Author Archives: J.L. Hilton

Now streaming GOD OF WAR on Twitch

Posted on July 16, 2019 by J.L. Hilton

I tried GOD OF WAR in January (watch here) and I loved it! But I wanted to finish Horizon Zero Dawn, my husband needed back surgery, and then we moved, so it took me awhile to get back to the badass dad … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS

Posted on July 10, 2019 by J.L. Hilton

I played SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS this week because my daughter had a copy of the 2018 remake for PlayStation 4. She bought it because she’s studying video game design in college, and the original 2005 version is considered a classic, influencing many games that came … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: FE

Posted on July 3, 2019 by J.L. Hilton

FE is a 2018 release from Zoink, the makers of Zombie Vikings and Flipping Death. I loved Zombie Vikings and played all the way through last summer. I wanted to like Flipping Death but did one live stream and couldn’t get into it. So I wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: TITANFALL 2

Posted on June 20, 2019 by J.L. Hilton

This week I played TITANFALL 2, a first-person shooter developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts. It’s a 2016 sequel to the game Titanfall (2014), available for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. I spent most of my time in the tutorial, learning the … Continue reading →

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Thrift store find: Silver oak leaf pin

Posted on June 19, 2019 by J.L. Hilton

I plucked this gem from piles of cheap costume jewelry for only $2. It’s a Beau Sterling rhodium-plated oak leaf pin from the 1960s, according to Internet sources selling them for $35 online. My husband asked if I could do … Continue reading →

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Some sad news

Posted on April 25, 2019 by J.L. Hilton

Please note, this post contains references to domestic violence, child abuse and animal cruelty.  My dad died today, on his 74th birthday. Ten days ago, on my birthday, he fell, hit his head, and went into a coma from which he never … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: FISHING MASTER

Posted on April 17, 2019 by J.L. Hilton

This week’s game is dedicated to one of my viewers who’s become a good friend, “Michael” aka Jesikebiking. He has a YouTube channel where he shares his real-life steampunk bicycles and his Fallout 4 settlement builds. I know how much he likes … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: NIGHTMARES FROM THE DEEP The Cursed Heart

Posted on April 10, 2019 by J.L. Hilton

This week I played another gem from Artifex Mundi, NIGHTMARES FROM THE DEEP: THE CURSED HEART. This is the first game in the Nightmares From the Deep series, released in 2012. In THE CURSED HEART, modern-day museum curator Sarah Black … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: BLUE ESTATE THE GAME

Posted on April 3, 2019 by J.L. Hilton

BLUE ESTATE is a “darkly funny on-rail shooter,” based on the graphic novel from Viktor Kalvachev, developed by He-Saw, and published by Focus Home Interactive. It looked interesting so I played the free demo this week on PlayStation 4. The … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: FLIPPING DEATH

Posted on March 27, 2019 by J.L. Hilton

Now that I’ve finished Horizon Zero Dawn, I’ve started Try-It Tuesdays again. This week, I played FLIPPING DEATH by Zoink Games, makers of Zombie Vikings. Watch a bit of my Zombie Vikings playthrough FLIPPING DEATH is about Penny, a young woman who fills in while Death takes … Continue reading →

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