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
Games
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…
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 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
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
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
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
VHS
So many games try to capture what Dead by Daylight (for the most part) has done fairly well (the game is not without its issues mind you). When VHS popped up in beta, house Shiney got a little bit excited. It is still in early access/beta at the moment and the only way to get … Continue reading VHS
Pets at work
I think by now you should all be fully aware of how much House Shiney loves Nibb games.So far we have loved, played and completed Kinduo and we still now go to back The Psychoduck. We had Pets at work on our Steam wishlist ready to rock, and no sooner had it been released on … Continue reading Pets at work
Pizza Connection 3
I love pizza, like I really love pizza and despite my inability to be able to correctly name each to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, I could make honorary membership based on my pizza consumption alone. I also really love the Overcooked series (because food) so when I saw this pop up on Lurkit and … Continue reading Pizza Connection 3
The Wizard and The Slug
Having grown up with amazing platformers I really do excited when is see a new game that looks like it could recapture the magic of some of my favourite games from the last 30 years. Seeing this on Lurkit I got very very excited. You can see my first play here. You play as the … Continue reading The Wizard and The Slug
Smart Factory Tycoon: Beginnings
I really really like management games, you can see that from my recent adoration of Startup panic down to my long-standing obsessive relationship with the Anno series of games. After my experience with Computer Tycoon I was apprehensive but I have never played any games by Turquoise Revival Games so I wanted to try it … Continue reading Smart Factory Tycoon: Beginnings
Propnight
I think by now you guys are well and truly versed in my love-hate-love relationship with Dead by Daylight but sometimes those hate phases really vex me and I wonder if the game (or elements thereof) could be done better. When I saw this game I was drawn to the fact its both similar and … Continue reading Propnight
Phobies
I saw this on Lurkit and was immediately drawn to the vivid colours, the misleadingly cute name and the overall premise (I like cards, okay?). You can see my first play of it here. I am not even going to wait to tell you all this. I love this gameHouse Shiney loves this gameThe Shiney … Continue reading Phobies
Evil Genius 2 – Oceans Campaign Pack DLC
Literally the week before this came out I was thinking “I really wish there was a new genius” and as if my diabolical prayers of new world domination were answered enter the Polar DLC. This DLC is a big change to the main game and definitely not for those who've not conquered the original first. … Continue reading Evil Genius 2 – Oceans Campaign Pack DLC
Humble Choice – March
Another month, another epic offering from Humble.The is the second month in a row where there are a reduced number of games to choose from but I think we can all agree the quality is outstanding! Desperados IIIStealth in the wild west, noice. This is a prequel to the Wanted dead or alive game within … Continue reading Humble Choice – March
Dead by Daylight
It seems only fitting this comes out as the sites 100th game review.I cannot have streamed a game for nearly 600 hours with dissecting it - so strap yourself in because here we fucking go! Despite being released way back in June 2016, this did not touch my PlayStation until July 2018 when it was … Continue reading Dead by Daylight
Planet Shiney 