Category Archives: Video games

FALLOUT prop replicas

Posted on March 22, 2025 by J.L. Hilton

All of these were made or assembled by me, unless otherwise noted. I pasted a Nuka Quantum label over a bottle of Jones berry lemon soda for my Mississippi Quantum Pie video, Sugar Bombs bowl is official Bethesda merch ~ … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: TINY GLADE

Posted on March 18, 2025 by J.L. Hilton

TINY GLADE is a cozy, sandbox building game where players can construct fantasy castles, ancient ruins, medieval inns, fairy villages and more. Developed by Swedish indie studio Pounce Light and released in September 2024 for Windows. My friend Herman bought … Continue reading →

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Ermahgerd SKYRIM!

Posted on January 22, 2025 by J.L. Hilton

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Necromancy is my love language

Posted on December 22, 2024 by J.L. Hilton

I saw these Viva la Dirt League “Death Knight” videos a while back and thought, “This is exactly the kind of relationship I wanted in my 20s.” But who am I kidding? I didn’t get over this in my 20s. … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: BALDUR’S GATE 3

Posted on August 16, 2024 by J.L. Hilton

This week, I started BALDUR’S GATE 3. I’ve been talking about it for a while and my youngest daughter’s been after me to try it since she completed the game months ago. But I was hesitant because I knew it … Continue reading →

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How Livestreaming Improved My Mental Health

Posted on May 23, 2024 by J.L. Hilton

This post originally appeared on CheckPointOrg.com in February 2020. CheckPoint was a mental health organization for gamers and the gaming community and is no longer in operation. I started playing Fallout 4 in February 2016. There’s a building component to … Continue reading →

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A Little Too Much A LITTLE TO THE LEFT?

Posted on January 16, 2024 by J.L. Hilton

I was just cleaning my kitchen & realized maybe I’ve been playing a little too much A LITTLE TO THE LEFT, the 2022 puzzle game developed by the Canadian indie studio Max Inferno and published by Secret Mode.  * * … Continue reading →

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New Xbox controller faceplate

Posted on January 1, 2024 by J.L. Hilton

I’ve got a pretty new faceplate for my Xbox X controller from my youngest daughter!

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Try-It Tuesday BOXES: LOST FRAGMENTS

Posted on November 7, 2023 by J.L. Hilton

Today I played the free demo for BOXES: LOST FRAGMENTS, which included “The Cryptic Chest” and “Wolf and Thunder” puzzles. This game is developed by Big Loop Studios and coming soon on Steam. I loved the art style of the … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday PENTIMENT

Posted on September 19, 2023 by J.L. Hilton

PENTIMENT is an unusual 2-D singleplayer narrative adventure game, rich in medieval history, conceived by Josh Sawyer (Fallout: New Vegas, Pillars of Eternity), and published by Obsidian in 2022. Players take on the role of Andreas Maler, an artist working … Continue reading →

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