Call of Duty Black Ops 3 Campaign Explained
The three-year development cycle that developer Treyarch had to work with really shines throughout the entire solo campaign (not to mention multiplayer and Zombies, though we'll leave those for another time.)
Here are five reasons why the solo campaign inBlack Ops III is something you won't want to miss out on this year.
1. The campaign is actually really interesting and substantial.
I won't go into any spoilers here, but the campaign is actually really intriguing. The story starts off a bit boilerplate, but a few twists and turns later and you find yourself really perking up and paying attention.
It gets absolutely insane toward the end, and takes you to places you never expected to go in aCall of Dutycampaign. It's the first time in years I've been legitimately excited about this franchise's solo experience. I'm being intentionally vague here since I don't want to spoil anything, but I'll have a bunch more to say about this campaign after launch.
Oh, and when it's all over? There's a full-length "Nightmares" game waiting for you, that changes the entire experience up in truly bizarre ways.
All told, there's simply a ton of content here for solo players.
2. Of course, you can also play with friends online or on the couch.
If you were disappointed by the lack of split-screen inHalo 5, fear not! You can split your screen four ways inBlack Ops III, and if you don't have friends to couch co-op with, you can also play the campaign with friends online. Even though I'm generally a solo player, I love having the split-screen option. On those increasingly rare days when friends are over to play games, it's a great treat.
3. Treyarch has taken constructive criticism to heart.
In past reviews ofCall of Duty games I've made a number of critiques, but two of the most consistent have been this: Don't necessarily makeCall of Duty an open-world game, but give us multiple avenues of approach to make the linear experience more interesting; and let us have total freedom over our guns and gear so that we can make choices over how we want to tackle any given mission.
In fact, in myBlack Ops II reviewI wrote this:
With stable rules and a choice of tools and weapons at your disposal throughout the game, multiple approaches to each mission, and no gimmicks, a Call of Duty game could be a lot more fun to play.
And lo and behold, this is exactly what Treyarch has done withBlack Ops III.
In the little base zones between missions, you can now customize just about everything.
You've got your super powers thanks to the high-tech DNI boxes implanted in your head, which you can unlock and upgrade just like weapons. You've got your various loadouts which you can customize to your heart's content. You level up and unlock stuff as though it were multiplayer.
And it's really awesome. It gives you a sense of control over how you want to play each mission, how you want to tackle each obstacle.
Adding to this sense of choice is the fact that you can play as either a woman or a man. You can switch between missions if you want, playing some of them as a man and some as a woman. You get to choose. It doesn't impact the game at all beyond the voice acting. (I prefer the female voice actor. What is thisMass Effect?) You can also change outfits between missions, unlocking new ones as you go. There's a sense of progression beyond just beating missions here that really adds to the fun.
4. The futuristic stuff is actually a lot of fun.
Yes, I know, I really want a newCall of Duty game that isn't set in the future (although, as I playedBlack Ops III I found myself wanting a far-futureCall of Duty that's hardcore sci-fi.) I want aCall of Duty set in WWII again, and anotherModern Warfare.I want games with settings and periods all across the board, especially since three separate studios are building these titles.
But the futuristic stuff inBlack Ops III is actually pretty cool. Your suite of cybernetic powers---you can choose either Control, Martial, or Chaos---give you wizard-like abilities on the battlefield.
Send swarms of nanobot fireflies to engulf your enemies, or instantly immolate bad robots, sometimes causing a chain of explosions. Take over enemy turrets, powerhouse through ranks of baddies---there are tons of different play-styles available just based on your Core powers.
And yes, it makes the game feel a bit more likeDestiny with its space magic (though the gunplay still feels solidly likeCall of Duty) and I can't shake the feeling that all this cybernetic tech is really just its own kind of spell-casting, but that's okay. You feel almost like some Black Ops battle-mage while playing, and it's terrific fun.
Then there's the wall-running, adding a bit of parkour to the entire experience.
5. There's a bunch of variety between missions.
I was going to list graphics as one of the five points in this article, but I don't think the game really looks discernibly better thanAdvanced Warfare, and that game had better facial animation without a doubt. Kevin Spacey looked amazing!
WhatBlack Ops III does have, on the other hand, is seriously great mission variety. Lots of different set-pieces, terrain, and choice on how to approach (most) of the missions make this one of the most varied and interestingCall of Duty campaigns to-date. I can't even get into how crazy some of the missions become.
The game isn't gimmicky, either. There aren't really any Quick-Time Events, and the most you ever really do is stick to the controls you've been given and hold the interaction button down to open doors, pick up collectibles, or restock ammo (and so forth.)
It's not an open-world game by any means. It's still fairly linear---a corridor shooter with a couple extra corridors to gun down---but I like that about it. We have enough open-world games. I like the fact that each area is so distinct and that missions have a beginning, middle, and end.
This isn't to say that the entire campaign is perfect, and I'll go into that more in my official review this evening. But there's lots to love here. Like, one of the main characters is named Kane, and while that's not spelled quite the best way, it's still pretty cool.
I'm excited for everyone to play through the campaign so we can talk more about it. That'll be soon enough sinceCall of Duty: Black Ops III launches tomorrow. Look for my review, as well as more thoughts on Zombies mode and multiplayer soon.
Call of Duty Black Ops 3 Campaign Explained
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2015/11/05/5-reasons-why-call-of-duty-black-ops-3-has-the-best-solo-campaign-in-years/
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