nálisis by Fishing North Atlantic for Xbox

Fishing in the North Atlantic, or how to imitate the exploits of Captain Pescanova in his early years

Life at sea may be more relaxed at first glance, but it also comes with a series of difficult responsibilities to take on when working in the fishery. These sailors who go fishing risk their lives every day, endanger yourself from creatures lurking underwater, or weather threats that can twist a working day, at first glance, calm. To put ourselves in the shoes of these men and women, the study Various games AS shows us his latest work, North Atlantic fishing, which will teach us different variations of traditional fishing and another set of routines that we will detail below in this analysis.

Feel the saltpetre on your face

To begin with, it must be said that we are facing a fishing simulator. It seems obvious, but I insist on emphasizing it to avoid fears (or dislikes). Like other titles that I had the pleasure of seeing again, like On the road – Truck simulator, the patience we must have must be infinite. There will be few times that we will have to wait for the fish to appear at the right time, or for our ship to reach a “good port” in one of the towns of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is a contemplative, calm and serene title. Suitable for enjoying with someth ing else in the background, whether it’s music or in the company of someone. This is what you have to put yourself in the shoes of a real sailor, this kraken does not exist to break the routine of the trip …

sea ​​fishing seat

Our adventure in North Atlantic fishing will begin on a harpoon boat inherited from our uncle. With this ship we will learn the basics of harpoon hunt, trying to get as many swordfish as possible and then sell them at the nearest fish market. Despite the limitations of our boat, little by little we will go improve its main features: a better engine, an autopilot so we can do other things while we get home, a bigger warehouse on the ship where we can leave the fish we got, etc.

Luckily, getting all of these upgrades isn’t an alarming bother. Without going any further, I acquired the best engine of the boat and some other improvements simply by hunting our first swordfish (130 kg of insect, that brings in a lot of money …). It is true that the most expensive thing in the game is to buy a new boat with better features, even the acquisition of other licenses to be able to fish for different species of fish and molluscs.

Choose a specialty and be a professional in your field

As we improve our skills (and our business), we will increase our fishery resources. We can use longline, artisanal net fishing and even end up trawling, with greater benefit due to the large number of fish that we can catch. Anyway, for these trades we will have to hire staff to give us a lead, so it will be important to know manage our income so as not to find ourselves in default or bankruptcy.

Although Fishing North Atlantic can give much more graphically, It compensates with all the playable options that the title offers us. They took great care of every detail of the boat. Without going any further, we have a lot of lights (both headlights, reflectors or other bulbs for specific uses) as well as typical instruments for fishing such as GPS and sonar

which will alert us to the creatures that are under our ship. All with an intuitive and easy-to-use control, which is sometimes not possible with console simulators.

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It can all be controlled from the cockpit designed to experience it in first person, although if it’s a problem (or it gives us claustrophobia, what do I know …) we can always Control the boat directly on a third person camera. And although initially there is no quick trip, take it easy, because as we discover new areas and improve our boat, we will be able to access this shortcut.

This boat needs a turbo

Despite the fact that with the naked eye, and from what has been said so far, the North Atlantic Fisheries proposal may attract attention, there are aspects that do not quite coincide. The graphics section itself, although a little worse compared to other maritime proposals (without going any further, Sea of ​​Thieves) would have given us the same without a detail: how flat the ocean is. Each deep sea foray involves going “smoothly” for at least 5-10 minutes to our goal. And when there is only the sea, without incentives, obstacles or entertainment, it lacks that unless it’s pretty.

The graphic aspect could have been taken care of in those times … or have added other types of features. It is true that you can do things on the boat by sailing alone, but what we do does not “fill” the route that awaits us.

Or at least he doesn’t fill it out at first. There is a radio where we play music … but it didn’t work for me. You can see the map with the route, touch the sonar … but none of that attracts attention beyond the first minute. Everything changes with other types of boats after the first few hours. Once the initial slope has been overcome, we will then have more “leisure” such as fixing the nets, measuring the length of lobsters suitable for consumption, and so on.

Conclusion of North Atlantic Fisheries

Players who want to live a hard day’s work while fishing on the high seas will find the title of Various games AS very interesting. There are several ways to fish, and everything is done in a simple and intuitive way with the joystick. Getting money to improve our boat is not an intensive effort as I have seen in other simulators, a much appreciated gesture.

Of course, you have to arm yourself with infinite patience. As in real life, getting from one point to another can easily take us 10 minutes. Time when we will only see the blue of the sky and the blue of the sea. Fortunately, as we move forward, checkpoints will start to emerge and we will handle faster ships. Fishing won’t be easy either, and finding the school of fish may take longer than expected. But friends, we are talking about mother nature, and she dictates the rules that are followed in the ocean.

If you are interested in this fishing simulator, we remind you that you can buy it through the Microsoft Store for $ 29.99 clicking here.