Issue #4
August 2020
__________________________________The month I melted 🌡🌞🥵
Hello again!
I know I'm a bit (a lot) late with this issue. I have not been feeling so well the last few weeks.
So about the past month! I have not been playing as much as I wanted to. It was waaaaaaaay to hot for me at the beginning of August. I just was not able to play games on those days. I really felt like I was melting.
I was able to complete a few games, so I am happy about that! Figment really is such a nice game 💜 I also quite liked Hack 'n' Slash.
Alicia Quatermain was the game I liked the least of the three.
I like PAGYWOSG, it's a really fun way to play games from your backlog. I have entered a few times now but always with more games than I ended up playing. I am thinking about entering with less games this month, but I also like to keep my options open to play a game that I feel like playing.
I have not yet decided with which games I will enter now, but I am certain I will enter again.
It was another lucky month for me. I won 10 games in total. There are some really pretty games. I love pretty games 😻!
I got inspired by a SG topic Like a wine tasting. Normaly I try to start games when I am planning to play them for a while. Because of this topic I decided to play several games for a short while. To get them started and make it easier to start playing them in the future. But also to get a taste of the awesome new games that I got!
I have to admit I only did that for my SG wins and not my GGP wins. Those I really want to play when I have a bit more time to really get into the games.
This will probably be the last month you'll see GGP wins from me. I became a mod on the GGP discord and with that power the rule is that I can not enter discord giveaways. I can still enter on the website, but the winchances are a bit lower there. I do not mind one bit though. I knew it before I applied to become a mod and I have won some really great games from the discord. A big thank you to Tofu and all the donors 💜
I decided to become a mod because I want to be able to help the community a bit more, and giving up my chances to win on discord is a small sacrifice for that.
Ow and there is an awesome person who also became a mod! xka, my evil twin 😈. She has a great sense of humor and is a really fun person. Like she says she HATES cats, but when she goes on a walk she takes pictures of the cats she meets and send them to me 😻. Love you! (in an internet strangers kind of way 😸)
Ahaaaa! I had gotten some steam monies and was lucky enough that there was a nice discount on Life is strange. I also really like Horizon Chase Turbo, so was glad I could get the DLC! I am glad that I didn't spend everything, I still got a bit of monies left. Looking for good deals to get great games with a great discount!
I am soooo lucky 🍀 to know some really nice and generous people. A big thank you to everyone who gave me a game 💜
I know that I have not played everything yet, but it are all games that I know I want to play, so you can be sure that I will play the games I was given!
I have also been a bit busy with setting up things to stream on twitch. I got the request to stream from several people and I thought "why not give it a try?".
So I put some time into making an intro, outro and overlay. I still have some sound problems, but decided to just start streaming because otherwise I will always find a reason to not stream. Please know that constructive criticism is always welcome!
Nora's Play Cave
Thank you for reading!
Nora💜
| Steam | SteamGifts | GGPlayers |
|---|---|---|
| Total games: 229 | Total games: 22 | Total games: 11 More |
| Won't play: 1% | Won't play: 5% | Won't play: 0% |
| Never played: 72% | Never played: 14% | Never played: 27% |
| Unfinished: 20% | Unfinished: 55% | Unfinished: 55% |
| Beaten: 3% | Beaten: 9% | Beaten: 9% |
| Completed: 4% | Completed: 18% | Completed: 9% |
Games beaten or completed this month
I have said it before, that I really loved this game, and I still love it. Would recommend it to everyone. Great music and lovely art.
I did have to restart the game to get a few of the last achievements. But once I knew what I needed to do to get the achievement it went okay.
This is an okay game that I would recommend if you like the Hercules games. It feels like it has more of a story than the Hercules game that I have played.
It is less of a challenge to earn all the achievements, I did have the feeling there could be more achievements added like for completing the game.
But it's still an okay game.
I really liked this one! Sadly it has no achievements 😿
At first I thought the game would be too easy and I was a bit disappointed because of that.
Luckily the difficulty increased with the progression of the game, so that was nice.
I liked the art style, the jokes and the puzzles. I have no programming knowledge so I can not say if people who can program would like the game.
Mouse's favourite national days
Back for the fourth time already!
And like the previous months I started out with 3 games.
Maybe I need to enter with less games next month, but I like to have options and play what I feel like playing.
Female Protagonist
Games with cats
Female Protagonist
Games won on the Steamgifts website
I won this from a PA giveaway and was super excited with this win (like all my wins actually 😸).
The controls are pretty clonky (I play with a controler) but doable. I did have some places where I got stuck for a bit. In the beginning there is a bridge that you need to cross. I think I tried ten times or something and kept on failing. After several days I tried again and got past it in my first go...
I do think this game might be more difficult for me than for most people. Normaly I only have this problem with First Person games, this is a Third Person, but I get nauseous when I play this game. It feels the same as getting car sick, but from what I have learned about it, not everyone who gets carsick also gets sick playing FP games. It's the same but different...
I do want to play this game more, it is funny and the story is okay, the music is great! But I will be playing this in short sittings because I do not wish to vomit.
Another PA win 🥳
In this game you are dead... And you are a salesman. You find out that something weird is going on and you try to uncover what it is.
It's a fun game that I have enjoyed thus far. I really should play it more. Time did fly while I was playing this.
And another PA win, haha 😸
Like I said before, I liked this game. I had fun with it. Would have loved some achievements.
Won this from a group giveaway, I have not played it enough yet to know if I would recommend it or not.
For the moment I do like the way you need to solve puzzles with the help of your ghost.
This is a game I won from the Catizens group. And what a game!
I just love the art style. The music is relaxing and the game it self is fun. I have died three times now, but I don't mind. It's the journey that counts!
I really suggest to take a look at my screenshots, it's such a lovely game to play!
I won this game from a 💙-list giveaway. Only two entries and I WON!!! The gifter really is such a kind person. He also gave the game to the other participant.
Again, this is such an aesthetically pleasing game. I love nice looking games. And it's also interesting, the fighting and the upgrades.
I have not played much yet. Because I got a lot of extra games this month and because of the heat. But I soooo want to play this more!
This was an invite only giveaway (for GGP).
Again a game that I have not played much yet, but a very pretty game with which I had fun so far!
Games won on the GGPlayers website and discord
My first real win on the GGP website! Woohooo! 🥳
I had played the demo on my switch before, I was really interested in playing this game so I feel super lucky that I won.
I have not started it yet, this month really wasn't such a good month for playing. But I do plan on playing it soon!
CAT GAME!!! 😻
I had planned to not enter giveaways on the discord... but then this game showed up and I just had to enter!
Not started yet, but it has a cat and magic, how could it not be a good game?!
Ah this one, I did not expect to get this game. There was another meme contest in the GGP discord server, which is alway great fun. Turns out everyone who entered got to choose a game! So I picked this. It was suggested to me and it really does look like a game that I would like playing. So we'll see!
What did I buy this month?
I really like Horizon Chase Turbo. So when I had the possibility of getting this DLC for a good price, I took it!
I have been playing this DLC for a bit, and I like it. It gives an extra car option and some extra tracks that I can race on and try to beat the ghosts of friends.
The only thing that i don't like about the base game is that it's not a real multiplayer game. I am really disappointed about that. When I want to race my brother we need to play on the same pc, because the remote play together is too laggy to be able to race. Besides that it is a really fun game that reminds me of the Lotus game.
I heard a lot of good things about this game. I am really happy I was able to buy it with a nice discount!
I have not played for long, but so far I really like the way the game works and what you can do. I don't want to say to much because I don't want to spoil anything, but so far I would recommend the game!
Games gifted to me
If you didn't know yet, I love cats, all animals actualy. And I really like the look of the Shelter games. So I was super happy and lucky that someone gifted me this game.
It's so pretty and just a relaxing game!
Soooo, I have the first game of this. And I really like it, but I haven't played for the moment because of fear 😅 But I am really interested in playing the game and got this game to play when I feel less scared.
Wieeeeeoeeeeeee wieeeeeeoeeeeee 🚑🚒🚔🚨
So I had been eyeing this game for a while on SG, I think I entered every giveaway for it that I could enter.
It's been a really nice game. You are a dispatcher and need to send patroles to calls that you got. It does seem that the choices you make influence on how well you acted. It also gives you info about first aid, which is really interesting for non medical professionals!
I think most people know who Phileas Fogg is? In this game you are his servant, Passepartout, and need to help Mr. Fogg get around the world in 80 days.
I have not played the game yet, but it does look like an interesting game where you play a well known story.
I really feel so lucky! These games really looked very interesting to me. I'm excited to see how the puzzles will be and how good I will be at them!
A game with colors and puzzles. Sounds good!
I like the artstyle and all the colors.
I don't think I need to say much about this game?
It's a fun game, lot's of fun with friends. And I really suck at it. I got this game gifted after ot being able to play anymore because library sharing was disabled.
Check out my screenshots to see my pretty outfit!
Cool post, very detailed. Yeah, August was really hot here as well. I hope you’re feeling better by now :)
Life is Strange is a great game, I hope you’ll enjoy it once you get the chance to play it. It’s definitely worth spending some Steam moneys on it! Other than that, I saw that you played a bit of 911 Operator, and I agree, it’s a nice little game, quite fun for some time.
While having a look at your Twitch VODs I experienced a lot of stuttering. It’s probably on my end, but wanted to give a heads up just in case! Apart from that, nice overlay :)
Thank you for your reply!
I have been feeling a bit better. The temp. being lower does help 😋
The stuttering is sadly on my end. I am looking into it to get less stutter and better sound, but it might take a bit before it’s solved.
Thank you! I love the overlay and the colors. Purple really is my color and I love it in combination with blue! I got them from a site that offers free overlays so I got really lucky to find something so “me”.
Glad to hear that you feel better!
Very unfortunate that is indeed on your end. Well, nobody is born a master, I’m sure you’ll find a way to fix it :) Yeah, that’s really lucky, finding something so fitting on a “random” site.
Good luck with your next couple of games!
I did change a few things that seemed to have helped with lag in the stream. (like running OBS as admin). So feel free to check it out again and see what you think!
I don’t know why yet, but I did have OBS crash a few times. So that’s the reason why my Cat Quest streames have an intro of a few minutes and then a separate video of the game play.
Hope you are well! 💜
Great improvements! It works fine for me now. I know that a lot of people complain about their streaming softwares from time to time, so it’s probably a very complex topic…I hope you can fix the crashes, but sadly cannot offer any advice myself. I only use OBS to prerecord lectures and for that purpose it works well.
Thanks, I’m well, hope you too and Cat Quest continues to be fun :)
I would need a new computer down the road since the one I am using now is pretty “weak”. But it works for now so it’s something.
Glad it looks better now, and I really love Cat Quest.
Glad to read you are well!