Midnight Operator Media

Field notes on creativity. A Hat In Time fan. I talk about movies.

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Introduction.

I’m Chad.

This tumblr account exists to:

-Talk about A Hat In Time

-Post movies and series reviews

-Share my creative works and the work of others that move me.

[hatterinev]

Shut UP—

[midnightoperatormedia]

The only real AHIT lore we get is from the books we collect via pages and the golden roach easter egg.

The books provide additional context to what we already know.

The golden roach and letter are something we never encountered before, but a relational history is implied.

The lack of lore for the overall game makes this easter egg that much more mysterious and compelling

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AHIT made it discouraging to swim in a lot of levels and that's strangely remarkable for a 3D platformer.

The point was collect various items, interact with characters, move past obstacles and defeat bosses.

Yet the worlds were still worth exploring

[microwavedsnatcher]

He was totessss kicking his legs back and forth when he had legs

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You often get rewarded for straying off path and for world exploring in AHIT.

In Yooka-Laylee, much of the time there wasn't anything waiting for me in odd places.

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AHIT was as enjoyable as N64 Banjo Kazooie and I don't say that lightly.

Too many people slept on A Hat In Time.

Rip.

It's not too late.

[mars-0425]

I dare you to blast Peace and Tranquility by A Hat in Time/ Pascal Michael Stiefel

Trust it's like elevator music it's so fun

[midnightoperatormedia]

Nyakuza Metro aesthetic goes hard fr.

Someone make stickers, please

[kiwibirdtoodaloo]

Tried my hand in this back rooms trend, might be a lil late but GO AWAY WHO INVITED YOU!!

This is supposed to replicate the hat in time title cards for each chapter!

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I'd like to see a AHIT fan continuation series with the badge seller as protagonist and invisible cat thief as antagonist.

Hatkid is never mentioned, or is at most, implied in conversation.

The premise?

Maybe how the badge seller navigates the badge economy in different worlds leading up to encounters with Hatkid.

The key would be whimsy and melancholic atmosphere.

Trust the audience with silence.

Let the concepts dwell in subtext.

[alpoocka]

It just so happens that I love hats… and apparently things with 'hat' in the title

I decided to drop Hat Kid from AHIT into the 'Witch Hat Atelier' setting. Since she is literally called 'Hatter in some fun fictions, I felt like she absolutely had to join the Brimmed Hats, especially with time magic being on the verge of being forbidden. I just had a lot of fun coming up with these designs.

Plus, Hat Kid’s original design already fits the Atelier setting so well, I barely had to change a thing

It’s kinda funny how the Seal the Deal skin actually looks a little like Evil Coco design with those sleeves…

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An overlooked positive of AHIT is that not only was there plenty of yarn to find for hat crafting and money for badges, but all the hats and most badges actually worked as intended in complex environments.

[leentwniillustration]

I need a vacation

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You just know the blue collar power Octopus from AHIT's Seal The Deal has crazy lore

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You'd think there'd be more explanation of the creatures on Alpine Skyline.

Big goats. Tiny people with accents. Villages.

Giant bird cage with egg farm.

Huge windmill.

Lava Cakes Mountain.

Twilight Bell portal.

There's actually a lot of sense to be made here.

Kind of reminds me towns near lighthouses.

Everything and everyone works together and apart.

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The Spirit Foxes required specific portraits to be burned to end their existence in a certain area.

This might mean Spirit Foxes' souls are hosted in artworks.

It's also a portal type mechanism.

Interesting connection. Something to ponder further.