Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 | examination

In Black Ops 4, Activision switches to one-player mode and focuses on the multiplayer mode. Battle Royale Blackout Mode is a novelty.

For a long time, Call of Duty has been the most iconic game series for its tonic solo campaigns and its reliable and competitive multiplayer mode. With Black Ops 4, you are left to focus only on the game's multiplayer page.

Call of Duty as a franchise is one of the most predictable and reliable in terms of frequency and quality of play. I have never been to a Call of Duty that was really bad, although it There is a noticeable difference between the games developed by Infinity Ward and Treyarch, both in ambition and in Polish. The series has evolved over time and has fluctuated with the trends of the video game industry. Nevertheless, I had never thought of seeing Call of Duty look beyond the single player for a purer multiplayer experience. For me personally, it's a big disadvantage. For a long time, I played Call of Duty in single player campaigns with multiplayer mode as a very good extralight. Call of Duty has heightened the expectations of storytelling and cinema in action games over the years. These can be likened to news from Tom Clancy in which the global political plot and the close-up view of the soldier's point of view have played a role. It's with heavy heart that I've put this part of the game aside. Let's hope not forever, but for the moment.

Black Ops 4 is, of course, one of the most ambitious and clean multiplayer experiences that has hit the video game market in recent years. The amount of game modes and gameplay is almost overwhelming. Many of Call of Dutys' classic game modes are all represented with new courses and match associations that work very well. The idea of ​​classes in the form of specialists is still left by the previous games and seems very natural. Each specialist has some skills, but these will only be used on a regular basis. This is not as obvious as in games like Overwatch or Paladins. That's good, because most of the time, you feel like you're playing classic Call of Duty, but with some exciting abilities like rubble mines and attack dogs. One change I like is that healing is now a manual action. In an agitated battle, you can choose between yourself or reload your magazine. It is a limited but valued strategic element.

The game is the main addition to the game. This is Battle Royale's "Blackout" mode, borrowed from pioneers like Fortnite and PUBG, who have now become their own multiplayer genre. The battle continues hard on a huge map divided into areas and cities whose inhabitants move and leave their automatic carcasses and their bullet-proof vests behind them. As in other Battle Royale games, it is the player's responsibility to secure his equipment and survive for a long time with other players on the card that is still shrinking. The game mode really looks like Call of Duty and the matches are often pretty fast. In comparison to other games of the same genre, Blackout feels a bit unobtrusive in his group design and playing abilities. His advantage is that the situation is much simpler and focuses on unintentional quick action. Call of Duty is late for the Battle Royale party. Although Blackout has a real sense of Call of Duty, it's not enough to take a clear place in what I perceive as a well-established genre with clear key actors.

A great benefit that Call of Duty keeps throughout these years is the ability to play in local multiplayer. Offline Classic multiplayer, blackout, and popular zombie mode can all be played with one or more friends. This is for me a reason to play Call of Duty compared to other multiplayer games. Being able to sit down with a friend and topple a horde of zombies or try to keep the fort in a draw is much more satisfying than playing against people over the net. Here is the true reading value for a more everyday FPS player like me.

In summary, Black Ops 4 is a very refined multiplayer experience that offers the dedicated player many game options for a relatively high price, as well as the game. The loss of the solo mode is very boring for me, but it's been a long time since I I have not seen a game of FPS as nice and well filled.

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Written by: Viktor Larsson