Infinity Ward are masters of perspective. Whether rifling through history or conjuring fictional futures they have a gift for putting us in the best seat in the house at any particular time.
Often this is the wrongest of times - just ask Modern Warfare's Sergeant Paul Jackson, last seen melting into some Middle Eastern tarmac. MW3 takes the tradition to a ludicrous extreme, telling its tale from hospital stretchers, crashing airplanes, predator drones and - in a moment sure to raise some heckles - a family camcorder. You have been warned.
Part of this is a desire to give COD's global audience a global canvas. Why shouldn't the biggest game on the planet have said planet at its disposal? Multiple points of view handily jump from hotspot to hotspot in a yarn that resembles the doodles in Michael Bay's schoolbook margins. We're on a whistle-stop tour of World War 3, taking in (and blowing up) Paris, Berlin, London, Sierra Leone, Hamburg and New York. It's around the world in eighty slays, with Price as a cigar-chomping Phileas Fogg.
A dip in the Hudson River becomes a claustrophobic sub shoot-out before surfacing to a rollicking speedboat chase. Elsewhere we're whipped from minigun, to race against time, to a trippy sandstorm excursion, all in ten minutes. So vigorous is IW's rug-pulling it's amazing we don't get carpet burns.
A lot of fun is had with perspective within levels, too. Slogging through Paris in 'Iron Lady' the mission constantly cuts between ground soldiers and their AC-130 support. Many missions rely on air support, so it's nice to see a stage finally pay tribute to the finger on the trigger.
Out of body experiences are commonplace as MW3 wrenches us from the battlefield and into shiny military tech: remote turrets, predator drones and an RPG-spewing UGV. The latter wouldn't look out of place on Robot Wars and delivers three minutes of awesome, explosive fun.
If the game can't sit still in one place it's also fidgety on a temporal level. One later stage paints the aftermath of a mission gone wrong before cleverly flipping back to reveal how quickly an operation can go south.
In another standout sequence Infinity Ward employ flashbacks to weave the entire Modern Warfare trilogy into a coherent whole. Seeing key series moments from the other side's perspective is a brilliant homage to some of the most iconic FPS scenes of the last ten years. Talk about a wild ride.
If anything, MW3 is too busy, losing quieter moments beneath the digitised rubble. Of course, by quiet moment we mean 'driving a tank through a multi-storey car park'. People remember All Ghillied Up for its stark moment of calm, a fact Infinity Ward would do well to remember.
Modern Warfare has always relied on smoke and mirrors. What surprises us is how ably the conjurers perform despite the much publicised Infinity Ward departures. After many months of doom-mongering it's great to find a game as confident and capable as those that preceded it.
Comments
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NEO_SUPERMAN on 8 Nov '11 said:
Nice.
Gonna pick this up this morning but can't play till I finish work.
It's gonna be a long day today...
moogiesboy on 8 Nov '11 said:
First?
metallicorphan on 8 Nov '11 said:
See how long it can be before someone mentions Battlef...ahh s**t
maybe also to do with the artistic talents of everybody that some Grade A porn was made in Black Ops
gamer_fan on 8 Nov '11 said:
First!
The Telegraph seems to like it quite a bit, an 8 hour campaign according to them...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/v ... eview.html
higgins78 on 8 Nov '11 said:
Spawning enemies, invisible walls, 6 hours single-player "campaign"...clearly what Infinity Ward are offering here is an all together new Modern Warfare. Throw away them copies of Black Ops because here we have a new king in town. Honestly? Give me a break! This review could have been copied and pasted from Modern Warfare 2 or Black Ops! I'll hand it to Infinity Ward...they sure can re-package the same game as previous. I'm not saying its a bad game (multi-player wise) but - again - its not offering anything really which you cant pick up playing MW2/Black Ops for a fraction of the price.
MPH on 8 Nov '11 said:
Oh dear.... so many people will jump on your back CVG for giving it a decent score. I hope you've equipped a ballistic vest.
bennyt on 8 Nov '11 said:
Well slap me silly, i'd never...suspect that
I like the Michael Bay bits and the spec ops but that's not enough to warrant me handing over money for it, so no tah.
One thing i do need to get off my chest cvg is, when is Halo CEA review coming out?
Only seven more days til the Chief is back
theblkwhsp on 8 Nov '11 said:
Personally I don't mind the engine at all. It's served well and no doubt Treyarch are using it right now for Black
Ops 2. Frostbite 2 on console on the other hand seems a little, how do I say it, like playing a game from 2005.
BF3 had its moments but was ultimately let down by not having enough new ideas of its own, a bad control set up (who flies a jet using mostly just the right analogue stick?) and about a hundred other little dilemmas like screen tearing and sudden deaths because you didn't do what DICE wanted you to at the correct moment.
After a game on BF3 I went back to MW2 just for a few quick games and the engine was more impressive, responsive and smooth. That was 2009 so I can't wait to see how it's been expanded upon.
higgins78 on 8 Nov '11 said:
LOL! Best use of the word "expanded" ive yet read in these forums. Lets lay our cards on the table...MW3 (I bet) - and I have played MW, MW2 and Black Ops - is no better (and perhaps worse for it) than 2007's Modern Warfare. Ive not played MW3 yet (I'll likely rent is as I have every incarnation since I owned MW) but its a safe bet (particularly if you read the numerous review) it hasn't moved on a jot in real terms.
metallicorphan on 8 Nov '11 said:
I dunno,pretty much everyone else have given its a decent score as well,even Edge Magazine has given the game a 9,although as usual,Eurogamer has given it an 8,but that is one of the lowest scores(up to now)
gnokgnik on 8 Nov '11 said:
Yes. I agree. I love COD and I know I will love COD MW3 also. Those who don't, just leave it... it's that simple.
rhyfel on 8 Nov '11 said:
i couldn't give a toss for MW3.
metallicorphan on 8 Nov '11 said:
you care a little,admit it....you seem to want to post in a MW3 thread for one
noofa on 8 Nov '11 said:
Sounds alright actually. Nothing new, but fun none-the-less. Still waiting on my copy of BF3 to arrive (from your very shores) but might pick this up after Christmas if I can find it cheap.
StonecoldMC on 8 Nov '11 said:
Its the Biggest Game of the year in terms of Hype, Anticipation and of course Sales!
Lots of people will be on moaning and groaning as its the cool thing to do, but for Fans of the series and Fans of Games being Fun, this looks like its going to be a must have.
Ill probably pick it up at the weekend as I have things to do this week, but its going to be good to finish this War and see where IW take us after this.
kirankara on 8 Nov '11 said:
picked this up last night(despite better judgement), as I still at heart want to enjoy cod games.
havent got to play it, but will later. if I dont enjoy it, will just keep bf3 and flog this to highest bidder.
conversation with my cousin on fb went like this. (hes cod fan btw). edited for abusive language and name of cousin, so hes info protected on fb.
Kiran Kara: Sad t**t lol so.did I, and I dont even like cod that much lol wasnt that many in store near me though, maybe 20 ppl
6 hours ago ·
Muken V there was loads people queuing in tesco. The game it self is ok still think battlefields 3 is better.
about an hour ago ·
Kiran Kara Lol bf3 campaign is better, but still pooh. Mp is only part that counts. Bf3 is best fps mp imo, but cod good for rambo style jokes. Bf3 games last hrs too, no such thing as quick game of bf.
Whats your gt?
about an hour ago ·
Muken V yea true. cod online though is pretty much same as the old one with different maps it is good but thought they would change it a bit. my gamer tag is *****
about an hour ago · Like
Kiran Kara No way they change cod lol same s**t every year , with new looking maps and slightly different kill streaks lol minor changes I heard, like getting points for reviving people etc. that works in bf3 as you are trying to achieve a objective, in cod no one cares , they just trying to kill each other.
So his opinion, as a cod fan, is yeah its cod basically, same old, same old. dont expect anything new from it, and enjoy it for what it is, or play another game. ( i recommend bf3 for mp, but only if you like team based gaming, otherwise go elsewhere). im going to try enjoy both, but chances are mw3 will go on sale in few days for next game that looks good.
FlimFlam on 8 Nov '11 said:
A decent score... to be expected I think. IW may have lost a lot of key players, but they have ben doing CoD since day dot and could probably put one together in their sleep, despite staff turnaround.
I had said this one looked ridiculous and over the top story wise, and it would appear I was right... however having had it thrust into my face from all angles this morning (it's even on the morning news) plus the magical '9' as the first digit of the score, I am dangerously close to going back on my promise to myself and picking this up.
Must. Resist.
kirankara on 8 Nov '11 said:
sp sucked balls in bf3, no pretending otherwise, but people i know are saying same thing about mw3 campaign. Its mp anyone plays these games for, and theres nothing old fashioned about bf3 mp, its most developed mp of all the fps games out there really(others like mag are also extremely well developed, but not a real contender). If you playing mw3 for sp, i cant help but lough a lot at you for poor taste in games.
mp is same old mp, and cant criticise anyone for enjoying it, its what itt is, and you love or hate it.
slick loose on 8 Nov '11 said:
Serious question, I only want to play single player campaign games...I have awful funds, is this game worth it JUST for the SP?
And please don't try and convince me about the mp, I don't care how amazing you think it is, it's not for me!
NEO_SUPERMAN on 8 Nov '11 said:
He killed you with that one
Matthew on 8 Nov '11 said:
Nah. I really enjoyed the SP campaign, but bar a few stand-out stages, I don't see people endlessly replaying it. That said, if you're a fan of co-op, the Spec Ops stuff is almost meaty enough to justify the asking price.
ricflair on 8 Nov '11 said:
Get it today slick while it's cheap, if it's like the other games you'll have it beat in a day or two and then flog it. You should at least get your money back.
drake23 on 8 Nov '11 said:
I bought it at the midnight release and spent around 3 hours with it. It just isn't fun at all. I don't know what it is...I used to love call of duty, but this game feels bland as hell. The gunplay is dull because weapons kill too fast. The maps feel dumbed down and all look kinda the same. Call of duty...this? is good bye.
The_KFD_Case on 8 Nov '11 said:
Haven't picked up my copy yet, so I can't compare first hand impressions with the review. That said, the review reads well and comes across as thoughtful and measured (to me at least). Well done, CVG.
I don't play the COD games for the MP aspect, yet the SP campaigns of both COD 4, MW2, and Black Ops were all highly entertaining to me and I expect no less from MW3.
pRM8 on 8 Nov '11 said:
Think I'll wait for some PC reviews, funny I haven't seen any knocking about yet.
The_KFD_Case on 8 Nov '11 said:
This. This is precisely what I'm doing. I traded-in Black Ops at a favourable deal price for pre-ordering MW3. I expect I'll be done with the SP campaign in a few days - a week tops - and then I can trade it in at max value and put that money towards the PC version of Skyrim. Win!
KesMonkey on 8 Nov '11 said:
Virtual pilots like me.
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51H0R624GHL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
Right hand - joystick, left hand - throttle. You'll find that most of the good Battlefield pilots (I'm one of them) have been playing combat flight sims for years, and for anyone that uses a joystick and throttle, it has always been right hand - joystick, left hand - throttle.
Yes, I know BF3 is not a flight sim, it's massively simplified (as is Ace Combat), but the basic principles of air combat are fairly well represented by the game. For players like me, the Ace Combat style controls of using the left stick (and therefore left hand) to maneuver the aircraft, using the triggers for throttle control, and using the bumpers for yaw (rudder) control is truly bizzarre. Thankfully in BF3, you can map throttle and rudder controls to the left stick.
If you don't like the default layout, visit the control options menu.
On topic: A great and well written review. It has convinced me to pick up MW3 in a couple of weeks.
TheRandyNinja on 8 Nov '11 said:
only played a few hours and i have to say i did enjoy it a lil more than battlfeield but it was a little step back from black ops. i would have love to see the dolphine dive make a return and some of the tags and emblems are copied and pasted from mw2 which is a bit lazy in my opinion and only 2 new games modes compared to black ops wager matches is a little disapointing but i think it does play alot better and the new maps are very well designed. i think a 9 is reasonable really nothing ground breaking but more it still has the adrenalin rush that cod does very well. i think the problem with battlefield on the console was the lack off players on such huge maps if they would of made the game have the same amount of players on the pc and increased the squad size or even the option to start a match with 2 squads they would have been on to a winnner.
sweatyBallacks on 8 Nov '11 said:
This game is the same old sh*t every year.
To even think that 'Black Ops 2' is already in development makes me shudder.
I would never, ever pay full price for a game like this.
* throws toys out of pram
pp82 on 8 Nov '11 said:
You keep on giving credit to Infinity ward in your review . The game was made by Slegdehammer games with IW in a consulting role.
Bourno on 8 Nov '11 said:
Hate to break it to CVG but CoD will only get a major engine overhaul when the new consoles arrive else they'll lose 60 fps.
But then again if people are so concerned about 60 fps they should go play on the PC rather than some 2005 xbox/ps3 hardware
pp82 on 8 Nov '11 said:
One thing I am getting annoyed with is how the publishers of nearly every "AAA" games that come out put ridiculous embargos on reviews so they don't get published until the day of release.
dicky1993 on 8 Nov '11 said:
i completed the campaign (which is a pile of wank)
multiplayer is fine samey smey will keep me entertained whilst hungover
BUT games if they have a bd campaign should be knocked down at least 2.5 marks or something!
campaign is what they've been advertising on tv and it's shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit
make this a f**king 7
pp82 on 8 Nov '11 said:
Of course they are going to give a decent score their website is plastdered with adverts for the game.
Crap score = no adverts and no money
ricflair on 8 Nov '11 said:
I feel exactly the same, but we're in the minority. I do worry when games with spectacle get praised above games with gameplay though, as that's what seemingly makes the majority of games AAA now.
Yearly updates make me despair in general.
STEVONYMO on 8 Nov '11 said:
I'm currently playing BF3 on PC and to be honest at first I was very disappointed in it. I admit that it was mainly because I was poo at it. I am an able MW2 player and have knocked lvl 70 easily and usually finish near the top of any game. But I struggled like hell with BF3. A new gaming mouse and getting to know the maps has opened up a whole new game with BF3. I guess you guys should play for a while before commenting on MW3 because as I say I thought BF3 was poor but now its the dogs cahoneys and I am loving it!
StonecoldMC on 8 Nov '11 said:
Uncharted should be a 7.
Skyrim should be a 6.
Batman: AC should be a 7
Halo: CE Anniversary should be a 6
Assassins Creed: Revelations should be a 7.
You see how easy it is to attach a number to a Game, its really easy. Now I havent actually played any of these Games, but that doesnt matter I can still believe/think what I want about them.
The Hate for COD is actually quite shocking, but also, im afraid, expected.
Congratulations IW, Sledgehammer, Activision and the millions and millions of Fans who will be playing this Game across ALL platforms for years to come. Thing is, all those Fans are idiots right, wouldnt know a good Game if it came along and pistol whipped them in the face.
I hate the Rolling Eyes emoticon and never use it, when it comes to COD articles though, I must admit, im very tempted.
Im not even a massive COD Fan either
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Ellscore on 8 Nov '11 said:
I wish I liked the COD series but this game looks EXACTLY the same as the last one, and the one before, and the one before that (I could go on). Mind you this game does look completely different to battlefield (The box art that is).
Budly Moore on 8 Nov '11 said:
I wasn't gonna buy this until this morning after watching the Gametrailers review, have to say I'm glad I did. Only tried the campaign mode so far which is explosive, real adrenaline pumping stuff, but very familiar.
I'd say by friday I will have completed the SP portion and will happily trade for Skyrim.
anik_lc on 8 Nov '11 said:
A friend of mine finished it in 5hours in Normal difficulty.
KK-Headcharge78 on 8 Nov '11 said:
Do people who claim 'nothing has changed' or 'it is exactly the same' actually read these reviews, plays the game or look into what is new in the game?
Thought not...
It's not the same as MW2, it plays differently to MW2, it has tons of new features in MP not in MW2, it is more expansive than MW2, it has more new modes than MW2, it has new locations/map designs than MW2 and yet some seem to glance at it and assume it's the same before stating it as fact. Yes it looks 'similar' and so it f**king should it's a sequel, I don't remember people screaming that the 3rd incarnations of Gears, Battlefield or Unchartered looked 'similar' to the one before yet they all do. People are entitled to dislike it but if you are still moaning about a game you ain't buying because 'it's exactly the same' then for christ sake we get the picture, you're wrong, but we get the picture.
nathar on 8 Nov '11 said:
The only real objection i have to CoD games, is every time one gets released my local supermarket turns into a military camp with camouflage nets and targets everywhere. Yet try and hit one of those targets with the fruit they handily leave around, and its suprising how quickly they eject you. I don't think Sainsbury's understand war at all.
Conkers on 8 Nov '11 said:
First!
Imaduck on 8 Nov '11 said:
I'm not going to slate CVG's review because it seems sound in structure. However, the final score seems very, very generous. Basically, your conclusion was that the SP was a ridiculous trail of explosions and cliches, Spec-Ops is nothing to write home about and all they've really done positive is return the multiplayer to "form" and add incentive to drag in new fans. 9 out of 10 seems a bit f**king over the top for that. But hey, they'll keep making them, and people will keep giving them incredibly generous reviews.
Vampyre on 8 Nov '11 said:
Problem is it won't be years. Like every MW before there'll be another one next year. And that's fine, it's what people want.
The problem I have with the MW games is that other than the multiplayer they have done nothing whatsoever for the genre apart from make it popular on console.
(Other than buying MW 1 back in 2007) I won't be getting any version, ever, because the FPS genre has become utterly stale for me. Nothing, I repeat, nothing in the genre has bettered or even gone a quarter of the way to what Half Life 2 achieved in 2004. There's no innovation in FPS's nowadays and that's a crying shame.
StonecoldMC on 8 Nov '11 said:
People are still playing MW1 and MW2.
Gamers will still be playing MW3 in 2/3 years time.
bazzatuk on 8 Nov '11 said:
That's my thinking too, as it's pretty damn obvious that a good number of these reviews are 'weighting' their scores up a little. Other games get marked down for 'being the same' or a 'rehash' and let's face it, tweaks, to the multiplayer could be issued as playlist updates like they do on other games out there. Not cause for a whole new game, and the maps could be sold as map packs.
As far as I'm concern COD died a few years back when I got bored of playing it. And some of my friends who stood by COD year after year have lost interest too.
wishface on 8 Nov '11 said:
The online is...not balanced...at all.
Level 42 players in their clan after 12 hours of the game's existence?!?
I'm sure that's fun...for them!
trooper81 on 8 Nov '11 said:
Before i start im a battlefield fanboy so dont flame me lol
i love cod games but and this is a big but hated mw2 single and multiplayer, im the only person i know who hates it, now i love black ops everything about it so as i said dont flame me so no plans this side of chrimbo on picking mw3 up but hope people just enjoy the game and stop with the bf better no cod is, sh*t and let them make there own minds up why cant we all just get along lol
gmcb007 on 8 Nov '11 said:
I play it for the SP and spec ops with my mate. the multiplayer will get a wekk's attention max. It fills the gap for me until SR TT so i'm happy.
Ok CVG, BF3 and MW3 are both now out, can we now cut the amount of articles aboutthem by at least half?
Mmmmgrolsch on 8 Nov '11 said:
Don't worry I've the same opinion. I hated MW2 it is by far the most unbalanced noob camping game ever made. It was alright at first but it got exploited to f**k.
Mmmmgrolsch on 8 Nov '11 said:
Well if you haven't bought a CoD game since MW1 then theres no skin off your nose. I for one think they have been pretty good games at some point and its what the fans want.
MANYOO4EVA on 8 Nov '11 said:
Absolutely loving it at the mo, especially with the 4 hours of double XP I got with it.
Waaayyyyyyy better than MW2 and Black Ops.
Just a damn shame my 14 month old daughter has decided to wake up from her afternoon nap.
Oh well, there is always tomorrow.
Sammy_bham on 8 Nov '11 said:
its funny, coz most of the people who love the game, are off playing it.
leaving all the haters / biased / closed minded people here to make pointless ill-founded comments.
some of the comments above are actually hilarious.
people who havent even played the game, saying it SHOULD be a 6. or saying its crap, laughable or how much it effects them knowing theres a black ops 2 in development!! LMAO.
seriosuly guys... grow up. yes you are entitled to your opinion, of course you are. But i think sites like cvg and ign should set up a seperate page, JUST for cod haters, so they can all get together, have a great big COD releated winge about how they hate a game they dont like and wont buy but feel the need to vent ther anger of something which doesnt concern them.
all i can talk... game didnt come today "cries like a little COD baby" (just for you haters out there
anyone else going in cosplay to gamestation birmingham thursday night?
TheLastDodo on 8 Nov '11 said:
Guy on my friend list was playing the multiplayer on saturday, I don't know how he got his copy so soon, but yeah some people have had a four day advantage on others, I hope I don't run into them later
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Ellscore on 8 Nov '11 said:
fair play if you like it. I'm definitely a hater looking for a place to have a COD winge but for now I'll have to do it here. Seriously though... what is in MW3 that wasn't in any of the others that justifies you handing over your 40 squids?
wishface on 8 Nov '11 said:
Two people earlier were level 60.
What is the point?
wishface on 8 Nov '11 said:
If that's actually true you are a massive c**t.
In fact even if it isn't, you are a massive c**t.
Stryker89 on 8 Nov '11 said:
I'm not going to go on a massive rant about how little Modern Warfare 3 has changed from the previous entries, but I have to agree with an earlier comment- I understand that Infinity Ward are clearly good at what they do, but is it really worth £40? Really really really?
I'll be spending such money on Skyrim later this week, with pleasure. Why? It's a massive game built from the ground up, meaning it will likely offer gameplay experiences never before seen. Modern Warfare 3 on the other hand is built on an engine several years old, with nothing more than a few additions to further balance out the multiplayer. No no no, not for me.
wishface on 8 Nov '11 said:
The multiplayer is utterly horrendous. All the worst aspects of MW have been amped up to 11 with smaller maps and a matchmaking system that pits me against people already rank 70! (I kid you not).
If you enjoy being eviscerated by people with next to no life (or who cheat) then by all means play this. If you don't enjoy that kind of frustration, think twice.
Flamestrike on 8 Nov '11 said:
As big, dumb and stupid as it is I'm enjoying the campaign.
All these reviews are horses**t though. As predicted MW3 gets stupidly praised even though other games would, and have been, be panned for bringing nothing new to the table.
EDGE's high praise is of particular shock.
Then again, does it really matter?
No, not really...
silent moose on 8 Nov '11 said:
they might aswell drop the single player from both battlefield and call of duty and just make them online only games because their campaigns are short-lived, and offer nothing but spectacle, they're just a series of hollywood inspired set pieces with little interaction just nice things to look at, occumpanied by uninspired stories with the occasional controversial or politically motivated scene thrown in for publicity and a go at imitating intelligence, basically from a design perspective they are shallow and from a gameplay perspective they are limited, their only vice is their solid shooting and movement mechanics which can be found in much better fps games and is only really made interesting in pvp battles, only the multiplayer holds any worth or depth, so I say drop the campaigns, and f**k captain price he's voiced by that guy that keeps trying to aggresively tell me about insurance claims.
IMO:)
wishface on 8 Nov '11 said:
The set pieces are word for word from the last two games. Dressed up nice enough, but really the game is nothing new at all. The chase through the african township? Favelas from 2. The escape on the boat from the sub? The jetski chase from 2. Note for note.
The controversial cut scene? Unpleasant and unecessary making it all the more ugly. Games want to be taken seriously do themselves no favours with this sort of stuff. They are courting controversy and it's gamers that suffer; we're the ones that get labelled as antisopcial weirdos, not the developers who just make bank out of it. Sorry, but for me that's absolutely the wrong way to go.
For these reasons the game needs to be reviewed properly. But is it a surprise it gets the reaction it does?
FunSponge on 8 Nov '11 said:
Goddamn the last mission in act II, broke my heart
Sleepaphobic on 8 Nov '11 said:
You know it is the same game but that's not the problem with MW2 and Blops, it's the balancing and the bugs. Reviewers said the previous games were insane but we all know how disastrous they turned out to be. Hey I'm renting it 2morro so I'll see what's up but I'm probably just gonna end up playing Cod4 on the PC again.
Prince PS3 on 9 Nov '11 said:
Call me a Sony fanboy (which I am lol) but most military shooters feel flat to me after playing MAG extensively. Sure, it could‘ve been smoother around the edges but even the small gametypes had 32 players. I‘m just too used to taking on fresh players in every gunfight now rather than repeatedly being shot by that same camper in the tower...
slick loose on 9 Nov '11 said:
There are some serious retards in this thread, the people who are ruining the games narrative should be banned...and I HAVE reported you.
wishface on 9 Nov '11 said:
...and people quoting the entire post are not really helping.
appyday on 9 Nov '11 said:
Level 42? mind you Mark King was a whizz on the bass with his big ol thumbs so im sure he would be pretty useful with a controller....
I dont expect many people to get ^^ the above but not all gamers are kids.... lol
wishface on 9 Nov '11 said:
He'd probably need a few lessons in love first.
appyday on 9 Nov '11 said:
Touché
wishface on 9 Nov '11 said:
I'm about ready to give up. This online environment is complete s**t. How on earth do they expect inexperienced players to ever get anywhere in this? Every other player has almost maxed their rank ffs.
I would love to have a conversation with the f**king developers about this because I am really p**sed off. I don't care about winning or losing. I care that I am marginalised by lazy developers wilfully ignorant of the kind of environment they are knowingly (they must know ffs) catering to.
kirankara on 9 Nov '11 said:
i hate the argument that associates quantity with quality. many people love justin bieber, but we all know he's sh*t, so cause cod sells millions, doesnt mean its a good game.
im not saying it isnt, its just a rubbish argument.
ps if youre not a massive cod fan, u do good impression of one lol
Mmmmgrolsch on 9 Nov '11 said:
And banned for life the total dick heads.
My conclusion for these c**ts? They are butt hurt millions of people are loving MW3.
The_KFD_Case on 10 Nov '11 said:
Then they wouldn't get any sales from people like me. I have zero interest in the MP aspect of the game (because I have to pay extra for that thanks to MS's LIVE policy), and I won't buy the game on PC because I can't trade it in after completing the SP. Though to be fair, I only bought MW3 new because I got a very favourable trade-in deal on Black Ops (which I bought used), so in effect I've gotten to play the two latest COD games for under the price of one of those games new. I expect to finish MW3 this weekend and will trade it in towards a spanking new PC version of Skyrim.
Malmo on 10 Nov '11 said:
Campaign is short and sweet, bit too easy though, even on veteran. I started on hardened and gave up and went to veteran because enemies were pretty much standing and watching at times.
The multiplayer is fun, but i have to admit, as soon as i logged in, fired up a tdm, it was literally the exact same experience as modern warfare 2. Its fun, but kinda stale, the few little changes like point streaks, guns and attachments are nice to play around with, but it's literally nothing new as far as i'm concerned. Also, this might just be me but i swear the graphics online are the worst yet, the maps seem to have a lot more going on, so i guess thats a positive, but everything looks really muggy and brown, and the textures are pretty awful. I noticed a hedge that was practically a green oblong with some squiggly lines at the bottom, pretty shocking stuff. The games good for a pick up and play, but its not really all that interesting.
Stephen220378 on 11 Nov '11 said:
Campaign - 8 hour campaign? 6 hour campaign? What? Try 4 hours 38 mins, that's how long it took me to finish it, shortest campaign I've played in any FPS, ever! and to think Medal of Honor and Battlefield 3 were criticised for their short 6 hour campaigns. Infinity Ward have had 2 years to make this game and that's the best they can come up with? even taking their internal squabbling with Activision which may have held up development for a few months into consideration it's still a disgrace. Disappointment is the only way I can sum up my feelings about the campaign mode.
Spec Ops and Survival Mode - I really liked Spec Ops in MW2 and again it's a welcome addition but why less? When you go out to improve on a prequel there should be more, bigger and better but it's not the case here. Survival, well Zombies is all that needs to be said about that really, it tries to be a good alternative and well, it fails. As these are mere extras in the game I'm not too bothered about them.
Multiplayer - It's CoD, the same as it's been for the last 4 years, nothing new worth talking about, a few tweaks here and there, weapons, killstreaks, new maps that feel like the old maps in fact a few feel like they're twins of maps from MW and MW2 they feel so familiar. Contrary to what the review says I think Kill Confirmed is utter crap, it just encourages camping and there's not many maps in MW3 snipers are effective on and I mean proper sniping, not the ridiculous quickscoping, so I don't know where the notion of snipers can rack up kills and team mates pick up the tags came from. Camping is high again due to the map design and grenade spamming and noob tubes have become more common again since Treyarch tried hard to stop people abusing them. Weapon levelling is a good addition but hardly groundbreaking. In a nutshell it's CoD, don't expect anything more or anything less.
I agree with the reviewer about the IW engine, it needs to be changed, compare it to DICE's Frostbite and there's only one clear winner, the next instalment needs something to bring the game into the present or it's just going to look older and older, it was good 4 years ago but now it's looking tired. Destructible scenery in CoD anyone? it would sure beat hiding behind a stack of wooden pallets to shield you from an RPG like you can do now.
I'd give MW3 8/10 because really when all is said and done there's just nothing new here, even some of the maps have a familiar feel about them despite them being visually different, it's good because it's Call of Duty but so were MW2 and Black Ops so no big surprise.
martinawatson on 12 Nov '11 said:
The Zombie maps don't seem to have many zombies on them either....whats going on?
try4life on 17 Nov '11 said:
i think the reviewer played a different call of duty then me,how come the reviewer never said one word about the screen tare on the ps3 and the online is barely playable at most times on the ps3,i bought the harden version and still cant log into cod elite. 9 out of ten me sack.off to trade the s**t in for skyrim.
jaydot420 on 18 Nov '11 said:
you guys are all hype beast, this game is exactly the same as mw2 and the first one lmao if you guys really think a couple minor tweaks to a game is a sequel, then go kill yourselves. i mean yeah, mw2 was great and so was the first, but i feel like i wasted the money on a overpriced dlc for mw2 haha this game blows, there should definitly be a difference between any sequel that improves the game... but i guess infinity ward thinks that doin little tweaks that are barely noticeable and adding a couple new guns , perks, and maps is a f**king sequel. im sellin this piece of garbage back to gamestop to get bf3 atleast that game is actually good and is different then the others in the series..
jaydot420 on 18 Nov '11 said:
honestly, thats a good choice, i bought skyrim the day it came out and not to try to hype it up or anything, its light years better than cods whole franchise. its a great buy, definitly will be playin it for a long time. oh, and it never runs out of s**t to do thanks to the randomly generated quest
jaydot420 on 18 Nov '11 said:
isnt it kinda funny that your sayin mw2s engine is impressive when its the same one from mw haha its basically the same s**t. bf 3 looks great, why dont you try investing in a hdtv, yu can sure tell how good a games graphics are haha. bf3 looks great on mine your probably playin on a tube, thats why it doesnt look good. cause you cant get the hd texture download for it lmao
jaydot420 on 18 Nov '11 said:
wtf? cod deserves a 5 or 6. yur sayin skyrim deserves a 6? have you even played it haha your just a cod cocksuckin faggot gtfoh your opinion should be thrown into the deepest pits of hell then s**tted on haha
Mmmmgrolsch on 18 Nov '11 said:
If that doesn't get you a ban then I don't know what will. "Cod cock sucking faggot" you kids come out with all sorts now.
I gather you didn't actually read his post. Perhaps you should go back, then once you've read it edit your post to save embarresment?
Camelbak93 on 25 Feb '12 said:
Be warned... Then spawn system in Multiplayer is horrible :p
TehSlenderMan on 27 Feb '12 said:
Is this game fun? Sure why not. But what this game is, is what Back to Karkand is in BF3, this game is just an expansion, with new maps, few new guns, and 1 or 2 new perks. Thats it, besides that, the game is EXACTLY like MW2, and they still have the nerve to sell it for 60, what has gaming become? Copy and pasting the same game over and over? Its ridicoulus, if CoD was any other series, and this happened 5 years ago, gamers would have raged cause its the same game over and over. Instead, CoD still breaks sales somehow each year. CoD may be a good game, but in comparison to a masterpiece like Battlefield 3, this game is trash.
TehSlenderMan on 27 Feb '12 said:
Is this a joke? Frostbite 2 is by FACT a superior engine compared to that crap CoD uses. Sure Frostbite 2 doesn't look the greatest on consoles, but its not supposed to look amazing, otherwise your Xbox will explode. But saying that MW2 looks better than BF3 is probably the stupidest thing I have heard in my entire life. You sir, just lost your internets.
slick loose on 27 Feb '12 said:
Oh great, another PC supremacist who seems to think his opinion is fact.
No need to be so aggressive, calm it down a bit.... EVERYONE is entitled to their own opinion.
zfzwind on 29 Feb '12 said:
cool~~
gmcb007 on 29 Feb '12 said:
Mods, can we lock this thread?
New users keep digging it up.