Category Archives: Video games

Growing up fast in the wasteland

Posted on June 8, 2022 by J.L. Hilton

In FALLOUT 3, I keep forgetting I’m just a 19-year-old! I’m sashaying around the rubble all “hey grandpa, you give mustache rides?” to hot scavengers and picking off raiders with the accuracy and indifference of a hardcore mercenary. At least … Continue reading →

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Fallout Shelter trading cards

Posted on May 26, 2022 by J.L. Hilton

L@@K at these amazing custom Fallout Shelter trading cards, featuring my Minuteman General Fiona, Rose the Raider, and Rose’s weapon of choice Granny’s Kiss! They were commissioned from artist LeporidaeFluff, who’s been making them for people on Twitter.  I am … Continue reading →

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The Origins of FALLOUT

Posted on May 15, 2022 by J.L. Hilton

TIL there’s a 1959 book called A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M Miller Jr, about a post-apocalyptic abbey in the southwest US desert, the same general area where FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS takes place, where monks preserve scientific knowledge after … Continue reading →

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I’m no longer the protagonist

Posted on May 11, 2022 by J.L. Hilton

Sometimes I feel like I’ve become an NPC in real life. When I hit the age of 50, I was no longer the protagonist, just a quest giver. ~ J.L. Hilton Connect, support, comment or contact the author here 

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Try-It Tuesday: CAT QUEST II

Posted on May 10, 2022 by J.L. Hilton

Today’s “Try-It Tuesday” video is CAT QUEST II: THE LUPUS EMPIRE, the Gentlebros’ delightful sequel to their 2017 game CAT QUEST, now with dogs! See my entire CAT QUEST playlist on YouTube here CAT QUEST II is an action role-playing … Continue reading →

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May 2022 Update

Posted on May 1, 2022 by J.L. Hilton

I’m working my way through the Point Lookout DLC for FALLOUT 3, which seems to be inspired by movies like Deliverance (1972) and Wrong Turn (2003), and possibly others but I wouldn’t know because I don’t watch horror movies!   … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: IF ON A WINTER’S NIGHT, FOUR TRAVELERS

Posted on April 5, 2022 by J.L. Hilton

My friend and fellow Stardew Valley player IceStella suggested a game called IF ON A WINTER’S NIGHT, FOUR TRAVELERS that came out last year. It’s a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the backstories of four characters at … Continue reading →

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I’m quoted in someone’s STARFIELD video?

Posted on April 4, 2022 by J.L. Hilton

I just found out that one of my tweets is quoted in Open World Games’ latest video about the upcoming Bethesda space RPG STARFIELD. About three and a half minutes into the video, he’s talking about the possibility of having … Continue reading →

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An ice cream scoop’s chance in hell

Posted on March 6, 2022 by J.L. Hilton

Trying to decide if I should eat some ice cream while watching the last hour of MKIceAndFire’s HORIZON FORBIDDEN WEST playthrough on YouTube. It’s midnight. Is that too late? My mister says “no one ever went to hell for eating … Continue reading →

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Video game inspired prop replicas

Posted on February 18, 2022 by J.L. Hilton

I recently made the Nuka-Cola bottle, Buffout and Wasteland Survival Guide props in the above picture, and gave them away as prizes for the FALLOUT SCAVENGER HUNT 2021. I’ve also made bottles of Daytripper (based on the item in Fallout 4) … Continue reading →

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