The Big Catch: Tacklebox

[h1] It's good but a bit confusing at first. After first section of movement tutorial you can travel across open map. Your destinations will be main point of interest, you can check compass in the right corner to help you find next fish. Goal is to catch all the fish in different areas, be warned though - they escape! Movement is super smooth and have plenty of tricks at your disposal. You can either wall run, grapple hook some stuff and spin and slide. Several different jumping techniques similar to Mario sisters. Whistle on desert to summon ground creature with which you can surf across dunes. Overall visuals resemble those of old games from PS1 era, emulated but plenty of filters are available. Reasonably optimized, can run smoothly on GTX 1080 in 3K. What are the cons? No map, lots of wandering around, some platforming parts are very specific and not everyone might like them. Running after fish is sometimes super annoying! Difficulty from easy to challenging depending on the location. Grab those fish by their **** and complete the game. 2-6 hours of playtime because of exploration part. Did not fish the game because time was up so I had to skip after 3 hours I think. [/h1]

Without any hyperbole this is the best platformer ever made.

Maybe it's just that I haven't used a controller in a while, but it reminded me of some older nintendo games. Some sections are hard, kind of like the parts I used to get stuck on in other games as a kid that really weren't that hard in hindsight. Great experience and difficulty, despite its length.

The Big Catch: Tacklebox surprised me on every plane of a video game. It gives you a versatile way to move around that you discover through clues and trial and error, while rewarding you for exploration and creative thinking. You navigate the plateau to catch fish and collect coins, and it's presented in an excellent way with great tracks and unique music for every area, blending in dynamically, depending on what's currently happening. The visuals and geometry are a throwback to the origin of 3D games era but without their hardware limitations. The game's difficulty lays in combining arcade parkour-like movement with analysing the terrain. Together everything shines with vibrant design and original character, keeping the gameplay challenging but incredibly fun. After finishing its main premise I am craving for more.

I've never played the original Resident Evil games, but I would if the door animations filled me with as much joy as the animation that plays when you catch a fish.

fun and slick collectathon 3d platformer

As everyone has already said, this game is incredible. It reminds me of Mario Odyssey and other 3D platformers, but has its own identity. There is really good variety in the jumping puzzles which makes it a lot of fun and it never gets boring. I love the way you use your fishing rod throughout the demo, yes you read that right. DEMO. This demo took me 10 hours to 100% (mostly because I wasn't thorough enough the first time visiting areas and had to do a run around 2-3 times checking each area I missed some coins). If you play well enough and make sure to collect everything in an area, I reckon it should take you 8 hours to 100% it. I found myself getting frustrated at certain parts, but I realized it was because I was doing it wrong, so it wasn't the game's fault, but my own. Once you understand the mechanics is very satisfying to run through each area. The level design is amazing and the secrets are fair and fun to find. Also the soundtrack is great. It really captures the vibe of each area. I honestly thought I didn't care for 3D platformers anymore, but this game changed my mind. I am mindblown that this is just the prologue and it gives about 8 hours of gameplay. If you love smooth 3D platforming and love jumping puzzles, download this! It is free and it won't disappoint. I will definitely be getting the full game once it releases.