it isn’t too stressful either so that’s why I ranked it a 2
EDIBILITY: No
You are the fish in this game. Why would you want to eat yourself??
OVERALL SCORE: 14/25
Stardew Valley (2016)
Stardew Valley is a fun, relaxing game overall. It’s a farming RPG, so of course fishing is in it.
VARIETY OF FISH: 4
This game is similar to Animal Crossing: New Horizons in that there is a ton of fish in the game, but only certain parts of the year and at certain times do they show up.
FISHING LOCATIONS: 4
There is not water everywhere in the game, but anywhere there is water you can fish. You can also set up a little fishing pond in your farm if you want.
FISHING CONTROLS: 2
This fishing game is probably one of the most complicated on the list. As seen in the photo above, the fish is in a track, and you need to keep the green bar surrounding the fish. Sometimes the fish rapidly moves around and it’s impossible to catch, which is what makes it so difficult.
KNOWLEDGE: 2
You don’t really know what you’re going to catch until you caught it, and then it gives you details on the fish, so there’s a lot of trial/error on fishing.
RELAXATION: 1
Because of how intense the reeling in is, there’s barely any relaxation to have.
EDIBILITY: Yes +10 POINTS
Thankfully, your farmer can cook and eat the fish, which can give a big boost to some stats you have for a short time.
OVERALL SCORE: 23/25
Be sure to check back for the next post where we wrap up our fishing rankings and I’ll state in this list of games which is the best for fishing, and which is the worst.
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