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NXGM Reviews CoD: MW3

NXGM says: "This year the war is more open than ever. Reaches around the world
in a conflict worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster. "

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Gazondaily5305d ago

I'm sorry but I think Google Translate is struggling with translating this review a tad bit.

A summary from the site:

The best (The good):

-The Online will give you endless hours of entertainment.
-Spec Ops mode (and especially the ability to play splitscreen)
-Campaign effective and fun.
-Unlock all game content (Solo, Spec Ops, Competitive)

Worst(The Bad):

-Graphically left behind in all the fields in front of the exponents of the genre.
-Lack of innovation in multiplayer, changes, tweaks upgrades, but nothing significant or surprising to anyone who has played the previous titles.
-The feeling that most elements of the plot and we have seen, both playable, as the tale.
-The lack of interaction with the environment, takes away the whole dive.

fluffydelusions5305d ago (Edited 5305d ago )

I don't really think the graphics are that bad. Granted they are not the greatest out there and I know it's the same as MW2 but I found those decent enough and especially considering it's 60FPS.

"Lack of innovation in multiplayer"
What are they expecting? It's an arcade shooter and it sells. Why would they completely change the formula? If they want more realism and vehicles play BF3. Just my opinion anyway.

ginsunuva5305d ago

You sound a bit angry that there is no innovation. It never said rework the formula, just put some new unseen ideas in it, such as BlackOps' wager modes.
Speaking of which, does mw3 have wagering?

Gamer-Z5305d ago

@fluffydelusions

Rage runs at 60fps and it looks gorgeous, COD has no excuse.

xyxzor5305d ago

@Gamer-Z,

It also has the worst texture streaming. Ever.

Freshnikes5305d ago

I agree, I have bf3 and I still play bops and look forward to mw3 . Bf3 and mw3 are totally diff....

Kenshin_BATT0USAI5304d ago

@gin

no, it doesn't, because it doesn't have that stupid ass currency system in black ops.

Skip_Bayless5304d ago

That's rediculous because MW3 looks better than any other multiplatform multiplayer fps shooter on consoles.

Nes_Daze5304d ago

Innovation as in new features? Maybe adding something not seen before instead of making the FPS genre more like a sports genre in which every year is the same crap and sheep consumers gobble it up. The graphics suck, at least imo, the environment is too sterile, the best thing about call of duty is its arcade style online which is easy to pick up, I'll give it that, but it doesn't come close to the fun online I've had with other shooters.

Gamer19825304d ago

Agreed its the same crap every year and people gobble it up like drugs.. Shame really. Also I bought a copy of Gears 3 for £20 today its been reduce to half price within weeks of release. Nobody wants it no more.

In fact I got 2 copys thought it was a steal at that price went to trade it in to find nobody was giving over £16 trade! In fact my local CEX wouldn't take it claiming they had too many copies! Seems Gears is dead now :(. Gears 1 was amazing and crappy shooters like COD destroy great series like Gears.

Kamikaze1355304d ago

I guess they want something new thrown into the mix. CoD is a milked franchise and there doesn't seem to be a big enough difference between the games.

GoToTheOptionsMenu5304d ago

I probably wouldve bought it tonight if they at least put some crazy shit into it like modern warfare 2
Cant afford to spend $60 on a rehash

saladthieves5304d ago

"That's rediculous because MW3 looks better than any other multiplatform multiplayer fps shooter on consoles."

Hahaah, that's so cute. John Madden trying to be funny.

BABY-JEDI5304d ago

No environmental destruction seems to be a strong critical point

RedDead5304d ago

"What are they expecting? It's an arcade shooter and it sells. Why would they completely change the formula? If they want more realism and vehicles play BF3. Just my opinion anyway."

Serious? We shouldn't expect anything new yeah? That doesn't exempt the game from trying anything new, it deserves score slash for literally nothing at all. It is literally Cod4 again with new maps and perks and a campaign. New content, not new game. Expansion pack is what this truely is, yet again, for the fourth time.

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DigitalAnalog5305d ago (Edited 5305d ago )

"Worst(The Bad):

-Graphically left behind in all the fields in front of the exponents of the genre.
-Lack of innovation in multiplayer, changes, tweaks upgrades, but nothing significant or surprising to anyone who has played the previous titles.
-The feeling that most elements of the plot and we have seen, both playable, as the tale.
-The lack of interaction with the environment, takes away the whole dive."

FINALLY, a review with enough sense to call it out as it is. I don't want to hear "but it's 60FPS excuses." Many 30fps have increased their visual/tech fidelity while maintaining the same frame-rate, does this mean once a game reaches 60fps the graphical and other technical aspects of the engine are stunted? Give me a break.

emartini5305d ago

Exactly. Look AT RAGE. THATS 60 frames per second and the graphics are great. Just goes to show that the devs are lazy and would rather just sit on their billions while they rape the hardcore gamers that play COD. The game is so mainstream and casual now that the hardcore gamers are being flushed out by more 5yr olds.

snipes1015304d ago

Well one thing about Rage was that even after installing it on my PS3 there was still a massive amount of texture pop in, which I haven't seen in COD titles. At least to the degree that I saw it in Rage anyhow.

boommuffin5304d ago

they have also been putting a lot of their resources into CoD elite which instead they should have put into making MW3

Biggest5304d ago

If there was no CoD Elite you can rest assured that MW3 would be just what it is. Love it or leave it.

gamingdroid5304d ago

Well considering MW3 actually has a great single player campaign compared to the competition, I will take that with a dash of polish over a buggy game, crappy campaign, disorienting and annoying shine in your face lighting effects, fancy looking graphics and new engine any time.

Whatever floats your boat!

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KaBaW5305d ago (Edited 5305d ago )

One thing I wanna know about Spec Ops is if you can play with a random person.
You couldn't just join up with a random person and start playing. Needed a friend.
Sometimes, I wanted to play, but other people didn't or they weren't on.
It was quite aggravating, if you ask me. But, overall it's not a big deal.

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Crystallis5304d ago

Thats a respectable review, not because they gave it a 7.6 score but because they iterate whats plaguing the series over the past few years.

syanara5304d ago

One thing I think a lot of people are missing here is that if the developers had to stick with the same engine (and I am not a MW3 supporter by far) but f they HAD to stick with the same engine then they look like they did pretty good with the tools they had.

The set pieces and cut-scenes are all pretty much done in game and while Call of Duty is not a shining beacon of hope for graphics in video games they did look like they worked hard for it.

that does NOT mean the graphics are good by any means. Uncharted 3 can run at 720p 30fps and look twice as good as MW3. Battlefield is argueably better looking than MW3 and I would also say that gears of war 3 looks better than MW3. (infamous 2 easily looks better than MW3 and that was released way earlier this year)

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Fishy Fingers5305d ago

I'm sure this will be one of the reviews (of course I mean, score) that "certain" N4G members will be happy to see. Enjoy yourselves... :)

HarryMasonHerpderp5305d ago

haha its so true.Everyone wants to see COD crash an burn.

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kingdavid5305d ago

Absolute rubbish meercat

MariaHelFutura5305d ago (Edited 5305d ago )

Did Meerkat just say BF3 was sh!t and COD is a solid game that should hold his attention for 4 days???

Hmmmmm.

kesvalk5305d ago

PC gamers also want it to crash and burn...

Orange Juice5305d ago

As a ps3 owner I hope mw3 does well as my gf and I tend to play it throughout the year between game releases. I just wanted to put that out there in case anybody actually believed meercat.

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Deadman_Senji5305d ago

REAL gamers want to see CoD crash and burn.

TKCMuzzer5304d ago

No not really. People just want to see something better. COD makes a ludicrous amount of money and yet you would not know it by what comes the following year.
I paid £45 for Black Ops and if I pay £45 for MW3 am I going to feel anything different when I play it,no. Kill streaks, perks etc, it's all the same. Within days it will feel like what it is, just a glorified map pack.

Drabent5304d ago

I want to see it NOT LAG to hell in a day or two.

Leaguer5304d ago

my hats off to the poster who said "just a glorified map pack"..perfectly said =)

finally someone calling a spade for what it really is..

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ShadowJetX5304d ago

This is a decent review, isn't it?

Burning_Finger5305d ago (Edited 5305d ago )

Sounds fair for all COD games. Waiting for Tom Chick to give it a 10.

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Modern Warfare 3 flooded with cheaters after arrival on Xbox Game Pass

Players are using hacks to gain an advantage in the game, such as aimbots and wall hacks. The first gives a player superhuman aiming abilities, while a wall hack lets you see through walls to gauge where other players are.

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Jin_Sakai655d ago (Edited 655d ago )

“These hacks are typically used by PC players, but those playing on PC via Xbox Game Pass are identified as Xbox players in multiplayer lobbies.”

This is pretty dumb to say the least.

Cacabunga654d ago

All about them headshots for Xbox

badz149655d ago

Gotta pump those numbers up

blackblades654d ago

That's a WTF, they suppose to be labeled as pc users even if its on PC game pass. They mess that up big time.

XiNatsuDragnel655d ago

Oh bad this will be entertaining to watch

ZycoFox654d ago

If AI keeps getting better (and it will) it's just a matter of time before there's more sophisticated cheats even for consoles, and they wouldn't even need to be running on it, I have little doubt about that.

lelo2play655d ago

Don't Gamepass online games have anti-cheat systems?
If not, that's pretty dumb. Microsoft need to fix that asap.

Rynxie655d ago (Edited 655d ago )

They won't ever fix this problem, unless they (developers, publishers, Sony and MS) go after the cheat providers directly. You no longer need to hack consoles to use hacks. During the ps360 days, they were going after cheat devices, but it was a cat and mouse game. These cheating methods were around during those days, it's nothing new, but they kept it under control. Since the PS4/Xbox one generation, they stopped going after these cheating devices and it became widespread. Which I find odd, since they started charging for online play (PS4).

StormSnooper654d ago (Edited 654d ago )

Possibly, this is because the companies were going after cheats because the same cheats were being used to pirate the games, whereas today, the companies use online verification to prevent piracy, thus eliminating the need to go after people who cheat only to gain an advantage in the game. As long as the cheater remains below the radar, and does not completely break the game, the companies look the other way as their wallets are not threatened by it. (that is my completely Uneducated opinion on the matter)

pwnmaster3000655d ago

I mean, COD games was always filled with hackers, nothing new. I can’t blame MS on this. Activision had years to try and fix this. Might take MS some time to make some change.

Rude-ro654d ago

It all depends…
Microsoft’s guidance on how to handle gamepass on pc and their love to force crossplay with pc seems like a them issue.
And they own activision, so it is still a them issue.

StormSnooper654d ago

lol well that sucks.

Is there a reason this happened upon arrival on xbox?

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Activision Reportedly Sold An AI-Generated Skin In Call Of Duty

The Yokai's Wrath bundle was released despite previous guarantees by Activision that A.I. would not be used for final assets, per the report. Instead, Activision assured developers it was simply for internal concepts. That, of course, was not followed through. For what it's worth, per the PlayStation Store, 2,400 COD Points cost $19.99, meaning players potentially spent real-life money on a skin that was not created by an actual human.

As far as A.I. use goes across Activision, a source told Wired that 2D artists are utilizing A.I. to aid their work. That is a result of mass layoffs, in which many 2D artists were impacted. “A lot of 2D artists were laid off,” the source named Noah said. “Remaining concept artists were then forced to use A.I. to aid in their work.” Mandatory A.I. trainings have been implemented, according to Noah.

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boing1657d ago (Edited 657d ago )

I mean, is this even surprising?

just_looken657d ago

It is not ubisoft has a ai tool for crating stories/script's they even talked about npc's having there own ai speech like we see with those skyrim mods.

Ai is the future sadly which sucks in so many way's.

S2Killinit657d ago (Edited 657d ago )

Activision. And MS. They will ruin console gaming forever.

Oh and where the FRIGGIN outrage people? When Sony makes a remaster of a masterpiece single player story driven game, they get roasted. But this, this, goes unnoticed? Then don’t complain that you aren’t getting enough single player story games.

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just_looken657d ago

Ea and ubisoft also use ai

ea using ai for development threatening mass layoffs.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/...

ubisoft ai for npc speech
https://www.theverge.com/20...

Almost every big boy in the industry is using ai in some sort of way now

Oh and sony? well they are making spyware ai were they can see how long it took you to do X and adjust difficultly.
https://gamerant.com/sony-a...

Then you got AI agents
https://www.ign.com/article...

https://www.creativebloq.co...

blackblades657d ago

Sony ai is a patent doesnt mean it came to light

just_looken657d ago

@blackblades

Wow this site every time you say the S word or P word they dive in defend there god its beyond nuts

I said "they are making"

You know a term that means its not out yet ffs

S2Killinit657d ago (Edited 657d ago )

How is that a response to what I said? Are they also selling AI generated skins?

Cacabunga657d ago (Edited 657d ago )

Always bringing useless links totally off topic.. just to try to show you are superior in knowledge to everyone else

…simply laughable

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just_looken657d ago

@S2Killinit

You never mentioned skins in your comment just stated its all microsoft's fault like so many others.

When like i showed they are late to the ball game as every other company is using or plans to use ai in various field.

If you combine everything then its getting closer to hitting a button and poof out comes a game no soul no passion nothing.

Right now its art/3d models/skins/writing/voice work some and coding can all be done via ai.

S2Killinit657d ago (Edited 657d ago )

That was the whole point of my comment, I wrote it in response to the article. Instead of focusing on making exciting games and developing talented developers, they are busy making AI generated skins that people are buying for huge sums of money. Then, some people turn around and shit on Sony when it tries to capitalize on single player classics by making remasters, and the same people then complain that they want more single player games. MS cannabalized the industry because they never thought making games was essential to their business. So, instead of nurturing theor own studios, they let them die, then went and shrunk the industry, hurting interests of every gamer in the world. Anytime there is a bad trend in the industry, MS is at the helm, leading the way. That is what I’m saying.

smashman98657d ago

I'm sorry but do you honestly believe Sony will sit out of A.I. Every executive at every one of these publishers is wetting themselves in delight at the prospect of A.I. You best believe that once we start seeing it spread throughout the industry Sony won't be too far behind. The only people we'll have to blame are the consumers themselves.

S2Killinit657d ago (Edited 657d ago )

No, I don't believe that Sony will not do the same. But, as I mentioned, MS is always the first to embrace such things and create the worst trends. Once they establish that this is the best way to make money, everyone else will follow. (Have to follow if they want to stay competitive)

thesoftware730656d ago

S2, and blackblades:

All from the Horse's mouth below.

"Artificial intelligence (AI) in video games is crucial for Gen Z and Gen Alpha, who seek “personalization across everything,” says PlayStation executive Asad Qizilbash."

“Advancements in AI will create more personalized experiences and meaningful stories for consumers.”

"He emphasized that AI could enable non-player characters to interact with players based on their actions, enhancing the personal connection within the game."

Yeah, Just MS and Activision...smh

S2Killinit656d ago

I’ve already explained myself twice. Quit your false equivalence, same thing the xbox fateful pulled before and after the ABK acquisitions. Which by the way, blew up in your faces real good. Now, doing the same thing when someone brings up MS’s nefarious behavior, defend them to the end, and watch them scorch gaming as they have been. At least rest of us can take consolation in that the smoke will go in your eyes before anyone else’s.

thesoftware730656d ago (Edited 656d ago )

"Quit your false equivalence, same thing the xbox fateful pulled before and after the ABK acquisitions. Which by the way, blew up in your faces real good."

I'm not sure what you are talking about, you seem to have a issue communicating, because we are on a post about using AI to create video games content, and you put that solely at the feet of MS and Activision, when it's being, and will be used industry wide, right from Sony mouth, I would say it's relevant...then you went on to give Sony a spit shine slob down about a masterpiece TLoU when this had absolutely nothing to do with Sony or TLoU, then you attempted to clean up your rambling spit shine with no real backing for a ridiculous comment.

Obviously you meant to post that nonsensical over exaggerated comment. I also don't know what blew up in people faces, I am perfectly fine with the game industry, I don't have time to be internet outraged about nothingness.

Really read your comment and listen to what you said.

"Activision. And MS. They will ruin console gaming forever."

Bro, for real? Really? Seriously? It's that serious? So there is nothing Sony and Nintendo can do against MS and Activision? MS is 3rd place with you even talking about?

If we stay relevant on MTX, then you still sound ridiculous because again, you lay it all at MS and Activision's feet when almost all companies have used some form of MTX, including yup... Sony.

S2Killinit652d ago

I read this comment, it boiled down to “seeiously?”.

My answer: yes seriously. Since you didn’t say anything else, what else can I tell you? Yes MS is seriously ruining gaming. They have been for some time, and working their way to where we are today, and aren’t even done yet. MS are the worst thing to happen to console gaming.

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swedishMeatwad657d ago

"The Yokai's Wrath bundle was released despite previous guarantees by Activision that A.I. would not be used for final assets, per the report."

We're talking concept art? Because as of right now there's no way to generate a final 3D model with final textures. So the final assets don't use AI. That's not to say that it sucks for 2D artist that it's easier to generate visual ideas and build from them leading to less 2D artists needed (really sucks), but are they say the final concept art was completely AI generated and then 3D artists built from that? And yes, I'll pile on that Activision as a publisher and their developers I have experience with suck and they'll do whatever, ethics be damned.

OldDuffer656d ago

Thats actually a very useful and informative piece, thank you.

just_looken656d ago

@OldDuffer

Your welcome though it seems it went over many users heads.

PapaBop657d ago

Wow I can just imagine the likes of Activision, EA and Ubi etc having an army of AIs creating overpriced crap and the fanboys just lapping it up. I hope the AIs have a good union.

montebristo657d ago

I understand why people think it’s good idea to Unionize to fight back against such things but it’s not. It’s a bad idea. It’s activisions wet dream to have these pumped out weekly by some AI. Protect your neck!

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