![]() There are no groundbreaking gameplay mechanics at work, either. And that's not something an octopus can easily do on land, it seems. Octodad isn't about meeting expectations, though. Nothing particularly daunting, right? In reality, however, as a gummy-creature of the ocean, these "puzzles" you're required to complete involve moving your limbs. Things like shopping for frozen pizza, mowing the lawn, flipping some burgers, exploring an aquarium with the family and walking litter the list. In theory, they're the simplest tasks imaginable. The minute-to-minute duties aren't as easy, however. Thankfully, the inhabitants of the town you live in are a chromosome away from wearing floaties in the shower, which makes being stealthy about as necessary as stilettos on ice. After all, that's the fundamental goal in Octodad remain undetected while you perform your fatherly duties. You see, despite your nervous burbles, destructive tottering through the assorted environments, and whatever eventual assault you accidentally launch on some innocent bystanders, you mustn't break character. Although that in itself is a medical mystery best left to the Japanese and their research of tentacle erotica. You're a family man - I mean, mollusk - with a loving wife, and two semi-beautiful children. Octodad: Dadliest Catch is the strangest slice of gaming pie since Mister Mosquito. Which of the two is better, and why is it Octodad? Read on to find out. ![]() Instead, since this port is for Playstation, I’d like to compare it to Sony’s own awkward dad simulator, Heavy Rain. The PS4 version is more or less the same game with slightly different controls, and while using a controller does make a bit of a difference, (easier to walk, harder to use your “hand”) it’s not enough to merit writing the same review twice. Our own Lee Cooper hand plenty to say about that version of the game, and I more or less agree with his assessment (though I’d have scored it a little higher). With more levels, a more involved story, and one more terrible reality TV pun in its title, Octodad: Dadliest Catch made waves when it hit Steam late last year. Following the game’s success at GDC, some of its student developers teamed up to form Young Horses Inc., and the newly-minted studio got to work on a bigger, better sequel. You wouldn’t expect much of a freeware title built around a single terrible reality show pun, but the original Octodad proved itself to be a funny and slightly heartwarming little number.
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