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The story isn’t a reboot either, continuing the Modern Warfare series’ story and assuming that players have some knowledge of what’s happened previously. Her motivations are believable, her backstory allows for some interesting and unique missions, and she’s played excellently by Claudia Doumit.
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The two playable army men characters, Alex and Kyle, are cookie-cutter action movie protagonists, but they’re complemented by some genuinely interesting allies.Ĭaptain Price returns – as charismatic as ever – and Farah joins you on a lot of missions as the leader of the Urzikstani Liberation Force.
Modern Warfare’s contained story is one of the best in recent years too. It’s not without those tendencies, that’s for sure, but the confidence with which it tackles the serious themes makes the campaign one that you want to stick with. It’s a lot more than a globetrotting romp through war-torn locations. For me though, while unsettling at times, the themes that Modern Warfare’s campaign explores added real weight to the story and makes is stand out from the competition.
Then, later on there are some other torture scenes that are equally uncomfortable.įor some people, it’ll be too much. An early mission portrays a terrorist attack on London’s Piccadilly Circus and is unsettlingly realistic. Other moments may simply hit too close to home for some people. Some of the particularly shocking moments aren’t presented in quite as thoughtful a way as they should be, with them being used more as horrific imagery than to bring up important subjects or even develop the plot. From the reveal earlier this year, Infinity War has insisted that the campaign wouldn’t hide from the atrocities of modern conflicts, and that’s certainly the case. Modern Warfare’s story takes some risks too. The intensity of these raid missions are the perfect way to show off Call of Duty’s strengths and add variety to the game.
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Bombastic set-pieces are not all that makes the series exciting. The quieter moments also show how Call of Duty could switch up the first-person shooter formula going forward. We all know that Call of Duty’s gameplay is top tier – that’s why it’s become the success it is today – and that Infinity Ward and their peers can do spectacle like few others, but Modern Warfare shows that the quality extends to the detail.įrom the way your AI squadmates move as you slowly follow them up a tight staircase, to the incredible explosions when you call in a drone strike, Modern Warfare is very impressive. Of course, there’s a budget that allows for it that other studios can only dream of, but Modern Warfare’s visuals and basic mechanics are beyond anything I’ve seen before. The success of these missions is in no small part down to Modern Warfare’s impeccable design and presentation. Whether it be crawling through a Russian controlled town in an attempt to escape or creeping through the four floors of a London townhouse in the dead of night with Captain Price by your side, Modern Warfare can be even more intense when it takes it slow and forgets about the fighter jets and explosions. Those bombastic set-piece missions are woven between three or four smaller scale raid/infiltration missions that put an emphasis on atmosphere, shock value, and realism. Modern Warfare’s missions are far more varied than usual. Modern Warfare doesn’t completely lose that set-up, with fast-paced airfield or town square firefights being littered through the six-hour runtime, but it isn’t afraid to slow it down and show how a Call of Duty campaign can use its strengths in different ways.
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While there have been some highlights in previous years, such as CoD 4 and Infinite Warfare, some Call of Duty campaigns have been little more than short popcorn flicks full of cliched characters and dramatic set-pieces. Modern Warfare, which is a reboot in naming terms but a sequel in nature, reverts to type, complimenting the usual suite of multiplayer modes with some co-op missions and a brand new story.Īs you’d expect, the removal of Battle Royale does make the multiplayer portion feel like a step backwards from Black Ops 4 but, thankfully, the campaign does enough to pick up the slack. Trying to nab some of the battle royale buzz from PUBG and Fortnite with Call of Duty Black Ops 4’s Blackout mode, while dropping the series staple single-player campaign, was a bold move. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare on PlayStation 4