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-->'''''YOU HAVE NO HAT'''''\\

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* SchmuckBait: "*Don't* catch the hat / That will show me."
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It\'s definitely not a dig at Sterling. His shades are red, for one thing. It\'s an allusion to the idiom \"rose-tinted glasses\".


** The [[WebVideo/{{Jimquisition}} Rose-Tinted Glasses]], obviously. They give the player [[TakeThat '-1 Perception']].
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* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: While played for laughs in the dating simulator minigame you are given three options Ask Hat-Chan on a date [[spoiler: if that option is chosen the player is given fifteen hats as compensation after Hat-Chan was motion sick at the funfair.]], Insult Hat-Chan [[spoiler: if she is insulted enough she will walk away and you are given the option to murder her and her entire family for thirty seven hats]] and [[RapeIsaSpecialKindofEvil Violate Hat-Chan immediately]] [[spoiler: if that option is chosen it reveals that the character is wearing her as a hat with the message "as I thought you would" then awarding the player with only one hat.]]

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* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: While played for laughs in the dating simulator minigame you are given three options Ask Hat-Chan on a date [[spoiler: if that option is chosen the player is given fifteen hats as compensation after Hat-Chan was motion sick at the funfair.]], Insult Hat-Chan [[spoiler: if she is insulted enough she will walk away and you are given the option to murder her and her entire family for thirty seven hats]] and [[RapeIsaSpecialKindofEvil Violate Hat-Chan immediately]] [[spoiler: if that option is chosen it reveals that the character is wearing her as a hat with the message [[YouBastard "as I thought you would" would"]] then awarding giving the player with only one hat.]]
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*VideoGameCrueltyPotential: While played for laughs in the dating simulator minigame you are given three options Ask Hat-Chan on a date [[spoiler: if that option is chosen the player is given fifteen hats as compensation after Hat-Chan was motion sick at the funfair.]], Insult Hat-Chan [[spoiler: if she is insulted enough she will walk away and you are given the option to murder her and her entire family for thirty seven hats]] and [[RapeIsaSpecialKindofEvil Violate Hat-Chan immediately]] [[spoiler: if that option is chosen it reveals that the character is wearing her as a hat with the message "as I thought you would" then awarding the player with only one hat.]]
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* NiceHat: [[CaptainObvious Why yes.]] It's about 'em, you catch 'em, and you even {{WeirdCurrency ''spend''}} 'em to help you catch more of them.

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* NiceHat: [[CaptainObvious Why yes.]] It's about 'em, you catch 'em, and you even {{WeirdCurrency ''spend''}} [[WeirdCurrency spend]] 'em to help you catch more of them.


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* SongsInTheKeyOfPanic: Every time you [[AWizardDidIt anger the wizard]], the next round's music starts speeding up and slowing down.
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* NiceHat: [[CaptainObvious Why yes.]] It's about 'em, you catch 'em, and you even [[WeirdCurrency ''spend'']] 'em to help you catch more of them.

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* NiceHat: [[CaptainObvious Why yes.]] It's about 'em, you catch 'em, and you even [[WeirdCurrency ''spend'']] {{WeirdCurrency ''spend''}} 'em to help you catch more of them.
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* NiceHat: [[CaptainObvious Why yes.]] It's about 'em, you catch 'em, and you even ''spend'' 'em to help you catch more of them.

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* NiceHat: [[CaptainObvious Why yes.]] It's about 'em, you catch 'em, and you even ''spend'' [[WeirdCurrency ''spend'']] 'em to help you catch more of them.
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* NiceHat: [[CaptainObvious Why yes.]] It's about 'em, you catch 'em, and you even ''spend'' 'em to help you catch more of them.
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** The [[WebVideo/{{Jimquisition}} Rose-Tinted Shades]], obviously. They give the player [[TakeThat '-1 Perception']].

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** The [[WebVideo/{{Jimquisition}} Rose-Tinted Shades]], Glasses]], obviously. They give the player [[TakeThat '-1 Perception']].
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* ArtificialStupidity: '''''[[SubvertedTrope Nope]].''''' Players who think they can find themselves in the group of other AI (see [[OnlySixFaces Only Six Faces]]) by [[ArtificialStupidity either standing still (to make them move while you don't) or move in one direction]] will find out that [[ArtificialBrilliance the AI counteracts those tactics]] by either ''waiting'' for you to move for the latter, and moving in-sync and sometimes '''in the other direction''' as well for the latter.

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* ArtificialStupidity: '''''[[SubvertedTrope Nope]].''''' Players who think they can find themselves in the group of other AI (see [[OnlySixFaces Only Six Faces]]) by [[ArtificialStupidity either standing still (to make them move while you don't) or move in one direction]] will find out that [[ArtificialBrilliance the AI counteracts those tactics]] by either ''waiting'' for you to move for the latter, and moving in-sync and (and sometimes '''in the other direction''' as well well) with you for the latter.
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* ArtificialBrilliance: '''''[[SubvertedTrope Nope]].''''' Players who think they can find themselves in the group of other AI (see [[OnlySixFaces Only Six Faces]]) by [[ArtificialStupidity either standing still (to make them move while you don't) or move in one direction]] will find out that the AI counteracts those tactics by either ''waiting'' for you to move for the latter, and moving in-sync and sometimes '''in the other direction''' as well for the latter.

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* ArtificialBrilliance: ArtificialStupidity: '''''[[SubvertedTrope Nope]].''''' Players who think they can find themselves in the group of other AI (see [[OnlySixFaces Only Six Faces]]) by [[ArtificialStupidity either standing still (to make them move while you don't) or move in one direction]] will find out that [[ArtificialBrilliance the AI counteracts those tactics tactics]] by either ''waiting'' for you to move for the latter, and moving in-sync and sometimes '''in the other direction''' as well for the latter.
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* ArtificialBrilliance: '''''[[SubvertedTrope Nope]].''''' Players who think they can find themselves in the group of other AI (see [[OnlySixFaces Only Six Faces]]) by [[ArtificialStupidity either standing still (to make them move while you don't) or move in one direction]] will find out that the AI counteracts tactics by either ''waiting'' for you to move for the latter, and moving in-sync and sometimes '''in the other direction''' as well for the latter.

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* ArtificialBrilliance: '''''[[SubvertedTrope Nope]].''''' Players who think they can find themselves in the group of other AI (see [[OnlySixFaces Only Six Faces]]) by [[ArtificialStupidity either standing still (to make them move while you don't) or move in one direction]] will find out that the AI counteracts those tactics by either ''waiting'' for you to move for the latter, and moving in-sync and sometimes '''in the other direction''' as well for the latter.
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* ArtificialBrilliance: '''''[[SubvertedTrope Nope]].''''' Players who think they can find themselves in the group of other AI (see [[OnlySixFaces Only Six Faces]]) by [[ArtificialStupidity either standing still (to make them move while you don't) or move in one direction]] will find out that the AI counteracts both of those tactics by either ''waiting'' for you to move for the latter, and moving in-sync and sometimes '''in the other direction''' as well for the latter.

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* ArtificialBrilliance: '''''[[SubvertedTrope Nope]].''''' Players who think they can find themselves in the group of other AI (see [[OnlySixFaces Only Six Faces]]) by [[ArtificialStupidity either standing still (to make them move while you don't) or move in one direction]] will find out that the AI counteracts both of those tactics by either ''waiting'' for you to move for the latter, and moving in-sync and sometimes '''in the other direction''' as well for the latter.
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* ArtificialBrilliance: '''''[[SubvertedTrope Nope]].''''' Players who think they can find themselves in the group of other AI (see [[OnlySixFaces Only Six Faces]]) by [[ArtificialStupidity either standing still (to make them move while you don't) or move in one direction]] will find out that the AI counteracts that by ''waiting'' for you to move for the latter, and moving in-sync and sometimes '''in the other direction''' as well for the latter.

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* ArtificialBrilliance: '''''[[SubvertedTrope Nope]].''''' Players who think they can find themselves in the group of other AI (see [[OnlySixFaces Only Six Faces]]) by [[ArtificialStupidity either standing still (to make them move while you don't) or move in one direction]] will find out that the AI counteracts that both of those tactics by either ''waiting'' for you to move for the latter, and moving in-sync and sometimes '''in the other direction''' as well for the latter.
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* ArtificialBrilliance: '''[[SubvertedTrope Subverted]];''' Players who think they can find themselves in the group of other AI (see [[OnlySixFaces Only Six Faces]]) by [[ArtificialStupidity either standing still (to make them move while you don't) or move in one direction]] will find out that the AI counteracts that by ''waiting'' for you to move for the latter, and moving in-sync and sometimes '''in the other direction''' as well for the latter.

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* ArtificialBrilliance: '''[[SubvertedTrope Subverted]];''' '''''[[SubvertedTrope Nope]].''''' Players who think they can find themselves in the group of other AI (see [[OnlySixFaces Only Six Faces]]) by [[ArtificialStupidity either standing still (to make them move while you don't) or move in one direction]] will find out that the AI counteracts that by ''waiting'' for you to move for the latter, and moving in-sync and sometimes '''in the other direction''' as well for the latter.

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* ArtificialBrilliance: '''[[SubvertedTrope Subverted]];''' Players who think they can find themselves in the group of other AI (see [[OnlySixFaces Only Six Faces]]) by [[ArtificialStupidity either standing still (to make them move while you don't) or move in one direction]] will find out that the AI counteracts that by ''waiting'' for you to move for the latter, and moving in-sync and sometimes '''in the other direction''' as well for the latter.



** ArtificialBrilliance: It gets even ''worse'' the first few times around, as players who think [[ArtificialStupidity they can just run in one direction during the grace period to find themselves]] will find out that not only the AI ''waits'' for you to move and stop ([[UpToEleven that way you can't tell by letting the AI move and you stand still]]) but they'll move in-sync with you and/or even '''''in the other direction''''' to further confuse you.
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**ArtificialBrilliance: It gets even ''worse'' the first few times around, as players who think [[ArtificialStupidity they can just run in one direction during the grace period to find themselves]] will find out that not only the AI ''waits'' for you to move and stop ([[UpToEleven that way you can't tell by letting the AI move and you stand still]]) but they'll move in-sync with you and/or even '''''in the other direction''''' to further confuse you.
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** The [[WebVideo/{{Jimquisition}} Rose-Tinted Shades]], obviously. They give the player [[TakeThat '-1 Perception']].
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one spelling fix, one clarification.


''Hatfall'' is the official ''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation'', developed by the series creator [[Creator/BenCroshaw Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw]], with QA and porting done by Addicting Games, for browsers and mobile devices. It can be played [[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/141474-Play-Zero-Punctuations-Hatfall-Now-Live Here.]]

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''Hatfall'' is the official ''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation'', ''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation'' game, developed by the series creator [[Creator/BenCroshaw Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw]], with QA and porting done by Addicting Games, for browsers and mobile devices. It can be played [[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/141474-Play-Zero-Punctuations-Hatfall-Now-Live Here.]]



*** And ''then'', [[spoiler:we cut to the narration sprawl from the start, which now has Yahtzee (at his desk) and a hat floating around. The ogal here is to maneuver Yahtzee so that the hat "lands" on his head; or, in other words, it's [[RecycledINSPACE "Hatfall" IN ZERO-G]]]].

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*** And ''then'', [[spoiler:we cut to the narration sprawl from the start, which now has Yahtzee (at his desk) and a hat floating around. The ogal goal here is to maneuver Yahtzee so that the hat "lands" on his head; or, in other words, it's [[RecycledINSPACE "Hatfall" IN ZERO-G]]]].

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** Hat-Sassin's Creed (the AssassinsCreed [[TakeThat knockoff]]) will cause the game to "crash", and instead reload as a VisualNovel parody. With a hat with anime girl eyes as your "girlfriend".
** The solid gold desk, after being acquired, which quickly be stolen early on in your next play, forcing you to fill out an insurance form. The main problem is that Yahtzee is drinking heavily while doing thus, making it progressively more difficult to tick the right boxes.
** Unlocking survival mode will cause a hunger and thirst meter to appear and go up with every stage you play, until you're forced to play a hunting mini-game, only for it to take an unexpected direction when you shoot a bear in a suit and are forced to take control of his company...
** The second tyre will cause the desk to start rolling away with Yahtzee and down a hill, where he has to catch as many hats as he can before the ride ends abruptly, while avoiding the imps that will temporarily get caught in his net and stop him from getting more hats.

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** Hat-Sassin's Creed (the AssassinsCreed [[TakeThat knockoff]]) will cause the game to "crash", [[spoiler:"crash", and instead reload as a VisualNovel parody. With a hat with anime girl eyes as your "girlfriend".
"girlfriend"]].
** The solid gold desk, after being acquired, which quickly be stolen is [[spoiler:stolen early on in your next play, forcing you to fill out an insurance form. The main problem is that Yahtzee is drinking heavily while doing thus, making it progressively more difficult to tick the right boxes.
boxes]].
** Unlocking survival mode will cause a hunger and thirst meter to appear and go up with every stage you play, until you're forced to play a hunting mini-game, only [[spoiler:only for it to take an unexpected direction when you shoot a bear in a suit and are forced to take control of his company...
company..]].
** The Buying a tire unlocks... a second tyre will tire. Buying the second tire, however, [[spoiler:will cause the desk to start rolling away with Yahtzee and down a hill, where he has to catch as many hats as he can before the ride ends abruptly, abruptly by crashing into an imp at the bottom of the hill, while avoiding the imps that will temporarily get caught in his net and stop him from getting more hats.hats]].
*** And ''then'', [[spoiler:we cut to the narration sprawl from the start, which now has Yahtzee (at his desk) and a hat floating around. The ogal here is to maneuver Yahtzee so that the hat "lands" on his head; or, in other words, it's [[RecycledINSPACE "Hatfall" IN ZERO-G]]]].
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* TakeThat: "[[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Hat-sassin's Creed]]". Its menu description makes fun of [[ObviousBeta the games' tendency to be unfinished at launch date]], and actually buying it takes it further; [[spoiler:the game crashes after the first round, and is replaced with a minigame that is in its entirety a massive jab at dating simulators.

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* TakeThat: "[[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Hat-sassin's Creed]]". Its menu description makes fun of [[ObviousBeta the games' tendency to be unfinished at launch date]], and actually buying it takes it further; [[spoiler:the game crashes after the first round, and is replaced with a minigame that is in its entirety a massive jab at dating simulators.simulators]].
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''Hatfall'' is the official ''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation'', developed by Addicting Games in collaboration with the series creator [[Creator/BenCroshaw Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw]], for browsers and mobile devices. It can be played [[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/141474-Play-Zero-Punctuations-Hatfall-Now-Live Here.]]

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''Hatfall'' is the official ''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation'', developed by Addicting Games in collaboration with the series creator [[Creator/BenCroshaw Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw]], with QA and porting done by Addicting Games, for browsers and mobile devices. It can be played [[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/141474-Play-Zero-Punctuations-Hatfall-Now-Live Here.]]
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* TarotTroubles: The Wizard's boons all take the form of a tarot style card.

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Hatfall is the official video game of ZeroPunctuation, developed by Addicting Games in collaboration with the series creator [[BenCroshaw Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw]], for browsers and mobile devices. It can be played [[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/141474-Play-Zero-Punctuations-Hatfall-Now-Live Here.]]

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Hatfall ''Hatfall'' is the official video game of ZeroPunctuation, ''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation'', developed by Addicting Games in collaboration with the series creator [[BenCroshaw [[Creator/BenCroshaw Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw]], for browsers and mobile devices. It can be played [[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/141474-Play-Zero-Punctuations-Hatfall-Now-Live Here.]]





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** The story scroll is clearly a ''Franchise/StarWars'' homage.
** The alternate universe swear jar [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries has a goatee on it.]]
* StylisticSuck: The walk cycles are intentionally jerky, mirroring ''Zero Punctuation'''s lack of animation.
* TakeThat: "[[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Hat-sassin's Creed]]". Its menu description makes fun of [[ObviousBeta the games' tendency to be unfinished at launch date]], and actually buying it takes it further; [[spoiler:the game crashes after the first round, and is replaced with a minigame that is in its entirety a massive jab at dating simulators.
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* OnlySixFaces: One of the core gameplay mechanics is based around this. Since Yahtzee looks the same as all the other NPC characters without his hat, a large part of the challenge comes from only having a couple of seconds to figure out who you're playing as by simply paying attention to what character moves when you press the arrow keys. Purchasing more NPC types with hats helps make things easier by adding in NPC characters with different clothing, expressions and a few imps.

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** The second tyre will cause the desk to start rolling away with Yahtzee and down a hill, where he has to catch as many hats as he can before the ride ends abruptly, while avoiding the imps that will temporarily get caught in his net and stop him from getting more hats.

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** The second tyre will cause the desk to start rolling away with Yahtzee and down a hill, where he has to catch as many hats as he can before the ride ends abruptly, while avoiding the imps that will temporarily get caught in his net and stop him from getting more hats.hats.
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Hatfall is the official video game of ZeroPunctuation, developed by Addicting Games in collaboration with the series creator [[BenCroshaw Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw]], for browsers and mobile devices. It can be played [[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/141474-Play-Zero-Punctuations-Hatfall-Now-Live Here.]]

As [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the title implies,]] hats are falling from the sky. Yahtzee needs hats. Problem is, dozens of identical jerks are getting in his way, and ''other'' things are also falling from the sky, so your job is to ensure that Yahztee is under the right spot before the hat reaches the ground. Your acquired hats can be used to buy more NPC types and stuff to put on Yahtzee's desk, some of which may not actually be permanent, but will give you an opportunity to get more hats.

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!!Tropes which ''Hatfall'' provides an example of:
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*BerserkButton: The wizard doesn't like it when you take his hat. Thankfully, he chills out if you get the next hat, giving you a chance at a bonus at the end of a game.
*ClusterFBomb: The alternate-universe swear jar mainly just turns most of the gameplay text into random bleeped out swears.
*ExcusePlot: The seemingly-epic "Hat-Story" is pretty much entirely a farce, with the only relevant bit is the last paragraph. It's also a StarWars parody.
*MiniGame: Four of the gifts will unlock this at certain points while playing (though the second tyre requires the first tyre in order to be acquired). These can get you plenty of bonus hats depending on how you play. Note that you have to get these gifts again once you experience their mini-games in order to redo them.
**Hat-Sassin's Creed (the AssassinsCreed [[TakeThat knockoff]]) will cause the game to "crash", and instead reload as a VisualNovel parody. With a hat with anime girl eyes as your "girlfriend".
**The solid gold desk, after being acquired, which quickly be stolen early on in your next play, forcing you to fill out an insurance form. The main problem is that Yahtzee is drinking heavily while doing thus, making it progressively more difficult to tick the right boxes.
**Unlocking survival mode will cause a hunger and thirst meter to appear and go up with every stage you play, until you're forced to play a hunting mini-game, only for it to take an unexpected direction when you shoot a bear in a suit and are forced to take control of his company...
**The second tyre will cause the desk to start rolling away with Yahtzee and down a hill, where he has to catch as many hats as he can before the ride ends abruptly, while avoiding the imps that will temporarily get caught in his net and stop him from getting more hats.

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