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Fishing Planet just won best video game trailer of the summer

Oh my COD.

The people behind Fishing Planet had a problem to solve. The game, which has been out on Steam for a couple of years, comes out on PlayStation 4 on 29th August. A trailer was required. But how would they make it interesting? How would they grab the attention of all the console kids busy playing Call of Duty and FIFA.

The answer: like this.

Cover image for YouTube videoFishing Planet Trailer PS4 - First Fishing Planet Gameplay

The trailer for Fishing Planet on PS4 has it all: a Christopher Nolan-esque set-up, heavy guitar music that is definitely inappropriate for the on-screen action, slow motion will it or won't it bite fish, and of course thousands of tackle combinations. Activision, are you watching? COD could do with something like this.

There's a lot to love about the Fishing Planet trailer, but my favourite bit is when the dead-eyed fisherman poses for a photo, and the camera pulls back to reveal the photo is now in a frame on the desk in the room of a high-powered city CEO at the top of a skyscraper. It's like saying, if you play Fishing Planet and you catch a fish you're basically Tony Stark. I love it!

The video rekindles memories of one of my favourite video game videos of all time, Farming Simulator Mad Skill. Once more for the road...

Cover image for YouTube videoFarming Simulator Mad Skill | No Plow | 360 Crop Rotation |

I would also like to point out that the company behind Fishing Planet is called Fishing Planet LLC. They've kind of locked themselves into making fishing games forever, haven't they?