Category Archives: Steampunk

Halloween puzzles for GLASS MASQUERADE

Posted on October 31, 2020 by J.L. Hilton

I played GLASS MASQUERADE at the beginning of 2020 and I loved it. For more info see JLHilton.com/2020/01/glass-masquerade The bonus puzzles and sequel, Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions, were not available for PlayStation 4, so I bought the game again on … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: MODERN TALES Age of Invention

Posted on August 19, 2020 by J.L. Hilton

Despite its name, MODERN TALES: AGE OF INVENTION is set in the year 1900. As one might expect with steampunk, there are steam trains, airships and crazy gadgets. Emily Patterson is a headstrong, independent and educated female protagonist, who ditches skirts and corsets … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: GLASS MASQUERADE

Posted on January 21, 2020 by J.L. Hilton

GLASS MASQUERADE is a beautiful, relaxing stained glass puzzle game developed and published by Onyx Lute. Each puzzle is a colorful clock face inspired by the histories and cultures of twenty-five different countries. There are no time limits but puzzles … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: FOUL PLAY

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

Victorian daemon-hunter Baron Dashforth and his sidekick, the ninja chimney sweep Scampwick, recount their thrilling adventures in FOUL PLAY, a 2013 steampunk-style side-scrolling brawler developed by UK-based indie studio Mediatonic. Single-player or two-player shared-screen couch co-op. The game plays out across an … 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: BLOODBORNE

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

BLOODBORNE is a 2015 third-person action RPG developed by FromSoftware and published by Sony Computer Entertainment as a PlayStation 4 exclusive. It’s free this month for PS+ members. The delightfully decrepit and gothic town of Yharnam is overrun with a plague of … Continue reading →

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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: 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: 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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Billie Lurk returns in DISHONORED: Death of the Outsider

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

DEATH OF THE OUTSIDER is the latest game in the Dishonored franchise, developed by Arkane Studios, published by Bethesda Softworks, and released September 15, 2017, for PC, PS4 and Xbox One. In this installment, former assassin Billie Lurk rescues her mentor Daud, who … Continue reading →

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