I've gotten so used to the ambient sounds of the water when the game loads that I feel like I'm really on the water. It is an immersive fishing sim that gives you all the tools of the hobby and sets you loose on wide open-world reserves to do as you please. Or, you can jump into the wide array of missions available.

I bought this game back at release, and drifted away after the first 85 hours because of irl. (Irl can be a pain sometimes for most everybody. That's why sims are so popular.) But, a couple of weeks ago I snagged the new reserves in South Africa and Japan only to find that the game had come into its own, so to speak. I really love the Japan reserve, but after exploring it all and fishing a bit, I found myself heading back over to the American reserve with a renewed enjoyment. The game plays a lot better than at release. Though I can't put my finger on it, there is something more alluring about the game now.

Anyways, I've added more gear and cosmetic dlcs, as well as the latest reserves, after ditching a lot of junk out of my Steam inventory items for the market cash. When you have to have it now nobody likes waiting around. At the moment I find myself waiting for the game install on my laptop so I can play it on the go, and not just on my desktop. It is that addictive. I won't go into all the details because I know you will discover them yourself. This is well worth a lot of gaming hours.

I had already played thehunter: Call of the Wild for more than twelve hundred hours before jumping into the Angler. That is a game that I will never get tired of playing. I only wish the water was more interactive. That's not only what the devs have done in the Angler, but they've made a better product, in my opinion. I guess they've upped the graphics and mechanics. It makes you realize all the new things that could be improved in the Hunter COTW with a new iteration in coming years.

As for improving the Angler, I would love to have depth information available on the map level for the rivers and lakes. It just makes sense. It almost feels like an oversight. Depth is a part of fishing since bodies of water are 3D. As a wishlist, It would be great if they add more American reserves. They say the base reserve was modeled on Yellowstone area. I think they could add reserves centered around water regions: like the Great Lakes, the Gulf Coast , New England/Atlantic, and Alaska/Pacific Coast. I would also like to see reserves based in Mexico, Brazil, Australia, and the South China Seas, to name a few.

They just improved the customization feature to show hair under the hat with the latest update. That is much better, as being bald under my hat was no more pleasant for me as a woman than it would be for a man. That still needs a bit of work in my opinion, as its a bit low quality. Other than that, most everything looks good. One of the rivers in Spain has some splitting errors. (On that King's Path mission.)

Whether you are a fishing pro, or you're an armchair angler who wants to learn more about the fish and the gear; you can kick back, cast in your line and enjoy some virtual fishing while immersing yourself in the wiki, or grab a jeep and a boat to join up with friends. There is so much to enjoy here.

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Game I have to ♥♥♥♥ around with the game files to delete my save just so I can finish my tutorial. Game Devs take a hint here (I should never have to delete my save file ever)


I will make a small edit: I got my game to work but again had to delete my save file and restart the tutorial. For this reason I am keeping the game at a down vote. The fishing is nice and the maps are a beautiful as the hunter.

game took my fishies away