If you're reading this you are either a fan of Call of Duty who wants to read about how good this game is or you hate Call of Duty and you want to see someone trash this game. Luckily for you I am able to do both.

This game is inherently flawed and mindlessly addicting. This game is somehow the worst game I've ever played and the most fun I can have on a computer(using both hands).

I think its important to establish my history with Call of Duty because I believe as a loser on the internet writing a review for a game, you should know about my bias nature to this series. Feel free to skip this section if you don't care and are here for me nitpicking the game.

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I'm 31 years old (which in gamer years makes me 1000 I'm led to believe). I started playing COD with MW2 on the Xbox 360. I played a ton of MW2 and every game up until Ghost which is where I fell off what with having a job and all that. I have very fond memories of getting on with my friends after work and playing until 3am. Call of Duty meant a lot to me during those years and this was the first entry to be released since I transitioned from a console player to PC master race.

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I played MW(2019) to get up to speed and this story does a good job picking up on where it left off. I don't want to spoil the story but I feel sometimes its convoluted but basing it against any other Call of Duty story it holds my attention.

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This campaign did something I REALLY love in FPS campaigns, It gave me a reason to replay it by giving me multiple missions with multiple ways to accomplish the task. Obviously you've got your "Move up, shoot, move up, shoot" missions and your "use this AC130 to liquify the white dots" mission but besides that you've got a few "hey instead of shooty shooty you can use stealth" missions and the dialog options between Ghost and Roach are amazing. But at the end of the day its still a COD campaign and you'll likely only play it when the multiplayer servers are down or you're getting ♥♥♥♥ on.

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This game has made most of its modes all tie together and I'm really digging it. The spec ops can be used to level up guns (we'll get there) and unlock some skins. It gives the spec ops missions some purpose and it looks like they're going to be adding additional missions but the 3 at launch and the 4th that dropped with season 1 are a fun distraction and give me a change to yell at my best friend for agroing the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ juggernaut!

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I cannot in good faith give a review for this mode. I've played it and I'm awful, If you love BR games you are either a fan of this or not and no steam review will change your mind.

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I don't play Tarkov, but I've watched enough hours on twitch to be able to say this isn't a fair comparison. Its Warzone with more of an emphasis on looting and evacuating. The mode is fun and I've had a good time trying to get away with some nice loot before Sweats McTryhard shows up with his golden gun that fires in a laser to ruin your day. I wish the game allowed me to bank some of the most useful items, like I manage to find two gas masks and when I exit the lobby there like "Hey you've got another mask, and now its XP" no, I wanted to keep my extra mask for when I get killed next game and don't want to spend 5 minutes searching for another.

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At the time of this review I've put in 80 hours I'm currently level 145 and I can honestly say I've had a lot of fun. COD has dialed in its annoying formula to perfection. By the time the after action report finishes I'm already in another lobby. It's got its ups and its got its downs so I'm going to try to bullet point my short opinions/gripes below;
* The unlocking system is confusing sometimes, but it gives people a reason to use different guns.
* ALL the guns are overpowered, so by this standard none of the guns are overpowered.
* The movement is removed, I'm honestly SO glad for this yet I'm still running into slide canceling and people who hop around every corner. The amount of times I can be ADS ready to fire and someone jump spins around the corner and takes no hit to their accuracy and beams me is irritating.
* The riot shield turtle people are the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ worse. "Hey lets add a shield on someones back that has no movement penalty and protects them from bullets."

I could go on and on but I'm already 2 pages in so I'll update with more gripes as I think of them.

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Al Bagra Fortess - It's pretty good, great in domination

Breenbergh hotel - See above review.

Crown Raceway - See above review.

El Asilo - "Sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe ****."

Embassy - Very fun map could have been a MW3 map back in the day.

Farm 18 - During the beta this map was exciting and fun, now Its "I JUST SPAWNED!?! HOW DID HE SNIPE ME!"

Mercado Las Almas - This is a terrific map.

Senta Sena Border Crossing - I love this map for domination and nothing more, who thought that lets make an entire map of exploding cars would be a good idea.

Taraq - The worst map I've played since DOWNTURN from MW3, If you're into destroyed buildings and camping then this is the map for you.

Valderas Museum - Removed.

Zarqwa HydroElectric - The devs implemented swimming and damn it they're going to use it. Still sometimes I enjoy this map especially swimming to the enemy spawn and ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ them up.

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I’m not a sweat, tryhard, or any other pejorative used to describe a gamer who lives breathes and eats COD, I’m a grown ass man with a 40 hour workweek. That being said, I tend to do alright at this game I maintain a solid 1.0 K/D… that is until I have three good games in a row and suddenly I’m in a lobby filled with nothing but gold guns and COD league skins. Every one of them is using the latest meta weapon he saw another youtuber tout as “THE GREATEST GUN SETUP 420 XL!”. I go from fair engagements where I have a 50/50 chance to fighting against frog hopping, dew chugging, min-maxing sweats who have 1000 hours in this game and suddenly my team which normally can be depended on to provide additional support turn into people who think that this is Minecraft. COD tried to remedy this by adding the league but no pub-stomper in their right mind would be caught dead attempting to play against another pub-stomper. I’m all for these guys being put against each other but all I’m saying is, I don’t see it being applied fairly. I’m constantly dropped into matches with more killstreaks than players, meanwhile the score is 150 to 13 and I’m expected to do what? I didn’t know this was a roll playing game and I’m playing the roll of a third world nation against nukes.

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Look, I understand if you hate COD and everything it stands for but if you enjoy a fast paced shooter with people calling you slurs for killing them then COD is your game. I applaud this entry for adding a bunch of new ideas and bringing back some old.


*updated: 12/11/2022 added thoughts on SBMM

If you're reading this you are either a fan of Call of Duty who wants to read about how good this game is or you hate Call of Duty and you want to see someone trash this game. Luckily for you I am able to do both. This game is inherently flawed and mindlessly addicting. This game is somehow the worst game I've ever played and the most fun I can have on a computer(using both hands). I think its important to establish my history with Call of Duty because I believe as a loser on the internet writing a review for a game, you should know about my bias nature to this series. Feel free to skip this section if you don't care and are here for me nitpicking the game. [hr][/hr] [h1]Background:[/h1] I'm 31 years old (which in gamer years makes me 1000 I'm led to believe). I started playing COD with MW2 on the Xbox 360. I played a ton of MW2 and every game up until Ghost which is where I fell off what with having a job and all that. I have very fond memories of getting on with my friends after work and playing until 3am. Call of Duty meant a lot to me during those years and this was the first entry to be released since I transitioned from a console player to PC master race. [hr][/hr] [h1]The Story: 6/10 "Yeah, its a story"[/h1] I played MW(2019) to get up to speed and this story does a good job picking up on where it left off. I don't want to spoil the story but I feel sometimes its convoluted but basing it against any other Call of Duty story it holds my attention. [hr][/hr] [h1]The Campaign: 7/10 "Interesting missions ya got there COD."[/h1] This campaign did something I REALLY love in FPS campaigns, It gave me a reason to replay it by giving me multiple missions with multiple ways to accomplish the task. Obviously you've got your "Move up, shoot, move up, shoot" missions and your "use this AC130 to liquify the white dots" mission but besides that you've got a few "hey instead of shooty shooty you can use stealth" missions and the dialog options between Ghost and Roach are amazing. But at the end of the day its still a COD campaign and you'll likely only play it when the multiplayer servers are down or you're getting shit on. [hr][/hr] [h1]The Spec Ops: 6/10 "I'm not complaining about it (ok a little)"[/h1] This game has made most of its modes all tie together and I'm really digging it. The spec ops can be used to level up guns (we'll get there) and unlock some skins. It gives the spec ops missions some purpose and it looks like they're going to be adding additional missions but the 3 at launch and the 4th that dropped with season 1 are a fun distraction and give me a change to yell at my best friend for agroing the god damnmed juggernaut! [hr][/hr] [h1]Warzone 2.0 N/A "I suck at BR"[/h1] I cannot in good faith give a review for this mode. I've played it and I'm awful, If you love BR games you are either a fan of this or not and no steam review will change your mind. [hr][/hr] [h1]DMZ 7/10 "Its kinda like Tarkov if you like comparing apples to pinecones."[/h1] I don't play Tarkov, but I've watched enough hours on twitch to be able to say this isn't a fair comparison. Its Warzone with more of an emphasis on looting and evacuating. The mode is fun and I've had a good time trying to get away with some nice loot before Sweats McTryhard shows up with his golden gun that fires in a laser to ruin your day. I wish the game allowed me to bank some of the most useful items, like I manage to find two gas masks and when I exit the lobby there like "Hey you've got another mask, and now its XP" no, I wanted to keep my extra mask for when I get killed next game and don't want to spend 5 minutes searching for another. [hr][/hr] [h1]Multiplayer: 8/10 "I hate this so much... hold on let me just play another hour"[/h1] At the time of this review I've put in 80 hours I'm currently level 145 and I can honestly say I've had a lot of fun. COD has dialed in its annoying formula to perfection. By the time the after action report finishes I'm already in another lobby. It's got its ups and its got its downs so I'm going to try to bullet point my short opinions/gripes below; * The unlocking system is confusing sometimes, but it gives people a reason to use different guns. * ALL the guns are overpowered, so by this standard none of the guns are overpowered. * The movement is removed, I'm honestly SO glad for this yet I'm still running into slide canceling and people who hop around every corner. The amount of times I can be ADS ready to fire and someone jump spins around the corner and takes no hit to their accuracy and beams me is irritating. * The riot shield turtle people are the fucking worse. "Hey lets add a shield on someones back that has no movement penalty and protects them from bullets." I could go on and on but I'm already 2 pages in so I'll update with more gripes as I think of them. [hr][/hr] [h1]The Maps: 5/10 "Welp, I'm backing out if we're playing here"[/h1] Al Bagra Fortess - It's pretty good, great in domination Breenbergh hotel - See above review. Crown Raceway - See above review. El Asilo - "Sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe ****." Embassy - Very fun map could have been a MW3 map back in the day. Farm 18 - During the beta this map was exciting and fun, now Its "I JUST SPAWNED!?! HOW DID HE SNIPE ME!" Mercado Las Almas - This is a terrific map. Senta Sena Border Crossing - I love this map for domination and nothing more, who thought that lets make an entire map of exploding cars would be a good idea. Taraq - The worst map I've played since DOWNTURN from MW3, If you're into destroyed buildings and camping then this is the map for you. Valderas Museum - Removed. Zarqwa HydroElectric - The devs implemented swimming and damn it they're going to use it. Still sometimes I enjoy this map especially swimming to the enemy spawn and fucking them up. [hr][/hr] [h1]Skill Based Match Making: “Corporate called, you’re doing TOO well.”[/h1] I’m not a sweat, tryhard, or any other pejorative used to describe a gamer who lives breathes and eats COD, I’m a grown ass man with a 40 hour workweek. That being said, I tend to do alright at this game I maintain a solid 1.0 K/D… that is until I have three good games in a row and suddenly I’m in a lobby filled with nothing but gold guns and COD league skins. Every one of them is using the latest meta weapon he saw another youtuber tout as “THE GREATEST GUN SETUP 420 XL!”. I go from fair engagements where I have a 50/50 chance to fighting against frog hopping, dew chugging, min-maxing sweats who have 1000 hours in this game and suddenly my team which normally can be depended on to provide additional support turn into people who think that this is Minecraft. COD tried to remedy this by adding the league but no pub-stomper in their right mind would be caught dead attempting to play against another pub-stomper. I’m all for these guys being put against each other but all I’m saying is, I don’t see it being applied fairly. I’m constantly dropped into matches with more killstreaks than players, meanwhile the score is 150 to 13 and I’m expected to do what? I didn’t know this was a roll playing game and I’m playing the roll of a third world nation against nukes. [hr][/hr] [h1]Overall: 7/10 "I like it."[/h1] Look, I understand if you hate COD and everything it stands for but if you enjoy a fast paced shooter with people calling you slurs for killing them then COD is your game. I applaud this entry for adding a bunch of new ideas and bringing back some old. *updated: 12/11/2022 added thoughts on SBMM