I’m a big fishing fan (both virtually and in real life), I have played pretty much all fishing games out there so of course I had to check out Bassmaster 22 as well! I've even pre-purchased deluxe edition! Yeah, I had high hopes…
Those are my initial thoughts:

PROS:
- The game is actually an improvement from FSW/C&C
- Graphic-wise it looks good
- Has underwater camera (that you can disable for a more “simulation” type of feeling)
- Fish looks outstanding as in most Dovetail’s fishing games

CONS:
- I’m not entirely sure this should be a new game. I have the feeling they could have implemented those changes in FSW
- Lacks optimization/a bit laggy even though my machine is better than recommended
- We’re in 2021 (almost 2022) and you guys still releasing games using DX11? Seriously?
- Game’s menus are very simple, as if they had to rush development by a lot. Character customization is also very simplistic
- Can’t change controls/ shortcuts
- As I’ve said earlier, there’s no doubt this game is indeed an improvement from their other games. But still, it resembles EF/ FSW/C&C a bit too much
- Price tag is not very friendly considering this is clearly a revamped version of the same game concept Dovetail has bought us virtual fishers before.

So, all things considered, I’ll be asking for a refund. It’s a pity…

FINAL THOUGHTS:
If you do not own any of their (Dovetail) fishing games, it might be worth buying once it’s on sale. Other than that, I wouldn’t recommend. Unless they change things dramatically and add a lot of new content without charging extra for DLC’s. If this ever happens, I’ll buy it again and more than gladly change my review!

I’m a big fishing fan (both virtually and in real life), I have played pretty much all fishing games out there so of course I had to check out Bassmaster 22 as well! I've even pre-purchased deluxe edition! Yeah, I had high hopes… Those are my initial thoughts: PROS: - The game is actually an improvement from FSW/C&C - Graphic-wise it looks good - Has underwater camera (that you can disable for a more “simulation” type of feeling) - Fish looks outstanding as in most Dovetail’s fishing games CONS: - I’m not entirely sure this should be a new game. I have the feeling they could have implemented those changes in FSW - Lacks optimization/a bit laggy even though my machine is better than recommended - We’re in 2021 (almost 2022) and you guys still releasing games using DX11? Seriously? - Game’s menus are very simple, as if they had to rush development by a lot. Character customization is also very simplistic - Can’t change controls/ shortcuts - As I’ve said earlier, there’s no doubt this game is indeed an improvement from their other games. But still, it resembles EF/ FSW/C&C a bit too much - Price tag is not very friendly considering this is clearly a revamped version of the same game concept Dovetail has bought us virtual fishers before. So, all things considered, I’ll be asking for a refund. It’s a pity… FINAL THOUGHTS: If you do not own any of their (Dovetail) fishing games, it might be worth buying once it’s on sale. Other than that, I wouldn’t recommend. Unless they change things dramatically and add a lot of new content without charging extra for DLC’s. If this ever happens, I’ll buy it again and more than gladly change my review!