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Kirk Hamilton
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Kotaku Editor-at-Large

Nah - Uncharted 4 had flashbacks, time-lapses, shifting perspectives, cuts to new locations, act breaks, etc. Read more

It’s similar to HL2 in that both games flow from start to finish with no cuts, but it feels quite different in practice. Mostly due to the presence of a “camera” and the third-person perspective. You’re not doing the thing, you’re following/watching someone do the thing, which actually makes for a significantly Read more

You definitely are not! Welcome to Kotaku, we’ve been waiting for you. Read more

Yeah, I agree about the weapons. Part of the problem is that there’s such a limited and generally boring arsenal - I’m actually kinda surprised that there’s only one nontraditional weapon, and that SO many of the others are so interchangeable. Read more

Ha yeah, I wondered this myself. Maybe the people firing the missles knew that The Most Unbelievably Deadly Soldier In The Entire World (your character) was currently in Hope County? Read more

Nice, thanks for sharing that. “Progressive Disclosure” is a cool concept, and also sounds like it could be a Disgaea sequel. Read more

What if you didn’t introduce us tho, does that mean we never have to meet Read more

I am still fighting that monster but I’ll let you know when I’ve cracked it. Read more

That sounds about right, though I still dared to dream for some variation on the “call an Assassin” mechanic from Brotherhood, given the DLC’s focus on the Hidden Ones. Or maybe a few new twists on the assassination formula, or a couple more missions without Senu, etc.  Read more

I’ll be a hell of a lot better once I know what’s up with these boots Read more

Ha, that’s cool. I’ve wondered what it’d be like for anyone who happened into that region ahead of the story! Read more

I see that the “LOST Discourse” alert on your desk is still functional. Read more

Ha. As I was playing, I kept shooting and reshooting all these dramatic vantage point shots to try to get a good top pic for my review. I wondered if people would see my drafts in their games. Guess so!

yessss.... breathe it in...