Category Archives: Video games

BIOSHOCK INFINITE: Final Thoughts

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

Watch over 100 videos in my playthrough of BioShock: The Collection After years of avoiding spoilers, I started playing BioShock Infinite a month ago. I wrote my first impressions after reaching Battleship Bay. Now I’ve finished the game, I’ll share my final … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: MAD MAX

Posted on April 25, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

I downloaded MAD MAX, a 2015 video game based on the movie franchise, free this month with my Playstation+ membership. Developed by Avalanche Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, it’s also available for PC and Xbox One. Feral Interactive published OS X and Linux versions. … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: BURLY MEN AT SEA

Posted on April 11, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

Alright, I’ll be brutally honest, the title is what got my attention. BURLY MEN AT SEA. Actually, I got as far as “Burly Men” and I was in. BURLY MEN AT SEA is not what this dirty old lady had hoped, … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: DARK ARCANA the Carnival

Posted on April 4, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

Another Artifex Mundi treat! In this 2012 point-and-click puzzle game, DARK ARCANA: THE CARNIVAL, a detective searches for a missing woman in a colorful amusement park and its creepy magical mirror realm. I tried the free demo on Playstation 4. The full game is … Continue reading →

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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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