Black Ops Cold War: A Final, Critical Review...
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Black Ops Cold War… A game that from the beginning had its issues reported on, how Cold War was initially going to be a game created by Raven and Sledgehammer until Treyarch had to come in and take over the title. Black Ops Cold War was, fun fact, a game we learned about in some capacity even before Modern Warfare was officially revealed. How odd is that? Black Ops Cold War, 2 years out at the time, had information out there before the next title at the time in early 2019. That’s a first! Black Ops Cold War though was tasked with something tall: to follow in the footsteps of Modern Warfare’s monumental reception and success, and as a game that was built from reported turmoil, for what it was, it wasn’t bad. Was it my favorite game in the franchise? Not by any means, but there were positives, there were negatives and there was plenty in between.
Black Ops Cold War is now winding down as this upcoming week sees the launch of Call of Duty Vanguard, and while Treyarch are helping out with the zombies portion and the story that was started in Black Ops Cold War, today we’re going to take a look at and give a critical review and breakdown of Black Ops Cold War’s main year of support and the time that we’ve had with it since its launch and before. This critical review will look at (hopefully) everything on the spectrum of what was on offer this year and hopefully provide my accurate viewpoint of the past year. This is a final, critical review of Black Ops Cold War.
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As a casual player, I actually enjoyed my time playing the game. It is also my most played game of the year for me.
Yeah I enjoyed zombies and multiplayer just Cold War wasn’t the game for me I enjoyed modern warfare more but its cuz I don’t really enjoy traditional call of duty’s
wow same
I enjoyed Cold War A lot I have fun playing it genuinely I played it all out too I maxed out most of my favorite weapons in multiplayer and I’m almost master prestige and I have done all the Easter eggs and finished every zombies map including the new one and finished the campaign both endings too
@@adhdgamer9114 for me I didn't like how campy mw was, I like more fast paced and more arcade games personally
The thing that impresses me the most is that some creators making these end of year reviews have somehow been able to make a year of CoD content based on lower play-times. Respect.
Cold War had so much hype behind it before the launch, with all the Easter Eggs in Warzone and the Pawn Takes Pawn Website. I feel like if there wasn't that much hype for it people wouldn't have been as disappointed with it.
Hit the nail on the head. Im a very bias person when it comes to cod becuase I've been playing sense the 1st cod and i even say this one was a let down becuase of all the hype backing it at launch. The war zone event is what really gave it the big expectation
@@anthonydiorio3927 Yeah I'm bias for cod too, I started playing it with Cod 4. I feel like newer Cods can still be good like MW 2019, but Cold War just had too big shoes to fill with the legacy of the Black Ops Series and MW 2019's success. I actually think Vanguard will be a good game. It uses the IW Engine, Sledgehammer is listening and fixing issues with the game and it has the most launch content of any Cod in a decade. Plus people aren't expecting it to be great so there isn't as much pressure.
I don’t feel like that was a problem the problem was when it released, if it came before mw it would have done a lot better as a game
@@waltuh979 are you serious?
@@salmanalkhalaf6699 wdym?
Modern Warfare brought me back to CoD after skipping it for years. Cold War kept me playing Modern Warfare...
Ditto
Same dude
Same here, Cold War one of the worst cods in history
Lol modern warfare is ass, just cuz it has good graphics doesnt mean its a good game
So true
Being a child of the 70's and 80's I vividly remember the real Cold War and the era that the game is set in so I totally dug the atmosphere (The Pines WAS every mall I hung out in as a kid) but the game as whole felt to ... rushed. I know the difficulties the team had with the pandemic and all but it does show in the final product. I felt there was way too much quick sniping also. I didn't hate the game by any means but I'd give it a good 7/10
I think if Treyarch had a new engine but kept the same core gameplay, and we still had the Cold War setting, it would definitely have been the best CoD since BO2. A Black Ops game set in the Cold War, everything was set in the right place but it was just executed poorly and as you said rushed. I personally am not a fan of the MW engine, the guns feel great and it looks and sounds amazing but mechanics like bunny hopping, slide canceling and tac sprinting feel like they don’t belong. I won’t be surprised if people come out in the middle of the year complaining about how boring the movement feels. Treyarch should really look into a new engine
I just feel bad for treyarch, they haven’t been able to deliver a complete experience since BO3 because of activision. They had a whole second year of content planned for bo4 and couldn’t even finish the 1st because of having to make vanguard and because they had to rush vanguard and make more zombies content for other games they’ve not had time to complete their game. Treyarch is still an A star studio, sledgehammer will always be my fave tho, they are humble, honest and grounded. They genuinely feel like a studio made up of fans and developers
It feels rushed because this wasn’t even supposed to be their year, they made this game in short notice in around 7-8 months, this was supposed to be Sledgehammers year but they couldn’t make it
The snipers in this game have the slowest aim down sight of any call of duty. I am cracked at sniping but it took me a while to master it. Maybe the issue you are having deals more with video game addiction and people being level 200 just days after a new season starts. Its unnatural how many hours people play and practice, and I byproduct of that obsession is a higher skill ceiling
@@Lagger-HD same I hate having to change my tundra class because of a nerf
Overall, I give the game a 6/10. Campaign is good, zombies was good, and mp was meh. The cosmetics and blueprints were up and down. I hated some and loved others.
MP was better than zombies. The maps were worse than infinite warfare and the main quest stuff were trash
I personally enjoyed it, not my one of my favorites but it was fun.
Same for me
I give it 6/10
Exactly how I feel about it, Cold War delivered exactly what it should’ve, an amazing fun campaign, a familiar break from the ultra realistic CoDs and a fun zombies experience with the best gameplay in the series and a fresh new story. I think it’s an 8/10 for me
I'd give it a 7.5/10 good cod overall.
@@braddsfx8921 agreed
CW was a step back in alot of ways compared to MW, but the staple elements of COD that IW took out in MW (dead silence not being a perk, unsurpassed fire on the minimap, Ghost that requires movement to name a few) made CW 10× more playable than MW. Cold War as an entire package is one of my favorites, up there with MW3, BO2, BO3 and BO1. It has major flaws that I recognize and can critique them, but this game felt like I took a time machine back to 2012 and it made me happy (aside from SBMM we all know that's an issue that needs to be addressed to make the solo MP experience better)
I personally really enjoyed this game. The sbmm could be brutal but I prefer the arcade feel by far. I do know I’ve enjoyed my year with Cold War FAR more than modern warfare. The skill gap was significantly higher and I appreciate that
same bro Im still playing cw instead of vanguard because cw is actually fun
This game would have been a great one but SBMM and lack of launch content ruined it.
and having 6 months to make it along with covid restrictions. :(
Lack of content?
@@megabear8905 bra cold war’s launch had like 6 Multiplayer maps 💀
@@Keiiluminati 8 maps at launch, Along with a round based zombies map & Outbreak.
Exactly how I feel. Content in the game is good now but SBMM is still way too punishing from a casual perspective. Sucks because I love the gameplay
I went from playing Modern Warfare everyday and grinding for everything you could possibly get to playing Cold War up until season 1 and never touching it ever. For the first time in my whole life I stopped playing cod. Cold War was just boring and felt like there was nothing to do. Multiplayer felt like life and death and when I thought zombies was gonna be the savior they wouldn’t release a new zombies map until another 3 months. Cold War imo has been a big step back. Treyarch used to be my favorite team giving us Bo1 and Bo2 but this was possibly their worst game yet I enjoyed bo4 more I thought that was their worst
Same here, since bo3 I haven't enjoyed cod much but this was the first year I never even played
Bruh how can you enjoy bo4 but not BCW lmao
@@briangarcia4665 lmao fr
Bo4 was worse it was just multilayer and zombies
I had left cod but was thinking to get cold war is it worth buying
Cold War wasn’t as graphically impressive or smooth feeling as the new engine implemented in Modern Warfare, but based purely on my time spent both years with my friends, Cold War gave me far more better memories tbh
same
I can't stand the people that say MW2019 was the best game or "brought me back to cod". You are the people that ruined this franchise and why we have bullshit like warzone. COD is supposed to be a 6v6 arcade style shooter.. Can we stop asking cod to be what it isn't. there is no other game like old school cod
Exactly
It has to be recognized. That G-Fuel plug was 10/10 lol.
Cold War for me was a game where I leveled up my guns for Warzone. Nothing more, nothing less. I disliked playing it.
biiiiig facts
It’s sad that I only played it for the same reasons. I absolutely hated playing Cold War
vanguard is gonna be the same
@@Pobsworth Nah, I played the Vanguard beta, & liked it way more than Cold War. I tried, & tried to like CW, but it’s just not good
One step forward, two steps back
It’s a call of duty game, the premise is fun and I would usually love it,
But when comparing it to MW you can help but hate it
Unlike MW19, CW is a Call of Duty game. For all of CW’s faults of which there are many, at least it’s not MW19. It’s COD ttk and COD maps which is more than what MW19 had and CW’s biggest failures are holdovers from MW19 (perk system, gunsmith/gun leveling, SBMM). MW19 is not COD; it’s Rainbow Six 3 TDM at 150% speed.
@@Parker-- lmao mw19 is the best call of duty game of the last 10 years, literally. You're talking to someone who bought the original call of duty on PC, by the way and had a 7KD in mw2.
@@stevebanning902 Literally, you're bragging about MW2, the most broken, still fun, but the most fundamentally broken aaa multiplayer title in gaming history. Javelins, Commando lunge, Shields and dual 1887s, OMA, noob tubes... You like broken games so you saying you think MW'19 is the best in a decade proves my point. Thank you.
@@stevebanning902 no
@@Parker-- MW19 is the best game a CoD developer has released since BO2, it is not the best CoD game they have released though. If MW19 didnt have 'Call of Duty' attatched to it, it would not get as much hate as it does
Personally I enjoyed it overall. The VA’s did a really good job! Hyped for vanguard.
I’m hyped too!!!
All the things i liked about cw and everything i liked about mw is combined in vanguard, very hyped
That sums up my feelings exactly. So excited for vanguard rn
The problem is THE SBMM, every time you get it, will ruin your play experience
Same
@@paolowerewolf0186 i think sbmm isnt that bad if you keep your playing level kind of average or above average and dont sweat too much
@@gemeinerrainer7069 True. But Cod is an Arcade game, I can't fight for myself every single match. Make a ranked mod with SBMM and a public random for Playing just4fun
Modern warfare was a big step forward, this was a step back imo.
I think main problem with cold war is that it did not have same engine as modern warfare 2019 and warzone
@@shadowleaderjtf2780 Yeah thats why people hate on it
Cold War was the first call of duty I had purchased and I still love it. The campaign is awesome and memorable, multiplayer is fun most of the time for me although 80% of the time I was on nuke town 24/7. I skipped a lot of time in the game and I just recently got back in to it and there are a lot of cool maps that I have seen in other cod games on RUclips that look great. Zombies was my favorite part and I love playing it. Overall, I think the game was fantastic but maybe that is because I didn’t get hit too hard by sbmm. I haven’t noticed any easy or hard games since playing it again so maybe sbmm was turned off or because all of the sweats are on the new one. My personal score is a 9.4/10 based on my enjoyment.
I liked it at launch. Played the crap out of zombies for a few weeks but moved on before they added any content. Hasn't come off the shelf since xmas
My favorite part of the game was zombie game mode I'll probably play that more than any other part of Cold war
Yea the zombies was fantastic this year honestly
I think the game was decent, but destined to fall below its predecessor due to the outdated engine
What engine did it run on?
@@thanieldobies117 iw8,
@@braddsfx8921 it ran on the upgraded bo3 engine actually
@@braddsfx8921 thx
This video filled my lunch break. Couldn’t agree more with you mate, great video as always
I grew up during the tail end of the real Cold War in real life. The campaign did well, though it got the numbers wrong....a lot. For example, the hostages in Iran at the beginning of campaign. That being said, the environment, weapons, multi-national team were all spot on.
Multiplayer was ok. The Howard Hughes ship inspired level was probably my favorite map scoring wise, meanwhile what they did with Nuketown was nice.
They really gotta cut back on the bright character skins though. One of my favorite things about BO1 was the fact that characters designs changed based on what kit you were using, and you could use 20+ face paints. Aside from weapon skins, nothing was too bright or noticeable.
The seasonal story progression was a nice touch. Making "finisher" moves was a nice addition too, but they've got to really work on how a "finisher" can be interrupted and the trigger area where you can initiate it.
CW's battle royal modes like dirty bomb were ok, but they felt a little too much since in the end, Activision/Treyarch went all in on Warzone anyway.
I hope they keep with multinational team idea for whatever the new BO will be, since they are having it in Vanguard, and of course having it in MW2019.
Zombies was just fine with me, though I'm not too big on that game mode.
In all, solid 7/10 once the issues got worked out... but they really got to watch it with the amount of bright/very noticeable skins/outfits since the game is alot about tactics.
Oh, and bring back custom player card emblems/gun emblems. That was a cool feature with BO1 and BO2..... and give us OG players who went Max prestige on MW, MW2, MW3, BO1 & BO2 and so on something more than just a retro emblem or calling card next time. You guys give out weapon blue prints for just about anything these days, maybe a retro camo from a previous COD would be nice.
Thx my man 👍 Ignoring sbmm and in CWs latest form Id give it a solid 7\10. Classic scorestreaks and no disbanding lobbys (which is tied to sbmm admittingly) and its a solid 8. Basically a good game, much much better than the basics of MW2019.
Overall I loved this game! Last 2-3 months has been pretty dull. But I ended up playing this game for a total of 12 days and 15 hours in the span of 1 year. Truly one of my favorite Cod's to date. I loved watching the CDL. And League play was really fun when it finally came out, although the ranked system seemed a bit random
U definitely have a life. Cuz no one who sits on there ass and plays video games would think 12 days is a lot.
You've hit the nail on the head with the MP matchmaking. It was a disaster, I'm a very average and casual COD player, but it felt like almost every game of MP I was matched with people who were fighting for their very existence. Was not a fun experience. The guns just weren't as satisfying to use compared to MW I thought too. Zombies was fun though.
thats the one major problem I had with this game
I didn’t like the knifing or how the game looked in general the engine horrible, then streaks were annoying because it was random to get killed by when u on a streaks. Coming from mw19 it felt Clunky, I had recently downloaded cod ghost to play when I wanna play a different cod other than warzone.
I loved Cold War but I’m so ready for Vanguard!
Same!!!
Let’s get it ! Pre-loading tomorrow
Yessir vanguard is a game I’m gonna be playing a lot throughout its life cycle
Definitely the first cod in awhile that dried out quickly for me. Loved the campaign and Always came back for zombies
Can’t imagine how VG makes you feel 😂😂
Game started out rough but slowly became my 2nd favorite Black Ops. Zombies felt fresh and creative. MP eventually got smoother and every gun seemed viable. Campaign felt a little copy-paste from BO1 but overall was fun. Excited to see what Vanguard has in store for us!
Game is good but the tec9 and em2 ruined the whole mp experience, even after the nerf they're still op
Edit: also the Marshalls
fr BOCW was really fun!
Im a zombies Warzone player so I kind of enjoyed Cold War on the basis of the zombies but the multiplayer was trash Modern Warfare multiplayer was pretty good but I'm more stuck out with warzone
This was another example of a game that got better with time. I know that Cold War gets a lot of heat and flame, especially considering the release order and launch content, but for me, this game was one of my most played of all time. Outbreak and Campaign were amazing and I had a ton of fun with MP as well. Sad to see the new content stop coming, but excited for Vanguard!
they still have been adding some content which is nice
most of the core gameplay designs were great descions but the lack of content, the match making and scorestreak were really a big turn off for me
Core gameplay was ass. Mw went forward and then cold war decided to feel like the a shooter from the early 2000s. Super sluggish and gross, and feels worse than bo4 somehow.
@@spas6433 I didn’t know using as Val with 2 claymores and hiding was going toward
And I said gameplay not the feel of the game there’s a difference
@@idc2329 k well gameplay and feeling are pretty interconnected and if you want to camp with a stoner in cw that's just as fucking annoying. If you think that MW had too many campers you might have just had a shit kd and couldnt get into lobbies with good players lmao
@@spas6433 u can camp any cod but mw is literally made for it. The game is designed for bad players/campers. Said by devs themselves. Only other cod that was designed for that was ghosts. And I never said dealing with campers is a problem I have above a 2 kd but the fact mw was designed for it I didn’t like it but that’s just me
Cold War is actually my favorite most people I know left vanguard to go back to cold war
This game will be remembered as a broken mess that was ruined by SBMM and lack of content at launch.
Nah that was bo4 lmao
I loved it. Your frustration on the rocket launcher challenges is because you most likely were playing the wrong playlist. 6v6 hardcore was so easy! The hardest part was shooting streaks down with the RPG. DM Ultra was easier than other dark matter challenges.
SBMM reduce your precision, give you lag switch and no hit reg sometimes
i think Cold War was actually great, apart from the sbmm. unfortunately, that isn’t in tryatchs control. zombies was great too imo
idk why that intro just makes my day better =D
I really like Cold War it has a great campaign and a great zombies mode and a decent multiplayer (in my opinion) I know some people really don't like this game but I like it.
As a very casual player I enjoyed this game, though I agree with the scorestreak points. While it lets me get them without much work, I find it lackluster personally. I remember trying so hard to get them in previous games (cuz I’m a casual who gets owned often lol) but now they feel undeserved
Cold War is one of my favorite CODs but I'm also Black Ops biased asides from 4 or Black Ops 3 that had 0 to do with the real Black Ops games
I loved the time period, aesthetic, and vibe of the game. I just got burned out with the MP by February 2021, but I loved the game for those 4 months of playing it. The time period was so unique and I wish they'd do a "Cold War 2" at some point. WW2 is overdone, modern era is overdone (I still like it though), future era is boring to me, but the 80s was an awesome time period for a COD game.
I honestly feel kinda bad for Treyarch and the Black Ops series. BO4 released when BR game modes started getting extremely popular amongst gamers - hence they had to be the “test developers” to see how the community would respond to a CoD BR - Blackout. With the only way to access the game permanently being by buying the game, it really paved the way forward and actually aided a lot more in the development of Warzone than we think. MW “screwed up” with the ranking system, so Treyarch had to try and find a way to bring back prestiging while keeping everything constant. I personally don’t have a problem with the prestige system, all though I miss the old system, I know a lot of people in the community is very upset about the system.
All in all Treyarch got dealt a bad hand for their past 2 games - despite them trying their utter best at doing better each season
Wait a few years and this cod will be underrated like cod ww2
MP was great. Almost all of the maps were fun to play on, the guns were cool, and the new modes were fun if not innovative. It started off horrendously with the SBMM, but it did get quietly turned down a good amount later on around season 3 I think. That’s when I noticed the change. Also the score streaks being the way they were was a good change. It prevented score streaks spamming if you join mid game. That’s something BO4 heavily suffered from
Looking back in this video Modern Warfare was the beginning of the downfall. Cold War is the last classic COD
Indeed.
I really feel like Vanguard is going to be the happy medium of Cold War and MW and is also going to help MWII beat MW
No vanguard will be riddled with sbmm
@@clanka5509 whats sbmm
Goodbye Cold War hi Vanguard, new yearly game
Lol see ya back here when you are disappointed and wait a whole year for the next game
I actually liked Cold War a lot. My main issue was the SBMM were it felt like my experience was being manipulated by this invisible hand. I remember at the release of Cold War seeing all pro cod players with a 1.5 KD. KD is no longer a measurement of skill
> I loved the MOVEMENT SPEED
in Cold War.
> LOVED having a "NORMAL/REGULAR"
MINI-MAP in COLD WAR !!
> Loved most of the maps in Cold War (even though I'd have liked to see
MORE "original" maps).
> Loved having NO doors to open.
> Although, the overall graphics
were NOT a step up from MW,
I liked the brighter color palate
& having "2 factions" of operators.
These 2, made it MUCH EASIER to tell who was FRIENDLY & who was an ENEMY.
**In Vanguard beta,
VERY DIFFICULT to tell
whether a player is a FRIENDLY
or an ENEMY !**
> TTK was GOOD in Cold War.
> Although ive NEVER been a fan of ZOMBIES, LOVED ZOMBIES in COLD WAR.
(Although i wish there were MORE MAPS/modes "sooner/at launch"
> I dont mind going BACK to KILL STREAKS vs Score Streaks.
> SBMM MUST GO.
(( I HATE that lobbies are broken up, immediately disbanded))
> REALLY ENJOYED the gunplay
in cold war.
> REALLY ENJOYED story in cold war.
> LOVED having an FOV (Field Of View) slider, in COLD WAR.
> loved the MANY CHALLENGES
in Cold War.
> The prestige system in Cold War
Is an IMPROVEMENT in my opinion.
But, I'd like to see even MORE ITEMS available in the prestige shop !!
> QUICK SCOPING/DROP SHOTTING using a
SNIPER RIFLE/MARKSMAN RIFLE should NOT be possible in ANY COD GAME"."
RUN-N-GUNNING with a SNIPER/MARKSMAN RIFLE is RIDICULOUS !!!
i honestly felt like the campaign is way too overlooked by the general community. the campaign really is a vital part of this call of duty exactly and the name literally saying 'cold war' kindoff already tells you that. Altho the campaign was fenomenal, it was kinda short aswell. The multiplayer had a general lack of fun due to sbmm (6v6 is really fun tho) and the performance issues didn't really make it any better. I get 120fps max in a public lobby with a gtx 1070 on full low. sucks. if they had just spent a few more months fixing performance issues and adding a bit extra experience to the campaign or just didn't rush the game it would honestly be a 10/10 for me. i really enjoyed and still do enjoy this call of duty.
My first CoD since WW2.
I had a lot of fun, still enjoy playing.
I enjoyed the game tbh 1.78 kd here... I did take regular breaks so I didn’t burn out. Infact I skipped season 3 lol
When?
@@Skibiditoiletfart be literally said he took a break during season 3…
@@WizMerc when?
WizMerc he’s being a troll don’t mind him
If Cold War released before modern warfare it could’ve done better but zombies was fun
I bought the game shortly after launch, sometimes season 1. Played it a little but got bored fast. Didn’t come back til about season 3. Since then, has gotten better in my opinion.
Cold War is an amazing game apart from sbmm I did not get mw 2019 because it didn’t feel like cod to me while Cold War has that Arcady feel that I love will keep playing this game vanguard just doesnt look great
So you're saying you don't like MW 2019 because they innovated and made something new and fresh?
@@waltuh979 I didn’t like it because of that style it wasn’t for me it felt way more realistic than the Arcady style I enjoy in Cold War
Was it new and innovated sure but when I gave it a shot multiple times I didn’t really enjoy it while Cold War I loved it even though there are some issues in Cold War I still enjoyed it and probably continue playing it even when vanguard drops cause I’m not getting vanguard either
@@TheMRWaffles12 just say you couldn’t handle the skill gap bro
@@krisibarra2904 nah I just didn’t like it in general
Finishing the dm ultralight grind was the final nail in the coffin. Once I finished I only went back to relax on zombies.
I thought this game was gonna be like a Black Ops 1 in a modern engine and boy how wrong I was, this game doesn't hold a candle to that king.
The campaign was fantastic, absolutely loved, especially the Vietnam parts.
Also liked how Dead Silence was a perk and Ghost only worked if you moved and there was no doors in multiplayer, game wasn't the best but I still liked it more than BO4 though.
It doesn’t hold a candle to Black Ops 1, but that’s because of how good Black Ops 1 was
As someone who love the MP and the Zombies, I still play Cold War, and it's my favourite CoD
I really wish Modern Warfare 2019 and Cold War can have a baby, and make the perfect COD game
I give it 5/10. Playable, cool packs, servicable maps. Campaign was okay. Perhaps, MW19 set the bar too high for the sequel but I think this game is a lazy cashgrab to fulfill yearly release quota.
I give the game a 6/10, didnt enjoy it that much because SBMM, Annoying weapons, bad maps, however I liked the customization even though they were lazy at times, operators were cool I guess. I only give it a 6 instead of a 5 is because I accomplished so much in this game, getting DM Ultra, Dark Aether, Doing all the battle passes and all the challenges. I hated how cheap the game looked personally was definitely a step down from MW 2019 but the arcadey feel was fun at times. I won’t be playing it again ever, since I can use all my things on Warzone :)
To me if Cold War ran on the MW2019 engine it would’ve been a much better game. Graphics aren’t everything but with how smooth MW ran (say what you will but the game was absolutely BEAUTIFUL and runs better than most last gen games) it was hard getting into Cold War. Also lack of content and Dark Matter being an absolutely shit mastery camo, and we can’t forget about that awful scorestreak system.
Straight fire eColi. The snipers and meta guns really hampered what I think was a great looking, classic arcade style COD. This year had the best foundation of any COD in years, but they hurt it with meta guns to push the COD bundles, sniping crutches, poor maps at launch, and SBMM with disbanding lobbies. A real shame.
This year was like a super model with bad breathe and armpit hair.
The engine was terrible, the animations were awful. The MP was horrendous. For me it felt like going from MW2 to BLOPS over a decade ago - and BLOPS made CW look lIke MW2. CW was shit.
Stay mad 😂
@@nicocharlon4450 hahah...I know right? Fk me....locked down the whole year.....bullshit going on everywhere personally professionally and publically.....and I'm still ranting about cod and annoyed at myself for doing a Marvel-style recurring direct debit to Slacktivision. I'm like a heroin addict....always telling myself "this is the last time....this is the last time".
@@01sevensix if you keep buying it there has to be some part of you who enjoys the game and theres nothing wrong with calling out critiques the comment above was just me doing a little trolling
Ik this is a unpopular opinion but this is my favorite cod since bo2, I didn't like how campy mw was so it was great to go back to treyarches gameplay style. The campaign was also awesome and kind felt like a action movie. Zombies was the worst for me this year though. Zombies would have been good if they made a couple changes. The main thing is that it was way too easy. compare it to bo2 or bo3 zombies even and there is a big difference. bo3 was also a easier zombies but not as easy as cold war. I think zombies was also bad for me because I seriously overplayed it at launch causing me to get bored quickly. overall I'd give it a 9/10 as a whole
I really enjoyed Cold War but I enjoy all CODs, always have. I loved the 80s theme cause it took me back to my childhood. The camos are great in both multiplayer and zombies. All the maps were fun especially 6v6 on the gun fight maps. All the seasonal challenges made the game even more fun cause I had something to focus on every season. The only thing I would change is I would make lethal streaks kill streaks and leave non leathal streaks as score streaks .
+Map design in terms of visibility was pretty solid... atleast when lookin at mw2019 and bocw side by side same in comparison with the beta maps we had in vanguard.
+The different Zombie modes made for a fantastic experience and i appreciate that they tried something different with outbreak.
+Performance of the servers was quite decent even on higher pings.
+Crossplay worked out just fine and made for some interresting encounters to say the least.
+TTK wasnt too insanely fast but also didnt make the enemies feel like they were walking tanks either.
+Audio mix was quite nice.
-The spots on the map where treyarch chose to place the objectives made every journey to a hardpoint a one way trip to the realm of hades.
-Weapon balance was pretty weak makin experimenting arround with anything outside the meta a rage inducing ordeal. This was extremely noticeable once SBMM kicked in as 99% of people would run the most busted weapons 24/7 (LC10s Tec9s or AK74us) which in turn made the games feel very repetetive.
-Scorestreak balance/prices werent thought about nearly enough by the devs makin some things very overpriced (like the choppergunner) while other things which were busted beyond belief (like the straferun) were way too powerful for their pricetag.
Overall a solid 80/100 points for me
Never felt like the games were about the objectives as much as it was about the grind of the guns. Seemed secondary to WZ (maybe that's the point?) Didn't hate the game, didn't love the game. But I played it and enjoyed myself.
Edit:. This was the first game I ever played Zombies. I really enjoyed that mode.
Yes, I was very disappointed in the LACK of Cold War MP content on your channel this year "BUT"
I DO understand why.
... Hope to see MORE MP content on your channel in the upcoming year with Vanguard.
I hadn't played much COD since BO2 or even BO3. Cold War brought me back, it's not my favourite of all time, but it was still a ton of fun
This was honestly a pretty solid game, The hate is just the CoD community being the CoD community and they act like that with every game at this point since BO2, the multiplayer was pretty solid if not a bit basic, and the sbbm kinda ruined it but it’s not as bad as MW fir me. I’d rather play this multiplayer than MW just because if that games flaws. It had terrible spawns that can easily be exploited, Camping was the only viable option to maintain a good KDR, and the maps were like a maze to navigate. I don’t know what’s worse, the copy and paste maps from games like BO4 and WWII or the mazes. The zombies was actually pretty great as well and had some unique innovations. The campaign also had a unique spin and is definitely a breath of fresh air and the story was decent too.
I love Cold War. But I agree with the SBMM take for sure. There were definitely times where I would pop off a couple games in a row and just get off for the night or go to zombies because I knew I was going to be in a blender for the next hour or more. The score streaks were a little annoying too but I kind of hate kill streaks too. Definitely unpopular but I prefer the modes that exclude streaks already so it wasn't a huge deal for me personally.
Overall 6.5/10 with cold war as a whole being carried by Zombies.
Multiplayer 4/10
Zombies 8/10
Content 7/10
Weopons 6.5/10
Scorestreaks 3/10
Maps 6/10
Fireteam 2/10
Campaign 7.5/10
Master Camos 7/10
SBMM 0/10
Graphics 8/10
I enjoyed the atmosphere and the guns and also the maps! (I loved Moscow and The Pines) and I did enjoy the grind but everything else was stale, lazy and felt unfinished
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The atmosphere is definitely the games strong suite
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@@lukeprescott8471 you got that right
See I really enjoyed this year until they added the marshals and then they game pretty much became unplayable cause everyone was using that weapon and if you were not using them you were just not winning the gunfight
liked it more than MW 2019 for sure, though that isn't really saying much considering that game is my absolute bottom tier cod title.
MW 2019 was terrible. Safe spaces, doors, mounting, no dead silence perk etc.
@@TheSports507 Christ, the doors were a pain in the ass
everyone complains about SBMM but yet the devs do nothing
6/10 mp was trash cause it felt like if you don’t use a meta gun you where not gonna do good
Zombies was good but wish it had a little more focus on round based maps instead of outbreak but did like the fact that every gun could be usable with gold and tier 3 pap
Campaign was godly and was really nice to have the og black ops character instead of people from the future and it was cool to have a bo2 style campaign where you could choose how the story was going to play Overall t was a pretty good game but mp could have been better and movement could have been better since mw came out before that and we had new expectations for the new cod games but the story line over the seasons was really cool and I can’t wait to see if they continue it in 2023
Really concise. Yeah warzone got me back into cod and I only really played cold war for camos and zombies. I think the initial map offerering wasn't great and kind of put me off the game, however I am feeling very excited for vanguard!
I had to stop playing because i was bored till season 6 when i got back in and finnished dm for zombies
This game is 50% off for PS5 for Black Friday. Should I buy it?
Depends what you’re looking for. Story; was decent and enjoyable, it had a few tweaks to how the traditional cod story plays with multiple endings and added game mechanics but overall had little replay value.
Multiplayer is good; far from the best but definitely solid with good gunplay, a variety of weapons and a wide selection of maps some good, some bad and even some added from old cod games. But unfortunately skill-based matchmaking really stopped this from being a top top tier multiplayer and as with any cod after a year and the most recent release the player base will be thinner but you shouldn’t really struggle to find matches at this stage.
Zombies; one of the best in recent memory, really brought back the classic feel of zombies not stupidly complex or goofy design just a good round based style with Easter egg storylines if you enjoy that. Launched with one good map and ended up with three more added through updates all of which were fun to play. Would probably recommend playing with friends though as it could get stale playing alone.
Overall in my opinion Cold War was a very good cod game, I’d rate it about 7.4/10 and would personally recommend getting it especially with 50% off.
As a veteran call of duty player since call of duty 2, I never touched WW2 or black ops 4, I tried Cold War for a couple weeks and it’s honestly horrible, I bought vanguard and I love it, vanguard and modern warfare are the best cods to date in my honest opinion, better guns and better gameplay.
cold war, genuinely had a lot of potential. the excuse that it was made in a pandemic doesn’t fly for me, cause many games released during 2020 that were highly liked by everyone. activision made a crucial mistake in having a deadline in november, this was evident by the horrific launch it had, so many issues with sbmm + little content at launch. would the game be more better if there a delay? honestly, it depends. cold war should’ve been this year’s game, and MW2019 should’ve harbored at least another year, that game was the peak for me personally.
vanguard is making me a little excited but again, saying stuff versus displaying it are two different things. if what sledgehammer says rings true, i MAY purchase vanguard. who knows, we’re only 4 days away.
I dont like how people compare this game to modern warfare when modern warfares developer didnt give up half way.
Man cold war has been a decent cod, better than the last ones we've had. great potential but was rushed and had little content and sbmm ruined multiplayer wish we had more content for zombies cuz it was actually really fun, maybe zombies chronicles 2??
Really agree with how you feel about BOCW ,I just didn't get on with the game but did love zombies.
And Espresso like bruh it’s obvious ur Grav is a Lazer, but I cannot Blame You.
I enjoyed zombies more. I got dm ultra and dark aether. I only wanted guns done that I use in Warzone. Will do the same for vanguard
I think the game needs better squad play and the story I mean stitch and woods and Adler need to collaborate and I think they should do some new DLC the gun play quality was A1 they felt so realistic but it’s the campaign that sells it but I think they should have COOP like MW or Battlefield v
Tbh I think Cold War was a good game, had its issues but it's the first CoD I've enjoyed since and played consistently since WW2
Yesterday,I Installed Again WW2 and I got my first V2 Rocket. So, That was not my fault on CW, I'm good, I can play Cod, bit the SBMM really destroy my lobby amd my feeling
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I agree. Usually I am a Max prestige and Dark Matter camo guy and this year I checked out around Season 2 and just came back to get ready for Vanguard otherwise not a big fan of this year.
Sniping in this game ruined it. No flinch and the hit detection/hit boxes was so off. The cross hairs could be 3-4” from someone’s big toe and it counted as a kill. Hell…..if you were at least on the screen it counted as a kill. No skill quickscopers ruin this game.
this game seems to have far less problems with servers/optimisation.
I believe cold war would be truly loved by the community if it launched with more content and a looser sbmm system. The downgrade in graphics and feel didn't bother me at all. I was just happy to play more than 2 maps for a full year. Cw was better than mw overall and if this wasn't pushed out a year early because sledgehammer was slacking, it could have been a topic cod