Why i think call of duty is shit.

[the dark side]

Kreekaron, dont worry, as you explained the reasons behind your post, i understand and accept them, and i will try and explain as to why i have those opinions, its not easy for me though so bear with me if i seem a little "confused" or if i Repeat myself or come across as "capitain obvious".

1. story

i did mention "with the exception of cod 4". the first modern warfare, i was suprised, and actually, delighted at how pro SAS that game was, sadly, when i rented cod 6, and from videos ive seen of cod 8, it seems the SAS took a back seat in exchange for 1. a rewrite of red dawn (cod 6) and 2. activisions take on battlefeild 3 (cod 8), perhaps i kind of mis-interpreted the point of the games. i do get confused sometimes.

yes, i remember Shepard was an American, that wasnt a bad plot twist actually, sadly, it was a little too telegraphed, but, ill admit, it was pretty cool having an american villain. i am just going on the majority of the call of duty games. i know the americans are very patriotic, and thats fine, i feel the same about my own country, i just think its a shame the cod games and it clones have to cram that down our gullets, Cod 4, yes, did allow the british players a chance to feel that warm patriotic glow, but it seem to me, that, the other COD titles either backed that down (Mw2 and 3) or removed it entirely.

2. Repetition

i actually consider, personally, FPS and COD (and clones) as two entirely seperate genres, FPS to me is something more in the style of the classics, but, as this is a forum, with loads of people with totally different interpretations of gaming, i decided to just use the generic FPS tag to avoid seeming like a deranged troll. i mean, yes, i know Call of duty is a very fast paced game, but, its too fast paced, i mean, i dont see why the cant slow the pace down a bit in sections to allow a bit of puzzling or item finding, as then the game will have a balanced pace, look at DOOM, every bit as fast paced in the main run as COD, but, with item finding and puzzles to slow it down here and then and balance it out so it never gets stale. perhaps i am getting old before my years but i dont see why a game has to be constantly at 300 MPH, i cant see why it cant have a couple of 70 MPH sections here and there to balance it out.

Also, err, perhaps ive played the wrong COD titles, but i never encountered what i call "stealth", just sections were being spotted results in scripted game over. to me, that isn't stealth, stealth to me has dynamic AI to be avoided, Ai that will track you and use sound and vision to find you, like metal gear, not "stand up here and the nazis will flamethrower you to death, so dont stand up!" scripted crouching. i agree with pewdiepie, COD is just scripted to feel like there is stealth or AI, when really its just a script.

i find that, personally, to be lazy programming, something i have never tolerated. when i pay money, and games these days are very expensive, i want the best, if i dont get the best, i want my money back. ive always been that way because money isnt that easy to come by when you are disabled.

To avoid seeming too petty or elitist, let my give a parallel example, you wouldnt be happy, say, if you baught a brand new Ford "BOSS 302" Mustang and suddenly, the engine falls out because the work force have been too lazy to do the bolts up, you'd want your money back so you could go buy a Chevrolet Camaro SS, well, just scripting the game because you are too lazy to programme ai, to me, is pretty much the same as not doing up the engine bolts up on a car, its inexcusable, its second rate, and i want my money back because i've not got the quality i have paid for, and i want my money back to buy some older games off amazon from the days when QA departments still did there job properly.

3. Patroniseation

im sorry, but, come on, "press (something) to Reload..." i dont need telling what button to press! that really is being patronizing, just flash the ammo counter red when im getting low, lets people know they are running out of ammo without the game "wiping there bottom" for them! , same as , when it comes to a door they put "Space bar: Open", just put "Open", i know what button opens the door, i dont need to be shown the button every single time! i can understand how the hints would be usefull to really special people, but, at least offer those of us who dont need the help the option to turn the darn controll hints off!... its that, the total uneeded "mandatory patroniseation" is what really winds me up, also, you dont need the glowing boxes either, i dont see what is wrong with just a good old fashioned "action" icon, like the crosshairs forming a green box, or a hand appearing under the crosshairs, it worked in RTCW, and that could get pretty hectic paced at times... also, "gameplay flow"? can you explain that please? i dont understand. to me finding the objectives is all part of the gameplay experience, again, my age is probably showing.

4. no Challenge

i played veteran on cod-4. i am afraid my complaint still stands, either lady luck was seriously on my side, or the game had glitched out on me and knocked out the health cut out, but, even on veteran, i didnt take a single dirt nap. thinking about it, i probably fell victim to a glitch in the health system, as i said, COD games are kind of rushed out for the "mass sales" periods, so they are not very reliable.

8. short.

i didnt put much thaught into it no, i speedran, i will admit, i practically welded down the Sprint key, as i didnt enjoy the experience, i just wanted to get through as fast as possible (i am one of these people who beleives in finishing a game, no matter how little i am enjoying it, when i have started it) ok, 2 hours is probably an exaggeration, it just "feels" short, there are COD clones however, according to gamespot, that can be done in 2 hours or less without speedrunning, and they have youtube vids to proove it. in the afternoons, i am only allowed to play between 1:30 Pm and 5Pm. and i have been known to finish a COD game start to finish in that time span, ok, so yes, it is probably longer than 2 hours, and i am sorry for that troll like exaggeration, but, it still stands that i do have some old school shooters were 1 level can take longer than the average entire cod game or clone therof.

Perhaps im just "too old" and set in my ways for modern gaming.