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Black Ops III's singleplayer campaign takes COD off-rails

Call Of Duty isn't usually recognised as being particularly innovative, because most of its experiments take place within the strictures imposed by its spectacularly cinematic campaigns, fan expectations, and each game's short development cycle.

There have been efforts to shake things up over the years – the RTS-style Strike missions in Black Ops 2 and the exo abilities in last year’s excellent Advanced Warfare spring to mind – but there’s always the familar beats of a stealth level or two, some on-rails turret sections, and vehicle passages that never quite feel like their inclusion in completely justified.

With Black Ops 3, Treyarch appears to finally be making substantive changes to a gameplay formula that has been refined and recycled over and over since 2007’s Modern Warfare: it’s adding co-op functionality for up to four, and in the process is removing the rails from under a game that’s trundled along them for more than a decade.

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DarkOcelet4046d ago (Edited 4046d ago )

Didnt they say that about Ghosts and then later about Advanced Warfare?

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

I will get this one day but i will honestly not expect a huge change in a COD game. Although it will be awesome to play the campaign CO-OP with my brother.

secretcode4046d ago

They said there'd be more choice in Black Ops 2 which was TECHNICALLY right. I don't remember such talk about Advanced Warfare.

I'll have to wait and see, myself. Even though I'm a dumb and will PROBABLY buy it regardless.

Gazondaily4045d ago (Edited 4045d ago )

Off rails for this means a few extra windows break.

The game is horribly rigid and even Advanced Warfare suffered from it.

The devs behind COD just cannot help themselves, they can't dare deviate from the same old template. Its not a sandbox, just the same formula over and over.

Sorry but I don't believe it one bit. I'll be happy to be proven wrong but I severly doubt I will be.

Falafel.

joab7774045d ago

I havnt bought the last 2, after buying the first 6, and with the lineup this yr, I doubt it. Wish they'd just sell zombies for $20.

Anyway, I'm gonna miss the character "follow". He was my favorite. I wonder how they will handle his death scene...llol!

Actually, I find it funny that they say they are in the process of removing the rails from under the game, like they built it normally, and now they are gonna go back...wtf?

Summons754046d ago

They same the same PR crap every game. When the "reveal" the multiplayer you can bet they will pick out one small new feature call it innovative and something no other game has done....like the Fish AI. Its always the same.

BattleReach4046d ago

Well, 4 player co-op, wall running, beta coming with pre-order, specialists, multiplayer at gamescom..

joab7774045d ago

So, it's Titanfall with a sp and zombies. Hmmm

SilentNegotiator4045d ago (Edited 4045d ago )

Fool me a dozen times, then I'm a COD fan. lol

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Master-H4046d ago

Hopefully it's decent. IMO Blops2 had the weakest campaign in the series to date. It was just so boring and all over the place. Ghosts and AW despite being overall worse games than Blops 2, had better campaigns.

Solid_Penguin-644045d ago (Edited 4045d ago )

Ghosts campaign was by far the worst. Main antagonist is an ex-ghost who gets upset at being left behind by his team when they couldn't save him anyway. Any soldier should expect that scenario as a possibility and is not a reason for "revenge". Plus (spoiler though there's not anything good enough to warrant one) main protagonists dad gets shot 50 times and then dies and the baddie gets shot in the chest with a .44 and swims with full strength afterward? Biggest negative though is not one single memorable character.

IMO Blops 2 was one of the best campaigns, the only one at that that gave a degree of control to the player. Though slightly miffed that it was obvious that Mason was the one with a bag over his head and so shot him once in the leg, didn't work and so then shot the guys either side of him prompting a "mission failed" game over screen, making me believe you had to shoot him in the head. Only then realising at the end you have to shoot him three times in the leg, that was BS.

DragoonsScaleLegends4045d ago

Lol I finished Ghosts story. AW I didn't even finish because it got so boring and obvious what was going to happen next. I think COD4 and MW2 were the only CODs with a interesting story(I've not played Black Ops). All the rest after feel like generic action movies.

Blackleg-sanji4046d ago

I must say I'm falling for the cod hype this time around I enjoyed AW, and this one seems to be hitting all the right notes to me personally plus 4 player co open campaign??!! Who's not excited for that

Ricegum4046d ago

Wow there's a lot of Cod haters in here, making judgments on a few seconds of gameplay. Black Ops 3 certainly has me interested, can wait to see more.

Blackleg-sanji4045d ago

Wait did I miss type something or are ppl disagrees because I like what I saw?

MysticStrummer4045d ago

Judgments are being made based on years of past history and the revealed gameplay.

MysticStrummer4045d ago

You really think it's not possible to disagree with anything you said? In that short comment I see three different things that could earn an honest disagree.

hooba934045d ago

Hey if you enjoy it then thats cool, it's just not for me. I realized that despite my and many others hate for the game, there are just as many if not more who find enjoyment in cod every year so who am I to demand activision to stop this series.

RJ920094046d ago

If the said game is like what they just said then yeah count me in but I will wait a few days after it comes out so do work and u got 60 bucks from me.

Crummybear4046d ago

This sounds awesome. 4 player co-op with tons of customizations sounds like Borderlands type gameplay. Plus I'm really excited to see the enhanced gore effects lol. Now, let's talk zombies...

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai24d ago (Edited 24d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio24d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing24d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9224d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit24d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing24d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9224d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Playstation Plus Monthly Games for May: EA Sports FC 26, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, Nine Sols

All available May 5.

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FPSRUSSIA24d ago

What's Point in commenting your basicly closing down the site.

LiViNgLeGaCY24d ago

I'm surprised it's still the old site. I thought he said starting today?

Eonjay24d ago

Its like the final episode of the Sapranos. You gonna go to make a comment and when you click add th-

Profchaos24d ago

Timezone thing maybe.... RIP

darthv7224d ago

Insert the Ferris Bueller end scene... "You're still here? It's over.."

LiViNgLeGaCY24d ago

I think the only game here for me is Nine Sols. Was always interested in that game.

TheColbertinator24d ago

Glad I don't buy FIFA games anymore

Rebel_Scum24d ago

Hey now! Thats a great month.

Nacho_Z24d ago

Good month for me, I wanted that particular footy game and thought it might be due. Anyway who cares, shame about the site I'll miss the comment sections. All the best everyone.

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