A Hat in Time Review
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- DISCLAIMER: I received a free, early copy of the game for review
Taking a stab at a general review for one of my most anticipated platformers of the year!
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A Hat in Time. Analysis. Retrospective. KingK. PC. Review. Critique.
I would like to point out that thing I thought was a bug is apparently actually a bug so. It's being worked on!
KingK so this game I played fez couldn't complete the whole game.will this game change my mind on this platform subgenre?
KingK I'm confused... A Hat in Time has a PS4/Xbox/PC release on October 5th 2017 (Today). I went to my local GameStop and they did not carry it. I went onto PSN and nothing comes up. Am I missing something?
Eureka on Steam it says it will release in five hours
Eureka The team said that the console releases will be...later. Either later this year or early next year.
Darius Farrell what does the release of the game have to do with my question?😐
Heck?
PLEASE MRS HAT LADY NO SWEARING THERE COULD BE KIDS WATCHING
Alright peck neck.
peck
DARLING!
"Mrs"
PECK!
This is like moms cooking. Nothing new, nothing fancy. You've had it a million times before. But it tastes good and that's all that matters. Plus moms cool.
FaaacTs
I think a Hat in Time is especially impressive because it is gears for breakfasts FIRST game and it already has such great quality, im really looking forward to a hat in time (and the free official additional content that awaits us) but what im even more excited is what they will come up with in the future, i really hope that if they make another game that they stick to 3D platformers, the team seems very passionate about their work and has an extreme amount of potential, possibly the best indie dev ive ever seen so far.
I love everything i hear and have played (from the beta) so far and i am happy to see 3D platformers having a potential return.
In terms of writing, art direction, and overall game design, they seem to have nailed it on their first go. However, the presentation shows some definite signs that this is a first time effort. Several of the animations are slightly stilted, there are numerous instances of clipping during cutscenes, the lighting is sometimes off, and there a few brief moments when the camera spazzes out or goes somewhere it wasn't supposed to.
It's one of those occasions when these hiccups can be overlooked simply because of how much charm and fun oozes out. And I'm sure a lot of these minor issues can be patched up in updates.
The roughness can be patched out and also just fixed entirely for whatever second outing the studio decides to go for. Personally I'm hoping it's more Hat in Time because frick this is all so adorable and we need more of it.
To be fair, there are AAA games that have the same issues, and sometimes even *worse* issues. I don't think you can tell a game is first effort based on bugs, because *every* game has bugs that slip through the cracks and they can be patched over time.
I had a small heart attack thinking I missed the release date when I saw this in my notifications.
"I rarely skip cutscenes"
Anyone who skips cutscenes on their first time through a game deserves nothing less than eternal agony in the deepest pits of the seventh hell.
I guess you are not a fan of Arin Hanson?
To be fair a lot of game especially today have really bad/unnecessary cutscene. Especially game that give you a 15 minutes cutscene before even trying to make you interested in the universe/plot.
^-^ I skip all cutscenes in 99.9% of the games. I really don't care for stories. And they are totally optional now with all the hand-holding. I even play the fallout games with only reading the choices that I'm given and guessing which one is the correct one. FF7, Alan Wake, Blue Stinger, Omikron, Bioshock 1, all the Broken Sword series and Quantum Break are the only games I can claim to have cared about what was going on, story-wise. There is a bad guy, you're the good guy, you end up saving the world by killing stuff. You really don't have to read to get it =)
"FOOOOL! You blew it! You totally screwed yourself!"
Sold. Along with the "choo-choo" in the release trailer.
That settles it, any game that references Thousand Year Door in such an awesome way is worth my money.
Been following A Hat in Time since late 2012 and backed it when the Kickstarter was announced. The game's development used to only be comprised of a small UA-cam channel with short clips, but they have come VERY far since then, especially the game's director who only made TF2 mods at the time.
Easy to say, this is my most anticipated video game of all time. Played about 40 hours of the Alpha + Beta messing around Mafia Town alone.
FlameLFH I've been following it since it was announced. Kinda scary to think we're already here
I remember there being a channel with short clips and unity tests, was it deactivated/the videos removed? I was following his channel before he started showing us any Hat Girl stuff but can't find anything now.
What is tf2?
Barney He removed them after the Kickstarter finished sadly. Thankfully some reuploads are floating around
FlameLFH That's a shame but understandable from a business perspective, thanks for the info.
B-b-but old collectathons are bad, guys!!1! Nobody REALLY enjoys Banjo today! We just didn't know any better cause we didn't have standards then!
In all seriousness.... darn, this game looks sublime.
Nick on Planet Ripple I hate when people say that. I know you're being sarcastic, but in all seriousness, classic 3D platformers like Banjo-Kazooie are still fun regardless of nostalgia.
Promptly goes back to playing CoD.
This. Exactly this.
Treetops97 ...torontobadman?
Nick on Planet Ripple Nick reviews collect a thons incoming, maybe?
Please?
Somehow this completely flew under my radar. A polished 3D platformer on PC with a great soundtrack and fun controls? My childhood dreams have come true! This is going on the list.
To be honest I'm glad that I didn't notice this game until the full release. I HATE waiting! Now I can enjoy this game fully right away
Looks interesting. Hadnt heard of it before. Its a shame that outside of Nintendo there are so few platformers. Varied takes really spice it up and as ingenious as Nintendo can be, many of the Yoshi, Kirby and NSMB games feel very samey and Mario 3d games are about 5 years apart.
If we're talking 3D Platformers, then Mario is the only series from Nintendo I can think of that has had releases within this decade. I think PlayStation has actually had more these past few years, with Sly Cooper, Tearaway, Knack, Ratchet & Clank and Crash Bandicoot.
Arcaedon Luminos you're actually on to something. PlayStation has had more colectathon 3D platformers in the last few years. While Nintendo has the classic Mario, Kirby, Yoshi platformers (I wish we had a new Wario 3D Adventure) Sony has had the return of Sly, Crash and still has Ratchet and Clank who never died. I miss Gex, I wish it made a comeback.
Those games aren't Collectathons, just regular 3D Platformers.
Kirby, Yoshi, as well as Pikmin have all been released recently and I dont follow PS4/Xbox as much, but they are not the focus they used to be in the heyday of Crash/Clank.
While they revived CRASH, they've pretty much abandoned Jak & Daxter and Sly Cooper. CRASH is a 3D Platformer, but it's so linear, it doesn't fit within the open world collectathon genre. Here's hoping they revive the Sly series and the Jak series.
So not anything that new in execution but it captures the feel of those games while adding some modern touches and just being a lot of fun.
So it’s the Shovel Knight of the collectathon?
Gamer Rob You could say that!
Plus it's cute as heck
Wow. This is the first time in a while I've stopped a video because I want to experience this for myself. While everyone was yammering on about Yooka-Laylee, I was wondering what happened to this project; now I can see that what was happening was that it was getting really good.
Sorry Cuphead, you'll just have to wait.
sounds incredible really. "Not innovating" honestly doesn't sound like that harsh of a criticism. I wanna hear an opinion from someone who didn't like the game, see what their complaints were and if they hold any water for me. right now this seems like a day one ourchase, which never happens for me.
Well personally i never got to really enjoy the 3d platformer
I DID have mario 64 but being a kid from like 7-10 i never really understood the world or such, it was just like a puzzle box where i was only able to get into a few levels out of. I feel i got a full experience of game out of Hat in time and im much wanting a sequal or more 3d platforming like it, as opposed to my experience om mario 64 which i just kinda felt was weird.
This is perhaps the Shovel Knight of 3D platformers. It's cool to see how much polish there is considering how the dev tema behind it wasn't as big as other Triple A titles have. Hope to see more from Gears for Breakfast. :)
There were actually only 10 people who worked on it branching off into 4 different countries, most of the dev team never met in person.
Snatcher = Aku
does that make hat kid a
*FOOLISH*
samurai warrior, wielding a magic sword?
*EXTRA THICC*
Okay, that character from Subcon Valley alone has just sold this game for me. His writing seems amazing, and his text reminds me of the curse boxes from Paper Mario.
So I've been playing the recent DLC... and that point about the Time Hat being rather useless is no longer the case. Death Wish will give you an appreciation for ALL of the various abilities you can amass, including said Time Hat!
Hey King K!
I'm currently an artist in the game industry and I grew up loving 3D action platformers!
I've watched many of your videos at this point, and I really enjoy your perspective on design. It's refreshing to see passion for 3D platformers - new and old!
I recently played Yooka-Laylee and it tickled my Banjo-Kazooie obsession, but it felt strange after a while. Seeing this review really makes me want to try 'A Hat in Time' soon!
I find it interesting that these days most 3D platformers are reserved to Nintendo or indy-like start ups. Would love to see more contemporary sparks in the genre aside from remasters.
Thanks for the awesome content!
-Kenny
9:17 Hahaha, that's the Kærlev family's dog! :D Gotta love Fifi.
I keep forgetting this game even exists, while I never was the biggest collection fan, this game looks too cute to ignore. Thank you for the analysis as always
I would really be into the idea of you doing future reviews on "current" titles, Ben. You might literally be the reason I pick up this game.
Man what is it with indie offerings and their fixation on cute tiny dogs lately?
Thank you very much for this, so refreshing to see a platformer done right and the contrast to Yooka Laylee, especially, is appreciated. If you don't mind me asking, how's the turning radius for this game on Hat Girl? Yooka had a really wide turn around a central point which I found made finesse in platforming rather difficult. Compare to, say, Mario Sunshine, where a turn could be altered with Mario's sideways flip jump... thing, or Banjo who turned more tightly. From what I can tell, it seems to feel good, but I just wanted to make sure from someone who really knows the genre how tight it is.
Otherwise... seriously, thank you. This did a LOT to dispel thoughts and doubts I had on the game and showed off enticing parts excellently without making me feel like the game was spoiled.
pyrrhickong It's hard for me to describe honestly. I've been sitting here thinking of ways to put this. I guess it's floaty? But in a good way.
Hmmm. Well I suppose that's fair as long as the design is built around it. Thanks!
Going off of what KingK said, and my experience with the Beta and the recent Speedrunning Event build, Hat Kid's movement is very satisfying and she feels really nice to control. I can't compare it to Banjo Kazooie, as I've never played those games, but I WILL say it's fairly similar to Sunshine, with a bit more floatiness like KingK said. It does feel really good to play and control feels really responsive and tight. Being a former Sunshine speedrunner, it did take me a little bit of time to get used to the differences in movement, but it only took roughly 30 minutes before it felt natural and comfortable.
Hat in Time is similar to Shovel Knight in that it's trying to be its own thing rather than just a spiritual successor to a more famous and forgotten franchise. Yooka-Laylee is to Banjo-Kazooie, as Mighty No. 9 is to Mega Man.
pyrrhickong Hat Girl’s controls feels like Mario’s in Mario Sunshine.
I would love to see more reviews like this. It got me really interested in the game!
I just hope that for this game's style and cuteness, as well as it's charm, that the sequel ends up pulling a Sly 2: Band of Thieves on us.
I'm going to add that the boss fights have intelligent difficulty. I thought they were very difficult (not great at video games. What can I say) but the more you die the more they shorten the fight and cut out redundant bits. It's still the same boss fight but with less hits. It's a good way to keep the less skilled players from getting stuck and/or frustrated but still preserving the core boss fight. It was very cool for me - a person who usually gets frustrated to the point of tears when presented with a difficult challenge and only relieved the frustrating challenge is over upon defeating it (rather than excited and feeling accomplished upon defeating said challenge). Just another touch to add.
Damn, you can really tell how happy this game made you with how bubbly that outro was!
I think you, my friend, have given this game the exact publicity it might need to make it. Great video, you've sold me on the game.
Just beat A Hat in Time. While it may not have pushed the genre further like you said in the video, it is by far the best game I have played in the past couple years. I don't think I have enjoyed a game this much since Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus. I am so excited for when mod tools become available and people begin making custom levels. On top of that I have never understood speedrunning or why it is exciting but I have so thoroughly fallen in love with this game to the point that I could see myself replaying it over and over to try and beat my previous records. Thank you so much for pointing me onto this game as I had never heard of it till I found your video. Thank you to anyone who took the time to read my wall of text hope you all have a wonderful day.
Norman Nugguire so you don’t play many games at all then
I just wanna say one thing: A Hat in Time isn't anything game-changing because it's not trying to be. It's trying to be a good video game, and does that and goes far beyond. While it might not change the gaming industry as we know it, like Undertale did, I think it could make a good stepping stone for something that will.
I'm cool if it's not boundry pushing. I just want another great entry in the genre. We can innovate once we have a few more.
I must be only one who enjoyed YL a lot. In fact i don't understand some of the criticism behind it. I hope they make a second one.
informative and thoughtful review. Much appreciated that you discuss the game in the context of the genre. You should definitely do more reviews
I also grew up with the 3d Mario series. Mario 64 was the first game I ever bought as a child, and they really shaped my love of the medium.
I can't wait to see what Odyssey does. It's gonna be wonderful.
I'll always appreciate what Yooka Laylee did to try and help get this genre up and going again and get people excited. This game absolutely looks fantastic
This has quickly become one of my favorite 3D platformers... heck one of my favorite games period. Everything feels so refreshing, from the characters and humor to the smooth controls and varied level design to the cartoonish art style and memorable music. This game needs a sequel! Here’s hoping 🤞🏽
I really hope you do a review of odyssey when that comes out!
Definitely the best video I've seen on this particular game. This is the one that pushed me to buy.
I barely knew anything about this game until recently. Having watched this, I'm thinking it sounds like a must buy =)
It's been 4 years, you better have bought it.
The song at 13:47 sounds soooo magical! Reminds me a lot of the Satorl Marsh night theme from Xenoblade Chronicles, mixed with the well-known ice level feeling from Nintendo games. It's lovely, would buy the game for this track alone. Thanks a lot KingK, you get me right there!
Seestern Here you find more music from the composer. I'm sure you will like it. 😊 ua-cam.com/users/Plasma3Music
This feels like the game we wanted Yooka-Laylee to be. I had a blast with Yooka-Laylee, but there were definitely issues with it. A Hat In Time completely surpasses it in just how fun it is. I love the old-school 3D platformers of the N64 and Gamecube, but this completely blows them out of the water because of the sheer fluidity of movement. Every minute has been a joy, and I can't wait to play more of it.
This is another great video, KingK! Whenever I want thoughtful analysis on games, you are my go to channel. I'm endlessly impressed at how fast you manage to get these videos out considering their quality.
*Hat in Time comes out*
Hatkid: ALL RIGHT! Time to platform around with my new game-
*is immediately trampled by Cuphead and Mugman, hastily grabbing the next contract*
Hatkid: .....Ow....
not often do you stumble across unique content on youtube now-a-days, and im overly happy to have found your channel
this in combo with the bug fable video makes me SO curious on your thoughts on Astro Bot. It's currently one of my favorite games as a big 3D platformer fan. Also thanks in general for making such great videos on your thoughts.
I would love to see little reviews like this, especially for titles that have the chance of "flying under the radar" like this or maybe WayForward's Mystik Belle. That sort of thing!
I received a copy of A Hat in Time way back when it was still in alpha, and even then (we only had access to Mafia Town and even then only up to a point) it was a charming, fun platformer. Watching this review has me excited to play the full game. It looks like it has come such a long way!
4 years ago I saw a video of a demo build of this game and preordered it immeditely. I've been waiting 4 years and couldn't be happier to finally see something along these lines.
Great video as always, keep up the good work.
This game is far more charming than I thought it would be from the trailers, which was already very charming. Am I looking forward to picking it up, heck yes!
Haha, you're talking about the buttons right? I honestly thought the devs intended you to dash through the gates, and I glitched the game by crouch-dashing through the gates right after pressing the button, which left me stuck after getting the Token. It wasn't until the triple button setup that I realized "Okay, there HAS to be something more to this". They really should telegraph the hat use more.
Absolutey love your review style. In depth, great analysis, and you talk about points even good reviewers miss.
They are also adding local and online coop along with 2 more chapters a little bit after launch. Workshop is also going to be released for it so people can build levels and various other mods.
Wow, I've got to get this game. The 3D platformer is my favorite genre.
the rift music while on the scooter is so damn good
Honestly my only complaint with this game is that it felt too short. Maybe it’s just because I played it a ton over the past two days, but I really wished there could be at least ONE more world to play around in.
Other than that, I really really enjoyed the game. It was fun to just simply move around and I was surprised at how well they did boss fights (Snatcher was my favourite)
Also, that queen’s mansion was terrifying
I first heard about it a bit after the Kickstarter finished. I grew up on Mario Sunshine myself, and this seemed so much like it, I was really excited. I got worried after the reception to Yooka-Laylee that this game would get the same treatment, but everything I've seen thus far still makes me feel confident about this game, including your review. I'll be really looking forward to playing it later this week!
I remember when work started on this game many years ago and honestly I had forgotten about it. I'm really happy to see that this game is finally coming out, and it has surpassed what I thought it was going to be like by a lot.
I don't know if you thought the lack of voice acting was a glitch or not, but I can assure you that every line I the game is voice acted. I have 100% completed the game and the lines you bring up, in my version, do have voice acting... some of the time. You see, I think it's a glitch that has to do with the graphics settings of all things. I have my game run on the lowest setting because I don't have a Dedicated GPU, and when I play all the voices are there, but any video or other on any setting higher is missing them for whatever reason. Just something I noticed.
Great review! I love your pacing, and it is clear you put effort into doing a great edit showing off lots of quality footage. You've earned yourself a subscriber sir! Keep up the good work!
As someone who also has been yearning for 3D Platformers to make a comeback, I've been watching this game for a while now. I can't stress how happy I am to see that this game really delivers on what it set out to do, and I am most definitely gonna get it first chance I get :D
“We all know Super Mario Odyssey is gonna be fantastic”
Coming from you, that aged poorly.
Growing up with games such as Mario 64, Jack & Dexter, Ratchet & Clank, Ty the Tasmania tiger, banjo, etc.. This looks right up my alley! Thanks for the review, you just earned your self another sub!
I'll have to buy a controller for this... Any tips on a good one?
Because of this review, I'm definitely going to buy A Hat in Time. I've been looking for a fun and charming platformer; while there are some on Steam, they usually have one quality or the other. A Hat in Time seems to have both. Your review is thorough and the gameplay shown was amazing. I feel like I finally found what I was looking for. Thanks
I've been waiting so long for this game and I'm so glad it's coming out soon. I don't mind that it's a homage to older games and doesn't really push boundaries. Sonic Mania showed us you don't need to reinvent the wheel to make a fantastic game, as long as you know what makes the genre good. From your review, A Hat in Time seems to be doing just that for 3D platformers and I'm completely onboard for it.
The movement system would make a great tool for a obstacle course style speed run mode.
Honestly, your voice is absolutely MESMERISING!!!
I watched a let's play on Hat in Time just about a month ago and fell in love with it then, and now I find your video and I've fallen in love once again, I almost went out and bought the game!
Keep doing your amazing work well into the future!
13:48...that looks awfully familiar...is that a literal copy-paste of one of the objects from Mario Sunshine's bonus stages!?
pretty much
most likely a reference/tribute to Mario Sunshine
I feel weird and happy in these times. I've been following both a hat in time and cuphead from the moment they started kickstarters (a hat in time I followed for even longer) and now this year they're releasing. Like these guys are about my age and when they started their particular projects I thought to myself...well someone also wants this besides me. Now these guys have made it a reality. I don't mind this game being. Abit derivative in some aspects, you can leave innovation to Mario games, I just need something polished that controls like a dream.
Soothing voice. Helps a lot when it comes to reviews. Subscribed.
I think in the case of older game styles that no one is making anymore, they don't need to push the boundaries further. Advancing and going beyond isn't what people upset at the lack of platformers wanted. All it needed was to polish up an old style and make it with quality, because more of a good game is still a good game. Were the market completely over saturated THEN you need to do something new to stand out, but right now it's the opposite.
7:56
With the addition of the new DLCs, they added voice acting to this scene. And its gourgeous!
How is the mouse and keyboard support? I'm one of those PC players that
actually prefers M&KB for 3rd person platformers over a Steam
controller or XB1 controller. I tried to use my M&KB for
Yooka-Laylee but the poor camera controls before that one patch forced
me to switch over to my XB1 controller.
13:48 the music sounds almost exactly like Forbidden Colours by Ryuichi Sakamoto... That'll be why it sounds so damn good
God damn, your voice is so soothing. I want you to narrate my life.
I feel that A Hat In Time is basically what Yooka Laylee wanted to be. Super charming, great music (that Time Rift music though), surprisingly funny, solid Sunshine style control. Hope it does well for the devs during the three or so weeks until Super Mario Odyssey comes out were it'll probably get lost in the hype unfortunately.
I remember this game from a ProJared review in 2012 glad to see its out.
Also nice reveiew will be looking at more of your stuff!
i'd agree with you half way on it being a start I feel it pushed collectathons a fair bit but at the same time it's short and doesn't go very far with it's ideas the mission with queen (I forget how to spell her name) being the prime example of that it's a great idea for a mission but it's really short and easy if you know what you're doing there isn't much exploration as the castle/mansion is really small and you don't have to avoid the queen very much I feel this game played it too safe which is a shame because I would have loved to see this game go further than it could've with more time pieces that maybe could've been hidden in the hub more levels and more bosses but with that said I love a hat in time it did a lot of things that I thought were very interesting and things that I would love to see in other collectathons like having a story tie together the missions you do inside of each individual world
Downloaded and started the game last night - couldn't be more stunned at the amount of love and passion clearly put into this. Bring on the 3D indie revival!
Well they'll no doubt have a much bigger budget for the inevitable sequel, which could innovate a lot more.
Much like Banjo Kazooie to Tooie actually. The first, as good as it was, didn't really stray much from the formula of Mario 64 outside of a few improvements like staying in the level with the main collectable, whereas Tooie did a whole bunch of things to shake it up, some of which became a new standard of the genre from then on. It would be fitting for this series to do the same, since Yooka-Laylee kind of failed.
this game brightened my day every time i've booted it up, it's an absolute joy, and it still occupies my mind even after completing it 100%, which is something only my all time favs manage to do.
i'm not even that big a fan of the genre, i played most of the major 3d platformer classics but only ever finished banjo kazooie. if you like platformers even a tiny bit then this game is a must get.
Great review! It was concise and well thought out! I'm really excited for the release of A Hat in Time later today!
The Contract with Snatcher(You know which one) was easily the most adorable thing in this entire game. Honestly, this game was great. Can't wait for the DLC.
Easily one of my favorite channels now. Found it last week and have been binge watching all videos. Keep it up.
6:56 that purple text box and shaking text im pretty sure i saw that in super paper Mario thousand year door or something super reminiscent
I need this like now. It looks incredible.
The game looks and sounds better than what the trailers showed it would be.
FlexNTube the early stuff was pretty much lifted assets.
Its becouse a fan can make anythink look like a masterpiece.(not implying its bad)
Heard a lot about this game over the past year or two but never really looked into it...then I saw this video and the movement mechanics at play and I immediately became interested. Might have to pick this one up some time soon, any game that has a degree of skillful movement has me hooked (Sonic, Titanfall, Just Cause, Lucio in Overwatch, etc.)
Great and personal review! Made me very curious about this game! You have a very soothing and calm voice to listen to unlike alot of youtubers these days.
This review definitly sold me on the game. I've always been interested since I saw BrutalMoose's thoughts on the prototype 4 or so years ago but I'm definitely sold. I was gonna wait and see if the Switch might get a port but I need this RIGHT NOW!
Keep it up, I'll definitly check your vids after this!
I like what I hear so far, but I don't think the video touched on the structure of the game too much.
Is it a level by level basis where you complete an objective, then move on to the next level without pause, or is it like Super Mario 64 where you have a selection of levels that you can take your leisure to go through as you desire? Or is it something entirely different?
YAq It's both, you may have missed me talking about it. Maybe that's why you don't think I went into enough detail lol. Alpine Skyline is Banjo style, but Mafia Town is Sunshine style. Some are hybrids.
Thank you for the reply. I suppose what I meant to ask is how you go from level to level. Like, is there some central hub ala Delfino Plaza, where you go to some point in the map and enter a particular level? I'm assuming it's the case, but I'd just like confirmation if it is.
Your spaceship is a hub, no combat or platforming happens there but it's how you get to various levels. Some worlds have a level by level progression where each level unlocks the next but the mountain world is a single open-ended mission and the spooky forest unlocks levels in branching paths.
My daughter has been playing this game for the last year straight, it was her first video game love and I'll always love Hat in Time for it ❤️
There are some things I think it does innovate the powers for platforming and otherwise are layered and diverse. the closest up till this point was banjo and even then we didnt have nearly as many powers and the available powers were not all usable in the same levels.
I'm so sold. Definitely getting this tomorrow, can't wait to play it. I've always been interested, but this review cemented my craving for a good, solid platformer.
That featured song was so fucking good. If the OST is of comparable quality, then I see myself buying this game for the music alone. Great review as always.
My brother composed the soundtrack and I'm so proud when I read comments like yours!! Thank you! 😘 Can't wait until tomorrow! 🤗
If this is indeed true please make sure to let him know how good of a job he made. I've been checking what's available of the OST and it is amazing, I'll definitely be buying the game and a huge factor is because of the music.
Nathalie Stiefel Like OP said, if this is true, can you please let him know what a wonderful job he did on the soundtrack? Good music in games is a strong selling point for me, and I absolutely adore what (more than likely) little I've heard of it so far.
For me too! He will be happy to hear. 🤗 On his youtubechanel you can find a bit more of his music. ua-cam.com/users/Plasma3Music
I remember hearing about this a few years back. Another project like Cuphead that I kept my eye on for years. Glad to see they both seem to be really fun.
I've been more excited about this than mario odessy to be honest. Last mario game I enjoyed was Sunshine and when I saw this game in 2012 or so it made me go on ebay and buy a copy of sunshine immediately. Can't wait for the release of A Hat in Time!
I never played a platformer this good on the GameCube.
The problems with the game pale in comparison to it's greatest strength:
It's fun.
It's JUST FUN.
The great graphics are nice an all, but they really serve to frame the fun.
The music is an absolute joy, especially when it brings back memories of all the fun.
The controls serve solely for fun.
The level design makes moving around fun.
The writing is fun.
The GAME is fun.
Screw analysis of "oh does this further the techn-" no, heck that.
The "oh but the voice acting-" it doesn't matter in the slightest.
It's fun. Does it need anything else?
The theme you mentioned at 13:48 sounds to me like a variation on the music Morning Glow from the Chrono Trigger soundtrack: ua-cam.com/video/veD_Q9M79bM/v-deo.html
Ah, just the kind of game I wanted A Hat in Time to be. Yeah i'll be honest, I do like Yooka Laylee but I think it's just good. Just that though. It does some things right but it also could improve as well. A Hat In Time i'll be honest, looks like a better game than Yooka Laylee. I'm honestly thinking of getting this soon since A. I love 3D Collectathon Platformers and B. I love the art style. It's so freaking cute. Idk, call me a sucker for cuteness but Hat Girl is adorable. Top that with the fact it looks fun, yeah i'm definitely getting this game. Overall, nice review man.