Game Scoop! 657: The Big 2022 Gaming Preview

[@shanewilt1]

So happy to have Game Scoop back. Happy New Year to my favorite podcast

[@mickael486]

Um.. actually it's the ONLY Podcast. 👍

[@PeterDB90]

Talking about VR eye tracking - fun fact about your eyes: every time you move them (which is called a saccade), they "shut off" for a fraction of a second so that you don't actually see the movement (otherwise it would be blurry and would likely make you motion sick). This is why if you look in a mirror and dart your eyes, you will not see them move, you will simply see their new position :P

[@eX8jbn]

Scary dude

[@pct87]

What if you move your head and not your eyes?

[@PeterDB90]

@@pct87 but you can't match the speed of your eye movement with your head, so the "turning off of eyes" is not necessary if you move your head :P

[@nickmajora]

Wow that was a long wait between Scoops. Glad to have yas back.

[@joshrogers6669]

I don't like the dead island games but I loved dying light and I had no hopes for it when I bought it at a GameStop midnight event and NO ONE was there lol. I was pleasantly surprised.

[@PeterDB90]

I didn't catch any mention of Hogwarts Legacy - I may have just missed it, but that's another game that is supposed to come out 2022 at some point (definitely AFTER Fantastic Beasts according to them). I feel like the Harry Potter world is perfect for an RPG or even MMORPG world (also VR, but that's a whole nother topic), but it has to be done right, and while I don't have a lot of faith in Hogwarts Legacy, I'm still curious what the gameplay will be like.

[@Garoth4582]

You should know anyone from gaming news isn't allowed to be excited for that game. I'm not a Harry Potter fan but I'm still excited for the game myself.

[@muckymucks]

Combat in Harry Potter games is a problem. It may work in the movies because those battles happen pretty fast but when you’re fighting with pretty much everything for 8-9 hours it’s not much fun or intuitive.

[@PeterDB90]

@@muckymucks This is what I mean when I say “it has to be done right” - you can’t make the wands into glorified guns, give us a crosshair and make us “shoot” things in the head with it - it has to be about the variety of spells and progression (in the form of skills - the better skilled you are, the better the spell works, like “alohamora” will only open simple locks if you aren’t skilled with it or in gamer speak, “specced” into it), so combat needs to be more about using the right spells rather than getting a headshot with it. This is what’s going to make or break the game for me. If my wand can only shoot a precision generic damage spell then it’s not for me.

[@PeterDB90]

@@Garoth4582 Is it because of JK Rowling controversy? That seems silly to me. First of all, the devs said she’s not involved in this game, and second… the woman stated and opinion she had. It’s not like she fostered a sexual harassment haven in her company like Blizzard - it’s crazy how the side that used to preach tolerance just 10 years ago has become the most intolerant group! I don’t agree with many of John Oliver’s views, but I understand where he comes from so I don’t hate him for it, I still enjoy the show. Sorry for the rant, it’s just irritating to me. JK Rowling has many unlikeable qualities but she still created an amazing magical world for people to enjoy - that still means something…

[@JPD2587]

@@PeterDB90 yes that’s the reason. Yes it’s silly.

[@apimb1396]

Game Pass is slated to be absolute fire this year .....2022 looking gamey

[@rickydeleon3695]

God Of War: Ragnarok is definitely my most anticipated of this year. I guess close behind is Horizon. But I told myself I didn’t want to purchase games in full price anymore. Just because, like, three months later they’re half off usually. But its going to be really hard with those games because I really want to play them. But I don’t feel right buying them on release because I have a huge back catalog of games to play. Games like Deathloop and Returnal just to name a few. A bunch for ps4. Damn these PlayStation sales! Lol.

[@thechicagobox]

I too am looking forward to GOW Ragnarok and loved the last game. I have been a fan since the PS2/PS3 games and even the PSP games. I have the PS3 collection with all the PS2 and PSP games upscaled for the PS3 which is great! I even liked the prequel on PS3(name is escaping me). All that said, I am waiting until I land a PS5 before I play Ragnarok. It’s a game that is going to deserve the extra horsepower and I want that framerate at least hitting 60fps with 4K.

[@PeterAtkinson]

@@thechicagobox you definitely need a PS5! Even God of War 2018 looks better on my PS5. Always been a big fan as well. God of War 2, Ghost of Sparta and God of War 3 are top 5 games for their respective consoles in my opinion. God of War 2018 is my favourite game of last generation and arguably my favourite game of all time, top 5 at least. 👍👍

[@joshrogers6669]

Mine as well though i still have to play the last one. My ps4 took a shit right before it came out so all i have had since is my pc so I was VERY excited to learn it was coming to steam.

[@usedfuzzbox]

Great start to the year having the A team back! As for E3, I still love that week, its like gaming Christmas, and if online only, i'm in :D

[@anthonyramos632]

Oh man the NES TMNT theme at the beginning brought out all the feelings!

[@TheKindredblades]

Dying Light 2, Elden Ring, Horizon Forbiden West, Total War Warhammer 3, Crusader Kings 3: the Royal Court expansion. And this is just February. February is gonna be HUGE for gaming. I cannot freaking wait.

[@elpiquetegames787]

Happy new Scoop guys!! Awesome show🔥 I am super exited for Horizon, God of War, Elden Ring and Starfield 🙌

[@bradcuster]

Darn it, Daemon! You stole my line I was going to wish you guys a Happy Scoop Year to the Fab Four!! I hope you all enjoyed your break and time with family and friends! I’m so glad to see you all back and look forward to spending the rest of 2022 with the only gaming podcast! As always, nicely job!!

[@thechicagobox]

As a Halo lore hound, I think the story is great. Also this game is designed for further campaign DLC, it is known. Edit: I too finished everything before completing the last missions. I had a blast!

[@brapwatch]

botw 2 stuff starts at 27:57

[@Evenmoresteven]

I'm glad they spend a full 4 seconds on one of the biggest games of the year 👍

[@PeterAtkinson]

Happy New Year Scoop crew! Good to have you all back, now 2022 finally feels like it’s begun. Another brilliant episode. 🤓👍

[@Pawsum1tiger]

Only way I would go back into cyberpunk is if they make the enemy more reactive to the player. If I attack a gang I should expect that ga g would be looking for me throughout Night City

[@Julio3324]

I'm excited for Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Haven been excited for a Kirby game in years.

[@haydnwolfie]

That's probally the one I'm most excited for if Zelda 2 doesn't come out at the end of the year

[@mrpetebojangles21]

Just started playing Dying Light (PC) for the first time here in 2022, and the game is incredibly fun, 0 bugs, and still looks surprisingly good. Super addicted. I’m surprised how often it gets dismissed, very good. Kinda meh story and voice acting, but the gameplay, progression, combat, parkour, is all super fun.

[@Ice9kills78]

Heeeeeeeell yeah man. Techland supported that game till pretty recently too...can't wait for the 2nd

[@DrScottzy]

@48:15 The barber story adds a whole new angle to "scoop". I used to be a bank teller, learned a local rapper's legal name by processing a cheque for him.

[@mysonburch6140]

Sifu and Dying Light 2 also coming February! Going to be a great time for gamers

[@McdonaldeS1986]

Dying light 2, horizon and elden ring all within a few weeks oh my febs a beast and I'm ready

[@jadimich]

I'm excited for some of the new indie games more than most of the big AAA games, minus BotW2. Rogue Legacy 2, Sea of Stars, and TMNT: Shredder's Revenge, just to name a few.

[@pauliecaccamise1980]

I seriously would listen to an off shoot being Sam and Tina’s aunt and uncle gaming tips

[@nuruddinpeters9491]

Yessssss, a good Friday cause.... reasons: Gamescoop is back!

[@SquadHunta117]

You forgot RedFall

[@chazz3167]

Because it's forgettable

[@iraford5788]

@@chazz3167 you don't know that yet as the games not out.

[@chazz3167]

Please refer back to this comment when Redfall falls short and flops

[@arnotskywalker6366]

@@chazz3167 IDK Prey was a pretty stellar game, and it was Arkane Austin's last main title. Arkane's games tend to not sell well though, so I guess the likes of Dishonored could be called a 'financial flop' - maybe gamepass will get Redfall more exposure. You'd also like to think this one lands more polished day 1, technically-speaking, than Prey.

[@shavedraven]

Always been a bit surprised Daemon, Justin and Sam aren't into FromSoft games because they are essentially just Link to The Past/Metroidvania's in 3D with horror elements. I would think its super up their alley but the continued general misunderstanding of what those games are has created a stigma that has been tough to shed.

[@danielturner1891]

I love all of the above, but I don't find them similar at all.

[@shavedraven]

​@@danielturner1891 Which is interesting because I don't think you're alone in that thinking but they share all the same fundamental design principals and same core philosophy on exploration in particular. Miyazaki actually used LTTP as his blueprint for Dark Souls and C:SoTN as the blueprint for Bloodborne and that extends to even BoTW which in turn takes a lot from Dark Souls. The conversation these franchises are having is quite unique and other than the aesthetic these games share the same language. There is an ocean of videos and articles out there illustrating this better than I can in a rambling YT comment so Ill leave it at that.

[@toolebukk]

Every week there's a Happy New Scoop!

[@raven122199]

Psychonauts 2 isn't an Xbox exclusive. It was released on the PS4. The deals and contracts to bring it to PS4 were already in place before Microsoft bought double fine.

[@SirCrofty]

Came here to say this. This is the second time in a week I've heard someone say it was an Xbox exclusive!

[@arnotskywalker6366]

Yeah I think it gets confused because it's advertised as a "next gen exclusive," meaning there is no native PS5 version (it is played on PS5 via Ps4-backwards compatibility), but there is a Series X/S version. So like, I'm sympathetic to the idea that could cause some confusion

[@aaronjones6798]

I've found in the past few years Sony don't show much of their games prior to their releases, we'd typically get a trailer, a vertical slice and then a launch trailer over the course of 3 or more years - to be clear these games usually turn out to be awesome, however this is something I've noticed Sony has done and continues to do.

[@louiedelacruz1587]

i love the Bucky O’hare intro song🙏🏽

[@ParadoxalDream]

20:53 The first Nintendo exclusive of the year is Pokémon Legends Arceus in 3 weeks, not Advance Wars Reboot in April. Personally, I barely have any interest in this game, but IGN is underselling it so much. We all know it will easily sells 10M copies in its first few weeks and yet you act as if this game barely exists lol

[@branboom3342]

You can get through the main story quests of Horizon Zero Dawn in like 15 hours

[@BigKurzMD]

Just a quick fyi/correction: Psychonauts 2 is published by MS But was not exclusive.

[@Macktube]

Man you guys really aren't into a lot of big games 😅 not a lot of hype level. I think everything coming out this year mentioned is interesting

[@thechicagobox]

I basically had 2 big games, that I personally love the complete series, come out last year at the beginning and the end of the year. RE 8 and Halo: Infinite. Everything else was a bonus.

[@XXnegotronXX]

In 15 minutes and no hype for Elder Ring, Horizon and Pokemon. I don't get it those all got potential for GOTY.

[@Macktube]

@@joed5150 it just feels like watching their recent videos they only care about games they personally like, but I just feel like it's better to be open-minded and acknowledge how hyped a lot of other people are for this games

[@TundraBoy69]

@@XXnegotronXX I'd get your expectations for Pokemon in check, only gonna lead to disappointment.

[@Monolith64]

@@Macktube this is literally THEIR podcast, they’re not here to appeal to your opinions lol

[@KamasamaK]

20:53 Daemon really doesn't want to recognize Pokémon Legends: Arceus. I know it's looked rough, but it's still a big first-party exclusive.

[@solid_justice5855]

Psychonauts 2 isn’t exclusive. It is on ps4

[@symbolic503]

23:40 not called revelations either. matrix revolutions. say it with me now.

[@MasterCleife]

Like all japanese rpg's with an overworld map around that time. Blue Dragon gave you a vehicle to travel around the map with in the later stages of the game to help you mop up the enemies you couldn't fight previously. Look at the video shown when Daemon revealed the game, they're flying in it.

[@mdog86]

I really really hope breath of the wild 2 doesn't have weapon durability, cause that was the single most worst aspect of the first game. It was just so exhausting constantly breaking weapons.

[@usedfuzzbox]

I'm sure BotW was great for most players, but that aspect was a deal breaker for me, and I couldn't carry on playing it :(

[@syaoranpt]

50:58 "This is already really weird" LOL

[@kanzerace]

No "Scoop !!" from Justin this time. But we'll let it slide cause its "Happy Scoop Year". 🙂

[@RichMcLaughlin]

Would the Fusion Frenzy ball be considered a vehicle? A mount?

[@rockstarTraveler]

I also enjoy the gaming parenting tips. I have a baby coming in March and I am extremely excited! But I would be lying if I said I wasn't worried about how he will affect my game play time. But Dameon makes it seem possible to have a baby and still play games.

[@IGNGames]

Definitely possible! At first they sleep a lot, and even when they're awake they just kind of lie there. So I would put my son in his bouncer and bounce him with my foot while I played games. A few months in, make sure you SLEEP TRAIN. After we sleep trained our son, he started going to bed at 7:30PM and sleeping through the night. So I have lots of time for games! - Daemon

[@laverdieremath]

I just completed HZD last week, and played in story mode, it was quite a bit faster than normal mode, but still fun. I suggest trying it out that way and living through the experience of HZD

[@TheAndrewbyte]

Tina, I listen to you guys on my phone around the house, and my wife insists you sound like Gwen Stefani.

[@gregcord3886]

Happy New Year to all! 😊

[@hfonseca1000]

Fantastic like always!!

[@DionysusJones]

I was the exact opposite when it came to the overlapping release of Horizon & Zelda BOTW. I couldn't put Horizon down at the time and I am only just now getting back to BOTW. I am about 30+ hours in and I have no idea how anyone (without their Nintendo goggles on) could pick BOTW over Horizon. The physics & logic that you can play with in BOTW is really neat and fun to play with, but the combat/story in BOTW doesn't hold a candle to Horizon. I think a lot of people got hung up on the "climb anywhere" feature of BOTW, but it doesn't make up for the other areas where it's lacking. The same is true for Horizon in other respects, of course.

[@rhysera]

Daemon. I have seen this shirt a couple of times and need to know where you got it from! It's killing me!

[@symbolic503]

17:50 no excitement? so we just gonna ignore the literal millions of views every video of stalker2 that youve published? mkay

[@Ddarke11]

HZD crushed it with it's new IP launch. Forbidden West is just going to be that much bigger. Can't wait for it.

[@tyleryates3157]

Loving the intro music!

[@Erlaxis]

I just appreciate how Sony continues to invest on VR. I agree with the scoop crew that success is not guatanteed, it looks like a complicated market, and yet Playstation continues to invest in it. Obviously the other console manufacturers are afraid of the risk, and avoid it. Of course, we all know that if Sony manages to build up the console vr market thet will rush in to grab a piece of the pie.

[@Ice9kills78]

It just depends, as always, to having the software that you can only get on that platform. I love my quest 2...never thought I'd enjoy re 4 again as much as I enjoyed this. There are so many fun games and apps on there and the fact that cost of entry is relatively low...makes quest 2 quite tempting to those that haven't dipped their toe in vr yet. I have a ps5, but am not sold on their vr yet. Price will be a big issue...esp with like I said, quest being so cheap

[@PeterDB90]

Finally! My podcast drought is over :P

[@vishalbharadwaj570]

I hate this idea of every game being open world for heaven’s sake. Bring on god of war ragnarok

[@KarloBacolod]

Happy "New" Scoop Year!

[@ZachyStugotz]

Ohhh, Daemon I wouldn't really compare Dying Light to Dead Island. Tonally they are so different from one another. I think you would like it if you gave it a shot.

[@DrScottzy]

Blue Dragon was amazing.

[@johnnyrenkiewicz2789]

I agree! Keep those gaming dad tips coming!

[@PrincessHimiko]

Excited the new Games Yay 2021 and 2022 💘🎉😻🎮

[@dejjibd424]

time stamps?

[@nicklopez3133]

Bring on GOWR. ^^

[@otogigamer]

Halo infinite 8 hours my ass its taking me so far 25 hours for the campaign

[@Dorff_Meister]

Impressive get on Blue Dragon.

[@jeffreyschrantz497]

2022 scoop!

[@bixhutch6274]

Starfield………… that’s it.

[@Mike_L.]

Happy Scewp Year

[@pellejons7804]

Total War Warhemmer 3, omg I´m gonna lose another hundred hours to this game :D

[@code4739]

Wwe 2k22 long development could restore trust.

[@oghomelesskid]

I MISSED YOU SOOO MUCH :(((((((((

[@haliterdogan3003]

Crossfire X

[@Sandy_Papito]

Dam what games do yall like ?!? Pokemon eh, dying light 2 barely gets a mention, I have a ps5 so I guess I'll pick up horizon but idk if ill finish it. Are yall crazy ? Haha

[@DOC_951]

Insane that none of you guys are big on Elden Ring!

[@theblackjohn]

It's not hard to believe because its a niche genre. The only thing I see that non-soulsborne fans might take a chance on it is that fact that the co-op/multiplayer aspects will probably be better than the ones in previous titles.

[@theblackjohn]

@@joed5150 I probably shouldn't have used niche since they became more popular around bloodborne/ds3. Not saying they aren't popular. Ds3 the best selling one sold about 10mil doing multiplat, but say GoW exclusively sold almost 20 mil. All I'm saying is that there are people like these 4 out there.

[@ltw0303]

Dying Light 2 ?

[@LloydNance]

Tina Scoop!

[@otogigamer]

Only game that matters is tmnt

[@jamiedeering3400]

Don't actually know breath of the wild 2 is this year

[@illMaticMill]

Time stamps....plz gotta do it

[@makdn]

🤩🤩🤩🔥👊🏻

[@arti8384]

My complete me

[@ModestMouseTrap]

I was severely disappointed with Halo Infinite. Thought the game was super fucking boring. Not the return to form that I hoped. Shooting felt good and the grappling hook was cool. But the rest felt undercooked to me. I don't understand the love to be honest.

[@ModestMouseTrap]

@Shaun McCarthy I think it was probably Halo 3. Enjoyed Reach, but series has waned since then for me.

[@ModestMouseTrap]

@Shaun McCarthy Was really hoping for something compelling story wise. It’s not that Halo Infinite is bad by any stretch of the imagination. It just wasn’t very interesting.

[@chazz3167]

Agreed, I played all the previous games for the 1st time this year and Infinite was crap. The movement felt great but my God, that game was dull af

[@iraford5788]

Well it's called infinite for a reason as they are going to be adding new content to halo infinite and updating it for years to come so maybe it will get better enough to meet your expectations one day but to me this is the best halo game sice halo 3 in my opinion.

[@ModestMouseTrap]

@@iraford5788 Hopefully! I’ll check in every once in a while with the game as they update it.

[@karlalexandregarcia7062]

I think Nintendo will have the strongest first half of the year with Pokémon alone. I think we often forget the name Pokémon alone will bring in huge sales. What more the first game to shift from the format to an open world, regardless the reviews

[@MEDUSAvsSHOE]

I found Halo to be the most disappointing game of 2021. Dull, buggy & generally unfinished.

[@thechicagobox]

I can’t help you if you think it was dull, but as far as bugs go it definitely had a few but show me an open world game that released recently that doesn’t have bugs. It’s almost to the point where I firmly believe that we are the beta testers now, so we report all the bugs and then they patch them up without having to hire a team of testers before release. With the amount of freedom in movement in Halo, it was inevitable that bugs were going to be hard to squash them all. It’s still BS but it’s an industry wide problem that needs to stop. Am sure there’s a few exceptions but it’s just that, the exception and not the rule. It’s like everyone saw that Bethesda was making buggy games but they still sold like gangbusters, fast forward to 2022 and that’s now the norm… I’ve been gaming since the 80’s and I’m telling you that this crap started slowly on the PS3/360 generation of consoles(PC has been a while longer) due to the hard drives imo. The games were also getting bigger and costly, corners got cut a lot due to “we can fix it with a day one patch” which turned into regular patches for years that changed major stuff depending on the game(Destiny/Witcher 3). Sorry for the novel’s worth lol.

[@stuartbagley2586]

And if you remember, Microsoft used to charge developers for any patch after the first during the PS3/360 era. We had a handful of patches then but it was manageable. Know what happened, the gaming press got wind of Microsoft charging for patches, complained that it was unfair to small developers and MS bowed to the pressure and stopped charging. Next thing you know, we’re in the PS4/X1 era and patches are a dime a dozen. Be careful what you wish for. . .

[@otherZinc]

@MEDUSAvsSHOE, Dude, you're a Damn Lie! I didn't experience 1 bug in that Massive Campaign. If you don't like Halo nor XBOX, don't play it. Just act stupid, don't open your mout and Remove all doubt! Dull and Unfinished, will be Horizon Forbidden West. Like others, I'll bet you cannot Specifically say what's wrong with Halo Infinite! You'll say something stupid, general, with no substance and expect people to follow you like dumb youtubers expect.

[@XXnegotronXX]

SMH downplaying Elder Rings and Forbidden West wow disappointed in all of you...

[@theblackjohn]

I wouldn't call it downplaying. Besides the hard-core soulborne fans, there alot of casuals. And for games you haven't completed, you wouldn't be excited for the sequel for it like these 4

[@gaztheman7879]

I don’t normally leave a negative comment but your knowledge on horizon was really bad. The fact you don’t know that you can climb anything was said during the reveal and it has all the tools that Zelda has in this including the glider everything you praise Zelda for weird.

[@ModestMouseTrap]

Man this podcasts response to Horizon Forbidden West is way more tepid than I expected. I dont fucking get IGN anymore.

[@R17759]

This is 4 people not an entire company. They just dont happen to be super excited for it. Different people like different things.

[@ValentinaMoretti]

Nintendo is also starting strong with Pokémon legends arceus in January , don’t underestimate the Pokémon fan base , in sure that game is gonna sell better than the 85% of ps5 exclusives, I know it’s not a game the omega cops like but saying Nintendo doesn’t have a strong line up of exclusives until April is a little bit incorrect, I hope ps5 can do good sales in their games for the well being of the gaming industry , it just blows my mind that ghosts of sushima only sold 8 million copies , that’s nothing if you compare it with the Nintendo exclusives , I’m a little bit worried about Sony I really hope they sell more game copies and I can’t wait to get a ps5

[@arnotskywalker6366]

I wouldn't worry about Sony. Gaming is booming right now. Nintendo games will sell like gang-busters, as per usual. Sony and Xbox will continue to thrive. Should be a good year, financially, for all the major publishers. PS: good luck! I scored my PS5 off Amazon in November - highly recommend following some of those Console Restock watch pages on Twitter w/ notifications on