![]() Levels are densely packed with humorous references to other games, and each has three ties cleverly hidden for the player to find and wear. I almost played the entire game twice in one day because it was just fun to show the game to different people. The game is a little short - it only took me a little over three hours - but is addictively replayable. Octodad's wife and kids are also well-acted, and his kids have some of the funniest dialogue that actually sounds like it would come out of a pair of children. Octodad speaks in a series of blubs, and while they sound hilarious on their own, the subtitles make them even better. It'd be a shame to bring up the sound design without bringing up the excellent voice acting. Even when listening to someone else play this game without looking, you can tell just how much chaos is happening. Even more hilarious is the sound design - the squishes, pops, bloops, and blubs all have their own humorous charm. His facial expressions change depending on the context - whether he's tired, angry, scared, or just blinking, it's hard not to keep laughing, especially when his goofy face is flopping all over the place. It's also just satisfying to watch Octodad move and.be Octodad. The way Octodad moves is not as random as it might seem at first, and understanding that is immensely satisfying in its own way. Regardless of how awkward the controls were, it never felt like I was fighting with them. I played the majority of the game on my Macbook switching between the mouse and the trackpad, though I was most comfortable using a controller. There are plenty of input options to choose from, too: a mouse, the Mac's multitouch trackpad, and when the PS4 version launches, even the Playstation Move.ĭespite the intentional awkwardness of the controls, it's actually rather easy to pick up any of these inputs. This makes simple things like traversing across a room difficult, especially when there's plenty of furniture to knock over along the way. ![]() You control each of Octodad's legs and one of his arms individually as the rest of his body ragdolls behind. Much of the humor in Dadliest Catch gameplay comes from this learning curve. From Katamari Damacy to Surgeon Simulator 2013, I love it when games make me stop and think about how to interact with not only the game, but the controller itself. Hilariously failing at mundane things like opening doors and waiting in line is a joy to watch, especially with a character as goofy and emotive as Octodad.I'm quite the fan of awkward control schemes. Makes your day to day problems seem small, doesn't it? This is the essence of Octodad: Dadliest Catch. Now, imagine doing all of that while also being an octopus. Getting up in the morning, commuting to work, paying can be a hassle. ![]() With also the ability to play with PlayStation Move and a Nav controller.Life is hard sometimes. With the game now coming to PlayStation 4, it will be supported by PlayStation Move controllers and you can play with friends or family where players can both take control of one of Octodad’s tentacles. As you start to play, you now have a wife and two kids to take care of, but there is always someone coming to reveal his secret, a suspicious chef, which you playing as Octodad will need to keep up the normal life and navigate everyday tasks in order to not be revealed. ![]() If you haven’t had a chance to play the game yet, Octodad: Dadliest Catch is a game about destruction, deception, and fatherhood, which lets players control an octopus that wears a suit, who has lived his life and fooled the entire world into thinking he’s human. It was later an Independent Games Festival Student Finalist in 2011, which then the team decided to run a Kickstarter in order to form the game studio Young Horses. “We started Octodad as a ragtag group of students, and it’s been a long and crazy ride getting our silly game on the PS4,” said Creative Director of Octodad, Kevin Zuhn. The original Octodad game was released by a group of university students back in October 2010. “The latter third of the game in particular has gone through some radical changes, with added challenges like deck swabbing, jig dancing, and new disguises to wear,” the developer explained. During the PC launch back in January, there have been a lot of enhancements added to the game. ![]()
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