I guess Gears for Breakfast learned from the base game because this is the best level in "A Hat in Time". It doesn't feel unfinished like Subcon Forest, it isn't linear like Battle of the Birds, it isn't empty and boring like Alpine Skyline, it isn't too short like Arctic Cruise, and it actually feels like a realized world with characters and a societal structure. I wish every level felt this thought out and stylistic. My only complaint is that sometimes the branches can still get a little too confusing.