Дэйв и его дайвинг отличное время отдыха. Один, другой вечер проводишь за этой ламповой игрой и становиться как-то уютно и душевно) ( ^ ω ^)
Лови рыбу, делай суши, расти овощи. ) Механик в игре множество. Они приятно удивят вас и не раз заставят улыбнуться)
Отличный пиксель-арт, анимации и сама музыка, которая запомниться и не приестся ＼(￣▽￣)／

I think the initial pitch of this game is good. You're a diver that catches fish during the day to sell as sushi at a restaurant you help manage at night. But the game quickly becomes so bloated with 20 different things to juggle that it loses focus to the point of being overwhelming.

The story slogs along and is generally not full of anything more than go to point x to collect y. While working on the story quests, the pace slows down and upgrades to equipment and the restaurant's staff start to feel further apart and I lost a lot of that dopamine steam. At one point I had a morning sequence that lasted well over an hour (this normally averages 15-20 minutes) because I was working on fetch quests for 5 different quests/side objectives.

I think at the end of the day, I just wish this game ended up focusing more on having more than 4 major areas, an interesting combat/enemies/bosses system, and more verity of fish to catch. I can see why many people like this game, but I think it just wasn't for me.

I started playing waiting for it to be the typical indie game that has gotten big praise thanks to an engaging story and well-thought-out gameplay elements. And I want to like the game with my heart, but I can´t

PROS

The characters are fun and the dialogues are well-written

Animations and cutscenes are well-crafted

All gameplay elements are interconnected and encourage you to be efficient with your fishing to make more money

CONS

The game gets repetitive after a while because of how easy are the big fish to catch and how grindy it feels to catch certain types of fish.

Money can only be used to get better gear that improves things like time on water (even though the really big limiter is the capacity of the storage)

Once you meet the sea people it becomes much more tedious. I was having fun diving into the bottom of the sea and once you reach the village you have stupid missions like retrieving a ball and getting stupid crap for people that I do not care

The restaurant minigame gets boring fast thanks to how boring the economic rewards are and how grindy fishing is

Exploration is cool until you reach the village and the game throws an uninteresting storyline at you. I'd rather have 2-3 more zones below the last one and have more danger and excitement going deep.

There are way too many minigames that are way too simple. The game feels as wide as an ocean but as deep as a puddle.

There are too many things to do every day and those tasks make the game feel like a job, a boring one tbh.

Maybe Dave the Diver is for people who like completionism, and having a relaxing game that is easy to play and doesn't ask the player anything else besides checking the to-do list of the day. But if you are looking for a game about exploration and the challenging curve of managing a restaurant and fishing you will be disappointed.