Dead island was a brilliant game, back in 2011 it was something I obsessed over a fair bit - completing the OG game in just over a weekend. So here we are almost 12 years on (managing 4 house moves and a divorce in the mean time!) with the sequel. !! DISCLAIMER - it’s taken … Continue reading Dead Island 2
Author: Shiney Cat
It’s been a while…
Yeah okay, you caught me - I like Staind but its also very fitting.The last few months, well the whole of 2023 so far as been a rollercoaster.Massive highs and lows both mentally and physically, with shockingly more stress than when we moved last year!That said, all things seem to be turning a corner now.More … Continue reading It’s been a while…
Goodbye 2022
This has been a year in 3 very distinct parts. The pre move, post move & after shedding a lot of emotional deadweight. Pre move everything felt a bit crap. The house was cold, damp & full of black mould. It was expensive to live there despite the cheap rent and it wasn’t big enough … Continue reading Goodbye 2022
Drawize – Draw and Guess
Another one of those games that I was offered based on what I do, this game was offered to me on Keymailer and given that I will try anything once, this is exactly what I did... but several months ago because this game was so poor it has taken me months to get round to … Continue reading Drawize – Draw and Guess
Wake me up when September ends
I have hated (most of) this month. Between my health issues escalating and then being so negatively impacted by the thoughtless behaviour of others - I have reached a limit I thought impossible to reach. A limit I wasn't pushed to over a failed pregnancy, followed by homelessness and divorce. A limit I could glimpse … Continue reading Wake me up when September ends
Back in the writing seat
As you know, if you are part of the community or follow me on any socials, I have recently and suddenly moved house. We have had a serious life upgrade, and as I sit here in Palace Shiney I finally feel settled enough to start cracking through all the reviews I have been meaning to … Continue reading Back in the writing seat
In the mood to review
Some of you may have noticed that whilst I have played at least 7 new games as part of first play Thursday recently - I am yet to follow these up with reviews. Sadly, the bottom line is I haven’t enjoyed a huge amount of the new games recently. Rather than just force myself to … Continue reading In the mood to review
Big Potato TV (Pack 1)
I have started to get cheeky and going direct to source when I see games I want to try. As HUGE weekly lovers and players of Jackbox games I am always on the look out for more of the community party vibe games that we can all share & play together. You can see our … Continue reading Big Potato TV (Pack 1)
The Kindness of Strangers
The internet is a fucking weird place, isnt it? Because of google and social media you can become both an armchair socialist and an armchair expert in almost anything. With its (almost total) protection and anonymity you can be anyone, say anything (and I've had a couple of trolls which have needed police intervention in … Continue reading The Kindness of Strangers
The backlog
As I write this I know I am doing so with over 20 games yet to be played and two I still haven't reviewed. The backlog is fucking real. The backlog demands sacrifice. For me, the sacrifice is going to be a Jackbox night, having now streamed over 460 hours (yes really) of the community … Continue reading The backlog
Shakes on a plane
First off I need to start off with an apology to this game, I had been calling it Snakes on a Plane for about a week. I don't know why but I saw it as Snakes, its not, its not even anything remotely to do with that film. It is instead a game about sky … Continue reading Shakes on a plane
Vampire The Masquerade – Bloodhunt
I have a total thing for Vampires, I grew up with Buffy on my TV and reading Anne Rice before finding (and falling in love with) The Sookie Stackhouse series (aka True Blood) so I get a bit exciting by anything remotely neck-bitey adjacent. I think the peeps in Lurkit knew this because VTM - … Continue reading Vampire The Masquerade – Bloodhunt
Will you Snail?
I've developed a thing for snails. Wait, that sounds wrong - but after Nobody Saves the World, I appreciate that snails have a fair and valid place in games rather than being garden lurkers who munch my plants and leave shiny trails everywhere. House Shiney is HUGE on platformers too, so when we saw this … Continue reading Will you Snail?
Zombie Rollerz: Pinball Heroes
Gamers of a certain age (like me) might have incredibly fond memories of the Windows pinball game 3D Pinball Space Cadet. Digital pinball games can be magical when they are done right, as my long standing love for this game shows. So colour me intrigued when I saw a zombie based one and thought what … Continue reading Zombie Rollerz: Pinball Heroes
Citywars Tower Defense
I love tower defence games, I really do. One of them (geoDefense) was the WHOLE reason I brought my first iPhone back in 2008, yes really.They are addictive with the right amount (when done properly) of strategy and puzzle fun where you can really find ways to efficiently beat every wave or level. At least … Continue reading Citywars Tower Defense
No second chances at a first impression
As you can tell from how I talk about games I have been looking too, I do expect alot from certain games, especially AAA. Why is this though? I think it might have something to do with the last few years of crappy day one AAA titles. We get let down so much by so … Continue reading No second chances at a first impression
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands
As far as I am concerned the best DLC from Borderlands 2 was Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep, that is a hill I am prepared to die on, leave me there, know it was worth it.It was such an epic and funny breath of fresh air in what was already an epic game and … Continue reading Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands
The other games we play
As a gamer, gaming is a huge part of my life, as I expect it is for any gamer to be honest, so how else does it get into our daily lives? And I don’t just mean constantly chatting about and playing games, I mean how gaming changes the way you go about your day… … Continue reading The other games we play
Urban Flow
On a first for the Shiney fam, I am now able to stream Switch games - so when I saw this cute but simple little offering on Lurkit, I had to give it a go. You can see my first play here. Urban flow starts off really chill, you control the traffic and there are … Continue reading Urban Flow
Gamers Thumb
Anyone who has ever played on a console should instantly have an idea as to what I’m aiming at here, for those that don’t I shall elaborate. Gamer’s thumb is typically a condition associated with certain types of console gaming, for me it started off with fight sims (Tekken, DoA, Street Fighter etc) and then … Continue reading Gamers Thumb
Warshmallows The New Era
This is a game I was invited to try thanks to Lurkit, and is the first ever streamed game from my Switch (a nice mile stone to remember). You can see my first play here. So what is WARSHEMALLOWS? (trust me once you have heard the catchy 90's/action/metal way they say the name of the … Continue reading Warshmallows The New Era
Pronty: Fishy Adventure
Every now and again, I see something different on Keymailer that attracts my attention. Seeing the initial artwork on Keymailer got me very interested and you can see my first play here. This game is gorgeous. Its honestly one of the prettiest games I have played in a really long time. Its beautiful, atmospheric and … Continue reading Pronty: Fishy Adventure
Survival quiz CITY
This crazy colourful game captured my attention as it was something new I could bring to my community and play with them. I was more than over joyed when I was able to get not ONE but TEN keys via Lurkit for this game and you can see us play it for the first time … Continue reading Survival quiz CITY
Browser Based Games
With a whole world of shiny high spec PC’s and consoles practically being able to do everything except the washing up, it’s easy to forget the simple gaming pleasures the internet can bring; and I don’t just mean flash games that amuse you for a day when your avoiding work, I mean the ones you … Continue reading Browser Based Games
Backseat Gamers
I’ve been aware of this annoyance for years, but I thought it was just concentrated to my household when I was young, where mum would walk by me sat on the floor playing Tomb Raider and ask why I was taking the long way round when there obviously an easier way out (she wasn’t aware … Continue reading Backseat Gamers
Planet Shiney 