Andromeda's Mass Effect - Game Scoop! 436

[@gamescoop]

I'm Daemon Hatfield, and this is my favorite podcast on the Citadel.

[@IceKoldKilla]

Game Scoop! Hey dude! My favorite dude from IGN hands down!

[@YoshMaster]

Game Scoop! As cop, me go my friend, as cop me go...

[@Boycey31]

Game Scoop! yeah blue shell is bs, especially on frantic mode lol

[@pasta-and-heroin]

Eh it's adults talking about a mostly adult hobby - I say don't stress them about this whatsoever. This one's on you.

[@MisteMiner]

Thomas Hughes I agree, what the HELL is with all the swearing lately?!

[@redsstan6863]

Justin thinks his beard is going to distract us from the fact that he is 13 years old

[@errorjustin]

aw, dang.

[@liamw6295]

Aurey Moore it's got more patches in it than Mass Effect Andromeda

[@SENATORPAIN1]

and incredibly annoying.

[@thelifeofpablo4410]

says the guy with a DBZ pic

[@TheIncredibleJumpman]

It might suck for him now, but when he's 60 he'll look like he's 30 while most people will just look old

[@gamescoop]

Since the last 30 seconds got cut off, "That's all the scoops we have for you this week. Thank you Justin, thank you Brian, thank you Sam. My name is Daemon, and As Cop Me Go."

[@rccharger21]

I'm definitely in that odd category because I have a launch PS4 and an Xbox One S and a Switch. Not PC though... you can keep your drivers lol

[@theportlandkevin597]

LOL "You get that fuckin' horn and let that blue shell know what's up."

[@catmandeke1177]

I'm finally finishing ME:A after playing Horizon and Nier and I have been enjoying it.

[@HorrorJapan]

About the Castlevania thing, James Banana is a reference to James Bernard who scored a great deal of Hammer Horror films, including Dracula.

[@samuelclaiborn6365]

That's really cool! Thanks for that. He should have changed his name to James Banana, tho.

[@nophoria]

It's cool that Daemon and Justin are good friends, you guys compliment each other.

[@thecircuitinfinity2020]

"Im comin' over tonight. " -Brian 😂

[@BrianAltano]

Glad you caught that!

[@thecircuitinfinity2020]

Brian Altano Dude! You make me laugh so hard! You should make another album by the way. First one's so good!

[@masterblaster528]

First time watching live. Blown away that Daemon counts the 20 questions on his hands!!

[@Octorden]

This has to be my favourite Scoop line up. Let's give it up for the Omega Cops!

[@ryryelmdweller]

It's a shame that The Nightjar isn't available. I checked some reviews and the App Store, it isn't there :(

[@ZachyStugotz]

Despite all the controversy of the ending, Mass Effect 3 is far and away one of my favorite games of all time. I don't get the hate besides the initial ending.

[@MisteMiner]

I don't think there was much hate other than the ending.

[@NismoR034]

That's what bothers me most about the way in which people discuss ME3 these days: the general narrative that surrounds the game is that it is bad, when in reality the majority of the game (in my opinion) was amazing and it was just the ending that had its issues. As a fan of the game, I don't sit there and dismiss the concerns people bring up regarding the ending. In fact I acknowledge them because there are indeed issues with the way BioWare wrapped up the game and trilogy. But it does feel like 'the other side' constantly dismisses the whole experience of ME3 based on the ending alone. And that is frustrating because it fails to recognise the qualities that were there in that game.

[@ZachyStugotz]

Agreed! That whole game was exceptional with regard to combat, side-quests, building relationships with some many enticing personalities, uniting the galaxy. Not to mention the multiplayer had a ton of variety with regard to character choice and strategy and was downright addicting!

[@rpjordan]

Thank you KZbin for suggesting the episode where the term OMEGA COPS was willed into the world out of Sam's Mind Palace (Post-2017 GS Meme)

[@Mucrush]

About MISSING in video games. Up until Pokémon Black and White, your Pokémon could MISS the target. In newer games the message has been changed to having the target AVOID the attack instead. Makes way more sense! :D

[@iPerryL]

SCOOP! damn right the blue shell is horse XXXX LOL

[@mitchellkenneth3854]

I can't believe they didn't renew Beavis and Butthead. The comeback season was hilarious.

[@TA3DArtist]

Also the guy on the boat in that Assassin's Creed image is in what we believe is classic ancient Egyptian garb

[@bluecokedragon]

Yes!!! Scooooop! My favourite podcast

[@freigeistify]

Hey Daemon, do you have an URL for those statistics? Would be interesting to dive a bit deeper so I'd appreciate it! Thx and SCOOOOP, Mat

[@gamescoop]

www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/reports/2017/us-games-360-report-2017.html

[@freigeistify]

Thx Scoopers! Real good stuff like every week :)

[@Rackhir420]

The Baldur's Gate games were set in the same world as all the Forgotten Realms books which have been around since the 80's.

[@thunderwood]

Interesting numbers from those polls... as with most things in life what people say they do and what they actually do is far different. Great episode, thanks!

[@truthbeats]

32:24 I feel de ja vu. Haven't we had this conversation before?

[@rguitar78]

What is the make and model of the mic stands you guys use?

[@leoroyjankans4489]

Why work on finals when I can SCOOoOooP!?!

[@IceKoldKilla]

This was my first Mass Effect game I bought and I was so bored I haven't played past the first planet, Eos. I even went all out and got the $100 version because I really wanted a sci-fi space shooter RPG in an open world. I kept saying to myself it couldn't be that bad and honestly hoping it would be fine. Guess not. So disappointed. Should have waited for a sale or even not bought it at all. I still need to get my PS3 sent to me from my mom's place and continue Mass Effect 1. Got the trilogy on that and never finished even ME1. I so wish PS4 had backwards compatibility to play it all on my PS4.

[@dynasty0133]

Definitely go and finish the trilogy. My favorite franchise ever. Don't let Andromeda be your only impression of this franchise

[@taylorharper836]

I only played the first and second one and didn't finish either. They were both boring to me, but I'm more into arcadey style games that don't take themselves so seriously. Just beat Doom last night and had a blast.

[@theredshadow401]

Andromeda was my first Mass Effect game and I loved it. Went on to play the first two games and a considerable amount of the third last year before I jumped into Red Dead Redemption 2 and, while I enjoyed them quite a bit, Andromeda is my favorite of the bunch. 🤷‍♂️

[@timothyhurley5920]

Omega Cops Rules!

[@samuelclaiborn6365]

CAMP GOOSE!

[@097847t]

The dream team! This is my favourite ensemble of Scoopers :D

[@ASilentGuardian]

i like those Sam intro jokery/sayings , they're lil cheesy which makes them funny xD

[@nathankopisch2335]

Scoop!

[@nyrisj]

The blue shell is defeatable. They made the sound box to destroy it as well as you can turbo boost out of it at the last second with a mushroom and possibly with the power slide boost.

[@LeadsTheFallen]

You can't say the only reason they didn't sell many is because other games were out. They didn't sell many because the game was broken and shit!

[@Mike_L.]

Lead The Fallen it's both.

[@HusslerkiD]

Lead The Fallen that's why I didn't get it for sure

[@charliemilroy6497]

Lead The Fallen a big reason was they uglified their main female character in a weird social political point

[@dajuicemayne339]

except it did sell well, I understand people talking about the bugs and glitches but it sold very well that's just a fact.

[@taylorharper836]

Charlie Milroy Dude, you have some extremely high standards of women if you didn't buy a game because you thought the main character is ugly. Not everything is a political statement, yea she's not extremely hot, but she's far from ugly. cdn.stevivor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/SaraRyder-MassEffectAndromedaromances-770x300_c.jpg

[@anumariku]

That was the best sign off ever, thanks Sam! lol

[@samuelclaiborn6365]

A Scoop Gem

[@IceKoldKilla]

Didn't they recently confirm they can't change the visuals people hate post-launch? They can try and improve but it is what it is. This is a clear case where patches can't fix it. It came out looking like many early last gen games did in terms of facial animations and mo-cap.

[@marzero116]

just FYI ancient Egypt cities had plenty of buildings even tell ones to fit the Assassin's Creed archetype.

[@mikem3794]

is brian thinner? is he ok? is he workin out? am i wrong and brian is exactly the same?

[@hugopinai2005]

I for one am a huge gaming fan but only have a PS4 as my main platform because I'm still at uni and can't afford them. That said I did buy a 3ds too with part time job savings and I'm trying to save up for a switch. I love Nintendo but when I can only afford one platform PS4 has the best price to quantity of games offer.

[@shadowmane55]

video game 20 questions with 5 mins left in the episode.... shit's about to go down.

[@LexusTheArtist]

Sam’s anagrams in the beginning made me crack up!

[@DJVEGAS1000]

Thanks for the upload guys! Ps SAMs mustache is awesome:)

[@nophoria]

Justin is an exceptional speaker (explaining things) lol.

[@RoddZ4]

Thumbs up For a world with 1h GS every week!!

[@AndresLionheart]

47:53 You don't need to do 50cc and 100cc, if you beat 150cc it gives you credit toward the easier modes. Saves a lot of boring slow races. Now, if you were new to the Mario Kart games (or haven't played since 64 or before) thats fine, if not, you wasted a lot of your time.

[@snurly8020]

Again, best t-shirt ever by Daemon.

[@ILutchyou]

Wait? The blue shell is completely horse, what? I couldn't hear cause of some sound... Too bad *tisk tisk* LOL

[@jakedupre8464]

Love the show guys! I'd just like to quickly point out that there were MANY tall buildings other than the pyramids back in ancient Egyptian times. Many of these temples and monuments were impressively large, and parts of some structures are still standing today (e.g. Luxor Temple). The AC team may use some creative license to fill out the metropolitan areas (as in most previous games), but rest assured they need not completely fabricate too many tall buildings for vantage points.

[@gamescoop]

I look forward to climbing all of them!

[@SGustafsson]

U guys should play : Little nightmares The sexy brutale or What remains of edith finch 3 stellar indiegames from the latest weeks

[@Pwnsweet]

It's not Metal Gear Solid 5, it's Metal Gear Solid V. Kojima used a 'V' intentionally and if you've played the game through to completion, you'd understand why.

[@khorne41]

I'd still be playing Andromeda if the multiplayer wasn't peer 2 peer. Having a fun sci-fi horde mode that doesn't take a massive time investment is awesome. Mass Effect 3 was fun as hell but lagging out and getting DCs from matches all the time sucks. Once I finished the campaign there was no reason to play

[@khorne41]

Also. Titanfall 2 being a bit middling in sales was the fault of EA's release schedule. That series still has the best mechanics of any FPS

[@KBABZ]

It sucks to be an Andromeda fan right now. Love that game, I'm annoyed that the sequel has effectively been cancelled because a vocal minority didn't like the facial animations.

[@HusslerkiD]

KBABZ I think it's more than a minority this time

[@MrNatycool]

Same I loved the game also. Facial animations didn't bother me much.

[@Mike_L.]

Didn't they say Andromeda wouldn't be the start of a new trilogy anyway? Like, well before launch?

[@KBABZ]

Huh, I thought it was the opposite, that Andromeda was a standalone title even though it was plain to everyone that it wasn't.

[@Mike_L.]

Wasn't intended to be a trilogy, but they wanted to leave it open for more games in the Andromeda Galaxy. Makes sense. Didn't work. We'll see in a few years though. www.gamespot.com/articles/mass-effect-andromeda-is-not-the-start-of-a-new-tr/1100-6445250/

[@JoBo52]

These guys clearly aren't playing Prey on PC! So good.

[@MrChickenwitkatchup]

What the heck, I'm so glad y'all like Viewtiful Joe! I loved Viewtiful Joe! One of the best theme songs ever!

[@SENATORPAIN1]

kirbys dream course was da bomb!

[@dionasselman7611]

20:17 Interesting guys. But that's technically an audiogame and not a videogame isn't it? Cause video is a greek word that literally means image.....thanx for again some interesting discussions!

[@matthewsan78]

Dude! Is that the godfather of Little China, Mr David Lopan!? And 2 girls with beautiful green eyes, like creamy jade...

[@ChrisWTube]

I wish Ubisoft would make Black Flag into it's own franchise and dial back the assassin style stuff. Also Assassin's Creed should do something similar to the Nemesis system. Bring back Splinter Cell too with Spies VS Mercs (do NOT go open-world).

[@killamilla702]

Good morning Game Scoop You’re looking gray today You’re always drifting lately You’re feeling swept away

[@IceKoldKilla]

Well I'm sure it includes elderly people playing solitaire on Windows, Candy crush and not much else. So yeah, they have no idea.

[@JG-wb3ty]

Holly shit I haven't seen Brian in a long time damn he lost weight.

[@nummulite99]

I liked ME:A. It's a solid 7/10 - good on its own but not really good enough to compete with the quality of a lot of modern action/RPG games. I think after the collective hysteria of ME:3, a lot of people were really smacking their lips in anticipation of ripping Andromeda apart if it wasn't perfect (which it could never be). As for the 'hiatus', people have to remember that it was stated very clearly many times by Bioware that it was a standalone story, and wasn't going to be the start of a trilogy. I think the game set up a lot of interesting questions that I hope are explored through DLC, but I think the immediate future for Mass Effect lies within novels, comics and maybe even anime. If they employ the right creative team, this could work because the ME universe is rich with lore and the fan base is there.

[@strikejd9638]

I read it somewhere that we'll get Assassin's Creed one year then Watch Dogs year later so both games will switching around yearly

[@gamescoop]

Switch versions confirmed!

[@mijic207]

Great episode of Mega Cops guys :P Iv pretty much stuck to one line of consoles which is PlayStation. Since starting with the PS1 as a kid and moving up. Something about changing systems like Xbox didn't feel right, even when the majority of my friends jumped ship. Don't get me wrong I'm not some fanboy, I love playing Horde mode on Gears and playing Halo especially after a few beers :P

[@BaldTheAvenger1]

For a brand new Mass Effect game in 2017 from BioWare, a 7 isn't BAD, but it isn't really GOOD either.

[@stefanlombardi]

Pokemon yellow is totally different enough from red and blue for it to be considered a different game.

[@plmjuygv]

Justin is starting to really put on weight, carrying a spare tyre down there 🍩

[@Gareth_Muse]

Honestly the top 10 list is good, but I will never ever agree with all the Balders Gate love, dungeons and dragons was before my time and I have never cared for them. I just wish those 2 slots on the list were taken up by many of the other great RPGs out there. Never the less, you guys did fantastic work

[@darkligen]

I think that a "Gamer" isn't just someone who plays games. Its someone that consumes and participates in gaming culture. its the gaming version of a "Film Buff." Just because you watch some movies doesn't make you a film buff. Also, my cousin bought a PS3 day one back in the day and recently came to my house and was like "Why do you have 2 PlayStation 3s?" He didn't know the PS4 came out a couple of years ago lol

[@wiilover07]

A gamer is someone that plays games on consoles and is really interested in games and that follows the news daily. If you play games on your phone you are not a gamer. That is for little kids and soccer moms who don't want to spend money on full price games and systems.

[@charliemilroy6497]

wiilover07 pc gamers also count

[@preacherduderox]

Sam said you'll have to bleep this out... and then no one did!

[@gamescoop]

Call the cops!

[@preacherduderox]

Game Scoop! You mean... the Omega Cops!

[@Astrostee]

Dang, Altano's lost weight

[@RichardHannay]

Oh man, KIRBY SUPER STAR is THE BEST Kirby game!

[@samuelclaiborn6365]

It's great stuff. I'm amazed.

[@carsonsmith2680]

I don't agree with the statement that says " If you play a game that makes you a gamer" That includes people that briefly play games on their phone for about 5 minutes at a time. If you asked those people if they were a gamer they would say no and I would agree with them. I think a gamer needs to be someone who constantly plays games multiple times during a week for extended periods of time. If you play mobile games and it matches my previous sentence, I would say you are a gamer. I make a distinction between what someone does to pass time and someone who makes their activity a hobby. A gamer plays games as a hobby.

[@khorne41]

Marvel saying videogames is gonna be their 3rd major pillar counts as licensed though right? It's comin back a bit

[@074nathan]

The term gamer should only apply to people who are actively fanatically play games. If you play Candy Crush on the bus and never heard of the Playstation 4, you are not a gamer. If I watch a movie every now and then on TV, that doesn't make me a movie buff.

[@jweezycosmo]

I love rpgs but have never played chrono trigger or ff6

[@brandinsaurusrex]

Brian bashes the Master System but I would bet a months salary he has little to no experience with one. Once again, popularity and quality are not the same thing.

[@taylorharper836]

Just because somebody has a different opinion than you doesn't mean they don't know what they're talking about. Nobody said popularity and quality are the same thing, but people have different views on what "quality" actually is.

[@howardmalone3]

my father in law had no idea about ps4 or any systems he called them Nintendo he came and asked me about it when he wanted to get his kids one last year had to sit him down on Christmas eve and set it up for him including his plantation plus account

[@ZachyStugotz]

Viewtiful Joe was a fantastic damn game. That franchise needs to come back, its been too long.

[@thunderwood]

I'm with Sam on those RPGs... !OMEGA COPS

[@louisloother301]

This guy is ridiculous if he thought more than 64percent of people over 13 are gamers. Living under his gaming rock

[@jasonvallve-spence1469]

HEY I loved Batman Begins the game :P

[@GoldeneyeDoubleO7]

very abrupt ending

[@gamescoop]

Huh, you're right. The last 30 seconds got cut off for some reason. Well, it's just my usual "that's all the scoops we have for you this week..."

[@mmd3585]

The swearing is back? I loved it. It would be weird to hear Justin say "The Blue Shell has to freaking go". Every gamer swears a lot, it's impossible to control PS: I love Kirby's Dreamcourse too. A remake for the switch, with the same graphic style, but online (competitive, both casual and ranked battles) and a course creator, like Mario Maker. would be amazing

[@thefattmish]

Great show, yet again. Love every minute of it. However, regarding 20Q, you guys are wasting questions when you ask about Jan 1 20XX/19XX and then asking about a specific generation or console. Instead, you should ask about the generation specifically, and then the console if you need to narrow it down. Just a tip.

[@KBMamba0824]

TIMESTAMPS PLEASE

[@shadyminion]

Same Shit, Different Hat is genius. Pirate hat just so happened to be best hat.

[@jonathanfuentes7392]

lol i love how only daemon gets his twitter handle in the description

[@zwick6890]

Brian- what did you do to lose all the weight? I could use some help.... You look great, BTW

[@murph2010]

MEA failed because it had poorly written story/dialogue/characters.. "oh my dads dead that sucks, whos the pathfinder.. oh me? i dont know if im ready, oh i am? okay cool lets go".......... Poorly designed worlds (seriously an Ice level, a jungle level and 3 desert levels???) and its quest design was awful!! Oh this woman has an incredibly contagious virus and shes on the loose? that sounds amazing!! then they make u go through about 17 loading screens chasing her through the galaxy until you just don't care anymore!! Oh yeah u can have a twin as the opposite sex of the character u choose and they will play a part in the story... proceeds to put said twin in a coma for 90% of the game............. cool. And dont get me started on that stupid twist about the ketts true nature... seriously, there was zero ambition showed by the developer to do anything interesting or bold with this game... Honestly the technical faults were the least of its problems....

[@antiheroo26]

murph2010 perfectly said

[@murph2010]

Thank you kind sir.

[@dynasty0133]

Agreed. Take away the technical issues and the game still would be terrible. Poor decisions during the foundation of development.

[@EliseoRocha]

murph2010 Can't forget that epic Krogan fist fight, and the intensely intense call for an ambush on you. This game was a joke, same as Dragon Age Inquisition. Still haven't finished that one, hell its not even on my system anymore. I'm not sure I'm going to finish MEA either, might just move on to Persona 5.

[@abum22]

I would rather have a new Prince of Persia game than another Assassins Creed game.

[@dakhaikh]

OMG are guys serious about this end!!!! Fkkkk LOOOL

[@greengamerguy623]

I think that survey was rather poor in logic in many regards of it's basis.

[@DanielLopez-fj9yz]

I'm gonna go ahead and say it ME andromeda is wayyyyy better than the originals it's gameplay certainly is

[@sattm8230]

The BG series, along with the original Fallouts, laid the framework for all Western RPGs to follow. No BG, no ME. Not sure how if you're working with video games, you're not at least aware of the games and their mechanics. I'm glad they're hiring a new PC guy because there's a woeful lack of knowledge on the IGN team when it comes to PC gaming.

[@howardmalone3]

top 100 rpgs no phantasy star for sega master system but master system was garbage right?

[@dynasty0133]

For me Andromeda was a 5/10. Even if you remove the technical issues and animations, the game left out core Mass Effect mechanisms and story points. A whole new galaxy and only 2 new species? Fighting the same enemy the entire game? Limited control of your crew members during combat? The most limited character creation I've ever seen in a Bioware game? There were just terrible decisions made from the beginning of development. Probably the most disappointing game I've ever played, honestly.

[@DOGroove]

OMEGA COPS!!!

[@ryan011193]

Assassins Creed didn't take a year off last year. There was the The Assassins Creed movie and Chronicles and the HD collection.

[@koosmonkey8178]

CAME GOOPS!

[@louisloother301]

Titan Fall 2 was better than COD so they need to make more