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Peckneck Nation • August 10, 2020
A Hat In Time - A Retrospective
by Peckneck Nation
From the official A Hat in Time Wiki, curated by Gears for Breakfast.
A hat in time (AHiT) simply stole my heart the second i saw it. In fact, it was a four pronged attack!
PRONG ONE: ADHD
Yes, I indeed have ADHD, and thus I have to be in a certain “mood” to play anything in my games library. A Hat in Time broke this mold instantly! One minute you’re battling against the pasta mafia, the next, you're an actor working for two rival directors! Want to get scared, or play a game with deep lore? Try chapter 3! Looking for a more open world experience? Chapter 4 has got you covered!
Yes, I indeed have ADHD, and thus I have to be in a certain “mood” to play anything in my games library. A Hat in Time broke this mold instantly! One minute you’re battling against the pasta mafia, the next, you're an actor working for two rival directors! Want to get scared, or play a game with deep lore? Try chapter 3! Looking for a more open world experience? Chapter 4 has got you covered!
Chapter 3 throws a curveball, with its terrifying Vanessa's Manor level. Image uploaded by Luna PrincessNinjato, YouTube
PRONG TWO: Story
It’s not all strung together like a panicked mess, either! The main story is about Hat Kid, who loses all the Time Pieces that power her spaceship in the middle of going to her home planet! At this point forward, it's mostly just “do thing” and “grab shiny,” but the characters and the at times cheeky, off-the-cuff writing are where the story truly shines. For example, there is a weapons slot on the pause menu, but the only weapon you ever get is an umbrella! You can’t unequip it either; it's just there to mock you (at least until the Nyaquaza Metro DLC). What’s more, each character is far from two-dimensional! They all have their respective backstories, and you can really feel like you “get” these characters.
Mafia on rocket: “Mafia is now on rocket. That mean Mafia is fastest man alive! Mafia probably die at end of race, but at least Mafia will die as fastest man alive!” Art by Jenna Brown.
PRONG 3: Mod support.
Unlike Nintendo, Gears for Breakfast (the AHiT developers), SUPPORTS MODDING. Have you ever wanted to play as Sans (Undertale) with Cappy (Mario Odyssey) in a donut wonderland? Well now you can.... Ya weirdo!
This cursed image shows modding at its worst/best (depending on your opinion). Uploaded by Failboat.
PRONG 4: Gameplay
It feels GOOD to play as Hat Kid. When you fall or mess up you always feel like it was your fault, instead of feeling cheated out of a win! AHiT is the only game that kept me smiling through the "Game Over" screen, and that is an achievement on its own.
At the end of the day, AHiT is simply just what it promises to be: A cute as heck 3D platformer.
And honestly, I couldn't ask for much more.
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