![]() ![]() Octodad's existence is a constant struggle, as he must master mundane tasks with his unwieldy boneless tentacles while simultaneously keeping his cephalopodan nature a secret from his human family. The player controls Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about his life. Technical issues aside, Octodad is an adorable little game that doesn't overstay its welcome. Octodad: Dadliest Catch is a game about destruction, deception, and fatherhood. It's charm totally won me over and made it worth sticking with to the end, though I'm not particularly enticed to sink much lime into free play, co-op, or even the short extras offered beyond the story mode. That being said, I quite enjoyed my time with Octodad. Additionally, later levels that involve weather effects can cause game performance to suffer significantly, even on an iPad Air 2, which can add to the frustration of having to flop around the game world. It also helps that the writing in Octodad leans into all of the absurdity at every turn.Īs delightful as the game's presentation is, not everyone will see the charm in having to tap and drag individual limbs to walk, grab, and interact with things. As a game, Octodad seems less interested in entertaining and is more intent on taking the player through a journey, and by its own design can be an incredibly stressful affair. This is a lot harder than it sounds because controlling a bipedal octopus involves having to individually control its boneless limbs to have it do everything from mow the lawn to walk up a down escalator.Īs expected, a lot of the fun in Octodad comes from how hard it is to control such a floppy protagonist in situations that us humans generally don't really think about as being difficult in any way. In Octodad, the goal in any specific situation is for players to complete very run-of-the-mill objectives, like getting out of bed and making coffee, but doing so while not tipping off anyone that you're actually an octopus. While this version of the game successfully makes the jump to mobile, some technical issues can make it more difficult to control than it already is. ![]() This is the premise of Octodad: Dadliest Catch, a hilariously hard-to-control puzzle game from Young Horses. Getting hit by Fujimoto at the Cafeteria Final Battle.Being an octopus isn't easy, and it's even harder if you're an octopus pretending to be a human father.Falling into the fire in the Cafeteria Chase and beam walk scene (Although this takes some time, it is still classified as an Instant Kill Zone).Getting caught by the Hammerhead Shark in the Aquarium Chase scene. ![]() Falling off the edge of the boat into the waters (Although harmless, this gives the player and Octodad a Game Over).Getting caught by Fujimoto in the kitchen chase scene.Sometimes places in the Aquarium (and the boat in a flashback) have an instant-kill zone that fills up the Suspicion Bar instantly, such as: Failing some missions (Such as the Amazon Arcade tank leak).Being spotted by people without a disguise.Being spotted by security guards and employees (later in the game).This is a pretty hard job, because his limbs aren't well designed for household chores In this really fun and very strange game, you'll have to perform tasks in front of various people without them getting suspicious that you're an octopus. ![]() Going into prohibited areas for customers (Maintenance rooms and later, the closed Aquarium). Octodad is an undercover octopus, who loves his human family but has to hide his real identity.The Suspicion Meter from the original game returns. The developers have given Octodad a new rendered skeleton for his body allowing him to stretch farther, slip on banana peels, flail around, and have each appendage react at the same time, as in Octodad spinning. Gameplay is similar to the first Octodad in which the player controls the limbs of 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? 3 Changes from the original to Dadliest Catch. ![]()
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