"It's probably the best Sonic game!" lolol Daemon's look is amazing!!!

I guess the overwhelming repetitiveness I felt in Ghost of Tsushima marred what was otherwise a pretty solid experience for me, whereas the plot choices and gameplay improvements in TLOU2 blew me away in a way that didn't resonate with the Scoop crew. Glad to hear a range of opinions! Thanks for an excellent year, Omega Cops.

It’s been quite a while since we had the full Scoop Crew back together, and it just feels awesome. #Assemble

Last of us part 2 is by far the most impactful game I have ever played...it's okay if the gamescoop crew did not like the narrative because it can be divisive but I thought it was one of the most impactful stories I have ever experienced in a video game. What's astounding is no body really talks about the gameplay because the moment to moment gameplay was amazing And Daemon with all due respect you shouldn't have spoiled the game in that way for people who did not play the game...it's far more complex than what you said

This is probably the most unbiased take I’ve heard about TLOU2. Beyond the “oh I just didn’t like how the narrative went”, it’s how the narrative was told also. You were meant to feel things you couldn’t because of the game’s structure. Really good take! Still is a technical feat. Looking back at it now, wow, this game can pass of as PS5 even.

While I enjoy the other guests GS has had these last few episodes...I am so HAPPY to see the crew back together. Thanks for making my friday morning :)

TLOU2 is undoubtedly my game of the year. 😊👌

I just noticed that Tina as the INSIDE collector in her background. So cool.

I feel worse for all the hard working developers at CD Projekt Red.

Ghost of Tsushima is definitely my Game of the Year. Best open world game of this year. Sorry Cyberpunk 2077!

Making my Friday a little better and a little less productive. Thanks game scoop

It’s funny how much people still dislike the story in Last of Us 2, I thought it was incredibly memorable. I do agree there isn’t as defined a story as the first game, but the character moments and story beats have stuck with me just as much as the first one did.

50:00 "Fire up Microsoft Flight simulator, get going then set it to auto-pilot. Then pull out your switch to catch up in animal crossing" hahaha 🤣 I loved this. It hit me on several levels. Its hilarious but deep down I wish I could effectively experience more than one game or thing at a time. you have officially convinced me to pull the trigger on getting Hades and I might get the Mario Bundle before its gone in March. Game Scoop with this group is the best...I mean "ONLY" Game podcast 😁

I couldn't disagree with you guys more on the last of us 2. It hit me so hard and I loved it.

Rad intro and another good episode, scoop!

So surprised to hear such stealth issues, I’m 40 hours in and I’ve been playing a hack/stealth build the whole way.

Part of the lore of Assasin's Creed is that Far Cry is a videogame inside the Assassin's Creed universe. You can find copies of it lying around when you are outside of the animus wondering through the offices.

I really like Last Of Us 2 and it’s main narrative and characters but I got alot more out of it’s world, mechanics and how good it looks. One small thing I really didn’t like was how listen mode upgrades are forced into skill trees, as I played without listen mode I felt like I was wasting upgrades just to get to the next skill (listen mode should’ve had it’s own upgrade path). I hope there is a 60fps PS5 patch in development, i’m kinda surprised there wasn’t one for the PS5’s launch.

SCOOP SUNDAY Everyone Happy Holidays Great show great show once again. Thanks for all the work that goes in to the show during times like these. It helps so thanks again.

Went to Spotify and was bummed no Gamescoop was uploaded. For the hell of it checked youtube and here it is. Nice.

I did basically the same thing that Tina did. I really enjoyed AC:NH this year, but put it down a few months ago and now am apprehensive to pick it back up again

I'm about 25 hours in on Cyberpunk and I absolutly love it. Although the backlash for the ps4-xbox one version is deserve, it is trully a fantastic game. I sincerelly hope everyone that want to enjoy the game as the chance to do so soon because it is worth it.

I'm genuinely confused. You guys rave about Cyberpunk but the guys on the Giant Bomb podcast rip it to shreds (and not just the bugs). You guys are generally more positive than them about most topics but I dont know what to think

This podcast does not ever need to discuss stories in games. You guys never seem to like any of them lol. Spare us. Stick to what you're good at.

Last of us 2 game of the year hands down

I can appreciate your take on TLOU2, but I disagree. Just look at the state of our world this year. We’re in a pandemic that probably could have been contained months ago if people weren’t so selfish to think that they still needed to have gatherings and such. So, I think the game really captures the state of humanity currently even if that is sad to think about.

Tina's back! 🥳

:) really needed this today. Thanks for always shining light on our Friday’s! Omega cops best police force !

Nice to see all four of you together again so to speak. Since next week is Christmas , maybe Daemon will break out the instruments and sing the intro next week. We need more of his musical talents on here. Oh and Ricardo needs to bring us some Christmas cheer.

Probably would put Miles Morales behind Demon Souls and Astro's playroom just on the PS5. Yakuza 7 was also a noticeable omission. Cyberpunk ahead of so many other games this year is a slap in the face tbh. You guys gave it a 9 so you tied your own hands I guess 😕

Game of the year for me is a toss up between The Last of Us 2 and Ghost of Tsushima. Both are very impressive and my favorite games since Breath of the Wild

Best show around!!

oh man that 20 questions made me laugh

Gamescoop Parady: "Oh yeah Animal crossing is great, it's like on Cyberpunk when..." "I loved Ghost of Tsushima, Cyberpunk also has much Samurai influence.." "TLOU2 was incredible despite fans being divided it is no doubt a great game, you know on Cyberpunk when Johnny Silverhand..." It pretty much goes on like this the entirety of the episode. Not complaining, it's just funny, like that one time in Cyberpunk when...🤣 Merry Christmas Gamescoop

That opening music is NASTY. 🤘🏻

There are STOOGES songs in Cyberpunk?! Alright, I might actually have to check it out.

35:33 My opinions on what was said here. There are a few games in the AC series that should have been their own thing. Black Flag is great, but would’ve been better if it had nothing to do with AC and I hope Skull & Bones turns out to be more than just ship gameplay. I also feel that Odyssey and Valhalla shouldn’t have been AC games or be less like a fantasy RPG to be an AC game, they need to commit one way or the other. I’d love to see AC return to being like 1,Brotherhood or Syndicate.

My disagreement with Sam, Daemon and Justin on TLOU 2, is yes, you can make something where the characters aren't always likable, because if you want to talk about realistic storytelling, people aren't always likable. And why would you only want to play stories about people making decisions you agree with? 1st that isn't the case, because we've all played games where we don't necessarily agree with every decision of the protagonist, even if we just think it's a dumb decision, 2nd, wouldn't that limit what games could narratively do, as the participation is about engagement, not just always wish fulfillment. And yes, Ellie did make bad decisions, but in the moment, to deal with her pain and trauma, those were the right decisions for her. And if you didn't notice, everyone who Ellie or Abby kill in the game attacks them or is looking to attack them , but 2 people, Joel and Nora, and we see the effects both of those situations have on them. Then you're totally missing the mirroring of the two stories as it's one person diving deeper into her trauma until she consciously makes a decision to stop and another person who thought a particular resolution would free her of her pain, but found out it didn't, and we see how she actually begins to heal. The game is never about revenge, it's about people dealing with trauma, and how decisions, both good and bad, have repercussions. (SPOILERS)In fact, to counter Daemon's point, Abby is never on a hunt to kill Ellie, when Abby and Ellie meet in that Theater, Abby doesn't know who's responsible for the death of her friends besides Tommy. A lot of the game is about Ellie's obsession with Abby, but it's also about Ellie's survivor's guilt, her complicated relationship with Joel, & maybe the fact that she's reckless because she wants to die. Abby leaves Ellie alive twice, as Abby has a traditional heroes journey arc after the 1st time you meet her. And Ellie at the end makes a conscious decision to not be a monster, to try and forgive, which were the last words she shared with someone she loved. I know Zelda may not have such layered storytelling like this, but to act like the characters don't progress throughout the story or that nothing happens, when you have getting to Seattle, exploring and finding out about the WLF vs Scars war, the Dina and Jesse situation, the reveal of the last few years of the relationship between Ellie and Joel, Finding Owen, Yara and Lev, The Rat King, escaping the island, and so much more, is kind of disingenuous, and not true. Maybe too serious and dower for the entertainment that you all like, and hey, like what you like as this is all subjective. But let's not act like the depiction of trauma and violence, and addiction and love in this game, beyond the experimental, for big budget games, narrative structure, isn't impressive. And by the end, how can you not like both protagonists, who are both on a path to healing and being better versions of themselves.

Cyberpunk is amazing! I feel for PS4 and Xbox One users and am very disappointed with how CD Projekt Red handled those launches. But playing on my Series X, yeah I’m blown away by how good this game is. I genuinely can’t wait to do another playthrough with a different V when the next gen update drops. Oh and the 1st person view was a stroke of genius!

How is the sentiment LOU2 that everyone is awful? Abby forms a close bond with Lev that lasts right through to the end of the game. Ellie had the chance to live "happily ever after" with Dina, but chose not to.

Why didn’t you guys talked about the annoying puzzle that were the locked doors. Having to find all the different ways they designed to get into those buildings was frustrating as hell. Also in Valhalla the story isn’t about being an assassin. Eivor has some issues with the Assassins and their goal and questions everything.

Awesome, Tina sounded like a Transformer for a bit!

Reducing the plot of TLOU2 to its story structure and then complaining about is something Ive seen everywhere all year. Do people not know the difference between story and plot?

I didn’t have the same impression from Cyberpunk. I didn’t like the skill trees, I didn’t like the loot system, the story was much less engaging than I thought, etc. The world building definitely is the highlight for me but even still there are so many distractions with bugs and duplicate npcs that it marred an otherwise beautiful design. There’s just too much janky mechanics and distractions that it really wasn’t enjoyable.

How is Ori & The Will of the Wisps not even in the conversation for GOTY? Maybe there was only room for 1 Indie amongst the giant AAA games and Hades took the spot, but that feels wrong.

Ghost of Tsushima is incredible. Its the best of this year, and one of the best of the generation.

For TLOU2, once Abby did what she did (no spoilers) I simply could’ve never seen her side, or EVER liked her - but I think that’s just my impressive ability to hold a grudge :)

Played about 12 hours of AC Valhalla, pre-ordered so started on release day - haven't seen a single bug. Guess I was lucky.

Tina!

I’m not the only one that thinks Tina is super pretty, right?

Tina went full cyberpunk with the audio at the beginning.

Thank you for the critique of last of us 2 and the comments about modern television having no one to root for. I agree 100%.

Would love to see this crew play back 4 blood!

My tastes in 2020 aligned really closely with a lot of people's, Ghost of Tsushima was great, TLOU2 was great, Hades was great, Animal Crossing was great...but then we get to Cyberpunk and people are praising he story and characters and voice acting and how fun the game is in spite of being a mess. I really don't understand what people see in it because all controversy aside, I think the game is average at best and nowhere near 3/4 amazing, as Justin said. Sometimes I feel like maybe I'm playing a completely different game from the one that people are praising.

I'm glad they're talking positively about cyberpunk, all this negativity is painful but don't get me wrong I 100% understand the outrage but for the people who can play it im happy they can because wow cyberpunk is unreal.

Death Stranding is a million times better than cyberpunk, it was complete and bug free out of the gate... Its just that some people enjoyed playing it, some people didnt.. Nothing to do with bugs, bad gameplay or crashing...

Love Game Scoop!

Sonic Spinball IS the best sonic game. In fact, it’s one of the only good ones!!!

The directional wind in Ghost of Tsushima to me is the same as a dotted line on a mini map. Relentless gusts of cartoonish wind are actually more obtrusive I find.

Playing Cyberpunk on Series x and not having many issues since the latest patch... games amazing!

I love this crew

I can't believe Sony is giving out refunds. Does the game disappear from your hard drive after or is it locked 🔒 from playing on your account? Or is it just a free game at that point?

I’m glad you guys are enjoying Cyberpunk, but as a guy still on my PS4 Pro, I’m glad Sony pulled it and don’t think a game should get the praise it is when it launched how it did and can’t be enjoyed by 2 of the markets it was advertised to be available on. Witcher 3 is in my top 5 games of all time so I’m just disappointed by this title and not sure I’ll even ever play it at this point.

Demon's Souls?

The best sonic game 😂😂

I think pretty much all GOTY nominations have got issues in form or another, and I've played all of them (except Hades, which tbf I've not heard one person have a bad thing to say about it). I'm loving Cyberpunk (on the Series X), and I enjoyed GoT and TLOU2, but Miles Morales... darn that game is good

Like Daemon, I couldn't care less about Animal Crossing, Pokémon Go, and all those other social aimless games. My favorite game of the year is Hades although I'm loving Cyberpunk 2077 so far and Ori and the Will of the Wisps was a lot of fun too.

What happened to 20-20 Questions?

I'm a filthy animal that likes sonic o/ heya, thanks for the merry christmas ! (lol)

Brightens my day every time I get to see Tina's smiling face.😊

TLOU2 hands down best game of the generation. Absolute masterpiece.

Games of the Year: Hades The Last of Us 2

Saying cyberjunk 2020 is great on PC is like saying a bmw z4 is awesome... if you have one. What’s the pie chart look like of ps5/xbox series x vs ps4(and ps4 pro) and xbox one (all varieties). Add the 💩s buying up “current gen” systems then reselling them at outrageous prices?! I just bought a switch lite last night and I love it. F-cdpr. I’m glad their stock value fell through the basement. They took customers money and have them a poop sandwich with glass and rat poison.

My game of the year is Sekiro cos I played it to re-death this year

@37:28 YES! EXACTLY, Sam & Daemon, Tina, and Justin!! THIS was the problem with The Last of Us part II. Not because of Joel.

CD Projekt Red's stock price has plummeted by 22 percent, as Cyberpunk 2077's underwhelming launch and quality issues continue to harm the Polish developer's reputation. During that period, the decline has resulted in a grim milestone: a loss of nearly $1.8 billion. To make matters worse, this dramatic drop occurred in a single day, no doubt alerting CD Projekt Red that the worst may yet be in store as Cyberpunk 2077 continues to struggle. 🤣🤣🤣

Hey Daemon don't think we forgot about 2020 questions from 2 weeks ago, what happened?

i never go guns blazing, you can use hacks to kill or stop enemies. I feel like a hacker god.

SCOOP!

Video games woooo

Game of the year is Ghost of Tsushima.

Dameon came to tell the truth on Cyber punk

Thanks for not just bashing cyberpunk like everyone else is right now; so many parrots

Lol yes! #notmyJoannaDark

Wow a comment section full of people praising TLOU2. I'm genuinely surprised.

GOTY is last of us 2 for me! Unpopular opinion but people are crazy, ghost of tsushima is runner up so fuckin good aswell and cyberpunk is a joke, even pc players praising the game angers me because they litterly stole money from consumers! Fuck em

Deep Rock Galactic an Undermine

Sorry but it’s more then 1/4 broken. CP2077 is 3/4 broken. Everything they said has happened in other games. Getting on roofs, finding different entrances in to bars or locations has been there. Assassins Creed isn’t about stealth. It’s like thinking all Templars are riding horses, with the Red Cross, looking for the grail, and etc. Also Origins, Odyssey, Valhalla are prequels. The whole Assassin part started in Origns, Odyssey was about the Isu, Valhalla leads into the first AC. People take Assassins Creed a little to literally. The AC are about letting us be free, while theTemplars believe in control.

Final Fantasy 7 remake got an 8 from IGN, DOOM Eternal got a 9 from IGN, FF7R is considered for GOTY, DOOM Eternal is not. Pretty sure making you think Ellie is a horrible person is the intention in LoU2 - I definitely thought that playing as Abby.

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The Last of Us Part II is, hands down, one of the best games ever made in my opinion. It is a masterpiece in almost every way. I appreciate the different points of view here, but rarely have I been so stunned with such poor assessments from a panel. It is a disservice to the game that it cannot be better represented on this episode from a panel that includes someone who actually shares the opinion that it is a pinnacle of storytelling. I mean, Damon... bless your heart, but "nothing happens in the story"? Would you levy the same the criticism for The Mandalorian, the plot of which literally is a Mandalorian needs to take a creature to a Jedi? When movies inevitably fade into less and less relevant vehicles for storytelling, and is ultimately replaced by video games in terms of storytelling quality, it will be because games like TLOUP2 paved the way for the medium to evolve into something more important than it has traditionally been.

Feeling guilty about NOT playing a game?? I wish. @22:10

If you think TLOU was better than ghost of Tsushima you need to take your head for a wobble

Id like to play TLOU2 but without the cut scenes. Gameplay is king but story is worthless.

I can understand why children love animal crossing, but adults? It’s so boring.

And what happens in LOU1 then? its a glorified companion mission, with both Joel and Ellie living. After all you go through in part 1, there is no vaccine created and Ellie lives. So basically nothing happens there too. When u simplify the story to that degree, yeah it sounds bad, but that's not entirely fair. You guys sound like the internet trolls hating the game for silly reasons ("agenda puShInG!!1). That's disappointing. You absolutely can dislike the game all you want, but selectively using that critique, when it can just as easily be applied to the first game, and heck, so many other great games out there, makes me just want to unsubscribe from this channel.

Finally a main stream gaming podcast admitting last of us twos storyline was utter garbage