Author Archives: J.L. Hilton

Try-It Tuesday: FALLOUT SHELTER

Posted on October 3, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

FALLOUT SHELTER was released as a mobile game, in advance of Fallout 4, just after both games were announced at Bethesda’s E3 2015 showcase. It was available as a PC game in 2016, Xbox One in 2017, and then Nintendo … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: ABYSS ODYSSEY

Posted on September 26, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

ABYSS ODYSSEY (2014) is a video game by ACE Team, an indie developer founded in 1997 by brothers Andrés, Carlos and Edmundo Bordeu, headquartered in Santiago, Chile. They also made The Deadly Tower of Monsters (2016) and Rock of Ages II (2017) that I tried out during previous Tuesdays. While … Continue reading →

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Mixtape #3 – 1989

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

I found a box of tapes I made in the 80s and 90s. This one, labeled “My Special Tape,” is a melancholy miscellany that reflects the personal struggles of my young adulthood. Love, loss, longing, and my troubled, intermittent relationship with Lance, … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: HORIZON ZERO DAWN

Posted on September 19, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

Friends of my YouTube channel have been asking me to play HORIZON ZERO DAWN since it came out last year. I wasn’t in a rush, to be honest, because I’d watched an interview with developers from Guerrilla Games who basically said, “we … Continue reading →

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Mixtape #2 – 1988 (?)

Posted on September 13, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

I found a box of tapes I made in the 80s and 90s. This one is a tape I remember listening to while cruising around Palm Springs in 1988. Dustin and I thought we were so cool, playing Bach at … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: STYX Shards of Darkness

Posted on September 12, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

My husband’s been after me to play this game because he knows how much I like stealth in video games such as Skyrim, Thief and Dishonored. I’ve also got a soft spot for green guys like orcs and mutants. So, … Continue reading →

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Mixtape #1 – 1987 (?)

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

I found a box of tapes I made in the 80s and 90s. This one is labeled “Miscellaneous Songs” and is stuff I listed to a lot when I was in high school. My friend Troy got me into Depeche Mode and my friend … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: EVENTIDE 3 Legacy of Legends

Posted on September 5, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

Earlier this year, I tried Eventide: Slavic Fable, a point-and-click puzzle adventure game, and enjoyed it so much I bought and played the entire game. EVENTIDE 3 is a 2017 sequel, developed by House of Fables and published by Artifex Mundi, which came … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: THE ORDER 1886

Posted on August 29, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

I bought THE ORDER: 1886 on sale for $3.99. The action-adventure, third-person over-the-shoulder, single-player game is a 2015 Sony exclusive, showcasing the graphics possible with the Playstation 4 console. Critics have praised the graphics but generally disliked the game’s story, gameplay, and … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: UNRAVEL TWO

Posted on August 22, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

Almost a year ago, I tried Unravel, a single-player side-scrolling puzzle platformer developed by the Swedish company Coldwood Interactive and published by Electronic Arts. I enjoyed it so much, I bought the full game and played it for my YouTube channel. In June 2018, EA announced and … Continue reading →

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