History VideoGame / AHatInTime

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: [[spoiler:The climax of the Nyakuza DLC kickstarted with Hat Kid swiping Time Pieces from Empress' vault. From Hat Kid's point of view, she was simply taking back what actually belonged to her (as well as potentially avoiding being betrayed again). But from The Empress' point of view, Hat Kid was serving her competently and earning her respect and trust up until Hat Kid did something she ''knew'' would upset The Empress.]]

* {{Expy}}:
** "Murder on the Owl Express" features "CAW Agents", anthropomorphic crows wearing trench coats, that are trying to investigate the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin murder on the Owl Express]], but come off as creepy and awkward, due to constantly asking suspicious questions, but also come off as rather stupid and ineffectual, similar to the [[{{VideoGame/Psychonauts}} G-Men]].
** One has to wonder if Snatcher was ever locked in [[{{VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor}} an ominous black chest]]...
*** Or for that matter, if his powers include [[WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack opening time portals]].

** A more humorous example happens when DJ Grooves is taking Hat Kid's photo for her passport into the studio. As he's taking the photo, the player can either move (causing DJ Grooves to call you out for ruining the shot) or you can stand still for a littlee bit (and have him complain that Hat Kid is "not very photogenic"). Either way, you'll need to fix the photo, afterwards.

* TenMinuteRetirement: [[spoiler: If Hat Kid runs away after Mustache Girl's judgement, a short "Fake Game Over" will play until Hat Kid's friends give the the resolve to fight Mustache Girl.]]

* ActionFilmQuietDramaScene: When Hat Kid [[spoiler: fights DJ Grooves/The Conductor in the real Act 6, the battle will pause about halfway through so the director and Hat Kid can talk it out for a bit.]]

* TheDeadGuyDidIt: Parodied in the level "The Murder on the Owl Express". [[spoiler: Hat girl can accuse the "victim" of being the murderer of the Owl Express. The victim then proceeds to drop his act and confesses he was faking his death in order to avoid cleaning the floor.]]

* Faking the Dead: [[spoiler:If Hat Girl accuses the victim in the level "The Murder on the Owl Express" of being the killer, he drops his act and admits he did it to avoid cleaning the room]]

** "Murder on the Owl Express" is an unexpectedly serious premise, as a murder mystery plays out, complete with a stabbed victim in a pool of blood. [[spoiler: The mood snaps back again when it was revealed to be faked by the Conductor for some large-scale EnforcedMethodActing.]]

* SquashedFlat: There are hammer traps in Mustache Girl's castle that can squish Hat Girl. She'll spring back into shape after a moment.

* IPhony: In Nyakuza metro, one message board advertises the "MeowBook Pro", all with a fantasy equivalent to the Apple symbol on the back.

* StoryBranchFavoritism: While the boss fight of "Battle of the Birds" is [[StaticRoleExchangeableCharacter the same]], regardless of who wins, the majority of the attacks, gimmicks, and even the hitbox of the boss in the fight are based upon [[spoiler:DJ Grooves]]. [[spoiler:The Conductor's]] missions are also harder to get points on the first time through, while [[spoiler:Grooves']] missions are relatively straightforward. [[spoiler:Then again, character-wise it seems much more fitting for the Conductor to turn evil than DJ Grooves, who will even potentially help the Conductor with his movies if you pick the right suspect in Act 2. There's also the name of the song "The Battle of Award 42" which is a direct reference to the Conductor's reason for stealing a Time Piece for himself (Award 42 being the only award he ''didn't'' win and he wants to rewrite time to "fix" that). There's also the fact that the Conductor is a part of the game's logo, with DJ Grooves nowhere on it, which is somewhat odd if DJ Grooves is the one who was meant to be given all the big scenes in-game]]. Overall, it's fair to say neither of them fit the fight perfectly, [[spoiler:with DJ Grooves clearly being favoured in terms of of gameplay, whereas the Conductor is clearly being favoured in terms of story. This seems fitting considering DJ Grooves makes movies that are all about style and effects, while the Conductor makes movies that focus on plot and characters]].

* AndMissionControlRejoiced: Sort of. After Hat Kid [[spoiler:saves Alpine Skyline from the Purple Flowers, the Nomads and Goats thank her and reward her with that act's Time Piece.]]

*** There's also an achievement for inputting something inappropriate during one of the moments where the game lets you enter text.
** Speaking of "innapropiate", you can get the achievement by writing [[InformedObscenity "Peck"]].

''A Hat in Time'' is a SpiritualSuccessor and GenreThrowback to the [[CollectAThonPlatformer Collect-a-Thon Platformers]] of UsefulNotes/TheFifthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames, including ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'', ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'', ''VideoGame/SpyroTheDragon'', and ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64'', though with a brightly colored cel-shaded visual style reminiscent of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker''. Despite borrowing from so much, the game was praised for initially advertising its influences, but then being very original and having its own identity to stand out instead of just rehashing what these games made.

On November 16th, 2021, Gears For Breakfast would announce the Creator DLC program, which would feature new DLC packs for the game developed by the community and published by Gears for Breakfast, with the first pack revealed being ''Vanessa's Curse'', a online multiplayer mode in which players have to collect crowns, while avoiding shadowy counterparts sent by Vanessa. The DLC pack is scheduled to be released on November 27th, 2021.

On November 16th, 2021, Gears For Breakfast would announce the Creator DLC program, which would feature new DLC packs for the game developed by the community and published by Gears for Breakfast, with the first pack revealed being ''Vanessa's Curse'', a online multiplayer PvP mode in which players have to collect crowns, while avoiding shadowy counterparts sent by Vanessa. The DLC pack is scheduled to be released on November 27th, 2021.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: In the first room of Dead Bird Studios, you can see trophy shelves for opposing shelves. The Conductor's are nearly all gold with one silver, while DJ Grooves' is the opposite. [[spoiler:The boss' motivation for keeping the Time Pieces is either that one loss for the Conductor, or those many losses for Grooves.]]

* VersionExclusiveContent: The PC version and Switch ports contains the two DLC chapters; "Seal the Deal" and "Nyakuza Metro", including the former DLC's "Death Wish" mode, which is currently exclusive to the Switch and PC (though the missing DLC's are in development). The PC port specifically has Workshop support that allows for community-made mods and levels to be used within the game. While the Switch doesn't get this, it did get four community-made maps that were officially added into the DLC that function just like Purple Time Rifts (and even have storybooks).

** [[spoiler:"Tour" is a purple Time Rift (introduced in "Seal the Deal") where each room is based on one of the base game's chapters. Fittingly, it's also accessed through the Attic.]]

** The Sprint Hat lets Hat Kid [[SprintShoes run]]. There's another badge which upgrades this to a scooter, which is a little faster and moves automatically.

* NotSoDifferent: In spite of the Conductor and DJ Grooves being [[{{Foil}} as different as night and day]], [[spoiler:they both have an extreme reaction toward winning, with both of them being willing to rewind time to get more awards and possibly kill Hat Kid in spite of [[UngratefulBastard helping them with their films in the first place]]]].

* ThemeAndVariationsSoundtrack: Pretty much half the soundtrack is either based on - or includes pieces of - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5mRdc5q-ZQ the game's main theme]]. Obvious examples are ''A New Adventure'' (based on), Picture Perfect'' (based on), and ''all'' the boss themes (includes pieces), while outliers include ''Alpine Skyline at Night'' and ''Rush Hour''.

* OldSaveBonus: To commemorate the release of ''VideoGame/Psychonauts2'', [[https://twitter.com/HatInTime/status/1430198214184087552 a new sticker]] was added to Nyakuza Metro that can only be accessed if one owns both ''A Hat in Time'' and ''Psychonauts 2'' on Steam. This sticker has Hat Kid wearing Razputin's helmet and goggles while using a psychic power.