Poll: Are you Hyped for Modern Warfare 2 ?
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COD4 is probably the only "realistic" style action game I have played that had great graphics, an good storyline, a very nice variety of missions, and decent multiplayer. The first person shooting mechanics were great, but they were broken up nicely by interesting missions like the AC-130 gunship level. And how about that level where the only goal is to drag yourself around a nuclear blast site until you die of radiation poisoning? That was a real highlight of the game for me (even though it was a pretty depressing scene) because of the sheer creativity it took to come up with that idea and execute it so well. The effects during that scene were just perfect.
I completely trust IW to once again come up with interesting ideas to supplement their standard but excellent FPS gameplay, to execute them extremely well, and to deliver a game with substantial polish that is very fun to play and has a lot of replay value. I have no doubt that MW2 will have and be all of those things.
As for doing something "new" I don't think it's that important. Sure, COD4 was a departure for the series, but as far as it went it didn't make many changes from the accepted formula of plot and gameplay elements for a "modern" shooter. We have Russians, nukes, violence in the Middle East, gruff soldiers... All of that is standard standard fare. What also didn't change is the tried-and-true COD setup of being one member of a squad of soldiers all advancing together (which is actually different from the majority of lone-supersolider type games, which I think are in many ways less fun than the squad setup.) What IW did well with COD4, and what made the game stand out, was how well they executed their concepts and how they added just enough variation to keep it interesting. That is something that I think their very talented designers, coders, and artists can replicate in a sequel, and that is why I am very hyped for COD4.
I completely trust IW to once again come up with interesting ideas to supplement their standard but excellent FPS gameplay, to execute them extremely well, and to deliver a game with substantial polish that is very fun to play and has a lot of replay value. I have no doubt that MW2 will have and be all of those things.
As for doing something "new" I don't think it's that important. Sure, COD4 was a departure for the series, but as far as it went it didn't make many changes from the accepted formula of plot and gameplay elements for a "modern" shooter. We have Russians, nukes, violence in the Middle East, gruff soldiers... All of that is standard standard fare. What also didn't change is the tried-and-true COD setup of being one member of a squad of soldiers all advancing together (which is actually different from the majority of lone-supersolider type games, which I think are in many ways less fun than the squad setup.) What IW did well with COD4, and what made the game stand out, was how well they executed their concepts and how they added just enough variation to keep it interesting. That is something that I think their very talented designers, coders, and artists can replicate in a sequel, and that is why I am very hyped for COD4.
If this game has the ability to use a red dot red tiger m16 all my hype will be flourished away. However, I am kind of hyped for this...
Not really. CoD4 had a great Single Player experience, but I found the multiplayer to be over hyped and required too much of an investment of time to be really enjoyable (for me). Even when the game came out I didn't give it much notice. It wasn't until I saw that it was the top selling game of 2007 that I figured I should see what all the fuss was about. That said, the game is already in my Gamefly queue and I'll probably make sure that I have an open spot in queue for it's release date, but I'll probably just play through and enjoy the single player campaign, get as many achievement points as I can (that are fun and not bouts of frustration) and then send it right back.
If something is extremely popular, then there's a good chance that a noteworthy number of people would think that it is overhyped. I'm not a big CoD4 fan, but after playing it online I fully understood how other people could enjoy the leveling system with rewards for in-match accomplishments. Some people like that style of online gaming. I'm someone who prefers that everyone be on an even level and that in-match accomplishments should not be rewarded by giving the excelling players more things that will help them excel even more.MarkusAurelius9 said:
Not really.
Like the first one, I will probably enjoy it on my friend's 360 but I don't play games enough to be a contender there. A week after launch and I'm up against analog stick commandos.
Like the first one, I will probably enjoy it on my friend's 360 but I don't play games enough to be a contender there. A week after launch and I'm up against analog stick commandos.
The first game was more the British SAS vs. terrorists, the Americans just chased leads and got nuked.Vrex360 said:
And how interchangeable is the humans vs. alien bugs genre of gaming?
i am hyped for it because the first ones single player was great, and this ones single player is looking awesome
thats right... i said single player
but still im most hyped for god of war 3 and uncharted 2
thats right... i said single player
but still im most hyped for god of war 3 and uncharted 2
What praise did it undeservedly get exactly? The single player was short, gripping, and fun.Rajin Cajun said:
The multiplayer blows anything else out of the water, hands down. The only reason people don't like it is because Halo 3, TF2, and GoW2 exist. Those 3 games cater to totally different audiences, and CoD4 caters to yet another audience. It's the best semi-realistic multiplayer shooter since Counterstrike, I'm not sure anyone can argue against that fact.
Since no one has really called you on your bullshit I feel the need to. In MW2 you play as a member of Task Force 141, an international group created to hunt down Makarov, the new big bad. Next time please do a little research before talking.Vrex360 said:
The first one was INCREDIBLE in my opinion, both single-player and Multi-player. Now when MW 2 tags along with the main character from the 1st game leading you, that's just awesomeness right there.
So yeah, I'M INCREDIBLY DAMN HYPED for this game. I DAMN WANT IT.
So yeah, I'M INCREDIBLY DAMN HYPED for this game. I DAMN WANT IT.
It didn't bring anything new to the franchise other then multiplayer perks that is it. Most of the features in CoD4 had been around a long time in CoD while it was fun it wasn't that innovative.MetallicaRulez0 said:
To be fair, in MW 1, the American character you play is killed off halfway through and you play the rest of the game as a member of the S.A.S.Vrex360 said:
I am not really to excited for the single-player since the E3 demo was unimpressive. A heartbeat sensor? A snowmobile chase? This isn't James Bond this is Call of Duty. I thought Call of Duty was supposed to be about you know war not counter terrorism (See title: Modern WARFARE 2).
I am more excited for the multi-player portion than the single-player at this point. Mostly because they seem to have fixed the main problem I had with the first game in that there wasn't many guns to choose from. I've seen glimpses of a Famas, AUG(finally some bullpups), and a Kriss Super V. So they are finally giving us some more modern weapons in MODERN Warfare.
I am more excited for the multi-player portion than the single-player at this point. Mostly because they seem to have fixed the main problem I had with the first game in that there wasn't many guns to choose from. I've seen glimpses of a Famas, AUG(finally some bullpups), and a Kriss Super V. So they are finally giving us some more modern weapons in MODERN Warfare.
What do you mean reasearch, all I was saying is that I don't like Modern Warfare as a plot device, be it America, Brittan, Russia or anything it just doesn't appeal. How is that bullshit, yes I should have looked into it before posting I understand and apologise but seriously this post I made was to represent that I'm not really 'down' with modern warfare.Scolar Visari said:
Also the Gears 2 referance was satirical.