Perhaps it's their own self-delusion or his particularly convincing suit, but our hero's family flatly refuses to acknowledge that the paternal head of their familial unit has eight legs, communicates exclusively in gurgles and is the exact shade of an over ripe lemon. It's all pretty absurd, but Octodad: Dadliest Catch is smartly grounded by a world that's otherwise perfectly ordinary. Young Horses doesn't seem to be making any political statements about people with disabilities or how the world reacts to them, but Octodad does provide an effective (though extremely silly) window into what it's like living in a world not built for you. It's almost certainly unintentional, but Octodad's struggles serve as an effective metaphor for those living with disabilities and the everyday challenges they face. But in Octodad, I was was thwarted by making coffee, something that, I assure you, I've performed with little to no drama in my real life countless times. Leap over the chasm, pilot the spaceship through the enemy armada. In most games, I perform amazing feats I'd never dream of in real life.

With each player controlling individual limbs, you'll be lucky if you can manage any ambulation for Octodad that doesn't resemble a grand mal seizure. If through sheer will and inspiring determination you manage to become competent at steering the game's hero, you can ramp up the madness by activating co-op mode. Watching Octodad attempt to pour milk for his daughter as he simultaneously flips a living room table, pulls a painting from a wall and accidentally chucks the carton at his son is endlessly entertaining. Much of the joy and hilarity of Octodad is derived from just how ineffective a control scheme this is. Octodad's head and mantle are sort of amiably dragged along for the ride. let's say, awkwardness of Octodad's situation is represented well by Dadliest Catch's bizarre controls, which map one of his leg tentacles to each trigger and one of his arm tentacles to the thumbsticks (when they aren't controlling leg direction, that is). Don't try to puzzle out the mechanics of their conception and gestation, believe me, no good comes of it. Our hero is an octopus who also happens to be the father of two children. More than just a cute nod to 2009's hyper-pregnant mom célèbre, it's also perfectly descriptive.

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