Where did the idea for Octodad originally come from?
But everything is harder when you have no bones, and you have to drag Octodad around one limb at a time, without letting his wiggly body knock anything over! You have to do chores and act like a normal human father to keep them and society at large from discovering your secret.
This of course includes his human wife and kids. How would you describe the game to someone completely unfamiliar with video games?ĬS: Octodad is a game where you play an octopus wearing a suit in a world that believes he is just another human. I also did animations in the game, but I had to give the majority of that work to Nick Esparza due to deadlines. I was responsible for character creation, the architectural art for the levels, and worked with the other artists on the team to make sure that everything fit together. KG: I’m Kevin Geisler, producer, and one of two programmers.ĬS: I am Chris Stallman, the art lead. I've been developing games for as long as I can remember, but Dadliest Catch is my first commercial release! I did a lot of level design, prop art, and writing for the game. Tell us a little about yourselves and your role in Octodad. And it’s yours to enjoy if you’re savvy enough to spot it.Ī discussion with KEVIN ZUHN, KEVIN GEISLER, and CHRIS STALLMAN of game developer and publisher Young Horses, Inc. Putting a new spin on the film-before-the-film approach to opening titles that many movies take, Dadliest Catch presents the player with a sly little game-before-the-game. You are Octodad, and you can thrash your freakish limbs into the very names of your creators. With a few button presses his limp whirling becomes your own. But Octodad’s weird cephalopod ballet through the wide blue yonder, tumbling past credits, isn’t a passive cutscene. All glistening eyeballs, burbling murmurs, and tentacles, neatly kept in check with a Windsor knot, he flails majestically through the atmosphere. launched a Kickstarter campaign with the hopes of creating a sequel to their student project Octodad – a video game that is exactly what it sounds like.Įnter Octodad: Dadliest Catch. In 2011, budding game developer Young Horses, Inc.
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