COD going back to WW2?

[Steelfox1]

Personally im not very happy about this, i mean every single cod game out there besides CoD4 has been WW2, i mean why not stay in modern combat, or why not even go to desert storm or something like that. Everyone does WW2 games and they are really getting old, what do you think?

 

[BlackZero]

well treyarch has been responsible for most of the WW2 COD games but if the sales plument on this one compared to COD4 they'll know what they did wrong, but rumor is COD6 is set in the future, but i'd much rather it in modern times which it'll probably be

 

[TOGSolid]

Actually, they only did COD 3, which fell down, burned over, and THEN sank into the swamp.

 

[Zealot_Guy]

I am sick and tired of WW2 games. They are overplayed and over used. I remember Yhatzee exsplaning at it is quite true. WW2 was the last time in quite a while where we had a real war with a definate enemy and truly won with awesomeness. But hell... Every other war game since has done the same thing in a fictional reality with a war that isn't real but making fake out of real world events. Like AO2 and COD4. But I am very sad it's a damned WW2 game AGAIN!!!

This is a game I will not bother with, it'll be full of cliches and crap. So, no...just no.

 

[Black yeoman]

OK, the amount of WW2 games out now is bordering on obsessive, I just can't understand why people don't find it distasteful.

 

[Novajam]

I don't think COD5 (that is what we're talking about, right?) will be too bad. At least it's set in some new locations with new enemies and weapons. And being Australian, I've got a bit more interest in the War in the pacific thing, even if I don't get to play as a digger.

If you really don't like it, don't buy it. That's the best way to tell them how you feel.

well treyarch has been responsible for most of the WW2 COD games but if the sales plument on this one compared to COD4 they'll know what they did wrong, but rumor is COD6 is set in the future, but i'd much rather it in modern times which it'll probably be

Near future? Or will my gun be purple and shoot green bullets?

 

[Kataclyst]

Eh, Epic fail for WW2. COD broke so many rules and rocked the house. They should continue on it.

 

[Flour]

Actually, they only did COD 3, which fell down, burned over, and THEN sank into the swamp.

IIRC, they also made the expansion for CoD1, which was better than the original game.

 

[Mariena]

What people see is "oh god another WW2 game", but it's not on the 'overplayed' Western front. Not the usual Americans-Do-Their-DDay-Thing-And-Kick-Some-Nazi-Butt as in every other game. Instead, they decide to take the original path and go... to the Pacific! That is worthy of a game, in my opinion. Though I would like to see an actual proper game based on the Eastern Front one day..

But since it doesn't include the sneaky SAS or the Awesome Americans.. fat chance!

Now that I think about it, a game on the Eastern Front from the German's point of view would be great! The Eastern front is full of unexploited battle scenarios. Withdrawal and advances, encirclements, massive tank battles, urban warfare, you name it. They had it!

Red Orchestra came a long way, but that game is more of a tactical TDM rather than an interactive movie or battle simulator.

Actually, they only did COD 3, which fell down, burned over, and THEN sank into the swamp.

IIRC, they also made the expansion for CoD1, which was better than the original game.

Agreed! But United Offensive was made by Gray Matter Interactive.. (and apparently was merged with Treyarch afterwards).

 

[SomeBritishDude]

I don't know how interested I am in CoD5. On the one hand, its a WW2 game, plus how long has it actually been since CoD4? Feels a bit rushed to me, even if it is the same engine.

On the other hand, its suppose to be kind of creepy, and unlike any other WW2 game *adds a pinch of salt*. Also, its CoD, everyones going to get it. I don't like CoD4s multiplayer as much as most people, but gaming with your friends is epic in almost any game.

 

[Amnestic]

Near future? Or will my gun be purple and shoot green bullets?

So...Halo?

Couldn't people, I dunno, make up a fictional war that isn't either 1940s or 2010? Like the 1970s? 2050? 1600?

 

[D_987]

I really hope COD6 is NOT in Modern times - yeah it was an ok game (COD4) but I don't want a re-make of that.

 

[Syphonz]

Does resistance count? It was 1950 in a sci-fi war.

 

[Downside]

see what we need is another real life world war. That way when it all blows over and the allies win again we can start getting some more interesting games based upon it.

ok back OT I don't think the setting matters all that much its the way its executed that counts. Although i can see the same WW2 weapons becoming a bit stale unless they bring in some imaginary prototype gun that may have existed in WW2 minds but that may make it a bit far fetched.

 

[L.B. Jeffries]

Actually, they only did COD 3, which fell down, burned over, and THEN sank into the swamp.

In their defense, they were given 9 months to make the entire game. That developer has made plenty of decent games and with COD 5 they've had two years so hopefully they had more time to work on it.

And, uh, also in their defense they had no reason to know that WW2 was suddenly going to become lame back when they started the project or that COD 4 was going to be as huge as it was. They couldn't really change the game by the time they realized people were cool with FPS games set in Iraq-scenarios.

 

[Syphonz]

see what we need is another real life world war. That way when it all blows over and the allies win again we can start getting some more interesting games based upon it.

ok back OT I don't think the setting matters all that much its the way its executed that counts. Although i can see the same WW2 weapons becoming a bit stale unless they bring in some imaginary prototype gun that may have existed in WW2 minds but that may make it a bit far fetched.

Soo another Battlefield 1942: Secret weapons of WWII? I'd give it a go, just if EA doesn't do it.

 

[videonerd250]

I think that even though it's World War 2, having it in the Pacific will bring enough changes that it could be a completely different game. World War 2 games are overdone in terms of D-Day and fighting in France/Germany, but a simple change in location has potential.

Also, a near-future COD that includes military prototype equipment would be awesome.

 

[Caliostro]

Noooo... Not again...

Does "done to death" strike a bell? I mean, I accept the possibility of WWII games being done again at some point, but can we give it a bloody rest for now? CoD4 was awesome, and possibly one of the best FPSes out so far... I really don't think the dev team behind CoD just had a "George Lucas" and COD4 was just an accidental masterpiece followed by endless rivers of wank...

 

[BaronAsh]

Actually, they only did COD 3, which fell down, burned over, and THEN sank into the swamp.

Monty Python FTW

 

[Killcushley]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_War_II_video_games
there is so many world war two games its unreal
and yet there is only like 6 or 7 good ones
its just beyond rediculous why dont they try something different or if they are so desperate to make a game about a world war try world war 1