![]() ![]() I’ll steer clear of specifics, but here specifically there are multiple avenues for success which is a welcome addition. There are some excellently designed set pieces where shit hits the fan in the most explosive way, sandwiched between down time back at the safe house where we can talk to the various members of the team, or taking on the role of an insider attempting to help the team infiltrate a building. ![]() The campaign isn’t overly long, though that is generally the case with a COD game, but what’s here is smartly paced and utterly brilliant. It was these moments that really made me sit up and pay attention, feeling as they did more akin to an Arkane-style game. ![]() Of course, the fast-paced, slick shooting that COD is known for is present and correct, but there are a good few down moments too non-shooting, explorative, stealth based and exposition heavy sections that last longer than I ever thought I’d see in a Call of Duty game. Having last played Advanced Warfare I expected a bit more than a simple run and gun affair, but there is much more here than meets the eye. Elsewhere, characters reference previous events that went over my head but are clearly there to give returning players some cheeky winks and nods.Īside from all of these interwoven threads though, the story here genuinely caught me off guard. Lads named Mason and Woods feature, and even a certain character that I know of from other COD titles too. I’ve also not played more than a mission of any of the previous Black Ops titles, so I’m wholly unfamiliar with the history and any continuity of the series.Īll that said, I think Cold War is fucking excellent.Īs I say, I’m not au-fait with the Treyarch COD timeline, but there are certainly characters and threads running through this that even I can tell sync up with previous games. Warzone aside, I’ve not really felt that itch to pick one up pretty much the entire generation. It’s been a few years since I delved into Call of Duty proper. ![]()
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