What The Fish wants you to compose rip-off emails and never get all caught up in that pleasant fishing recreation that’s in your desktop.
You’re the brand new outreach coordinator (though I might have sworn the sport advised me I used to be writing phishing emails…) for Ichthys, an organization you’re going to need to spellcheck a number of occasions each minute as you compose their sketchy enterprise emails and ship them out to your purchasers. Your essential job is to sort out these emails by following what’s written on the display screen. Bother is, issues hold popping up and getting in your manner. Adverts will hold blocking your display screen, making it unimaginable to see what you’re supposed to write down. Work retains checking to see when you’re working. And this darn fish recreation appears to insist in your consideration.
The fishing recreation is the place the enjoyable in your work day lies. It’s not terribly sophisticated, however there’s a depth to it. You’ll be able to click on on fish as they float on by, slowly growing your in-game cash and expertise. You’ll be able to spend your cash on upgrades that may name higher fish to your pond, auto catch fish right here and there, and provide you with varied different enhancements. A few of these value you your precise cash you earn from answering emails, nevertheless it’s not like you’ve anything to spend your cash on. Though it shortly turns into you doing all your precise job with a view to finance your time within the fishing recreation. Emails are boring anyway. Nevertheless it additionally appears like one thing is off along with your pc. However that’s an issue for later. It’s time to fish now!
What The Fish does a stable job of getting you interested by its fishing recreation (I attempted to be diligent however there’s solely so many emails I can reply). It’s mixture of horror and work gel in an odd manner that felt a bit jarring and disconnected, however if you need a number of frights combined along with your fishing and e-mail writing, it’s a fast, enjoyable expertise.
What The Fish is offered now on itch.io.
About The Writer
Joel Couture
Joel has been protecting indie video games for varied websites together with IndieGames.com, Siliconera, Gamasutra, Warp Door, CG Journal, and extra over the previous seven years, and has written book-length research on Undertale and P.T.. Joel is consistently looking out for digital experiences that push the boundaries of what video games may be, and seeks to delve into the artistic course of, meanings, and emotion labor that goes into the work of artists worldwide.
