A Hat in Time - Nintendo Switch [Digital]

This is a fantastic port of an amazing platformer. while there are some concessions due to the limitations of the switch in portable mode such as the resolution and anti-aliasing not being high, and some slow-down at points; it doesn't affect the enjoyment of the game. the fact that i can take this game, which is designed to be played in short bursts and not marathoned, with me is fantastic. this is why i will buy the switch port of many games.

Fun game for my 9-year old boy. It could be frustrated at times but if it's too easy they would be bored fast.

Producer: "Hey lets make a game that brings back the nostalgia of old 3d platformers like Mario 64 and improve upon it" Programming lead: "I hear you loud and clear, I'm on it", proceeds to implement a camera system worse than the first generation 3D platforms. I want to give this 1 star... but it's purely based on rage of the camera system. The game itself is pretty good. I'm not happy that it only included 1 out of the 2 DLC with the physical. That being said, I completed 100% of the main game, and like 99% of the first DLC (I don't remember the actual percentage, but there was one thing left for me to do) and I just stopped. It had some decent platforming, challenges, puzzles, and characters. The main game didn't feel complete to me, and the DLC didn't help that, but that's completely forgivable. What's not is the darn camera system. Let me explain (rant warning). You are getting ready to make a series of pin-point jumps, you angle the camera perfectly to suit your needs so you can gauge depth and distance. You run, you jump, and mid air, without cause, the camera angle swings wildly to where ever the heck it wants. Sometimes its 90 degrees to the left or right, sometimes it point blank as you see into your characters head and nothing else... whatever the case, the geometry of the analog/thumb stick direction in the game changes as a result, and your pin-point jump is now completely botched. You fall and need to start all over again. IT. IS. RELENTLESS. in this game. Constantly fighting the camera... and it doesn't make a lick of sense. The developers said it's hard to deal with this, that sometimes the camera will move to keep line of sight (unobstructed view) of your character (which is often not the case). I would rather the auto camera just be shut off altogether. If the camera is going to be obstructed, so be it, I still have a chance to make my jump. At least give me the option to shut off the auto camera movement and I would probably bump it up to 5 stars. Point being, part of getting good at this game *should not* include getting used to and compensating the quirky camera. New Super Lucky's Tale is far far better if you're looking for solid platformer. Also a bit short, but it's a good game with solid mechanics and a camera system that works as it should.

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 Hat In Time is Mario in everything but name. For an independent game, it's an an incredibly well-crafted game. While it lacks that final touch of polish you'd get in a Mario game, the effort here from the developer is commendable. This is one of the best platformers not made by Nintendo.

It’s a great platformer with a charm. If you like Mario 64 you will like this

You play as a tiny space-traveling girl with a big top hat. You must jump, fight, and stitch new hats to make your way into every nook and cranny of the new world in order to find fuel and resume your journey. f you like the 3D platformer genre then you will love this.

This is one of the few 3D platformers on Switch that even compare to Super Mario Odyssey. This game is incredible in every way. This is actually the second time I have bought the game because I originally bought it digitally on Steam, but I needed a physical copy because I love this game so much.