![]() There are plenty of different methods with which to control our fauxmo-sapian, with the two most prominent being via the mouse and standard controller. Nobody said masquerading as an ordinary human being wasn’t easy, but both your problems and the true majesty of Octodad: Dadliest Catch begin with the control scheme. Despite his dissent (blubs?) to the contrary, he’s soon dragged (floundered?) along and forced to keep his identity safe not just from his wife and kids, but from the outside world as well. The story begins when our hero stumbles (flops?) out of bed and begins his morning routine, only to discover that his wife intends to take them all on a trip to the aquarium. Few may have suspected it, but Octodad: Dadliest Catch is one of the best possible ways you could bring in a new year of gaming. When it was presented as an example of Sony’s commitment to indies at last year’s E3, it promised to be one of the most unique experiences you could ever hope for. So when Young Horses took to Kickstarter to ask for backing for a sequel, it wasn’t surprising that it received more than it needed in funding. Tension came not from planetary destruction, but the fear that you might be made into sushi rolls. Difficulty didn’t come from increasing waves of enemies, but the fact that you had tentacles instead of opposable thumbs. Where other games saw you take on the role of a bald space marine with a tortured past and the annihilation of his foes for therapy, this one saw you attempt and bungle the simple and mundane tasks that comprise the life of a family man. With that, a successful freeware title was born, allowing players to take control of the (many) limbs of Octodad: loving father, caring husband, secret octopus. Rather than put you inside the addled, psychotic mind of crumb-butter man or the dairy-carton drinker, they chose to make a game about the most interesting concept of the lot what if you were really an octopus, and were forever trying to conceal your true identity? I’m by no means the only person to do so either, as is evident with the latest release from Young Horses. Do they leave crumbs in the butter? Do they drink milk from the carton? Are they secretly an octopus? These are questions some of us have to ask ourselves on a daily basis. ![]() Truth be told, it’s sometimes an experience that can leave you becoming a little paranoid, too. Living with other people can occasionally be a bit frustrating.
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