Activision is preparing to reveal details behind the latest entry from the Call of Duty franchise and Adnan Riaz explores whether or not the series will recover in 2014.
MW 2019 is five years old at this point and on previous gen hardware, but it is still the best looking Call of Duty game to date.
MW was an excellent videogame. They messed up Spec Ops big time, but aside from this it was a huge step in the right direction initially. Most notably, at launch it seemed to come from a very cohesive creative vision that was felt across gameplay, to story to art style/visual direction. It was also very notably written by prominent ex-Naughty Dog guys that quit almost immediately before release.
That COMPLETELY dissolved through post-launch content and the full pivot to a "cross-mode" narrative that completely obliterated the cohesion in overall story direction. Warzone then "became" the new face of Call of Duty and the franchise completely removed itself from anything remotely creatively "good". It is a pure money machine, so I kinda get why they're doing it....but I personally completely lost interest.
I would love to see Infinity Ward move off CoD and get to make their own product with full control. They clearly have some massive talent in their ranks but it's perverted by Activision's corporate interests.
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”.
recover? Ghosts is the best selling game on PS4 and XB1, and would have sold as well as previous CODs on last gen if not for the new consoles.
Cod is here to stay it just seems very weird that its so popular when its the most scrutinized game. People buy it and hate on the short easy campaign and hate on the noob friendly multiplayer but still buy it twice a year. It will have aim assist, kill streak perks and even more futuristic lame perks that will cater to the casual crowd and it will sell millions as usual across all platforms.
Doubtful but I won't lie saying the trailer caught my eye. Then I remembered the same no gameplay reveal for the past 5 years
The series isn't what it used to be. And most of the Call of Duty community seems to live up to stigma of how the general public views gamers: obnoxious, under aged and crude. I'm not saying all FPS are devoid of this but the Call of Duty online community is more guilty than most.
As for Advanced Warfare, I really thought it was a Black Ops 3 trailer until the title card at the end. Will I buy it as a day one? I don't know. Ghosts really let me and other gamers down which is why it didn't sell as well as the previous installments overall.
The longer a product is out on the market, the more people will drop away from that product overtime. It's basic marketing. The question is, how do they attract the core market back to a franchise that treats their consumer as if we were lemmings.
No It will be the same. Hype hype hype, disappointment. Regret. Repeat and rinse.