Go board the ferry breh. You'll be back in that area soon.
Thats where i got up to. I didnt wanna hop on the ferry so I kept doing all the hunts and fishing like a madman. Brehs honestly the fishing is worth the price of admission.
I cant wait to find a new fishing spot and catch some new rare fish. That angler psn pre order set helped a tiny bit but the special bait you get from it you can just cop individual ones for like 40 gil each so the angler set was just a quality of life thing for the early area. EDIT- actually they gave you some special fishing equips that boosted your fishing stats. With that, plus the more powerful fishing line and levelling up fishing to 2 or 3 I was able to catch that rare fish in the first area
But I really think this game will lack replay value. Being that I played 6 hours and have done only sidequests feels like a game that I will only play once. Like imagine FF8 taking 6 hours before you even fight Ifrit. Not saying the game is bad but I dont think Im gonna wanna do all these hunts and shyt AGAIN after already completing the game.