[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.

[Jordan.]

Originally Posted by 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.

I played all 3 of them maybe last year for the first time and agree with your underrated comment, excellent experience. The first game (remake) was stunning and really nailed the mafia story feel. II I thought was a more fun version and the final twist was great. III I can take or leave but driving around New Orleans listening to the 60's soundtrack is fantastic.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Jordan.

I played all 3 of them maybe last year for the first time and agree with your underrated comment, excellent experience. The first game (remake) was stunning and really nailed the mafia story feel. II I thought was a more fun version and the final twist was great. III I can take or leave but driving around New Orleans listening to the 60's soundtrack is fantastic.

I agree with most of what you've said.

And I especially agree with you about Mafia III's Music, it's a brilliant asset to that particular Game imo.

[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.

[Mystic Mock]

I've got to replay the Red Dead Redemption Games one day.
@Dogeatdog

[Dogeatdog]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

I've got to replay the Red Dead Redemption Games one day.
@Dogeatdog

I’m playing online atm, haven’t got around to the story mode yet. Luckily I’ve still got all my data so nothing was lost yesterday but I have to reinstall all the games that were on my extended storage onto my ps4 (which is impossible since the PS has such crap storage).

I like the hunting and crafting aspects of this game. It allows you to be more involved and have to actually think about things that you do in game. GTA kinda holds your hand and guides you where I feel this game mainly doesn’t and I quite like that about this game.

[Nicky91]

i am a Zandvoort Champion!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wow


don't ask me how though, i struggled a lot with some height differences, transitions from one curb to another, lost grip few times but was able to recover nicely




1. Johnny Herbert (GB)
2. Max Verstappen (NL)
3. George Russell (GB)



increased my lead in drivers championship, and in the constructors i am only 1 point away from 2nd place (Andretti-Lamborghini 3rd with 300 points, Red Bull 2nd with 301 points)



Monza up next

[Nicky91]

my teammate DNF'd in the final lap, not exactly a crash but he just came into the pits and retired, was on 1 lap and 21st so good on Enzo for saving his car in one piece and no major problems either


he did quali in 11th place again, twice now barely missing out of Q3, so not bad i think, an improvement from Juri Vips at least

[Nicky91]

my 2nd DNF of the season

******* Gearbox problems after 10 laps


the race result

Monza

1. Lance Stroll
2. George Russell
3. Oscar Piastri
4. Max Verstappen
5. Lando Norris


so i still have a good enough lead in the drivers standings, 97 point lead, but in the constructors, i see Red Bull walking away from me again a little bit to 311, with me sticking at 300



going for new engine, so another grid penalty for me, this time in singapore's night race




Enzo finished the race though, as 20th and last, but he finished it, unlike me me dnf'ing same as Checo Perez

[Nicky91]

Sampdoria (me: Jorge Simao)

i qualified to knockout stage of conference league, 2nd in the group behind Heart of Midlothian

am 11th in the Serie A, not bad i guess although i could've had more points by now, if not for amateurish defending


Spurs wanting Winks back, Watford wanting Pussetto back since i apparently didn't give them enough playing time


winter transfer window now, not sure what i am gonna do yet, probably a defender to sort out that defensive problem, and maybe a new midfielder since i lost winks

losing pussetto not too disastrous, since i still have Quagliarella, De Luca, Gabbiadini, Lammers, Chermiti as offensive options


with my main no.10 being Fabio Carvalho, and Sabiri as a backup option (although i have him in central midfield currently to also give him enough minutes)

[Nicky91]

alright

i lost Winks, Pussetto, Cuisance, Amione, as they all were returned from their loan spells to their clubs


i did sign a korean defensive midfielder Lee Kang-Hyung who made an impressive start with us



am currently 10th place in the league, advanced to another round in coppa italia (after 0-1 behind quickly turned that around and won convincingly with 4-1)



next season will be a disaster i think Quagliarella retiring, as well as Rincon also retiring, and then loan deals of Lammers, Sabiri, Castro also expire

Quagliarella will be the biggest loss i fear, how important he has been this season

[Mystic Mock]

How many seasons have you been managing them for?
@Nicky91

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

How many seasons have you been managing them for?
@Nicky91

my first season (also my first ever time i am playing Serie A on a FIFA game)

now with the Serie B, that excites me more, rather than just one league


also promotion/relegation that sort of excitement

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

my first season (also my first ever time i am playing Serie A on a FIFA game)

now with the Serie B, that excites me more, rather than just one league


also promotion/relegation that sort of excitement

So you should be given time by the board to expand on your team for the second Season from the players that you're working with.