I got into the alpha. There's really not much but what there is is great.
Its like that stupid/fun kidsgame type. I like it. I'd like it even more if I was a kid.
Even if the game turns out to be really shit at least we get more Grant Kirkhope
It looks pretty damn cool, too bad the developer is supposedly a douche.
[QUOTE=elowin;44718959]It looks pretty damn cool, too bad the developer is supposedly a douche.[/QUOTE]
At this point I'd be willing to forgive him.
Unless there's something I don't know about.
[QUOTE=Blazedol;44718984]At this point I'd be willing to forgive him.
Unless there's something I don't know about.[/QUOTE]
We haven't heard any horror stories from the other devs working on this
[QUOTE=elowin;44718959]It looks pretty damn cool, too bad the developer is supposedly a douche.[/QUOTE]
???
[QUOTE=Eric95;44720141]???[/QUOTE]
Mecha the Slag did some pretty shady shit with parkour fortress and stole Max's models or something.
At least that's what I'm hearing.
To be fair I wold rather see Advanced Weaponizer getting a proper update now that a workaroud to Valve's restrictions have been discovered.
However, it's his life and he can spend it working on whatever the fuck he wats so
I love this it bringa good memories of Banjo Kazooie. I've been waiting to play a game like this for a long time!
maaan i havent played a single good-spirited platformer or collectathon since banjo, hyped as shit for this
and it even has kirkhope? what the hells not to like
I'm really having my doubts whether Hat in Time will get out of Alpha due to the dev's past history of not finishing or updating things.
[QUOTE=Mio Akiyama;44721257]I'm really having my doubts whether Hat in Time will get out of Alpha due to the dev's past history of not finishing or updating things.[/QUOTE]
Well in this case there's a pretty big team working on it other than him, and there's Grant Kirkhope, and they had a kickstarter, and they have a bunch of alpha backers too so there's good reason to finish it
Looks like LoZ Wind Waker.
[QUOTE=Blazedol;44720160]Mecha the Slag did some pretty shady shit with parkour fortress and stole Max's models or something.
At least that's what I'm hearing.[/QUOTE]
He and his associates have stolen content from Max, Rebbacus, and myself on various projects, has a long habit of refusing to compensate people who have done work for him, and tends to abandon projects without finishing them.
[QUOTE=asteroidrules;44724036]He and his associates have stolen content from Max, Rebbacus, and myself on various projects, has a long habit of refusing to compensate people who have done work for him, and tends to abandon projects without finishing them.[/QUOTE]
obligatory
[url]http://www.moddb.com/members/masteraqua/videos/an-open-letter-to-jonas-mecha-the-slag-kaerlev[/url]
I should really go play psychonauts, does that game support the xbox controller / gamepads anyways? (PC)
I've not seen a "Classic old platformer" for too long
Jesus Christ, I just remember spongebob and some robot one last I played, that was so long
[QUOTE=Mio Akiyama;44724351]obligatory
[url]http://www.moddb.com/members/masteraqua/videos/an-open-letter-to-jonas-mecha-the-slag-kaerlev[/url][/QUOTE]
Oh that's right he's also gone to considerable lengths to cover this up, notably spam-flagging Max's youtube videos regarding the situation.
He may or may not have also created a website dedicated to stalking and insulting Max.
[QUOTE=asteroidrules;44724420]Oh that's right he's also gone to considerable lengths to cover this up, notably spam-flagging Max's youtube videos regarding the situation.
He may or may not have also created a website dedicated to stalking and insulting Max.[/QUOTE]
Nah that was someone else but he certainly didn't object to the site existing nor supplied fuel to the fire for a bit.
Guy's an asshole with an ego that if you even slightly touch it he'll explode in your face. I still personally think the game looks average and has nothing special other than ~cute graphics omgg!!!!!
[QUOTE=Reagy;44724445]Nah that was someone else but he certainly didn't object to the site existing nor supplied fuel to the fire for a bit.
Guy's an asshole with an ego that if you even slightly touch it he'll explode in your face. I still personally think the game looks average and has nothing special other than ~cute graphics omgg!!!!![/QUOTE]
it pretty much looks exactly like an old platformer which for 2014 is kind of depressing I guess
I suppose that's the point? but its a bit [I]too much[/I] like those
[QUOTE=Reagy;44724445]Nah that was someone else but he certainly didn't object to the site existing nor supplied fuel to the fire for a bit.
Guy's an asshole with an ego that if you even slightly touch it he'll explode in your face. I still personally think the game looks average and has nothing special other than ~cute graphics omgg!!!!![/QUOTE]
He claims the site was run by a person going by the name of Jill, but there's really nothing beyond his and her word that it's not him, I believe Max also had some evidence to suggest it really was him.
And you do have a point about the game, it's not much more than a throwback, and the sad thing is it originally had a much more unique artstyle before he decided to just copy Wind Waker's. I'll see if I can find any of the old concepts he posted.
[editline]4th May 2014[/editline]
[img]http://puu.sh/10EtV[/img]
Here's the only one I could find (ironically enough it's Jill's signature on Slag's forums)
I can recall the whole Mecha incident. He was being such a fucking douchebag.
I'm still not sure where I stand on the whole situation.
I've seen it- Max was being reasonable and had a lot going for him and Mecha was being an absolute prick for the [I]stupidest[/I] fucking reasons.
But now, after talking to him, he seems pretty down-to-earth and someone I'd probably hang out with. But that was over a year ago, so I don't know.
[QUOTE=MedicWine;44718623]Its like that stupid/fun kidsgame type. I like it. I'd like it even more if I was a kid.[/QUOTE]
Not sure how a 3D platformer is a "kids game" but okay.
Although the game looks nice, the physics and movement look too basic. A lot of the movement doesn't carry that weight like in 3D Mario games, or other playstation era games.
0:37
No advanced fish AI, 0/10
I feel it's worth mentioning the following: The drama itself began with the [url=http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1096680&page=14]Parkour Fortress thread[/url] when MaxOfS2D resigned. I created a sorta-timeline of what happened in the meanwhile; a lot of it is sourced from archived copies but that's because just about everything got taken down for reasons explained within:
[QUOTE=Namieo;40877116]In the end? Rebbeccus' skins got removed, MaxOfS2D gave up on the PF animations for the community's sake, his animations remained until an update broke them.
In the meanwhile? (This timeline may not be in chronological order or complete)
•Mecha uploads a reply video to the one Mio Akiyama linked above which explains away MaxOfS2D's anger issues by saying his parents are going through a divorce (though the video itself appears to be gone forever)
•Mecha [url=http://mechatheslagtruth.tumblr.com/]registers his name[/url] (search DMCA) , taking down tumblr posts related to the drama (Also admitted by Mecha in [url=http://www.findthatdoc.com/search-32901031-hDOC/download-documents-mechatheslag-chatlog.txt.htm]a collection of chatlogs[/url], search again for DMCA)
•[url=http://web.archive.org/web/20120630151053/http://maxofs2d.com/]A blackmail website is created against MaxOfS2D[/url] which included his contact information (though the last avaliable backup doesn't include it)
•Mecha [url=http://blog.maxofs2d.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/mecha_author_denial.png]denies making it[/url] (Also in the [url=http://www.findthatdoc.com/search-32901031-hDOC/download-documents-mechatheslag-chatlog.txt.htm]chatlogs[/url], search for maxofs2d.com)
•MaxOfS2D [url=http://mechatheslagtruth.tumblr.com/]is able to prove[/url] (Start from "Google Alert") that either he made it or is connected to the person who did
•Mecha offers to have the website taken down in exchange for MaxOfS2D deleting all of the tumblr posts, images and videos of the drama, which [url=http://tumblr.maxofs2d.net/post/40979542644/the-completely-uncensored-truth-is-that-because]MaxOfS2D accepts[/url]
I believe after that the drama died down with only [url=http://tumblr.maxofs2d.net/post/21652255649/so-this-was-brought-to-my-attention-act]occasional spikes of activity.[/url][/QUOTE]
^ what
[QUOTE=J!NX;44724451]it pretty much looks exactly like an old platformer which for 2014 is kind of depressing I guess
I suppose that's the point? but its a bit [I]too much[/I] like those[/QUOTE]
That was the whole point. We haven't had a 3d platformer like this since what, Super Mario Sunshine? The genre basically died when the N64 ended its lifecycle and I'm more than happy to have my favourite genre finally get another game made.
The art style is pretty close to Wind Waker's, particularly the main character design, but the game is distinct in its other designs enough that it's not wholesale lifting it and if you're going to steal an art style anyway you might as well steal a good one.
This drama happened during the Kickstarter. The conclusion reached was that Mecha was a piece of shit but showed no signs of causing any shit before, during or after the Kickstarter in relation to the game's development and seemed to be a perfectly reasonable person at the time of Hat in Time's development based on the testimonies people who were working with him for parts of the project pre-Kickstarter, including one FP member who's name I can't remember. Dunno if he matured but things were fine last time I checked. I'd rather talk about the game than drama regarding Mecha anyway.
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