I had *no idea* you could navigate Flight Rising this way and I'm delighted. Now I can bond all my familiars in a minute or two instead of it taking ages. Thank you!
Even though you were criticizing it, thank you for letting me know about the faerie paint brush event since it was a holy grail item for me, and I've been taking a break from neopets! Also congrats on getting married!
something i want to commend Flight Rising for, too, is that they have a really lore-rich world, but when they (apparently, this was before my time on the site) wrote a backstory for some races that was very reminiscent of white colonization, they stopped that storyline and apologized for it. it's one of those rare websites where, when the userbase cries out, the staff actually care and listen.
Not only is ChickenSmoothie stable, they are thriving! I haven't actively played in months but I still check in regularly, and they have been doing a lot to improve the site. A lot of the newer artists are super creative and make adorable pets. They also have been doing more pet and item drops than normal... They recently did a whole release just for National Pancake Day! That is not something they would have done before! And they've released multiple new species in the last year or so, most recently snakes and otters. That's not something they had done often in the past. They deserve all the awards! Best of luck wedding planning!
Congrats on 15k!! And I'm so glad my video idea resonated with you- I love how you mentioned quality of life features as well as just gameplay. And a big shoutout to egg hatching games from me too! I think Dragcave is still going strong after all these years, and it was definitely my OG. While I'm more into the 'growing (custom) adoptables' scene now, I'm so glad that it's still an option too.
Congrats on the 15k! I'm so happy you mentioned Chicken Smoothie, they really do deserve respect for just being there doing their thing since 2008. They were the first pet site I joined back in 2013 and I love that it's still just as active a decade later
Don't worry Julie! We'll be waiting for your content, whatever it is you want to show us and tell us about, I'm sure I'll be amazing. You're a really cool content creator and I owe you a big one because you introduced me to Flight Rising and honestly it has bring me joy. Thank you and remember - you can do it !!! go girl !!!
This was a helpful listen, thank you! I am working on a virtual pet game, and I will admit that I regularly think, "what would PS Julie do here?" So this was very helpful :)
@@PSJulie I will definitely reach out sometime down the line! Good luck with wedding planning, and I hope you do find time to just make things you're interested in making!
I typed up a big response and then navigated away from it, like a genius!! But short answer is, I'm trying to make a game where the point is to breed animals and know about how their different genotypes affect their appearance and may pass on to their offspring. So, more focus on breeding for your perfect pet rather than making it custom. I have some more vague ideas about worldbuilding outside of that, I think fantasy setting is more fun than like...super realistic horse training simulator, but I'm one person who works full time, so I've just been working on getting the art done to test customs and breeding and stuff.@@alexmackrell1385
Congrats on 15k! You more than deserve every sub you get! Also congrats in advance on the wedding! Love the video - I enjoy these dives into what makes a game good or bad. What're you studying in grad school?
Heck yeah man you do you! I'll watch whatever creative pursuits take your fancy. The best UA-cam channels are ones where the creators are just doing stuff they like.
Ooo happy soon to be birthday!!! And congrats on 15k!! I am in grad school and it is indeed such a handful. Recently someone asked me what I do when I'm not in class and I was like "Study and prepare presentations" When you're not doing that? "Research" When you're not doing that? "Sleep..." Ok hypothetically you can do anything what would you do?? "Cuddle my cats and play neopets" 😂 I hope you're getting enough time for yourself!! Take care (:
It's so cool that even though this channel ages and your big into marketing now we still get videos like this! Thank you for all the awesome videos! ✨️🎊
I was literally thinking about Chicken Smoothie when you started talking about egg hatching games!! I was floored when you actually mentioned it, I've been on the site since it launched and just got back into it this year. Awesome video!!
Thank you for everything, Julie! Go you! And happy early birthday. This video reminded me about how much I adored Dragon Cave back in the day- another oldie that's still kicking. I'll have to log in and peruse my collection again.
i know this vid came out six months ago, but you made excellent points here! i love your content, regardless of what it is, and we understand if it takes longer to put out videos! personal stuff always comes first :) also, i hope you have a wonderful wedding ceremony! congrats!
Congrats on the 15k subs and for getting married (soon)!!! :D I always really appreciate your thoughts and opinions and critiques of virtual/web browser based games, so thank you for taking the time to make these videos (when you can!), they are always such a treat! 💖 I'm also loving this style of video and wonder if making a "Petsites Yearly Review/Check-In" video each year would be something you'd do? Like an awards ceremony for these games lol "Best Event" "Best QoL" "Best New Feature" etc. I think that'd be really fun to watch!
Look out, the Oscars! I agree, it would be fun to do! I think keeping it around awards season may take some pressure off of the end of the year. But who knows what next year will look like! I'll try to keep it in mind. 😊
One of my favorite things about Neopets is that many of the pet instances come with history. You can find pets made in the early 2000s in the pound. That's why it brings me so much joy that Chicken Smoothie has that feature as well! Another thing worth highlighting, along the lines of differently abled folks: Neopets recently put out a ton of inclusive items. Different natural hair type wigs, LGBTQ+ pride flags, and a variety of items that represent a variety of disabilities. Even service petpets, a book on braille, a neurodivergent infinity shirt, canes, EVEN A SUNFLOWER LANYARD! I hate Neopets for NFTs, uncredited uses of fan designs, and overall bad management. But I feel like current TNT is doing what very little tiny bit they can to do good and I respect that.
I've been enjoying pixel cat's end a lot this year, it's still in closed beta (with registration windows opening every ~3 months) but even with it not having all planned features yet it's lots of fun (also I got really into cat genetics, speaking of egg hatching games, haha)
thanks for this video. i routinely forget chicken smoothie exists except for the one time every 3 years i get a message begging for one of my rares from literal decades ago
I came back to neopets earlier this year and I haven't been happier about the neolodge change. Good to see that after all these years we're finally getting some of the changes we've been dying for since forever ago.
I've been working on a ✨experience✨ type site with my brother. It has games and forums and stuff. Sometimes I wonder if it's worth the effort to make a browser game in 2023 but we have a ton of fun and it's always cool to look at the stats and see 3 people have played our games.
i recently returned from a hiatus and unfroze my account on neopets, they recently re-released some expensive NC items and learning the previous events on other expensive stuff. really nice for new players to invest :D
ooh ty so much for mentioning Modern Neopets. my friends and I are all dying to try Grundo's Cafe, and until I can get in maybe Moderneo will scratch that itch (once applications open up anyway)
I love Chicken Smoothie!!!They recently just had a rarity level update, however, which changed a heck of a lot!!!! But it's still there, and still going!
Considering that I was playing Subeta while watching this video, I was waiting for it to appear. Is there a reason Subeta was not on this list? It's such a high quality game and tbh after so many years playing on pet sites, Subeta is the only I play nowadays.
@@PSJulie aaah I see. I was just wondering! XD I recommend you check it out if you haven't, I love that game a lot. Also I'm checking Lioden right now! So far I'm enjoying it.
man I missed out on getting the rock petpet from the advent calendar on np, I love that stupid thing it's just a rock! I was a bit afraid to log in again because of the safety leaks and such
I am supremely excited for Lorwolf's launch. I played FR since the first light festival, but missed out on the KS and steadily lost interest in the site because of early staff mismanagement and spaghetti code ruining the experience around year 3. Going back to it now, it feels exactly like playing Modern WoW vrs. the imagined past of WoW Classic. I liked it more when it was janky! FR just feels cluttered, bloated, and unrewarding to me these days. I've sold a ton of my friends on LW as "FR Classic, but sparklewolves" which is exactly what they want, too. Hoping it's good, Beta and EA were genuinely so fun. (Working well on mobile is a great bonus, too.)
This long shot i have a question. Im looking for old website thought was called Oliver pets or something on the line it was able take ur pet png/photo and paint over it making different stuff and ppl would post there art on deviantart. I havnt been there since 2015ish was looking for my deviantart username since site changed only needed email. Thank you in advance
me and sis both played dragcave and she played neopets and another game where both our fave animal was a dragonhorse like animal that you could give i think element orbs to make it that kind of element dragonhorse wich changed it appearence some what.
This video made me want to go back and check on all pet sites I have been neglecting these past years 😅 Love it whenever you show up on my home page, always a pleasure hearing you talk about pet sites 💙 Congrats on passing your class, hope you get to create as much as you like from now on 😊
That's awesome that my video got you thinking about those pet sites again! 😅 Thanks for your kind words and support - it means a lot to me. I'm eager to create more content! 💙
You should look at Niantic new game called play peridot it like pokemon go but a pet game u can also breed for amazing alien hybrid puppies. I know u will like it
I love discovering new games, so thank you for the recommendation! 🙌 Play Peridot seems intriguing, and I can't wait to explore it. If it captures my interest, I might make a video to share with everyone. Stay tuned! 📺
Did the mara pets redeem themselves in anyway when it came to the fat fairy among other things? I stopped keeping up with mara pets when that whole situation unfolded. I would be interested in revisiting marapets if they truly apologized and were genuinely sorry for their actions, but if not I'd like to not support the game.
i tried finding a link to modern neopets, but failed- did it go down or something? if not, could you help me find the link to it? EDIT: OH GOD CHICKENSMOOTHE. I FEEL SO OLD. oh also, another egg hatching game i love: pokefarm q youre welcome
Apparently this was shared on a discord and that's where a lot of the views came from. Could anyone tell me which discord? 😅😂
I had *no idea* you could navigate Flight Rising this way and I'm delighted. Now I can bond all my familiars in a minute or two instead of it taking ages. Thank you!
Glad I could help!
Any time you are presented with a popup with buttons and one is outlined with black stroke, that is mapped to a hot key.
@@PSJulie That's awesome thank you!!
Even though you were criticizing it, thank you for letting me know about the faerie paint brush event since it was a holy grail item for me, and I've been taking a break from neopets! Also congrats on getting married!
You are so welcome!
something i want to commend Flight Rising for, too, is that they have a really lore-rich world, but when they (apparently, this was before my time on the site) wrote a backstory for some races that was very reminiscent of white colonization, they stopped that storyline and apologized for it. it's one of those rare websites where, when the userbase cries out, the staff actually care and listen.
I lived for egg hatching RPs on neopets when I was a kid. I think about them all the time, I'm so happy to hear you talk about them.
Not only is ChickenSmoothie stable, they are thriving! I haven't actively played in months but I still check in regularly, and they have been doing a lot to improve the site. A lot of the newer artists are super creative and make adorable pets. They also have been doing more pet and item drops than normal... They recently did a whole release just for National Pancake Day! That is not something they would have done before! And they've released multiple new species in the last year or so, most recently snakes and otters. That's not something they had done often in the past. They deserve all the awards!
Best of luck wedding planning!
17:03 I think what is more insane is the size of that water bottle! Congrats on 15k :)
Haha, it's a gallon. It's related to a video I've been editing for a long, long time.
Congrats on 15k!! And I'm so glad my video idea resonated with you- I love how you mentioned quality of life features as well as just gameplay. And a big shoutout to egg hatching games from me too! I think Dragcave is still going strong after all these years, and it was definitely my OG. While I'm more into the 'growing (custom) adoptables' scene now, I'm so glad that it's still an option too.
Dragcave! That's what I was thinking of. I would have shouted it out by name if i remembered.
Dragon cave and poke farm are what I was into when I was younger. Definitely see them being as the progenitors of the pet site, also happy birthday!!
Congrats on the 15k! I'm so happy you mentioned Chicken Smoothie, they really do deserve respect for just being there doing their thing since 2008. They were the first pet site I joined back in 2013 and I love that it's still just as active a decade later
Thank you so much!!
Don't worry Julie! We'll be waiting for your content, whatever it is you want to show us and tell us about, I'm sure I'll be amazing. You're a really cool content creator and I owe you a big one because you introduced me to Flight Rising and honestly it has bring me joy. Thank you and remember - you can do it !!! go girl !!!
This was a helpful listen, thank you! I am working on a virtual pet game, and I will admit that I regularly think, "what would PS Julie do here?" So this was very helpful :)
I'm happy to jump on a call sometime and give you feedback if you're interested.
@@PSJulie I will definitely reach out sometime down the line! Good luck with wedding planning, and I hope you do find time to just make things you're interested in making!
What is your virtual pet game gonna be about/like? I’m always looking for new pet sims to try
I typed up a big response and then navigated away from it, like a genius!! But short answer is, I'm trying to make a game where the point is to breed animals and know about how their different genotypes affect their appearance and may pass on to their offspring. So, more focus on breeding for your perfect pet rather than making it custom. I have some more vague ideas about worldbuilding outside of that, I think fantasy setting is more fun than like...super realistic horse training simulator, but I'm one person who works full time, so I've just been working on getting the art done to test customs and breeding and stuff.@@alexmackrell1385
Congrats on 15k! You more than deserve every sub you get! Also congrats in advance on the wedding! Love the video - I enjoy these dives into what makes a game good or bad. What're you studying in grad school?
from the staff here at CS, thank you!
Thank you for everything you do! This comment section is full of love for CS.
Heck yeah man you do you! I'll watch whatever creative pursuits take your fancy. The best UA-cam channels are ones where the creators are just doing stuff they like.
Thank you!
Ooo happy soon to be birthday!!! And congrats on 15k!! I am in grad school and it is indeed such a handful. Recently someone asked me what I do when I'm not in class and I was like
"Study and prepare presentations"
When you're not doing that?
"Research"
When you're not doing that?
"Sleep..."
Ok hypothetically you can do anything what would you do??
"Cuddle my cats and play neopets" 😂
I hope you're getting enough time for yourself!! Take care (:
Thank you so much!!
Flight rising was made so much easier, no idea the hot keys were there! Arrow keys and enter saved my life! Thank you!
You're welcome!
Thank you for the chickpea cam. That is a good doggo.
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
It's so cool that even though this channel ages and your big into marketing now we still get videos like this! Thank you for all the awesome videos! ✨️🎊
Glad you like them!
I was literally thinking about Chicken Smoothie when you started talking about egg hatching games!! I was floored when you actually mentioned it, I've been on the site since it launched and just got back into it this year. Awesome video!!
Thank you for everything, Julie! Go you! And happy early birthday.
This video reminded me about how much I adored Dragon Cave back in the day- another oldie that's still kicking. I'll have to log in and peruse my collection again.
congrats on 15k!!🥰
Thank you kei 😸
Congrats on the 15k subs! Also this video finally pushed me to go play lioden lol
Let me know what you think of it!
@@PSJulie so far its been a lot of fun (pretty confusing but fun)
i know this vid came out six months ago, but you made excellent points here! i love your content, regardless of what it is, and we understand if it takes longer to put out videos! personal stuff always comes first :)
also, i hope you have a wonderful wedding ceremony! congrats!
Congrats on the 15k subs and for getting married (soon)!!! :D
I always really appreciate your thoughts and opinions and critiques of virtual/web browser based games, so thank you for taking the time to make these videos (when you can!), they are always such a treat! 💖
I'm also loving this style of video and wonder if making a "Petsites Yearly Review/Check-In" video each year would be something you'd do? Like an awards ceremony for these games lol "Best Event" "Best QoL" "Best New Feature" etc. I think that'd be really fun to watch!
Look out, the Oscars! I agree, it would be fun to do! I think keeping it around awards season may take some pressure off of the end of the year. But who knows what next year will look like! I'll try to keep it in mind. 😊
One of my favorite things about Neopets is that many of the pet instances come with history. You can find pets made in the early 2000s in the pound. That's why it brings me so much joy that Chicken Smoothie has that feature as well!
Another thing worth highlighting, along the lines of differently abled folks: Neopets recently put out a ton of inclusive items. Different natural hair type wigs, LGBTQ+ pride flags, and a variety of items that represent a variety of disabilities. Even service petpets, a book on braille, a neurodivergent infinity shirt, canes, EVEN A SUNFLOWER LANYARD! I hate Neopets for NFTs, uncredited uses of fan designs, and overall bad management. But I feel like current TNT is doing what very little tiny bit they can to do good and I respect that.
My favourite canal so far! Can you do a video about Chicken Smoothie only? Its my fav game so far!
I've been enjoying pixel cat's end a lot this year, it's still in closed beta (with registration windows opening every ~3 months) but even with it not having all planned features yet it's lots of fun (also I got really into cat genetics, speaking of egg hatching games, haha)
thanks for this video. i routinely forget chicken smoothie exists except for the one time every 3 years i get a message begging for one of my rares from literal decades ago
Congrats on 15k!
Thank you. 😊
I came back to neopets earlier this year and I haven't been happier about the neolodge change.
Good to see that after all these years we're finally getting some of the changes we've been dying for since forever ago.
I've been working on a ✨experience✨ type site with my brother. It has games and forums and stuff. Sometimes I wonder if it's worth the effort to make a browser game in 2023 but we have a ton of fun and it's always cool to look at the stats and see 3 people have played our games.
i recently returned from a hiatus and unfroze my account on neopets, they recently re-released some expensive NC items and learning the previous events on other expensive stuff. really nice for new players to invest :D
yesss I still play chicken smoothie! ^o^ so cool to see it get a shout out!
The best!
Book all is INCREDIBLE! I didn't have the thrill from it I should've, but it truly is amazing.
Congratulations 🎉
I hope however things happen, it turns out wonderful!
Thank you!!
ooh ty so much for mentioning Modern Neopets. my friends and I are all dying to try Grundo's Cafe, and until I can get in maybe Moderneo will scratch that itch (once applications open up anyway)
I've heard of Grundo's Cafe but haven't played it yet!
Wow, I didn’t know about the Meowclops thing! Very interesting. I’m also getting married in October!
Congratulations!
excited to see where everything goes Julie super happy for you!
Thank you!!
@@PSJulie welcome!
I've never heard of moderneo before but thanks to you I'm totally pumped up to play this
I love Chicken Smoothie!!!They recently just had a rarity level update, however, which changed a heck of a lot!!!!
But it's still there, and still going!
One egg hatching game that I was really into was Squiby. There was a Lot of wonderful art on there. I do miss it a lot ngl.
Considering that I was playing Subeta while watching this video, I was waiting for it to appear. Is there a reason Subeta was not on this list? It's such a high quality game and tbh after so many years playing on pet sites, Subeta is the only I play nowadays.
I don't play Subeta. :) It's nothing personal, I only talked about the games I play.
@@PSJulie aaah I see. I was just wondering! XD I recommend you check it out if you haven't, I love that game a lot. Also I'm checking Lioden right now! So far I'm enjoying it.
man I missed out on getting the rock petpet from the advent calendar on np, I love that stupid thing it's just a rock! I was a bit afraid to log in again because of the safety leaks and such
I also missed out on the rock and regret it! I've always wanted a disco rock petpet.
I am supremely excited for Lorwolf's launch. I played FR since the first light festival, but missed out on the KS and steadily lost interest in the site because of early staff mismanagement and spaghetti code ruining the experience around year 3. Going back to it now, it feels exactly like playing Modern WoW vrs. the imagined past of WoW Classic. I liked it more when it was janky! FR just feels cluttered, bloated, and unrewarding to me these days. I've sold a ton of my friends on LW as "FR Classic, but sparklewolves" which is exactly what they want, too. Hoping it's good, Beta and EA were genuinely so fun. (Working well on mobile is a great bonus, too.)
I love the chicken smoothie respect!!
This long shot i have a question. Im looking for old website thought was called Oliver pets or something on the line it was able take ur pet png/photo and paint over it making different stuff and ppl would post there art on deviantart. I havnt been there since 2015ish was looking for my deviantart username since site changed only needed email. Thank you in advance
me and sis both played dragcave and she played neopets and another game where both our fave animal was a dragonhorse like animal that you could give i think element orbs to make it that kind of element dragonhorse wich changed it appearence some what.
Flight Rising, Chicken Smoothie, and Lioden by beloved. I'm striving to collect all of the CS Halloween pets!
Sad to see xanje is not listed. that is an amazing pet site game
Thoughts on Xanje?
Would be interested to hear your take on Wolvden!!
This video made me want to go back and check on all pet sites I have been neglecting these past years 😅
Love it whenever you show up on my home page, always a pleasure hearing you talk about pet sites 💙 Congrats on passing your class, hope you get to create as much as you like from now on 😊
That's awesome that my video got you thinking about those pet sites again! 😅 Thanks for your kind words and support - it means a lot to me. I'm eager to create more content! 💙
What's the best pet game currently in your opinion? Its been many years since I played neopets. It might be cool to start one of these up
ok unrelated but gURL THAT WATER BOTTLE IS MASSIVE
could you make a video on dreamzer, they made multiple pet adoption games like dogzer and lionzer
You should look at Niantic new game called play peridot it like pokemon go but a pet game u can also breed for amazing alien hybrid puppies. I know u will like it
I love discovering new games, so thank you for the recommendation! 🙌 Play Peridot seems intriguing, and I can't wait to explore it. If it captures my interest, I might make a video to share with everyone. Stay tuned! 📺
Moreneopets sounds intriguing
Can I play any of these games on my iPad…. I do not own a computer anymore 😢
Yes, on the browser app, safari.
@@PSJulie awesome I miss my marapets and I can’t remember much about chicken smoothie but I did play it years ago…
Can i ask? How can earn on marapets, can you teach how to withdraw
i love flight rising !!! one of my favorite pet sites
Did the mara pets redeem themselves in anyway when it came to the fat fairy among other things? I stopped keeping up with mara pets when that whole situation unfolded. I would be interested in revisiting marapets if they truly apologized and were genuinely sorry for their actions, but if not I'd like to not support the game.
they have not expressed any intent to ever apologize.
Xanje is a good one to older but good imo
Congratulations on your wedding!
Thank you!!
Amazing
Thank you! Cheers!
marapets is super broken right now buit im playing it every day anyways haaha, really wish they would fix their shit tho GADDAMN
neopets is getting better, I just wish they get back to the past layout. the new one is too big??
I have a hard time accepting the new layout!
Rimworld
i tried finding a link to modern neopets, but failed- did it go down or something? if not, could you help me find the link to it?
EDIT: OH GOD CHICKENSMOOTHE. I FEEL SO OLD.
oh also, another egg hatching game i love: pokefarm q
youre welcome