Infinite Flawfare Wirst Impressions + MW:R

[J4MES OX4D 10,182]

I finished the Modern Warfare Remastered campaign yesterday which was absolutely fantastic to revisit - the visual upgrade is utterly magnificent and the missions as we all know are incredibly varied, memorable and simply iconic. It's amazing how powerful and engaging the story and characters are just through mission briefings on the loading screen and some excellent dialogue. Still have a few achievements to sift through including beating the ship in under 15.1 seconds and the infuriating Mile High Club on Veteran. At least when I smash up my keyboard in fury; I'll have a few controllers to fall back on! 

I've clocked about 8 hours on the MP and it's amazing to go back to the proper COD where the TTK is incredibly low, guns have recoil and the user can't rely on an array of OP killstreaks or specialists. It's also a relief to see walls and not having some little prick running on it with his P2W supply drop assault rifle bought with his parents hard earned money along with barbie camo and some supersonic dildo attachment he unlocked at level 2. The game is tough - P2P+host advantage once again; camp spots, wallbangs, grenade spam and unpredictable spawns - bloody beautiful though and a refreshing challenge. It even puts into perspective how easy MW2 was and how simple the games have become ever since. I do like how the game hasn't been 'balanced' and it's exactly how Call of Duty 4 was but with the Advanced Warfare engine. I was worried about this at first but shockingly; the movement feels perfect and not too fluid or flash like BO3 and not dated.  There are 20 prestige levels but I probably wont get very far - I'm level 18 in about 7 hours of actual match gameplay and it already feels like a slog. I've seen it all before and don't really envisage spending another few hundred hours like I did back on the 360 or on my non-steam version but it's a nice casual game now brimming of nostalgia which will feel complete once the remaining 6 maps get released for free. If this type of COD was released today though; it would rejuvenate and repopulate the dwindling franchise. 

I also decided to check out Infinite Warfare - this being a game that I have loathed since it's announcement. I'm not a fan of the fake Infinity Ward especially after Ghosts and the prospect of Call of Duty in space is an absolute disgrace. Activision are even bigger twats than ever before. I actually felt sick buying the Legacy Edition (75% discount voucher - wouldn't have bought it otherwise) knowing that Activision would chalk up a sale for a game that I did not want or have no interest in. I will not touch the MP at all especially as it's pure P2W already and it looks like utter garbage with boring gameplay and maps that have no flow or decent aesthetics. Bascially a F2P BO3 clone or summat to that tune. That left me with the campaign which I started a few hours ago and it kicked off with a mediocre prologue mission that was so boring. After staggering through that and after watching a reasonably impressive cinematic; I began the first main mission which is called Black Sky. Fuck me sideways; this mission is absolutely incredible from start to finish. Unbelievably to me; this is one of the best missions I have ever seen in the franchise. Starts off aboard this balcony overlooking Geneva in Switzerland and the visuals are stunning. Then the bloody spaceship I got into on the roof got attacked by these wankers called the SDF using our own mounted guns in the sea and our ship got downed in the streets. Then began a frantic push through the streets battling some bloody SDF robot thingys as you do these days in COD and there's some interesting weapons to use plus the characters are really well written and the audio is terrific. Even the AI is quite smart and provides a tough challenge without random hits that kill you out of nowhere. I usually find COD missions linear, dull and generic these days and have done for years but that was an incredible experience. Oh and at the end; you go to space and have another fight up there. It's fast paced, barmy but against all odds; it was a bloody enjoyable experience that I did not expect and if the campaign retains this level of quality in each mission along with stunning cinematics; it could be the best we've had since probably MW2. I did read prior that the story was the strongest aspect of the game and was very impressive so that could be the one feature that salvages this product. 

Black Ops 3 had one of the most embarrassing and underwhelming stories with garbage characters - fighting robots on a train, being stuck in a digital blue forest and then being on a map stuck on its side - it was just too outrageous, far-fetched and trippy. Pathetic showing from Treyarch and hard to believe they were responsible for WaW and BO1. I'm hoping IW keeps the standard it has set early on and it joins other games such as Doom and Titanfall 2 this year which have provided very impressive single player components on games that may have been seen purely MP oriented. It's still too early to judge Infinite Warfare but I'm so far pleasantly surprised that it's provided one of the most fun and pulsating missions in the franchise but for the MP and the rest of the package aside from MW:R; there's nothing else I'm interested in. 

[TigerBurge 2,375]

Infinite Warfare I really don't like. I'm going to keep trying it but I can't get into a groove at all. Way to many routs. 

 

CoD 4 however I'm really enjoying. The simplicity of it is what I'm loving. I forgot how great the maps were,every gun feels different . 

 

If I want futuristic stuff I'll play Titan Fall. What little time I've spent on it has been great