CoD - Black Ops
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Okay.. my 2 cents (for those who care to read)
I LOVE IT..
I have finished the singleplayer.. about 6-7 hours of crazy shit..
SINGLEPLAYER COMMENTS:
The story is MUCH better than MW2.. This is the first time I have felt like I have just watched some spy, deep conspiracy movie after finishing the game.. It is very obvious they hired a professional to write a script but they did take in a lot of movie ideas we have seen.
From the start it was a bit of blurry as what the story was about but as the events happen and you learn more it is very clear what is going on... OR IS IT?! :) Yeah.. the game's story has a twist in the end and I loved it.. and after you finish and watch credits, you will still be playing, but something that's absolutely hilarious :)
I think the 2 major big issues with single player were:
1. There are moments in the game where you really have no idea where to shoot because there's so much explosions and insanity going on that it becomes counter productive for our experience and becomes pretty tedious.. It's like MIchael Bay on steroids.. you will see what I'm talking about.. Thankfully it's not always like that.. it is somewhat at the beginning, a few missions and it kind of tones down a bit as you go along.2. They have drawn toooo many references for the story from the movies.. Even though I liked the story, I did feel it was a bit predictable.. but then again, the way the game starts you obviously know Mason knows something that he's not even aware of.
3. The game is difficult.. I started off as Veteran as I always did with COD games and I got my ass kicked.. fuck I died a ton of times playing on NORMAL (not even HARDENED). It was NORMAL difficulty and I still got whooped in some places. I guess you can't diss the game for that because VETERAN should be almost impossible and I guess they upped the stakes but I think they overdid it a bit there.
MULTIPLAYER COMMENTS:
WOW.. Treyarch did an unbelievable job.. I was afraid I would look at this game as just another MW2 ... BUT I'm NOT!! This game tops MW2 in every imaginable way in multiplayer.. the excitement from buying shit as opposed to "just getting them as you go along" is huge.. the money adds such a tremendous level of excitement into the game.
The game in multiplayer feels so well balanced now. It's actually more about skill than anything else.
Perks are well done and they don't overpower you as much but give you that individual tactical feel you need to own.
I got my ass whooped today 10 times by a guy who was just using awesome tactic. He used a spy camera to monitor one corner of the map and as soon as I went to get him he knew where I was exactly and comes from the back and knifes me. It was hilarious but very tactical.
I FUCKING LOVE decoy grenade.. OMG.. that's fucking fantastic.. throw a granade and it makes sounds of guns and shows up on radar so enemy thinks it's a hostile player.. it saved my butt so many times it's not even funny. You throw it and they start running after it like crazy..and I just POW POW them and that's it.
Ballistic knife is insanely funny.. EVERY FUCKING TIME you kill someone with that shit it will make you jump from joy.. it's HARD but omg is it rewarding.
CONTRACTS are super addition too.. They basically give you $$$ for completing certain things within a time period while you play online.. So for example you can get 1750 bucks by calling in a chopper gunner in a multiplayer round. If you don't do it.. the contract expires and you lost your purchase fee (25 bucks).
MAPS are beautifully designed.. they give you so many pathways for flanking you just can't camp in this game.. This raises an unbelievable gameplay mechanic in multiplayer as everyone has to move.
I especially like domination where they actually integrate shit happening in the map with your objectives.. so for example, on a map where the missile is about to launch (can't remember the name).. if you play domination, you can take middle point from the top, but every once in a while the metal doors will close as the missile launch happens so the only way to get to that point is through the levels under ground.. It really gives an interesting aspect to it.
So many other things in this game that put a smile on my face.. I think they could have done the sound a bit better on the guns (I got spoiled by Medal of Honor unbelievable and fantastic audio), but overall this game is so worth every penny.
As I said, I was afraid this will be another MW2 as I got really sick and tired of it.. but this game rocks all kinds of ways.
As someone said online on Xbox as we were playing.. this is the game MW2 should have been.