#tackleboxes

[fiishmarket]

making mh memes for warmups because im brainrotted

also bonus

[catfuchi]

[lunawolf237-is-gay]

At least this game is really easy to summarize

[reluctantlyanimating]

Found this epic unreleased game on steam and the demo/prologue is awesome so

I drew the MC heehoo

[azurehaiku]

throughout the past 3 days i've been playing a demo for

THE BIG CATCH!

an extremely stylised gamecube-dreamcast era platformer inspired by the likes of psychonauts, super mario sunshine, FEZ and wind waker, where you catch fish, collect scales and do cool ass tricks with your fishing rod.

you play as Caster, a young, recently come of age bunny-bird [known as a Fysker] who passed all his trials to become a Fyskari and start doing fishing work in the wastelands for hire. this work is a big part of their culture, it being tradition for Fyskers to undergo acrobatic training to hunt and catch fish.

he works for a resturant, The Big Catch, under his boss Chef Leurre. we don't know much yet but the game seems to be set a few months after he starts working there, with some great disaster approaching that's going to doom the resturant unless he goes to save it. if you wanna read more, the website [https://thebigcatchgame.com] has a little info on the characters we know of and the general story.

his smug, cocky rival and coworker, Tackle, is a little older than him, and just as skilled! but his attitude and lax nature hold him back. speaking of him, he's actually the character you play as in the demo!

the demo in question serves as a prologue taking place a year or so before, featuring content that won't appear in the full game. as said, you play as Tackle during his last days of training to become a Fyskari, riding around the desert plateau through 12 different areas for a total of 26 fish and 688 scales. it's labelled as a demo but it is REALLY dense, a good 10-15 hours of content if you're goin for 100%.

the music, too, is really good! using MIDI sequencing to simulate the music from the era it takes inspiration from, it hits a spot in my brain that reminds me a lot of super mario galaxy.

one word of note is that the difficulty curve in this demo is STEEP. once you get out of the tutorial pit almost every area asks a LOT of you, and it can be frustrating to start. if you manage to get past that, however, the platforming puzzles in this game are really satisfying to figure out. not to mention there's TECH

overall, while this demo does have its flaws, with falling being a bit punishing when there isn't enough checkpoints and shortcuts available to get back quickly, pushing past them and improving leads to a LOT of really tight platforming and satisfying realizations when you figure out what to do.

HOWEVER!! if you plan on playing READ THIS NEXT PART CAREFULLY

[THIS IS OUTDATED!! SEE BELOW] the game has a Final Area locked behind 100%, and, another flaw, this game has no method of tracking where you've missed scales.i heavily recommend getting a notebook or opening notepad and keeping track of how many scales you've gotten in each area. people have already counted up how much each area has, so if you check and the numbers don't match, you know where to look! otherwise you're stuck aimlessly backtracking.

EDIT: the compass was added in a later patch, and it lets you know which area you're missing scales in once you reach the final hundred or so! it pulsates red when you're in the same area as them [minus the garden and mortar bird island, they're the biggest so you might need to go further into those to get it to trigger] and pulses stronger as you get closer. it can still take a bit to find the scales you're missing but it means you're no longer completely helpless if you missed some!

if you're willing to stick to it and aim for 100%, the reward is absolutely worth it! the atmosphere in the final area is incredible, with the music building as you progress through it, and even beyond the item that lies at the top, you can go even further up and experience the view of a lifetime. i'll leave that for you to see for yourself though! hope you have fun! see you on the dunes. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2985610/The_Big_Catch_Tacklebox/

[anchor-naut]

Yeah his name's Tacklebox now

[wybienova]

excited for The Big Catch!!!

go check out the demo on steam for free :]

[thebunkajin]

The Big Catch: Tacklebox - 2024 (PC)

[bathylychnops]

Actually could you 👉👈 post those doodles you did of Fisherman Red? I’ve been too scared to ask, but they’re really cool, so I hyped myself up.

i can!! no worries atall im glad you reminded me i completely forgot to post these

we were discussing a fishing episode in the dhmis server and someone mentioned Red w a funny hat w holes cut out for his eyes so i NEEDED to draw him w like waders for fly-fishing:

bonus: he kept getting fly-lures caught in his yarn and when the 3 get home, they gotta give him an emergency haircut

[luckysparx]

Just completed the demo for The Big Catch: Tacklebox, and I would like to announce that Tackle has been added into the running for my Boyfriends of the Year Award 2024!!!! Congratulations Tackle!!!!!!

[deesynt]

everyone go play The Big Catch: Tacklebox right now

[fiishmarket]

WE'RE EMO!!!!

[sicko-phant]

I miss having a million face piercings

[lunawolf237-is-gay]

Game: (has a fun demo out yet little to no content of the fun demo or its silly little guys)

Me: Man I gotta do everything around here

[patron-saint-of-emesis]

WENT THRIFTING AND I GOT EXTENDED EDITION DVD SETS OF EACH LOTR MOVIE. AND. AND LITTLE STATUES OF THE ARGONATH. THEYRE FROM THE FUCKING WETA WORKSHOP. AND I GOT ALL OF THIS FOR $22. IM ECSTATIC. HOLY FUCK

[fisherman-fight]

Got any matches you're excited to see this round?

JESUS CHRIST VS THE GAY TIGER FROM SLARPG