Game Scoop! 553: What Are the Most Important Games of the Decade?

[@ChrisMartin-tk4dh]

00:29 death stranding 15:58 daemon beat goose game 16:43 important games of the decade 39:28 1990 video game buyers guide 1:00:39 20 questions

[@calvinnigh5489]

Thanks Coldplay.

[@IAYTD]

Every week, I enjoy being the fifth person at the table. Thank you for your hard work all!

[@elijahwilliameby2030]

These 4 are Gamescoop's A Team

[@X82BIGBLUE82X]

This is my favorite lineup as well

[@wardhuff5683]

Definitely

[@McdonaldeS1986]

Finishes death stranding about 2 hours ago! Took me 42 hours in total to complete and lived every minute! Absolute masterpiece

[@rossbradley5603]

This is the dream Scoop panel!

[@texnexus7_300]

Agreed !

[@wardhuff5683]

Absolutely

[@manu19lt]

That music at the end

[@texnexus7_300]

I love Gamescoop ! Best show on IGN ! We need more Scoops ! A full Gamescoop website with a forum for fans ! Make it happen !

[@msgrau3860]

I love this walking simulator Death Stranding, L2 plus R2 walking is no permanent option, because you can't run or even walk fast. The atmosphere is great and there are many many many gameplay mechanics to manage and plan a personal journey like in no other game.

[@ryanmurdoch9360]

The shirt Daemon!, the shirt!. You always fucking crush it man.

[@Dr3adL0bster]

Tina is the shit. I love her notable mentions

[@SotNist]

Sam is spot on about the way everything strikes a balance no matter how much the gameplay opens up. It really is an impossible feat. I've laid down the whole highway in my server too, pretty much all by myself except for one link. It's just a mindblowing game.

[@vcprovost]

Astro Bot Rescue Mission! Made me feel like a kid again. Straight up!!

[@askapk]

Same. Felt like playing Mario 64 for the first time again. Not saying there's as much to do as 64... but it's so charming. Felt like a Nintendo game. Makes me want switch 2 to have vr. Proper vr.

[@PottsV1]

I would think RE2 could be seen as an important game for 2019. Although not a new concept, hopefully it will set the standard for what a remake should be.

[@ScToTeE1989]

The 'most important games of the decade' discussion was thoroughly enjoyable! Tina's notable mentions were on point. I also routinely like the 'revisiting old games mags' segments but I really appreciate the pages being included on the video in this one. I know it means more work - probably for Daemon - but it is much better if the viewer can see the hilarious ads! Also, so long as Sam keeps flying those Witcher 3 and Red Dead 2 flags, I'll forgive him for last week's Rocket League dump!! :D

[@mattdanyliw9121]

21:10 Sam's mumbo jumbo 🤣

[@InfiniteDarkMass]

The music at the end is great! Also, I really appreciated the notable mentions from Tina. )

[@Garoth4582]

You can hold the triggers down the whole time but it slows you down.

[@SotNist]

Yeah, which starts screwi n up your ability to carry stuff, the fatigue you get, how long you can hold your breath. She really jumped the gun trying to diminish it.

[@Garoth4582]

@@SotNist yeah it seemed like she just wanted to rain on Sam's parade.

[@boochtron]

the game is horrible

[@Garoth4582]

@@boochtron I'm sorry you don't like it.

[@c1nnabun]

This show always makes me smile cheek to cheek

[@dradney]

People are extremely diverse, but there is a line that puts us in two camps. One group of people sees something strange that they don't understand and proclaim "THIS IS DUMB because I don't get it". The other group of people sees something strange that they don't understand and proclaim "WOW... what is that? I want to explore it and see what it tells me about myself, my world, etc." The first time Death Stranding made me walk back upstream on a river bank to choose a path that would make it less likely for me to fall and drop my boxes, I felt a feeling I don't get to feel when gaming. Traversal is usually so secondary... we expect our character to be super powered and able to fly over any obstacle. Death Stranding made me care about the consequences of where to ford the river, and this is the EXACT feeling I have in real life on a daily basis. It mattered where I decided to cross the river, and I cared enough to think about it longer than a few moments.

[@alextownley9388]

I love Bioshock Infinite, but The Last of Us was way more important!!

[@eightbitheros]

Daemon is a bit of a lad - he hates anything slightly slow

[@TornadoCreator]

I'll be honest, this is the Tina show now. Throughout this episode she was making thoughtful critical but positively passionate commentary about every game discussed. First she was actually critical about the corporate blowjob that was Death Stranding, which was nice to see, but then onto the list... She regularly had an interesting point to make on almost every game. She remembered games in every year that where massively important. She recognised and gave credit to indie games. Honestly guys, she schooled all three of you when it comes to insightful commentary and gaming experience. She's the reason I kept listening beyond 15 mins.

[@ApeIsland]

End of show music is from Gremlins 2 for the NES if I’m not mistaken it took a minute but I got there.

[@gamescoop]

Good ear!

[@AaronRoydhouse]

Only 4 hours into Death Stranding and so far so _awesome_. So far I love the hiking and climbing, searching for routes and backtracking to conquer the terrain. Really looking forward to being able to build more stuff. I like the little bit of risk of losing cargo, reminds me of Horizon Zero Dawn the risk of not being able to get to a campfire to bank your progress. Modern, infinite-life games need that little bit of risk. The graphics, HDR, art direction, music are stellar. There is nothing wrong with holding down L2/R2. If you want to walk really slowly and carefully everywhere then, surprise, you don't trip. The (optional) skill/challenge is to move more quickly yet safely across the challenging landscape.

[@JeffWillingham]

I’m about 20 hours into DS and on episode 3. I haven’t found the traversal to be something that doesn’t respect my time. I’ve fallen down and lost my cargo once so far. I also don’t think you need to hold the triggers constantly, for me the game rewards patience and learning how to manage that weight is really satisfying. I’m enjoying it a lot but I do think it’s a niche game.

[@Atreides217]

We got the A-Squad this week....score!!

[@TA3DArtist]

That Conan model is not pretty. Also, this is probably one of my favorite lineups for the Omega Cops

[@aaronjones6798]

I've had the thought that Duke Nukem Forever probably deserved an honourable mention for 2011, due to its importance as an example for how not to make a game.

[@thegitgudgrrl]

Aaron Jones also gearbox

[@kuribo04]

I don't think Kojima's stories are nonsene. They are crazy, which is different. And I don't even think those I've experienced were that crazy compared to other stuff out there. MGS2 was utterly insane, but had a significant message, which all its elements tried to drive home.

[@AaronLin721]

The Gremlins 2 music at the end is awesome.

[@Meankeen]

1:10:54 what's that tune?

[@Darkjediiii]

Uh oh, Sam says he loves Death Stranding? We have pretty much the same taste in games so I think I might want to give it a shot

[@tupello9]

What was the music from at the end of the show??? It’s so familiar but I can’t place it!

[@archie5404]

Absolutely loving death stranding😃😃 I really wished Sam did the review! The game is a hell of an experience In a kojima world!!

[@NickBLeaveIt]

Was anyone else thinking "Shaq Fu" for Video Game 20 Questions?

[@chriswy697]

What's the song that starts right before 20 questions?

[@houseflan2505]

Witcher 3 is THE greatest game of all time. In my opinion. And I have been playing games since 1986.

[@squiddly007]

It is for sure the best game this gen by far.

[@carlitocafe8101]

Yeah I tried to play Journey wasn’t feeling it

[@EmrlsCommunity]

Loudamini! Glad the mics are great this week 👌

[@RobbyGood1]

Ahead of CD Project Red I would put Naughty Dog and Sony Santa Monica...but its splitting hairs really...they're all amazing 👌

[@sherlockhomie16]

Does anyone know Samuel Claiborns psn? I want to add him just so I see the stuff he made

[@waleedaltheyab3179]

few people mentioned sekiro but i really think that sekiro changed melee combat even more than demons souls. i was playing nioh 2 and i died like 10 times just trying to do a sekiro parry. and even the kanji thing was brilliant. sekiro is the sword game to beat right now.

[@kuribo04]

The repetition of certain terms is just a stylistic choice.

[@RichardHannay]

What’s that tune before 20 questions?

[@DevonConnelly]

My favorite games of the decade: 2010 - Limbo 2011 - Uncharted 3 2012 - Hotline Miami 2013 - Last of Us 2014 - Infamous Second Son 2015 - Witcher 3 (Ori is a close 2nd) 2016 - Last Guardian 2017 - Horizon Zero Dawn (Mario Odyssey is close 2nd) 2018 - God of War 2019 - NONE

[@fredericoduvel3092]

i prefer the last of us to gta5 but i must say that gta was the most important game of the year because of its multiplayer...

[@1luarluar1]

VIDEOGAME 2.0 We are trained to hate boredom, so we try to avoid it at all cost: that is why all games are about being engage at all time with new stuff that are thrown at you...but being bored open a door and this door allows new energies to come in, new awareness, being alone is one of the pleasure of life and a passage without which we miss part of the experience to be alive. This game make you observe your thoughts as you have the time to do so....for some is like a torture as are not ready to stay alone with themselves, but they are missing out an opportunity...This game is absolutely a masterpiece: there is a wonderful bond between you and the character in the virtual world....the game opens a gate and invites not the player but you, yes, you. A masterpiece that will only grow its status....this is the first videogame 2.0.

[@kuribo04]

Correct me if I'm wrong Aren't you slower when you hold down L and R? And wouldn't it be impossible to escape from enemies like that?

[@playstationnation1515]

Death Stranding is a 9/10 for sure! Better than most games this gen. The Witcher 3 is the most important game of the decade without a doubt

[@mickael486]

Game Scoop has really found their perfect 4 personalities for this show. ...but an occasional Brap! Brap! visit would be nice. 😁

[@meldrew69]

In Japan, those Pokemon Go crowds still happen especially in Tokyo.

[@ScuzzyBeta]

49:00 Cheetamen 1 was on the other side of the Action 52 cart, Sam! Smh

[@samuelclaiborn6365]

SkippyTheVan I WAS THINKING OF POWER PUNCH II

[@usedfuzzbox]

Yay, my weekend starts here :D

[@thelennon07]

21:10 i dont have manawatch what? haha

[@Settledown77]

Pokémon is still fantastic with 130 million active players worldwide, that’s more players than at launch incredibly. It’s so different and much better than at launch too.

[@matthewramage5573]

Thanks for putting on a great show week after week! 🙏❤️ If the reviews are so all over the place, why doesn’t ign have multiple people review games like death stranding. I prefer personal opinions. The other thing I’d love is an episodic review. It could have spoilers but just for the episode that was just completed. Just a thought. Loved this episode!

[@houseflan2505]

I agree with Justin. Kojima games are nonsense

[@texnexus7_300]

Metal Gear actually has an incredible storyline that spans decades. It does make sense if you know what order to play the games in.

[@mariachico5643]

Kojima = GOAT/GOD 🐐

[@ParadoxalDream]

I don't want to be that guy but the Berlin Wall fell in 1989. You uploaded this video the day before the 30th anniversary.

[@buckroger6456]

Crazy that's it's been 30 years now, I remember watching it on tv.

[@gamescoop]

Scoop!

[@jermelpurse3018]

ME 3 online really does need to be separated and given its own honorable mention perhaps. That game stayed at the top of the charts because of its at the time or original loot box setup for its multiplayer component. For over a Mass Effect 3 was near the top of the charts because people kept legging online making small purchases. It got so influential that the next Dragon Age had an online component with loot boxes and it didn't work out so well but many other games have since tried to come up with a system like it.

[@DeskieFam]

I think Duke Nukem Forever should be on the list for 2011. This was a game that many gamers wanted for a long time and it became just like a fable of a title that we thought we would never get and when we finally got it, it was downright terrible. It should be there as a warning that what you have clamored for over decades may not be something you want in the end. See Half-Life 3.

[@azsugar8361]

That list was pretty on point except for 2013.

[@G_Rad_Ski]

Really enjoying the first 10 hours of Death Stranding. I totally get why people wouldn't like it, glad I do.

[@kirbzillagk]

Ghouls and ghosts deserved to win its awesome

[@harrold277]

omg i spent hours searching for the song at the end while it was in the description :D best NES song everrr! Never owned a NES but a huge fan of C64 music. I must have played it 50 times. It's driving my gf crazy haha.(and yours sounds better than the original bcs you threw some modern day effects at it i guess). Could you share the DAW settings (so I can make my own C64 collection sound better)? Is it a plugin-ish thing for like Logic or Protools? PS never stop the video part again please (like a few months ago), that's why i stopped following Colin Moriarty's audio only show.

[@atomicddt]

CO-OP MAGES!!

[@skygoing82]

Won't all the things Sam built just disappear at some point? I thought Mark Medina said on a different podcast thst there's a way that everything resets.

[@gosthunter39]

The Witcher 3 is a perfect game.

[@scottyben191]

Yup. Now that is a fun game.

[@G_Rad_Ski]

It's close, picking up items is just as tedious as anything mentioned in Death Stranding.

[@jamesmiley6146]

the controls are a bit wonky and the combat is just okay. I'm saying that as someone who absolutely adores it.

[@artoriasoftheabyss1575]

Combat and controls are complete ass but keep telling yourself that

[@buckroger6456]

2017 was such a good year for gamers, so many great games came out that year.

[@montespaul]

sam was hella on one this episode

[@aaronjones6798]

Did people turn against Bioshock Infinite? I haven't played the game for years, but I remember it fondly enough - although I still wouldn't put it as the most important game of 2013, and the woman from the game was Elizabeth. I also had a meh reaction to Journey.

[@Superb_Legend]

Most of that by year list was wack.

[@MonadoMan]

Red Dead Redemption 2, Dark Souls & Breath of the Wild.

[@Psychof1st]

@2:01 I think people are divisive, on how to pronounce divisive.

[@youresmarterthanmebut8867]

You forgot quotation marks on "divisive"*. It's easy to nitpick.

[@Psychof1st]

@@youresmarterthanmebut8867 You're right! I am smarter than your butt! Unless you have your head up your ass. Oh wait. Darn!

[@diallo1347]

Wait what! Put some respect on Journey's name. Love the show, keep it up.

[@PetrifyingPumpkins]

What did The Walking Dead do that Heavy Rain didn't do better (decisions actually impacted the outcome)?

[@ajwithnoname5527]

Better writing, better acting...

[@PetrifyingPumpkins]

@@ajwithnoname5527 Are we pretending that no other game had as good writing or acting until TWD came along?

[@clemente5798]

Can someone help me find the episode where Jenna (hope I got her name right) talks about how Geoff Keilly said "strand on your feet" and how it was worse than when Hilary Clinton said "pokemon go to the polls"? I wanna show it to my friend lol but I can't find it

[@marks8898]

How much of Fortnite's popularity do you think was down to it being free? Battlegrounds seemed to make the genre popular, nobody seemed overly impressed with Fortnite immediately... but then it blew up.

[@dannysullivan12345]

i love kojima

[@PunchPerfectPlayer]

dark souls is just zelda with harder combat and no puzzles

[@Starkiller_89]

Lol, and game X is just game Y minus A,B,C and with D,E,F... I mean your statement is arbitrary.

[@PunchPerfectPlayer]

Blake Vostrirancky it’s pretty accurate and I’m not the only one who thinks that, plus Miyazaki is a huge Zelda fan

[@Starkiller_89]

@@PunchPerfectPlayer Not saying there wasn't influence from Zelda, but any action adventure game can be another action adventure game plus/minus some game mechanics. To say this game is 'just' another game sounds degrading to the aforementioned game.

[@PunchPerfectPlayer]

Blake Vostrirancky Dark Souls is 2/3 a Zelda game and a really good one too. And its not degrading to be compared to the big Z.

[@Starkiller_89]

@@PunchPerfectPlayer apologies, I think you misunderstood my thought. I love both games but feel that dark souls stands on its own, and is a good game and not a pseudo-clone of another. I would say this about most games with inspirations from other games. By now, it's hard to have a really unique game mechanic or direction without being compared to others. I feel it takes away from the achievement of certain games.

[@khorne41]

Breath of the Wild is in my top 5 Zeldas but with no actual dungeons it never gets above 4th.

[@buckroger6456]

I have a love hate with botw. Such a great game but really has no story to it, plus if you skip the divine beast and shrines the game doesn't make you see it's awesome world.

[@devauxbruno]

the berlin wall was destroyed in 1989. the reunification was officialised in 1990. Sorry

[@dannyboi7877]

Breath of the Wild was a great game, but it's ridiculous to suggest that it's more important than Nier Automata. Mark my words, history will prove Nier Automata's influence on music and narrative in gaming.

[@joshrogers6669]

Bioshock Infinite was a really weird choice. I would have picked The Last of Us.

[@alexanderchilton911]

DS is not for me. Too slow and tedious after a while. My favorite games this decade are Breath Of The Wild, Smash Bros Ultimate, Persona 5 and God of War.

[@TheLoneGamr]

Alexander Chilton You don’t like DS because it is slow and tedious but you like BotW? Interesting.

[@artoriasoftheabyss1575]

This wasnt about the best games it was about the most important games

[@AcornElectron]

Scoop!

[@Rob6990]

Goose!

[@imyours808]

I think I'm gay for Sam

[@thegitgudgrrl]

Sekiro was too hard for the AV club? Really?

[@dee85ist]

All metal gear games were bad till 5...wow!!

[@shamimnarayan4877]

I hate Journey as much as you Daemon. The most overrated game of the last decade.

[@TheLoneGamr]

Stop using nonsense as a negative. I love nonsense.

[@charliemilroy6497]

Fracking is not that bad is it? It's the first bad thing that comes to mind. How about drones strikes?

[@thefattmish]

woot woot

[@DG13582]

How can you have a discussion about 2018's most influential games and not even mention God Of War???!!!! Had me screaming at the screen 😫

[@gamescoop]

Not influential games -- important.

[@DG13582]

@@gamescoop I would argue that GOW is both.

[@artoriasoftheabyss1575]

@@DG13582 it did nothing new

[@DG13582]

@@artoriasoftheabyss1575 lol! It set a new gold standard for rebooting a series and a mascot character, 1st game of it's type to use 1 continuous camera shot plus the leviathan axe mechanics alone set new standards for 3rd person combat and are already being imitated (Thor in avengers for example). I actually agree that Fortnite is the most important game of the year, but the panel waxed lyrical about RDR2 without even mentioning GOW and I find that v.strange.

[@yesimcameron]

tlou

[@kalowilson9803]

Cannot believe no-one mentioned God of War for 2018, easily a competitor for that slot IMO

[@LloydNance]

Tina is game scoop host of the decade.

[@RevolveR2011]

GTA 5, Zelda Botw, Fortnite/PubG, League of legends/dota 2, Last of us, Tell tales walking dead, journey, knack 2, SSB4, destiny, undertale, minecraft and shovel knight

[@TheLoneGamr]

“All Metal Gear games before 5 were bad”. Give me a fucking break. MGS 5 is worse than all of those combined. For one they were all complete games. 5 was an unfinished mess.

[@7thsaga662]

How did Shovel Knight, Smash Ultimate and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe not get mentioned once as far as most important game this decade?

[@wolfchain2102]

BOTW is the best game of the decade.