History YMMV / Octodad

* TheWoobie: It's hard not to feel for Octodad, especially since the game communicates very effectively how tough getting through the day is.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: [[https://younghorsesgames.bandcamp.com/track/blub-choir "Blub Choir"]]. The sheer concept of [[OminousLatinChanting Ominous Latin Blubbing]] is just so unbelievably stupid that it ''works''.

** The stealth sections in Dadliest Catch during the final few stages were so unpopular that they were removed in a patch for the PC version and weren't in the Playstation 4 version.

** The part in "Dadliest Catch" where Octodad has to escape the Chef at Gervason's.

** [[spoiler: Walking across the ceiling rafters to make a pathway for Stacy in the fight against the Chef]]

* HeartwarmingInHindsight: In the first game, Stacy believes that her favorite octopus doll will help protect her from monsters. This becomes much sweeter in the sequel, when she reveals that she already knew that her father was an octopus.

** The part in "Dadliest Catch" where Octodad has to escape the Chef at Gervasons.
* UglyCute: Octodad of course.

* IdiotPlot: PlayedForLaughs of course. The plot of both games basically hinges on everyone being too stupid to notice that Octodad isn't a human being.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVAMJb_Vbqw&list=PLhPp-QAUKF_jPtoZdKB244jdNx43nT5es&index=24 Blub Choir]]. The sheer concept of [[OminousLatinChanting Ominous Latin Blubbing]] is unbelievably stupid, and yet it ''works''.
** It later gets a TriumphantReprise for the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cDEmJW17Mk&list=PLhPp-QAUKF_jPtoZdKB244jdNx43nT5es&index=25 final boss]].

* EarWorm: The song from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03rP_O2k8XM the sequel's teaser trailer]]. Octodaaaaaad, nobody suspects a thing...
** [[http://ianmckinney.bandcamp.com/album/octodad-nobody-suspects-a-thing The full version.]]

** The stealth sections in Dadliest Catch during the final few stages were so unpopular that they were removed in a patch for the PC version, and aren't present at all on the Playstation 4 edition.

* HeartWarmingInHindsight: In the first game, Stacy believes that her favorite octopus doll will help protect her from monsters. This becomes much sweeter in the sequel, when she reveals that she already knew that her father was an octopus.

* HeartWarmingInHindsight: In the first game, Stacy believes that her prized octopus doll will protect her from monsters. This becomes much sweeter in the second game, when she reveals that she already knew that Octodad was an octopus.

* CounterpartComparison: "[[WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}} You wear a disguise to look like human guys, but you're not a man, you're an Octodad]]". And just like Chicken Boo there is that one guy who can somehow see through the disguise.

* AwesomeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVAMJb_Vbqw&list=PLhPp-QAUKF_jPtoZdKB244jdNx43nT5es&index=24 Blub Choir]]. The sheer concept of [[OminousLatinChanting Ominous Latin Blubbing]] is unbelievably stupid, and yet it ''works''.

* FanNickname: Octodad is sometimes called Cthulhudad by fans, due to his tentacle face.

* {{Defictionalisation}}: It is made clear that the developers are fans of WebVideo/VideoGameChampionshipWrestling, and after the dad's accomplishments in VGCW, put a tryout poster with the VGCW logo [[note]]Althogh the '''VG''' stands for '''V'''irtuous '''G'''entlemen[[/note]] in the shop level.
* DullSurprise: For the most part, the voice acting is decent in both games... However, the second game has a moment that really stands out. [[spoiler: Notably, not only does Scarlet take finding out her husband's an Octopus in stride, all things considered, she and their kids [[CasualDangerDialog are rather soft-spoken when giving Octodad tips when he's facing Fujimoto]]. Even if he takes a knife to the head do they barely react.]]

* FandomNod: The FanNickname Cthulhudad gets a nod in ''Dadliest Catch'', where Octodad gets married in a church of Cthulhu.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Fujimoto's name is likely based on real life sushi chef [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenji_Fujimoto Kenji Fujimoto]] who was Kim Jong Il's personal cook, and who later wrote a memoir on his experiences in North Korea.

* SpiritualSuccessor: If {{Creator/Foddy}} ever made ''{{VideoGame/QWOP}}: 3D'' it would probably be a lot like this.

* SpiritualLicensee: Probably the closest we'll ever get to a ''[[{{Animaniacs}} Chicken Boo]]'' game.

* DullSurprise: For the most part, the voice acting is decent in both games... However, the second game has a moment that really stands out. [[spoiler: Notably, not only does Scarlet take finding out her husband's an Octopus in stride, all things considered, and she and their kids [[CasualDangerDialog are rather soft-spoken when giving Octodad tips when he's facing Fujimoto]]. Even if he takes a knife to the head.]]

* DullSurprise: For the most part, the voice acting is decent in both games... However, the second game has a moment that really stands out. [[spoiler: Notably, not only does Scarlet take finding out her husband's an Octopus in rather well stride, all things considered, and she and their kids [[CasualDangerDialog a rather soft-spoken when giving Octodad tips when he's facing Fujimoto]]. Even if he takes a knife to the head.]]

* MemeticMutation: A lot of people don't ''get'' the game. Who wants to play a game about a normal guy going about his day?

* {{Defictionalisation}}: It is made clear that the developers are fans of WebVideo/VideoGameChampionshipWrestling, and after the dad's accomplishments in VGCW, put a tryout poster with the VGCW logo [[note]]Althogh the '''VG''' stands for '''V'''irtuous '''G'''entlemen.[[/note]]

* Defictionalization: It is made clear that the developers are fans of WebVideo/VideoGameChampionshipWrestling, and after the dad's accomplishments in VGCW, put a tryout poster with the VGCW logo [[note]]Althogh the '''VG''' stands for '''V'''irtuous '''G'''entlemen.[[/note]]

* DullSurprise: For the most part, the voice acting is decent in both games... However, the second game has a moment that really stands out. [[spoiler: Notably, not only does Scarlet take finding out her husband's an Octopus in rather well stride, all things considered, she and their kids [[CasualDangerDialog a rather soft-spoken when giving Octodad tips when he's facing Fujimoto]]. Even if he takes a knife to the head.]]

* DullSurprise: For the most part, the voice acting is decent in both games... However, the second game has a moment that really stands out. [[spoiler: Notably, not only does Octodad's wife take finding out he's an Octopus rather in rather well stride, all things considered, she and their kids [[CasualDangerDialog a rather soft-spoken when giving Octodad tips when he's facing Fujimoto]]. Even if he takes a knife to the head.]]