Category Archives: Fantasy

Try-It Tuesday: ZOMBIE VIKINGS

Posted on May 2, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

It’s like someone at Zoink! said, “Hey, let’s make a game with zombie Vikings, like in Skyrim or Game of Thrones, only our zombie Vikings are the good guys!” And, lo, they created ZOMBIE VIKINGS, a dead funny adventure about a putrid posse in search of … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: CAT QUEST

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

CAT QUEST is a 2017 single-player, open-world, action RPG, developed by The Gentlebros and published by PQube, available for PC, PS4, iOS, Switch and Android. I played the free PS4 demo this week and enjoyed it so much, I bought the full game … 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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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: 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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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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