Looking for something other than The Legend of Zelda Link’s Awakening to play on the Switch? Well maybe the Legend of Skyfish is up your alley. Check out Chicken’s Switch review of the Legend of Skyfish and find out!

To note, a code was supplied by Ratalaika Games for review.

Legend of the Skyfish

A once peaceful fishing village is torn asunder by the atrocious Skyfish. Among the few survivors is Little Red Hook (like Little Red Riding Hood, get it!?). Despite her living through the attack, her little brother was not so fortunate. Heart-broken and aided by the protector Moonwhale, she sets out across the vast ocean, island to island, to find and do away with the Skyfish.

A Super Fishing Rod

What else would you want to be armed with when taking up such a difficult task of saving the world and defeating such a larger than life foe? Mmhmm, that is absolutely right- a fishing pole…oh uh. Well, we all know the saying- when life gives you lemons, make lemonade!

Seriously though, Legend of the Skyfish (LOTS) makes the best use of a fishing rod I have ever seen in any videogame. Think of it as a sword-like weapon plus Link’s Hookshot. It slices. It dices. It grapples. It even makes julienne fries!

Okay, that last one is not true, but maybe the situation never arose in the game. The pole is multifunctional and it handles so well. You can use the right analog stick to aim your cast to pull certain blocks for puzzle solving. Latch the lure onto platforms that pull you to them for fast travel or even better; catch enemies to pull them to you and stun them. I really enjoyed the gameplay because it balanced the three uses of the rod very well.

Little Red Hook rides the back of the Moonwhale from island to island beating baddies, avoiding traps, hitting switches and hookshoting from area to area, all to demolish each island’s Skyfish totem pole. On certain islands there are treasure chests that contain upgrades for your hook, pole and lure. All the upgrades are absolutely worthwhile to get and they aren’t too out of the way either.

The Sound of the Ocean

LOTS uses a hand-painted cartoony art-style that is very pleasing to look at. The enemies vary just enough along the journey to not get bored of, but just barely. The same could be said about each group of islands. The levels are broken up into three areas and the only visual difference is the ground. Although it was not the worst thing in the world, I still would have liked to see a bit more variation in each world.

Noted on the game’s Nintendo page is that the original music score is done by Sean Beeson. Bravo to Mr. Beeson. My ears were really pleased by what this title had to offer. Personally, I enjoyed the sounds of the ocean most in LOTS, it provided such peace and tranquility while playing. I love the beach and going far into the water to just stand and stare out at the ocean. It is like a meditation for me and the game’s sound effects brought me to that happy place.

Questions, Comments Concerns

I can see Legend of the Skyfish being considered drawn out despite it only having 45 levels (3 of them are fairly easy boss battles). I felt that the game introduced a new obstacle or puzzle piece just in the knick of time on several occasions.

The game is a port from steam, iOS and android that originally came out in 2017. There are definite mobile game vibes here so that could be off putting to players as well. The price is only $3.99 for the android version compared to $7.99 everywhere else.

It is a casual game. On the easy side of the difficulty spectrum, but I was perfectly fine with that. If you are looking for a serious challenge then this is not a game for you- there are plenty of other difficult fish in the ever-growing Switch Game Library Sea.

Final Words:

In the end, I found Legend of the Skyfish to be an outstanding indie experience. The simplicity was refreshing for me as most modern games take pride in how hard they are to beat. Legend of Skyfish was not like this. It was relaxing to play, a sort of gaming meditation with the sounds of the ocean rippling in my ears. I had a lot of fun and just loved how powerful and versatile a simple fishing pole was made. At the very least LOTS is one hundred percent worth a purchase if ever on sale.

Therefore, I give Legend of Skyfish by Mgaia Studios and Ratalaika Games my rating of

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Game info

Switch Release Date: August 30 2019

Price: $7.99 US

File Size: 280 MB

Mode(s): 1 Player

Genre: Adventure Puzzler

Publisher: Ratalaika Games

Developer: Mgaia Studios

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