The game moves at a blisteringly fast pace and wraps up in about six hours total. These small, short interactions reveal the most interesting pieces of dialogue in the entire game.īut once you get back to the story of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, things go downhill quickly. Instead, players get to actually learn a little bit about their crewmates, and I ended up taking every opportunity I could to do so. He’s like John Wick if we only saw the parts of the movies where John Wick shot people that’s his only personality trait.
He’s beloved in the older Call of Duty groups for being an all-around badass, but outside of that, players don’t really know much of anything about him. Take for example Captain John Price, as he was in the original Modern Warfare games. It’s something that the Call of Duty series desperately requires, or at least has for me. For once, players will get to learn a little bit about the characters they’re working alongside. That’s right, there’s time spent in a Call of Duty title not purely blasting bad guys away with enormous weaponry.Īnd really, it’s pretty nice. This base of operations is also where players will be spending their downtime. The second comes almost immediately after the first mission wraps up – you’re introduced to the new Black Ops team and the safehouse you’ll all be calling home while working to prevent the actions of Perseus, a Russian agent that has changed the balance of the Cold War every time he’s come into play. There are multiple points where players can choose to throw that target off the roof as soon as he spills the beans, or players can capture him for further interrogation right there, changing the game’s ending in its very first mission.ĭialogue trees are just one of the many departures from the Call of Duty norm that Treyarch has decided to make. Every dialogue choice has an effect on the game, from the innocuous to the explicitly obvious ones. That being said, being able to actually get involved in the game’s story is extremely welcome. “From its first mission, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War takes steps to demonstrate how it’s differentiating itself from other titles.” I’m more accustomed to letting the game’s characters do the talking while I have fun running and gunning. At least for me, this was a huge change for a Call of Duty title. When he’s finally captured, players get to actually choose what to say in the form of a dialogue tree.
Players start by ambushing a house filled with enemies ringing in the new year and chase their team’s target across rooftops. Campaignįrom its first mission, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War takes steps to demonstrate how it’s differentiating itself from other titles. Instead, this year’s Call of Duty: Black Ops – Cold War took some tentative steps outside of the franchise’s comfort zone, but ended up with almost nothing to show for it. This year’s title is another entry in the Black Ops series, so if you’re expecting anything similar to last year’s Modern Warfare, you’re sure to be disappointed. If it’s November of any given year, that means there’s a new Call of Duty title gracing store shelves and digital marketplaces.