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Eurogamer: Next COD is Indeed Called COD: WWII
- Thread starter arcticice
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I think future is done. If there's anything 'future' it'll be like BO2 near-future IMO, no way they delve into the jetpack nonsense again
BO2 is the absolute furthest they should go again, futuristic enough to have some crazy shit, but not enough to have everyone jumping about like goofballs with jetpacks
Present day is what people want most but I'll definitely take WW2 over the dumb future stuff.
dugdug
Banned
When people said "roots" they didn't mean WWII.
Yes, that's where the actual series started, so that's the literal roots, but, everyone knows the roots that people want are in Modern Warfare.
VaultBoy101
Member
Call of Duty: Shoot At Uniformed Men
I dislike the title because it's so generic and non-descriptive.
I dislike the title because it's so generic and non-descriptive.
I agree, I'll probably get this simple because it's not got jet pack nonsense, but present day or near future (BO2) was what I wanted it to go back to personally
*concerned look*
xDUMPWEEDx
Banned
I loved World at War, but why do I have a feeling that somehow this game is going to include red dot sights, wall running, and jet packs?
I also hope they can get the weapon balance right. MP40+Juggernaut completely ruined WaW.
I also hope they can get the weapon balance right. MP40+Juggernaut completely ruined WaW.
tareqsalah1
Member
Is this releasing this year?
I feel like they decided to go back to ww2 after seeing the success of battlefield 1 and that doesnt give them enough time to make a complete polished game.
I have a feeling this would suffer from ( make a game fast and drop it before holiday season to sell fast?
I feel like they decided to go back to ww2 after seeing the success of battlefield 1 and that doesnt give them enough time to make a complete polished game.
I have a feeling this would suffer from ( make a game fast and drop it before holiday season to sell fast?
Future PhaZe
Member
hopefully this means we get infinite warfare 2
bring me back to space dog fights please
I know the mp was trash but that can be fixed
bring me back to space dog fights please
I know the mp was trash but that can be fixed
Blows my mind that Activision weren't smart enough to do this years ago.
Sledgehammer - Past
Treyarch - Present
Infinity Ward - Future
Instead we've had all 3 studios making near-future bullshit for years.
ManUnkindH
Member
Current gen Carentan and Brecourt anyone?
What do you think is driving these business decisions, studio interns listing off gaf posts in daily briefings?
Define people.
UO for example already had a point based, per match progression system in place through which the player could eventually could call in an airstrike. I think it was something like every 10 points you gained a rank and at 40 points you can call in the airstrike. And points were earned through kills and playing the objective.
MW refined that system but also took a step back by only allowing kills to be the way you could earn the streak. While making the ranking up persistent.
HazySaiyan
Banned
What a lazy title...
Oh well, tentatively looking forward to this one.
Oh well, tentatively looking forward to this one.
ManUnkindH
Member
SpiceMelange
Member
It's a setting... not a quantifiable quality
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Everything since Black Ops 2 has been 20 minutes into the future and it's gotten stale fast.
Emperor Bohe
Member
might as well call it World at War II
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
Did we? The "roots" i know are WW2.
No. I dug IW and it's easily my favourite single player COD.
I think TF really threw them for a loop. They felt that verticality/mobility was going to be the next big thing. So it is not that surprising. That said, I agree that this setup is a no brainer.
I hope if this becomes the new trend that they find new set pieces. A huge part of WW2 fatigue for me was having to invade the same beaches on D-day and play in the same general areas in Stalingrad or Moscow.
Think they would be aided if they tried to go a bit more obscure. Something like the Battle of Arracourt or the Siege of Lille. Even bringing back a few older but not often seen battles like from Operation Crusader from COD 2 I think it was would be good.
Think they would be aided if they tried to go a bit more obscure. Something like the Battle of Arracourt or the Siege of Lille. Even bringing back a few older but not often seen battles like from Operation Crusader from COD 2 I think it was would be good.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
"Roots" implied WWII to me.
Trogdor1123
Gold Member
Same, it's simple and let's you know exactly what you are getting into. I wonder if they complained about battlefields nameI like the title
shnurgleton
Member
stale
LordOcidax
Member
Reactions here = BF1 WWI confirmation thread De Ja Vu.
Majority of those who were responsible for that level of quality either is mostly in Respawn or retired.
ScherzoPrime
Member
I wonder if the title is Activision being cute and it standing for World at War II. Only problem is that was a Treyarch game.
Whatever the case, I do hope they keep the brutality of W@W. To me that was the big thing that defined it and set it apart from previous WWII games, just how bloody and vicious they presented WWII as, compared to how sanitized it generally is presented.
Like I think W@W is really underrated. A lot of people consider Black Ops I as the game Treyarch came into their own as a CoD dev (probably because of WWII fatigue), but I think they actually did that in W@W. I'm also a bit nostalgic for CoD III as it was my first 360 game, but uh, that hasn't aged particularly well.
Whatever the case, I do hope they keep the brutality of W@W. To me that was the big thing that defined it and set it apart from previous WWII games, just how bloody and vicious they presented WWII as, compared to how sanitized it generally is presented.
Like I think W@W is really underrated. A lot of people consider Black Ops I as the game Treyarch came into their own as a CoD dev (probably because of WWII fatigue), but I think they actually did that in W@W. I'm also a bit nostalgic for CoD III as it was my first 360 game, but uh, that hasn't aged particularly well.
EA should get Respawn to make a WWII MoH to really complete the circle.
SpiceMelange
Member
Maybe for those who started CoD on console with 4, for me the roots are absolutely Cod1/UO
BinaryBear07
Member
I am super excited for this CoD. I have hated the direction the series has gone over the past couple years. This is a day one purchase for me.
ScherzoPrime
Member
I think the biggest question to me is what the locales will be. From the cover it seems obvious that they'll be a new take on D-Day (not exactly the first HD take since CoD2 had Pointe du Hoc), which could be cool, but I really don't want them to have the same Stalingrad, Normandy, Bastogne, Berlin format that most WWII CoD games had.
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
Battlefield 1944 with operations mode. I need it.
Spine_Ripper
Member
Seeing these "WWII and Destiny 2 titles are lazy" is hilarious because Activision knows what they're doing. Marketing > creativity. Cmon GAF.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
I'd hope that any Battlefield 1944 would play like a WW2 game (see how 1943 plays, or hell SWBF) and not just a spastic reskinned Battlefield 4 like Battlefield 1 is.