Author Archives: J.L. Hilton

BIOSHOCK INFINITE: First Impressions

Posted on March 4, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

I started playing BioShock Infinite this week. I just reached Battleship Bay, which is the fifth of sixteen levels. Overall, I’m enjoying it. Amazing visuals, great music, intriguing airship city. I loved entering Columbia and exploring the fair. I spent two hours just ooh-ing and … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: KNACK

Posted on February 28, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

I tried KNACK this week because it’s free for Playstation Plus members during the month of February 2018. KNACK is a button-combo beat-em-up platformer, released in November 2013 for the PS4, with a sequel, Knack II, released in 2017. “Knack” is also … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: CHILD OF LIGHT

Posted on February 21, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

One of my Patreon patrons asked me to play CHILD OF LIGHT on Try-It Tuesday, so I downloaded the free demo for PS4 this week and dedicated the livestream to them (thanks, Counterserum!). I don’t know much about the storyline, since the demo … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: THE FORSAKEN BRIDE

Posted on February 14, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

Time for another Artifex Mundi adventure! This week, I wanted something with a love story, for Valentine’s Day, so I played GRIM LEGENDS: THE FORSAKEN BRIDE, a point-and-click puzzle-solving story about a sister who attends her twin sister’s wedding, only to have the bride kidnapped by … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: TERRARIA

Posted on February 7, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

My husband and kids played a lot of TERRARIA on PS3 about five or six years ago, but I guess I was too busy playing Skyrim, Fallout: New Vegas or maybe Dishonored back then, so I never got into it. I found … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: ROLLERS OF THE REALM

Posted on February 1, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

I bought ROLLERS OF THE REALM on sale for $2.99 because the artwork reminded me a little of fantasy artist James C. Christensen, and the idea of a “pinball role-playing game” intrigued me. “Persevere through the hands of tyranny; use … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: LEGO Marvel’s Avengers

Posted on January 17, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

There are tons of scary, horror, creepy, supernatural and monster games to play for Halloween, but it’s not as easy to find games to play during Christmas. I tried Overcooked: The Festive Seasoning in December and figured, why not Lego? Legos are toys, toys are … Continue reading →

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Illogicon schedule Jan 12-14, 2018

Posted on January 11, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

ILLOGICON is a community based convention dedicated to Science Fiction & Fantasy in TV, movies, animation, comics, visual arts, pod casts, and video games. This year, I’ll be a participant in the following panels: The Art and Music in Science Fiction – FRIDAY – … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: NIER:AUTOMATA

Posted on January 10, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

I played NIER:AUTOMATA for three reasons: 1) There’s a free demo for PS4 2) Viewer requests 3) Jim Sterling included the game in his “Game of the Year Awards 2017” video The music and gameplay gave me a warm fuzzy flashback to Kingdom Hearts on the old … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: EVENTIDE Slavic Fable

Posted on January 9, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

After playing Clockwork Tales: Of Glass and Ink, I wanted to do another Artifex Mundi demo so this week I tried EVENTIDE: SLAVIC FABLE. Clockwork Tales was inspired by steampunk, and EVENTIDE by Slavic myth. You are a botanist, Dr. Mary Gilbert, whose … Continue reading →

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