The fishing mechanics in this game actually are really good and this is probably because Sega had just put out a series of mildly successful Bass fishing games before releasing this game. Froggy accidentally swallows one of the most powerful objects in the Sonic universe and Big the Cat must chase him all over the world trying to fish him out of where he is hiding so that he can eject the Chaos Emerald out of him and they can return to their life in the jungle. Big the Cat is a giant purple cat who lives in the jungle with his best friend Froggy. However when you start the story of Big the Cat you are thrown in a completely opposite direction. Most of the characters are combat characters that rely on speed and attacks to get through levels, some even wielding rocket launchers and extremely oversized hammers. In Sonic Adventure DX you are given the choice to play as a lot of different characters, one of which is named Big the Cat. I have shamelessly spent way to long with my bait in these waters and absolutely loved every second of it and I hope that you (the reader) can find a lot of relaxation in these waters as well.
Below are games that have fishing in them for mostly no reason at all. And then you can stop, and get back to fighting or whatever the rest of the game entails. You aren’t fishing because it’s the objective of the game or because that’s why you are there, you are fishing because it’s fun and maybe you need a break to swing a fishing rod instead of a sword.
Fishing while you have better things to do like save the world is very special. And that’s where I have to think for a while. They have also wondered why I don’t just play a fishing simulator like Planet Fishing (Shout out to Planet Fishing that’s a great game). It’s definitely because that is a lot of work and in real life I don’t catch a fish every 30 seconds.
It has gotten so bad in some instances that my friends have asked me why I haven’t just taken the plunge into real fishing. I have toiled away at fishing in games for hundreds of hours at least.
A really awesome surprise for me is always to boot up a game that is full of action and suspense to be introduced to a fishing side activity.