![]() ![]() Getting fully swept up in the hyperbole here, Octodad has shades of Wii Sports - at least in its potential broad appeal. Sure, alternating pulls on a pair of triggers while also using the thumbs to steer an octopus will require some level of finger dexterity, but flailing in Octodad is just as much fan as succeeding. That means Octodad has the potential to be enjoyed by everyone, regardless of skill. ![]() They level the playing field for many players, since no one's really manipulated a character like this before. Octodad: Dadliest Catch's unique and unfamiliar controls feel strangely important. Octodad's wild, drunken gesticulations are perfectly implemented and might help accomplish something that no other PlayStation 4 game can do: welcome new, inexperienced players to the console. He'll need to pick up items and open containers with his arm-limbs, and more often than not I found myself accidentally ambling about with a bathroom mirror or a shard of a stained glass window stuck to Octodad's arm. Switching between limbs requires a tap of the controller's L1 button, adding a layer of confusion and complexity to the controls.Ĭompounding Dadliest Catch's control chaos is with the option to toggle the suction cup stickiness of Octodad's limbs. Players are required to use a combination of trigger pulls and analog stick pushes to control Octodad's limbs like some weird, slippery hybrid of tank and driving game controls. Octodad: Dadliest Catch is interactive slapstick, an important game in the PS4's indie-fueled lineup.Ĭontrolling an upright octopus with a DualShock 4 feels appropriately clumsy. It's a simple set of tasks, made hilariously difficult, thanks to Dadliest Catch 's control scheme. The level is set in the past, before Octodad becomes a "caring husband, loving father and secret octopus." He needs to dress himself, locating his tux and bow tie, then track down the wedding ring. In the game's E3 demo, players take control of Octodad as he prepares for his wedding day. His understandable clumsiness gets in the way of his disguise and, therefore, hilarity ensues. The gist of Octodad: Dadliest Catch is that you play as an octopus who tries to pass for human. Later, as I waited in line, three women played and watched, passing the controller back and forth, caught in fits of laughter. Players' faces were lit up with the cool glow from screens and the unexpected joy of Dadliest Catch's brilliant physical comedy. ![]() While I spoke to Phil Tibitoski, president of Octodad developer Young Horses, about his game, we stood chatting at the end of a bank of monitors, watching others play from an angle that obscured the onscreen action. Rather than seeing stoic, expressionless faces on its players, you see laughter and ear-to-ear smiles. Octodad: Dadliest Catch will be $14.99, discounted 20% off for PlayStation Plus users for the first week, making it $11.99 through April 29th.Watching Octodad: Dadliest Catch being played at E3 on a PlayStation 4, you notice one thing that separates it from virtually every other title on the show floor. The PS4 version also has support for new controller configurations like PlayStation Move, double PlayStation Moves, and our personal favorite, PlayStation Move plus Nav controller! Let’s not forget local co-op mode, where you and your friends each take control of one of Octodad’s limbs and collectively cause chaos! The latter third of the game in particular has gone through some radical changes, with added challenges like deck swabbing, jig dancing, and new disguises to wear! ![]() We released Octodad on PC back in January, and since then we’ve taken the time to improve it based on feedback from our players. This is our first foray into consoles, and we’re proud to be here. We started Octodad as a ragtag group of students, and it’s been a long and crazy ride getting our silly game on the PS4. In Dadliest Catch, Octodad and his family take a disastrous trip to the aquarium, putting him at odds with marine biologists, a manic sushi chef, and his wife’s ever rising suspicions… Hello octopus fans, I’ve got great news! Octodad: Dadliest Catch is launching on PlayStation 4 next week!įor those of you unfamiliar with Octodad, he’s a normal everyday father with an adoring family, but he just so happens to be an octopus! Life for him is a neverending struggle to control his wobbly limbs and to conceal his cephalopod secret from his loved ones. ![]()
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