COD 7 Vietnam

[Solidus]

Yeah, should be interesting.

There was plenty of urban stuff going on in the Vietnam war too, though. Remember the Tet Offensive? Battle for Hue?



Probably not, but not because of the setting. I'd be more psyched about this if it was Infinity Ward taking care of this one.

Still, quite a few of the weapons will be the same. You'll still have M-16s and AKs, and all the variants. M-14s, Dragunovs, etc. No MP5s, but maybe Uzis (were they used?), Mac-10s, and other submachineguns. M-79 bloopers, RPGs, LAWs, Claymores. Yeah, the bulk of the weaponry you can get in the MW games will be there.

Lots of special forces type stuff going on too. Vietnam was not an "old war" in the same sense as WWII was. We could still have ghillie suit levels, AC-130 (or its predecessor, the AC-47), cool riverboat levels, urban warfare as well as jungle environments, helo ops, etc. I think you will find that the Vietnam conflict was a lot more "modern" than you think.

Well, yes, and no. Prior to, and during the Vietnam War, the U.S. Military had little to no experience in guerrilla-type warfare. The aftermath of Vietnam changed a lot of things, and forced the military to revamp many of their stratagems and basic tactics for special forces. Even Special Operations branches like SOCOM were created decades after Nam (although, SOCOM was not a direct consequence of Nam).

Vietnam isn't as old as WWII, but it's still "old" for today's standards, when taking into account the evolution of military tactics, and the advancements in technology over the past 40 years. Although, it's nice to see a new COD game that isn't in the WWII setting.

 

[Spliff]

LMAO @ W@W having a better online experience.

 

[Starkiller]

LMAO @ W@W having a better online experience.

Than MW no, than MW2..yes.

 

[Bardoon]

This sounds good, I think a lot of game companies are hesitant to touch Vietnam because it was a very controversial/unpopular war and even some soldiers in the US Military committed war crimes. So this is perhaps why we haven't seen a good game from it other than Battlefield:Vietnam (which is just straight multiplayer combat anyways).

Treyarch has an opportunity to craft a very good and emotional story with this. They can touch on such aspects such as the jungle warfare, helicopter raids, village and urban warfare and even the atrocities committed by both sides in the conflict. Think of "Platoon"...where not only is the enemy the Viet Cong, but your own Sergeant who insists on hard line tactics to take out the enemy (think the terrorist-airport scene in MW2). You could be the young soldier who realizes that not only is the enemy out there, but within as well. If they are REALLY gutsy, perhaps even do a storyline from the perspective of the Viet Cong.

Also, imagine some cool scenes we've seen in the movies: running through a rice field towards a chopper for your life while the Viet Cong is chasing you from behind. Or walking through the jungle when a misguided napalm strike ignites the whole forest right in front of you. There is a lot of potential.

I think the multiplayer could be unique as well. Aside from unique weapons, each side can feature some unique "perks"...like while the US military can call in some heavy weapons, the Viet Cong is more adept at hiding and ambushing (lay traps, perhaps a "dig a hole hiding" feature?). I mean, think about how unrealistic MW2 multiplayer is in this specific aspects: do terrorists and Brazilian militia really have access to all the helicopters and AC-130s?

 

[Starkiller]

I think the multiplayer could be unique as well. Aside from unique weapons, each side can feature some unique "perks"...like while the US military can call in some heavy weapons, the Viet Cong is more adept at hiding and ambushing (lay traps, perhaps a "dig a hole hiding" feature?). I mean, think about how unrealistic MW2 multiplayer is in this specific aspects: do terrorists and Brazilian militia really have access to all the helicopters and AC-130s?

I like the idea. How tangible it is to see I don't know. Like I said WAW was much better thought out than MW2.

 

[Elder_Predator2]

I think that Napalm will replace the nuke in COD Vietnam. Does anyone else agree?

 

[Deckard]

I think that Napalm will replace the nuke in COD Vietnam. Does anyone else agree?

Broken Arrows most likely, calling in all available air units to dump on your position.

 

[hairlesswookiee]

I think that Napalm will replace the nuke in COD Vietnam. Does anyone else agree?

That would be cool.

 

[Solidus]

That would be cool.

Yeah, I agree, napalm would be awesome! But one of the main problem with it (from what I read a while back) is that it burns indiscriminately in the way that it was used. You can't control napalm, like you can control a Predator missile, so it ends up burning both enemies and allies in the process. Oh well, if I'm going down, I'm taking those *******s with me .

 

[THX-182]

Yes. Napalm burns anything it touches until all the gasoline is gone. I could see it replacing the Nuke for sure. A napalm strike that covers the whole map in one big fire that kills everyone. Sweet.

 

[Blackhole]

I LIKE W@W BETTER THAN MW2...

And I'm not even joking, I must be the only person in the world who wants another WW2 FPS...

Also, if this is COD Vietnam, I best be able to give Lt Dan some ICE CREAM...

 

[DPrime]

Well, yes, and no. Prior to, and during the Vietnam War, the U.S. Military had little to no experience in guerrilla-type warfare. The aftermath of Vietnam changed a lot of things, and forced the military to revamp many of their stratagems and basic tactics for special forces. Even Special Operations branches like SOCOM were created decades after Nam (although, SOCOM was not a direct consequence of Nam).

Vietnam isn't as old as WWII, but it's still "old" for today's standards, when taking into account the evolution of military tactics, and the advancements in technology over the past 40 years. Although, it's nice to see a new COD game that isn't in the WWII setting.

Agreed, I just mean that it could "feel" more like a modern warfare game than the WWII-era COD games, if they get it right that is.

 

[DPrime]

I like COD games because you can be a Brit as well as a an American, and in Multiplay you can be the enemy as well.
This won't have the Brit option, so I wonder if they will have another allied country in it like the New Zealand or Australian Army

Yeah, I hope they do. They could do South Koreans too.

Not a lot of people here even know that these countries were involved in the Vietnam conflict, it'd be nice for them to get some recognition.

For that matter, a good prequel level might be the French in Dien Bien Phu.

 

[Starkiller]

I was playing MW2 today, and was just thinking how much better this game is going to be.