Kirk Hamilton's discussions

Right you are re: early 90s. And yeah, I don’t actually object to the timeless nature of the original books, and it’s actually a point in their favor that I never really thought about it. Though still refreshing to have a story in that world that takes place in a definite point in time! Read more

Tips For Reading Kotaku’s Tips For Persona 5 Read more

Everyone gets XP, but active party members get more of it. There’s also a confidant perk that gives more XP to characters who are on the sidelines. Read more

You know, the usual. Partly cloudy with a chance of extremely inconvenient rain. Read more

Some impressions after playing on Switch docked with the patch last night - I’ve always had more frame rate issues docked than in handheld mode, and they’re easier to notice on the big screen. Read more

They’re both good, albeit in completely different ways. I found them to be complementary - Breath of the Wild offers so much freedom that it’s been hard to play other open world games at the same time. Persona offers a ton of structure, which can actually feel like a relief after several hours wandering through Hyrule… Read more

Lots of coffee.

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Yeah, that’s right. Fixing that, thanks! Read more

nooooooo if there were blacksmiths that could fix red weapons, then we’d all constantly feel obliged to fast travel back to a town the minute anything turned red. Think about it, you’re in the middle of exploring a really cool new area and your beloved sword turns red... welp, better go get it fixed. We’d negate the… Read more

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“you guys” Read more

Fair. Read more

Never give up, never surrender! Read more

Via Eurogamer: “But as a side note, you must use the dock to connect the Switch to a TV. A standard USB-C to HDMI converter or cable won’t do anything - and yes, we tried it.” Read more

Worth testing, though I’m not certain if it’ll work. More importantly, it’d occupy the power port without providing power, so it’d be an incomplete solution. The better option will likely wind up being to wait for a third party adapter that provides power and has an HDMI output. Read more

Very cool! Thanks for sharing. Read more

That sentence could be applied to the entirety of the game, both in that it struggles at times with the uncanny valley and in that it is about a valley filled with robots. Read more

A buddy of mine recently introduced me to this guy and he is just absurd.

I like his little ear twitch. Read more