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Quick Look: Octodad: Dadliest Catch

Oh, like you've never lost control of your limbs and thrown an axe at a child. Cut Octodad some slack.

Sit back and enjoy as the Giant Bomb team takes an unedited look at the latest video games.

Jan. 30 2014

Cast: Jeff, Brad, Vinny

Posted by: Drew

In This Episode:

Octodad: Dadliest Catch

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I love Octodad

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When is it coming to PS4 D:

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I'm glad Vinny is in on this Quick Look.
Seems fitting.

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If Octodad were MY dad, things would be different around here.

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@namesonkel: Wait are you telling us that Vinny is secretly an Octopus?

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Let's see if theres an actual game here or if this is just a novelty joke that wears off after a few minutes like Soda Drinker Pro or something.

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This just dawned upon me. How did Octodad make love and impregnate his wife?

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Why is there a VGCW poster in that supermarket?

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So many neat references in the supermarket level.

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Edited By livelikeabomb

Maybe I'm wrong... but I seem to remember this game having precision control that Jeff isn't aware of. If he were to just slow down, Jeff would be almost as precise as he wants. I don't remember these kinds of movements being impossible. Precision just requires a brief moment of patience. (If I remember the demo correctly.)

Edit: Nevermind; he figured it out. :D

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The Freelance Astronauts reference was pretty cool in the supermarket. They're how I first heard of Octodad!

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@razielcuts said:

Let's see if theres an actual game here or if this is just a novelty joke that wears off after a few minutes like Soda Drinker Pro or something.

It's clearly more of a game than SDP...don't be rude

The question is, IS IT MORE OF A GAME THAN GONE HOME????

yes

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Ehm, this looks insanely booring. What is the fuzz about?

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Edited By ShaggE

Holy hell, this is even better than I expected, and the original game was preeeeetty great. That writing is fantastic. Almost lost it when the interactive opening credits started.

If ever a game needed to be a movie, it's Octodad.

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I wish I had an Octodad... :(

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Edited By Gantrathor

This looks incredibly frustrating to play. It's really funny to watch, but I'm not sure I want to play it.

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@sub_o said:

This just dawned upon me. How did Octodad make love and impregnate his wife?

You can find the answer for that in tentacle rape hentai.

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@inublade said:

When is it coming to PS4 D:

Without checking, I seem to recall end of March from the latest info I read, which is a big bummer.

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Edited By Hadoken

*adamant denial blubs*

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The male pulls off one of his arms and presents it to the female. If she accepts, he implants the spermatophore into the female. The female can then choose when to use it to fertilize her eggs.

The male dies shortly after copulation.

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Edited By KenpachiRamaSama
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I'm pretty sure this is how Jeff actually does his household chores.

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@sub_o: I'm guessing dark lights, subterfuge, and a turkey baster.

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Glad this game worked out in the end. It could have easily been bad but from the reviews it does it job well.

I wish I had an Octodad... :(

I think we all want a Octodad.

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Gnome armor? VinnCo at it again!

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octodad the first Real game of the new year!

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This looks like dumb fun.

Though with the way he speaks i can't help but feel it would be funnier if Octodad was a Murlock.

EDIT: The movement in this reminds me of Red Dead when you get wasted on whisky.

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I'm in for a set of gnome armor.

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Uh, am I crazy, or is this not a good game? I guess I just don't get it...

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this was one of the first games I supported on Kickstarter (have a great stuffed Octodad for it) Glad to see it finally come out (this was before Broken Age)

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Is the final boss a stepladder again? And @vinny he has two tentacles for each leg and two as a moustache.

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This is giving me QWOP flashbacks.

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This looks like a lot of dumb fun, I'm in. I was pretty much laughing the whole time through this QL.

@jamieod said:

So many neat references in the supermarket level.

Yeah, it was dense with callouts in there. The rocketship ride next to the piano was from Retro/Grade, which might have been my favorite thing.

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The premise alone is amazing, but I'm really glad to see the execution seems pretty spot on.

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I can tell by the description that greatness awaits.

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Nice Goonies reference Vinny

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Edited By MeatSim

Seems like a expanded tech demo, but they might be able to get some mileage out of it.

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Edited By Trilogy

Looks frustrating to play, but I could see myself enjoying the comical absurdity. Sort of on the fence about picking this up...

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Yeah. I really want to play this game.

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Personally, this looked like a nightmare to play. I would had to have quit at the soda thing out of frustration. Just watching Jeff play was making my skin crawl.

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Hurry up and get this on PS4.

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This... looks terrible. While fun to laugh at, thinking about playing it makes me cringe.

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Yeah definitely looking forward to this hitting PS4. Super tempted to get it on Mac right now tho.