And She Has an Adorable Cat!

July 1, 2024 2:51 PM

Gab Smolders is a gaming YouTuber from the Netherlands. She makes very entertaining playthroughs of a large variety of games. He cat, BB, occasionally makes an appearance.

Definitely dig around to see if there's something you might like, but she is positive and upbeat, even when she is getting killed repeatedly in Elden Ring, avoids toxic gamer behavior, enjoys horror moments and cute moments, and is generally a nice way to spend some time.

Featured playlists:
Dredge -- Fishing horror
Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild -- Fantasy adventure
Indie Horror -- A grab bag of small horror games
Elden Ring -- Fantasy horror (includes the new DLC)
Little Kitty, Big City -- A cute and epic quest

Note, there's a lot of horror content here, because that's what I like, but she does many other kinds of games, too.

The shorts are also nice an positive and include more BB.

posted by GenjiandProust (10 comments total)

I think I may have heard about her via this comment by conrad53.
posted by GenjiandProust at 3:01 PM on July 1 [1 favorite]

She's awesome. Especially for weird small horror games. She also streams on twitch.

https://www.twitch.tv/search?term=gabsmolders
posted by mrbarky at 3:59 PM on July 1 [1 favorite]

If she likes Little Kitty Big City then by golly she's okay with me!
posted by JHarris at 8:02 PM on July 1 [1 favorite]

Surprised to see her here! I'm glad to see she's still going.
posted by Ms. Moonlight at 12:39 AM on July 2 [1 favorite]

I currently have COVID--after escaping it for four years, it finally got me. Watching her videos on Animal Crossing: New Horizons while I recuperate feels so very right.
posted by meese at 10:38 AM on July 2 [2 favorites]

I've taken to watching playthrough videos but a lot of people are annoying. I like her a lot, though! I enjoy her calm vibe and she's clearly having so much fun! I've subscribed.
posted by edencosmic at 10:45 AM on July 2 [1 favorite]

Since her cat is called BB, I automatically looked up her Death Stranding videos. Turns out it's not named after BB at all, but Big Boss, a completely different Kojima character.
posted by WhackyparseThis at 7:00 PM on July 2 [1 favorite]

Yes, chiming back in to say I've now watched a lot of her videos and she's having such a good time! I love how delighted she is by design elements in games and her respect and understanding toward game developers is so kind. Mostly, the games she plays aren't the games I'd like to play but I enjoy watching her play them.
posted by edencosmic at 2:51 PM on July 3 [1 favorite]

I forgot the Ghostwire: Tokyo series, where she found that she could navigate by her memories of being in Tokyo, and spent a bit of time trying to remember the store that was on one corner of a street, then crossing over and saying "and this was where a creepy guy tried to pick up me and my friend." Which added, I suppose, to the realism.
posted by GenjiandProust at 3:28 PM on July 3 [2 favorites]

Since her cat is called BB, I automatically looked up her Death Stranding videos. Turns out it's not named after BB at all, but Big Boss, a completely different Kojima character.

Indeed and Big Boss has a sibling called Quiet, but I believe that cat lives with someone from a previous relationship.
posted by Ms. Moonlight at 9:52 AM on July 14 [1 favorite]