Good gameplay, but “Pay to win”
It’s a decent game, and the gameplay itself can be fun, with all the tournaments and stuff like that, but I don’t recommend this game, unless you like spending lots of money.
I am a level 81 in this game. It’s pretty fun, and they give out some cool rewards, but 1 in every 2-3 players you match against in duels are better then you, because of one thing: they spend money on the game. If there is anything about this game that I despise, it is the fact that it is the most “pay-to-win” game I’ve ever played. I’ve made 0 IAP’s the entire time I’ve had this game, and Even though I’m level 80, it is still to this day very hard. The challenges, championships, and events, mainly rely on IAP’s. It is very hard to actually play the game and do good without an IAP. Most events require a you to catch a specific fish using a legendary lure. Most people who are new or don’t spend money probably won’t have it. *Developers, definitely change this* I gave it a two star rating because: “it’s pay to win” “although gameplay is fun, you need to be very dedicated to the game” “free gifts in the shop literally barely help us players, 1 random lure won’t help us(talking to you guys devs)”
-NM
I am a level 81 in this game. It’s pretty fun, and they give out some cool rewards, but 1 in every 2-3 players you match against in duels are better then you, because of one thing: they spend money on the game. If there is anything about this game that I despise, it is the fact that it is the most “pay-to-win” game I’ve ever played. I’ve made 0 IAP’s the entire time I’ve had this game, and Even though I’m level 80, it is still to this day very hard. The challenges, championships, and events, mainly rely on IAP’s. It is very hard to actually play the game and do good without an IAP. Most events require a you to catch a specific fish using a legendary lure. Most people who are new or don’t spend money probably won’t have it. *Developers, definitely change this* I gave it a two star rating because: “it’s pay to win” “although gameplay is fun, you need to be very dedicated to the game” “free gifts in the shop literally barely help us players, 1 random lure won’t help us(talking to you guys devs)”
-NM
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Change to Gameplay only to make money for Developers
I have had a wonderful time playing this game through the years however a new feature added to the gameplay has taken away from the enjoyment of building a profile over time, building better rods and better lures. One of the main game play modes are timed fishing clashes. In these clashes, one plays an online opponent to catch the biggest fish in a limited time frame. With the new purchasable multi-hook option, every cast for fish is like casting twice. Effectively doubling your chances of catching the biggest fish. Couple this with purchasable 100% Luck increases and Purchasable Sonar (see how big the fish is before winding in your catch, or release and not wasting time on small catches) items, the game has changed from building up lures through prizes, daily bonuses and competition wins, to a game that now requires a constant outlay of money in order to be competitive. I understand that a developers main aim is to make money, but that should not be to the detriment of loyal players that have spent hundreds, if not thousands of dollars to build a competitive profile over a number of years. Unless you have bottomless pockets, this game is not for you. VERY disappointed long time user.
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Response from developer
Hello! We are really sorry you are not satisfied with the game at this point. We would love to make it better. Please let us know how we could do so by describing your problem in detail here: https://tensquaregames.helpshift.com/hc/en/ or via the in-game app.
has potential but is disappointing
This game’s connectivity is highly unreliable which is a shame because the concept is perfect for every type of angler. The prices in the shop are ridiculously high and to progress further in levels the only way is to spend on additional packs. Additionally, I’ve lost a number of paid power-ups due to the continuous issues but surprisingly no option to report it. Unless the game improves it’ll be uninstalled sooner rather than later which seems to be the popular result from a large number of users who post about their incidents on the facebook page for the game who never get feedback from the developers. Overall I’d say avoid the developers games because it seems to be a reoccurrence amongst their apps.
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Love it but hate it
Love the game play at least 8 hours 7 days a week but I hate the way the game has been made in such a way that you end up spending money without even thinking about it and before you know it it’s embarrassing the amount I’ve spent in the 7 months I’ve been playing I’ve spent over £1000 vip level 10 almost 11 and for what nothing to show for it and because the way the game is I need up having low levels that never spent a penny with no power ups smash the granny out of me but it’s not like can just delete the game and move on HELL NO then that money would be a complete waste even though it already is but one thing I say to anyone that’s thinking about downloading DONT SPEND A PENNY if you don’t do it once then you probably won’t ever but good luck!
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why do my
have been playing for a long time and am now finding that my power ups are disappearing rapidly . They seem to be used up after only a couple of duels. I think you need to explain exactly how they are depleted in each game. Is it only one power up for each cast or are you using one each time you touch the screen.
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Wow
Why does a person have to spend so much money on this game I played other games and not spend a penny and progressed a lot further and faster I’ve spent thousands of dollars on this game and I stress thousands of dollars that I don’t have and still don’t have the power to catch fish that I should be catching it’s not fair something is wrong with this game i’ve lost my game three times and had to start over I’ve seen my avatar of the three games that I lost but can’t get them back this S been going on for three years I’d like to have the money back that I spent on the other games and put on this game that I’m playing now other than that the games OK to play shouldn’t have to be spending so much money on a game that you can go to Walmart and buy and play it on PlayStation or Xbox and not spend anymore money I spent enough money to buy 10 X boxes and 20 play stations and so on and so on so for my review for you is zero stars until you get something fixed in this game to work is fair for all players not just robots
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Keeps “reeling” me back
This game is a simple idea where you simply catch fish. You can compete in duels, tournaments, and champiomships to level up your lures and rods so you can catch bigger and better fish in different locations. But the reason I find myself returning, even if I think I’m starting to get bored, as I do with any game, is the fact that whenever I come back afrer a day or two of not playing the game, it throws a bumch of free stuff at me! Furthermore, I find the matchmaking at my level is relatively even where I can win tournaments and championships if I’m willing to sacrifice enough boosts. There is also something so satisfying about catching a 750kg great white shark in the Mediterranean Sea with a wooden fishing rod:)
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Great But...Frustrating
I like the game I play a lot over an hour throughout the day. The game play and graphics are top notch. The fish are patterned and colored correctly and animated nicely, but be ready to lose a lot, I wish there was a tier system in place, re: Dueling one that is not based on Trophies. It’s frustrating losing a lot, I just dueled another player who had 2500+ wins and 1400+ trophies vs. my 60 wins and same amount of trophies. I lost, this is no surprise, giving the fact that you get at least 2 hooks per win, that comes to minimum of 5000 hooks. Which in turn comes to 330+ Hook packs that gives you money, pearls and lures. Lures that upgrade you star rating and allows you to catch larger fish. A newer player stands little chance in such an encounter. People throw matches to keep their trophies numbers low to duel low “level” players for clan hooks during events. You could make it win/level based, each level is 50 wins. This would have a twofold effect. It would keep the playing field a little more even for newer players and make clan hooks more of a commodity instead of a easy way to get clan packs. Hope this keeps someone else from getting frustrated and quitting the game.
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Response from developer
Hi Greyjuju! We appreciate you sharing your opinion with us - it helps us better understand players' expectations and work towards adjusting and improving the game features.
Fun but overwhelming at first
First off, the game is gorgeous and a ton of fun to play! Maybe it’s because I’m not a gamer, but I feel like there are a lot of confusing elements with difficult to find explanations. There are so many various things to click on, that take you to another place to click, then you click some more. 🤣 Might be helpful when someone starts the game to have quick tutorial pop-ups explaining how to properly change your lures during your first duel, power ups and what they do, upgrading rods when you can, etc. I’m still not sure what I’m drawing on the licenses or what that’s for. Why are there coins and pearls as currency? 🤣 You do learn as you go though. Biggest issue....on iPhones, when you get notifications, they pop up directly over the power bar when you’re reeling. It would be nice to have an option to move that bar to the bottom of the screen. Great game tho!
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Could be way better...
I honestly love playing this game n spend a lot of time playing it. I’ve had it now for about a month and it does get really fun... but... as I’ve gotten a little further in the game it’s now getting frustrating due to being matched up with players wayyyyy above my level. You try hard to gather power ups and you guys set challenges for duels and other competitions and pair me up with people way beyond my level and it’s not even fair. You lose all your power ups that you either paid for or earned just trying to compete with these higher level players. It almost makes it seem like you have to pay money to be competitive n that’s making me more n more ready to delete the app... it really makes no sense to create all these challenges and not be able to compete and earn more power ups and packs to advance when your matched up with people you cannot compete against.. you lose all your stuff just trying to edge out duel wins and challenges. I like the game n it has a great concept but I’m about to stop playing since I can not afford to spend money daily just to even compete.. thanks.
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