James Hawkins of Joystick Division rages against the military shooters that dominate gaming's landscape.
Ibrahim from eXputer: "The Medal of Honor franchise was once the crown jewel of FPS war games, later defeated by the tides of time and poor development."
They tried to turn it into Call of Duty and it killed it off. They should reboot it and go back to it's roots. But they'd ruin it with online-only/multiplayer style bullshit so why bother? I have very fond memories of these games, but this series can stay dead as far as I'm concerned.
Was literally just thinking of this game the other week with the secret nut cracker mission and the shooting Bismarck dog lmao. Loved these games as a kid
I have fond memories of playing the Medal of Honor Breakthrough MP Demo. It had two maps and custom servers. Living on campus, I had it downloaded on one of the PC Lab servers so I could access it on any computer at the university. Joined a clan and made friends that I still keep in touch with today.
Recently, players of Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone were met with a new bundle featuring the B.E.A.S.T. Glove, inspired by King Kong's armament in the Godzilla x Kong movie. However, the $80 price tag attached to this themed accessory left many Call of Duty fans feeling underwhelmed.
Morons that allow themselves to be milked continuously by this company is the definition of irony.
Spend more $$ and you'll end up In easier lobbies so you win both ways when ya spend that cash
Controversy in the COD community feels like it happens within an alternate timeline. Activision will take the piss with something, there will be a momentary fuss about it, and then they will forget about it and carry on anyway. Repeat this cycle literally every year for the rest of time.
I'm so tired of hearing about what they're doing with this game, its never going to change and it's never going to value the consumer over money, furthermore the people who engage so heavily in the microtransactions I guess allegedly are having a blast and can't wait to do it some more this year when the new version of the game drops.
The famous comedy duo is the latest example of pop culture becoming one big grey blob
Certain to have some sort of reference to their online store for CBD/THC chews, which is advertising heavily online the last month or two.
The randomness of the multiplayer characters is one of reason I quit playing COD after briefly returning in 2022. We got Space Marines, rappers, tree monsters etc. all in a series called “ Modern Warfare”.
Interesting read..
That is a good read and condolences to his mate.
I think that as far as the portrayal of the horrors of war are concerned however, the more dangerous issue is the issue of the portrayal of the 'enemies' in our game (something he alluded to with reference to the Vietnamese).
Arabs,Russians and Asians- they are always portrayed as the 'bad guys'. Taking into consideration recent events, I'm surprised hardly any developers have had the courage to make a game that portrays the US as the instigators of war.
Remember the game Freedom Fighters where the USSR takes over the US? That was a great game but imagine a game where you play the role of a Middle Eastern civilian as the US army bombs your village and you have to fight back via guerilla warfare.
There are always two sides to a story. So why is it that, in videogames, we have been content with the same one side for all these years?
Article was very good but i cant help but notice military shooters leave out every other allied nation except america.
its as if half these game devs are saying the americans are the only ones that have been in afghanistan and in and around the middle east in this present war in the middle wast and yes im looking squarely at YOU Medal of Honor & BF3.
Cant believe im saying this but at least COD recognised some element of the british forces (albeit in an unrealistic fashion) instead of "AMERICA F**K YEAH!" like every other military shooter out there.