Regardless of whether you are using a mouse and keyboard, DualShock 4 or Xbox 360 controller, manipulating Octodad require the skill and precision of a master puppeteer. Controlling Octodad comes with a steep learning curve that will extend well beyond the initial training level at the church wedding. This is normally where I would complain about the game’s horrible controls, but that is the ENTIRE POINT of the game – the horrible controls. These backdrops may seem like mundane activities for the average dad but when you insert a clumsy octopus into the scenario endless hilarity is sure to ensue along with a healthy dose of frustration. Gameplay consists of having Octodad do everyday activities like chores around the house, shopping with the family or even a trip to the local…YIKES…aquarium. Octodad even has an arch-nemesis, a sushi chef who has plans to add dad to his menu. The wife and kids seem to be perfectly okay with his bumbling antics and blubbering speech, but it seems that others can and will grow quite suspicious of his clumsiness, as stealth become a core element of the entire game. We’re never quite sure who is in on the freak show. Octodad, as you might guess, is an octopus who manages to stuff himself into a tuxedo and top hat to marry the girl of his dreams. So, you play as Octodad in what can only (and quite literally) be described as a “fish out of water” story. Initially conceived by a group of university students in 2010, I can only imagine the excessive amount of cannabis smoke and giggling coming from the dorm room as this game was brought to life, but it would take nearly three more years and a successful Kickstarter campaign to get to where we are today. The premise is so far out there it seems the developers were playing a game of Mad Libs when they created the design docs for this action-adventure. Octodad: Dadliest Catch is the latest indie-darling to arrive on Steam, and it’s taking the gaming world by storm thanks to its quirky charm and fiendishly difficult gameplay.
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