Category Archives: Video games

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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I named my horse Shadowfax in Stardew Valley

Posted on February 17, 2022 by J.L. Hilton
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Try-It Tuesday: DEATH AND TAXES

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

Today I played DEATH AND TAXES, a 2020 indie game similar to Papers Please, where players take on the role of the Grim Reaper in a bureaucratic afterlife. DEATH AND TAXES has a branching narrative with loads of dialog options … Continue reading →

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Skyrim Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14, 2022 by J.L. Hilton

Helping my husband use console commands in Skyrim so he can bring a bevy of babes to Windstad Manor. I’m a good wife.

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Try-It Tuesday: APICO free Steam demo

Posted on January 25, 2022 by J.L. Hilton

APICO is a casual-sim game about collecting, breeding and maintaining bees. It features farm building, crafting and resource gathering, similar to Terraria or Stardew Valley, but there are no enemies to fight and even the bees won’t sting you! Beekeeping … Continue reading →

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