Call of Duty and Modern Warfare 3 Thread

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wow, these robbers are pretty hardcore. it's too bad those kinds of skills aren't being used for something good rather than stealing a FPS game.

 

So the game that sells millions despite basically repackaging the same content every other year (or in the case of a few of the horribly overpriced DLC, literally the same content) isn't for everyone? Sorry, but you can't say "its not for everyone" when it sells millions every year.

Also, fast paced? Ha! Semi-realistic to the point dying every 10 seconds isn't fast paced. Team Fortress 2 is fast paced because there's a lot of fast action going on, Unreal Tournament is fast paced because there's a lot of fast going on. Call of Duty seems fast paced because you're dying every 10 seconds since its relatively realistic.

And the fact of the matter is that Modern Warfare has never really done anything new. Its followed the footsteps of Battlefield since 2005, when Battlefield 2 switched to a modern setting. Call of Duty only switched to a modern setting after seeing the critical and financial success that Battlefield 2 enjoyed thanks to its switch from WWII to a modern setting. Hell, both games have very similar semi-realistic military styles.

Personally? I'll take Space Marine and Team Fortress 2 over over done military shooters any day at this point.

 

Way to prove your own statement wrong.

 

How so? I'm not among the millions of CoD slaves, that's all I said. Like I said, this is a series that sells millions every year. That's proof enough of the series' mass appeal. My point was that you can't say that something with that much mass appeal "isn't for everyone."

 

"Mass appeal". Mass means large numbers, not all numbers. Yes, it is possible for "popular things" to be in the category for "not for everyone". Millions of people play Warcraft, does that mean it appeals to all gamers? No. Why? Because it's not for everyone.

Anyways, it is fast-pace for most of the gametypes in CoD. Obviously game types like Search and Sabotage are a bit slower. And no I'm not saying that because you die/kill quick, but because you need to be alert and predict the enemy movements while helping your team, and that's something you need to be quick about in most cases. Also you compared "fast-paced" to needing "action", which CoD obviously does have, you know, being a first person shooter and all.

But seriously, any critic will tell you that there's not a whole lot "in the new" for MW3 but it's still solid overall and addictive as it's always been. I don't think they would give it a 9.0 rating if it was awful.

 

You can make that argument about everything. It still doesn't hold up. The game is mainstream and practically anyone can pick it up and play. It is a minority of gamers who DON'T like it and, as such, the "its not for everyone" argument is bullshit.

Your comparison to Warcraft is an odd one. Personally, I would argue the same as CoD, that its mass appeal means you really can't use the "its not for everyone" argument, but due to it being an MMO, its arguably more niche since MMOs tend to be rather niche. Hell, I'm sure someone could claim that Warcraft isn't mainstream due to it being in a niche genre.

And the only actual action going on is dying every 10 seconds. There's really not a lot going on outside of that.

Actually, its common knowledge that reviewers have bias towards mainstream titles like Call of Duty or Madden NFL and their high scores and praise is done because, due to people being stupid, they would likely lose readers if they gave their 100% honest opinions. They state the fact that it does nothing new, but still hand it a 9/10, something they would never do for less mainstream games.

Not to mention the fact that the developers may as well not make a single player campaign since they never put any real effort into it anyway (seriously, how in the hell does the campaign get so much praise when its never more than 4 hours long).

 

This game is one of my favorite games and i considered this game in high ranking games so it is great fun to play this game and there is amazing weapons for real combat has been used.This games completely provide latest amunation and thriller to play.

 

So wait, you're saying that CoD sucks because it doesn't give an incredibly different game every year?

That's not how CoD goes. After Modern Warfare, Activision/Infinity Ward saw a gold mine, something for everyone. There shouldn't be a reason to change something that does incredibly well.

The Singleplayer campaign actually has more of a narrative, with an actual story. The campaign is brilliantly done too.

Also, dying every 10 seconds means that you're not that good at it, which goes back to "It's not for everyone." Some people like RPGs, a lot of people like CoD.

 

No, I'm saying it sucks because its the exact same every year. A sequel doesn't have to reinvent the wheel, but it shouldn't be a repackaging of the product from the year before, especially considering that it has twice the development time of most other yearly sequels.

You're kidding right? You've GOT to be kidding. The single player in Modern Warfare has ALWAYS been a rushed, 4 hour long joke. They don't care about the single player because few people buy the game for the single player. Its a repetitive, uninteresting bore fest with a story about as deep as a Michael Bay movie.

Hell, even if the single player wasn't a rushed piece of crap and was a well made experience, it is still laughable that the developers expect to me to pay $60 for a 4 hour game. If you're going to sell your game on the single player, you don't deserve 9/10's if its so brief that you can lazily run through it in one afternoon.

So it isn't the fact that the maps are poorly designed messes or the fact that the weapon and perk balance is awful?

And, again, you really can't say "its not for everyone" when it sells millions, I repeat, millions every single year. The series has broken sales records three times since the first Modern Warfare was released and continues to be the most played games on XBox Live, beating out even Halo and Gears of War. That's beyond mass appeal and a great example of how hype, simplicity and taking advantage of the mainstream can make even a mediocre game that is the same damn thing every year the most popular game on the market.

This is probably the only 100% honest review of the game because its probably the only web site that isn't afraid to lose readers over a negative review.