{"id":17829,"date":"2018-05-25T00:01:20","date_gmt":"2018-05-25T00:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=17829"},"modified":"2018-05-11T13:35:20","modified_gmt":"2018-05-11T13:35:20","slug":"nintendo-labo-fishing-rod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/25\/nintendo-labo-fishing-rod\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Labo Fishing Rod"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The next thing we\u2019ll look at that you can build in the Nintendo Labo Variety Kit is the Fishing Rod.\u00a0 It works very well and you can even play a little fishing game with it.\u00a0 No bait and tackle needed!\u00a0 So is it a keeper or will you throw it back?\u00a0 Let\u2019s find out!<\/p>\n

You build the fishing rod in sections.\u00a0 The rod part can extend and retract, which doesn\u2019t really serve much purpose.\u00a0 You\u2019ll actually use more than just cardboard to build it, too, as you\u2019ll attach string held by washers and grommets (included with the package).\u00a0 The string does serve a purpose, believe it or not, which we\u2019ll get to in a minute.\u00a0 You\u2019ll also build a handle and a reel.\u00a0 The neat thing about the reel is that you\u2019ll put a little piece of cardboard inside that clicks when you turn the crank, giving you a bit of force feedback (kind of like putting a baseball card on a bike tire spoke).\u00a0 The Labo kit even comes with a second one of these clickers in case you need to replace the first one if it breaks due to wear and tear from extended use.<\/p>\n

The other main thing you build is a holder for your Switch screen.\u00a0 The game calls it \u201cBuilding the Ocean,\u201d which cracked me up.\u00a0 But inside the holder is another item you build.\u00a0 Inside is a spool where you wind the rest of the string and attach rubber bands that\u2019ll pull it back on its own.\u00a0 Why would you do this?\u00a0 Well, it provides a little bit of tension and feedback while you reel in.\u00a0 I\u2019m surprised how analog this controller is.\u00a0 It makes me wonder if other special controllers, be it on a home console or in an arcade, use as much analog tech for force feedback.<\/p>\n

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After it\u2019s all built, you can play a little fishing game with it.\u00a0 You\u2019ll wind the reel in the opposite direction to cast, which isn\u2019t very realistic, but the rest of the experience is better.\u00a0 The deeper you go, the bigger fish you can catch, but they\u2019ll be harder to reel in.\u00a0 Wiggle the line around to attract a fish, and when it bites, pull up quick to set the hook.\u00a0 Then you can reel it in.\u00a0 If the fish swims left or right, pull the rod accordingly so you don\u2019t break the line.\u00a0 Once out of the water, give one last tug to catch it.\u00a0 The Switch JoyCons are set inside the handle and reel, and can sense when you reel in and pull left, right, and up.\u00a0 You can catch three fish at once, and the game will tally your score based on size.\u00a0 You can also view the fish you\u2019ve caught in an aquarium, and even create your own fish using the Labo Piano somehow (we\u2019ll get to that later when talking about the Piano).<\/p>\n

The only problem I have is there\u2019s not much to the fishing game.\u00a0 And the sad thing is that Nintendo could\u2019ve easily added some features to give the fishing game some more replay value.\u00a0 How about adding different locations to fish in?\u00a0 Or different modes like a time attack where you try to catch as many fish in a certain amount of time?\u00a0 Those kinds of ideas would\u2019ve been easy to implement, and would\u2019ve given this toy much more staying power.\u00a0 So while I am impressed with the technology behind building the fishing rod, the game you play with it could\u2019ve used a bit more work.\u00a0 Tune in next week when we\u2019ll take a look inside the Nintendo Labo House!\u00a0 –Cary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The next thing we\u2019ll look at that you can build in the Nintendo Labo Variety Kit is the Fishing Rod.\u00a0 It works very well and you can even play a little fishing game with it.\u00a0 No bait and tackle needed!\u00a0 So is it a keeper or will you throw it back?\u00a0 Let\u2019s find out! You […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17803,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17829"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17831,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17829\/revisions\/17831"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}