They know nothing of what's good. Even games like ghosts and infinite warfare the multiplayer-only plebs hated so much have great campaigns that they'd have enjoyed if they actually played them. I've seen people go to play the campaigns of these games and be like "oh crap. These are actually good"
It's obvious those people have never touched a CoD campaign in their life or if they have, their experience is one of those garbage new ones. It's also a shame that talent has left the house long ago and what's left is safe, generic garbage that it's almost best there's no campaign.
"The flag may be different but the methods are the same" Damn these words still going strong today even bigger after what is happening with the world right now.
Mackenzie Dinkins Gary Oldman has made an amazing job voicing Viktor Reznov. But as an advanced Russian speaker, I like Russian dub of Reznov more. Maybe it's partly because Russian character speaking Russian sounds more natural to me, but still :D
Dimitri’s death was always so brutal to me, especially after spending so many hours playing as him in World At War. It was just so visceral and real, and the fact he didn’t go out in a big action scene as a hero but instead was betrayed and shoved in a gas chamber just felt so wrong (which totally work for both this game and WAW). I haven’t played Black Ops 1 in years, Hell at this point it’s probably been almost decade, but I’ll never forget it’s story.
Yea WaW was my fist call of duty game and black ops was such a blast, you can even say Dimitris death kicks starts Modern Warfare with the Spec ops troops showing up and being killed by a world ending weapon.
I agree. His last moments were spent trying to desperately break through the glass to reach his friend on the other side. What Reznov says about his death is awful. And it's even more awful that I agree. Dmitri was a hero who deserved better. He should've died in Berlin.
@@jasonflake7696 Cold War, which seems to take place in the Black Ops timeline, has a cameo by Imran Zakheav, implying Black Ops and Modern Warfare are linked. Makes me wonder if the unnamed chemical agent Makarov uses in MW3 is actually Nova 6. They're both a green yellow gas that kills near instantly.
The worst part about all of this is, most of us who played Call of Duty started just around this time we were just small children, zombies were still scary, I remember seeing Reznov from World at War, I was pulled in instantly, such a messed up and tragic end, but something I could believe easily.
"Reznov never escaped the gulag" was ultimately a big letdown for me in Black Ops. Not because it was a bad twist or bad storytelling (quite the opposite) but because I liked the guy so damn much it was disappointing to hear that he was actually dead.
He’s reported as dead but to be honest it’s never been a confirmed seeing of reznov body. He’s MIA not KIA. Unless of course he’s proven dead. I know Hudson said reznov is dead but I never seen reznov actually die so who knows. Hudson is CIA not KGB he has no business of knowing whether reznov is alive.
It's telling to me, that his entire plan was basically never to escape, it was to get his revenge. He took their still only partially brainwashed pawn, added some instructions of his own and then did everything he could to ensure that Mason would escape before they could put the finishing touches on him, before they could find what he'd done and remove it. I suspect he knew all along that a large scale escape was never going to be possible and given how the other prisoners were picked off as they tried, he wouldn't actually have been wrong about that. The whole plan shows the sheer determination Reznov had, he would sacrifice his own life and in a way it didn't matter; even years after he died, he was still a threat, still taking his revenge. When Steiner met his end, all those years later, it may have been Mason facing him, but in his final moments, he knew it was Reznov looking out at him from behind Mason's eyes.
There are files in the game that allude to reznov surviving (the computer when you break free in the main menu), but they changed their mind with black ops 2, but hey ya never know!
The saddest thing about Reznov as a character is not himself, but the losses and betrayals he suffered in the hands of his "commanders". Dimitri's death is part of his resolve too: "As long as you live, the heart of this army cannot be broken". He died in the most awful way and Reznov's heart was destroyed instead.
And Dimitri's death really was the symbolic beginning of the end for the Soviet, as immediately after, they suffer setback after setback through the Black Ops franchise until their inevitable fall 1992.
Dimitri Petrenko was a hero, he deserved a hero's death, instead of dying for the glory of the motherland he died for nothing, like an animal. He should have died in Berlin.
"The flag may be different, but the methods are the same. They will use you as they used me." summarizes Captain America: The Winter Soldier quite well.
EmptyMan000 Not really. They still had one of the most powerful navy and still considered a world power by the end of ww2. Churchill wouldn't be considered one of the big three if they were on "knife's edge with empty bravado".
5:10 "The flags may be different, but the methods are the same. They will use you, as they used me..." This is one of best monologues i have ever heard. Voice acting was perfect, we can feel what Reznov felt. I was just replaying this game and this moment still brings me such a strong emotion.
“ can you trust your leaders to destroy it or do you think they will use it?” “ The flag may be different but the methods are the same.” “ they will use you like they used me.” After Black Ops 3, after Cold War… Those words kept ringing in the back of my head. He was right.
It's absolutely genius that they used Reznov, a soldier from WW2, in BO considering WW2 had such an impact on the conflicts in the Cold War. It's such a brilliant story and it forever sits at the top of the greatest stories I've ever known.
Facts master piece bro I remember when this game first dropped and the surprise I had to see him back from WAW man I miss when Cod campaigns were actually fire
Such a great quote, because Russian veterans even now receive little renown or pension, many are sucked into organized crime or turn to mercenary work with organizations like the Wagner Group, who are closer to Dragovitch than Reznov. The WW2 veterans were mostly used as props and left behind by Russian support services, especially with mental health. It’s a tragedy, and those men deserve better.
Russian war hero commander Zhukov was demoted by Stalin after ww2 since Germany was no longer a threat. Zhukov unintentionally became a threat to stalin. But once Stalin died people saw that possibly that the Cold War could’ve ended with Zhukov being in office but it never happened
COD has become a kind of joke nowadays and I even understand why. But BLOPS 1 will always be one of my favorite games of all time. This speech speaks for me. Never gets old.
COD from WaW to MW3 had some of the best campaigns in the industry. Then Activision realized that people only really cared about multiplayer so they stopped putting in effort. I enjoyed Vanguard's campaign, it was a lot better than the past few, but it just isn't the same.
@@maxhydekyle2425 True, Vanguard, despite the hate, was a good campaign. It was like a soldier's or in it's case, soldiers' journey. Way better than the frag fest, multiplayer only that the overall franchise has become.
@@OXY187 Yeah, Yeah, I get it, you don't wanna see too many women in combat. Doesn't change the fact that the campaign was good and that current COD is just multiplayer and Zombie mode bull.
I like how he tried to call them something like "monsters" or "scum" but he realized they are not even worthy of being creatively insulted so he just says 'men'
"The flag may be different, but the methods are the same" A quote for the whole Black Ops Universe 1968-2065. Nova 6 will always be use no matter the era. None learned from history.
Wait, don't you have to enter a command for every WaW mission in order to play them, thus not being able to choose a difficulty if you are gonna play with commands available?
Petrenko nearly died at stalingrad, seelow heights, and berlin. He always cheat death even after being shot directly at the reichstag. He ran out of lives at nova-6 ship. His story makes me feel emotional
*"The flag may be different, but the methods are the same. Decide what you think is worth fighting for..."* Every man on Earth should remember this words...
I like how he tried to call them something like "monsters" or "scum" but he realized they are not even worthy of being creatively insulted so he just says 'men'
WHICH IS WHAT I SAID. They don't know for sure he died in Vorkuta because the C.I.A weren't even fucking there. As if KGB gulag guards will tell the C.I.A who they just fucking murdered you arrogant piece of shit.
One thing that gets covered up by the in-game sound a lot of the time is the true depths of the sadness, and resignation to the past that is audible in Reznov's tone. Especially when he tells of Dragovich and Kravchenko's betrayal, his voice seems to waver and lower as he regrets his inability to see it coming, and how it led to Dimitri's death.
1:33 look at the pure hatred in his eyes. Listen to how much anger is in his voice when he says “But Stalin had little need for heroes.” it’s as if he’s resentment of what Stalin did to him and his men and how Stalin’s policies screwed him over.
Reznov was 100% right the west would’ve destroyed it for the sake of public image but would’ve most definitely studied it and kept a copy of formula as well as method to create nova 6 whenever they wanted too.
Neurological chemical weapons are truly horrible things, an entirely different kind of suffering compared to things like mustard gas. The world is fortunate such weapons have so rarely been used by the ruling powers, but as I write this, the Russian government is intimating they may use chemical and neurological weapons against Ukraine. I pray they do not. No one should die like that.
The west will make believe like everything is peace and butter Flies but are the most in fact lier s and foul no one should trust them or any other form or government they all have they same interest like Reznov would say
@@lightbringer34 Chemical weapons are rarely used because of reliability. Unlike a Bullet or Cruise Missile that can be directed. One sudden wind change and it misses it's target. We're thankful such weapons at least aren't as practical as they are deadly
The realization Reznov was all in masons mind was one of the best no way moments like in fight club but what always hit me next was that means Reznov is actually dead which always made me sad cuz he was my favorite COD character next to Price especially for his pure hatred of Nazis
I told my little grandson this a couple days ago. He couldn"t understand much but I knew that he knew what I have been through. Thank you again my fellow warriors.
Same thing can be applied to one real life historical event as well. Controversial figure he is and was, Fidel Castro aided Nelson Mandela in effort to end South Africa’s racist apartheid government. Their flags and ideologies were different, but their goal was still the same.
Watching Petrenko die was disturbing and saddening. I played through completely expecting I would plant the flag and then die looking over the ruined Berlin. But no he lived and I was glad either way and then, he died like an animal. Chernov died by flamethrower and had his diary read. And Reznov well he died in a train crash. A tragic end to their heroic lives...
For some reason I always get back to this. When I go to bed at night, I watch this and get a feeling of realism. I can’t really explain it but it just gets to me in a way
Steiner and Dragovich were killed by Mason in Black Ops 1. Kravenko was killed by Woods (player-determined) in Black Ops 2. Reznov’s revenge began in 1945 until 1986. Even with his death in 1963, Reznov has won.
"You must decide... Decide what you think is worth fighting for..." I'm filled with hatred for my dad, but i think dealing with him is worth fighting through to be there for my little sisters. I'm willing to fight for my family.
Hardship and suffering is really what Russia has always been about. The Tsar, the Communists and even today. Some things never change. Whether you’re good or bad, you’re effected one way or another. You could turn that suffering into strength or you could the cold hand of the lifestyle freeze you up till the flesh peals from your bones. For those on top, they usually benefit from those who go through this. Even Putin’s “popularity” with his people come into question. I think most know what happen if anyone save those outside the country would dare question them, not just their lives... But their families. If anything, Russia has always been brutal and the people know it all too well. Whether you embrace it, do your best to survive it or be destroyed. Truly among the harshest places on Earth and it’s people know it. On hand it’s a place where you take pride in being a survivor or fear what it will do it if you’re. That is what the Russian people have come to accept. Will there be a better life in that country someday...... Or it is nature for them to live through the brutality of their environment, both the natural climate and the social one. I don’t know if they know it either. Still, it is what they do.
I still get emotional at this part in BO1. To know that reznov gets betrayed after all he’s done… and when he’s sitting in vorkuta telling mason the story with such a desperate urgency
This cutscene will make you feel like you’re a kid, sitting down in front of a campfire when someone tells a story. We will never have another COD campaign like this. It makes me glad I was there to experience this in its prime.
Comrade Viktor Reznov has become a legend in war games. Gary Oldman gave him a soul, so he's almost real. Does anyone remember a medal of honor character? veeery unlikely. (but I really enjoyed PS2's MOH...specially European Assault hehehe)
5:27 I like how he tried to call them something like "monsters" or "scum" but he realized they are not even worthy of being creatively insulted so he just says 'men'
It’s funny cause a kid, I never realize the depth of these older CODs. It’s nice to be able to come back and appreciate the writing and atmosphere as an adult
Yea same, I haven't even learned that much english by the time I played cod games to fully understand some deep conversations and unraveling, it's nice to eventually realize how much effort in game developing AND voice acting they were actually putting in these OG Call Of Duty games
The old games just really makes you feel so many emotions and maybe it’s because these were somewhat based on real life events I put down my controllers long time ago, but this character and the old call of duty just resonates better
Black Ops had peak storytelling for the entire COD franchise. The characters and the direction the story takes stays with you. Doesn’t feel like cookie-cutter warfare that we get from COD today
Its weird Ive never touched a single WaW game in my life but Reznov was one my favorite characters if not my favorite character. There's just so much passion in the Vorkuta escape that makes it truly my favorite mission. (number 2 favorite is the mission where you get a Spazz 12 and just incenerate and dismember everyone) and here he's just so haunting. I was hanging on every word during this mission
![[Uploads] Call of Duty: Black Ops - Reznov's Full Speech in Vorkuta](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/3l4E7nMIfQs/mqdefault.jpg)
It pisses me off to no end when people now say “CoD doesn’t need a campaign.” These campaigns were amazing masterpieces
They probably never even tried to play one and just go straight to multiplayer, remaining ignorant to great stories. Such a shame
They know nothing of what's good.
Even games like ghosts and infinite warfare the multiplayer-only plebs hated so much have great campaigns that they'd have enjoyed if they actually played them. I've seen people go to play the campaigns of these games and be like "oh crap. These are actually good"
It's obvious those people have never touched a CoD campaign in their life or if they have, their experience is one of those garbage new ones.
It's also a shame that talent has left the house long ago and what's left is safe, generic garbage that it's almost best there's no campaign.
Campaign should always be the first thing u do when u buy a cod game. Period.
"The flag may be different but the methods are the same" Damn these words still going strong today even bigger after what is happening with the world right now.
"The flags may be different, but the methods are the same."
***** Also Russia = USA
***** Dangerous comparison... But essentially that was the point he was making. Also meaning British = soviets and British = Nazis
crazedwalnut253 YEAH SINCE THE FALL OF BERLIN EVERYTHING HAS COME INTO A CRAP!
Opticillusion160 Don´t forget USA OR WESTERN GOVERNMENTS= ROME AND ROME=EVIL
Cristopher Arias I don't disagree. If you squint hard enough, every country has evil. But why bother looking for it?
A bone-chilling performance from Gary Oldman!
Woww, actually it is.
Mackenzie Dinkins Gary Oldman has made an amazing job voicing Viktor Reznov. But as an advanced Russian speaker, I like Russian dub of Reznov more. Maybe it's partly because Russian character speaking Russian sounds more natural to me, but still :D
And as former Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
Jon Paradero indeed darkest hour is one of the best films I have seen
I love peacocks
I’ll miss Reznov and Dimitri. These two along Mason and Woods will forever be in my heart and for those who played the older treyarch games.
Same goes here ..
Soap and Cpt.Price as well.
Same my comrade same! 🥲
Same
The elders have the best stories
“But I was a soldier then...I still believed in orders...” That line always gets to me, for some reason.
That's most soldiers
" I was just following orders"
Gold soldiers follow orders
@@muhammedkaangozen5775 but Good Men know right from wrong
@Something
That's the beauty of it: Soldiers follow another's orders, men follow their own.
"The flags are diffrent but the methods are the same" Deep words my friend
I believe you meant comrade
That what it feel like in the gaming economy even with Bethesda, Ubisoft even Blizzard as well
This quote makes more sense after playing Cold War
Stolen comment
Comrades*
Gary Oldman is such a terrific talent.
I like him since the book of eli movie man is a beast!
Shit... I typed his name in Google and forgot the "r" 😳😯
@@D-GenerationX-97 Gay old man
Yes
He is an amazing actor out of the U.K. one of many.
"Step 8 Reznov, freedom!"
"For you Mason... not for me"
True gamers cried at this scene
@@Anytbing_lol espically those who knew him from World at War
And when you heard "Victor Reznov's been dead for 5 years"
Dragovich kravchenko stiener,
ALL MUST DIE!
(This time mason freedom for both of us) black ops 1 easter egg i found in hudsons mail. Which explains seeing reznov in bo2
Dimitri’s death was always so brutal to me, especially after spending so many hours playing as him in World At War. It was just so visceral and real, and the fact he didn’t go out in a big action scene as a hero but instead was betrayed and shoved in a gas chamber just felt so wrong (which totally work for both this game and WAW). I haven’t played Black Ops 1 in years, Hell at this point it’s probably been almost decade, but I’ll never forget it’s story.
Yea WaW was my fist call of duty game and black ops was such a blast, you can even say Dimitris death kicks starts Modern Warfare with the Spec ops troops showing up and being killed by a world ending weapon.
I agree. His last moments were spent trying to desperately break through the glass to reach his friend on the other side.
What Reznov says about his death is awful. And it's even more awful that I agree. Dmitri was a hero who deserved better.
He should've died in Berlin.
@@jasonflake7696 Cold War, which seems to take place in the Black Ops timeline, has a cameo by Imran Zakheav, implying Black Ops and Modern Warfare are linked.
Makes me wonder if the unnamed chemical agent Makarov uses in MW3 is actually Nova 6. They're both a green yellow gas that kills near instantly.
Even i was as angry as reznov on god i wanna kill dragovich so much
@@JillLulamoon I think that's the Zakheav from the reboot MW series, not the original universe.
i performed this monolouge in my speech class and got an A+ thank you Reznov
Akio Candano how?! hahaha
Nazgûl+ I guess we will never know....
Dragutin the Slav- Veliki I guess not
And then he became the principal of his school.
He gathered his comrades and broke out of that educational prison. Never lose faith my brothers!
URRAAAA!!
The worst part about all of this is, most of us who played Call of Duty started just around this time we were just small children, zombies were still scary, I remember seeing Reznov from World at War, I was pulled in instantly, such a messed up and tragic end, but something I could believe easily.
Yup
I was to scared to play zombies by myself
Same here
😥😥
God time flies ay
Reznov is so poetical
He truly makes you stay centered in his story and feel what he felt at every step. Gary oldmen is really a beast !!
Junior Paiva
*poetic
His speech wouldn’t have been nearly as compelling if it weren’t for Gary Oldmans brilliant performance. He really made Reznov a COD legend
You know the cutscene is good if I don't skip it
@@GigaChadh976 thx And here I am after 4 years, finding this old comment hehe
"Reznov never escaped the gulag" was ultimately a big letdown for me in Black Ops. Not because it was a bad twist or bad storytelling (quite the opposite) but because I liked the guy so damn much it was disappointing to hear that he was actually dead.
Yeep
He’s reported as dead but to be honest it’s never been a confirmed seeing of reznov body. He’s MIA not KIA. Unless of course he’s proven dead. I know Hudson said reznov is dead but I never seen reznov actually die so who knows. Hudson is CIA not KGB he has no business of knowing whether reznov is alive.
But he died trying..
It's telling to me, that his entire plan was basically never to escape, it was to get his revenge.
He took their still only partially brainwashed pawn, added some instructions of his own and then did everything he could to ensure that Mason would escape before they could put the finishing touches on him, before they could find what he'd done and remove it.
I suspect he knew all along that a large scale escape was never going to be possible and given how the other prisoners were picked off as they tried, he wouldn't actually have been wrong about that.
The whole plan shows the sheer determination Reznov had, he would sacrifice his own life and in a way it didn't matter; even years after he died, he was still a threat, still taking his revenge. When Steiner met his end, all those years later, it may have been Mason facing him, but in his final moments, he knew it was Reznov looking out at him from behind Mason's eyes.
There are files in the game that allude to reznov surviving (the computer when you break free in the main menu), but they changed their mind with black ops 2, but hey ya never know!
The saddest thing about Reznov as a character is not himself, but the losses and betrayals he suffered in the hands of his "commanders".
Dimitri's death is part of his resolve too: "As long as you live, the heart of this army cannot be broken". He died in the most awful way and Reznov's heart was destroyed instead.
Also Chernov
And Dimitri's death really was the symbolic beginning of the end for the Soviet, as immediately after, they suffer setback after setback through the Black Ops franchise until their inevitable fall 1992.
@@Dommie222 The first setback was in Afghanistan and Gorbachev's reforms.
Dimitri Petrenko was a hero, he deserved a hero's death, instead of dying for the glory of the motherland he died for nothing, like an animal.
He should have died in Berlin.
Michael Turner Portsmouth are shit
Naheed A agree
Naheed A fuck Portsmouth
But Stalin had little need for heroes
This line gives me chills every time I hear it
"The flag may be different, but the methods are the same. They will use you as they used me." summarizes Captain America: The Winter Soldier quite well.
And Assassins Creed 3
I've seen the future Captain. There are no flags.
You mean summarizes US gov and war methods??
@@faizfuad8361 "I've seen the future Captain. There are no flags."
What do you mean, mate?
JUST IMAGINE CAP MEETING REZNOV
The western allies circled like vultures... *Showed a bad ass pic
As us Brits circled like vultures
The Brits were bombed to shite. Hanging on a knife's edge with empty bravado and desperate tactics.
EmptyMan000 Not really. They still had one of the most powerful navy and still considered a world power by the end of ww2. Churchill wouldn't be considered one of the big three if they were on "knife's edge with empty bravado".
@@EmptyMan000 Doesn't change that it shows a badass picture in the video.
@@EmptyMan000 'Shite'? Are you British?
5:10 "The flags may be different, but the methods are the same. They will use you, as they used me..." This is one of best monologues i have ever heard. Voice acting was perfect, we can feel what Reznov felt. I was just replaying this game and this moment still brings me such a strong emotion.
And yet still we are used
The truth in what he says is the fact that Mason is speaking to him in the first place.
U.s.a
Long live ASEAN!
Every journey begins with a single step,
THIS
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STEP ONE!
SECURE THE KEYS!
@Tolga K URAAAAAA
@Will DeMarco ASCEND FROM DARKNESS !!
@Will DeMarco RAIN FIRE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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“ can you trust your leaders to destroy it or do you think they will use it?”
“ The flag may be different but the methods are the same.”
“ they will use you like they used me.”
After Black Ops 3, after Cold War…
Those words kept ringing in the back of my head. He was right.
U.s.a
the fact that bo3, shows that they use nova 6 at the singapore disaster is peak story telling.
It's absolutely genius that they used Reznov, a soldier from WW2, in BO considering WW2 had such an impact on the conflicts in the Cold War. It's such a brilliant story and it forever sits at the top of the greatest stories I've ever known.
Facts master piece bro I remember when this game first dropped and the surprise I had to see him back from WAW man I miss when Cod campaigns were actually fire
"I had long known of their distrust........ What kind of men they were....... It was a betrayal, I should have foreseen."
This monologue written down doesn't mean much but when Reznov says it, it sets a different emotion which makes it special
"The Wounds he sustained ensured our victory should have earned him a hero's welcome to Russia......"
"But Stalin had little need for Heroes..."
Such a great quote, because Russian veterans even now receive little renown or pension, many are sucked into organized crime or turn to mercenary work with organizations like the Wagner Group, who are closer to Dragovitch than Reznov. The WW2 veterans were mostly used as props and left behind by Russian support services, especially with mental health. It’s a tragedy, and those men deserve better.
They may have been communist but they still fought against fascism It helped lay the foundation of freedom they deserve better.
Russian war hero commander Zhukov was demoted by Stalin after ww2 since Germany was no longer a threat. Zhukov unintentionally became a threat to stalin. But once Stalin died people saw that possibly that the Cold War could’ve ended with Zhukov being in office but it never happened
COD has become a kind of joke nowadays and I even understand why. But BLOPS 1 will always be one of my favorite games of all time. This speech speaks for me. Never gets old.
Yan Liechocki I agree my personal favorite is black ops 1 and other favorite is mw2
COD from WaW to MW3 had some of the best campaigns in the industry. Then Activision realized that people only really cared about multiplayer so they stopped putting in effort. I enjoyed Vanguard's campaign, it was a lot better than the past few, but it just isn't the same.
@@maxhydekyle2425 True, Vanguard, despite the hate, was a good campaign. It was like a soldier's or in it's case, soldiers' journey. Way better than the frag fest, multiplayer only that the overall franchise has become.
@@theoutlawking9123 hope ur joking
@@OXY187 Yeah, Yeah, I get it, you don't wanna see too many women in combat. Doesn't change the fact that the campaign was good and that current COD is just multiplayer and Zombie mode bull.
"Dragovich, Kravchenko, Steiner, all these...men must die" - that line gets me everytime
Always in my mind
Never thought Kravchenko would play a role in the zombies storyline lol
He says it with such a desperate urgency too
@@Scp-681I'd say it's more disgust to call these monsters men
I like how he tried to call them something like "monsters" or "scum" but he realized they are not even worthy of being creatively insulted so he just says 'men'
truly epic voice acting. Truly epic. No other words can describe such a powerful performance
God4Gaming well it is Gary oldmen one of the greatest working actors today. Amazing they got him
Yes
"The flag may be different, but the methods are the same" A quote for the whole Black Ops Universe 1968-2065. Nova 6 will always be use no matter the era. None learned from history.
same can be said with soviet russia, nazi germany, and communist china
U.s.a
"The wounds he sustained ensuring our victory..."
Me having flashbacks to WaW veteran mode with god mode enabled: Yea he took a couple hits
Wait, don't you have to enter a command for every WaW mission in order to play them, thus not being able to choose a difficulty if you are gonna play with commands available?
You can just pick your missions bro but have to playthrough them first like every other cod campaign.
The way reznov states “Stalin had little need for hero’s” damn
Of course, any hero would’ve been a “threat” to him. At least in his own paranoia
Petrenko nearly died at stalingrad, seelow heights, and berlin. He always cheat death even after being shot directly at the reichstag.
He ran out of lives at nova-6 ship.
His story makes me feel emotional
It happened during a cutscene, that’s the issue
The voice acting...the facial animations...I miss games like this.
There are many games like this right now. But COD is not one of them anymore
I don’t see enough comments praising Gary Oldman’s voice acting in this game. Hands down one of the best vocal performances in any COD game.
Any video game* period
@CYB3R2K30 not pointless at all, voice acting and acting are two very different ballgames. And he does great at both
There is no point, Sergeant... They are already pressing the like button to death.
@@Visstnok Then maybe our friends will bring more likes faster.
“The flag may be different but the methods are the same” damn!
King Josiah
Indeed, the flags and ideologies may be different, but the methods of betrayal and human rights abuses are still the same.
U.s.a
“The flags may be different but the methods are the same” never heard words more true than this!
U.s.a
*"The flag may be different, but the methods are the same. Decide what you think is worth fighting for..."*
Every man on Earth should remember this words...
U.s.a
5:23 is where the most awesome speech was born.
I like how he tried to call them something like "monsters" or "scum" but he realized they are not even worthy of being creatively insulted so he just says 'men'
“The flags may be different, but the methods are the same” this hits differently after the Cold War Campaign
U.s.a
this is gary oldman what a brilliant actor!
The fact this game looks and feels better than most games today is honestly just insane to me
Back then people wanted to tell stories. Now people want to send messages.
@@Borderose Yup, woke crap
@@Jules279 no one is talking about politics here, partisan scum
@@jumiangel739 Most Cod games have politics in some way shape or form you retard. Vanguard is just revisionist history.
@@Borderose Don't forget just plane greed.
who remembers fighting by Viktor Reznov's side from before BO1? from the siege of Stalingrad to the Fall of Berlin? WAW anyone?
I did and those were the happiest moments of my life fighting alongside him, i am sad that he is gone and the superiors i've had since were lacking
Hell yeah, I was with him during Amsel's assassination to respecting Chernov's death.
Reznov>Price
Yeah.
@@xFlared sorry but price is memorable and the most popular character in all of cod.
I love viktor reznov, really I do. Hes so ispirational in the part of freedom. His speech inlightens me. I hope hes still alive in new COD by treyarch
I hope so but the next game Treyarch will make will most likely be in the present or the future, so he will either be extremely old or dead.
xAcrylicx He died in black ops
You don't know that for sure, did you see the guard killing him? No, so he may well of survived.
He died you tard they say it in the game and if he did survive hes dead now because e was like 60 in black ops 1
WHICH IS WHAT I SAID. They don't know for sure he died in Vorkuta because the C.I.A weren't even fucking there. As if KGB gulag guards will tell the C.I.A who they just fucking murdered you arrogant piece of shit.
One thing that gets covered up by the in-game sound a lot of the time is the true depths of the sadness, and resignation to the past that is audible in Reznov's tone. Especially when he tells of Dragovich and Kravchenko's betrayal, his voice seems to waver and lower as he regrets his inability to see it coming, and how it led to Dimitri's death.
Black ops man... One of the best written Call of Duty games ever.
*"The flags may be different but the methods are the same."* - Viktor Reznov
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1:33 look at the pure hatred in his eyes. Listen to how much anger is in his voice when he says “But Stalin had little need for heroes.” it’s as if he’s resentment of what Stalin did to him and his men and how Stalin’s policies screwed him over.
I don't think Reznov respected Stalin any more than he respected Hitler.
TraustiGeir ‘War is when the Young and Stupid are tricked by the Old and the bitter into killing each other ‘ - Niko Bellic
Reznovs beef wasn't really with Stalin it was more with dragovich and kravchenko
Reznov was 100% right the west would’ve destroyed it for the sake of public image but would’ve most definitely studied it and kept a copy of formula as well as method to create nova 6 whenever they wanted too.
Neurological chemical weapons are truly horrible things, an entirely different kind of suffering compared to things like mustard gas. The world is fortunate such weapons have so rarely been used by the ruling powers, but as I write this, the Russian government is intimating they may use chemical and neurological weapons against Ukraine. I pray they do not. No one should die like that.
The west will make believe like everything is peace and butter Flies but are the most in fact lier s and foul no one should trust them or any other form or government they all have they same interest like Reznov would say
@@lightbringer34 Chemical weapons are rarely used because of reliability. Unlike a Bullet or Cruise Missile that can be directed. One sudden wind change and it misses it's target.
We're thankful such weapons at least aren't as practical as they are deadly
Fun fact: The US pardoned Japan for their warcrimes on Unit 731 as they were given all of the findings and research obtained experimenting with humans
The realization Reznov was all in masons mind was one of the best no way moments like in fight club but what always hit me next was that means Reznov is actually dead which always made me sad cuz he was my favorite COD character next to Price especially for his pure hatred of Nazis
You must Decide! Decide what you think is worth fighting for!
God for 2010 the graphics look absolutely stellar.
The benefits of being a big studio with a big budget
I told my little grandson this a couple days ago. He couldn"t understand much but I knew that he knew what I have been through. Thank you again my fellow warriors.
"The Flags are different, But the methods are the same"
He Wasn't lying.
Nationalism for ya
"Can you trust your leaders to destroy it or do you think they will use it? The flag may be different but the methods are the same."
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The flags may be different but the methods are the same...
Damn, after playing Cold War that statement stays true
@Angus Right now, no.
@Angus i hate buying this digitally day 1
Same thing can be applied to one real life historical event as well. Controversial figure he is and was, Fidel Castro aided Nelson Mandela in effort to end South Africa’s racist apartheid government. Their flags and ideologies were different, but their goal was still the same.
@@TPDManiacXC626 yes
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Viktor Reznov will always be one of my favorite cod characters
1:11 Viktor Reznov leaks Spiderman title 9 years before the movie come out
These cutscenes age like wine
This is Gary Oldman!
Watching Petrenko die was disturbing and saddening. I played through completely expecting I would plant the flag and then die looking over the ruined Berlin. But no he lived and I was glad either way and then, he died like an animal. Chernov died by flamethrower and had his diary read. And Reznov well he died in a train crash. A tragic end to their heroic lives...
Ironic that this is my recommend considering the world events right now.
For some reason I always get back to this. When I go to bed at night, I watch this and get a feeling of realism. I can’t really explain it but it just gets to me in a way
Love how this is suddenly in my recommended
What a coincidence 😂
I literally close my eyes and put headphones on me and listen to this everytime it never gets any less satisfying
“You must decide...decide what you think is worth fighting for”
Gary oldman hard carries this character. God he's so good
Steiner and Dragovich were killed by Mason in Black Ops 1.
Kravenko was killed by Woods (player-determined) in Black Ops 2.
Reznov’s revenge began in 1945 until 1986. Even with his death in 1963, Reznov has won.
These figures like Reznov, Mason, Woods and Hudson, will never be forget.
"You must decide... Decide what you think is worth fighting for..."
I'm filled with hatred for my dad, but i think dealing with him is worth fighting through to be there for my little sisters. I'm willing to fight for my family.
You are a good man
Have you fought and won?
This bone-chilling performance made this game legendary....
Why do Russians in this series get the most dramatic and heart-changing backstories and flashbacks.
Have you met a Russian?
There is a reason for that.
Hardship and suffering is really what Russia has always been about. The Tsar, the Communists and even today. Some things never change. Whether you’re good or bad, you’re effected one way or another. You could turn that suffering into strength or you could the cold hand of the lifestyle freeze you up till the flesh peals from your bones. For those on top, they usually benefit from those who go through this. Even Putin’s “popularity” with his people come into question. I think most know what happen if anyone save those outside the country would dare question them, not just their lives... But their families. If anything, Russia has always been brutal and the people know it all too well. Whether you embrace it, do your best to survive it or be destroyed. Truly among the harshest places on Earth and it’s people know it. On hand it’s a place where you take pride in being a survivor or fear what it will do it if you’re. That is what the Russian people have come to accept. Will there be a better life in that country someday...... Or it is nature for them to live through the brutality of their environment, both the natural climate and the social one. I don’t know if they know it either. Still, it is what they do.
I still get emotional at this part in BO1. To know that reznov gets betrayed after all he’s done… and when he’s sitting in vorkuta telling mason the story with such a desperate urgency
"You must decide... Decide what you think is worth fighting for"
This cutscene will make you feel like you’re a kid, sitting down in front of a campfire when someone tells a story. We will never have another COD campaign like this. It makes me glad I was there to experience this in its prime.
"The flag may be different but the methods are still the same" look at what is happening today😳
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"The flag may be different, but the methods are the same." -Reznov. Sound wisdom...
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a remake of this masterpiece is just enough to make me cry
I get to do this as a monologue in drama...for petrenko. And, for reznov.
"What is left to believe in, when all that you´re all that you´ve done is buried beneath the lies ant sins of corrupt men?"
Comrade Viktor Reznov has become a legend in war games. Gary Oldman gave him a soul, so he's almost real. Does anyone remember a medal of honor character? veeery unlikely. (but I really enjoyed PS2's MOH...specially European Assault hehehe)
Rising sun hehe
i remember manon batiste, and jimmy paterson, and rabbit
I actually remember Manon Batiste and Major Jack Grillo.
But they certainly did not have the same enduring charisma and memorability as Viktor Reznov.
One of the most memorable scenes of video game history.
“This was a betrayal I should have foreseen “ I’ve never played a recent cod game that matched that line
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I like how he tried to call them something like "monsters" or "scum" but he realized they are not even worthy of being creatively insulted so he just says 'men'
I view it almost as the opposite. That referring to them as a fellow men disgusts him
crazy how all this lowkey ties into zombies and that whole storyline
Bro, just the way Reznov's animated.. you can really feel the pain behind his words
Specially 3:30
"the flag may be different, but the methods are the same"
Couldn't be more true right now. But everyone is being lied to.
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It’s funny cause a kid, I never realize the depth of these older CODs. It’s nice to be able to come back and appreciate the writing and atmosphere as an adult
Yea same, I haven't even learned that much english by the time I played cod games to fully understand some deep conversations and unraveling, it's nice to eventually realize how much effort in game developing AND voice acting they were actually putting in these OG Call Of Duty games
"The flag might be different, but the methods are the same". That line has stayed with me since hearing it.
Hard to believe such an A-list actor voices a beloved Call-Of-Duty Character
The old games just really makes you feel so many emotions and maybe it’s because these were somewhat based on real life events I put down my controllers long time ago, but this character and the old call of duty just resonates better
Man, revisiting old Cods really just hits different once you're long past teenage years and shit.
Agreed.
And they said Call of Duty didn't have iconic characters...
"But Stalin had little need for heroes," is definitely an underrated line
you can feel the venom when reznov says "These MEN" honestly made me flinch.
I finished Black Ops ten years ago. And Reznov is an unforgettable Video Game Character.
"the flag may be different, but the methods are the same" man i freaking love that quote.
When ww2 is not about morality
My childhood in a nutshell
Noel Clements how?
i am an idiot having one of the main protagenists from Waw (Dimitri) killed, soo many hours of Gaming...
Black Ops had peak storytelling for the entire COD franchise. The characters and the direction the story takes stays with you. Doesn’t feel like cookie-cutter warfare that we get from COD today
Gary Oldman, man. He's just incredible.
5:27 the sheer hatred in his voice when he says those words makes you want to kill them too.
Indeed great voice acting 🔥🔥
"The different may be same, but the methods are flags"
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Its weird Ive never touched a single WaW game in my life but Reznov was one my favorite characters if not my favorite character. There's just so much passion in the Vorkuta escape that makes it truly my favorite mission. (number 2 favorite is the mission where you get a Spazz 12 and just incenerate and dismember everyone) and here he's just so haunting. I was hanging on every word during this mission