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Call of Duty 2017 going "back to its roots" [Up: Gameplay roots, maybe setting too]
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Lord of Castamere
Member
It makes sense. Advanced Warfare didn't feel like the start of trilogy.
Humanity barely made it to 2018 in the COD Universe.
No way they'll do a WWIV game lol
CriterionDog
Member
this all won't happen but I wanna post what I would love:
historical setting
kill streaks
varied and diverse map design (no three lane maps)
no supply drops/loot boxes
no microtransactions
create something new rather than repackaging treyarch's zombies
no pick 10 system
bring back pro perk unlocks
don't name the game ______ warfare unless it's MW4
historical setting
kill streaks
varied and diverse map design (no three lane maps)
no supply drops/loot boxes
no microtransactions
create something new rather than repackaging treyarch's zombies
no pick 10 system
bring back pro perk unlocks
don't name the game ______ warfare unless it's MW4
dugdug
Banned
Nah.
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
Might be the first cod I buy in a while.
Oh man it's all fine and dandy but I sure hope this doesn't mean we don't get Infinite Warfare 2. The campaign was really something special with the setting and mission structure. Due to the way you started a mission by walking to Jackal then coming back and FTL jumping to next planet in real time it always felt like you were traversing a cohesive real world. It's the Battlestar Galactica game I always wanted.
I would also want Treyarch to make a Black Ops 4 which is an actual continuation of Black Ops franchise rather than whatever the hell Black Ops 3 was.
I would also want Treyarch to make a Black Ops 4 which is an actual continuation of Black Ops franchise rather than whatever the hell Black Ops 3 was.
The last modern warfare game that released was the worse received. It would be interesting to see what they got planned for the franchise. I'm definitely watching from skeptic position.
It would be very interesting to see how they want to position the franchise against battlefield and Titanfall
It would be very interesting to see how they want to position the franchise against battlefield and Titanfall
FlaygletheBagel
Banned
My feelings exactly. And even if they were to come out and say loot boxes are going to be "only cosmetic," there'd be no reason to believe them after what they did to MWR.
Really sucks the trajectory the series has been on the past few years.
misses bull
Banned
I hope its ww2 so we can have weed skins on nazi weaponry.
Bolivar687
Banned
Thank God (Allah be praised)
Silent Hill
Banned
I really want it to be set in WW2 again.
Has Shinobi commented in this thread yet? I hope he chimes in soon lol.
Has Shinobi commented in this thread yet? I hope he chimes in soon lol.
sleverfunk
Member
Make it alternate timeline ww2 to keep things fresh.
JohnDoe8865
Member
Plz be Vietnam. I'd be there day one and I generally haven't played/liked the last 4 or 5 COD releases.
racketpunch
Member
They will give you a ww2 setting with wall walking and jet packs.
wipeout364
Member
Going to a historic setting would be a mistake IMO.
Infinite warfare has a great campaign and advanced warfare was solid IMO. BO3 had a mediocre to bad campaign. I don't really play zombies so I can't comment on that aspect but multiplayer had been good in the last three games.
I didn't like infinite warfare at first but after spending sometime with it I think I enjoy it the most of all this gens COD's ( not including the remaster which I haven't really played). They have spent a lot of time patching infinite warfare and it's pretty solid. I am sad to see them go back to standard combat as I passed on battlefield for that very reason, I love sci fi and the options it presents, everything is on the table for ideas, you can't get much more limited then WW1.( I guess you could do American Revolution ).
Infinite warfare has a great campaign and advanced warfare was solid IMO. BO3 had a mediocre to bad campaign. I don't really play zombies so I can't comment on that aspect but multiplayer had been good in the last three games.
I didn't like infinite warfare at first but after spending sometime with it I think I enjoy it the most of all this gens COD's ( not including the remaster which I haven't really played). They have spent a lot of time patching infinite warfare and it's pretty solid. I am sad to see them go back to standard combat as I passed on battlefield for that very reason, I love sci fi and the options it presents, everything is on the table for ideas, you can't get much more limited then WW1.( I guess you could do American Revolution ).
There is actually a really fun mode in Infinite Warfare called Team Tactical that actually is that. Just sprinting, sliding, and wallrunning. Works very well.
I think people might have forgotten Sledgehammer also worked on Modern Warfare 3, so they have plenty of experience in making a game in the modern setting.
I think it will be a modern-ish game or near-future along the lines of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 or Ghosts. I could be completely wrong though. We'll find out in about 3 months from now.
I think it will be a modern-ish game or near-future along the lines of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 or Ghosts. I could be completely wrong though. We'll find out in about 3 months from now.
Goldenmoney
Member
Back to its roots? So we can assume historic or modern setting, a welcome change after five futuristic cods in a row. I'm just not sure any cod dev besides Treyarch can make a decent game anymore.
Considering Treyarch made BO3 which had the single worst campaign in the entire series... I think Sledgehammer will be fine. Hell, AW and IW both had faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar better campaign's then BO3 and at least, while IW is still having some issues, has been very communicative lately with the community, which is more than previous CoDs.
Cipher Peon
Banned
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
The LAST thing I wanted CoD to do is go back to WWII and it's the big reason why I didn't buy Battlefield One ;;
I don't want to go back to ignoring both CoD and Battlefield, urgh
The LAST thing I wanted CoD to do is go back to WWII and it's the big reason why I didn't buy Battlefield One ;;
I don't want to go back to ignoring both CoD and Battlefield, urgh
That'd be kind of weird since IW is already the 4th game in that timeline.
If they do go back to modern, maybe make it a prequel to Advanced Warfare.
Hopefully.
Lord of Castamere
Member
IMO that's an understatement. SP wise Infinite Warfare is among the best. I think I'd put it third under Cod 4 and Cod 2.
It was also a better Star Fox than Star Fox Zero.
CertifiedFP
Member
I'm sure even with a "return to roots" they'll find a way to make CoD17 as tone-deaf as ever.
It was a pretty great FPS Mass Effect too.
CertifiedFP
Member
You forgot the most important part that the games from CoD4-onward completely forgot about, and also the central reason the original Infinity Ward crew departed from EA in the first place.
Themes of futility and the player-character being an expendable cog in the well-oiled machine of war, instead of a Jingotron-9000 super-soldier who is THE LAST HOPE OF FREEDOM!
Ditto
Battlefield 1 did really good with its short story type campaign . Cod should keep the story personal and keep the world war part as background as naughty dog did with tlou. We could have something really special in fps afterall ..
How about a japanese perspective to ww2 ? Like iowa jima
How about a japanese perspective to ww2 ? Like iowa jima
Triscuitable
Member
Not another World War II shooter, please. I'm sick to death of WW2 shooters. Especially if they're just going to retread the European Theater for the umpteenth time.
If World War 2 happened as according to Call of Duty, there wouldn't have been anything happening in Africa or the Middle East, to say nothing of operations in Greenland and Antarctica (however minor, they happened).
I'd much rather an alt-history setting with a Cold War that escalated into World War III, or something.
"This is bigger than you, and it's bigger than me!" - Jonathan Irons, at the end of Advanced Warfare. People don't give AW enough credit for its amazingly well-paced story, anyway.
If World War 2 happened as according to Call of Duty, there wouldn't have been anything happening in Africa or the Middle East, to say nothing of operations in Greenland and Antarctica (however minor, they happened).
I'd much rather an alt-history setting with a Cold War that escalated into World War III, or something.
"This is bigger than you, and it's bigger than me!" - Jonathan Irons, at the end of Advanced Warfare. People don't give AW enough credit for its amazingly well-paced story, anyway.
Disagree Guy
Member
If it's WW2 or a similar time I'd be interested in that.
I can't be doing with all this futuristic bullshit.
I can't be doing with all this futuristic bullshit.