Very cool game loop, sucked me in which doesn't happen often with PSX games. Only thing I'll mention is that it may need some kind of tutorial / more info on the mechanics, my third playthrough started being actually fruitful and when I ventured out to find other kinds of fish I died. Dunno if that was the intention or if I was just very unlucky with finding the instant death fish, it was my first rare
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the game loop! I really appreciate the feedback - and I agree that more guidance would've been better.
In terms of your experience, I think it was coincidental that you had just caught a fish when you died. What probably happened is your boat was off, which, you have a limited amount of time to turn it back on (if you're away from home) or you will get killed. I also think I should have made it more clearer what exactly is killing you in those situations.