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How Call of Duty Consumed a Generation of Gamers

Daily Reaction: "Everyone loves to hate Call of Duty, the best selling franchise of the generation, due to the fact it doesn’t change much, its length and, frankly, its success. But the developer of shooter Red Orchestra 2 has raised another issue – the series has destroyed a generation of players. Is this true, and if so, is it a problem? Daily Reaction’s Seb and Dan discuss."

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Foolsjoker4052d ago

I really hope Call of Duty was just a phase.

Root4052d ago

Hopefully....you know what it was like in Highschool when this thing was announced and especialy when it released. Seeing people be friends with one another despite hating each other just because of this game, the fact that tons of people who you knew didn't give a crap about games and even called you because you used to play them alot were getting it and how COD to these people was the "best game ever" despite a few months after launch they say "Oh it wasn't as good as the last one"

Seriously it was frustrating...especially if these idiots are your friends.

Even being in College now and away from them I'm still going to hear about it on our meet ups..."Oh MW4 was announced I can't wait"....blah blah blah.

"Has anyone played Tomb Raider/Hitman/Bioshock/Ni No Kuni yet"

".....nope"

<sigh>

HarryMasonHerpderp4052d ago (Edited 4052d ago )

"Has anyone played Tomb Raider/Hitman/Bioshock/Ni No Kuni yet"

".....nope"

Lol that is so true.
My friends play Fifa, Halo, and COD.
Anything else and they get confused and think it's "nerdy " -_- damn casuals.
I showed my friend Ni No Kuni and the first thing he said was that the graphics were awful and it looked like a cartoon, I was like uh yeah that's the point and how are these graphics awful? he just goes it doesn't look real at all. I wanted to punch him in the face lol.

knowyourstuff4052d ago

The problem is, when you play one single game for so long and you get consumed by it, you can't handle change. People are creatures of habit, they don't like change, so when a game becomes habitual, you can't handle something different.
CoD players are particularly fickle, they can't stand when something is different than CoD. If you're going to make something different, you need to make sure it works though, and that it's fun. The changes need to make sense, and need to be play-tested by gamers to ensure that you haven't made something new for the sake of making something new, because new isn't always better.

Root4052d ago (Edited 4052d ago )

"Lol that is so true.
My friends play Fifa, Halo, and COD."

Same...

I don't understand how playing just those games with the odd blockbuster that everyone is talking about (hype) can make you a gamer.

I was called once for being a nerd when I explained to someone what Oblivion was.

"Haha so it's like World of Warcraft...what a nerd"

This was before Skyrim and the hype/sudden interest of the Elder Scrolls franchise.

MeatAbstract4052d ago

I know one of other person that regularly plays games but it's amazes me how our tastes differ.

But one thing that made me chuckle was, one of the few games we both enjoy is Gears of War, so I ask him 'Are you getting the new Gears in March?' and he replies 'Nah, it's just more of the same isn't it?' but the prospect of MW4 got him very excited. Strange.

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ritsuka6664052d ago

Prepare ourselves for disappointment.

dbjj120884052d ago

And the next generation and the next...

knifefight4051d ago

I dunno, trends come and go. Ill bet CoD stays *a* top franchise, but not to the extent that it is now. It'll be replaced by something else eventually. Some upstart in the next gen will open things up just like Call of Duty did this gen, Halo did in the last gen, Goldeneye did in the 64/32-bit era, and Doom did before that. There will be a new king, we just don't know his name yet.

Wedge194052d ago

Call of Journey: Sand Ops.
Unfinished Duty: Swan Warfare

Hydralysk4052d ago

I would purchase any game that let me engage in Swan Warfare.

Bonerboy4052d ago (Edited 4052d ago )

I agree whole heartedly with the RO dev's opinion on the pcgamer article. That said, I'd still much rather have all of the racist annoying brats stick to their "spoon-fed skill" games like COD than bring their bullshit rhetoric over to a game like the Red Orchestra series which has a truly challenging learning curve, and for the most part played by respectable adults. Not only would 99.9 % of these COD kids ferociously suck at RO and puss out altogether blaming their suck on the game itself, but their running mouths would have them booted from the servers. Oh PC how I love thee for keeping console kids away from my enjoyment.

mayberry4052d ago

Reminds me of when Killzone 2 realeased. I convinced 2 people to get it, and they stopped playing after a while, so I asked them why and they gave me a (surprisingly), long list of issues they didn't like about it, and in hindsight, they were the same issues that were being touted about on the internet forums, and when I looked at their trophy lists, one 'gamer' only played 3 levels, the other just a few hours online! IMHO, they hadn't given nearly enough time into it to just give up. Both were back on COD. I feel like it their loss.

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Massive new COD Black Ops Gulf War leak lifts the lid on loadouts

The Black Ops Gulf War leaks continue with a list of weapon descriptions giving more info on what you can expect from new and returning weapons.

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Call of Duty Players Disappointed by $80 B.E.A.S.T. Glove Bundle Deal

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.

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Kaii6d ago

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

melons6d ago

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.

Gridknac6d ago

They call that a crack head! Thats what this is really about, its an addiction. People who dont smoke cigarettes look and laugh at the addicts that spend $8-$10 a pack, but they cant help themselves, they are addicted. That same analogy applies perfectly to the whole MT industry. Only an addict that was not thinking clearly would spend this kind of money on something so frivolous. A round of multiplayer provides the same high a person gets from scratching a lotto ticket, or putting money on a sports bet. MT in general need to really be regulated because you have a generation of kids becoming adults who grew up only knowing the MT era of gaming. Its normal to them and they will in turn teach their kids the same by just being a gaming parent and getting their kids involved with them in gaming. Thats why no matter how ridiculous the headlines keep getting out of the MT industry, it never seems to fade or go away.

X-235d ago

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.

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These Call of Duty games are officially dead as servers go offline

Following the Wii U and 3DS servers being taken offline, Call of Duty Black Ops 2 and Ghosts are officially dead.

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