The left and right sticks move his arms R1 (on PS4) grabs, L2 lifts his left leg and R2 lifts his right in order to move. You can’t help but smile as you watch your fish-man stumble around a chapel as he tries to remain inconspicuous during his own wedding.” (Marty Silva – 1UP.com) 1UP Dadliest GameplayĪs soon as you load up you know what to do, and by that I mean cause as much disorder with your flailing tentacles as possible. “Octodad might just be gaming’s first slapstick comedy. The perfect game if you just want to goof around. ![]() This acts as the tutorial and gets you familiar with the controls, and then allows you to jet off into the wonderful world of fatherhood, and all of the added problems that come with being a cephalopod. The game opens with Octodad getting ready for his wedding whilst trying to hide the fact that he is in fact an octopus from his guests. ![]() The plot of the story is that basically you’re an octopus, and a father, but your family can never know the truth for the fear that they might reject you. Octodad: Dadliest Catch is the sequel to the splash hit, Octodad! This time, our cephaloprotagonist has gotten himself in a bind between his wife’s mounting mistrust, and a disastrous trip to the local aquarium! Are you dad enough to control the titular octopus father as he strives to hide his nautical nature from his family while keeping his tangled tentacles intact? Young Horses The game plays like a slapstick comedy and I love it. Indie developers Young Horses have succeeded in making one of the funniest, quirkiest games I have played to date I mean you’re an octopus in a suit! What’s not to like? If people realise you are in fact an Octopus, then it is game over, so you need to be savvy when doing certain tasks so you don’t rouse too much suspicion, especially around Marine Biologists because they can see right through your disguises.Coming into the series with no previous Octodad experience, apart from what I had seen before the games’ release, I was unsure about what I’d make of the game, however I was soon drawn in. Throughout the game the chef will try his utmost to expose who you are. Octodad even has a nemesis in the form of a chef that can see through your disguises. It may not sound like much, but I don’t generally laugh out loud at games. Throughout the story I found my self giggling at the characters reactions to some of the things I was doing. I know this may sound a bit tedious and dull, but the way in which Octodad moves makes even drinking a cup of coffee a welcoming challenge. These activities range from getting married at the alter, to mowing the lawn and going shopping with your family. Octodad is split up into 12 story levels, along with 3 extra levels each with varying every day tasks you must perform without rousing suspicion. Places that seemed out of reach before became easily accessible once I got used to the controls and I have to say the frustration levels were very low after the first 30 minutes. As you progress through the game the controls suddenly clicked for me and I was controlling Octodads extremities as if they were a part of my own body. There was countless times I had the urge to throw my controller across the room and just quit, especially whilst trying to throw something. It may sound a little confusing and at first it will be. You lift your ‘legs’ with the trigger buttons, move your ‘arms’ up, down, left and right with the right stick and the left stick controls both arms and legs depending on what you are currently moving around. ![]() There isn’t really much to the controls but to begin with they are infuriating. Right off the bat you are given a thorough yet swift tutorial on the mechanics and controls of the game. I wasn’t able to spend too much time playing in co-op but from the time I did play it was a blast! When playing co-op you can assign different limbs of Octodad to different controls making it a truly co-op experience. On the Xbox One version of Octodad: Dadliest Catch you have the choice of single player and co-op. As the song from the game suggests…nobody suspects a thing. ![]() You play the role of an Octopus, living the life of a human trying to keep his true identity a secret from his wife and kids. Octodad is described by Young Horses as a third-person puzzle / action game and a sequel to the first Octodad game which only appeared on PC. Before I dive into my review, I wanted to say upfront that I had never before experienced Octodad in any capacity before playing my review copy and to say I was a bit skeptical would be a gross understatement.
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