I loved Sean's reaction to the Nancy game because he hasn't played a bunch of them. He hasn't been acclimated to some of Nancy bs so he's like "WAIt WHAT?!" 🤣
Poor Sean... He just had to play the one game that had the most insane plot and worst puzzles. I still get an eye twitch evetime I look at a periodic table. Even still I love how invested he was at the end at wanting to see the trailer for the next game. I expected him to bolt through that door the moment it ended before Nancy had the chance to find herself a new mystery.
Honestly if two people managed to pretend to be one person from grade 9 to grade 12 - they deserve to graduate. There's so many logistical questions about that. First and foremost: The attic room to hide one of the twins is only accessible to them because they're valedictorian candidates in their senior year - how did they hide one or the other before that? How did they hide when they first got to the school or when they leave the school for breaks? Did one stuff herself in a bag? Whatever they did, that's Harvard level thinking in my book. 🤣
To me what rachel and kim did as they themselves had said wasn't directly hurting anybody and they were OK with making rachel look like an absent minded freak.
For those who don’t know: Edgar Allen Poe actually wrote the first detective stories: Rue Morgue, Purloined Letter, Marie Roget (Dupin is the detective, and the short stories are famous as precursors for Sherlock Holmes because of dupin’s logical deduction in the stories). Very fitting that Poe would be featured in a Nancy drew game!
I’m so sad she missed the whole subplot about Leela stealing Izzy’s boyfriend! I lived for the teenage drama! That was always one of my favorite parts along with the twin reveal (which someone spoiled early, intentional or not) 😢
I noticed that too, it's so weird that she didn't get that subplot.... she also didn't get the one at the end when Izzy gets a second Black Cat note and her laptop's hard drive gets erased. 😢
Do you think it was a deliberate spoiler, or just a lucky guess? Because I’ve never played this game or heard anything about it, but when someone said that Rachel seemed to change personality abruptly and not remember things she said to you, I instantly thought “they’re twins!”
I haven't played this game in years, and I was honestly really impressed with how accurate Mel's cello practicing sounds. It repeats, but the way she tunes, or will play an out of tune note then stop and play an open string... really takes me back to my days of practicing cello. I also recognized several movements of the Bach cello suites!
Hi! Sorry, heavy Edgar Allan Poe fan here. You are right about his history. For the most part Poe only became widely know in his day because of the Raven. That poem made him a household name and got him into parties. His previous works may has started to gain popular and attention when he did, but he quickly fell out of public favor due to his drinking and the rumor that Poe was having an affair with Frances Sargent Osgood, I don't know if it is true the two were having an affair but Poe and Osgood did exchange poems and Poe even hid Osgood's name is hidden in his poem "A Valentine." It wasn't until after his death, like you said, that his work became so renowned and loved as it is today, and mainly credited Rufus Griswold, one of Poe's greatest literary rivals and who wrote an obituary for Poe filled with lies that depicted Poe out to be nothing more than a lunatic and a drunk who would wander the street either in madness or melancholy. However this villainous characterization of Poe by Griswold made so many curious to read the writings of such an "evil" man and help cement Poe's place in literary history. Thank you, sorry for the info dump.
I low-key want her to replay some of the ones she did first because I prefer how they’re edited now so maybe they could both replay them 🤣 but I doubt it …I never want this series to end 🤣
How you play these games is everything. You take it seriously when it matters but still pokes fun at the silly or outdated parts. If Sean wants to join for another one that would be cool too but you are so fun to watch play either way.
“fortunately you didn’t break your leg when you feel out of the tree. Unfortunately though you DID break it when you landed.” 😂😂😂😂 “then you feel out of a different tree… some things are just meant to happen” lol this writing kills me
I recently learned the THIRTY FOURTH Nancy drew game is officially in the works as of April 5th. Kinda excited to see what book they base this one off of or if they'll do a whole new story like they did for Sea of Darkness and Midnight in Salem
The games haven't been based on books in a long time. After the first dozen or so games, they moved to original stories. For game 34, the question I have is whether it will be using Unity in the same way as Midnight in Salem or a different engine. I know I would prefer it if they went back to pre-rendered 3d scenes like all the other games.
@@jackpfefferkorn3734 i bet they gonna be using unity like the midnight in salem but with better improvements based on the coffee minigame video they released a few days ago
Twitch didn't notify me when this happened because my phone had apparently decided the app deserved to go into "deep sleep" but I swear I'll catch a Nancy stream again someday! Ugh. Anyway... - Nancy seems to have brought the sheep doll home from Ireland. She did help make it, after all. - I dislike Mel's cello music so much that when I play this, I turn the music off or way down any time I'm in that area. My college dorm had designated "practice rooms" people were supposed to use for their instruments, thankfully. - The picture of Bess and George that Nancy packed was taken on the island in Ransom of the Seven Ships, the discontinued game #20. - Mr. Mingles the dog is a reference to Resorting to Danger, one of the two games in the spinoff Dossier series. Those games are a very different style from the main series but still pretty fun. There's also a mention of Jasmine Ivy, another Dossier game character. - I think Mel is voiced by the same person who played Hilda the eccentric phone lady in Deception Island and Emily the phone friend in Message in a Haunted Mansion. - Mel has a goth version of one of Camille's creepy dolls from Last Train and a poster of Creepie's Corner from Old Clock (and a sticker version of that on her cello case). - That art piece in the rec room sure looks like a Poppy Dada. I wonder if there are any ancient jade carvings or stale cookies in there... - There's an Easter egg you can get by searching the library catalogue for a book shown in Resorting to Danger. A book in that game has a suspiciously large ISBN on it and looking up that number gets you the egg! - I love the intense eyeliner going on in the character designs for this game. Seems accurate, lol. - Nancy's phone battery slowly dies until conveniently giving out at the end of the game. Apparently, Nancy is a maniac who doesn't ever charge her phone. - Rachel has a plush bear and elephant on her desk that were shown in Secret of the Old Clock. She could probably sell those for tuition money if they're antiques.. - The snack shop dialogue can be really funny. And I'm pretty sure the sandwich/bagel orders are randomized because sometimes they're completely unhinged. You want three pieces of lettuce between slices of toasted bread? Ma'am, are you well? - Megan can afford this fancy AF school and has one of the most common food allergies but she *doesn't* carry an epi-pen?? - When I replayed this recently, I didn't have that scream happen during the first night. Weird! - As you beat Leela at air hockey, you unlock a purple mallet and then a green one. I think those might impact the difficulty? Or maybe I just got worse when I used the green one, haha. And you can get an *extra* mallet if you hold an Easter egg when you click on Leela to play. That mallet is a cute pastel eggy design. - It seems like the teachers swarm the snack shop if the game thinks you need help earning back credits. There are other ways to earn them but the snack shop is the easiest. (The other most reliable way is by getting the high score on the matching game on the school website... for some reason. Sure, incentivize the students to waste their time with a matching game. That seems like a good plan.) - The pictures of people are so obnoxious to get right. I usually spam pictures with different zooms and pans and upload a few of the same person at a time to save myself from having to go back and forth until Rachel is satisfied. -_- - The article Mel gives you mentions Evelyn Corbalis, her ancestor, and Elinor Penvellyn from Blackmoor Manor. - The girl at the snack shop who complained about the burgundy uniforms... There's a backstory to that! The website for Her Interactive was a deep teal color for many years. The site had recently switched to burgundy and it made a lot of fans (myself included) a bit sad. - The dining book is by Demetria Espoonzia. Heh. - Being able to record Casper's jumps with your ~camera cell phone~ makes that *so* much easier. Doing that puzzle in the days before camera phones was a nightmare. And that's the only puzzle that changes between junior and senior modes! - If you walk around at night, you'll sometimes have to dodge the patrolling RA. I think Paige only really shows up in the hall where the bedrooms are, but I'm too much of a chicken to have done much nighttime exploration so maybe downstairs isn't safe. - "We want less tree and more United States" sounds like the Republicans who think trying to take care of the environment is hippie nonsense. :P - [spoiler!] If you tell the twin that you think she's Rachel, she asks how you knew that. Nancy then explains the floppy bangs thing they do differently. But, yeah, I also thought that was Kim and I was paying attention to the bangs specifically because I knew that was coming up. Maybe the devs goofed that? - The Izzy password thing is because Izzy has a freak out about her big essay disappearing. That didn't happen for you, but it's implied that Corine erased Izzy's essay right before it was due. (I think you might've had an unread text about Izzy's predicament.) - There was supposed to be a text at some point about Izzy and Leela having beef over Jacob. I think Jacob was going to the upcoming dance with Izzy even though he was Leela's boyfriend or something like that. So which girl convinced/used him to frame Mel? Hmm.. - Once you've opened the furnace, Nancy's task list updates and includes some premonitions about things she's going to have to do. It's always fun to check on the journal and task list towards the end of the games to see stuff like that happen. - The pictures that show during the credits are whatever ones were on your phone, and I'm pretty sure that's just how that goes from this game forward. I usually forget to take silly pictures and end up looking at a slideshow of books Nancy doesn't take with her. Looking forward to chasing tornados in Oklahoma! Get ready for another appearance of Nancy "Hey Tell Me About Your Dead Loved Ones" Drew, lol.
There were several things you listed that even as a long time nancy drew fan i didn't catch so thank you! Especially the girl complaining about the uniforms being burgundy not teal and the change in colors for Her Interactive!! I agree that the teal was so much better but maybe that's just the nostalgia talking. The squirrel jumping puzzle is sooo much easier now that I have a smart phone, I always had to cheat on that one before. I also never realized that sometimes you have to hide from Paige at night time until i watched other people stream the game. I think maybe I just always do the night time stuff really quickly, but I've never had that happen in all the times I've played the game. Same with the random girl screaming at night, was there ever any explanation for that?? Another fun thing i only recently discovered is that you can unscrew the flag next to the special collections cabinet in the library and it will swing down and crash into the glass and break it. And of course get demerits for it. One thing that I always found really silly was how according to Mel students weren't supposed to know about Papertrail, yet it's a link on the school website? Can't wait for insensitive Nancy to ask Pa about his dead wife next game 😂
Finally, I've just watched all of Gab's ND videos and every time I've finished a video I've always looked for your comments about them. LOL. Thanks for sharing these interesting tidbits with us.
To be fair, some allergies are so bad that an epi pen doesn’t work or it only holds you off long enough to go to the hospital. You should always go straight to the hospital after having to use your epi pen btw, just to get checked over and to make sure you’re truly okay in case something flares back up
Because of my dyslexia there's no way I'd be able to play such a text heavy game, really appreciate you reading everything out to us and making it a calm play along 😊
Just a reminder that the Malloy Towers game had me cracking up and was such a fun stream to watch. More Nancy Drew games with Sean please. Both of you solving the case really made my day better.
To be fair Nancy wants to get in their social circle and make them trust her because then they’ll tell her information and she can, you know, be a freaking detective.
Hey Gab! Frequent watcher here, but I want to take this chance to - like many other Gab fans before me - share the impact *specifically* of your Nancy Drew series on my life in a Nancy Drew video. I always have an ongoing rewatch of your Nancy Drew playlist, each full rewatch lasting a month or two (or three). They give a sort of comfort that I can't explain (I've never played these as a kid so it isn't nostalgia). My absolute favorites are Secrets of Shadow Ranch, Danger By Design, and The Final Scene. I graduated from university last December and started working the next month. My last semester in university was difficult, to the point that I found myself avoiding a pain-in-the-ass project and having no progress for 3 days, but I knew exactly what to do. Because I knew I loved your Nancy Drew series so much, I held it hostage - that is, I can only watch Nancy Drew videos WHILE actively working on the project that I was avoiding. Eventually I got into the groove. Three days later, I was done. It took me from Secret of Shadow Ranch to Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon to finish it. I used the same strategy when writing my thesis paper. Got pretty good grades on both, and I credit you and Nancy for pushing me through it. And here I am now, with an engineering degree, and free from schoolwork. I've been wanting to become the type of person who reads books and takes notes when reading. One of the things I worked into my reading list is the Nancy Drew Mysteries series, since you've made me love the games so much! I gotta say, consuming the games is more fun for me, but the books are charming enough for me to want to keep going through them. I just finished the third book and I quite liked it (though the second book felt a wee bit tedious). Also, the Secret of the Old Clock game is based on the first 4 books, so it was pretty fun for me to recognize stuff and remember how they chose to integrate those in the game. And since I rarely comment, I'd just like to say keep up the good work! Almost at a million subs. I think I subbed when you were at either 300k or 500k? Really happy whenever you upload - I really like your taste in games lol. And I highly value your HOG playthroughs, the Japanese culture insights, the multilingual-ness, the cat-loving (and dedicated BB cam!), the chillness even during horror games, choosing to immerse yourself in the stories, etc. And, admittedly, I'm really happy there's a cool girl gamer out there that I can enjoy watching. (Sorry I don't have a comment about the actual video - I haven't watched it yet. But I will tonight!)
HeR announced game 34!! They announced it Sat and confirmed it today. No date yet, but maybe by the time Gab finishes the ones available, she'll have a new one to play!
My partner and I have been loving watching these. I grew up playing the Nancy Drew games and it's been so cool introducing this series to someone who's never seen them! I'm so glad you're also enjoying them, Gab!
My dad just learned that he has cancer again and that made me in a sad mood, but I saw that a new Nancy Drew video was uploaded and this helps me take my mind off things. Thanks Gab! I love your Nancy Drew videos (along with your other videos).
I'm so happy Gab is playing these games. Nancy Drew was such a major part of my childhood and had a massive influence over the choices I made in my education and career. Every time I watch her play one of them it brings me back to some of my best memories. I also think she's a main reason behind HER Interactive being able to make a new game thanks to the amount of followers and exposure she's given them. I'm just so grateful. ❤
The blade coming out of the ceiling is a Poe reference as well! From "The Pit and The Pendulum". I was totally obsessed with these stories as a kid. (Yes, I was a weird one :D)
Others have said it but I am so sad someone spoiled what happened with Rachel, that was such a good twist growing up! EDIT: To get rid of the spoiler that I was mad about being spoiled...
it looks like the person just took a guess and just turn out to be right, even back when this game came out the idea of secret twins has been a twist in media so many times that its not that surprising. Even when I played this game back when I was a teen while I didn't guess it, I wasn't surprise that that was the reveal. Really it not that of an amazing twist.
yeah people made guesses and they were right. the real spoilers were the people who saw those comments and were like OMG SPOILERS, pretty much confirming their theory was correct ahahaha
doesn't look like it was an intentional spoiler, rather people guessed it based on how the two deal with hair falling into their face (kim being the only one who repeatedly brushes it behind her ear, rachel lets it hang) and how they speak to other characters secret twins are kind of an overused trope so I'm not surprised it sprang to mind of the viewers immediately, seemed way too obvious
@@lazyperfectionist3978 yeah but someone came up with the 'twin theory' when the other girl said about her that she's shizo(phrenic) bc she doesn't remember what she said the day before etc., so someone commented twins before we even saw the second twin lol, maybe was a lucky guess but jumping from 'she acts strange' to secret twin immediatley seems more like a spoiler imo
Currently watching/listening to your chill Nancy Drew gameplay as I'm feverish and sick, and it helps ease the pain. Thank you Gab if you ever read this.
Honestly when I was in college, I loved hearing the music majors practice. They were amazing. Then again, I also wasn’t subjected to it 24/7 in the dorm areas
I've played this game soo many times and never got that trigger! Maybe I just rushed to get stuff done at night and get back to my room so I never linger long enough?
You should watch the Nancy Drew TV series. They got a few great lines: Father: "but Nancy, people don't like having their lives pried into" Nancy: "I'm only going to have a poke around"
This was so fun to watch!!! I still am so sad you missed the subplots of the boyfriend stealing situation and Corine deleting the term paper. There is so much to these games it’s easy to miss some things
I second this. As someone who also has a background in psych, it's unimaginable how many things we say that is negative and dehumanizing to those with mental illness. Of course, like with anything, it's a spectrum but if you wanna turn yourself wholly away from engaging in it, you'll have to change a lot of your vocabulary. While we have changed some things, we unfortunately still have a ton of work ahead of us.
I'm so happy this is up! I am super sick right now and was genuinely considering rewatching one of your old nancy videos because they are so comforting to me.
Fun fact: my neighbor’s punk grandson once called the cops on me because I was practicing a piece for choir. When they showed up HE was the one who got in trouble for making a false call.
I've just moved into my own place after 4ish years of living with my family, and needed something comforting. Evelien is the perfect company for my first night on my own. Thanks for doing what you do
i thought it was funny when nancy found out about rachel and kim (and that they were being blackmailed to deliver the warnings from the black cat) and then immediately got a second black cat warning lol. she JUST talked to them and one of them immediately pushed a letter under her door. i also thought it was funny that gab didn't notice or comment on that
I just wanted to say that I have never played a Nancy Drew Game but YT kept recommending your Lets Play Videos of them to me so I finally bought one. And I freaking love it! Thanks for introducing me to the Series ❤
From someone who teaches Biology at a high school level. The DNA puzzle in the library was the first puzzle I’ve seen where I went “I Know this one! If only I could help!”
I feel so bad for Rachel and Kim tho 😢 they only did it because they didn't want to be sent into foster care or be homeless. The unfair advantage got them into the top achieving students, so I hope now that they're separate they will just be regular performing students.
I was coming here to say that! I feel like usually people are pretty good about not spoiling things, I was excited for her to get to that point until it was ruined so early
@@Chellekathryn why would they feel shame like as soon as she started talking about 'schizoid' it was the most obvious guess💀 i know i didnt expect it to be the actual plot before i saw this comment lol
@@RaySky Yeah, while thoughs that played it could assume that someone just spoiled a twist, but the whole secret twins thing has been done to death that its not that shocking that someone might take a craze guess right when the first clue is presented.
I found out through you that all the Nancy Drew games are on steam and I've just been on an absolute *binge* playing them this past week. Definitely one of my favorites in the series. Funny how 10 years ago and now I still struggle with some of the puzzles. 😅
you're my favorite streamer/youtuber gab! struggling really bad with anxiety lately and your videos always help distract me and help me laugh 🫶🏻 thank you!!
2:05:14 Isn't it weird that we're almost halfway through and no one has suspected Paige or had anything bad to say about her? And we haven't met her yet? Her room has to be interesting. It's like they're trying to hide her. 3:10:30 I'm calling it now: Blue is Paige, other six robes are the other valedictorian candidates.
Im only like 20 minutes into the video, but the doll in Mels room looked familiar. Apparently its a goth version of one of the dolls used in a puzzle in the Nancy Drew train mystery game (forgot the name sorry!)
ive been in and out of hospital due to a severe car crash that tore my aorta open, and left one of my legs paralyzed, so im not able to do much but lay in bed, ur videos always cheer me up
i dont know how intense it is in real life because i didn't go to an academy school and i dont know anyone who did, but in my absolute favorite genre of book, what i like to call young adult murder academia, it is EXTREMELY intense. the entire type of book is elite schooling like this and people get killed over it. one of my favorites in the (self titled) genre is the ivies by alexa donne. i also really enjoy just when they're chilling in high school and someone dies, but something about the rich people where everything goes right for them until murder happens??? something about it is top tier. it was almost the only genre i read in 2023. (edit: i put the wrong book OOPS)
ok while i know what rachel and kim did is nOT okay or fair to the other students, I do admire them a lot for being able to keep up with the 2-in-1 persona for years just for the sake of their education and being able to stay together (knowing they would be put into the adoption system otherwise). They did what they had do in order to pull through and stay with each other (the only reliable family member they had) when no adult would help them so i respect them for that
already watched the VOD but this is one of my fave nancy games ❤ (i’m wearing a waverly sweatshirt right now from the merch shop) excited to eventually see gab play my favorite game, sea of darkness
[4:21:30]"There's two of you and you still can't get your own shit done" had me howling 😂😂😂
I loved Sean's reaction to the Nancy game because he hasn't played a bunch of them. He hasn't been acclimated to some of Nancy bs so he's like "WAIt WHAT?!" 🤣
Poor Sean... He just had to play the one game that had the most insane plot and worst puzzles. I still get an eye twitch evetime I look at a periodic table. Even still I love how invested he was at the end at wanting to see the trailer for the next game. I expected him to bolt through that door the moment it ended before Nancy had the chance to find herself a new mystery.
the school at plagiarism: EXPELLED!!!
the school at faking identity: they did good tho
That's about right tho with US schools lol
Tuition for not just one but 2 girls at an exclusive all girls New England boarding school they said moneeeyyy honeeyyy
@@chloewaldorf4063but if two girls were pretending to be one, they wouldn’t be getting that extra tuition money
Honestly if two people managed to pretend to be one person from grade 9 to grade 12 - they deserve to graduate. There's so many logistical questions about that. First and foremost: The attic room to hide one of the twins is only accessible to them because they're valedictorian candidates in their senior year - how did they hide one or the other before that? How did they hide when they first got to the school or when they leave the school for breaks? Did one stuff herself in a bag? Whatever they did, that's Harvard level thinking in my book. 🤣
To me what rachel and kim did as they themselves had said wasn't directly hurting anybody and they were OK with making rachel look like an absent minded freak.
Mel is an absolute LEGEND. good for her! But the whole time i couldnt stop thinking that she looked like draculara from monster high XD
So THAT'S who I was thinking of!!
For those who don’t know: Edgar Allen Poe actually wrote the first detective stories: Rue Morgue, Purloined Letter, Marie Roget (Dupin is the detective, and the short stories are famous as precursors for Sherlock Holmes because of dupin’s logical deduction in the stories). Very fitting that Poe would be featured in a Nancy drew game!
Sherlock Holmes even name drops Dupin. He has to admit they are similar in canon. That crossover really thrilled me.
I’m so sad she missed the whole subplot about Leela stealing Izzy’s boyfriend! I lived for the teenage drama! That was always one of my favorite parts along with the twin reveal (which someone spoiled early, intentional or not) 😢
Ok I’m glad I found this comment because I was looking for that part thinking I missed it! But I guess it just didn’t happen? 😢 dang!
I noticed that too, it's so weird that she didn't get that subplot.... she also didn't get the one at the end when Izzy gets a second Black Cat note and her laptop's hard drive gets erased. 😢
Omg same! I cannot believe:
1) She completely bypassed that story line?
2) somebody would just drop a major spoiler like that😠
Do you think it was a deliberate spoiler, or just a lucky guess? Because I’ve never played this game or heard anything about it, but when someone said that Rachel seemed to change personality abruptly and not remember things she said to you, I instantly thought “they’re twins!”
@KelcieNicole
yes omg i feel like whoever said the twins thing in chat, knew about it and lowkey spoiled the whole thing
I haven't played this game in years, and I was honestly really impressed with how accurate Mel's cello practicing sounds. It repeats, but the way she tunes, or will play an out of tune note then stop and play an open string... really takes me back to my days of practicing cello. I also recognized several movements of the Bach cello suites!
oh yes, that is one of my favourite things about this game. LOVE the cello..... (and Bach)
Paige: “yOu hAve jUsT eArNeD TEN dEMeRiTs.”
Gab: “that’s a shame.”
😂😂😂
Gab: Starts the Nancy Drew game.
Corine: hi
Gab: It's this one.
Hi! Sorry, heavy Edgar Allan Poe fan here. You are right about his history. For the most part Poe only became widely know in his day because of the Raven. That poem made him a household name and got him into parties. His previous works may has started to gain popular and attention when he did, but he quickly fell out of public favor due to his drinking and the rumor that Poe was having an affair with Frances Sargent Osgood, I don't know if it is true the two were having an affair but Poe and Osgood did exchange poems and Poe even hid Osgood's name is hidden in his poem "A Valentine." It wasn't until after his death, like you said, that his work became so renowned and loved as it is today, and mainly credited Rufus Griswold, one of Poe's greatest literary rivals and who wrote an obituary for Poe filled with lies that depicted Poe out to be nothing more than a lunatic and a drunk who would wander the street either in madness or melancholy. However this villainous characterization of Poe by Griswold made so many curious to read the writings of such an "evil" man and help cement Poe's place in literary history.
Thank you, sorry for the info dump.
You can tell Sean we loved having him! He’s welcome back anytime! I’ve rewatched that video multiple times!
They bounce off of each other so well I love watching any videos they do together
@@sarahketchum4868 me too! I’ve rewatched all the videos they have done together so many times.
@@sarahketchum4868 me too! I’ve rewatched all the videos they have done together so many times.
Same I love these videos and I loved the one with both of them in it too!
I low-key want her to replay some of the ones she did first because I prefer how they’re edited now so maybe they could both replay them 🤣 but I doubt it …I never want this series to end 🤣
I'm so glad Gabs immediately took a liking to Mel she is one of my fav characters in this game.
4:14:59 “Don’t you just love the way Mr. Harris says cosine?” ?? Girlie is down bad😂
How you play these games is everything. You take it seriously when it matters but still pokes fun at the silly or outdated parts. If Sean wants to join for another one that would be cool too but you are so fun to watch play either way.
Rachel and Bachel slay at the gig once more
YAASS HALF MOON JOE BESTIES ✨✨✨✨
🎉🎉🎉 BACHEELLL
Wait, she said Bachel?? I thought she was saying bagel haha
@@magentafox1657 she said bachel and bagel lol
@@taichka_morozova I love his Nancy Drew streams
Love that when all the gossip is happening, Gab is just "baaagel"
I’m absolutely stressed that she didn’t read the school rules in the beginning like she was supposed to 😭
me too omg
37:24 Gab remembering that vine “You can’t sit with us. Actually Megan I can’t sit anywhere, I have hemorrhoids” gives me life
“fortunately you didn’t break your leg when you feel out of the tree. Unfortunately though you DID break it when you landed.” 😂😂😂😂 “then you feel out of a different tree… some things are just meant to happen” lol this writing kills me
You always have a - dare I say - KEEN instinct of dropping a new Nancy Drew right when I need it!
Doesn't she??
Agreed!
Did you all see there’s a new Nancy Dre game in development?!!!
I swear. I was wondering when she was going to release a nancy drew vid and it pops up. Eventhough, I am 2 weeks late.
Omg it’s Nancy Drew in the Wizards of Waverly- I mean Waverly Academy 😂. I swear every time I say it I almost say Wizards of Waverly Place
I keep doing this too 😂 honorary title for the game now haha
I thought I was the only one 😂
So glad it’s not only me!😅
Omg this game had me in a CHOKEHOLD back in like 2015-2016 I replayed it like 45 times ☠️ can’t wait to see you play it!!
Her interactive used to have the lunch chore as a flash game. I played tf out of that and Scopa
@@lazycharms5665 really?? if I knew that game was available separately back then I would’ve played it nonstop lol the lunch chore is my favorite part
@@lazycharms5665 I'd totally play all the mini games seperately! They're oddly satisfying
I recently learned the THIRTY FOURTH Nancy drew game is officially in the works as of April 5th. Kinda excited to see what book they base this one off of or if they'll do a whole new story like they did for Sea of Darkness and Midnight in Salem
The games haven't been based on books in a long time. After the first dozen or so games, they moved to original stories. For game 34, the question I have is whether it will be using Unity in the same way as Midnight in Salem or a different engine. I know I would prefer it if they went back to pre-rendered 3d scenes like all the other games.
@@jackpfefferkorn3734 i bet they gonna be using unity like the midnight in salem but with better improvements based on the coffee minigame video they released a few days ago
Some of the budget better be going to hiring back lani minella to voice Nancy if the decision wasn’t hers to leave that is
Twitch didn't notify me when this happened because my phone had apparently decided the app deserved to go into "deep sleep" but I swear I'll catch a Nancy stream again someday! Ugh. Anyway...
- Nancy seems to have brought the sheep doll home from Ireland. She did help make it, after all.
- I dislike Mel's cello music so much that when I play this, I turn the music off or way down any time I'm in that area. My college dorm had designated "practice rooms" people were supposed to use for their instruments, thankfully.
- The picture of Bess and George that Nancy packed was taken on the island in Ransom of the Seven Ships, the discontinued game #20.
- Mr. Mingles the dog is a reference to Resorting to Danger, one of the two games in the spinoff Dossier series. Those games are a very different style from the main series but still pretty fun. There's also a mention of Jasmine Ivy, another Dossier game character.
- I think Mel is voiced by the same person who played Hilda the eccentric phone lady in Deception Island and Emily the phone friend in Message in a Haunted Mansion.
- Mel has a goth version of one of Camille's creepy dolls from Last Train and a poster of Creepie's Corner from Old Clock (and a sticker version of that on her cello case).
- That art piece in the rec room sure looks like a Poppy Dada. I wonder if there are any ancient jade carvings or stale cookies in there...
- There's an Easter egg you can get by searching the library catalogue for a book shown in Resorting to Danger. A book in that game has a suspiciously large ISBN on it and looking up that number gets you the egg!
- I love the intense eyeliner going on in the character designs for this game. Seems accurate, lol.
- Nancy's phone battery slowly dies until conveniently giving out at the end of the game. Apparently, Nancy is a maniac who doesn't ever charge her phone.
- Rachel has a plush bear and elephant on her desk that were shown in Secret of the Old Clock. She could probably sell those for tuition money if they're antiques..
- The snack shop dialogue can be really funny. And I'm pretty sure the sandwich/bagel orders are randomized because sometimes they're completely unhinged. You want three pieces of lettuce between slices of toasted bread? Ma'am, are you well?
- Megan can afford this fancy AF school and has one of the most common food allergies but she *doesn't* carry an epi-pen??
- When I replayed this recently, I didn't have that scream happen during the first night. Weird!
- As you beat Leela at air hockey, you unlock a purple mallet and then a green one. I think those might impact the difficulty? Or maybe I just got worse when I used the green one, haha. And you can get an *extra* mallet if you hold an Easter egg when you click on Leela to play. That mallet is a cute pastel eggy design.
- It seems like the teachers swarm the snack shop if the game thinks you need help earning back credits. There are other ways to earn them but the snack shop is the easiest. (The other most reliable way is by getting the high score on the matching game on the school website... for some reason. Sure, incentivize the students to waste their time with a matching game. That seems like a good plan.)
- The pictures of people are so obnoxious to get right. I usually spam pictures with different zooms and pans and upload a few of the same person at a time to save myself from having to go back and forth until Rachel is satisfied. -_-
- The article Mel gives you mentions Evelyn Corbalis, her ancestor, and Elinor Penvellyn from Blackmoor Manor.
- The girl at the snack shop who complained about the burgundy uniforms... There's a backstory to that! The website for Her Interactive was a deep teal color for many years. The site had recently switched to burgundy and it made a lot of fans (myself included) a bit sad.
- The dining book is by Demetria Espoonzia. Heh.
- Being able to record Casper's jumps with your ~camera cell phone~ makes that *so* much easier. Doing that puzzle in the days before camera phones was a nightmare. And that's the only puzzle that changes between junior and senior modes!
- If you walk around at night, you'll sometimes have to dodge the patrolling RA. I think Paige only really shows up in the hall where the bedrooms are, but I'm too much of a chicken to have done much nighttime exploration so maybe downstairs isn't safe.
- "We want less tree and more United States" sounds like the Republicans who think trying to take care of the environment is hippie nonsense. :P
- [spoiler!] If you tell the twin that you think she's Rachel, she asks how you knew that. Nancy then explains the floppy bangs thing they do differently. But, yeah, I also thought that was Kim and I was paying attention to the bangs specifically because I knew that was coming up. Maybe the devs goofed that?
- The Izzy password thing is because Izzy has a freak out about her big essay disappearing. That didn't happen for you, but it's implied that Corine erased Izzy's essay right before it was due. (I think you might've had an unread text about Izzy's predicament.)
- There was supposed to be a text at some point about Izzy and Leela having beef over Jacob. I think Jacob was going to the upcoming dance with Izzy even though he was Leela's boyfriend or something like that. So which girl convinced/used him to frame Mel? Hmm..
- Once you've opened the furnace, Nancy's task list updates and includes some premonitions about things she's going to have to do. It's always fun to check on the journal and task list towards the end of the games to see stuff like that happen.
- The pictures that show during the credits are whatever ones were on your phone, and I'm pretty sure that's just how that goes from this game forward. I usually forget to take silly pictures and end up looking at a slideshow of books Nancy doesn't take with her.
Looking forward to chasing tornados in Oklahoma! Get ready for another appearance of Nancy "Hey Tell Me About Your Dead Loved Ones" Drew, lol.
There were several things you listed that even as a long time nancy drew fan i didn't catch so thank you! Especially the girl complaining about the uniforms being burgundy not teal and the change in colors for Her Interactive!! I agree that the teal was so much better but maybe that's just the nostalgia talking.
The squirrel jumping puzzle is sooo much easier now that I have a smart phone, I always had to cheat on that one before. I also never realized that sometimes you have to hide from Paige at night time until i watched other people stream the game. I think maybe I just always do the night time stuff really quickly, but I've never had that happen in all the times I've played the game. Same with the random girl screaming at night, was there ever any explanation for that??
Another fun thing i only recently discovered is that you can unscrew the flag next to the special collections cabinet in the library and it will swing down and crash into the glass and break it. And of course get demerits for it.
One thing that I always found really silly was how according to Mel students weren't supposed to know about Papertrail, yet it's a link on the school website?
Can't wait for insensitive Nancy to ask Pa about his dead wife next game 😂
Finally, I've just watched all of Gab's ND videos and every time I've finished a video I've always looked for your comments about them. LOL. Thanks for sharing these interesting tidbits with us.
To be fair, some allergies are so bad that an epi pen doesn’t work or it only holds you off long enough to go to the hospital. You should always go straight to the hospital after having to use your epi pen btw, just to get checked over and to make sure you’re truly okay in case something flares back up
This is one of my favorite Nancy Drew games, so glad you’re playing it! I hope you liked it! :)
This is one of my favorite ones too!!! ❤
Because of my dyslexia there's no way I'd be able to play such a text heavy game, really appreciate you reading everything out to us and making it a calm play along 😊
“Just remember… guys don’t mature until they’re really old, like… 30.” 😂 that snack shop gossip was good.
Looking forward to you and Sean doing another Nancy vid in the future. It was fun seeing his reactions to Nancy’s crazy antics 😂😂
Just a reminder that the Malloy Towers game had me cracking up and was such a fun stream to watch. More Nancy Drew games with Sean please. Both of you solving the case really made my day better.
"let me have your cell phone" from a total stranger???? Tf absolutely not.
You cannot just "It was just a prank, Han" me without warning!
I cant believe how casually they keep asking Nancy to do their work for them and she just accepts their cheating just as casually?!
I mean, Nancy's not actually a student there, so she's not going to be the one who gets in trouble for cheating.
To be fair Nancy wants to get in their social circle and make them trust her because then they’ll tell her information and she can, you know, be a freaking detective.
I had to say goodbye to my dog, Link, 2 days ago, so a long, chill Gab stream is very much needed. Thanks for being you, Gab.
So sorry, rest in peace angel baby 🤍
Rest in peace to your dog, I know they'll always be with you ❤
Sorry for your loss❤
I'm so sorry for your loss
I'm sorry. Losing a pet is extremely difficult, but they're always with you.
Hey Gab! Frequent watcher here, but I want to take this chance to - like many other Gab fans before me - share the impact *specifically* of your Nancy Drew series on my life in a Nancy Drew video.
I always have an ongoing rewatch of your Nancy Drew playlist, each full rewatch lasting a month or two (or three). They give a sort of comfort that I can't explain (I've never played these as a kid so it isn't nostalgia). My absolute favorites are Secrets of Shadow Ranch, Danger By Design, and The Final Scene.
I graduated from university last December and started working the next month. My last semester in university was difficult, to the point that I found myself avoiding a pain-in-the-ass project and having no progress for 3 days, but I knew exactly what to do. Because I knew I loved your Nancy Drew series so much, I held it hostage - that is, I can only watch Nancy Drew videos WHILE actively working on the project that I was avoiding. Eventually I got into the groove. Three days later, I was done. It took me from Secret of Shadow Ranch to Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon to finish it. I used the same strategy when writing my thesis paper. Got pretty good grades on both, and I credit you and Nancy for pushing me through it.
And here I am now, with an engineering degree, and free from schoolwork. I've been wanting to become the type of person who reads books and takes notes when reading. One of the things I worked into my reading list is the Nancy Drew Mysteries series, since you've made me love the games so much! I gotta say, consuming the games is more fun for me, but the books are charming enough for me to want to keep going through them. I just finished the third book and I quite liked it (though the second book felt a wee bit tedious). Also, the Secret of the Old Clock game is based on the first 4 books, so it was pretty fun for me to recognize stuff and remember how they chose to integrate those in the game.
And since I rarely comment, I'd just like to say keep up the good work! Almost at a million subs. I think I subbed when you were at either 300k or 500k? Really happy whenever you upload - I really like your taste in games lol. And I highly value your HOG playthroughs, the Japanese culture insights, the multilingual-ness, the cat-loving (and dedicated BB cam!), the chillness even during horror games, choosing to immerse yourself in the stories, etc. And, admittedly, I'm really happy there's a cool girl gamer out there that I can enjoy watching.
(Sorry I don't have a comment about the actual video - I haven't watched it yet. But I will tonight!)
HeR announced game 34!! They announced it Sat and confirmed it today. No date yet, but maybe by the time Gab finishes the ones available, she'll have a new one to play!
Fun fact, Rhode Island is actually 3.6% larger than Luxembourg and it’s the smallest state in the US 😆
This being one of the best Nancy Drew games while also having the pettiest motive ever is so funny to me
Loved the twins and defend them with my life they can do no wrong
I watched this on Twitch but I’m more than willing to watch it again! Thank you Gab for making this a awesome Sunday!
same! i loved this one
*also watches again*
Same! Excited to see what made it into the edit.
My partner and I have been loving watching these. I grew up playing the Nancy Drew games and it's been so cool introducing this series to someone who's never seen them! I'm so glad you're also enjoying them, Gab!
My dad just learned that he has cancer again and that made me in a sad mood, but I saw that a new Nancy Drew video was uploaded and this helps me take my mind off things. Thanks Gab! I love your Nancy Drew videos (along with your other videos).
I'm so happy Gab is playing these games. Nancy Drew was such a major part of my childhood and had a massive influence over the choices I made in my education and career. Every time I watch her play one of them it brings me back to some of my best memories. I also think she's a main reason behind HER Interactive being able to make a new game thanks to the amount of followers and exposure she's given them. I'm just so grateful. ❤
The blade coming out of the ceiling is a Poe reference as well! From "The Pit and The Pendulum". I was totally obsessed with these stories as a kid. (Yes, I was a weird one :D)
Others have said it but I am so sad someone spoiled what happened with Rachel, that was such a good twist growing up!
EDIT: To get rid of the spoiler that I was mad about being spoiled...
it looks like the person just took a guess and just turn out to be right, even back when this game came out the idea of secret twins has been a twist in media so many times that its not that surprising. Even when I played this game back when I was a teen while I didn't guess it, I wasn't surprise that that was the reveal. Really it not that of an amazing twist.
I doubt someone spoiled intentionally, as literally the whole evil twin thing is SUCH a common trope that its even made funny of in other medias now.
yeah people made guesses and they were right. the real spoilers were the people who saw those comments and were like OMG SPOILERS, pretty much confirming their theory was correct ahahaha
doesn't look like it was an intentional spoiler, rather people guessed it based on how the two deal with hair falling into their face (kim being the only one who repeatedly brushes it behind her ear, rachel lets it hang) and how they speak to other characters
secret twins are kind of an overused trope so I'm not surprised it sprang to mind of the viewers immediately, seemed way too obvious
@@lazyperfectionist3978 yeah but someone came up with the 'twin theory' when the other girl said about her that she's shizo(phrenic) bc she doesn't remember what she said the day before etc., so someone commented twins before we even saw the second twin lol, maybe was a lucky guess but jumping from 'she acts strange' to secret twin immediatley seems more like a spoiler imo
Parents could still sue a school for some things like leaving a lock outside of the closet for someone to use.
Currently watching/listening to your chill Nancy Drew gameplay as I'm feverish and sick, and it helps ease the pain. Thank you Gab if you ever read this.
Something about these Nancy games is so cozy and relaxing, thank you for playing them Gab!!
Honestly when I was in college, I loved hearing the music majors practice. They were amazing.
Then again, I also wasn’t subjected to it 24/7 in the dorm areas
still can't believe you never got the trigger to hide from the RA. its always such a panicky moment for me.
I've played this game soo many times and never got that trigger! Maybe I just rushed to get stuff done at night and get back to my room so I never linger long enough?
I love the voice acting in this.
I would LOVE to see another video/videos of you and Sean playing a game like this together, it was so much fun last time! 😊
You should watch the Nancy Drew TV series. They got a few great lines:
Father: "but Nancy, people don't like having their lives pried into"
Nancy: "I'm only going to have a poke around"
This was so fun to watch!!! I still am so sad you missed the subplots of the boyfriend stealing situation and Corine deleting the term paper. There is so much to these games it’s easy to miss some things
Gabs Smolders is officially becoming a super sleuth! AWESOME video!🤩
As someone in psychology, it’s definitely NOT okay to call someone a schizoid
Do you have to be “in psychology” to know that? 😂
@@maddieb.4282 you’d be shocked
I second this. As someone who also has a background in psych, it's unimaginable how many things we say that is negative and dehumanizing to those with mental illness. Of course, like with anything, it's a spectrum but if you wanna turn yourself wholly away from engaging in it, you'll have to change a lot of your vocabulary. While we have changed some things, we unfortunately still have a ton of work ahead of us.
Yes. It's a very offensive word!
I recently binged the whole Nancy drew playlist and got so sad there weren't more videos, but now a new video dropped!! I'm so excited!!
This game has so much replay value. I don't know why, but I'm always coming back to this one. Adore it! ❤
These long form videos make me so happy! Perfect Sunday vibe!
I'm so happy this is up! I am super sick right now and was genuinely considering rewatching one of your old nancy videos because they are so comforting to me.
Fun fact: my neighbor’s punk grandson once called the cops on me because I was practicing a piece for choir. When they showed up HE was the one who got in trouble for making a false call.
So glad you did another chill Nancy Drew game. I’ve found no one else can play the game as chill as you.
I've just moved into my own place after 4ish years of living with my family, and needed something comforting. Evelien is the perfect company for my first night on my own. Thanks for doing what you do
Not Gabs figuring out who the real Black Cat is just 3 minutes into the game, lmaoooo
I'm glad this was uploaded today, we randomly had snow and watching this made my Sunday soo cozy. Thank you!
I think Izzy actually was behind Mel's false accusation. The PW was used to wipe Izzy's project towards the end.
i thought it was funny when nancy found out about rachel and kim (and that they were being blackmailed to deliver the warnings from the black cat) and then immediately got a second black cat warning lol. she JUST talked to them and one of them immediately pushed a letter under her door. i also thought it was funny that gab didn't notice or comment on that
Mel casually playing Bach in the background is such a mood
I've had such a bad day at work and getting off then seeing Gab upload this just made my day so much better. I've been waiting for more Nancy Drew!!❤
I just wanted to say that I have never played a Nancy Drew Game but YT kept recommending your Lets Play Videos of them to me so I finally bought one. And I freaking love it! Thanks for introducing me to the Series ❤
I just finished your Nancy Drew playlist the other day and I was just waiting for a new one. I’m so excited to see this! 😊
me too 😳
Man I’m so glad you added another Nancy Drew game under your belt! Can’t wait to see you puzzle out the other ones in future streams 🥰
Corrine:me and my old roommate we got along great
Also Corrine: locks her claustrophobic roommate in a closet and turns off the lights
Did you really think it was funny and cool to spoil the end of a four hour long video in the comments? Lol.
Edit: five!
@@maddieb.4282that’s on you for reading comments before finishing the video lmao. Seriously? 😂
From someone who teaches Biology at a high school level. The DNA puzzle in the library was the first puzzle I’ve seen where I went “I Know this one! If only I could help!”
Almost 5 hours, THANK YOU for blessing us, Gab🎉🎉🎉🎉
Pretty sure the last timed puzzle is a reference to The Pit and The Pendulum, a Poe short story. Always love a long Nancy stream!
I feel so bad for Rachel and Kim tho 😢 they only did it because they didn't want to be sent into foster care or be homeless. The unfair advantage got them into the top achieving students, so I hope now that they're separate they will just be regular performing students.
9:18 lmaoooo omggg The Legend of the Crystal Skull
Can’t believe somebody blew the spoiler almost immediately
I was coming here to say that! I feel like usually people are pretty good about not spoiling things, I was excited for her to get to that point until it was ruined so early
I was so mad when I saw that on the stream. I hope that person feels shame.
@@Chellekathryn why would they feel shame like as soon as she started talking about 'schizoid' it was the most obvious guess💀 i know i didnt expect it to be the actual plot before i saw this comment lol
It was my impression that it was a guess, not an intentional spoiler.
@@RaySky Yeah, while thoughs that played it could assume that someone just spoiled a twist, but the whole secret twins thing has been done to death that its not that shocking that someone might take a craze guess right when the first clue is presented.
Almost 5 hours of Nancy? Heck yeah!
I found out through you that all the Nancy Drew games are on steam and I've just been on an absolute *binge* playing them this past week. Definitely one of my favorites in the series.
Funny how 10 years ago and now I still struggle with some of the puzzles. 😅
Not all the 20th game got removed do to a controversy, and the original 1st and 2nd game are not on Steam.
@@AlexOlinkiewicz that's good to know!
you're my favorite streamer/youtuber gab! struggling really bad with anxiety lately and your videos always help distract me and help me laugh 🫶🏻 thank you!!
2:05:14 Isn't it weird that we're almost halfway through and no one has suspected Paige or had anything bad to say about her? And we haven't met her yet? Her room has to be interesting. It's like they're trying to hide her.
3:10:30 I'm calling it now: Blue is Paige, other six robes are the other valedictorian candidates.
Im only like 20 minutes into the video, but the doll in Mels room looked familiar. Apparently its a goth version of one of the dolls used in a puzzle in the Nancy Drew train mystery game (forgot the name sorry!)
Nancy's back!!! YES. I have a 10 hour shift followed by a gym session tomorrow so this will be my night sorted 🎉
oh my gosh i played this for hours and hours and got stuck on so many puzzles when I was like 12 this game is honestly so peak dark academia
Stuck in bed today with aches and chills. This video couldn’t have had better timing! 😍
I love your ND playthroughs so much! I'm so ready for a 5 hour cozy stream!!
These are so cozy and I just love watching them!
Can't lie this is my favourite series on this channel
ive been in and out of hospital due to a severe car crash that tore my aorta open, and left one of my legs paralyzed, so im not able to do much but lay in bed, ur videos always cheer me up
Would love to see another Gab and Jack Nancy Drew collab ❤
i dont know how intense it is in real life because i didn't go to an academy school and i dont know anyone who did, but in my absolute favorite genre of book, what i like to call young adult murder academia, it is EXTREMELY intense.
the entire type of book is elite schooling like this and people get killed over it. one of my favorites in the (self titled) genre is the ivies by alexa donne.
i also really enjoy just when they're chilling in high school and someone dies, but something about the rich people where everything goes right for them until murder happens??? something about it is top tier.
it was almost the only genre i read in 2023.
(edit: i put the wrong book OOPS)
Gab you're on a roll! RE4, Dredge _and_ a Nancy in the same week?? How am I supposed to keep up with this! XD
ok while i know what rachel and kim did is nOT okay or fair to the other students, I do admire them a lot for being able to keep up with the 2-in-1 persona for years just for the sake of their education and being able to stay together (knowing they would be put into the adoption system otherwise). They did what they had do in order to pull through and stay with each other (the only reliable family member they had) when no adult would help them so i respect them for that
I could never finish this game with the difficulty of these puzzles. This is why I have to watch other people play this kind of stuff!
already watched the VOD but this is one of my fave nancy games ❤ (i’m wearing a waverly sweatshirt right now from the merch shop)
excited to eventually see gab play my favorite game, sea of darkness
Always a good day when there is a new Nancy Drew game!!!
This is now one of my favorites Nancy Drew games of all time 🥰🥰💖💖
I absolutely LOVE Mel's voice!❤
Ahh, my childhood. Thank you so much for the nostalgia, I'm so so happy!
You almost put Izzy's BS instead of Izzy's BF on a save file and it somehow still worked lol