Call of Duty: Black Ops

[hairlesswookiee]

Sorry Fear666, butI disagree with all of that except for the weapons details. I'm surprised with how the detailing in everything else got better, but he weapons seem to look like they did in MW1.

 

[Deckard]

 

[Macularius]

Overall I think this is a good game, some ways better and worse than MW2.

The story mode... That was ____ing confusing as hell. Some guy gets shot in the head, yet he still talks to the player and battles with you later on in the game?! WTF?! I also thought it ended too abruptly, as opposed to leading up to a good ending. It did have it's high points though - I LOVED the "launch" and later snow levels (the first snow level back in the world war II brought back painful memories of W@W).

The multiplayer - way better than MW2. There are times I get totally dominated - but it's never because there's somebody with some insane weapons and attachments and killstreaks, it's because of lag. I swear, the game will be running fine, and then I start to shoot at someone and THEN it starts getting glitchy as hell and I die. Many times. Overall, very enjoyable experience.

My favorite weapon by far is the FAMAS with an ACOG + extended mags and the "tiger" camo. Works great for spraying and the ACOG locks onto players well. No other gun up to level 30 compares to this gun IMO.

 

[Karma]

IMO killstreaks spoiled the cod series...it's like yeah you're that good you've killed x amount of people without dying we'll give u this that'll help u kill more people....where is the logic?

i'm just an average gamer but even i see it only leads to a 2 tier game and can be very one sided

not as bad on black ops cause maps are bigger

 

[Deckard]

The story wasn't that confusing at all, it was just like Fight Club meets Apocalypse Now.

Castro like Saddam eployed decoys, you didn't kill the real one. Other then that your a spec ops soldier over the course of a career in various countries and missions and it worked great. We always had flashbacks with Price etc, thats all the WW2 mission was.

 

[hairlesswookiee]

The multiplayer - way better than MW2. There are times I get totally dominated - but it's never because there's somebody with some insane weapons and attachments and killstreaks, it's because of lag. I swear, the game will be running fine, and then I start to shoot at someone and THEN it starts getting glitchy as hell and I die. Many times. Overall, very enjoyable experience.

Lol...this has happened to me a couple times too. I'd be shooting at someone, and it starts lagging. When it finally gets corrected the guy is either completely gone, or he's turned around and already shot me 5 times.

 

[Karma]

whilst the retrospective story in black ops is awesome, it is a little hard to connect with

i loved the MW2 story cause u felt u were soap, were experiencing these things and was an act of fiction set in present times to they could do anything they wanted so unpredictable

 

[hairlesswookiee]

The story wasn't that confusing at all, it was just like Fight Club meets Apocalypse Now.

Castro like Saddam eployed decoys, you didn't kill the real one.

He even said it at the end of the mission. I don't get what was confusing about that.

 

[shocktrooper_au]

Well, liked the campaign, story was good though I think it lacked the atmosphere ie: the WW2 & Vietnam just didn't feel like the era i was playing in etc just seem to generic. the MP I don't really like, some maps are good but too many the same not enough diversity in sizes and they all look a bit fake ie: not real world enough, not to mention the grenade throw is way to short in this game. luckily i got this game cheap

 

[Starkiller]

I don't get the hate on the graphics at all. It looks like every past COD game if not better.

A lot of people I have heard claim the games feels and looks a little cartoony, which I don't see at all..and they complain about the maps not having any color...Some of these maps are my favorite yet, Nuketown, Jungle, Launch are all killer fun and designed very well.

I'm very pleased with the game right now and dig the changes they made. I really liked World at War and totally dig this one. Treyarch has made a fan out of me. I was totally on board the IW ship after COD4, but after the disappointing MW2...I lost faith.

In terms of post COD4....Treyarch is 2 for 2, IW 1 for 2.

 

[Karma]

the lighting in the game is good, excellent use of shadows to create atmosphere

 

[Starkiller]

the lighting in the game is good, excellent use of shadows to create atmosphere

Yeah it's awesome, I don't get all the hate. I think people just want to find something wrong it since it's not a IW game. I'm having a blast playing wager matches.

 

[The Josh]

The spawning to me is the most major issue in this game. It's just not set up all that well. The guns and kill streaks are both set up pretty balanced so nothing awful like mw2. Story mode wise I think it's a great story and I liked the mix of real folks during the game play. Sound would be the only other issue I have. Not when your shooting but when getting shot every gun sounds silenced.

 

[firefly2121]

Spawning sucks...period. I just hate that you really have to run n gun...You can't turn your back for nothing...

 

[jonny88]

lol you must not get what the game is about. it's about the cold war which encompasses many countries and places. of course the guns don't look as good as MODERN warfare games....they are older guns.

And what kind of a cheap ass would buy a 360 and not pay for online service...

l was paying. since l got my xbox years ago. then l wanted my visa removed but microsoft would not remove it. so l canceled my card and got a new one and they kept charging a card that no longer is in service they then said l owe them $30 from them charging a card l dont have anymore. finally they removed it after a long time. so l will never use a credit card with them. l will buy the subscription codes. but l had some free 2 days and a couple free 1 month gold subscriptions so l thought what the hell use those up first.. its not being a cheap ass.

and buy the weapons not looking as good, it has nothing to do with the weapons being older, they just didnt look polished like the other games. the guns looked gritty or something. cant put my finger on it. l only played the campaign and in the end did not like it compared to the others.

 

[Starkiller]

The spawning to me is the most major issue in this game. It's just not set up all that well. The guns and kill streaks are both set up pretty balanced so nothing awful like mw2. Story mode wise I think it's a great story and I liked the mix of real folks during the game play. Sound would be the only other issue I have. Not when your shooting but when getting shot every gun sounds silenced.

Spawning sucks...period. I just hate that you really have to run n gun...You can't turn your back for nothing...

I've had spawning complaints for the last 3 COD games, there are always those modes and maps where you seem to spawn directly in front of the enemy. While playing HQ on Nuketown I got spawn-capped like 15 times, but I also spawn killed the enemy just as many times. You can't fault someone for doing so either, it's kill or be killed...you shoot when you see someone in front of you sometimes you don't even know you spawn kill them...they spawn a second before you turn a corner and kill them, the game doesn't know your going to turn that corner...it's all messed up.

 

[Predator vs. Alien]

My only gripe with this game is the same I had with WaW, the spawning........I do hope it gets patched soon, but it's really not that big of a deal.

 

[Starkiller]

I love how the multiplayer menu theme music has subtle undertones, nods, and melody taken from the COD 4 theme...which was superior to all. I hear that and I get taken aback to simpler time...one with 3 killstreaks.

 

[Chigger58]

Have to chime in, and agree completely with those that have said it, THE SPAWNS ARE ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE IN THIS GAME! I thought the same about WAW and I think it's a Treyarch thing personally.

If they patch this issue it would help the MP tremendously and I would rank it up there with MW and MW2.

I don't expect them to work ALL the time but these are just horrendous sometimes. Spawning under choppers, spawning in front of the entire other team, spawning in front of the guy that JUST killed you in the same area. Unbelievable.

 

[Something Sexy]

Well they could turn it into a round based game. Would stop the spawning issues. Otherwise there is really no other way to fix it unless they have some sort of safety zone. Like others pointed out you never know when someone is gonna come that way or what.