I can't say I'm a fan of classic adventure games or point-and-click games in general and I usually look past them, but as soon as I saw the visuals, I was on board with this game. And I must say - they are incredible, with lots of detail, which is even more impressive when you consider that they are all hand made, and the intro sequence is just stunning. I also really enjoyed the mine cart sequence. The music is amazing too, with soft jazz tunes perfectly fitting the atmosphere. However, everything else is pretty disappointing, especially the narrative. The beginning is the strongest part that does its job and gets you hooked, but as soon as you reach the “turning point” in scenario so to say, the game crumbles, with narrative failing to create any tension leading to finale, and puzzles becoming more annoying than interesting with lots of running around required in order to complete them. The absolutely anti-climactic final sequence only adds to the disappointment as it fails in almost all aspects, and the ending itself leaves many questions unanswered. As of puzzles, I have a huge problem with them – they don’t fit in. Backgrounds in the game are handmade and realistic looking, even though they are miniature, but puzzles and solutions are presented in a more over the top way (where the solution or the actions are not logical or safe, but still somehow work), and those two just don’t blend and it disturbed me throughout the whole experience. Review lenght won't allow me to go into details, sadly. Also - game is half as long as advertised on the storefront, I finished it in 5 hours, so be wary of that. Overall I’d say I had an average experience with the game, even considering amazing work done on visuals and music, everything else drags it down, until it falls apart in the end. If you are considering getting this game – I’d suggest waiting for a discount, as I feel the game isn’t worth the price.
Right now the game is not very well polished and doesn't live up to a title of first GOG timed exclusive (for me personally, as I expected the game would recieve a much better QA testing from both devs and GOG), at least on the technical side of things. However, not mentioning performance or bugs, its a very entertaining FPS with meaty weapons, nice little RPG elements to add a little replayability, some neat references, good artwork and great music. Right now it feels like a INDEV game with amount of issues players are struggling with. But devs are all over the forums, taking notes and answering questions, while also working on improving the game, which gives hope, so if you're thinking about a purchase - wait a few patches before grabbing it to make your first impression feel much better and smoother than it would be now.
A clever puzzle game with a very interesting idea, accompanied by beautiful art and music. Puzzles themselves are not hard, but because of the unusual nature of those puzzles, finding the solution to them is very satisfying, and some of them will make you smile and say to yourself "Ha, thats clever". Game is relatively short, but gameplay potential is fully realised in that short amount of time, so I don't think the game would've benefited from a more lenghty playthrough.
I don't really like the games that are not story-driven and leave the plot to players imagination to figure out, but it is a minor complaint compared to how other aspects of the game are so well done and compliment one another from visuals to music. It's short length is perfect in my opinion because the core gameplay gets a bit boring when nearing the end since it's a small loop of simple actions, and even though it's being refreshed by devs from time to time, it's still not much to work with.
I'll keep it short: A Hat in Time is great and adorable 3D platformer-collectathon that you will absolutely love, even if you never were fan of that genre. With loveable characters, simple (in a good way) plot that doesnt get in your way, beautiful and stylish visuals, responsive controls and some not very original, but interesting ideas, this game is certainly is worth getting and playing. The only downside is that its relatively short (took me a little less than 12 hours to 100% it), but with mod support coming soon this issue will be nullified with time.
