Awesome game.
One of the few games I finished on Playdate. A lot has to be done right for that to happen. It has to be challenging but not too hard; not have annoying music or sound effects, have a little bit of a story, enough content to keep you coming back… Reel-istic has all that and the music is in fact pretty great :-)
I love how at first you try to catch all the fish to make some money, and later those same fish become obstacles because you want to get to the more valuable fish down below. Great mechanic.
I spent about 2 hours to finish the game, but there is a lot more to collect, definitely worth the price.
The only remark I have is that there are some slowdowns in the game, and during the final boss where timing is important, that could be annoying. Perhaps that could be fixed by not changing scenery during that part.
hint: if you feel you are not progressing: save up for longer line, that lets you fish deeper spots with more pricy fish. Oh and make sure you don’t leave veggie-vision turned on.