Game Scoop! 621: The Games We’re Excited for Right Now

[@CrystalNinja07]

Episode 1 listener here. During this time I've studied, finished a degree, got married, bought a house, had children and survived a pandemic. Still enjoying every episode!

[@YoshMaster]

Oh wow you made me realize it’s the same thing for me! NVC too (well it started with other names but I mean the Nintendo IGN podcast). Although I’m not married and the kid is still a bun in the oven for a few months but it’s CRAZY to think of it that way! These podcast are truly a part of our everyday lives and unlike tv shows or movies or whatever that can have months/years between seasons or whatever, you could actually go back and listen to a podcast from the week of any important part of your life haha!

[@jimmmzzz]

Congratulations on 15 years, Daemon! Here's to 15 more! 🍻

[@brodelicious]

Gamescoop is the only podcast to both stay in my rotation from the time I first subscribed (somewhere in the 200s) but also the only one I never have backlogged espisodes to listen to. Congratulations Daemon and the new canon Gamescoop Crew.

[@TheSportsCore]

Woah, that means you’ve been listening since the Septimius administration

[@DOC_951]

Yeah same... I stopped listening to all other ign podcasts when all the main guys left. Stopped listening to KFG when Colin left, stopped listening to EZA when Kyle left. Gamescoop is the only one I’ve religiously stuck with!

[@stuartleckie]

Happy anniversary Daemon. I remember having to plug my OG iPod touch into my PC every night to remove podcasts I listened to, and stick the new ones on. 2007, I think. Yours, TRL, and some movie stuff from the BBC are some of the first podcasts I enjoyed. Nicely job Omega Cops !

[@MRBINKY85]

The only podcast I'd listen to with an echo.

[@GoldeneyeDoubleO7]

i thought you meant an Amazon echo but lol i see now

[@EpsiIonEagle]

@@GoldeneyeDoubleO7 I thought the same 😄

[@DOC_951]

Ive listened to it with my echo before 😂

[@EpsiIonEagle]

@@DOC_951 Lol 🤣

[@MRBINKY85]

My skull is an infinite echo chamber.

[@TheKindredblades]

The question about gaming tastes evolving is really interesting to me. As a 30 year old, I've been playing video games since I was 6 years old. My first personal console being the N64. As a French canadian, most of the games available were only in english and as I only started to learn a little bit of english when I was 9 years old, I could not understand what was going on. In consequence, I hated most RPGs and long games in general. That's part of the reason why Star Fox 64 stayed my favorite game for a very long time. I started to get into more complicated game really with Ubisoft games (which were in french of course) including Prince of Persia and Splinter Cell on the original xbox. Now today, my favorite games are huge RPGs like The Witcher 3 and Mass Effect and Fable and my english is much much better. So for me, the language barrier was extremely significant and crossing that barrier had a huge impact on my life in general, but also in gaming.

[@shanewilt1]

Daemon, you're my favorite host on my favorite podcast. Congrats on 15 years and here's to many more! 👏🍻🎮

[@johnvocatura]

Congrats man. I have been with you since the beginning. Let’s hope for a second 15.

[@The_RedVIII]

Holy shit, 15 years. Amazing. Congrats Daemon!

[@mattj2692]

Gamescoop is the only podcast i listen to every week. Even when there's no big news you guys make a very fun and entertaining podcast, the music and retro focus helps! Congrats Damen keep up the fantastic work!

[@ZachyStugotz]

Congratulations on 15 years, Daemon! A legend in the industry. Thank you for all the brilliant work.

[@TiVo67]

Anyone else think that Justin looked like Princess Leia today?

[@spazco8669]

Thanks, now I can't unsee it.

[@falcon64z8]

Can't believe I have been listening to gamescoop for 15 years!?! Congrats!

[@marctut]

Rural Indiana still has towns where the doors are unlocked. I’m from a small town (pop.

[@Rob6990]

The only gaming podcast I watch consistently. Can't believe I've been scooping games with you since I was 16 years old! Congratulations on the milestone Daemon; here's to 15 more years :D

[@quantumjet253]

I want to jump in on the Daemi-lovefest for a minute too. Probably like every other viewer, and from the sounds of it, a lot of the staff, past and present that have worked at IGN, I think Mr Hatfield is a genuinely exceptional podcast host. As alluded to by Tina, Sam and Justin I think the joy and attraction of Daemon as a host is in part down to his natural charisma, unabashed joy in playing and discussing games, his down to earth personality and overall professionalism that makes him one of the slickest and likeable podcast personalities. As inextricably linked as Daemon is to Game Scoop, for me what makes this show above and beyond all others is it always feels like a genuine celebration of gaming. The enthusiasm for the games the 'Omega cops' discuss is always entertaining but what makes this show a little different for me is the lack of fear of expression a negative opinion too. Online gaming sites nearly always feel like desperate attempt to score points with the industry and often appear to be little more than an extension of the industry's marketing department. But that's not the impression I'm left with watching Game Scoop. This show appears to lack a mandate when others seem more desperate for the gaming industry's attention than its audience. Something that's notable about Game Scoop is when anyone temporarily steps in for one of the regulars they're instantly swept up on the wave of enthusiasm and love for gaming. I'm sure much of that is down to the prince of podcasts himself, but I also think the show itself has developed a personality and attitude that is as infectious to those on it as those that watch it.

[@DOC_951]

Since listening to gamescoop, I went through undergrad and medical school... and now I’m an emergency medicine doctor 😳

[@theunitedstatesofspace]

Been listening since it was This Week in Gaming with the Japanese lady saying youkozo. Will listen until the wheels come off. Here’s to another 15 years, Daemon! ❤️ Matt Jones

[@jonathanirwin9566]

When you think about your name do you ever picture Greg Miller yelling "MATT JOOOONES" because reading your name instantly did that to me

[@theunitedstatesofspace]

@@jonathanirwin9566 sometimes lol been a long time since that happened though

[@jonathanirwin9566]

@@theunitedstatesofspace in fairness I’m the guy from a few episodes ago that just listened to every episode over the past year so it’s still semi fresh in my mind

[@theunitedstatesofspace]

@@jonathanirwin9566 well that makes sense then lol. I was definitely a more prolific emailer back in the day. Getting married and having kids will change things a bit lol.

[@PeterAtkinson]

Congratulations on 15 years of the best podcast on the planet. Here’s to 15 more! 👍👍

[@bradcuster]

I really should listen before commenting. Congrats on 15 years, Daemon!!! In this day and age it’s impressive feat. I’m going to hold you to another 15 years since you mentioned it. I couldn’t imagine not listening weekly to this podcast. Keep up the great work!

[@quantumjet253]

I need to leave a second message, this one regarding the "does age affect gaming skills" question. As I'm older than everyone here this is a subject I've thought about a lot and as an extremely passionate gamer have always taken an interest in. There are two key aspects that determine the ability and skill of a gamer; attitude and practice. They're also the most likely to suffer with age, rather than the misconceived idea that 'slowing reactions' play! It's not simply a gamer's physical age, but their circumstances and time that play the larger role here and importantly they're attitude to gaming. The less time a gamer has to play, to practice, as with anything, skills inevitably diminish. With the advent of marriage, children, career, whatever, less time tends is understandably devoted to gaming. More dramatic though is attitude. I think generally we're more competitive when we're younger, especially concerning physical and mental ability. We tend to feel we've more to prove, as much to ourselves as to others, and that positively affects our ability. When we're young we understandably see ageing as a negative. For the most part many of the issues and subjects relating to this are warranted but importantly most people allow these prejudices to be more prominent than they need be and ultimately fall on 'age' as an excuse for simply not caring about something that meant more to us when we were younger. The key to the general lack of ability lies squarely in attitude. An excellent gamer and a terrible gamer can have almost identical reaction times (the human brain is incredibly consistent on this), intelligence and physical ability, but it's attitude, specifically determination and a competitive nature that's the key difference. With regards reaction times the diminished ability with age (obviously excluding extreme old age) is actually fractions of a second. You don't lose a virtual fire fight because the opposition had better reactions than you; you lost because the opposition had better tactics, more skilled aim and may have been more practiced and possibly more competitive; their reaction times and brain capacity didn't simply out-speed yours!!! It's disingenuous for anyone to use 'age' as an excuse for a reduced lack of gaming ability. I'm not sure why anyone ever cares to suggest this, other than it's generally considered an accepted social norm. Sure, I can't run or exercise as I used to. But it's not simply age; it's because I don't care to. There are older people that have physical abilities far beyond my younger self because of their attitude rather than their natural physique! I've only ever improved at gaming as I've aged... with the games I care about. Admittedly I game far more than I've gamed in the past. What has changed is that I'm far less competitive, far less interested in putting in specific practice to be competitive. In short, any diminished ability is simply down to not caring. I play shooters at their most difficult, and I find them no harder, or easier than I did decades ago! What has changed is I'm far less likely to persevere as the mental reward for success is of less interest than it has been previously. If I could play against the younger me I would easily prove to him that age will never be an excuse for reduced ability or skill, but caring to be competitive absolutely will take a serious hit as time goes on.

[@DoubleVGames]

I listened to game scoop since episode one when I was in college. I actually still have the first 100 episodes on my hard drive

[@Dorff_Meister]

Kudos For 15! I've been with you since the start!

[@sandrakreiner9001]

Congrats on 15 years! I'm a new listener, coming from nvc, i'm excited for many more years then.

[@SilverEye91]

For the record, Cyberpunks gold covered people are augmented humans. This is explained during the story line with that musical artist. And to my recollection there were no robot prostitutes. Those are also augmented but with a special chip that kind of ties of their real persona for the experience. This is heavily explained during the main quest. I can see why you'd forget these things but thought I'd clarify anyway. :) I'm also not sure I'd call the taxis robots. They are self-driving, but I wouldn't call a Tesla a robot. Were there other types of robots? Everything in that world seems to be either an AI or an augmented human.

[@nvc.]

I wonder, Daemon HATfield! Is that why you allways wear a hat? =D congrats man, love your energy and the way you make gamescoop rock. The entire gamescoop gang rocks.

[@clashclay]

I’m excited for TMNT & Horizon ZD if that drops this year.

[@Leviverzyden]

speaking on Cyberpunk, there are robot guards and swat team robots with the police. There are def robots in Cyberpunk.

[@DarrylLaCroixRealEstate]

Justin wearing his Princess Leia outfit, again. LOL

[@JonathanPetersonlisten2EITS]

Congratulations on this milestone, Daemon! This was another great episode.

[@joshrogers6669]

I know ill probably be let down a bit but I'm kind of really excited for days gone on pc. My day one ps4 broke down a few months before God of War and instead of getting a new ps4 I decided to finally build my first pc and ended up putting waaay more money into it than I originally planned so pc is as of now my only way to play so I missed out on everything that came after God of War. Days gone on paper is right up my alley.

[@user-realman181]

Its been 15.micro nano yr !!!!!! Hope it puts a smile hirl 3:19

[@chillcarlos]

Favorite memories: The dirty 30 and Rob the Robot “I’m in your kitchen!”

[@_Mr_Sinister_]

Justin, Sam, and Tina discussing live or dead enemies, and whether they are sentient.... Omg lmao, WE are all a big ole bunch of nerds!!!

[@PhinneusPrune]

AS I GOT OLDER ... mid 40s now. I used to love the most complex RPGs with extremely deep systems and long winded text scrolls. Nothing was too far out for me to get into and learn. Now, I still like my RPGs. But if it is too complex and in depth. I tend to not want to bother. Seems like a lot of work nowadays. I picked up Baldor's gate and figured I am going to have a blast going back into those games. And it was about 20 minutes in and I put it away and booted up Assassin's Creed vallhalla and never spoke of it again ... until now. It is weird how this happens. It is getting to the point I almost dread picking up a new franchise because I now have to learn. Have I secretly hated this all along? Is it just too time consuming? I don't know. Just get me out there doing things as quick as possible is my guess. It is weird to me. And it happened over night.

[@lennywright5655]

I’m watching this on Saturday, Happy 15th Anniversary Daemon!! (Now I’m gonna play some video games ;)

[@deademcee]

Been here since before daemon was even host. Grew up with him. So cool he still here. One of my favorite memories was the 12/1/06 episode when you get to the first complaint mail about doa devs and how it was addressed and hilary just goes “well f*** you” 😂

[@PeterAtkinson]

I’m surprised that they have to lock their doors all the time. We only do when we sleep. Could be an Australian thing though.

[@kevinmercier9904]

Gratz on 15 years!

[@buggy946]

IGN game scoop! You guys rock!

[@Los321BaNg]

Daemon is the best host!!!!!!💯💯💯💯

[@bradcuster]

The weekend is finally here when a new Game Scoop drops. Always the best way to kick it off! I’ve come up with a new drinking game to play while watching. Every time Yakuza: Like a Dragon is mentioned...Take a drink. I doubt anyone will be sober by the end. 😉

[@bradcuster]

Man, I didn’t get to play my drinking game. 😉

[@johnbussiere]

Here’s to 15 more!

[@loak3d]

my front door is unlocked. Door usually open too, with only a screen door blocking from the outside.

[@thewirv]

what's the music in the intro, anybody know?

[@DougyFreshGames]

I see what you did there with the intro. Yakuza 7 ;)

[@symbolic503]

congrats on 15 years, dame dash! 🎉🎉

[@logicwins3492]

The grin on my face when I hear that Yakuza LAD post battle theme 😊

[@dekamaster100]

I love how Game Scoop is a cat show.

[@McdonaldeS1986]

Excited about Resident evil Village! Created an American psn account to play it later this evening and then tomorrow when the demo comes out here in Ireland

[@D2theJ26]

Bar-cades are a big thing. Up down in Milwaukee has the old school arcade games and the booze

[@IsraelFresseMusic]

Proud to be your 200th like! Thankful for this show. Always looking forward to the weekly "but first!" Huzzah Daemon and the crew!!!

[@iPerryL]

love the Yakuza BGM

[@CMONCMON007]

Diablo 2 is one of the greatest sequels in gaming ever made

[@rhysera]

Gotta say. The Yakuza soundtrack on Scoop gives me chills. Love it!

[@instant_noodlez6992]

Hello everyone

[@marky3609]

So I just got both the PS5 and Xbox Series X so I'm most excited for Farcry 6 and Ratchet & Clank A Rift Apart.

[@Garbodor__]

I'd like it if they removed the title text from the thumbnail and just put the podcast name there instead. I've missed so many episodes of the only video game podcast & that other video game podcast called Unlocked because of the change to IGN Games.

[@usedfuzzbox]

I am hoping that Biomutant delivers on it's potential oddness, and I love the art direction I have seen so far :D

[@slipgoth2112]

i remember the first time I saw this for a new crash

[@mekman4]

Congrats Matt!

[@discostu1uk]

All four cats on screen at the same time would be cute Game scoop overload that would fix all the world's problems

[@scottjung1988]

In a few months, the cats can meet in the studio.

[@kurtissmith3409]

I know we all have different reasons we love a certain game/series, but man, I admit I'll never understand Sam's lack of love for Zelda dungeons. To me, they have always been the best part of the games. Everything else is fun but secondary imo.

[@m0nsterkell]

Congratulations Daemon!

[@jacobpro_]

What are all of Daemon’s cats names? I can remember Jackie Brown!

[@IGNGames]

When Scoop started I had Zelda, now I have Same ("sah-meh"). - Daemon

[@rustyshackleford6913]

On the point by Justin that D3 hasn't been surpassed in the ARPG genre, I'd argue that PoE has done exactly that. New season just dropped for it, go try it out if you like D3. PoE is so great, fucking love that game.

[@germangutierrez7640]

I think I been watching since 2008, it’s been a pleasure game scoop!

[@Daphoid]

Off and on listener since the early double digit episodes. It's super embarrassing so I won't directly link it - but I was featured in a Beyond episode as well :) - fun high school memory for me. Massive kudos to the whole crew, but especially Daemon. Also if you haven't checked out his music, I recommend it!

[@Colinator369]

I see you guys like golf games you should check out One Shot golf on ios or Android. You control a robot in real time who is playing on a mini golf course. The tech behind it is truly nuts

[@justinoreilly]

Congratulations on 15 years, Daemon! On the topic of Diablo 3, my issues with it weren't just the visuals. My major problem was how easy it was. I played through it with a friend on hard and neither of us died even once. Diablo 2 feels like a survival horror game and D3 feels more like some kind of power fantasy.

[@Apex-nv5gz]

good intro with yakuza like a dragon

[@CompilerTube]

Time sure flies, congrats Daemon!

[@DeskieFam]

Way to go, Daemon. You are indeed the best host around.

[@liamw6295]

For me, I classify an indie game if only a few people were involved in the development of the game. I don't have a definitive number though. Something like Golf Story, SuperMeat boy, Witness, undertale etc... are all indie games as they the were made by a few individuals.

[@EzFlyers10]

For the record, the 20 questions game is one hundred percent a FPS.

[@angrytacos5497]

I been a game scoop fan since 2008, was only 9 then crazy damon been doing it for 15 years. Here's to another 15 lol

[@mekman4]

Fantastic! Scoop!

[@williampatterson1376]

I wish I could work at IGN talking about games and awesome nerd movies been around positive people who's enjoy playing games and talking about movies and comic books they like to read period

[@williammclelland6323]

The games I'm looking forward to is Microsoft flight simulator and Halo infinite if Starfield drops this year then I'm in Heaven

[@arcaneforce8880]

First time seeing there faces. Been listening for years but never watch videos. They all look totally different to what I was expecting.

[@hpk008]

Is Yakuza 7 the new BOTW, where we talk about it every week on Game Scoop? Not complaining tho!

[@michaelparlato7724]

All i can say is, ya made me buy yakuza: like a dragon. Are the other yakuza games this rad?!

[@TheDriver86]

Was anyone else thinking the answer was Alien: Isolation?

[@toolebukk]

If and when you get back to the real office, it would be awesome if you started filming and releasing your communal watching and reacting to the major events like Nintendo Direct etc. Extra clicks yo!

[@arun279]

I love that they all have cats!

[@hanzo90]

Very humble

[@PeterDB90]

E3BQ is a very clever name - you could even make a great logo for it, because E3 already looks like a B that's been split vertically in the middle, so just make the E3 look like a broken "B" and add BQ to it and voila!

[@jericojsays]

Sketch comedy in Chicago? Was Daemon part of Second City?!

[@thedapperbear5354]

I am very excited for the new Pokemon games, Hollow Knight Silksong, and BOTW 2

[@SofaKingOverThisIsh]

Scoop Gem "Speak meow and enter"

[@gurthang667]

Very much looking forward to Age of Empires 4, Darkest Dungeon 2, Sons of the Forest, Psychonauts 2, Gotham Knights

[@NintendoSphere]

Cyberpunk is 1000% a FPS!

[@scottkoppinger2595]

Why does it seem like EVERYONE in SF is moving right now? Is it because rent has fell off cliff since a ton of people have moved?

[@Lordbeanis]

Justin this fact check is brought to you by "A helpful smile in every aisle;" it is not drug town anymore, they are called Hy-Vee Drug.

[@rguitar78]

If we change the name to cat scoop, it would have such a different connotation. But still, cats, come on now.

[@sugarj3sus]

I think Daemon would love a game I just started called Valfaris. Check it out. It's on sale on xbox right now. It's basically a metal as fuck sci fi contra.

[@nicmad1784]

Scoop! Sam has officially let Rocket into the garage. A special treat for Rocket, and just as special for us viewers.

[@PhinneusPrune]

Still watching an paused. I will not change this answer, right or wrong and no. Not sure this is right. My guess 20 questions is ... Alien: Isolation *Wrong

[@FrancoisRoy]

Cyberpunk had a 300M USD budget and Daemon still considers it an indie?!?! What a ripoff!!! XD

[@brendonmarks8677]

I can't wait for Farcry 6!