Board 8 > Octodad: Dadliest Catch *SPOILERS*

(+) Yeah! (+)

Somebody here used to speak real highly of the game. I don't love it per say, but I like it and it's got real charm.

I immediately want to associate this with Goat Simulator and I Am Bread...so I will: you got ragdoll physics and odd controls to knock crap over. That said, the family story here is simple and worth a bunch of smiles -- this is a welcome change from the narrative equivalent of "lick a moving truck" or "land on a lawnmower and then flip over." The dialogue was perfectly cheesey and planned, right down to Octodad's "lines" -- great job there.

Those collectable ties are pretty deeply hidden, or maybe I was getting tired of searching with my I Am Bread-like controls.

The chef added just the right amount of urgency as an antagonist.

Swimming through space, hell yeah.

I liked the movie theater-credits after beating it...time to goof around with the two shorts now I guess.
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Dad Romance was fun, time for the last short Medical Mess.
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Johnbobb is the one who loves Octodad like it was his own father.
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It was me; Octodad: Dadliest Catch is one of my all-time favorite games. It's literally the only game I've written a review of for GameFAQs:

https://www.gamefaqs.com/ps4/718926-octodad-dadliest-catch/reviews/160922

TLDR:
I consider Octodad way better than other "ragdoll physics" games. I found that after a while I actually did get pretty good at controlling Octodad than with other ragdoll games (to the point where I could actually speedrun levels pretty quick).

But what it really comes down to is that Octodad has so much heart. I can't quite explain why, but there was something really powerful about the simplicity of Octodad's goal to just fit in and have a happy family. It's a very relateable goal that makes it easy to root for Octodad, despite the ridiculous circumstances.

And the whole thing is just hilarious. Stacy's comments in particular are really well-written, but everything in that game made me laugh, even Octodad's "dialogue" (*a blub of getting his gameface on*)

I've played it like 4 or 5 times now, gotten every tie and trophy, etc.

Even if you didn't love it (I know better than to expect anyone to react to it the same way I did) I'm glad you enjoyed it!
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mnkboy907 posted...

Johnbobb is the one who loves Octodad like it was his own father.

I mean, you're not wrong
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Yeah, definitely the best ragdoll-game.

Just watched an all ties-speedrun...looks so ridiculous at top speeds too. I bet it's easy to lose a good run!

Watching Markiplier play the original Octodad now and it looks like I played the right game...!
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Yeah the original Octodad was rough. Dadliest Catch is what really made the character who he is
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