![]() ![]() After the first few chapters, you’ll start to get the basic hang of things. In fact, your lack of bones makes these tasks incredibly challenging, though not impossible. Most of the game will consist of you completing simple objectives that aren’t quite so simple for Octodad. You can also use a combination of Move controllers but again, I wasn’t able to try this as I don’t own any Move controllers. I didn’t really have a chance to try this mode out however as I only have one controller presently but based on how nutty playing the game is by yourself, it must be a hoot playing it with another person, as in total chaos. One person controls two limbs while the other person controls the other two. There is also a rather interesting co-op mode that allows two people to control Octodad simultaneously. Let’s just say you’ll be knocking over pretty much everything in this game. It makes for some rather interesting movements. The real challenge is mastering them as the controls are quite imprecise but that’s the whole point really. It may sound confusing, but after the initial tutorial, you’ll find that they are easy to remember. To pick up objects, tap on the right bumper when your hand is over an object and it will stick to that object allowing you to pick it up for manipulate it. Either stick is fine as they both do the same thing for walking. To move your legs, hold down either the left or right trigger and then move them with the left or right thumb stick. If you use the left thumb stick, it will move your hand up or down. Moving the left thumb stick moves your arm around. One of the arms doesn’t do anything, it just dangles there. Since he is disguised as a human, you only need to worry about three. Instead, you move around by controlling Octodad’s individual limbs. You don’t move around in the traditional sense. The control scheme itself is actually quite simple to learn. This is quite possible the most difficult game to control and be accurate at, but that’s part of the charm of why it’s been so popular. What makes the game really different is the fact that controlling Octodad and completing even the simplest of tasks is a game in and of itself. Most of the game requires that you complete a series of objectives in order to move the game along story wise which isn’t too uncommon. Octodad: Dadliest Catch is basically a story driven game with elements of exploration and task based objectives. The only question I have is, how did he father two kids with a human woman? Gameplay There is a deeper story involved behind all the wacky gameplay, but I won’t spoil the rest for you as half the fun of playing the game is the story. Not only that, your family wants to take a trip out to the local aquarium which may further jeopardize your secret identity. The day starts out like any other until for no reason at all, a crazed chef is out to kill you and expose your secret. Octodad and his wife now have two kids and are living in a wonderfully nice home. This is only a tiny part of the game that serves as the tutorial for what I would consider one of the most challenging games to control on the PS4, but more on that later.Īfter the wedding, the game picks up several years later. That’s right, you’re an octopus, marrying a human. What makes this game uniquely strange is the fact that you’re an octopus pretending to a human. In this game, we start off with Octodad who must get ready for his own wedding to his lovely human wife, Scarlet. That means I really have no idea what happened in the first game so most of this entire review will be based off of the newer game. ![]() This game picks up where the previous game left off, though I can admit I have never played the first one. Octodad: Dadliest Catch is a followup to the 2010 game, Octodad. How does that work? He’s trying to live a normal life, but how normal can life be when you have no bones and your limbs just go flailing around like hair in the wind?ĭisclaimer: This review is based on the PlayStation 4 version of the game which the developer, Young Horses were kind enough to send our way. Somehow he’s married to an actual woman and has two children. This is a game about an octopus, pretending to be a human. If you’re looking for the strangest game available on the PlayStation 4, look no further Octodad: Dadliest Catch by indie developers, Young Horses. ![]()
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