LEGRAND LEGACY: Tale of the Fatebounds
LEGRAND LEGACY: Tales of the Fatebounds is a wasted potential, but overall still comes out as decent and enjoyable experience made by developers who listen to the community.
RATING: 6/10.
I’ll start off with what I dislike:
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Sub-par narrative. - WARNING spoiler potential
The game started off nicely. Party members were interesting with their own distinct personalities, backgrounds, and personal issues. Along the way, they found themselves in disagreements, having trust issues, while they needed to face trials to test their “worth”. With this scenario, you would expect each character to have a personal development throughout the game, right? BUT THE GAME SAYS HELL NO. You are going to see this pattern very often: At first, let’s be friends! - A moment later, fck you I don’t trust you! - And then a moment later, I’m sorry I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings, my bad - aaand a moment later, fck you all I’m done with this shit!. Some party member have either bipolar disorder, or they are just a bunch of idiots who do not learn from their mistakes.
– Real player with 57.0 hrs in game
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My review on this game, POSSIBLE SPOILERS.
Story: 6/10
The story was interesting, big war going on, chosen ones coming together to put a stop to it. Characters developing overtime as experience shape them up to be the heroes fate chose them to be. Sadly that is not really seen here. The story is interesting and the concept is cool but without developing characters to push the story to be interesting I found myself being beyond bored with the story. I love fantasy elements in RPGs and a in depth story to boot. However, I just couldn’t get behind the characters in the story because of the constant issues that kept arising throughout the journey. The plot empathizes that the Fatebound must work together and share a common purpose yet whenever there is a secret behind each character (which of course there is), the whole party loses their focus and doubts everything over and over. Even after finishing the trials that test the party to find common ground and work together, the characters in this party is purely glass and shatters at the mention of a “secret.” The concept of the story was really cool and could have been expanded upon but I just got bored, sometimes it picks up and gets interesting but then oh no this guy was secretly super evil “How could you not tell us?.”
– Real player with 40.6 hrs in game
Cat Fish Island
TLDR at the end of the review.
This is a chill, exploration game. It is short, you can get 100% completion in one hour.
Before I played this game, I was having a pretty bad game, but this game helped make my day a little bit better. You are an adveturer searching for legends and new experiences, and that’s when you arrive to the island in search of a legendary fish. The story is pretty simple and childish, but it doesn’t worsen the experience.
Gameplay: It’s okay, sometimes it feels a bit luck based, but if you use some technique you can easily catch any fish. The exploration is pretty good and smooth, allowing you to enjoy the island.
– Real player with 0.9 hrs in game
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Fishing: Barents Sea
Fishing: Barents Sea is destined to become a classic among those of us who have taken the plunge. This is what I refer to as a “Zen” game, akin to titles such as Euro Truck Simulator 2. I have 51 hours of play time as of this writing, and I have no doubt that I’ll be piling up far more hours very quickly.
This is a relaxing, but highly enjoyable title. When you have tired of fast paced games that require your undivided attention, this is a game that will keep you engaged, but also allow you to sit back in your chair and even converse with others as you play. But it is certainly not boring. There are a multitude of things to do, from various types of fishing, to upgrading your gear and boats, to simply taking a boat and heading out to sea to explore, which pays off in that you’ll discover new fishing and crabbing hot spots. And of course, you’ll need to name each of your boats, and decide what color you’d like to use in displaying the vessel’s name.
– Real player with 192.8 hrs in game
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I’m loving this game so far, once I was able to buy my first boat the game changed for me. I felt so much excitment from getting a nice boat and switching from longline to using nets, also having a crew member on board to help out. You can fast travel but I like to travel in real time, also when you fast travel you do not get the miles you need to buy a new boat (each boat requires you to have traveled a certain amount of Km before you can purchase, which I don’t really like but understand.).
Here are some of the features in this game: You can mess with some of the items in the cabin like the light switches, the phone to change your crew members job, the comms to call for rescue and the GPS/Sonar. Your crew members can perform certain jobs such as cooking, cleaning the fish, hauling in the line, repair as well as rest as they will get tired after a while. You need to perform certain mini game tasks for either bringing in the longline or the net as well as gutting the fish which I’m not really a fan of as they can be tedious. The seasons in the game change as well and when they do so do the fish you can catch. There are some bugs in the game but at least for me nothing game breaking.
– Real player with 126.7 hrs in game
Fishing: North Atlantic - Enhanced Edition
Ok so where do I start. The game title is fishing north Atlantic, well I’ll put it simple this does not show how we fish in eastern Canada what so ever. They basically took the equipment from Barents sea and put it here. we do not use that equipment it’s completely different. The lobster well the traps are wrong no one uses those anymore , no idea why they would put old fashioned traps and not the new style traps.
The crab fishing well let’s just say I guess they thought Alaska was part of the north Atlantic and made replicas of two deadliest catch boats the saga and northwestern. Like that’s a insult to me period. Iam a commercial fisherman from eastern Canada and that is no way near how crab is done around here period. I have no idea what they were thinking.
– Real player with 283.6 hrs in game
Edit: With the latest update the game looks brand new! Waves are now the best of any game I’ve played, and the storms and sunrise/sunsets are incredible.
The short and sweet: cool premise and setting, nice relaxing gameplay with a lot of glitches. The devs are really attentive, hard working, and passionate. One of my all time favorite games.
Huge thank you to the devs for this absolute gem!!!
This game is what I’ve been looking for, I found out about the deadliest catch PC game but it was only on disk and hard to find. For a long time I simply dreamed of a game like this. Fishing: Barents Sea came out, very mixed reviews in the beginning so I steered clear. This game launched, in an allbeit troublesome state.
– Real player with 215.8 hrs in game
Euro Fishing
Ok, as a mature gamer and a UK course fisherman, i was intrigued the moment i saw this title. Mainly because it wasnt based on lure fishing for bass, which it seems 99% of fishing games are. The first thing that struck me on playing it was the beautifull training lake, it was a while before i even cast a rod out as i was strolling round the lake in awe of the lush scenery. I struggled a bit at first with the fishing mechanics, but soon got used to it, and with practice it became very natural and pretty dam realistic. Im so glad i stuck with it for a couple of hours and got to grips with the controls, because now after several updates and much practice i am enjoying this game more than ever and would highly recommend it to anyone.
– Real player with 164.7 hrs in game
Another much looked forward too title that sadly missed the mark. A lot of apologies for not keeping the community up to date and the threadbare team that has 3 platforms to work across. My heart bleeds. ( Don’t bite off more than you can chew). It is a very basic game with a casting the tackle to the water module that you would need a university degree to understand what the hell posessed them to make it so difficult.
The idea of hooking a fish no matter what size it is and watching it fall asleep half way across the lake also nulifies any reality as does the use of bubble Icons to tell you what the lake bed looks like,that you actually have a fish on the line!(err my rods bent and a fish is taking line I think I grasped the point I have hooked a fish). Casting your bait too a spot you want it to be at and then watch the bait move all on its own from 30 yards to under your feet or the line just suddenly goes slack.
– Real player with 93.7 hrs in game
Ice Lakes
When it comes to pure Ice Fishing glory, the most realistic and fun ice fishing game out there is Ice Lakes. Being Canadian and a Fish/Wildlife Management graduate, I’ve done LOTS of fishing on icy Canadian lakes and rivers. This is the next best thing without being at the mercy of Mother Nature. This game is surely even better if you’re capable of obtaining a VR set. I unfortunately do not have one, but still enjoy the game very much as is.
There’s no cash store, so when you buy the game, you start off the same way as anyone else who starts playing the game. There’s no ‘god mode’ fishing gear sets to buy, or special fishing areas to unlock with real cash.
– Real player with 124.8 hrs in game
non-ironically the game that I enjoyed the most, even though I don’t have many hours
it’s not the game that is great, but all the stories you develop with your friends while you’re playing it
I mean, I enjoy the game, it doesn’t have much content, but it surely is very rewarding
but hear me out
when you play this game with your friends, it’s like everyone is reunited in person, there in the ice, chilling and fishing
you don’t have much action, you’re waiting for the fish, and you all start talking about random things you saw on reddit, something that happened at school/work or whatever, one thing leading to another, until you don’t even remember how the conversation began
– Real player with 31.9 hrs in game
Russian Fishing 4
Would you recommend this game to other players?
Yes, I have. My wife. But please continue to read.
Update 2021: I am unsure if I would recommend this game, as they have changed the trading policies where I can no longer help a new player out. This is one of the grindiest games I have played and that is the reason I was helping new player, There is inflation in this game, they continue to make the same ugly reel even more expensive without offering a better reel as a replacement. if your looking for a GRIND then yes play at your own risk
– Real player with 2413.9 hrs in game
Avoid if you know what is good for your WALLET!
The devs continually decrease prices in GOLD, but INCREASE prices for silver for in game gear in order to try to extort players for money. On top of this, top end reels in game can cost as much as $200, if not more. UPDATE: I just checked the most expensive reel which is around 120 Gold in game. This would cost $240.00 according to their website. Completely absurd.
I have been a paying customer from July 4th 2019, until March 2020. I sincerely wish I never spent a cent on this stupid piece of crap, not to mention what my added up total came up to, which I am totally not proud of.
– Real player with 1419.3 hrs in game
Nira
Nira is a pixel based RPG which heavily reminds me of the old Holy Grail on the Atari 800 from back in the 80s.
The price is very generous for the content, hard time, and updates to come.
I purchased this game moment it was released as I could not bare to be without Nira once the beta ended.
I had the opportunity to play this game and help with debugging and suggestions along with many others who helped out as well.
The game is quite simple to learn, and very enjoyable. It’s one of those games you start playing then realize the day flew by.
– Real player with 144.8 hrs in game
I’ve been really enjoying playing Nira, so far, I know it’s early days right now but I find the gameplay engaging and the items satisfying to obtain and use.
It’s very easy to get into; the way that the tools progress leads you nicely through the crafting tree, the combat is simple and rewarding (especially once you have gathered enough resources for projectile weapons), and I enjoy the foraging/farming aspect, it’s nice to see crops that you have gathered, or traded for, grow.
I cannot speak to the multiplayer myself, as I have yet to try it, but I enjoy the single player mode immensely.
– Real player with 28.9 hrs in game
World Ship Simulator
This is an early access game and nowhere near finished. Fair enough. The devs are promising more ships, missions, career mode and possibly free roam.
However, the game needs some very fundamental changes to the core. The graphics are very amateurish and, in the case of the scenes at port where one is trying to choose a mission, the whole thing looks like something from the 1990’s. The NPC’s look like something a child would create, the colours are all wrong and are too vibrant. The port area is excrutiating to look at.
– Real player with 5.1 hrs in game
First of all, it has to be said, this game is already a massive improvement on it’s infamous predecesor….. that said, you can tell this is in early access stage, ok let’s start with the bad….
-The night sky- This has no depth. I honestly think my grandmother could do a better job using MS paint and she can’t even use a Nokia 3310!
- Land bird noises out at sea- I know this may sound petty, but really, whenever I have been out at sea (7 ferry journeys this year) I have not seen a single land bird. I understand they migrate twice a year, however, definitely see a lot more Gulls than I see Robins this is for sure
– Real player with 3.4 hrs in game
Cloudscape
Cloudscape is an open-world action adventure survival game!
You play as Kumo, a Cloudling who awakes on an uninhabited island. Explore the island and gather resources to make tools to help you survive and adventure further. Beware! At night, strange monsters will appear, ready to attack! Prepare yourself and keep a fire going to make it through the night. Survive long enough to escape the island and uncover new islands with new places to explore, new faces, and much more!
Build your farm, explore perilous dungeons with mystical bosses, find romance and raise animal companions as you work out how to bridge connections between the world’s fragments!
Features
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Mine, Woodcut, Farm, Fish, Forage and Craft as you explore different islands
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Many inhabitants to meet! Make friends, enemies or even find love
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Fight to survive the night! Craft and uncover new weapons to help defend yourself in the dark.
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Explore a rich world with new exotic locales and unlock many new resources, tools and abilities to help take you further into the world
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Build a house, decorate it, fill it with stuff! Customize your look with different clothing
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Catch bugs, tame and raise animals, learn to cook, dig for buried treasure, solve puzzles and uncover secrets