At first I was a bit turned off because this game seemed too simple and easy, but a few hours in I got "hooked" on the surprisingly "deep" gameplay. 10 hours in and I'm catching Mahi-Mahi and sturgeons, it's great. One complaint I have, though, is that the game requires a pretty beefy graphics card to run on high mode. I have it set on medium, which makes the fish look kind of "crappie."
This game is freaking awesome. It came in a pack of 5 games when I was a kid and I played the crap out of it--it's probably the only one of the Lucasarts games I could beat. Playing it again as an adult, I can really appreciate the pixel art, the awesome music, and the great story/writing. I was surprised that it only took me half an hour to beat, too. (Plus, there's a secret cutscene you get if you play through on hard mode.)
I gotta say that I feel like I liked this game, but I remember thinking to myself over and over again while playing it, "Man, this game kind of sucks." Pretty crappy graphics (which are excusable) and janky controls and bad hit detection make this game feel like the developers were really inexperienced when they made it. Still, I appreciated the attempt at symbolism that I didn't pick up on until the epilogue, and it only took me an hour and a half to beat, so it may be worth your while if you're bored/curious. It's not worth the $9.99 they're asking at this time, though. I'd wait for a sale.
Beat this game in two days on my ps4. You can tell the developer tried their best to make a great game, but their lack of experience shows. There were one or two parts that had good puzzles, but mostly they're just moving blocks and looking through keyhole stone things. And for some reason, you gotta yell at all the torches and jugs. All in all, it's a fairly forgettable game but I appreciate the effort they put into making it. (I'm also a little salty that I missed almost all the collectibles. There's no way to go back and look for them once you pass them in the story.)
Atomicrops can be pretty daunting, but with patience and practice comes great satisfaction. It's kind of a clever blend of run & gun with light farm simulation, and it gets FRANTIC. There are tons of things going on onscreen all the time, and really you want to concentrate mostly on not getting hit by bullets. It's also kind of a roguelite as in you restart every time you die but the upgrades you purchase remain. Also, the art style and music are super charming, so it gets a full five stars from me.
I was really impressed with this game. The characters were well done, and the voice acting was really good, the artwork was great, and the humor had me laughing quite often. With adventure games I often get stuck and rely on walkthroughs more than I'd like to admit, but the puzzles in this one were very logical and it was easy to see what was expected of me--and another feature I really liked was that if something is of no more use, you can't interact with it or even "look" at it anymore--a simple thing, but it kept me from barking up the tree a lot. My only complaint about the game is that it was very long, and while I had fun the whole time I was playing it, it had me staying up late several days in a row to finish it. Anyway, 5/5 stars.
