Author Archives: J.L. Hilton

Farewell to Fallout 4

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

Four years ago, I started playing Fallout 4, and a few months later, in the summer of 2016, I started streaming settlement tours on my YouTube channel.  “Fallout Friday” became a regular feature after I started a second playthrough in … Continue reading →

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FALLOUT 4: Gunners vs Minutemen

Posted on November 23, 2019 by J.L. Hilton

Taking back Quincy is something I’ve wanted to do ever since playing FALLOUT 4 for the first time in 2016, but the new Gunners vs Minutemen creation club item is pretty disappointing. A few weird power armor paint jobs, one … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: ENIGMATIS 3 The Shadow of Karkhala

Posted on October 23, 2019 by J.L. Hilton

Private investigators search the Karakorum Mountains for a way to stop the demon Asmodai from returning to the world in ENIGMATIS 3: THE SHADOW OF KARKHALA, a 2016 point-and-click puzzle-solving supernatural adventure developed by Artifex Mundi. Click here for Enigmatis: The Ghosts of … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: ENIGMATIS 2 The Mists of Ravenwood

Posted on October 16, 2019 by J.L. Hilton

The search for an evil preacher leads a detective to a haunted nature preserve and a missing family in ENIGMATIS 2: THE MISTS OF RAVENWOOD. This 2013 point-and-click puzzle-solving supernatural thriller is the sequel to Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek, which I played back … Continue reading →

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Mrs. Potts drawing challenge

Posted on October 9, 2019 by J.L. Hilton

Someone joked on Twitter about Mrs. Potts being impossible to draw without looking like some sort of demonic elephant, and they invited people to try it. This is my attempt, sketched in about 10 minutes from a reference pic. Not … Continue reading →

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Duke University Medical Center

Posted on October 9, 2019 by J.L. Hilton

Duke University Medical Center is like a castle, huge and labyrinthine. Perfect setting for a video game. Something creepy, post-apocalyptic or zombies, maybe. While taking pictures, someone asked me what was “photoworthy.” I said, “This beautiful building.” He said, “It is, isn’t … Continue reading →

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CAT QUEST II mother-daughter co-op

Posted on October 8, 2019 by J.L. Hilton

CAT QUEST II: THE LUPUS EMPIRE, the Gentlebros’ delightful sequel to their 2017 game CAT QUEST, is now available – with dogs! See my entire CAT QUEST playlist on YouTube here CAT QUEST II is an action role-playing game for … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: BATMAN Arkham Knight

Posted on October 2, 2019 by J.L. Hilton

MY RATING: 3/5 KAPOWS! BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT is a 2015 third-person action-adventure game offered free to PlayStation+ members in September 2019. Developed by Rocksteady Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, it’s based (if you hadn’t already guessed) on the DC … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: A PLAGUE TALE Innocence

Posted on September 25, 2019 by J.L. Hilton

MY RATING: 1000 DEAD RATS A PLAGUE TALE: INNOCENCE is a third-person stealth horror game developed by Asobo Studio and released by Focus Home Interactive in May 2019. It’s available for PC, PS4 and Xbox One. I played the free trial this week. In … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: STARDEW VALLEY

Posted on September 18, 2019 by J.L. Hilton

My family’s been after me to play STARDEW VALLEY for months. I avoided the game because I thought it would be another Farmville. Wow, was I wrong. STARDEW VALLEY looks like a cute little gardening simulator, but there’s also fishing, foraging, crafting, ranching, cooking, adventuring, brewing, … Continue reading →

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