A Hat in Time - Nintendo Switch [Digital]

I absolutely adore this game! It's just all around great! Gameplay and movement is extremely fluid the characters are unique and funny, and the soundtrack is fantastic. While not quite as long as some of the 3D Mario playformers, each of the "Acts" (levels) in the game is extremely unique. In one act you are fighting the head of the mafia, while the next you are fulfilling a contract by unclogging a sewer to get your soul back from an underworld creature. There's a lot to love here! The Switch version is a bit choppier at times and does indeed take much longer to load than other versions of the game, but it doesn't take away from the experience much. The Seal the Deal DLC comes free with the Switch version as well which adds and additional chapter as well as "Death Wish" mode, which offers a bunch of new challenges to the game. I would highly recommend this game to anyone who enjoys fun and charming 3D platformers, and wants something a little more unique than what others offer.

A hat in time is a game I've been following since its alpha, and it's so great to finally be able to play it. It's a love letter to games like mario 64 and banjo kazooie, but also to things like psychonauts. I get more PlayStation 2 vibes than n64, which I feel is a good thing. The game is bright and colorful with fun movement options that make me feel like a pro as a navigate tiny platforms and make prescision jumps. The characters are great and I love how you can customize hat kid and make her even cuter. This game has a few flaws, the most annoying one being the camera. It sometimes zooms in way too close and makes it difficult to see what I'm doing or where I need to go next. There's also no first person option to look around, but there is a camera badge that's free roaming. It's a little cumbersome but it works in a pinch. Overall, I'd say this is a good buy for those that like both the n64 3d platformers as well as ones from the ps2, such as sly cooper and the aforementioned psychonauts. It's a little rough around the edges, but that's part of the charm.

GOATed game, a joy from start to finish and a love letter to classic collect-a-thons

I was in the hospital recently and one of my friends was absolutely freaking out. As a sort of thank you and I’m okay, I bought this for him. I own the physical copy and absolutely adore this game to hell and back! I got all the DLC and got all the collectibles. But as the digital copy goes, you pay, you receive a code less than an hour later and you download it. Couldn’t be easier for a lockdown situation.

A solid platform for any fan looking to relive the N64 days. A lot of collectibles and worlds to explore.