Category Archives: Video games

Try-It Tuesday: ROCK OF AGES II

Posted on March 28, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

When I found the free PS4 demo for ROCK OF AGES II: BIGGER & BOULDER, I couldn’t wait to try this silly game that’s part Monty Python and part mini-golf. ROCK OF AGES II is a “giant rocks rolling through historical/artistic ages” … 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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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: ABYSS the Wraiths of Eden

Posted on March 7, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

I wanted to try ABYSS: THE WRAITHS OF EDEN this week because it sounded similar to BioShock. From developer Artifex Mundi’s website: The utopian city of Eden, located at the bottom of the sea, was once a haven of peace, harmony and beauty. Constructed in … 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: KNACK

Posted on February 28, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

I tried KNACK this week because it’s free for Playstation Plus members during the month of February 2018. KNACK is a button-combo beat-em-up platformer, released in November 2013 for the PS4, with a sequel, Knack II, released in 2017. “Knack” is also … 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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