Tag Archives: Video Games

Try-It Tuesday: CALICO

Posted on January 12, 2021 by J.L. Hilton

CALICO is a cheerful, laid back, singleplayer game about running a cat café, baking cat-shaped treats, cuddling animals, and meeting the friendly people of a magical, star-shaped island. I am loving this game. Similar to Stardew Valley, you make friends with the residents … Continue reading →

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Wasteland karaoke

Posted on December 20, 2020 by J.L. Hilton

I recorded these in September using Twitch Sings, which sadly is going away January 1, 2021, so I wanted to save them to YouTube. I’m not a great singer but the karaoke livestreams were a lot of fun, especially when … Continue reading →

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WOLFENSTEIN II: The new addition to my top ten list

Posted on November 17, 2020 by J.L. Hilton

My family gave me WOLFENSTEIN II: THE NEW COLOSSUS in 2018 but due to some serious health crises and major life events, I didn’t get a chance to play until 2020. I knew you shot Nazis. That’s all I knew. I’d played the original Castle Wolfenstein … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: WITCHER 3

Posted on October 1, 2020 by J.L. Hilton

* * * SPOILER ALERT * * *I mention a few plot points but try to be vague and speak in general terms. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is one of my favorite games of all time, so THE WITCHER … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: DARKARTA A Broken Heart’s Quest

Posted on August 25, 2020 by J.L. Hilton

I didn’t find out about DARKARTA: A BROKEN HEART’S QUEST until a representative from Tutti Frutti Interactive offered me a review copy earlier this month. The game came to PC in 2017 but mobile versions in eight languages are now … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday DREAM DADDY

Posted on July 15, 2020 by J.L. Hilton

DREAM DADDY: A DAD DATING SIMULATOR is a visual novel video game released in 2017 for PC. The expanded Dadrector’s Cut was released for PlayStation 4 in 2018 and a Nintendo Switch version in 2019. I heard about DREAM DADDY because … Continue reading →

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Team Trashcake visits the SIMS

Posted on June 17, 2020 by J.L. Hilton

The troublesome Team Trashcake trio played Sims 4 today. Well, technically, IceStella played Sims 4 while Sulfur & I visited via headset to help create avatars of ourselves, choose outfits and decorate our rooms. I joined them about halfway through … Continue reading →

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It’s not the best choice, it’s … THE OUTER WORLDS

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

SPOILER ALERT * * * The second half of this article contains major story details * * * THE OUTER WORLDS felt like Firefly fanfiction, complete with twangy guitar riffs, a ragtag crew, old-timey frontier style speech, and an occasional cargo bay full of … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: UNTITLED GOOSE GAME

Posted on February 4, 2020 by J.L. Hilton

MY RATING: 10/10 HONKS!!! As far as I know, there is nothing quite like UNTITLED GOOSE GAME. Its simple, storybook graphics remind me of Burly Men at Sea and Unfinished Swan, while its humor and mischievousness are akin to Catlateral Damage … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: THE LAST OF US

Posted on January 25, 2020 by J.L. Hilton

MY RATING: 10,000 STEPS THE LAST OF US is an incredibly popular action-adventure survival horror game developed by Naughty Dog (who’s also behind the Uncharted franchise) and published by Sony Computer Entertainment as a PlayStation 3 exclusive in 2013. I downloaded the remastered version, free … Continue reading →