Category Archives: Science Fiction

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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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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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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Try-It Tuesday: METAL GEAR SOLID V

Posted on October 18, 2017 by J.L. Hilton

I’d never played a Metal Gear Solid game before, so when Playstation offered the 2015 METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN free for PS+ members, I decided to try it. From a few Youtube videos, the game looked like an open world … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: THE DEADLY TOWER OF MONSTERS

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

Today I sampled a 2016 retro sci-fi game called THE DEADLY TOWER OF MONSTERS that pays humorous tribute to such classics as King Kong, Flash Gordon, Planet of the Apes, Forbidden Planet, and the stop-action animation of Ray Harryhausen. This top-down … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: JOB SIMULATOR

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

For this weeks’ Try-It Tuesday, I not only tried a new game, I tried the PSVR for the very first time with JOB SIMULATOR by Owlchemy Labs. In JOB SIMULATOR, it’s 2050 and robots are fascinated by the lives of the humans they’ve replaced. Players … Continue reading →

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DISHONORED 2 as Emily Kaldwin in High Chaos

Posted on September 1, 2017 by J.L. Hilton

* * * SPOILER WARNING* * * In August, I finally played DISHONORED 2, the 2016 sequel to the 2012 title, developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. I live-streamed my entire playthrough, which is archived on my Youtube channel. … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: NO MAN’S SKY

Posted on August 31, 2017 by J.L. Hilton

This week, I tried out the epic 2016 space exploration game that disappointed everyone. Honest trailer Angry Joe review No Man’s Sky trailer vs reality ~ J.L. Hilton Connect, support, comment or contact the author here 

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Try-It Tuesday: PREY

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

I played the free demo of PREY, the first-person shooter and sci-fi survival horror game developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. The game was released in May 2017 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. I’m … Continue reading →

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Dishonored 2 begins August 2

Posted on July 26, 2017 by J.L. Hilton

~ * ~ Next month, I return to Dunwall with Dishonored 2, streamed via Youtube and Playstation Network. I’m giving away an official Bethesda Softworks Dishonored 78-card tarot deck during my first stream August 2, 2017. This is the original promotional deck, offered with … Continue reading →

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