Octodad - loving father,caring husband,secret octupus

sheena_yanaisheena_yanai Join Date: 2002-12-23 Member: 11426Members
edited February 2011 in Off-Topic
<div class="IPBDescription">Student Showcase at the 2011 Game Developers Conference</div><!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Octodad is a third person adventure game about destruction, deception, and fatherhood. The player controls Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about a day of his life. His existence is a constant struggle, as he must master mundane tasks with his unwieldy boneless tentacles while simultaneously keeping his cephalopodian nature a secret from his human family.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

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<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Octodad was developed by students at DePaul University, located in Chicago, Illinois. Beginning in June, the team of 19 concepted, prototyped, and developed this original game in order to compete in the Independent Games Festival Student Showcase at the 2011 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Please check out the rest of the website for more info and content surrounding the game.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

this game is hilarious, it keeps cracking me up.
turning easy tasks like turning off your alarm clock into a epic quest as you struggle with the ridiculously mooshy tentacle controls.
so damn awesome, <a href="http://octodadgame.com/index.php" target="_blank">download it here</a>
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  • That_Annoying_KidThat_Annoying_Kid Sire of Titles Join Date: 2003-03-01 Member: 14175Members, Constellation
    well then



    ....


    Sometimes I dunno about you Sheena
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  • juicejuice Join Date: 2003-01-28 Member: 12886Members, Constellation
    Hmm I thought it was for Kinect.
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  • Konohas Perverted HermitKonohas Perverted Hermit Join Date: 2008-09-26 Member: 65075Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1835231:date=Feb 27 2011, 07:10 AM:name=juice)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (juice @ Feb 27 2011, 07:10 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1835231"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Hmm I thought it was for Kinect.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Nah Microsoft focuses on games like this for Kinect.

    <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT_dKiyVUjo" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT_dKiyVUjo</a>
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  • FaskaliaFaskalia Wechsellichtzeichenanlage Join Date: 2004-09-12 Member: 31651Members, Constellation
    edited February 2011
    <!--quoteo(post=1835232:date=Feb 27 2011, 04:14 PM:name=Konohas Perverted Hermit)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Konohas Perverted Hermit @ Feb 27 2011, 04:14 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1835232"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Nah Microsoft focuses on games like this for Kinect.

    <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT_dKiyVUjo" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT_dKiyVUjo</a><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Uhm.. sooo what happens when you do not save those schoolgirls from the giant tentacle-plant monster ?
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    The tentacle monster invites them out for coffee.
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  • ThaldarinThaldarin Alonzi&#33; Join Date: 2003-07-15 Member: 18173Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1835216:date=Feb 27 2011, 11:52 AM:name=That_Annoying_Kid)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (That_Annoying_Kid @ Feb 27 2011, 11:52 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1835216"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Sometimes I dunno about you Sheena<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Sheena does worry me. I wonder if he's.... Southern?
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  • FehaFeha Join Date: 2006-11-16 Member: 58633Members
    Wasnt this posted like months ago? Ah no wait, that was on the wiremod forums.

    And that "galgun" game seems... wierd.
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  • MonkfishMonkfish Sonic-boom-inducing buttcheeks of terrifying speed&#33; Join Date: 2003-06-03 Member: 16972Members
    Galgun is the best game. YOU CAN SEE THEIR PANTIES!
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    Octodad was fun.
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  • [WHO]Them[WHO]Them You can call me Dave Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10593Members, Constellation
    Fun, but whoever did their camera logic needs to do it again. If your controls are based on the camera position, it'd be pretty awesome if the camera were somewhat predictable from moment to moment.
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