Feedback: Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2

Namzor

I for one am somewhat interested in Black Ops 2, strictly from a story standpoint (being it is partially in the future), and a gameplay standpoint with the game choices mattering. And I honestly didn't care at all about the past CoD games since 4. All the games in between did absolutely nothing for me, with only the original Black Ops holding my interest for the couple hours that I played it.

Multiplayer in general has no appeal to me and it has not since the days of Quake 2, CS and UT. The whole prestige and perk system is a step in the wrong direction. Making the game easier cause you're good? How bout making it harder. Limit your weapons, ammo, health, etc....

I guess I am just fed up with the whole modern military direction that the genre has devolved into the past half decade. The regenerating health mechanic, introduced with the first Halo I believe, made most fights just seem boring to me. You weren't scrounging for medpacks and playing in "fear" for the next encounter. The game felt more visceral before. A well placed shot by a powerful enemy or being swarmed ended your fun quite fast. And you couldn't hide behind a corner or barrier and wait for full health. Also I feel like exploration has totally left the shooter genre. The game used to reward you for finding easter eggs, secret areas, or just looking in every nook and cranny. Now some games just feel like a on rails carnival booth (to borrow your analogy) with very little choice. And lastly I miss carrying around more than 2 weapons. And having exotic weapons at that. Pulse weapons with alternate modes of fire, bio weapons, charged ones, etc. A modern gun just boring shooting plain old bullets.

I look forward to future of this genre (or to the past), cause the present is just boring.....