Call of Duty: World at War.. .what happened?

[scnj]

Probably because it was made by Treyarch. They have a stigma attached that their CoD games are inferior. Unfortunately in this case, I found that to be right, what with tanks pretty much breaking multiplayer and the campaign being slightly dull.

 

[Marowit]

I actually just picked it up, and I am really enjoying it. I haven't checked out MP yet, but I really miss CoD1/2 MP. So, I'm hoping that this game provides a similar fun experience (I just like bolt action, non-desert, urban environments - the Kar98 is my favorite gun every...in any MP game)...I hope there are still some servers up for it too...that would suck if there weren't.

I think it just came out at the wrong time in terms of the WWII shooter-genre, and it's competition was a war game that evoked a lot of feelings about our current conflict(s). But, if you're not bored with the genre it's definitely a fun game, and the soviet campaign rocks.

 

[Iwata]

I wouldn't say "dropped off the radar". As far as WWII shooters go, it's one of the best. But there's really nothing that makes it stand out. It's an ok game, but once I was done with the campaign, and the zombie nazi novelty wore off, I traded it for something better.

 

[MortisLegio]

I loved it but nobody I know plays it anymore and Nazi Zombies is boring* without them

*Teammates just run around and get themselve (or Me) killed

 

[silver wolf009]

Nothing infinity ward can say will ever top nazi zombies for me. So it wasnt a total loss.

 

[fix-the-spade]

How come it dropped off the radar not long after it came out?

It didn't, it's player numbers are still healthy.

Compared to Treyarch's previous CoD effort it's been a massive smash, although the lack of new settings, orignal story telling or tech and hype based shit storms meant it didn't generate as many news pages as 4 or 4part 2.

 

[MurderousToaster]

I enjoyed it. The multiplayer is far more balanced than Modern Warfare 2's, regardless of the MP40 making the game easy mode.

 

[CheckD3]

I don't think it's as popular overall because it was a step back in the grand scheme of things. Sure, it's got better gameplay than the others and used the MW coattails, but after going modern, going back to what's been done over and over is just bland

 

[SextusMaximus]

Yeah, I actually did return to it as well.
It wasn't nearly as good as MW2 for me, I mean the campaign was fairly forgettable and the multiplayer, while alright, was nothing special.
The Nazi Zombies was pretty good too.
So, it's definitely not a failure.

You thought the multiplayer on MW2 was better than alright? I found it mediocre to bad myself. WAW was fairly replayable.

OT: Nothing happened, it's still a great game which many of my friends play and had been playing for years.

 

[archvile93]

Treyarch>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Infinity Ward

AAAAARGH!
OBJECTION!
Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against Treys.

Treyarch gave CoD campaign coop, which its been begging for! IW then took it away to tell their shitty story in a more dramatic fashion.

I found Spec Ops superior to the Co-op campaign. It disposed of all the scenes that I had to sit through every time in WaW.

IW are douchebags as they focused on the game and not the players.

Umm, isn't that what the devs are supposed to focus on.
You know, the fucking game?

*looks at avatar*

YEEEEEEEEEEEEAH. You might be slightly biased.

Aww, come on, Onyx. You just discovered I am a IW fanboy?
Still, I really don's see coop in WaW being better than Spec Ops.

That is true. Now if we can only figure out how IW managed to completely destroy the MW multiplayer.

 

[MetallicaRulez0]

The gameplay was imbalanced (hello MP40) and very clunky, with terrible hit detection. It had vehicles, which almost across the board ruin FPS games.

 

[JourneyThroughHell]

Yeah, I actually did return to it as well.
It wasn't nearly as good as MW2 for me, I mean the campaign was fairly forgettable and the multiplayer, while alright, was nothing special.
The Nazi Zombies was pretty good too.
So, it's definitely not a failure.

You thought the multiplayer on MW2 was better than alright? I found it mediocre to bad myself. WAW was fairly replayable.

OT: Nothing happened, it's still a great game which many of my friends play and had been playing for years.

It was fine but not the main attraction for me.
I completed the campaign three times and did every spec ops mission. MP is just a nice bonus.

 

[SextusMaximus]

Yeah, I actually did return to it as well.
It wasn't nearly as good as MW2 for me, I mean the campaign was fairly forgettable and the multiplayer, while alright, was nothing special.
The Nazi Zombies was pretty good too.
So, it's definitely not a failure.

You thought the multiplayer on MW2 was better than alright? I found it mediocre to bad myself. WAW was fairly replayable.

OT: Nothing happened, it's still a great game which many of my friends play and had been playing for years.

It was fine but not the main attraction for me.
I completed the campaign three times and did every spec ops mission. MP is just a nice bonus.

Spec Ops was certainly the best part of MW2, a fantastic addition! If they could just add zombies!

And did you complete them on different difficulties?

 

[The Random One]

Well, I never enjoyed WWII shooters anyway. After I finished the two first missions with the Russian dude, I realized there was no way the game could get better than that and I returned it (rental). I don't know why the people who usually enjoy CoD didn't like it.

 

[rt052192]

let me summarize World at War with one word: Treyarch...

 

[JourneyThroughHell]

Yeah, I actually did return to it as well.
It wasn't nearly as good as MW2 for me, I mean the campaign was fairly forgettable and the multiplayer, while alright, was nothing special.
The Nazi Zombies was pretty good too.
So, it's definitely not a failure.

You thought the multiplayer on MW2 was better than alright? I found it mediocre to bad myself. WAW was fairly replayable.

OT: Nothing happened, it's still a great game which many of my friends play and had been playing for years.

It was fine but not the main attraction for me.
I completed the campaign three times and did every spec ops mission. MP is just a nice bonus.

Spec Ops was certainly the best part of MW2, a fantastic addition! If they could just add zombies!

And did you complete them on different difficulties?

I currently have 63 stars.
So... yeah.

 

[MR T3D]

MP: reskinned COD4 with new maps, tanks WERE awesome until pussies whined about them and they disappeared.
SP: pretty fun, co-op option was great
zombies: awesome.
in hindsight, yeah, i bashed it for being reskinned cod4, but hey, its really rather good.
beats shit out of MW2.

 

[Buizel91]

I'll start by saying I only play Hardcore. It's the only way to play CoD, all of your shots count.

WaW was a success but it was just average. It didn't hold a candle to CoD4. In multiplayer the spawns were shitty, people would spawn behind you, you's regularly spawn infront of enemies, you'd spawn under artillery etc.

The special grenades were useless unlike the very useful flash and stun. last stand made the bolt actions useless. It was so good that everyone had it. Unless you hit a head shot everytime (or were far away with a scope,) you were looking at a 1:1 K to D. at best. Plus the maps weren't great (although none were as bad as Wasteland on MW2).

Once they removed tanks from hardcore I went straight back to CoD4. It was the only thing that seperated it from a poor mans CoD4. You were left with maps designed on a scale for vehicles, just without the vehicles. You'd respawn in the arse end of nowhere then have to trudge your way back to where the action is hoping not to get picked off by a sniper (and because of this flaw there were lots of snipers). The tanks made certain areas of the map really risky for infantry, funneling the action into smaller areas. Take the tanks away and thats gone. It also removed any need to use rockets or satchel charges, tripling the amount of betties over night.

I went spent about 3-4 months on WaW then went back to CoD4. Don't get me started on Nazi Zombies. I played it a few times then got bored of it and never played it again. The only way I found superior was the stat tracking on the WaW website.

WaW was average, MW2 is good but CoD4 was the dogs bollocks.

COD4-CODWAW...same games different suites, it used the exact same multiplayer, added a few tanks, new perks, slight tweak with the graphics and presto, you have WAW, seriously, no one can say the COD4 was better when WAW is exactly the same.

its like saying Heinz beans and ASDA's own beans aren't the same because of the feckin tin and who makes them!

 

[Soundish]

I liked WaW. Mostly for two reasons, Jack Bauer and Sgt Reznov.