Thanks for tuning in, everyone! I'm so happy that this video finally got off the ground! I've been trying for 18 months to get an interview of sorts greenlit. All it took was Cameron and Jason leaving Activision... who woulda thunk it? For those who didn't watch until the end: Next up is a Leftovers video or two. After that, I'll get back to work on my Buried review, then resume work on my Shadowed Throne music video and finally, an in-depth tutorial on how I make the renders for my thumbnails. I know that last one won't be something everyone is interested in, but I've gotten SO many requests for something like this over the years.
Holy crap after hearing just what lexify said about WW2 zombies I just pushed it off as another Exo or IW bad excuse for a mode but goddamn this interview was so enthusiastic that I want to REALLY try WW2 zombies now. Thanks Rizzo 👍
Man if this team got a second chance it could've been something really magical. Nazi Zombies II would be pretty cool if done right , imagine all the create-a-class elements just amped up in a true sequel sense. God we can only dream.
I was so invested in their talk of world building in games and how it isn't always a single issue related to few people and that WW2 was an international global effort and how it got intergrated into Nazi Zombies. That and the thoughts and beliefs and philosophy the Nazis had that helped shaped the lore and Experimentation commited by them in the game mode. That was really interesting. Thanks for this interview Rizzo. And you too Jason and Cameron.
Thank you for uploading this Rizzo! Hearing about some of the design choices was really interesting. This zombies mode was truely amazing and I wish it would continue...
@@CL-el9bd treyarch dropped the ball recently they got lazy not blaming cold wars reuse of assets too much because they were forced to make Cold War on a crunch time but bo4 late season and vanguard were a mess
You know, I’m really glad I found your channel and watched your videos. When WW2 zombies released, I absolutely hated it, but after seeing how much the devs cared about it and how much love they put into making everything, I’ve grown an appreciation for sledgehammer. I actually really want to see what they could do after everything they’ve learned from exo zombies and WW2 zombies
This is one of the best videos I’ve seen on this platform simply because I love seeing Game Developers being able to talk with fans and say “Oh yeah this is how this was made” and “We wanted to do this-“ and makes me realize how much hard work these people put in these games even for a side mode. Amazing job Rizzo! Do you ever think there could be a part two in the future? Because it was awesome to watch this while unlocking the last few hidden characters.
I would love a another interview like this but with a look back at the game now having all this time that has past. WW2 zombies had one of the best atmospheres/art styles in all of zombies massively underrated!
The house that Groestan Haus was from the end of the mission “Death Factory.” It’s the very long house at the end of the three main buildings at the final part of the level when Daniels and Turner take care of the sniper.
Ww2 zombies was the ONLY zombies mode that i Really enjoyed. The other ones are too cartoony and sparkly and colorful. This one felt real and the secrets were so fun to find and complete. Easter eggs and character challengers were so fun.
Actually, I asked Lee Ross that question about SOE models in other maps, at least a similar one, and he said there's a bank of models that they all share, I think I asked someone at Treyarch the same thing, and they said the same thing.
So amazing listening to you guys talk about a zombies mode i love so much and hearing about the development side it gives me alot to think about when im playing these maps and looking at all the details
I only halfway through the video, but I have to say that, this looks amazing visually and I'm really, really sad about that we don't have a Theater mode in WW2... So now back to listening the great interview 🔮
I love watching your retrospectives on the different iterations of Zombies, as the opinions you state are well explained and the discussion/monologue is thoroughly constructive. But this video is the cherry on top. I never bought WWII (might though) but always found myself knee-deep in the storyline and its theories, and for some reason, haven't really been quite as interested in the development side of things in Zombies besides WWII. Easiest hour spend on youtube.
Amazing interview/chat Rizzo! I really liked the part when you guys talked about the world building of WWll as it’s one of my favourite parts, also it was nice to hear you guys talk about your channel!
I found your channel because I was looking for a review about the WW2 zombies since WW2 is a PS plus extra now and I am an instant fan! Really enjoyed how excited you were about this game and ending it all with this talk really sold me on the game! Can't wait to experience the WW2 zombies storyline! You've earned my subscription :)
It would have been cool if The Tortured Path had an ending cutscene for each map to give info on how those characters are doing and how it transitions from one map to the other.
if Bobby Kotick catches wind of this I'm sure he'd try to get those to fired, as he said, he wants to take all the fun out of making video games and these developers are having fun making video games.
I wish certain youtubers didn't turn the vast majority of the community against WWII Zombies. I don't like pushing the blame on a select few, but that's really what happened.
@@shaneh1872 I didn't want to name off anyone in particular in my comment, but yes he is definitely the worst offender in this case. I like his videos except when he was so overly negative about WWII, even going as far as to bash Cameron Dayton on Twitter about it.
@@skippyhd3180 I disagree. It was given a low budget and little attention from Activision, and the community wouldn't give it a break either. If Sledgehammer had more resources and time, they would have flourished.
Dude your videos are amazing and your infinite warfare video was definitely my favorite because the game is really nostalgic to me, but after watching your video I can agree that they completely dropped the ball on the writing of the story but I feel that the gameplay was truly something special, it would be cool to see a video of you revisiting attack of the radioactive thing, anyway great job on making great content 👍🏻
Jr rizzo do you know if there are easter eggs still left unsolved in WW2 zombies? I recently got back into it with a friend of mine and we are just having a blast.
Just wanna say I’m back and my friend and I did all of the easter eggs a couple of times. Now we’re on a another zombies kick and did shadow throne at the time of this comment.
Hey guys does anyone know what happened with dlc1 and dlc3? I know dlc 1 was a boat map or something that got scrapped? Im dying to know what happened with those scrapped dlcs!
Pretty sure there was a rumour don’t know how substantiated but Sledgehammer and raven software were developing a Vietnam Cold War era game but due to disagreements the project was given to Treyarch which turned into Cold War and sledgehammer wanted to do an advanced warfare 2 but activision made them make vanguard in a short amount of time
This interview was great, though I have a questions for you Rizzo. When did you feel like doing something like this and how long did it take to happen?
I actually contacted Cameron about a possible interview last February. It was ultimately denied by higher-ups at Activision (I've heard multiple reasons as to why, but I suspect it's because I was an admittedly unproven content creator and they were likely nervous about the possible ramifications) but my professional nature during the conversations with Activision PR actually led to them inviting me out to those capture events last year.
Been playing through the DLCs as I recently bought the season pass with some friends. I love WW2 zombies but I was disappointed there are no new perks all the way through the season, I might be wrong but it’s not looking good.
Jr rizzo ahh that sucks man, but after watching this it makes sense. It’s sad to hear all the missed stuff, cringing every time a cool idea was discarded. It’s one of the things that I didn’t like about black ops 3. Great video, Rizzo!
Yeet Or Be Yeeted nah, he’s a great reviewer, he’s just a super casual zombies player. He actually went back and played WW2 after he enjoyed bo4 and he respects WW2 zombies now, but he doesn’t think it has any personality (which I kinda agree with tbh even if I enjoyed WW2)
@@glctcthnkr8059 what are you talking about? I mostly dislike him for his dog shit inconsistent take on video game politics, seriously, he has a video saying that bioshock is an amazing game and then an entire video talking about how politics in games are bad
Yeet Or Be Yeeted he brought that up in his “terrible hot takes” video where he brought up the fact that he considered his politics video one of his least favorite. I’m not sure exactly what he said, but I’m pretty sure he doesn’t like that video and he realizes how contradictory it is
I'm with you Rizzo I love ww2 zombies! Any work being done on that door on the TFR? Let's solve it tonight lol, jumping back on the game it's been long time
40/27 oh wow Rizzo and Cameron said the N word multiple times All jokes aside, it was so cool to hear them talk about all this stuff. I haven’t played WWII in a while (not because I dislike it, but simply because I’m enjoying other things more at the moment), but now I wanna jump back and play it. This was an incredible video, probably one of the most enjoyable to watch.
Rizzo, have you asked on Twitter about the choice of guns for WW2 that they chose? I love a lot of the guns but was kind of disappointed that there weren’t more shotguns in the game, Y’know?
I love a lot of the obscure designs they picked out towards the end of the game's life cycle, but I am kinda disappointed by the lack of new shotguns or pistols.
Definitely TTP. That DLC has so much content that I'd recommend getting it over any of the other DLCs. The survival map variants really hearken back to the old days of zombies where you just grab some weapons and shoot zombies. No objectives, quests, boss fights or any of that.
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Thanks for tuning in, everyone! I'm so happy that this video finally got off the ground! I've been trying for 18 months to get an interview of sorts greenlit. All it took was Cameron and Jason leaving Activision... who woulda thunk it?
For those who didn't watch until the end:
Next up is a Leftovers video or two. After that, I'll get back to work on my Buried review, then resume work on my Shadowed Throne music video and finally, an in-depth tutorial on how I make the renders for my thumbnails. I know that last one won't be something everyone is interested in, but I've gotten SO many requests for something like this over the years.
I love the fact that at the end, you showed beautiful renders, and then there's low poly Drostan.
Jr rizzo hey man
>Not asking why there wasn't any other BAT variants
Shame, Rizzo.
Chrome B.A.T. Elite exists
Rizzo’s been moving up in the world to know game devs
The battle between Rizzo and the baby carrots from yesterday's stream was the best anime fight in history
Starset4life 2019 wish I’d been there
@@JakVox only people who watched the stream will know....
Holy crap after hearing just what lexify said about WW2 zombies I just pushed it off as another Exo or IW bad excuse for a mode but goddamn this interview was so enthusiastic that I want to REALLY try WW2 zombies now. Thanks Rizzo 👍
i would love to get it, too bad activision makes it so expensive :P
Don't be influenced by youtubers and the community. Develop your own opinion of the modes.
pretty hard to do when these are so expensive lol
@@brunocar02 I wasn't talking to you, but I understand why you're frustrated about prices. The best thing you can do is wait for a sale or something.
Lex has been just straight up anti zombies and at the time very anti anything treyarch no one should bother with his opinion then let alone anymore
Man if this team got a second chance it could've been something really magical. Nazi Zombies II would be pretty cool if done right , imagine all the create-a-class elements just amped up in a true sequel sense. God we can only dream.
I was so invested in their talk of world building in games and how it isn't always a single issue related to few people and that WW2 was an international global effort and how it got intergrated into Nazi Zombies. That and the thoughts and beliefs and philosophy the Nazis had that helped shaped the lore and Experimentation commited by them in the game mode. That was really interesting. Thanks for this interview Rizzo. And you too Jason and Cameron.
Thank you for uploading this Rizzo! Hearing about some of the design choices was really interesting. This zombies mode was truely amazing and I wish it would continue...
Such a underrated zombies mode that everybody sleeps on cause it's not treyarc
@@CL-el9bd treyarch dropped the ball recently they got lazy not blaming cold wars reuse of assets too much because they were forced to make Cold War on a crunch time but bo4 late season and vanguard were a mess
57:49 I like how this was finally answered 4 years later with the new found EE on the 2 survival maps
there are other things that are still unanswered tho
You know, I’m really glad I found your channel and watched your videos. When WW2 zombies released, I absolutely hated it, but after seeing how much the devs cared about it and how much love they put into making everything, I’ve grown an appreciation for sledgehammer. I actually really want to see what they could do after everything they’ve learned from exo zombies and WW2 zombies
I agree. Bo3 might've been a top 3 but nothing will change my opinion on WWII being my favourite zombies mode
This is one of the best videos I’ve seen on this platform simply because I love seeing Game Developers being able to talk with fans and say “Oh yeah this is how this was made” and “We wanted to do this-“ and makes me realize how much hard work these people put in these games even for a side mode.
Amazing job Rizzo!
Do you ever think there could be a part two in the future? Because it was awesome to watch this while unlocking the last few hidden characters.
I would love a another interview like this but with a look back at the game now having all this time that has past. WW2 zombies had one of the best atmospheres/art styles in all of zombies massively underrated!
and would be lovely to hear more stuff without the NDA. Thought I would also mention that I have only just come across this video and ur channel
As one of the 8 people who like this game, this makes me giddy.
The one thing i love about Ww2 zombies was being able to inspect weapons.
The house that Groestan Haus was from the end of the mission “Death Factory.” It’s the very long house at the end of the three main buildings at the final part of the level when Daniels and Turner take care of the sniper.
Ww2 zombies was the ONLY zombies mode that i Really enjoyed. The other ones are too cartoony and sparkly and colorful. This one felt real and the secrets were so fun to find and complete. Easter eggs and character challengers were so fun.
Great interview! These guys talked so much about stuff that relates to the custom zombie stuff! Thanks for this!
Rizzo plz keep putting the streams in the playlists
Yes papa Rizzo i love the streams
Actually, I asked Lee Ross that question about SOE models in other maps, at least a similar one, and he said there's a bank of models that they all share, I think I asked someone at Treyarch the same thing, and they said the same thing.
You should have asked about the tortured path chapter 2, it has so many EE items laying on the platforms.
Aww. so shy. I love how far you've come rizzo. wholesome boi.
Kisses kisses to you and the devvo bois
I found it very nice that you put visuals on the screen relating to what you were talking about. Not something you had to do but I appreciate it.
So amazing listening to you guys talk about a zombies mode i love so much and hearing about the development side it gives me alot to think about when im playing these maps and looking at all the details
I only halfway through the video, but I have to say that, this looks amazing visually and I'm really, really sad about that we don't have a Theater mode in WW2... So now back to listening the great interview 🔮
Hi
You don't know how much your content makes my day man, keep doing what you're doing.
Thank you so much for having that talk! It was a real pleasure to listen to and soooo interesting. Really appreciate it!
I love watching your retrospectives on the different iterations of Zombies, as the opinions you state are well explained and the discussion/monologue is thoroughly constructive.
But this video is the cherry on top. I never bought WWII (might though) but always found myself knee-deep in the storyline and its theories, and for some reason, haven't really been quite as interested in the development side of things in Zombies besides WWII. Easiest hour spend on youtube.
Amazing interview/chat Rizzo! I really liked the part when you guys talked about the world building of WWll as it’s one of my favourite parts, also it was nice to hear you guys talk about your channel!
This was great.
Happy to hear that Nazi Zombies may come back in the future.
I found your channel because I was looking for a review about the WW2 zombies since WW2 is a PS plus extra now and I am an instant fan! Really enjoyed how excited you were about this game and ending it all with this talk really sold me on the game! Can't wait to experience the WW2 zombies storyline! You've earned my subscription :)
Gott dammit I wanna know about Army of the Dead! TFR is one of my all time maps and I really wanna know how they built that map inside and out.
I think it’s time for me to get WW2 and play zombies. They deserve it
Jimmy Killeen it’s a very interesting mode good none the less
It would have been cool if The Tortured Path had an ending cutscene for each map to give info on how those characters are doing and how it transitions from one map to the other.
Fucking love ww2 zombies. Wish there was a sequel:(
Maybe there will. I whis also
Bro finally, I saw you teasing this like a while back and I thought I missed this or something but here we are.
love you Rizzo I been watching forever and it's great to see how far you've come.
Holy shit.
You actually fucking did it.
I loved the "Darkest Shore" man.
Honestly Rizzo I loved this, one of your best videos so far! Thanks for the special guest with Rizzo!
Ohhh what a ride this game was. Storywise, developer wise, community wise and Idk what more
You brighten my day
if Bobby Kotick catches wind of this I'm sure he'd try to get those to fired, as he said, he wants to take all the fun out of making video games and these developers are having fun making video games.
This was a video I've been hoping to see you make for a long time. Glad to see its finally here
Did anyone ever find something on the Tesla gun panel in the square?
50:00 I think you will be happy to know that Hordepoint was recently made into a permanent mode
Rizzo is in the big boy club now
I wish certain youtubers didn't turn the vast majority of the community against WWII Zombies. I don't like pushing the blame on a select few, but that's really what happened.
I know lex hates it soo much he makes fun of anyone who likes it.
@@shaneh1872 I didn't want to name off anyone in particular in my comment, but yes he is definitely the worst offender in this case. I like his videos except when he was so overly negative about WWII, even going as far as to bash Cameron Dayton on Twitter about it.
Ww2 did screw itself up in a way
@@skippyhd3180 I disagree. It was given a low budget and little attention from Activision, and the community wouldn't give it a break either. If Sledgehammer had more resources and time, they would have flourished.
@@peytonsnyder2421 i mean how it is far too easy to survive in which made it boring
This was a ton of fun listening to this. It was fun to learn more about game development with one of my favorite COD games
Nice! Now i have something to listen while i do my homework! Thanks dad.
so fkn underrated u deserve more subs
The talk was pretty interesting and I can’t wait for all your new content coming when you finish it.
Dude your videos are amazing and your infinite warfare video was definitely my favorite because the game is really nostalgic to me, but after watching your video I can agree that they completely dropped the ball on the writing of the story but I feel that the gameplay was truly something special, it would be cool to see a video of you revisiting attack of the radioactive thing, anyway great job on making great content 👍🏻
Rizzo providing the top tier of Call Of Duty Zombies content
What a great video very jealous of you getting to opportunity to talk to devs like this
Thanks for the vid, it was very informative and I'm glad to see how far you've gone Rizzo! I love it!
Jr rizzo do you know if there are easter eggs still left unsolved in WW2 zombies? I recently got back into it with a friend of mine and we are just having a blast.
Holy god Rizzo you outdid yourself with this one. Amazing video.
I binged watched it with popcorn
Hm was that house panel ee ever solved or is it just a cut item
Just wanna say I’m back and my friend and I did all of the easter eggs a couple of times. Now we’re on a another zombies kick and did shadow throne at the time of this comment.
Loved every minute of this video.
Still my favorite zombies mode the ee were fun and easy to remember
Yes devs, I want to know if the panel on the house does something even if I can find it myself
bulli
But hey, it's wonderful you got to meet them!
Good work, Rizzo. Been waiting for this for a while.
This was actually very entertaining.
It turns out if you make it to round 50 on gröesten haus or I believe the prologue, a Brenner actually spawns in
Hey guys does anyone know what happened with dlc1 and dlc3? I know dlc 1 was a boat map or something that got scrapped? Im dying to know what happened with those scrapped dlcs!
The scraped maps were separated and used for the tortured path
S.S mount olympus is the ship you are wondering about.
Can u do a rating of all WW2 zombie maps? From best to worst
Love you devs❤❤❤
So, after the interview do you think there will be a Nazi zombie 2?
I hope so, but I'am not optimistic
Sledgehammer was fired right? Doesnt seem likely at all
Cold war was supposed to be a sequel but we know how that went
@@formarkv No they were never fired who the fuck told you that?
@@minecraftsteve2504 ww2 vanguard
Pretty sure there was a rumour don’t know how substantiated but Sledgehammer and raven software were developing a Vietnam Cold War era game but due to disagreements the project was given to Treyarch which turned into Cold War and sledgehammer wanted to do an advanced warfare 2 but activision made them make vanguard in a short amount of time
This interview was great, though I have a questions for you Rizzo. When did you feel like doing something like this and how long did it take to happen?
I actually contacted Cameron about a possible interview last February. It was ultimately denied by higher-ups at Activision (I've heard multiple reasons as to why, but I suspect it's because I was an admittedly unproven content creator and they were likely nervous about the possible ramifications) but my professional nature during the conversations with Activision PR actually led to them inviting me out to those capture events last year.
A lot of cinematics. You have talent Rizzo.
Wonderful video
50:00 Rizzo, go satisfy your desire to kill the Undead on Hordepoint right now
Ww2 prologue > bo4 advanced tutorial
Been playing through the DLCs as I recently bought the season pass with some friends. I love WW2 zombies but I was disappointed there are no new perks all the way through the season, I might be wrong but it’s not looking good.
If I recall correctly, there were more perks planned for the DLC season, but they ultimately had to be cut due to the incredibly tight schedule.
Jr rizzo ahh that sucks man, but after watching this it makes sense. It’s sad to hear all the missed stuff, cringing every time a cool idea was discarded. It’s one of the things that I didn’t like about black ops 3. Great video, Rizzo!
Rizzo is the master of B-Roll
I love bedtime stories
I love this so so sooooo much
The act man after hearing the story segment: am I a joke for you
Yes, he is a joke
Yeet Or Be Yeeted nah, he’s a great reviewer, he’s just a super casual zombies player. He actually went back and played WW2 after he enjoyed bo4 and he respects WW2 zombies now, but he doesn’t think it has any personality (which I kinda agree with tbh even if I enjoyed WW2)
@@glctcthnkr8059 what are you talking about?
I mostly dislike him for his dog shit inconsistent take on video game politics, seriously, he has a video saying that bioshock is an amazing game and then an entire video talking about how politics in games are bad
Yeet Or Be Yeeted he brought that up in his “terrible hot takes” video where he brought up the fact that he considered his politics video one of his least favorite. I’m not sure exactly what he said, but I’m pretty sure he doesn’t like that video and he realizes how contradictory it is
OH SHIT IT'S HERE
This is awesome!
Love you Rizzo
This was so pleasant. Lovely.
How do you talk to Cameron 😭. I really need his insight right now!
Awesome video Rizzo, looking forward to more content from you in future.
I'm with you Rizzo I love ww2 zombies! Any work being done on that door on the TFR? Let's solve it tonight lol, jumping back on the game it's been long time
22:20 did anyone find out what that was after this podcast?
1:01:53 also this
WOAH!!
Where is the footage at 47:49 from, the noclipping?
are you going to re upload yesterday's stream? btw cheers for giving me something to listen to at work 😂
Pls
Was there any dead space references and Easter eggs in ww2 zombies?
When will do another stream?
40/27 oh wow Rizzo and Cameron said the N word multiple times
All jokes aside, it was so cool to hear them talk about all this stuff. I haven’t played WWII in a while (not because I dislike it, but simply because I’m enjoying other things more at the moment), but now I wanna jump back and play it.
This was an incredible video, probably one of the most enjoyable to watch.
Rizzo, have you asked on Twitter about the choice of guns for WW2 that they chose? I love a lot of the guns but was kind of disappointed that there weren’t more shotguns in the game, Y’know?
I love a lot of the obscure designs they picked out towards the end of the game's life cycle, but I am kinda disappointed by the lack of new shotguns or pistols.
Ayyyy
Hey Rizzo I’ve been getting into WW2 zombies a lot more I own Dlc 1 and 2 would you suggest getting Frozen Dawn or TTP
Definitely TTP. That DLC has so much content that I'd recommend getting it over any of the other DLCs. The survival map variants really hearken back to the old days of zombies where you just grab some weapons and shoot zombies. No objectives, quests, boss fights or any of that.
Just wondering why is the stream private
Yo Rizzo will you ever put your live streams back public again? I missed your last stream but I normally try to binge the whole thing post stream :D
Did you check his playlist? They're still public for me