The game is just okay. If you're into slow burn content, then maybe you'd like this more than I did. For me, the pacing was incredibly slow to the point that I use the game to get sleepy enough to sleep. But I 100% the game so it's good, right? Not really. I'm a completionist and since the goals aren't difficult I just went ahead and hunted all the achievements because of pure stubborness.

The eldritch horror aspect wasn't palpable. I don't understand why everyone talks about how atmospheric this game is. There should be a feeling of dread throughout but it's mostly locked into the night time, which you can skip entirely just by sleeping. Running into giant "monsters" was scary when you first see them because you have no idea what's going to happen. But once you get used to them, they become more of a tedious annoyance than an actual threat. So long as you have good time management (and know where the docks are), the threats are not an issue.

There wasn't much of a story either if that's the sort of thing you're looking for. NPCs just give you generalized ominous/sleepy dialogue that makes them feel like one-dimensional weirdo doomsayers. If you are keen, you can figure out the plot very early on in the game and it is exactly what you're thinking. So all the fishing and such are just stuff to do just to have the story play out exactly as you thought it would.

For a game that's about uncovering the "secrets" of the depths, it is remarkably shallow. Fishing, inventory management, time management, fetch quests. I'd be all over it if there was a good reason for me to do all that work.

The game is just okay. If you're into slow burn content, then maybe you'd like this more than I did. For me, the pacing was incredibly slow to the point that I use the game to get sleepy enough to sleep. But I 100% the game so it's good, right? Not really. I'm a completionist and since the goals aren't difficult I just went ahead and hunted all the achievements because of pure stubborness. The eldritch horror aspect wasn't palpable. I don't understand why everyone talks about how atmospheric this game is. There should be a feeling of dread throughout but it's mostly locked into the night time, which you can skip entirely just by sleeping. Running into giant "monsters" was scary when you first see them because you have no idea what's going to happen. But once you get used to them, they become more of a tedious annoyance than an actual threat. So long as you have good time management (and know where the docks are), the threats are not an issue. There wasn't much of a story either if that's the sort of thing you're looking for. NPCs just give you generalized ominous/sleepy dialogue that makes them feel like one-dimensional weirdo doomsayers. If you are keen, you can figure out the plot very early on in the game and it is exactly what you're thinking. So all the fishing and such are just stuff to do just to have the story play out exactly as you thought it would. For a game that's about uncovering the "secrets" of the depths, it is remarkably shallow. Fishing, inventory management, time management, fetch quests. I'd be all over it if there was a good reason for me to do all that work.