Examining each presents small text excerpts the player can read to understand the story unfolding. There’s the evidence board filled with pictures and small objects related to the story. Here’s where a lot of the quieter character and world-building can be experienced. Often between missions, you return to the safe house base where Woods, Mason, and the rest of the team regroup. Despite what the trailers and franchise’s reputation may lead you to believe, Cold War has moments for the player to explore facets of the world and actually breathe before the next crescendo. More military jargon being shouted at me, sure, fine, whatever. This leads to a problem where any thrills plateaus and you become numb to everything happening on screen.Īh, another exploding thing, okay. I’ve found a number of past Call of Duty campaigns to be exhausting as they relentlessly keep the action explosive and cranked up to eleven. It’s filled with improbable but exciting sequences with a just interesting enough story featuring twists and turns you won’t find shocking yet will keep you intrigued. If last year’s Modern Warfare was akin to a more serious, grounded drama film, then Cold War is a big summer blockbuster, for better and for worse. There’s a lot in Cold War’s campaign that is standard for a Call of Duty adventure but also harkens back to those good ol’ days of the previous decade when the franchise was breaking new entertainment records every year.

Classic characters make a return which helps build the nostalgia in Black Ops Cold War.

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