Author Archives: J.L. Hilton

Try-It Tuesday: 7 DAYS TO DIE

Posted on December 27, 2017 by J.L. Hilton

7 DAYS TO DIE is a survival horror sandbox game developed by The Fun Pimps. Alpha 1.0 released on PC in December 2013. The most recent version, Alpha 16, released in June 2017. The game became available for PS4 and Xbox One in June 2016. With a post-apocalyptic … Continue reading →

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MacCready’s 12 Days of Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2017 by J.L. Hilton

Sung to the tune of the classic “12 Days of Christmas” On the twelfth day of Christmas, MacCready sniped for me…Twelve Gunners gunningEleven raiders raidingTen super mutantsNine sentry robotsEight mongrels growlingSeven bloatflies flyingSix shaggy yao guaiFive radroachesFour mirelurksThree moleratsTwo feral ghoulsAnd … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: OVERCOOKED The Festive Seasoning DLC

Posted on December 20, 2017 by J.L. Hilton

Trying to find a Christmas-themed video game is not easy! Halloween offers a variety of spooky, monster and madness games like Amnesia, Murdered: Soul Suspect, The Deadly Tower of Monsters, The Town of Light, and Until Dawn: Rush of Blood. … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: SOUTH PARK The Fractured But Whole

Posted on December 6, 2017 by J.L. Hilton

SOUTH PARK: THE FRACTURED BUT WHOLE just came out in October and there’s a free demo on Playstation 4. I didn’t play Stick of Truth, but I’ve been watching South Park since I first saw Mr. Hanky in 1997, so I … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: THIEF

Posted on November 29, 2017 by J.L. Hilton

I typically try out games I’ve never played before, but this week was a “Try-It AGAIN Tuesday” with THIEF, the reboot developed by Eidos Montreal and published by Square Enix. I played this game on Playstation 3 and wrote about it back in … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: FORTNITE BATTLE ROYALE

Posted on November 24, 2017 by J.L. Hilton

I don’t usually play games like FORTNITE BATTLE ROYALE, a third-person shooter PvP MMOG (that’s “Player vs Player Massively Multiplayer Online Game” for the uninitiated). But getting out of my comfort zone and trying new things is what Try-It Tuesday is all about. … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: CLOCKWORK TALES Of Glass and Ink

Posted on November 16, 2017 by J.L. Hilton

This week I tried a game called CLOCKWORK TALES: Of Glass and Ink, a throwback to my days of playing point-and-click puzzle adventures on the PC. A decade or so ago, when my kids were little and I didn’t have a lot … Continue reading →

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Poem: Still Waiting

Posted on November 15, 2017 by J.L. Hilton

Image source: All4desktops.com He’ll come and he’ll say, “Lady?” And I’ll answer him, “My lord?” And it will be Beneath this tree, Twisted in its wood. “Why leaves here?” he’ll ask me, And he’ll touch a strand of hair, Then … Continue reading →

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111 Kisses: The Story of Granny’s Kiss

Posted on November 11, 2017 by J.L. Hilton

To celebrated the 111th livestream of my Rose the Raider playthrough of Fallout 4, I made a very special video called “111 KISSES: The Story of Granny’s Kiss” about the evolution of Rose’s favorite weapon, from its discovery by Dogmeat … Continue reading →

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Fallout 4: Two Roads Diverged in a Wasteland

Posted on November 10, 2017 by J.L. Hilton

*   *   *  SPOILER WARNING  *   *   * Rose is my second Sole Survivor, a melee build who became raider overboss in Fallout 4 at level 22. Today, I reached episode 111 of Rose’s journey on my Youtube channel, and a very special bonus video “111 Kisses” tells the … Continue reading →

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