… Now that we are capable of self-funding titles, I doubt we’ll return to Kickstarter, but I think that’s also a good thing because we’re leaving more space for other up and comings to make a splash in the Kickstarter scene… Since you saw such a massive success with the platform, is it something you would consider using again? (26:14) A Hat in Time is very cute and it’s a platformer game, but the next title we’re working on is nothing like that at all.Ī Hat in Time used Kickstarter to fund the project. Our next game is going to be a completely different ball park. We’re working on it in conjunction with DLC 2. We’re actually working on our second game right now.

But that’ll make it even more exciting when A Hat in Time 2 rolls around… I would love to make A Hat in Time 2, but I’ so fatigued from 3D platformers that I want to take a break. That being said, have you given any thought to the studio’s next game? Would you want to work on a sequel in the future? (24:40)Īfter the DLC we’re going to take a break from A Hat in Time I think. There’s still a lot going on with A Hat in Time between the Switch version and new DLC. Not quite far along in development yet… That will include stuff like a new chapter and other unannounced things.

… After Seal the Deal we have one more DLC planned and that DLC is still in development. Is this “new DLC” it for A Hat in Time? Or will you be supporting the game even further with more content? (23:15) But it runs super well now… Making sure that the entire game works in co-op was also a non-trivial task… It took us a lot to get performance to a level where that would run at 60fps. Rendering the same environment twice in split-screen is very costly. So in A Hat in Time’s co-op mode, there’s no penalty for the other player being bad, right? (laughs) If one of you can progress, that moves progress further, so we just thought it would be very cool if two players could independently move around in the city and just do things… We thought it’d be very cool if both of them could play at the same time without one hindering the other. Younger kids usually have siblings that like to sit by and watch them play. Seeing as local co-op is almost unheard of in the collect-a-thon genre, what made you think to implement it? What hurdles did you have to overcome to make this feature work? (21:27) The Seal the Deal DLC will add a cooperative gameplay, where a second player can control Bow Kid. (laughs) Some people actually asked if you would get better performance and the answer is no, because it actually takes a bit more effort to replicate these old methods.

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