A game that was highly anticipated like its predecessors and marketed extensively so that everyone was reminded that the next Call Of Duty was coming out and it was now the next chapter in a series that has been around for so long and loved by so many.
Call Of Duty, since it debuted in the early 2000s has had to adapt to a changing world. Gamers over the years have changed according to new technical advances and story writers have had to write about new threats in the world to create thrilling adventures in our games that feel contemporary and relevant.
Modern Warfare 3 (2023), in my opinion, is not a bad game, but then again, it's not a good one either. Like so many franchises with so many entries, everyone will have their own experiences and expectations of each entry, however, in my opinion, I feel that this game was not only a repeat of things done before, but there was a lack of innovation in the gameplay, no risk to create something new for us to marvel at and no compelling story in the campaign.
The campaign was in someways a risk as it integrated warzone styled missions into it, however, for me, it just didn't work. The campaign didn't feel intense and didn't give any adrenaline value. In fact, the warzone styled missions detracted from the main story and left the game feeling choppy as the pacing seemed chaotic. Then to finish with, killing off a main character is usually done to create hype or controversy to a game, however, a character who was loved so much, was killed by a villain who was not particularly memorable or iconic. I felt this wasn't executed very well compared with General Shepards betrayal in the 2009 game Modern Warfare 2, which was done so well, that it left a mark on the gaming community. The story wasn't exciting and the characters weren't developed further in this game, which effectively ruined any chance of getting an emotional response from players during the ending of the game.
The multiplayer is mediocre. To be charged up to £80 for a game where all of the maps are from other games, which some of us have already purchased in the past, is simply bad. It goes to show how Call Of Duty as a brand have become overly confident in knowing that because of how big the brand is, they also know that people will spend money based on their loyalty to the brand and experiences of the brands previous successes. That to me, is a troubling attitude that could lose them fans in the future.
The zombies is simply odd. I wasn't a fan of outbreak on Cod: Cold War, but I appreciated the risk value, however, here, it seems the company decided to mix Cold War Outbreak gameplay with retro styled aesthetics which reminded me of Black Ops 2 zombies. The zombies isn't bad, but I'm not sure it works either. It doesn't seem to have developed on the zombies concept, yet its playable as it feels familiar to what we enjoyed in the earlier Call Of Duty's.
The voice acting was very good, the graphics are impressive and even the loading menu's, for me are an improvement, however, the game is not a memorable entry in the franchise and its quite clear that imagination was definitely lost on this project. I hope the production team try harder in the next game.
Call Of Duty, since it debuted in the early 2000s has had to adapt to a changing world. Gamers over the years have changed according to new technical advances and story writers have had to write about new threats in the world to create thrilling adventures in our games that feel contemporary and relevant.
Modern Warfare 3 (2023), in my opinion, is not a bad game, but then again, it's not a good one either. Like so many franchises with so many entries, everyone will have their own experiences and expectations of each entry, however, in my opinion, I feel that this game was not only a repeat of things done before, but there was a lack of innovation in the gameplay, no risk to create something new for us to marvel at and no compelling story in the campaign.
The campaign was in someways a risk as it integrated warzone styled missions into it, however, for me, it just didn't work. The campaign didn't feel intense and didn't give any adrenaline value. In fact, the warzone styled missions detracted from the main story and left the game feeling choppy as the pacing seemed chaotic. Then to finish with, killing off a main character is usually done to create hype or controversy to a game, however, a character who was loved so much, was killed by a villain who was not particularly memorable or iconic. I felt this wasn't executed very well compared with General Shepards betrayal in the 2009 game Modern Warfare 2, which was done so well, that it left a mark on the gaming community. The story wasn't exciting and the characters weren't developed further in this game, which effectively ruined any chance of getting an emotional response from players during the ending of the game.
The multiplayer is mediocre. To be charged up to £80 for a game where all of the maps are from other games, which some of us have already purchased in the past, is simply bad. It goes to show how Call Of Duty as a brand have become overly confident in knowing that because of how big the brand is, they also know that people will spend money based on their loyalty to the brand and experiences of the brands previous successes. That to me, is a troubling attitude that could lose them fans in the future.
The zombies is simply odd. I wasn't a fan of outbreak on Cod: Cold War, but I appreciated the risk value, however, here, it seems the company decided to mix Cold War Outbreak gameplay with retro styled aesthetics which reminded me of Black Ops 2 zombies. The zombies isn't bad, but I'm not sure it works either. It doesn't seem to have developed on the zombies concept, yet its playable as it feels familiar to what we enjoyed in the earlier Call Of Duty's.
The voice acting was very good, the graphics are impressive and even the loading menu's, for me are an improvement, however, the game is not a memorable entry in the franchise and its quite clear that imagination was definitely lost on this project. I hope the production team try harder in the next game.
