My bad, replace EA with Activision then. But EA is just as big an offender with EA sports.gigastar said:
Should we support black ops 2?
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How DARE anyone compare CoD to Halo? I mean, don't get me wrong: I don't hate Call of Duty. It's sort of fun, and the stories are sort of engaging. It's really not that bad, not as bad as the intelligent gamers like to pretend it is because the gameplay is all reflex-based without any real thought involved. That's true, but it's also true of fighting games like Mortal Kombat (and you don't see people disregarding THAT as nonsensical garbage).
But like Halo? Halo's gameplay is based heavily on the careful selection of certain weapons against certain enemies, nothing like Call of Duty, which consists of shooting the same enemy with the same gun OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
But like Halo? Halo's gameplay is based heavily on the careful selection of certain weapons against certain enemies, nothing like Call of Duty, which consists of shooting the same enemy with the same gun OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
People seem to pigeonhole FPS's all in the same hole for some reason. Once you have played one, you have played them all. But thats not true, there are many subgroups to the FPS just like with RPG's or racing gamesbigfatcarp93 said:
I wouldnt compare them either, one focuses strictly on the on-foot actions (cod) While halo dabbles in vehicles as well. And customisation (games rather than classes). And building levels etc
Except no one expects innovation from a sports game. They expect it to play like it has before, with tweaks to team rosters and maybe a new feature or two in the menu. That's it.Chairman Miaow said:
It's a damn Activision thread and people like you still manage to find some way to trash EA in the process. What's next, EA is the cause of obesity in america? Seriously, you try way too hard to dog them. It actually devalues any legitimate criticism you have of their games.
Indeed. I think that those who are interested in how the game looks should give it a try. That doesn't mean buy it on release day necessarily, but give it a chance. For those of us that aren't too interested, there will be other games that come out this year.distortedreality said:
(GW2-YAY)
I love this collective 'we' in gaming. Most people don't give a shit about what happens to a series; they'll play it regardless.
Hardcore fans will do it out of sheer pigheaded determination and casual enthusiasts like myself will do it because a game's a game.
The impotent mewling of the middle area that dislike change (or occasionally the lack therein of) will mostly be silent upon release when they realise they've got nothing better to do with their lives and buy it anyway.
Gamers are tiredly predictable that way.
Hardcore fans will do it out of sheer pigheaded determination and casual enthusiasts like myself will do it because a game's a game.
The impotent mewling of the middle area that dislike change (or occasionally the lack therein of) will mostly be silent upon release when they realise they've got nothing better to do with their lives and buy it anyway.
Gamers are tiredly predictable that way.
Because they're actually changing how the foundation of the Single-player works by adding choice and consequence where there is none. Picking between various missions to go on and based on fail or win change things. Also multiple endings.Woodsey said:
Barely any FPSs have this, hell I don't think any recent one's do.
I didn't care for (or buy) MW2 and MW3, but I enjoyed World at War and Black Ops 1, so I figure "why not?" on this one. It definitely has a BF2142 near futuristic combat sort of vibe and an interesting premise, and attempts a lot of things people (like you guys) have been bitching for the COD series to try (such as more open ended maps, future setting, etc). Haters are going to hate, but Treyarch has yet to let me down with one of their games so I'll see about picking it up in November.
I don't remember there being one. CoD was popular, but nowhere near the giant it became with the switch to modern warfare.Sixcess said:
And as much as I agree with the comments that these people will still buy the game despite their whinging, even a fraction less sales than black ops could prompt a knee jerk reaction from activision and indeed, other publishers of less than honourable practices.
Yes, yes they have. I feel like I should make a farnsworth reference, maybe post that axe picture from american psycho, say something about letting loose the nukes and bringing it all to an end, but no, I have no words to describe how such people make me feel.Reaper195 said:
I have no idea what your getting at and I don't want to treed on anybodies feet here, but Treyarch don't need your support! And especially Activision don't need your support.Doclector said:
It doesn't matter either way cause the game is gonna come out, I'll pay $70 NZ, say its shit and no one will care.(And when I mean 'I', I mean everyone who has a 360, PS3 or PC.) Just like how the devs and producers don't care about whether they have your back.
Why are they complaining? I doubt any of then even touch the single player campaign. The multiplayer won't change, they already have all this remote control shit in it anyway. This isn't CHANGE this isn't INNOVATION. Setting a game 10 years in the shiny future doesn't make the game good, or bad for that matter.
All this video has shown is that you will be able to remotely control some shiny mechs. ************ YOU ALREADY DO THAT! WHAT DIFFERENCE IS IT TO YOU IF THE REMOTE CONTROL THING YOU ARE CONTROLLING HAS A PRETEND PERSON IN IT OR NOT? You know what? If this fails (and it won't) but it by some fucking miracle this fails, it will show, not that the community rejects change or innovation but that we fucking WANT change and innovation.
Also for all those morons saying "but but it looks like halo I hate halo" go look at all the shit they've said they're going to add in for Halo 4, you'll see the line between COD and Halo is getting so fucking blurry it's not funny.
All this video has shown is that you will be able to remotely control some shiny mechs. ************ YOU ALREADY DO THAT! WHAT DIFFERENCE IS IT TO YOU IF THE REMOTE CONTROL THING YOU ARE CONTROLLING HAS A PRETEND PERSON IN IT OR NOT? You know what? If this fails (and it won't) but it by some fucking miracle this fails, it will show, not that the community rejects change or innovation but that we fucking WANT change and innovation.
Also for all those morons saying "but but it looks like halo I hate halo" go look at all the shit they've said they're going to add in for Halo 4, you'll see the line between COD and Halo is getting so fucking blurry it's not funny.
I don't think Halo has been like that for a while my friend. From what we've seen/heard of Halo 4 it certainly exhibits none of those features.bigfatcarp93 said:
Yeah, it looks more like the Metal Gear universe than the Halo one.
I'm not interested in game because I do not play FPS in general, but I have to admit the universe is interesting.
That being said, if they are going to boycott this game, they should do it 100 percent. They should take a principled stand and not play the game period. They should not cave in and state that, "but I want to play with my friends" after a week or two.
I'm not interested in game because I do not play FPS in general, but I have to admit the universe is interesting.
That being said, if they are going to boycott this game, they should do it 100 percent. They should take a principled stand and not play the game period. They should not cave in and state that, "but I want to play with my friends" after a week or two.
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There's this awesome picture... There was a COD MW2 ban, and about 95% of all participants played the game the week it was out. People can stick to their word, it won't work. I don't plan on buying the game as it's not my genre and I'm planning to spend my money on other games.
If you like how it looks, you should buy it. If you do not, than you should not.
It's worrisome how people don't get this.
It's worrisome how people don't get this.
Not expecting much and I gave up on the series before it was cool but this one actually mildly intrigues me.
Probably gonna be the same old shit we've seen from the franchise in the last few years but I'm willing to keep an ear open on this one. (Soft spot for futuristic shooters, I suppose)
Probably gonna be the same old shit we've seen from the franchise in the last few years but I'm willing to keep an ear open on this one. (Soft spot for futuristic shooters, I suppose)
TheIronRuler said:
How about you ignore every idiot who has to say something about the game that hasn't come out yet and wait it out?
Does it look interesting to you?
Yes? Go out and buy it.
No? Than go out and buy it so you can come back and complain about it.
Does it look interesting to you?
Yes? Go out and buy it.
No? Than go out and buy it so you can come back and complain about it.
I'm going to do something crazy and wait until I see how strong the single-player is. If it's longer than 20 hours of play (on the hardest setting) I'll probably buy it. If it isn't, I likely won't.
Do "we" need to support it? I think you're assuming I'm of a like mind with you, or even worse, are assuming that your opinion and mine can be represented on the same page in the same book in the same library.
Do "we" need to support it? I think you're assuming I'm of a like mind with you, or even worse, are assuming that your opinion and mine can be represented on the same page in the same book in the same library.
It's Activision, not EA. An understandable mistake, since EA does the same thing with every single one of their sports franchises as well as Battlefield.Chairman Miaow said:
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You haven't actually been following CoD very much, have you? Here:The Floating Nose said:
2005 - Call of Duty 2
2006 - Call of Duty 3
2007 - Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
2008 - Call of Duty: World at War
2009 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
2010 - Call of Duty: Black Ops
2011 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Probably 2012 - Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
Treyarch has no affiliation with the Modern Warfare name other than it being in the Call of Duty franchise (and I think a part in the Wii port of 3, but who cares about that).
OT: Eh. I've not bought a Call of Duty title ever, and I can't really see that this will be the first one, unless they really decide to shake up the formula.