A sweet game that manages to be emotional despite some overly sentimental writing. I'm starting to sense a theme with Odencat's games - it's treading some pretty familiar territory, so players are likely to guess all the twists ahead of time, but it's told well and from the heart.

I found myself wishing the side characters weren't such one-degree stereotypes. The stories of their lives and deaths are meant to be heartwrenching, but it's hard to be very affected by such simple characters. The two main characters are better off because they're given much more time to develop as people. I'm going to be curious to see how Fishing Paradiso handles its side characters; it feels a lot like Odencat are growing from game to game.

Unlike Angel Road, I really appreciated the epilogue this time. It adds quite a bit to the story, and I'd say it's not complete without it.

Reviewed on Jan 03, 2023


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