![]() Although there are ten Time Pieces to collect, it didn’t take more than an hour or so to do so. The biggest complaint, however, is the length of the chapter. As someone who didn’t particularly enjoy these types of rifts in the main story, I was shocked at how much better it was designed than some of the other purple time rifts. The purple Time Rift also was also fantastic, being themed after a factory. Most of the challenges consisted of hopping on the roofs of subway cars and wall jumping through the corridors of the metro, but there are also a few new challenges, such as collecting electric pons to open the exit, which kept the mode feeling fresh. The nine main levels of Nyakuza Metro focused heavily on quick reflexes and plentiful platforming, making it by far the most difficult chapter in the game. In total, there are ten new Time Pieces available in the DLC, with one being a new purple time rift. Although I never used it myself, the option was certainly nice to have. There is always a clear path to follow, but even if you are lost, there is the option to turn off an accessibility mode in the main square and skip the exploration part of the chapter. Although Alpine Skyline, the only other world in the game to do this, was criticized for its lack of coherency, Nyakuza Metro feels like a much more naturally connected world. Unlike most chapters in a Hat in Time, Nyakuza Metro is a free-roam level, meaning that, much like Super Mario Odyssey or Banjo-Kazooie, the player is not kicked out of the level upon collecting a Time Piece. Hat Kid is recruited by The Empress, the owner of a corrupt jewelry store, to find and collect the scattered Time Pieces for her. The new chapter takes Hat Kid underground to the Nyakuza Metro, an interconnected, cat-themed subway system that has a dark secret. The GOG version is sadly missing the online multiplayer side, but it slightly cheaper for it.Compared to the last DLC pack, Seal the Deal, Nyakuza Metro attempts to put a greater focus on the chapter itself, as opposed to a split between a new chapter and a new mode. You can find it on Steam, Humble and GOG. You can even invite friends to join you in user-made levels, opening up the possibilities for worlds and new play-modes designed for multiplayer, once modders get to grips with the new gubbins.Ī Hat In Time: Nyakuza Metro is out now for £5.19/€5.69/$6.99. The Party mode lets you invite up to 49 friends, and allows you to goof around a lot more. ![]() The first is a public four-player mode where players can't physically affect each other, so there's no worries about griefing if playing with strangers. Previously limited to local split-screen, the DLC's new Online Party mode has two main modes. This is without even touching on the multiplayer. There are some fan-made screen effects, skins, hat models and other cosmetics included and purchasable around the city, too. There's even some hidden out-of-they-way restaurants, each with their own menus, sassy spoken narration for every food item, and hidden meal combos which temporarily extend your life bar. While the new story, levels and challenges are good, there's a lot of focus on just running and jumping and clambering around and seeing what's to be seen. The many eateries highlight a running theme of this DLC - it's just for goofing around with. The city itself is easily the biggest and densest environment in the game, bustling with chattering NPC cats and food stalls you can buy from. I still feel like I've got a lot to see, and didn't even touch the Rumbi Factory level (a fan-made creation turned official), and there's a huge number of little unlockables hidden around. I clocked it at around three or four hours to get the nine Time Pieces in its main story arc, which unlocks areas of the subterranean city as you go. ![]() I spent a good chunk of last night barrelling through the critical path of Nyakuza Metro. ![]() Below, forty minutes of online-mode streamed by devs Gears For Breakfast, and my thoughts after bumbling around it for a couple hours. A large new free-roam city packed with cats, an online party mode (Steam only, sadly) for up to fifty players, an overhauled photo mode with stickers and some fan-made mods integrated. ![]() While free for original Kickstarter backers, it's the Mario-like platformer's first fully paid DLC for the rest of us, but does a lot to justify that price tag. We all know that the internet was built to send cat pictures, which is exactly what A Hat In Time wants you to be doing in the Nyakuza Metro DLC, out today. ![]()
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