Generation Scoop! I'm glad you didn't mail in this scoop Gem, don't know how long I could have waited for it!

Thanks so much for picking my question!

If Justin recommends a game, I’ll usually like it. Guess I’ll check Gamepass for Yakuza. 😉 (Random comment, if you’re considering Doom Eternal, don’t hesitate like I did. Play it! It’s incredible. And on gamepass.)

Umm, Fire Emblem Three Houses anyone? If you name Mario+Rabbids in “strategies” (which is fair, it’s great), this one at least deserves a mention as one of the best strategies this gen. Also there’s a renaissance of fighting games - Killer Instinct reboot, Street Fighter V (yes, it was broken at the start, but got good), Soul Calibur VI, Injustice 2, DragonBall FighterZ, Samurai Shodown, Dead or Alive 6 etc.

Witcher 3, God of War, TLOU2, Bloodborne, Overwatch

Justin the fact you brought up "Yakuza 0" man it's truly a game of its own. Its just the craziest and most emotional Rollercoaster I ever played.

It’s my favorite 4 people in boxes. So when will this be a Game Scoop T-Shirt? Feels necessary since you’ve been broadcasting months like this.

Bloodborne and Persona 5 for me

BOTW, Bloodborne, TLOU2, and Hollow Knight are my favorites this gen.

Inside, Red Dead 2, Ori and the Blind Forest, Yakuza Zero, Bloodborne, Dark Souls 3, and Nier: Automata are my personal favorites from this generation.

Daemon, I agree that WD Legions is ugly and messy, plus the scripting is absolutely dreadful, BUT using the term "BRILL" instead of brilliant is common in the UK. I'm in my 40s and I've heard it used (and used it) all my life. Just saying.

Bloodborne , sekiro and breath of the wild

MGS5 doesn't get enough love in general...because the story definitely didn't feel complete enough, and because it's story was compared to every other Metal Gear. But the gameplay and the progression unlocking new cool things and the base building, oh yeah and did I mention the gameplay, the freaking awesome gameplay lol. all of it was fantastic. In my top 10 for sure this gen, maybe even top five.

Persona 5: Royal would probably be the best JRPG of the generation actually. IGN even gave it a 10. The art style, the interface, the music and the deep themes about the self, the human psyche and collective unconscious would put it above any other.

They're obviously doing a good job with the situation, but man I can't wait to get back to podcast's like these getting filmed in person. It's not even the audio or video quality that I miss. The chemistry and interactions between everyone are so much better when they are in person. And not them specifically, I think that goes for all people in general lol. There's just something about them all sitting next to each other talking at a table that I sorely miss. Love the show as always though!

Breath of the Wild is my vote!

Oh man, guys have to play Celeste. Such a good game, I enjoyed it a lot more than Meat boy. A must play of this generation.

Dragons Quest 11 is incredible, closest thing we've gotten to a Chrono Trigger with next gen graphics.

We had a lot of great games but Breath of the Wild really takes the cake for me. And I had trouble playing other games after it because they felt too limiting.

The Last of Us 2 for me.

Genre questions cause a lot of debate, but I feel that the simplest way to assess a genre is based on what actions are necessary to progress through the game. Solving puzzles in an intangible environment, puzzle game. Solving puzzles in a tangible environment, adventure game. Complete high dexterity maneuvers, action game. Both of those last two, action-adventure game. Character and narrative decisions, RPG. Everything else is a combination of those base genre's or a further more specific focus. Such as a sports game is just an action game with a specific focus on the sport simulation.

A lot of really amazing games got shout outs here! Personally, games of the generation are - BotW, Persona 5 R (I'm counting it since it was basically redone for the PS4, rather than the original P5 which was basically just a port of the PS3 version), Bloodborne, Hollow Knight, and God of War.

So this is a month late. But my game of the Generation is Witcher: Wild Hunt. Nothing has come close for me in terms of story characters and experience. Close second is God of War. Its a masterpiece in gaming. It took a character that was 1 dimensional and made him 3 dimensional and told a heartwarming story. Then Horizon Zero Dawn. Just a cool action adventure game with a very intriguing plot to say the least. I also wanna give a special shout out to Days Gone. I had such a great timr with that game and honestly loved every second of it. Bring on a sequel!

I'm always surprised that no-one on this show is into FromSoft or Platinum games. Love you guys, keep up the good work!

Damon, play Hollow Knight, definitely the best Metroidvania of this generation. My game of the generation was The Last of Us part 2. I think everything about that game from the combat scenarios, animations, environments performances, narrative, and how it tackles maniacal addiction and trauma are exquisitely done. My favorite JRPGs were Persona 5, Nier Automata and Dragon Quest 11. My favorite RPGs were Dragon Age Inquisition, Divinity Original Sin 1 and 2, Deus Ex Mankind Divided, and X-com 2 with War of the Chosen. My other favorite action adventures were Death Stranding, God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn, Gears 5, and Rise of the Tomb Raider. And last, my favorite FPSs were Wolfenstein 1 and 2, Prey, and Doom. And I do think last gen was better only because this gen felt like an extension of last gen, where games were just the bigger and better versions of last gen games. Like I think Dragon Age: Origins is better than Inquisition, but Inquisition is bigger and prettier, but really good in it's own right. (Witcher 3 is better than 2 though)

Brill is quite common here in the UK, unfortunately.

Its really disappointing to hear none of the Scoop crew have had a chance to experience Half-Life: Alyx. It is hands down my game of the year. You just cannot beat the feeling you get from being so immersed in that game/ world. Guess it really doesn't count in the actual conversation topic though since it was only on PC and thus doesn't really have generations.

Paperboy in VR would be great.

Witcher 3 Rdr 2 God of war

Sadly for some of us next gen isn’t starting anytime soon because we never got a pre-order secured. And my local GameStop contact already informed me they won’t be getting consoles in to buy for a bit.

Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is my vote. I literally cannot get enough of that game.

I agree with Justin, we need Daemon to talk about games he doesn’t like!

Thank you Daemon for the best review I have ever heard of Watch dogs Legion. This is talking the truth.

BOTW, Witcher 3, Metro Exodus, Little Nightmares, Fallen Order, Inside, Rainbow Six Siege. TLOU 2. I cant think of any more right now.

Loved this generation of scoops and am psyched for the next gen scoops too. Bring ‘em on!!

My game of the gen has got to be Bloodborne. I loved every bloody second of it. I loved it so much that I made a 15-minute fever-dream video just gushing about it. Can't wait for Elden Ring.

Outer Wilds is amazing and is definitely one of my favourite games of this generation. Also Justin really needs to hurry up and play Celeste already.

$50 for a short expansion? I'll pass on Miles until a deep sale

48:25 I am so glad that someone mentioned factorio easily in my top 5

Divinity Original Sin 2 is definitely on Switch. It also will sync to your Steam account.

Did Sam just drop an F bomb when talking about Persona lol? I'm curious to hear the story behind that

While not my pick, I'm 100% with Justin on Arkham Knight. I just played through all of the series (some for a first time, others a repeat) and AK is top notch. Might actually be the best in terms of combat, stealth, traversal and side stories. And it still looks amazing. Hard to believe the game is over 5 years old, looks better than a lot of games from the past two years.

I didn’t hear them mention Horizon: Zero Dawn. My game of the generation for sure.

I love Zelda, Mario, Hallo, etc. I don't have the game and never played but the game of the generation as to be Dreams for ps4. With that game you can do all the other games, sort of. :)

GOTG is NieR Automata. After that any From Software game and Red Dead 2.

Remasters shouldn't count- meaning GTA V, TLoU1, etc are out. So, personally, it's gotta be Red Dead Redemption 2. Though, I more than understand if others deem Witcher 3. For me, Western just hooks me in more than Fantasy (Wizardry & stuff) as a genre or cartoony aesthetics (Nintendo), and the interactivity of RDR2's World was Immersion on steroids. Additionally, didn't subscribe to the whole Energy drink, ADD criticism of RDR2's pacing. Personally, I thought it added to the 19th century aspect within its Immersion. Just hope Rockstar keeps developing their 1st-person execution. Personally, am expecting Cyberpunk 2077 to eclipse my love for RDR2. Used to prefer 3rd-person games, but since 2014, 3rd-person just usually feels too wonky.

I was happy to hear Justin's reflection of arkham Knight. I skipped that game after the heat it took due to too much tank stuff etc at the time. Didn't want to tarnish my memories of the first 2 games. Eventually gave in and played it. Became my favourite one! It was superb. Made all the criticisms seem a little bit like spoilt children in a way.

Breath Of The Wild is the game of the generation

Great show, enjoyed watching as always! Just wanted to comment on the Watch Dogs portion of the show. I've really enjoyed playing through this game so far, I wouldn't call it amazing but agree with the sentiment that its an 8/10. Full disclosure, I'm an American living in London for the past 2 years, so I love being able to explore central London and visit famous landmarks like St Paul's Cathedral, the Shard, City Hall and Big Ben. To me, the visuals are really solid, particularly at night in the rain when the city lights come to life. I get the sense that some of the negativity around this game stems from the disconnection with the city and British culture and with London as a central character, I can understand how that'd lead to a less than stellar experience. I've got a particular affinity for London having lived here, so I think that's a contributing factor to my enjoyment, but I will say that here in the UK you will actually here people saying "brill" as slang for "brilliant", so some of the discontent might just be from cultural disconnect! My 2p :D

1. Breath of the Wild 2. Witcher 3 3. Metal Gear Solid 5

NES music reminds me why I love video games

If we can't include GTA5 it has to Breath of the wild without a doubt

Witcher 3 and Nier Atomata were amazing

3:27 I’m dead 🤣

Game of the generation for me this time would be State of Decay 2. There are other games that I like a lot like Divinity 2, Fallout 4, Friday the 13th the Game, etc. but SoD2 is the game I kept coming back to play.

33:28 I'd love to hear Sam elaborate about why he thinks Persona 5 is "fucking creepy"

Fallout 4

A more interesting topic would be hidden gems of the generation. I'm currently playing Shadow Warrior. I can't believe that this game was not on my radar. Other games to add to the list would be mirrors edge catalyst and home front the revolution, Days Gone, the Last Guardian, Mad Max

Red Dead Redemption 2 for me. The gargantuan amount of detail is not seen on any game. Just Imagine, we had to wait 3 generations to play GTA5 smoothly.

Another great licensed game this gen: The Fractured But Whole. I did play City of Brass, my recollection is that it was not good. Perhaps there should've been a VR game category, although most people (including me) don't own a headset.

i hope at least one of these four try to push into the new demon's souls. such a shame it hasn't clicked for them yet

Wait, we had a "best strategy" section, and no mention of Fire Emblem Three Houses?

PS4 generation was a lot better than PS3. Also we got remasters of all the best games from PS3 such as Sleeping Dogs.

Dollar for dollar the best collection of games is Rare Replay

Gow takes this by the narrowest margins for me. With botw, rdr2, and mash being my runner ups

couldn't disagree more with their takes on BOTW's weapon durability system. I totally love it. absolutely crucial to the system of combat IMO. it motivates players to explore and discover new weapons, and actually makes using all different weapons feasible, if not necessary. when you find your one favorite weapon, you don't use the others. that's the whole point. still love Game Scoop though!

Red Dead Redemption 2 should be THE Game of the Generation

Probably should have mentioned Smash Bros. under fighting games. ;)

Mass Effect trilogy remastered rumored to be announced tomorrow N7 day. Will this be the year!?

Scoop kid’s afraid to leave his scoop!

Basically Sony's Exclusives are my Game of the Generation. TLOU2, GOW, GoT, FF7 Remake, Spiderman, and I gotta throw in Beat Saber PSVR. I understand it is better on PC but I have never been able to experience that myself. And for Third Party I would probably give it to the Witcher 3.

Literally screaming that they didn’t mention Nier Automata once. Easily top 10/15 single player game from this gen.

Breath of the wild, and it’s not even close

Tlou 2 hands down my game of the generation

See a lot of talk about MGS V but it was last gen. Came to both PS3 and 360. Edit: Realizing now that it had a simultaneous cross platform launch so I get why it would be considered.

Justin reminds me of Colin Jost from SNL

Scoop! Brill, yeet, poggers, flex, goat..trying to keep up with the latest teen lingo lol

Shame to hear Watchdogs Legion is a letdown. I was hyped for the game; I thought it was finally going to be the good Watchdogs game.

Favorite generation game is Star Wars Battlefront 2 cause it’s amazing

GTA V because its that good. I know its technically last gen, but still GTA V

Action/Adventure should be broken up into finer categories because there are too many big good games in that one category.

Weird to hear swearing but I encourage it lol

Is it an unwritten rule SOMEONE has to have lousy video each week lol. Usually it's Sam. This week Justin looks like he's on a galaxy S4 after licking the camera lens :-) Speaking of Justin.... wtf is that on his arm? Since when does he have a tattoo?! What other ink do we not know about (Sam unbuttons his shirt and has an 18" punisher tattoo :-D ). Any ink games related? We won't ask Max... I've seen him get a 20.00 tattoo at a Con a few years back :-)

Wait, you guys forgot to mention Death Stranding. ...guys? ......hello?

Had to give up on the video when they questioned if Overcooked is an action game.

Outer Wilds is my best of the generation, but also of my life. That game leaves such an incredible impact on me. I can't even think about it without tearing up.

Someone tell Daemon that brill is English slang...

I hated BOTW weapon durability. It basically ruined my enjoyment. I wpuld have payed for an unbreakable dlc mode.

Summer lesson vr

I’ve not played Watch Dogs Legion yet so can’t say if the writing is any good or not in general, but “brill” is a pretty common word here in England, and has been since probably before I was born (I’m 37), so that’s probably not a very fair criticism to level at the game!

Justin looks a lot like David Dobrik.

Really surprised at Sams comment on Persona 5... has he said what he hates about it?

I agree with Tina, I loved everything else about BoTW but the weapons breaking really ruined my enjoyment of playing it.

Hard between God of war and witcher 3. I like botw but it falls short

I swear you've done Paper Boy once before? 🤔

We need a musou Yakuza

TW3, fallout3,4&nv, ELder scrolls battlefield 1,3,4, COD2019, dragon age inquisition, GTAV, Assassins creed origins, odyssey, Valhalla Tlou1&2, ark survival, satisfactory, Mad Max surprise hit of this gen Re2 remake beat whole game in 1 sitting

God of War is the game of the generation, graphics, story and gameplay were nearly perfect. Breath of the Wild is a close second, but that game had flaws like its bad voice acting, the story wasn't told very well. God of War was literally perfect in every aspect of game design.

Game of the generation is Yakuza 6 or Nioh

Sam needs to play Divinity Original Sin 2 on Switch. I'm on my fifth play through