[user104658]

It's an AC game, the main thing that matters is that the gameplay is good ... they're not exactly considered narrative-driven games and they're always been full of historical inaccuracy, it's not really important in the slightest. It's not "Civilisation" (where, I would argue, historical accuracy is quite important).

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

He was a samurai. He's been called a retainer by those that wish to diminish the fact he's in the game. I think it's weird that it would even be an issue. Let's just say he was a Slave; adding some richness doesn't detract from the product.

In the DLC for AC Valhalla, I played as Odin and fought werewolves. It's not a historically accurate game series, and nor has it ever claimed to be. It just sprinkles in historical people, which does add a layer of immersion at times.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasuke

It says he was a retainer.

Imo there is a bad habit of the west taking Japanese Historical periods, and trying to un-Japanese the feel of those times.

Or even in a Show like Tokyo Vice's case, where admittedly it's in the modern day, but the two leads of Season 1 were the two white characters, in a Show called Tokyo Vice.

Unless the story is balls to the wall unrealistic (like Gintama for example) then I do expect the culture of the period that's being picked, is to be adhered to, to some extent.

It doesn't make the Game bad, but it does make it flawed imo.

[Mystic Mock]

I've been playing Sonic Superstars.

And tbh it hasn't stopped my funk with Video Games (borderline broken jumping with Sonic imo) plus while the levels are okay, they're overall not anything to write home about after playing through the first 7 Zones imo.

Although I will say that Press Factory Zone Act 2 is iconic, more levels like that and this Game could go from an okay to decent-ish kind of Game, into an excellent Game imo.

And the biggest selling point to this Game in my view are the boss fights, it's where most of the creative spark is in Superstars I feel.

The Game is so far a solid 6.5-7/10 kind of Game, I've definitely played worse Games in recent times, but ultimately it's far from the best Sonic Game, and actual great Platformers in other franchises in my view.

[Mystic Mock]

I've played two Games since Sonic Superstars.

Mario Golf: Super Rush - Like Sonic Superstars, the Game is okay to decent (depending on your personal taste,) however like a lot of modern Video Games, the gameplay ends up being riddled with fiddly problems that end up making the Game a chore to play, rather than fun imo.

I will say though that the ideas of some of the new modes are cool (even if the Speed Golf has a lot of slow loading times when trying to putt the ball into the hole) and the courses are well designed.











Haunting Ground - Now this is a PS2 Survival Horror Game (so naturally it got lost in the crowd to Silent Hill and Resident Evil,) however this Game is imo better than some Resi and Silent Hill Games I feel.

It actually broke me out of my Gaming funk as it ticked quite a few nice boxes for me that I have been missing in a lot of very recent modern Video Games that I've played (exceptions do exist.)

Pros:
1. A good narrative, without having to bleat on for two hours first.

2. The gameplay being challenging but fair, rather than unreasonable and broken mechanics. Even the Dog gameplay loop works better than some people might think, yes it's clunky to a point, but not to the point where it feels like it's a chore to try and play the Game.

3. Daniella is a very entertaining character.

4. The art in this Game is truly mesmerizing imo, but then I have always liked that type of artstyle in Video Games and Anime. I wish that it would come back in trend tbh.

5. The women actually look like women, rather than butch men. On a shallow front it was nice to play a Game where it didn't feel like attractive women were being despised just for existing, and obviously where men also weren't being patronized for not being into certain types of women, which again that kind of bile has creeped into a fair few modern Games, that thankfully Haunting Ground gets to avoid by being a PS2 Game.

6. The boss fights are panicky imo, but thankfully doable if you know what you're doing.

The only real flaw in Haunting Ground imo, was the map.

Whenever I'd get stuck I'd have to get a walkthrough out, because the Game's own map was a crime towards Gaming lol.

Overall I would score the Game - 9.5/10, it is genuinely not far behind some of the best Resident Evil and Silent Hill Games.

[Mystic Mock]

I've just finished Sword Of The Berserk: Guts Rage - Another brilliant installment in the Berserk universe imo.

You can also play it as an entry point into the series, as it's only loosely connected to the story in the Manga.

The gameplay is a really fun Hack & Slash combat system that is hard as nails (or I'm just **** lol.)

Either way it's a really good Game.

[Nicky91]

i am on a strong form in F1 23

winning 4 races in a row!!!!!


now i do need to accept a grid penalty though, because i am in desperate need of upgrades

the British GP didn't go as smoothly for me but i still won somehow, i had a minor gearbox problem, i fell back to 13th but thanks to others their later pit stops i was also able to climb back up quickly and eventually won



i have a new teammate now

i said farewell to Vips

and hello Enzo Fittipaldi ahead of Hungary where he'll be making his debut


he accepted my contract offer, i first proposed an offer to Theo Pourchaire but he declined it

[Nicky91]

Until Dawn PS4 on PS5 is absolutely FIRE !!!!

the controls are so much smoother too, and those upscaled visuals


i have much much praise for PS5 now at the moment, regarding the backward compatibility for PS4 games, will experience the full ps5 quality in october i guess with the new Life is Strange game (or with Star Wars Outlaws coming in September)

[Nicky91]

first time played Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

such a wholesome perfect game, also quite a upgrade from the last avatar game, feels like ur watching the films


i'm at the beginning of the game, i already figured out you cannot exactly attack soldiers head on, but more sneaking around them, investigating your environment if you can use something to your advantage (luckily for me, i am more a sneak type of gamer, not one who makes head on attacks)



almost a similar open world gameplay as in Fallout, and also a bit similar to Tomb Raider/The Last Of Us style of play where you have to craft arrows or find food

[Mystic Mock]

I'm playing The Order 1886 - I'm really enjoying the Game so far.

The narrative is it's best attribute imo, I really like the vibe that it's going for in that department.

The gameplay is decent at what it does tbf, but it isn't competing with some of what I would class as the best Games in that area imo.

But overall a solid 8/10 experience so far.

[Alf]

Championship manager 97/98

Best game ever

[Nicky91]

Hungarian GP on F1 2023, on PS5

this was a tough race

1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Johnny Herbert (Me)
3. Sergio Perez



my new teammate Enzo Fittipaldi finished in 19th, not too far distance behind the top field


Verstappen 11th, so my 2nd place and his nil pointer is good news for me in drivers championship standings


constructors

1. Red Bull
2. Mercedes
3. Andretti-Lamborghini






Belgium up next

[Nicky91]

i am closing the gap with red bull slightly in constructors although i do need a win, or Enzo could step things up one tiny bit more to win us also some points


Enzo already better than Vips at qualifying too, he qualified in 11th position barely missing out of Q3, although he started in 10th, since i was sent 10 places back on some grid penalties due to new components, from 7th to 17th so yeah i had a super start, almost Sir Lewis pushing me off the track either but 2nd was the best i could've done this race, could've easily also been a DNF if i didn't regain control of my car couple of times

[Nicky91]

Belgium GP is still same fun as it used to be many years back at a earlier F1 game


also very tough track, my teammate Fittipaldi not his cup of tea i think, qualified in 21st ahead of Piastri


i qualified in 3rd behind the Ferrari's



next up training 2, then the sprint race and then the main race



and after this race got a new bunch of upgrades incoming for our cars, am giving Fittipaldi some more simulator time as well

[Nicky91]

hmmmm

Belgium GP for me so far


Fittipaldi sucks at this track but tbh after his debut in Hungary which was decent i am willing to give him more of a chance


i mean i also struggled a lot


qualified as 3rd for the sprint race, finished 5th in the sprint behind the two ferrari's and the two mercedes drivers after a awkward moment of me in the gravel trying to get past Hamilton but he kinda did the same as he does to Verstappen to me, so i had to secure 5th place, finish at least ahead of Verstappen (2nd in drivers standings)


now today the main race, idk what i can expect from my performance here, not my cup of tea of track, too much usage of my brakes, with all those tricky corners, u turns, wearing down a lot on my internal combustion engine


think Zandvoort will be more my cup of tea, faster paced track and also not as sharp turns

[Nicky91]

FIFA 23

Serie A career mode is really good fun


i am Sampdoria, with portuguese manager Jorge Simao


i signed

- Fabio Carvalho (on loan from Liverpool for 2 years)

- Fabio Cardoso (from Sporting CP)

- Andre Amaro (from Estoril)

- Mats Wieffer (from Feyenoord)

- Fran Delgado (on loan from Real Betis)

- Mert Gunok (from Besiktas)

- Santiago Castro (on loan from Velez Sarsfield)

- Tanguy Zoukrou (on loan from Troyes)



mixed results this season so far

am 15th place, still above relegation zone, which is my expectation this season to survive

i did lose embarrassingly 4-3 to Farul Constanta though in conference league group stage, although away in constanta

[Nicky91]

alright great 6-0 win for me over Kasimpasa, puts me back into conference league group stage safe zone


3-3 vs Atalanta Bergamo (2nd) very decent away draw


1-2 loss vs AC Milan, disappointing home loss, created many chances but not clinical enough, also giving a penalty away, 2 goals by Giroud



i let some homegrown youth talent also make their debut

the turkish talent i discovered in my academy - Sadik (forward)

and also a japanese talent, Ogawa (defender)

[Benjamin]

Just finished replaying Last of Us Part II.

[Nicky91]

am playing first Life is Strange (again) en route to the upcoming Double Exposure in october

[Nicky91]

i've bought Batman: The Enemy Within (second season after telltale series season one)


first batman style of play i am good at, and i also LOVE the storylines



season one i only was able to download episodes 1-3 and episode 5 (autogenerated something for ep4 choices based on my choices in 1-3)



was a long find, not available in certain stores, apart from one where they have a steady supply still (think it also is a new product, not second hand, given those download links only work once me thinks, in a ''season pass'') i mean second hand stuff works better with films, laptops, phones but not with the games with important DLC content something what only works once

[Mystic Mock]

I played Murdered: Soul Suspect a couple of weeks ago.

It's got an interesting story, and the twist towards the end has a really strong impact on the main character imo, without going into too many details.

The investigative gameplay is also solid imo.

However, trying to flee the Demons will be haunting my nightmares for the foreseeable future.

[Nicky91]

it is second hand but still, here i am able to download all episodes 2-5, instead of first season batman telltale series where i was unable to download episode 4

cheaper and having all episodes this time around, nice

[Nicky91]

omg batman enemy within

episode 2, is soooooooooooooooooooo GOOOD!!!


Harley Quinn and

Spoiler:

Joker/Bruce Wayne's bromance

Spoiler:

i myself chose to ''tell the truth'' to Tiffany, the episode before, and now i told her to trust me to hand over the phalanx key, otherwise Tiffany would get hurt at the hands of Harley and her sledgehammer

also that scene with Regina in the elevator, i told her Joker/Harley are ''fashion consultants'' and i also told Regina to apologize to Harley

[Mystic Mock]

I have beat Mafia: Definitive Edition.

It's a brilliant Game imo, this franchise is mad underrated as it has fun combat and really good storytelling.

This Game in particular just builds and builds from it's more humble beginnings.

And the ending is really clever if you've already played Mafia II.

[Nicky91]

I LOVE being a villain (sort of)




tbh i am honest towards Harley, John and i even like Bane and Mr Freeze



i did pretend i didn't know Catwoman before, because otherwise it'll be suspicious if i had revealed i knew Catwoman already


i had to hang up on Waller, because i saw John/Catwoman returning towards my location, i don't want to come across as a possible ''Mole''

i also knocked out Bullock, rather than letting John punch him with a crowbar



somehow i don't trust that Agency, am genuine about that towards The Pact, i have to play along with the agency though, because they know my secrets

[Dogeatdog]

I did start Red Dead Online and was making decent progress with it.

Then my external storage device decided to play up and now I’ve had to format it again which means I’ve lost all my games that were on it and to top it off, the external storage is still not working.

Update: Im reinstalling Red Dead, it’s gonna take 5 hours . Should probably upgrade to a PS5 now. Hopefully all my progress is still on there and hasn’t been wiped.