Thanks for uploading in a difficult time - glad you guys are safe and hoping IGN staff and the building get through this as painlessly and without injury or damages as possible. Normally when forest fires are in California we get all the smoke in Nevada where I'm at, (thankfully not this time... yet) so I can confirm what Sam said - breathing in smoky air is harder and bad for your health, but the smell is what they don't always mention - it's dizzying and unpleasant, like a mix of burnt wood and chemicals. I can only imagine how much more concentrated it is near you guys now.
I like when they invite guests, but it's also not something that needs to happen every episode or even often - I'm happy to watch just them 3, but at least occasional 4th would be nice :)
Crazy how many comments forgot that BotW came out in the 2010s. Incredible game, no doubt (potentially game of its decade), but it ain’t from this decade!
Oh man I’ve made a similar comment before, but Daemon’s sound effects for introducing Game of the Year Watch(or in this case Decade) makes me way happier than it ought to.
Considering Justin’s description for managing a bunch of little guys running around and automation I wonder if he’s a fan of the classic Lemmings, Worms (Digital Eclipse did an amazing release JUST like Atari 50th anniversary collection with documentary footage and documents), and ALSO Rollercoaster Tycoon CLASSIC. Those have oddly been my favorite games being 35 (36 soon!). I find I really enjoy thr hybrid of retro games and these modern collections which not only give quality of life improvements but have video clips and let you explore at your own pace. My taste in games changed a lot from 2020 to early 2025. I used to not want to sit and watch long cut scenes but now I really love sitting back for a few minutes and getting absorbed in a story (sometimes a documentary). All those games I mentioned - especially Worms 2 Armageddon and Roller Coaster Tycoon (1 & 2) still hold up perfectly. They are original in concept and controls with a distinct pixel art style perfected on the brink of 3D graphics being perfected on other games. I know Railroad Tycoon and other games exist SIMILAR to RCR but none of them have the perfect simplicity and relative complexity balanced the same as RCR! I would still recommend RCR Classic to anyone who likes management style games - probably more simple than Factorio. For simple to learn couch co-op when you don’t have a ton of time to show a friend a big new game I think Worms maintains that easy to learn with depth to master and chaotic fun and humor which are perfect for busy adults and families imo. Happy New Year Guys! Glad to see you’re all still kicking and safe from the wild fires. Truly appreciate the team and behind the scenes crew really stepping up to bring this weeks SCOOP! 2025 will best 2024!
Thanks for the episode this week guys! When they brought up Elden Ring in 20 Questions I had the thought Daemon might have trolled and made Shadow of the Erdtree the "game" for this week's answer.
Sam thank you for the Indiana Jones cog ⚙️ tip. I had taken a break from the game because I was stuck on the cog puzzle and I was going for 100%. Thank you!
My most wanted features are... 1. Native online chat without the use of a phone app. I'd love Discord support! 2. Some kind of trophy/achievement support 3. Gamecube games on NSO 4. Patches for Switch games to look/run better, even if there's a charge for them. 5. More multimedia support for things like Spotify, Netflix, etc.
The Lenovo Legion Go has a controller that can come off and becoming a mouse for FPS games, so it's not a new invention by nintendo, I'll be curious if they have a patent on it
I had no idea IGN was in California for some reason. You guys stay safe, okay? Those fires are no joke. Love from the east coast and all our snow storms
HQ offices for US are in San Francisco. There is still a pretty large gaming company concentration in this area. Though in the last 5 years this has reduced a bit.
If you include it's DLC, but even probably if not, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is my game of the decade with TotK coming in a fairly distant second. It's such a shame people are put off by the visual style, it has an incredible battle system, stunning world, amazing story and characters, and hands down the best soundtrack of the decade by far. Too many people sleep on those games, it's such a shame.
Agreed. I had planned to suggest this game as well. I have had a lot of great hours just grinding through the islands of the Erythia Sea zone. Yo ho ho it the pirates life for me.
You need a PC to play HL:A but it is super easy to connect to your Quest. I think ign needs a VR journalist that actually likes VR. VR just isn’t for everybody, so I would rather hear from an enthusiast than from people that suffer from motion sickness.
Games of the Decade (in order): 1) Elden Ring with DLC 2) BG3 with all updates 3) Cyberpunk 2077 with Phantom Liberty and 2.0 updates. Elden Ring is the greatest game ever made IMO and I've been gaming for 30 years.
I completely agree with Sam that a condensed version of Octopath Traveler 2 is the only way I'd play through it. After loving the intro section for the Samurai in the 3 hour demo, the game just started to feel spread really thin (as with many massive games) and there was no interesting story for many hours after it. If the majority of the game was like the Samurai characters intro (or more like classics such as FFVI,) I'd be way more into it.
Worth pointing out that, while OT2 absolutely deserved an 8 or or higher, Daemons answer to that question was incorrect as Seth gave it a 7 for some reason 😅
@@dementedavenger2784GOW is much, much better than Ragnarok. A consistent theme with PlayStation this decade. Spider-Man 1 was also much better than 2.
Daemon has very Daemie games on the list. Funny to see him vehemently disagree with Ragnarok but have Ghost of Tsushima on the list. Nothing wrong with liking it, it’s a great game, but was not nearly popular or innovative enough to make a list like this.
The revisionist history is crazy. Ragnarok has an average score of 94, higher rated and sold better than Rebirth. And The Last of Us Part 2 has a 93, ten points higher than Ghost of Tsushima, and they both sold about the same number of copies.
Can’t believe no mention of Genshin Impact. Not my cup of tea, but easily one of the defining games of the current era. For better or (mostly) for worse.
Glad Animal Crossing got a well deserved mention in this conversation. Never going to win but cozy games never get mentioned in these types of GOTY or GOTD rankings and AC was too culturally relevant to pass over. IMO.
the Switch 2 WILL not do 4k. A low cost, low power handheld cannot do 4k. PC handhelds which have MUCH more power and cost MUCH more cannot even do this yet. People need to massively recalibrate their expectations for what the Switch 2 can do. Technology isn't even close to being able to do that kind of computing with a 20 watt chip. People don't understand how little power the chip needs to consume in order to have ANY battery life and what kind of constraints that puts on the chip.
Burnout Takedown!!!!! Prolly my favorite game from my childhood, we rented it once from Blockbuster. And Immediately had to beg my mom to buy this for me for months hahahahah, it was such a great game for us as kids and friends, always passed the controller with em too🤣🤣
@@reezrahman1350 Only see nintendo games on your channel, very interesting for someone claiming tobhave played AstroBot and liked a nintendo game more (:
Easy choice here ... HADES is the Game of the Decade! Defining the rogue-lite genre, superb voice acting and engaging story, plus super varied and skillful gameplay. Best game ever!
Maybe you already know this, but Genki was able to show off "Switch 2" accessories at CES because the Switch 2 blueprints CAD files leaked some months ago and with those blueprints, they're able to know the exact Switch 2 dimensions (that's where all the 3D printed mockups have come from). Since Genki is not licensed by Nintendo, they obtained these CAD files the same way other accessory makers have done (like DBRAND) and created their own accessories and mockups in an effort to attract attention to their product. Genki (or DBRAND or one of them) said you could buy a Switch 2 (or maybe they meant the CAD files) on the black market if you knew where to look.
"A Vegan run through and play without cheese" lmao what a great joke for Elden Ring
Thanks for uploading in a difficult time - glad you guys are safe and hoping IGN staff and the building get through this as painlessly and without injury or damages as possible.
Normally when forest fires are in California we get all the smoke in Nevada where I'm at, (thankfully not this time... yet) so I can confirm what Sam said - breathing in smoky air is harder and bad for your health, but the smell is what they don't always mention - it's dizzying and unpleasant, like a mix of burnt wood and chemicals. I can only imagine how much more concentrated it is near you guys now.
Does Game Scoop even need a 4th guest? This trio carries it very well
Mark and Nick are always great on the show also
Need? No. But it's always fun.
I like when they invite guests, but it's also not something that needs to happen every episode or even often - I'm happy to watch just them 3, but at least occasional 4th would be nice :)
@@Onyyyxx Nick yes, Mark....not so much.
Show is best with these three plus Nick.
Glad you're safe Daemon! Hope it stays that way!
Crazy how many comments forgot that BotW came out in the 2010s. Incredible game, no doubt (potentially game of its decade), but it ain’t from this decade!
Oh man I’ve made a similar comment before, but Daemon’s sound effects for introducing Game of the Year Watch(or in this case Decade) makes me way happier than it ought to.
Wild. Ragnarok is easily my game of this console generation, if not decade. No trying to yuk anyone else's yum, but that game is incredibly special.
Same here
agreed
Me too!
Nope! It was too woke and already forgotten.
Not only is Elden Ring Game of the Decade for me but imo it's the GOAT.
Considering Justin’s description for managing a bunch of little guys running around and automation I wonder if he’s a fan of the classic Lemmings, Worms (Digital Eclipse did an amazing release JUST like Atari 50th anniversary collection with documentary footage and documents), and ALSO Rollercoaster Tycoon CLASSIC. Those have oddly been my favorite games being 35 (36 soon!). I find I really enjoy thr hybrid of retro games and these modern collections which not only give quality of life improvements but have video clips and let you explore at your own pace. My taste in games changed a lot from 2020 to early 2025. I used to not want to sit and watch long cut scenes but now I really love sitting back for a few minutes and getting absorbed in a story (sometimes a documentary). All those games I mentioned - especially Worms 2 Armageddon and Roller Coaster Tycoon (1 & 2) still hold up perfectly. They are original in concept and controls with a distinct pixel art style perfected on the brink of 3D graphics being perfected on other games. I know Railroad Tycoon and other games exist SIMILAR to RCR but none of them have the perfect simplicity and relative complexity balanced the same as RCR! I would still recommend RCR Classic to anyone who likes management style games - probably more simple than Factorio. For simple to learn couch co-op when you don’t have a ton of time to show a friend a big new game I think Worms maintains that easy to learn with depth to master and chaotic fun and humor which are perfect for busy adults and families imo. Happy New Year Guys! Glad to see you’re all still kicking and safe from the wild fires. Truly appreciate the team and behind the scenes crew really stepping up to bring this weeks SCOOP! 2025 will best 2024!
Hearing the SSX discussion reminded me how underrated Riders Republic is. Amazing game
I’ve been waiting all year for this!
Seriously? Why?
@@CCoreXB… it’s a bad New Years dad joke 😂
@@CCoreXB….
@@natedunn3933 …
Very surprised that you didn’t mention TLOU2, came out in 2020 and is incredible, definitely worthy of a mention
no
Agreed most definitely.
Def a contender for me. Probably not #1 of the decade but up there
Thanks for the episode this week guys! When they brought up Elden Ring in 20 Questions I had the thought Daemon might have trolled and made Shadow of the Erdtree the "game" for this week's answer.
Sam thank you for the Indiana Jones cog ⚙️ tip. I had taken a break from the game because I was stuck on the cog puzzle and I was going for 100%. Thank you!
Xbox also made SSX 3 backwards compatible. You can total play it to this day on Series X.
At 4K/60 no less.
Definitely TOTK for Nintendo, GOW Ragnorok for ps5
Genuinely shocked that The Last Of Us Part 2 wasn't mentioned for possible game of the decade, it came out in 2020 and IGN gave it a 10.
The game where nothing happens?
Looking forward to part 1 of 4 Game of the Century Watch end of this year!
My most wanted features are...
1. Native online chat without the use of a phone app. I'd love Discord support!
2. Some kind of trophy/achievement support
3. Gamecube games on NSO
4. Patches for Switch games to look/run better, even if there's a charge for them.
5. More multimedia support for things like Spotify, Netflix, etc.
Ragnarok is my game of the forever
Ragnarok is absolutely worthy of a game of the decade, incredible story and world building, amazing characters and performance work, leaves an impact
Meh bloodborne infinitely better
Yea no game was a let down story wise
Game was a slog
I'm scoopin Soo hard right now.
The Lenovo Legion Go has a controller that can come off and becoming a mouse for FPS games, so it's not a new invention by nintendo, I'll be curious if they have a patent on it
Amazing how many Nintendo fans are saying Nintendo was the first to invent this
Huge shoutout to SSX - love that you revisited it Justin.
The past three PlayStations have been compatible with computer mouse. It's on the developers to allow the implementation.
I had no idea IGN was in California for some reason. You guys stay safe, okay? Those fires are no joke. Love from the east coast and all our snow storms
HQ offices for US are in San Francisco. There is still a pretty large gaming company concentration in this area. Though in the last 5 years this has reduced a bit.
@@trinity31409Incorrect, IGN headquarters moved to LA in 2021.
Justin is like a human golden lab
We love companies that let yall work from home. Great job! Great video.
Facts
11:15 “Speaking of squirrels- Tunic also came out that year!” … does Sam mean the fox?
If you include it's DLC, but even probably if not, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is my game of the decade with TotK coming in a fairly distant second. It's such a shame people are put off by the visual style, it has an incredible battle system, stunning world, amazing story and characters, and hands down the best soundtrack of the decade by far. Too many people sleep on those games, it's such a shame.
Agreed. I had planned to suggest this game as well. I have had a lot of great hours just grinding through the islands of the Erythia Sea zone. Yo ho ho it the pirates life for me.
Thank you Justin for including Cyberpunk 2077 into the Game of the Decade!! Unbelievable game
Does anyone have the link to the website that generates a random 20 questions?
You need a PC to play HL:A but it is super easy to connect to your Quest. I think ign needs a VR journalist that actually likes VR. VR just isn’t for everybody, so I would rather hear from an enthusiast than from people that suffer from motion sickness.
The Ragnarok disrespect is wild
I'd put Returnal towards the top of this list.
Returnal became one of my all time favorites, I've beat it 18 times 😅
It's easily my #1.
Games of the Decade (in order): 1) Elden Ring with DLC 2) BG3 with all updates 3) Cyberpunk 2077 with Phantom Liberty and 2.0 updates. Elden Ring is the greatest game ever made IMO and I've been gaming for 30 years.
Where is the link to the video game 20 questions compilation
Scoop! UA-cam highlight every week!
My personal Game Of The Decade List would include Triangle Strategy.
Happy New Year Scooper brothers!
56:42 could you post the url here too? 🥺 i dont really use facebook or twitter anymore. please and thank you! 🥰🙏
I completely agree with Sam that a condensed version of Octopath Traveler 2 is the only way I'd play through it. After loving the intro section for the Samurai in the 3 hour demo, the game just started to feel spread really thin (as with many massive games) and there was no interesting story for many hours after it. If the majority of the game was like the Samurai characters intro (or more like classics such as FFVI,) I'd be way more into it.
My game of the decade so far is the Booster Course pack wave 7 for Mario Kart 8. You know cuz DLC counts as standalone games now.
43:40 Has no one at IGN seen the Lenovo Legion Go? This is not a new idea from Nintendo, the Legion Go has had this feature for a year now.
No gollum? Wow , that may be game of the millenium when its all finished
Worth pointing out that, while OT2 absolutely deserved an 8 or or higher, Daemons answer to that question was incorrect as Seth gave it a 7 for some reason 😅
Sam is right. Ragnarok is better than FF7 Rebirth. Very easy decision there.
Oh totally and it's not even close.
Arguably. What isn't Arguable is that Ragnarok dropped out of the conversation super fast.
@@dementedavenger2784GOW is much, much better than Ragnarok. A consistent theme with PlayStation this decade. Spider-Man 1 was also much better than 2.
Daemon has very Daemie games on the list. Funny to see him vehemently disagree with Ragnarok but have Ghost of Tsushima on the list. Nothing wrong with liking it, it’s a great game, but was not nearly popular or innovative enough to make a list like this.
@@JPD2587 agreed
Alan Wake 2 must be part of that list
The revisionist history is crazy. Ragnarok has an average score of 94, higher rated and sold better than Rebirth. And The Last of Us Part 2 has a 93, ten points higher than Ghost of Tsushima, and they both sold about the same number of copies.
Kingo is that what he named his kid
Can’t believe no mention of Genshin Impact. Not my cup of tea, but easily one of the defining games of the current era. For better or (mostly) for worse.
Glad Animal Crossing got a well deserved mention in this conversation. Never going to win but cozy games never get mentioned in these types of GOTY or GOTD rankings and AC was too culturally relevant to pass over. IMO.
Great first game scoop of the year.
9:45 and no mention of Alan Wake 2 makes me sad
the Switch 2 WILL not do 4k. A low cost, low power handheld cannot do 4k. PC handhelds which have MUCH more power and cost MUCH more cannot even do this yet. People need to massively recalibrate their expectations for what the Switch 2 can do.
Technology isn't even close to being able to do that kind of computing with a 20 watt chip. People don't understand how little power the chip needs to consume in order to have ANY battery life and what kind of constraints that puts on the chip.
What about when it’s docked?
the theory is that it will use AI upscaling to do 4K
Thanks Red
Prayers and well wishes to all the Californian's
Happy Scooooooop Year!!
Burnout Takedown!!!!! Prolly my favorite game from my childhood, we rented it once from Blockbuster. And Immediately had to beg my mom to buy this for me for months hahahahah, it was such a great game for us as kids and friends, always passed the controller with em too🤣🤣
Game of the Century is obvious: Star Citizen. When it comes out in 2085, there will be no need to wait another 15 years to give out the award.
great pick and I just picked it up cheap this past black friday and took like a month to come .....
AstroBot is a definite game of the decade :D no other game you play with a smile the whole way through .
mario odyssey made me smile more. so your point is invalid?
@@reezrahman1350Wrong decade.
@@reezrahman1350 Something someone says when they have never played AstroBot and suspiciously only have nintendo games om their channel. (:
@@reezrahman1350 Only see nintendo games on your channel, very interesting for someone claiming tobhave played AstroBot and liked a nintendo game more (:
47:54 gamecube had a "c" button? were they thinking of the ''z'' button?
C stick on GameCube, the yellow one
@ that wasnt a button though.
Last of part 11
Cyberpunk
Hades
Horizon forbidden west
Vampire survivors
Are my games of the past 5 years
Happy Scoop Year to you! Happy Scoop Year to you! Happy Scoop Year, Happy Scoop Year! Happy Scoop Year to you!!!
Journey Octapath Traveler!
Legion go did the mouse thing first.
Starfield should have been a candidate. But Bethesda totally screwed that game up.
But we all know the game of the decade will be GTA VI
woohoo welcome back!
Sea of Stars ☀️🌙
Re Great Circle, starts really strongly. Continues fun…the ending, for me…disappointing. Overall definitely a fun time.
Easy choice here ... HADES is the Game of the Decade! Defining the rogue-lite genre, superb voice acting and engaging story, plus super varied and skillful gameplay. Best game ever!
astro bot(yeah)when I've finished with BioWare(dragon)
Elden ring is my game of the decade. TOTK 2nd and BG3 3rd.
GOOSE CAMP!!!!!
BG3.
12:39 to Jimmy Kimmel!
Ragnarok was a wild suggestion for game of the decade lol
Scooooooooop!!!!!!!!
First all be safe my West coast fam. Second Cyber Punk 2077 is game of the decade so far.
Game of the decade will be GTA 6 because duh
Maybe you already know this, but Genki was able to show off "Switch 2" accessories at CES because the Switch 2 blueprints CAD files leaked some months ago and with those blueprints, they're able to know the exact Switch 2 dimensions (that's where all the 3D printed mockups have come from).
Since Genki is not licensed by Nintendo, they obtained these CAD files the same way other accessory makers have done (like DBRAND) and created their own accessories and mockups in an effort to attract attention to their product.
Genki (or DBRAND or one of them) said you could buy a Switch 2 (or maybe they meant the CAD files) on the black market if you knew where to look.
Ragnarok is definitely highly regarded. You guys ars also missing a HUUUGE game, CoD - Warzone. The OG Verdansk still has memes and reels about it.
Elden Ring wins no contest.
Not a chance .
The 1 producer for the 1 gaming podcast. What the prob'm is?
Weather SCOOP!
where is the link to the random 20 Qs video???
22:52 - 🥺 plz don’t call SSX3 “extremely old” 😭
should be zelda totk
IMO - Game of the decade is a tie with Tears of the Kingdom and Breath of the Wild
those two games can't be a tie, on top of that Breath of the Wild is last decade
Elden Ring and it's not even close
Baldur's Gate 3 is my GOTD
Can we wait a few years before talking about the end of the decade? 😩
Yeah it's ridiculous
No.
Scoop!!
Scoop !
Rebirth is not even GOTY caliber year how can it be the game of the decade.
bg3!
Do you guys not realize the Lenovo go already has detachable joysticks with a mouse built into it Nintendo isn't the first
SCOOP!
Nothing will ever top Gollum for me.
😮