Category Archives: Video games

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 →

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Try-It Tuesday: GLASS MASQUERADE

Posted on January 21, 2020 by J.L. Hilton

GLASS MASQUERADE is a beautiful, relaxing stained glass puzzle game developed and published by Onyx Lute. Each puzzle is a colorful clock face inspired by the histories and cultures of twenty-five different countries. There are no time limits but puzzles … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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