I don't think anyone has said pip pip since the 1920s, when everyone who did say it mysteriously died of monocle-related choking. (That's monocle, not mon oncle.) Although to be honest I have been known to say toodle pip.
I think it helps that this particular admonishment really applies to basic storytelling, too. It's more relevant when reader/player agency is involved through gameplay, of course, but having a locked door that isn't an intentional red herring will distract readers as well.
It's not really. It's just good writing. If you wrote about the main character checking out a locked door and never came back to it in a book, that would be ad writing. Jess is a good writer.
I loved these games as a highschooler. Coming off of Dagger of Amon Ra they were really fun. Message in a Haunted Mansion (I THINK that was the name) was my favorite, though it did include an evil sliding puzzle as well(May all sliding puzzles be soaked in a vat of acid!!!)
I know, right?? Blackmoor manor was my absolute favorite, because I am a total werewolf fan! Some of the other, creepier mysteries were Message in a Haunted Mansion, Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake, Ghost of Thorton Hall, The Haunting of Castle Malloy, The Captive Curse, Danger on Deception Island (for the creepy fog and other scenery along the coast), Legend of the Crystal Skull, and I would argue that the Final Scene and Treasure in the Royal Tower were a bit creepy as well, with Final Scene being in an old, run-down theater, and Royal Tower having a huge, mostly empty castle because the characters are stranded there due to a blizzard.
As a British person as I nearly pissed myself laughing at these voices. Me attempting an American accent sounds more cockney than phone guy. Made up for by the industrial mix of the warrior's death soundbyte! :>
Look, I took the liberty of examining that parrot when I got it home, and I discovered the only reason that it had been sitting on its perch in the first place was that it had been NAILED there.
Shadow at the Water's Edge is indeed surprisingly scary. Message in a Haunted Mansion scared me a bit too, specially in the beginning with those random noises in the halls.
Ah yes. The cover art reminds me of Fatal Frame 5, which has a whole cult of maidens who assist people who come to a certain mountain to commit suicide. And when they receive a vision of crossing to the other side, they are put into boxes alive and sunken into dark water at the apex of the mountain.
The accents in these games are all over the place (A lot of the Japanese accents in Shadow at the Water's Edge are painful), but I place that on the So Bad, It's Good category. The acting itself is well-done and I adore Nancy Drew's voice actress. These game are very well-done and I'm glad you decided to check them out!
I am so so SO happy you're making a video about this! 😍 This particular game scared the sh*t out of me when I was young. I still play 'em! They're so good!
Ah, my wife introduced me to these games, and I've played through them all thanks to her. The character models do get a bit better in the later entries, thankfully. My personal favorite is Shadow at the Water's Edge. :)
I remember my sisters and my cousin would get together at a new Nancy Drew release, and we'd all play together since fp /is/ scary, unless you're got someone by your side. We would play senior detective and we each had a job roll. Note taker, puzzle solver, jokester, the daring one, and I was the one who would go in when no one was around after hitting a wall and do the one thing we hadn't tried/too scared to do, to everyone coming back with more snacks and drinks and we'd finish up the games. We played them from the first to Danger by Design, then we were all too grown up to continue, I guess. It was really fun, tho the scariest death scene I remember for us was when we were locked and trapped in a burning down shed, and when we were being chased through a maze. I think my best memory was when I saved us from quitting a game cause I went into someone's bag, when everyone was too scared that they were gonna get yelled at and die somehow from snooping that intensely. These games hold a special place in my heart, and can only ever be played with more than one person behind the monitor.
The second I heard the opening menu music I got nostalgia goosebumps. I'm so happy you're covering these. They were my favorite childhood games.... legitimately difficult and scary! I've never been able to find anything like them again.
I loved the Nancy Drew games when I was younger. The theme music brings back so many memories! I just found the PushingUpRoses channel today! Thank you for doing this. "Curse of Blackmoor Manor" was one of my favorites.
I like that there are different styles of mysteries throughout the series. Some are more adventure based, some are more like a treasure hunt, and others (like this one) lean towards the scary side of things. Some other good scary games from the series are Ghost of Thorton Hall, Shadow at the Water's Edge, Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake, Haunting of Castle Malloy, and Message in a Haunted Mansion.
I discovered these Nancy Drew games through "Mostly Walking" a couple years ago, and they've become one of my favourite guilty pleasures. Playing Blackmoor Manor recently was like discovering a long-lost CD-ROM series from 1993, except from 2004. It gave me all the nostalgic fuzzies and moon logic headaches at the same time and I love it. Also, what do you mean no jump scares? Did you do a run of the game where Ethel wasn't lurking around corners every time you click around the mansion on a puzzle binge? Her Slender Man tactics were scarier than any monster. Anyway, glad to see these on your channel. Hope to see more reviews of ND to come.
Some bittersweet memories watching Nancy Drew Walkthroughs with my Ex, wrapped in a blanket via Skype calls, so it's been nice revisiting one of them with this review. Lovely video as always, and no, nobody says "Pip pip" over here :D
Nancy drew curse of blackmore manor was one of my favorite games growing up as a adolescent. It’s actually got me into point and click and other Nancy drew games. If you want other recommendations I would suggest the haunted carousel, secret of shadow ranch, train to blue moon canyon. The reason their are so many Nancy drew games are because these games seem to have a big fan base you can even find the fans of the games with their own sub-reddit. I don’t know if you know or not but Lani the voice actress of Nancy drew has been replaced for the upcoming Nancy drew game, midnight in Salem which has been on hiatus for a couple of years. Even though Nancy sounds a little old in these games she has been with the games for a long time upsetting fans when HER interactive replaces her. Fans have also been upset with the hiatus for the upcoming game. However I would recommend the older games since I do believe the newer games don’t seem to have the same appeal as older ones.
Edward Stratemeyer the author of the Nancy Drew books looks like he comes from the British branch of the Flanders Family
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15 years ago i was really into the Nancy Drew games. They all follow the same concept and it worked for me. They emphasize characters and story. Getting to know people and helping them out, while observing. Using her friends Bess and George or the Hardy boys as a helpline. And they try to teach you the basics of something like bird calls or writing short hand. And yes, the mini games aren't always great but they add variety to the adventure. And i felt like the developers really tried hard to come up with new ideas every time and not repeat themselves. I will always remember the good times i had with those games.
Two of my very favorite things coming together, Her Interactive & Pushing Up Roses! Thank you for delving into this series I remember this particular game being a frustrating one for me!
her interactive got their start with a point and click adventure game inspired by the vampire diaries book series (if i recall correctly the division of american laser games that became her interactive was originally created for that game) and it's an amazing game, both in the sense that its live action fmv aged hilariously and the fact that it's a genuinely fun and engaging game that's really satisfying to figure out! some of the hallmarks of the nancy drew series, like the first person viewpoint and needing to talk to everyone as much as you can to piece together how to solve some of the puzzles, got their start in the vampire diaries! i can't recommend it enough :)
AWWW YES. PUR Finally talks about Nancy Drew! "Secrets can kill" was the first game I ever had for my parent's computer and I remember being so terrified of exploring the school just cause of the music and how easily characters got angry at me for being nosy.
Lani Minella is in SO many games. She's the female alt-universe version of john stjohn. And they're often in the same games together, too. Eg: Ion Maiden. Fun facts.
Ah, the nostalgia. That main menu music brings back so many memories, as does hearing Nancy's voice. Blackmoor Manor was one of my favorites as a wee lad. it'd be remiss of me not to mention Ghost Dogs Of Moon Lake, and The Haunted Carousel, and The Final Scene. Oh, and Danger On Deception Island. You can give Nancy food poisoning in that one!
Hey, this was my first Nancy Drew game! Recently I've bought them all on Steam and started playing from the beginning, reliving childhood memories and finally reading / hearing them in English (since all of my twenty discs were in Russian). Got stuck on a puzzle in a Ransom of the Seven Ships years ago and didn't proceed with the series further, and now there's more than ten games since that point, yay!
When I was in middle and high school my mom and I would play these together. She isn't really into video games but we would spend a whole Saturday on the computer together solving the puzzles and unraveling the mystery. My favorites were Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake and Treasure in the Royal Tower. It's so nostalgic to see this game! :) In my opinion the later games were not as engaging. They had less free exploration than the earlier titles, instead going back to teleporting from location to location rather than allowing you to roam around large environments freely. It took away from the experience a little for me, so I don't play them as much now. But I absolutely loved the earlier games! Thanks for covering this title! :)
I remember playing this game as a kid and having to hide under the desk the computer was on to shield my eyes from how terrifying I thought parts of this game were. I was a scared child to say the least
Oh my god, I LOVE THE NANCY DREW GAMES!! They definitely don't get enough coverage!! Please do more! I highly recommend Shadow At The Water's Edge, The Legend of the Crystal Skull, Tomb of the Lost Queen, and my personal favorite Ghost of Thornton Hall. Trust me, they're tons of fun!
I grew up playing these. Love them. My sister and I have collected almost all of the games over the years. Message In a Haunted Mansion is my favorite, probably mostly out of nostalgia. Blackmoor Manor is a close second. My favorite thing about the older games was the beautiful poems on woven tapestries that tied in to the game in one way or another, often as hints on what needed to be done, or context. They eventually stopped doing them and it’s always been a sore spot for me. They were beautiful in my opinion.
Eeeeeeeeeeeee!!! I had this game as a kid! And the carousel one! Me and my sister would play them together, but we could never figure out how to beat them. We were also terrified by them. My sister once got close to the ending of the carousel one, but was suddenly attacked by the antagonist and we were both too scared to go back. The weird 3am ritual in this one really creeped me out. I'm so happy you covered it, I love my nostalgia for these games! I still play some of the newer ones when I can afford it. And I will sign your petition to abolish slide puzzles, they are the bane of my existence.
6:51 That's not a warrior, that Aeolus, King of the Winds. I only know these games as an observer, rather than a player, but I'm glad you've found them. I found this game interesting myself, and if you're looking for the scariest games in the series, the next one after this was Shadow At the Water's Edge, which was then dethroned by Ghost of Thornton Hall. And, yes, going immediately for Senior Mode for *any* game in this series is a bad idea. And now, trivia. Loulou is ALSO voiced by Lani Minella. And some of Jane's games, like Bul and Petroglyph Punch, are things from earlier games in the series.
You definitely need to review more Nancy Drew games, I know you don't review many games nowadays, but the games are having a resurgence and this its the perfect time.
I was literally too afraid to go up the stairs in Thornton Hall several times and had to nope out. I haven't played Shadow yet but I can't imagine it's even worse.
There is just something insanely charming about seeing you cover these cheesy delightful uncanny valley PC mystery games. Amazing video, and always a huge treat to see you tackle games again. If you're ever interested, there's a Holmes game called Sherlock Holmes: Secret of the Silver Earring that I think you'd get a kick out of. Keep up the fantastic work, Roses!
You literally just keep ticking all my boxes! First it was Murder, She Wrote. Then it was Golden Girls. Now Nancy Drew? CAN WE BE BEST FRIENDS ALREADY?!🙌🏻🤗
Please please play more Nancy Drew games. I played so many when I was young. All the sound effects and just through me right back to my 10 year old self. So so great!
I have been playing this series since the year 2000. These games are some of the most fun I've ever had and they all hold up, even at age 28. Play ALL of them, please.
It's funny you put that MSW scene in, I remember playing this game and spend a really long time thinking I needed to get into the kitchen to investigate the "fire or explosion" and was trying to find a secret entrance for a very long time.
I remember this game! I think it was the first Nancy Drew game that I played. The carnivorous plant really did come out of nowhere, but I never knew the bird died! And that FRIGGIN' SLIDER PUZZLE MADE ME GET STUCK FOR SO LONG. The Nancy Drew games are incredible, immersive adventures, but are also overly slow-paced and difficult.
"The puzzles are a combination of logic, interrogation, inventory and BULLSHIT" ughhh why am I laughing so much ahhshadhaj pushing up roses is literally one of my favorite channels in this site
It's funny, when she said the channel would branch out more I was a little skeptic about it but now that's become my favorite content of hers (although this isn't really about a TV show or an actual book, but you get the idea). Keep an open mind kids! It can make good things happen!
I’ve been playing these since I was a kid! We’d crowd around our only desktop for hours, eating nachos and writing detailed notes to try and solve the mystery. My personal favorite is Warnings at Waverly Academy; I also HIGHLY recommend Secret of the Old Clock, Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon, and Alibi in Ashes
YES! The Nancy Drew Her Interactive games! These were my jam! I sucked at them so hard but I literally bought every one up to... White Wolf I think, after a friend gave me some early ones. I love you (platonically) for all the Murder, She Wrote stuff but this is like icing on the cake.
Aaah the nostalgia. This was the first Nancy Drew game I ever played, I got it with my monthly Big Fish Games credit thing years ago. I have since bought every. Single. Game. And new games are the most exciting thing in my life lmao
Great memories playing this one (and several others) with the girl I used to babysit down the road! Shout out to you Amanda, if you ever see this! Kettle corn and Her Interactive forums all day.
I loved this game when I was a kid! I actually installed it on my computer again last year, and spent most of my time playing Go Fish with Jane instead of accomplishing anything. 🤷
oh dang! this game is actually super nostalgic for me; some of my first experiences with video games were with this specific Nancy Drew games, my Mom loved to play them and we'd spend plenty of time going over notes. It was so satisfying getting to the ends of these, I think we only ever finished 3 out of the 10 or so we played!
YES!! It's always great to see ND games getting the recognition they deserve. Since the games have been around so long and are still coming out, this fanbase is small but devoted.
The original books were published until 2003, but they are still making books starring her to this day, albeit in a spin-off series that is told first person. There are about 2 new books a year. (I discovered this when someone did a TIL on Reddit about them still selling millions of books a year, and I wondered if they were even still making new ones. Turns out they are.)
Thanks for doing a Nancy Drew game, I was obsessed with these as a kid! I think I played up to like game #18 of these and I would play the older ones over and over and over. I think my first experience with really talking to other people online was on the Nancy Drew forums lol! Excellent nostalgia trip :D
