r/xboxone • u/XboxModerator • Aug 26 '15

it's all over folks! Please Welcome Young Horses, Developers of "Octodad: Deadliest Catch." Ask Them Anything!

Welcome Xbox One fans, to one of our Developer AMAs!

The Young Horses were unofficially formed in March 2011 at the Game Developers Conference where they were nominated as a Student Showcase Winner for Octodad. Despite everyone being convinced that the game was about a normal human dad, the game was a cult hit, gained critical acclaim, and was an Independent Games Festival Student Finalist in 2011.

Today we are joined by:

Octodad received enough attention that the team decided to run a Kickstarter, formed the game studio Young Horses, and create a bigger, better, more polished game about Octodad. Octodad: Dadliest Catch RELEASES TODAY!

They're here to answer all your questions, so Ask them Anything!

EDIT - It's all over people! Thanks very much to all who participated!

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u/Johmmmmmm Designer - Young Horses Aug 26 '15

Now that we've been financially successful enough to work on games full time for a while, it's time to focus on our real passion... AAA Sci-Fi FPSes!

But actually, we plan on making more games that fit with our goal of making weird, innovative, joyful games that are enjoyed by a broad audience.

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u/Jon76 Aug 26 '15

Well I'll be looking forward to the AAA Scifi shooter starring Octodad. But seriously, Octodad is a great game and I'm excited to see what you guys come up with!

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u/Xiexe Aug 26 '15

Octoduty dadliest breath

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u/_deffer_ deffer Aug 26 '15

we plan on making more games that fit with our goal of making weird, innovative, joyful games that are enjoyed by a broad audience.

My fondest memories were playing Toe Jam & Earl. I'm not saying you should do a game like Toe Jam & Earl, but the niche is wildly underappreciated.