Lurker > KCF0107

Monthly Progress
Half-Life - Ark
ABZU - Mauron, KCF, Sean
Magical - Crispy, Fake, Mauron, Cody, Ark, Kenri

Nominations
Abacus - Bendy Dark Revival
Ark - Fear & Hunger, Ib, Blasphemous
Cody - RE4 (2005), Gone Home
Fake - Sly Spy, Costume Quest 2
KCF - Little Nightmares, Mummy Demastered, Trigger Witch
Kenri - Signalis, Lone Survivor
Sean - Half Life EP 2, Maquette, R&C: RA

Supports
Ark - Nightmares

Drawing on Monday

To Do:
Same things as before sans board-wide sign-up topic (plus also send stat PMs to Dolphins, 49ers, and Panthers)

Tangle Tower (XB1)

Nearly a decade after beating Detective Grimoire, I have finally beaten Tangle Tower. The game ended on a weird unsatisfying note, but overall I thought this was a great follow-up.

Deal

in reverse

Having played, what, 7-8 Ace Attorney games, I would describe the majority of the cast as being eccentric to some degree.

I don't even remember what Level 3 typically is

Correct, there is no actual playing or viewing of the in-game engine/footage. I just click "sim week" or "sim round" and give people the results.

Chiefs

I really wanted to take the Seahawks, but with Dalton now starting for the Panthers, I'm going to pivot to the Chiefs.

Bump

Look

Hitman 2 (XB1)

I started this in 2019 and beat the first four missions and then started over in 2021 but was sidetracked. I finally did it all over again using Hitman 3 by importing all of the DLC I owned and finished the main six missions. I will definitely be doing the two DLC missions in the coming days.

Miami > Mumbai > Isle of Sgail > Whittleton Creek > Hawke's Bay > Santa Fortuna

I'm not looking forward to a potential rematch against the Tar Heels in the 3rd round

deal with this

Short remarks for open teams

Denver Broncos
Previously one of the best teams in our league's history, their immediate future looks murky. Their run game was once one of the best in the league, but it has fallen tremendously. The defense has also taken a sizeable step back. They have an older offensive line and could lose two starters there to retirement. There's some great, young pieces here and the entire division had a losing record a season ago, so a quick retool might be all this team needs (as long as a new HB is part of those plans).

Portland Express
They have one of the longest active playoff streaks, and have one of the best overall records over the past several seasons in spite of their 7-9 division-winning record last season. The defense remains elite, but the offense took a tumble with a league-worst running attack after incumbent HB Lamar Miller suffered multiple injuries. They seem like an easy bounce-back candidate as long as they shore up their depth.

Miami Dolphins
Arguably the premier franchise through this project's existence, the Dolphins suffered really poor luck last season all the way to missing out on the playoffs. They were statistically one of the best teams in the league, but they will enter next season without their Hall of Fame QB and maybe HB and LG. They do have former 1st rounders to take over at QB and HB, but they finished the season 0-3 with both of them starting, so it's no guarantee that they fix improve in their first season as full-time starters. Still, the star power on this team is immense.

Cincinnati Bengals
One of two teams to improve their record in each of the past three seasons, the Bengals hit a home run with their first round pick WR Kenny Golladay who had one of the best rookie seasons that we've seen. The Bengals are a balanced team on offense and defense. They are relatively young (youth skewing toward defense), so it isn't unreasonable to think that they can continue to improve as is. They could be a sneaky SB contender next season.

Columbus Pioneers - They have won the division in five of the past six seasons, and are one of the better two-way teams in the league. The offense is getting up there in years, but they are one of the surer playoff bets for next season.

San Francisco 49ers - The defense played at an elite level, and second-year QB Kyler Murray greatly improved. Unfortunately, their demise could be traced to their running game, which was very high volume paired with very low efficiency as they were dead last in rushing YPC with leading rusher Jerick McKinnon's 3.3 (thanks to a Thomas Rawls injury) "leading" the way. Regression to the mean is likely all that this team needs to get back into playoff contention.

Seattle Seahawks - Long one of the most disappointing franchises relative to talent/individual performance, the Seahawks have quietly produced back-to-back non-losing seasons (yes I am touting this as an accomplishment). The offense has given up a ton of sacks, but this is one of the better starting QB/WR groups in the league. They really need to get a bonafide stud HB. Maybe former first rounder Kareem Hunt is that guy after missing his rookie season due to injury. The defense is where they need to make the most strides.

St. Louis Rams - The Rams are on the league's longest playoff streak, and they have shown no signs of seeing that end. They finished with the #1 D, and their passing attack continues to be elite even if QB Ryan Tannehill has been shouldering too much of the offensive burden of a decaying running attack that has seen his efficiency decline and turnovers go way up. This is a SB contender as is, but it wouldn't hurt to tinker with the OL/HB and just depth in general.

Dallas Cowboys - No team has had a run of dominance like the Cowboys, but that era appears to be over as they have missed the playoffs for several seasons and finished 5-11 last season. QB Cam Newton has been one of the best QBs in the league over the past several seasons, but he led the league in turnovers last season. The running game has also been lagging, but perhaps second-year HB Phillip Lindsay can build upon his good rookie season. The defense is aging, especially along the DL. There will be many retirements on that side of the ball in the next few offseasons.

Washington Commanders - This team has been running hot and cold for several seasons now. This past season, they started 3-4, then won six straight, and then ended the season on a 3-game losing streak, which cost them both a division crown and a wild card spot. They have a very bright future on offense with tons of youth and great performances. The defense has also been good, but not quite to the level of the offense. This team routinely has a ton of cap space, so they should have the means to building up the roster through pure cash.

Minnesota Vikings - The Vikings have won three of the past five Super Bowls. Their team isn't very stable in terms of performance on either side of the ball in regards to team rankings season in, season out, but they are seemingly always a SB threat. They have an aging DL and they will probably need a new HB, so there's some clear avenues to improve/future proof this team.

Carolina Panthers - The Panthers were making strides after some really ugly seasons, but an injury to QB Lamar Jackson led to an 11-game losing streak to end the season. This team needs a lot of work and a clear direction to move in. There are not a lot of foundational pieces. If you want a challenge, this team is probably the one you want to be in charge of.

San Juan Orcas - The Orcas followed up a Season 17 SB victory by finishing 7-9 and out of the playoffs. The defense was elite finishing 3rd in the league, but the offense sagged a bit with reigning QB of the Year QB Jameis Winston seeing his passer rating drop over 15 points. Regression to the mean is probably all this team really needs, but more depth is warranted after suffering some crucial injuries.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers - I think the defense is fine, though it could always use more talent. The offense is the head-scratcher. OL and WR/TE seem fine, but this team spent the #1 and #2 overall pick in consecutive seasons on QB Trevor Largent and HB Alvin Kamara, and well, yikes! Largent has been injured, benched, and when he's healthy and starting, he has neither looked good nor racked up counting stats. It might be time to pull the plug on him. HB Alvin Kamara was brought on slowly his rookie season, did not win the starting job in his second season as Knile Davis had a breakout season, and when he became the full-time starter in his third season, he was injured and ineffective. He should probably be given another chance, but man does the future of this offense look bleak.

It makes it easier for me, especially if there's additional text to your post.

Overwhelmingly digital. I probably buy single digit physical games a year and at least 10 times more digital over that span.

Kareem Hunt is available as far as I know and has been in Stefanski's offense for many seasons

San Francisco 49ers
Baltimore Ravens
Tennessee Titans
Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Jacksonville Jaguars
Miami Dolphins
Minnesota Vikings,
New England Patriots
Buffalo Bills
Seattle Seahawks
Dallas Cowboys
Kansas City Chiefs
Las Vegas Raiders
Philadelphia Eagles
Los Angeles Rams

49ers, Dolphins, Seahawks, and Chiefs all look to be fantastic options for me. I will decide on one of them eventually.

Leaning toward the 49ers though since I will learn of my fate early

9/21
Giants at 49ers

9/24
Titans at Browns
Falcons at Lions
Saints at Packers
Broncos at Dolphins
Chargers at Vikings
Patriots at Jets
Bills at Commanders
Texans at Jaguars
Colts at Ravens
Panthers at Seahawks
Bears at Chiefs
Cowboys at Cardinals
Steelers at Raiders

9/25
Eagles at Buccaneers
Rams at Bengals

8 of the 11 eliminations from Week 2 were from those gambling on the Lions, and we enter Week 3 with 50 users remaining.

Official Rules
1. Choose one team to win each week
2. If your team wins, you move on. If your team loses or ties, you are eliminated
3. You cannot select a team more than once in a season
4. lolrams
5. You are free to change your pick as many times as you want, but you are locked in once the team you are currently on kicks off
6. Never forget rule #4

Spreadsheet for current and previous seasons:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1J0NVtelpQtD0NiC4LzTbWPPw9nh5WCIgyh3x_tGu0Pc

Remaining (50):
5tarscream - 49ers, Cowboys
andel - Ravens, Cowboys
Arti - 49ers, Giants
BlueCrystalTear - Ravens, Giants
Camden - Ravens, Bills
changmas - Jaguars, Saints
Crescent-Moon - Ravens, Giants
dilateDChemist - Commanders, Giants
Esuriat - Commanders, Bills
FFDragon - Ravens, Cowboys
Fiop - Ravens, Cowboys
foxhead - Ravens, Cowboys
greengravy - Ravens, Cowboys
guffguy - Packers, Buccaneers
HanOfTheNekos - Jaguars, Dolphins
HBJDubs - Ravens, Cowboys
hockeydude - Ravens, Cowboys
Jukkie - Jaguars, Giants
KCF - Ravens, Bills
kenrmcha - Commanders, Cowboys
KommunistKoala - Ravens, Cowboys
lefty - Eagles, Bills
Leonhart - Ravens, Cowboys
MartinFF7 - Ravens, Bills
mccheyne - Ravens, Bills
MegamanX - Jets, Giants
Meow - Commanders, Giants
Mewtwo - Ravens, Cowboys
MysteriousStan - Commanders, Cowboys
MZero - Ravens, Buccaneers
notdave - Commanders, Cowboys
pepper - Eagles, 49ers
plasmabeam - Ravens, Saints
resistance_pro - Ravens, Bills
Rusry - Jaguars, Cowboys
Seanchan - Ravens, Bills
s***tered - Commanders, Bills
SirChris - Buccaneers, Giants
terpaholic - Commanders, Giants
TheArkOfTurus - Ravens, Bills
thekitchensink - Commanders, Bills
tgs - Ravens, Cowboys
VeryInsane - Ravens, Cowboys
ViolentAbacus - Rams, Buccaneers
wallmasterz - Jaguars, Cowboys
Whiskey_Nick - Commanders, Bills
Wicklebee - Commanders, Giants
Wigs - Ravens, Giants
Xuxon - Commanders, Bills
ZaziGuado - Falcons, Giants

Henry

I forgot that I chose the Steelers, so I still await my fate

I did buy Stick It on PC after first beating it on Switch, so I could replay it if I want, but I'm going to focus on finishing some games that I have started over the years.

Will the Idle City Idlers claim three victims tonight?

Drawing in a week

Ravenlok (XS/X)

It's pretty basic and attacks lack the oomph and overall feedback to come away impressed, but the quickness and fluidity feel great, and the voxel art looks fantastic.

Black & White

Here are the 32 teams in the league by division. I have made notes for any team that has relocated since this started. A team in bold is one that is occupied by a user who will be coming back in season 19. A team in italics is one that is currently occupied by a user who has yet to inform me of their plans for season 19. A team that is neither bolded nor italicized is open (you can also tell because there's no username to the right of them) for the taking. If an italicized team is the one you want the most, you can sign up for X open team with the stipulation that you would like to change to Y team if their incumbent user does not return.

Denver Broncos
Kansas City Chiefs - Ranlom
Oakland Raiders - Bloodychess
Portland Express (formerly San Diego Chargers and Washington Hawks)

Buffalo Bills - stevr
Miami Dolphins
New England Patriots (formerly New England Patriots and Birmingham Cougars) - Jukkie
New York Jets - Abacus

Baltimore Ravens - BlueCrystal
Cincinnati Bengals
Davenport Browns (formerly Mexico City and Cleveland Browns) - VI
Pittsburgh Steelers - s***tered

Columbus Pioneers (formerly Houston Texans)
Indianapolis Colts - mccheyne
Jacksonville Jaguars - Sultan
Tennessee Titans - Socko

Las Vegas Pumpkins (formerly Toronto Wildcats and Arizona Cardinals) - KCF
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
St. Louis Rams

Dallas Cowboys
Philadelphia Eagles (formerly Philadelphia Eagles and Las Vegas Pumpkins) - Pennywise
New York Giants - Eddv
Washington Commanders

Chicago Bears (formerly Chicago, Richmond, and Los Angeles Bears) - Stan
Detroit Lions - Nee
Green Bay Packers - Tangicide
Minnesota Vikings

Atlanta Falcons - MMX
Carolina Panthers
San Juan Orcas (formerly New Orleans Saints and Anaheim Lightning)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers

I will make some remarks on all open teams later on, but I wanted to get the list out there

In the OP of every topic we have, there are four links you will see. They are as follows:

1. Hub Spreadsheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10gIP0JkVqOaoUc4aQX_NyDM8dB31FOPm_dUx6DVTWPk/edit?usp=sharing

This is where you will find all pertinent information on the current state of the league. In it you will find several sheets, most of which should be self-explanatory if you understand the NFL. You might want to look at to get familiar with it and if your choice of team depends on its roster and not fandom. If your choice of team does depend on the roster it unfortunately is not fully accurate.

Due to the amount of time it would take to update each time players' ratings change, ratings for all teams are reflected based on what they were entering the preseason unless a player was signed or traded after it. Also, the team financial sheet which gives you contract info and ages for all your players are only shown for user teams based on how much time and effort it takes to work on it. Do not hesitate to ask me any questions regarding any teams you might be interested in taking over.

2. Word Doc
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RVeEIyjqIiEkS0VYvbsI02dWMDXyOgdVQAgThNJyIfc/edit?usp=sharing

This was re-worked, but it still a very wordy 14-ish pages worth of info that should be helpful to understand how B8NFLL works within Madden 06. I wouldn't say it is essential and it doesn't cover everything, but I think it covers most of the important stuff and might answer many of the questions you have.

3. Wiki Page
http://board8.wikia.com/wiki/Board_8_National_Football_League_League

This is starting to get ridiculously long and may prompt me to move it elsewhere as I can't seem to make new articles on the B8 Wiki, but the basic history (such as who was in charge of what team each season, final regular season records, playoff results, award winners, and end-of-season stat leaders) of every season of B8NFLL is on record here.

4. Previous Topic
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/80472056

That topic covers the entirety of the regular and postseason, so you can check it out at your convenience to see how everything during that span is presented. We are also part of the B8 Discord and can be found in the B8NFLL sub-channel under Sports.

Board 8 National Football League League (B8NFLL) just wrapped up its 18th season where the Minnesota Vikings defeated the now Davenport Browns in the Super Bowl. That means it's time for new blood or old blood returning to be able to get in on the action for Season 19. Signups will last until sometime in October to commemorate our 10-year anniversary, so there's plenty of time to decide.

What is this?
B8NFLL is a simulation league using Madden 06s franchise mode where users build rosters while managing the salary cap to have fun and/or accomplish something over the course of multiple seasons (no hard figure, but the game can't exceed around 30 seasons)

What do we do in a season?
Here is an oversimplified breakdown of what we do each season:
1. Offseason
- Ownership changes <---- We are here
- Player retirements
- Restricted free agents
- Unrestricted free agents
- NFL Draft + signing draft picks
- Free agency
2. Preseason
3. Regular Season
4. Postseason

The beginning of the offseason is the only time that I can change ownership of teams, and I personally think that it makes most sense to end the season with the playoffs, so this is where we begin. The majority of your work in this league will be in the offseason. The pre, regular, and postseason are basically seeing the fruits of your labor and making any adjustments that you see fit. You can ask questions now if you have any about the offseason events, but I go over them in full detail when the time comes.

This is the kind of project where you can be as active or inactive as you want. I of course like to see it when people put in a lot of effort, but I totally understand that people have different lives and schedules that might affect the amount of time they are able to put into this. We've had a wide variety of successful levels for those active and inactive. We've even had users who literally did nothing all season who went on to win Super Bowls or make it far into the playoffs. If you are interested in joining this but are hesitant based on your availability, let me assuage some possible concerns. I end up doing like 95% of the work on this project, and I give users plenty of time to do their tasks. A large number of offseason segments I give users at least a week to complete. Should you idle during any of those segments, I have very forgiving rules in place, and you even have the option of letting me temporarily take over your team and act on your behalf. Your team will not be screwed over if you ever forget to do something.

@Commodore
@Wizardsfan1000
(I also sent a PM to plasmabeam)

I will re-check the topic, but I currently do not have you down for a team. If that is correct, you have the following games to choose from:
Dolphins at Patriots
Saints at Panthers
Browns at Steelers

FFDragon posted...

I never would have opened that topic whoops

I thought it was another one of the TV show survivor games

My bad. Someone brought up that issue being a possibility, but others thought that putting NFL in front, as well as it showing me as creating the topic, would make it easy for people to put it all together.

Spectacular Sparky (PC)

Cool run-n-gun game with tough boss fights but forgiving game design. It is surprisingly fully-voiced and the titular character is sociopathic rabbit lead that is not Max but totally is Max

I "only" ended up watching about 10 or so of these movies, and Iron Man 3 was easily the worst. How they can waste Guy Pearce and Ben Kingsley is beyond me.

Basket

Monthly Progress
Half-Life - Ark
ABZU - Mauron, KCF
Magical - Crispy, Fake, Mauron, Cody, Ark, Kenri

Nomiations
Abacus - Bendy Dark Revival
Cody - RE4 (2005), Gone Home
Fake - Sly Spy, Costume Quest 2
KCF - Little Nightmares, Mummy Demastered, Trigger Witch

Supports

I will officially put myself down for the Bills

I got to remember to add the spreadsheet into one of the opening posts
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1J0NVtelpQtD0NiC4LzTbWPPw9nh5WCIgyh3x_tGu0Pc

Alwa's Legacy (Switch)

I abandoned my playthrough of Awakening nearly six years ago after not feeling compelled to see it through after being around 75-80% done. I did end up beating this one, though I nearly quit like I did previously. It is a clear improvement, especially in terms of puzzles and platforming options, over Awakening but it still has most of the same issues from what I can recall from the first game. It's from a very small team of about 4-5 people, so I can understand why some issues fell through the cracks.

do

For my likely final nom, I will do Trigger Witch

ABZU (Switch)

I had already bought the PC, Xbox, and Playstation versions when I decided to support Giant Squid again when this was on sale for $2 on Switch however many years ago that was. This is definitely the inferior version, but it was still a good experience.

KCF has beaten ABZU

Switch version is definitely the inferior way to play this. I had some performance hiccups, and the audio seemed off at times. It's still a good time, but if I want to replay this again, it will definitely be PC/XB1/PS4 version.

To Do:
Figure out what I want to do about archiving stuff because I don't want to deal with Fandom any more
Send out those stat PMs and sign-up reminder PMs

I'm determined to get the board-wide sign-up topic up this weekend, so hopefully I can knock out stat/reminder PMs this weekend as well.

Donut County (Switch)

I beat this on another platform several years ago, but I decided that I wanted to play this again. I'm not one to play games in a single sitting, but I actually did that here. I remember struggling in the boss fight previously, but I had no problems this time.

I wasn't even paying attention to post count, but here's the new topic!

Just post each time you beat a game throughout the year and the platform you played it on. Do not hesitate to add some discussion in regards to the games you or others beat.

At the bottom of this post is a link to a Google word doc that you are free to edit to immortalize your gaming accomplishments. Feel free to tinker with your color, font, and/or bulletpoint/numbering options, but do know that users are supposed to be in alphabetical order.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OBPa3Hva9H1-RHgBTDQK4UqT1s_UmXO0qhWyf8IJbGg

Excluding Game of the Month Club/Steam Secret Santa since someone brought that up, I haven't played/bought that many because of B8. The very first one that I can recall was Persona 3 FES around 2010, and that probably remains the best? I got super burned from that point forward (God Hand, NieR, Ever17) that I pretty much never sought out game recs from the board as a whole lol.

Dance

I've been on the last segment or two in ABZU for a few days now. I should really take the 20 minutes out of my life to finish it lol. I regret not doing the PC/PS4/replaying XB1 version as the using the joycons on Switch doesn't feel good, especially with the camera.