Stardew Valley's fishing minigame gets a surprising amount of hate, whether it's because of how annoying it is to find all the legendary fish or because fishing minigames are a dime a dozen nowadays. But I've always loved it as a way to break up my farming hyperfixation, and it sounds like Eric Barone, the creator of Stardew Valley, is also backing this system.
"I like fishing minigames, and I like Stardew Valley's fishing minigame," Barone says. "I know it's controversial, a lot of people hate it, but I think it's fun." This minigame can get really repetitive, and it's pretty infuriating when you snag a fish that ends up doing a gymnastics routine worthy of a gold medal at the Olympics to escape your clutches. But it's nothing a fibreglass or iridium rod and some elbow grease can't help.
