{"id":14363,"date":"2015-12-18T00:01:42","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T00:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=14363"},"modified":"2015-11-30T14:54:47","modified_gmt":"2015-11-30T14:54:47","slug":"octodad-dadliest-catch-wii-u-ps4-vita-xbox-one-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/18\/octodad-dadliest-catch-wii-u-ps4-vita-xbox-one-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Octodad: Dadliest Catch (Wii U, PS4, Vita, Xbox One, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"OCTODAD_BOX\"<\/a>Originally a short PC project, Octodad is a 3-D action game where you play as an octopus disguised as a human.\u00a0 Somehow along the way he\u2019s been able to get married and have two kids (best not to think too much on that).\u00a0 In the original game, you would try and do household chores while controlling the octopus\u2019 legs and arms separately; which isn\u2019t as easy as it sounds and oftentimes would lead to funny sights.\u00a0 In the new game, Dadliest Catch, not only must you do household chores this way, but you must also take the family to the grocery store as well as an outing to the aquarium, which doesn\u2019t make Octodad too happy to be there.\u00a0 You\u2019ll also have to make sure not to make too many mistakes or draw attention to yourself or you might get caught by one of the aquarium\u2019s many marine biologists (the game claims they \u201cknow a fish when they see one\u201d), or a revengeful French chef who is out to get you!\u00a0 Octodad: Dadliest Catch is available to download on most of the current-gen game consoles, but reviewed on Wii U here.<\/p>\n

In the game you\u2019ll go through various areas like the family\u2019s house, the grocery store, the rooms of the aquarium, etc.\u00a0 In each area you\u2019ll be given missions to complete, like mowing the lawn, grilling burgers for the family, getting certain groceries on the list, or finding the kids at the aquarium.\u00a0 Once you complete all the missions in an area, you can move onto the next.\u00a0 But it\u2019s not as easy as you might think given you must do all these things as an octopus.\u00a0 You\u2019ll control his tentacles separately, and use the right stick to move his arm around and pick things up with his tentacle by pressing the R button. To walk around, you must point in the direction you want to go with the left stick and lift each leg to move by pressing the ZL and ZR buttons alternately.\u00a0 It sounds a bit complicated, and it is, but it also leads to a lot of funny situations as you try to figure out how to do basic tasks this way.<\/p>\n

Luckily, you can also play the game in co-op mode, which is what I recommend doing at least at first.\u00a0 One person will control the tentacle that acts as the arm, and the other player will use a separate controller to move the legs.\u00a0 This makes things a lot easier (as long as you and your pal have good communication skills).\u00a0 The game also has different difficulty levels, and I recommend at least starting the game on the easiest selection at first.\u00a0 In the game, if you make too much of a mess or act too weird, people will start watching you and if you keep messing up, you\u2019ll get caught or found out and must start the mission over.\u00a0 But on the easiest difficulty selection you won\u2019t have to worry about that as much and can just focus on the task at hand.\u00a0 At some parts in the game, the French chef will find you, and you must do an action sequence where you must run away from him or find a way to stop him.<\/p>\n

While the main problem of the game is the controls, which can be frustrating sometimes, it\u2019s also half the fun since the game is so silly.\u00a0 The other main problem is that the game is a bit short.\u00a0 The main quest can be completed in just a couple of days, but there is some replay value to be had.\u00a0 You can try the game on harder difficulty selections, and there are three hidden neckties in each area to find as well.\u00a0 Plus there are some separate short levels where you take your wife out on a date; and another where the two kids make up story about their dad being a nurse at a hospital!<\/p>\n

But even with those problems, the game is just a blast to play because it\u2019s so funny and creative.\u00a0 It reminds me of some games that would\u2019ve come out in the PS2 era, like Katamari Damacy, A Dog\u2019s Life, or Mister Mosquito.\u00a0 Those games weren\u2019t perfect, but they were still very creative and fun, and that\u2019s just how Octodad is, too.\u00a0 Plus the game is flat out hilarious, and I haven\u2019t laughed that hard while playing a game in a long time.\u00a0 The two kids, Tommy and Stacy, are especially funny and the lines they say in the game are just as funny as those found in cartoons like The Simpsons or Gravity Falls.\u00a0 In fact, Octodad would make a great cartoon!\u00a0 The game even has its own theme song with lyrics!\u00a0 At any rate, if you like humorous games, I highly recommend downloading this one.<\/p>\n

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Octodad: Dadliest Catch is rated E-10 with an ESRB descriptor of Fantasy Violence.\u00a0 But nothing too violent is actually shown, just implied.\u00a0 You can fall off a boat or get caught by the French chef, but when that happens the screen just fills up with pink ink splats and you start the mission over.\u00a0 While the game has lots of spoken voice, reading skill is still helpful for the menus and instructions.\u00a0 Younger gamers may also get frustrated at the controls.\u00a0 But whether they\u2019re helping out in co-op mode or just watching, I think kids would just laugh and laugh at this silly game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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