The game is very linear, with Octodad being given set tasks to complete, though this is welcome considering how Octodad is controlled. The game is very forgiving with its straightforwardness, allowing the player to fully immerse themselves in the experience and giving them space to focus on controlling the main character. Some parts of the game can be tricky to get through though, such as sections where Octodad will need to walk over narrow platforms, or when he needs to escape an enemy, though the majority of the game is simple enough, with Octodad mostly having to pick things up and use it in some way or another. Thankfully the levels are merciful, with the game designers having been lenient on the difficulty, keeping in mind how frustrating the control scheme could be to some players. It takes quite a while to adapt to the movements, and it may be that the controls cannot be fully learned at all, being quite finicky, though they can be learnt enough for players to get through the game. The swaying motion of Octodad greatly resembles the movement of air-dancer balloons that car dealers use in America, only players get to control the limbs, moving Octodad’s arms and legs freely on his body and making him walk using the left control stick and right control stick for each arm and leg respectively. Players do not move Octodad in the same manner that you would do with characters from other games, which would usually consist of the player using the left control stick to move those characters forward, backwards, left and right, with other buttons used for other types of movements, such as jump. The start of the game begins by introducing Octodad and his wife through flashback on their wedding day, setting up the tone of the game and using the opening as a simple tutorial segment to help players adjust to using some very interesting controls. The mundane is made hilarious as the family have a barbecue, visit the shops, and then head off to the aquarium, all while Octodad goes to great lengths to hide his secret, causing destruction and mayhem in his wake. The story follows Octodad and his human family – his wife, Scarlet, and two children, Stacey and Tommy – as they go about doing mundane, normal family things, from the moment you have to drag Octodad out of bed in the morning. The charm and humour of the game comes from its storyline, and how all the other characters in the world in which Octodad inhabits, cannot see him for what he really is, even though it is obvious to anyone playing the game. The game focuses on the dapper Octodad, a quirky and rather wriggly character who is hiding a very unusual, yet obvious, secret… Octodad: Dadliest Catch is a very humorous and cartoonish game, one that oozes with charm.
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