Tag Archives: Try-It Tuesday

Try-It Tuesday: THE ELDER SCROLLS ONLINE

Posted on August 15, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

I’ve played about 1,200 hours of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, as well as a bit of Arena and Oblivion, so I’m often asked if I play THE ELDER SCROLLS ONLINE. I’ve yet to find a “massively multiplayer online” (MMO) game … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: N.E.R.O. Nothing Ever Remains Obscure

Posted on August 8, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure is a 2016 game from Storm in a Teacup, the Italian developer currently working on BioShock lookalike Close to the Sun (trailer). Regular price was $14.99 but I was able to pick it up on Playstation+ sale … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: FAR CRY 5

Posted on August 1, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

Usually, on Try-It Tuesdays, I play games I know almost nothing about. But in this case, I watched my husband play FAR CRY 5 while I convalesced after surgery, so I saw a good bit before trying it myself. As much as I … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: THE UNFINISHED SWAN

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

THE UNFINISHED SWAN is a 2012 video game in the vein of Flower or Unravel, with puzzles, nice music, and an emotional story that centers around a boy named Monroe who — like Alice, Dorothy or Coraline — enters a magical, mysterious … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: NIGHTMARES FROM THE DEEP 3 Davy Jones

Posted on June 6, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

NIGHTMARES FROM THE DEEP 3: DAVY JONES is another Artifex Mundi game with a free demo for the Playstation 4. I love these point-and-click puzzle stories for a change of pace. You can see the others I’ve tried here. This one is a … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: MASS EFFECT Andromeda

Posted on May 30, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

MASS EFFECT: ANDROMEDA is an action role-playing video game developed by BioWare for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Released in March 2017, it’s the fourth installment in the Mass Effect series. Some of my readers have asked if my Stellarnet books were inspired by Mass Effect, but I’ve never played … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: BEYOND Two Souls

Posted on May 23, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

Quantic Dream releases Detroit: Become Human for PlayStation 4 in a couple of days so I tried a demo last week. Another Quantic Dream game, BEYOND: TWO SOULS, was free this month for Playstation+ members so I figured I’d try that one, too. While Detroit: Become Human is … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: DETROIT Become Human

Posted on May 16, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

Quantic Dream releases DETROIT: BECOME HUMAN next week for PlayStation 4 and a free demo, the “Hostage,” is available for preview. Some of my viewers suggested I try it out. Quantic Dream also developed two other Playstation exclusives, Heavy Rain (2010) and Beyond: … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: LITTLE NIGHTMARES

Posted on May 9, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

LITTLE NIGHTMARES is a single-player puzzle-platformer horror adventure game developed by Tarsier Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment in 2017 for PC, PS4 and Xbox One. A Nintendo Switch version became available in 2018. During my playthrough of Unravel, a few … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: ZOMBIE VIKINGS

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

It’s like someone at Zoink! said, “Hey, let’s make a game with zombie Vikings, like in Skyrim or Game of Thrones, only our zombie Vikings are the good guys!” And, lo, they created ZOMBIE VIKINGS, a dead funny adventure about a putrid posse in search of … Continue reading →

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