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…
Twitch
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
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
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
12 months of being a Twitch affiliate
Today is a big day. I should have made a highlight last year when I was live streaming and got the email to say I had finally made affiliate. It had been a long month of slogging and streaming too hard and not necessarily smart - but I made it. To celebrate, well a stream … Continue reading 12 months of being a Twitch affiliate
Psychoduck
This is the first game that I saw on keymailer that wasn't available, so I tweeted the developer Nibb Games and asked for a copy. I was really happy when they responded with a key and we had our first play through a few days back, you can watch it here. The premise is simple … Continue reading Psychoduck
Goodbye 2021
2021 has been a big year for house Shiney and a much better year than 2020.It was when I was writing the about me page and I thought the addition of a timeline would be a nice way to track all the achievements since I started streaming, that I first realised just how far we … Continue reading Goodbye 2021
Pre & Post self
Is there such a thing as getting back to your pre-pandemic self? I honestly don’t think there is anymore. If you were lucky enough (as we were) not to have lost a loved one to COVID it doesn’t mean it didn’t completely upend our world. When I think back to when we had COVID ( … Continue reading Pre & Post self
Mario Party Superstars
This is another game that House Shiney was very much looking forward to! And sadly another 2021 game with lacklustre performance. We played 4 out of 5 of the boards in our release day/first play which you can watch here. I’d never played a Mario party until we got the Switch, as I’d never had … Continue reading Mario Party Superstars
Jackbox party pack 8
As a streamer and long time player of Jackbox games I have loved the evolution of this series. It is a shame that they haven’t gone back to previous packs and added more moderation options (post for another day) but what I can say with joy is that since drawful 2 and party pack 7 … Continue reading Jackbox party pack 8
The first 24 hour stream attempt
So just as I start to feel human again I decided to reflect on what went well and what could go better. As with trying anything new, you go into it having an idea of how it might go and things you want to try or achieve which is amazing to keep you motivated but … Continue reading The first 24 hour stream attempt
Graphic designers and unsolicited DMs
I'm sure many of you, especially those of you who stream, have read the title for this blog and know the exact rant I am about to go on. These DMs or whispers from people who haven't even bothered to look at your channel, get to know you or even personalised/correctly gendered their messages. I … Continue reading Graphic designers and unsolicited DMs
All about the D
I seem to have developed a small gaming issue, that everything seems to come back to D. Deathloop, Destiny 2, Dead by daylight and Dungeons and dragons. Whilst Deathloop is both a recent addition and already a loss (see review here) the other 3 have been gaming constants for 2 - 3 years. Why the … Continue reading All about the D
Aliens fireteam elite
It’s better than Colonial marines, but that isn’t as good as it sounds… When it was first released at midnight on August 23rd my initial reactions were very positive, you can see that here. What’s happened since is that I have watched the game get 14GB patch, after patch, after patch, none of them addressing … Continue reading Aliens fireteam elite
Deathloop
Grind, rinse & repeat.Deathloop came out on September 14th, finally a new game with a new premise after what has been (at least for me) a long time with no new games to look forward to (hasn’t covid been a bitch?)Now having seen the trailer I was looking forward to a fast paced run, gun … Continue reading Deathloop
Planet Shiney 