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[Big-ass Ramp]

http://twitter.com/#!/jeffgerstmann/status/1893406280261632

GB review up in ~30 mins

 

[T'Zariah]

Well, it's now time to lay MW2 to rest. May you not rest in peace.

 

[NameGenerated]

I told myself I wasn't going to buy this. Even though I loved MW2 and put a shitload of time into it, I told myself that I didn't need a new COD game every year and would skip this one (or at least hold off on it for now). I told myself that I have too many other games to play, and that if I bought this, I'd basically be throwing money down the drain since all my other games would remain neglected...

Fuuuuuck, just ordered it. The hype got to me, and the $20 Amazon promotion was too good to pass up. Well, at least I have a few days to complete Vanquish before it gets here. :|

I did the exact same thing, with the exception of I don't have a lot of other games to play. :lol

 

[lastplayed]

so is this game broken at launch for PC folk?

Nope, runs fine for me.

 

[KaYotiX]

Been playing for two hours. Seen no spawn issues or care package glitching.

Give it a week :lol

 

[Jex]

I woke up to hear the radio discussing Kinect and Black-Ops in the same breath as the big things for Christmas. It's impact is felt!

 

[Big-ass Ramp]

I woke up to hear the radio discussing Kinect and Black-Ops in the same breath as the big things for Christmas. It's impact is felt!

Finally! Call of Duty breaks into the mainsteam!

 

[buy teh haloz]

Been playing for two hours. Seen no spawn issues or care package glitching.

I've seen some pretty bad spawning, but it's not exactly a game ruiner. Haven't seen any care package glitching though. Considering the spawning is the only complaint I have against the game, that's pretty good.

 

[bobs...onGaf]

Finally! Call of Duty breaks into the mainsteam!

:lol :lol :lol

Well im off to hunt for my copy, a lesson learnt - dont rely on supermarket price wars. Next time im just gonna pre-order although if this sucks im not sure ill buy into the next CoD.

Spoiler

Oh wait, I said that last year.

 

[Mik2121]

For all of you with the game already... Could you try uploading a video to YouTube via the FileShare setup?

 

[Agent Icebeezy]

seems laggy to me

 

[GillianSeed79]

Game is pretty cool. Aside from a laggy first match and some party connection issues early on, it's pretty damn awesome. Feels a lot like pre-MW2 CoD, but granted haven't unlocked killstreaks yet. Sp seems pretty cool, but the first level seemed a tad too Fravela, i.e everyone looks the same and shit is a little too hectic. Overall, early impressions are very positive for me. The spawn shit is overblown. I've yet to see any major spawn issues. I even have a positive K/D ratio and I suck.

 

[Heavy's Sandvich]

Er... so the pc version.

Keeps seizing up on me when I'm playing.

 

[Pikelet]

USA News have their review, but the first few paragraphs....

That review is hilariously bad. Never mind all the journalist pandering, the review reads like a summary of the modes and the levels with a bunch of hyperbole to stitch it together.

 

[bucknuticus]

IGN 8.5
GB 4/5

 

[thunker 9000]

http://www.giantbomb.com/call-of-duty-black-ops/61-26423/reviews/

Giant Bomb 4/5

Edit: Beaten!!

 

[LevityNYC]

I own a Samsun 63" Plasma C8000 3D TV.

I went and played in 3D and I have to say, its the worst of all of the 3D games I've played so far.

The 3D effect is pretty poor as the only thing that really jumps out is the gun, which gets distracting when aiming down the sites. My TV can make any game look 3D with a simple button press and games like Halo Reach look poor because they weren't designed for 3D.

Games like SSHD and Wipeout and Motorstorm look far better as you can tell that real care went into making them 3D games. Black Ops looks like the 3D effect was developed last minute. My TV can actually make the game look better in 3D on its own rather than changing the in game settings.

The image itself isn't nearly as crisp or clean which is very important in this game. It seems to run in 30FPS rather than 60. I will try with the PS3 version tomorrow to see if I notice any improvement.

 

[Keyser Soze]

EuroGamer

Call of Duty has long since settled into an enormously successful rhythm, and the good news for Activision is that Black Ops does little to disrupt it. The campaign is relentlessly aggressive and spectacular – a Jerry Bruckheimer tribute act stuck in permanent encore – while the multiplayer modes are a mixture of smart tweaks to working formulas, as focused on protecting that guaranteed bottom line as the campaign's yellow objective cursor is on making sure you never falter. The results are never less than entertaining whatever you choose to do, then, but not exactly brave and bold either. Say what you like about No Russian - at least it was something different.

8/10

 

[Yerolo]

Ausgamers Review

Call of Duty: Black Ops delivers, and delivers in solid measure. Does it suffer in parts? Yes, and we won’t know how fully until the game has been out for a while, but the sum of its parts make a great whole and in terms of investment, you’re definitely going to get a lot of life out of it. It’s Treyarch’s best work to-date, and possibly the most jam-packed competitive multiplayer offering on the market, with an awesome story thrown in for good measure. Very, very awesome.

Spoiler

9.2 / 10

 

[Big-ass Ramp]

1UP: A-

 

[Xamdou]

Date Time Location Event Details
November 8, 2010 10:21:00 PM Sparks NV US Departure Scan
November 8, 2010 08:13:00 PM Sparks NV US Arrival Scan
November 8, 2010 07:32:00 PM Reno NV US Departure Scan
November 8, 2010 07:00:00 PM Reno NV US Shipment received by carrier
November 8, 2010 06:48:41 PM US Shipment has left seller facility and is in transit

My Xbox 360 copy of Black Ops shipped from Amazon earlier today!

So it will be in my hands tomorrow morning!!!

 

[Sobriquet]

Nothing....He makes god awful movies and his voice just doesn't fit with this game.
"Too Gangsta" :lol :lol :lol

but whatever

Three Kings, bro. Three Kings.

 

[supermackem]

EuroGamer



8/10

Now im not one for calling out scores and an 8 seems fucking great but i neve rlike when some games get marked down or called out on not being original and others dont. I mean was mw2 much different to mw1, was halo reach so different to halo 3 not really but i cant remeber them being marked down for it. Who cares 8 is a cracking score but its something that ive seen used alot of late which alot of reviewers seem to forget about with other titles.

 

[jonnybryce]

For all of you with the game already... Could you try uploading a video to YouTube via the FileShare setup?

I get a game into my File Share and then have no idea what to do from there.

 

[GillianSeed79]

Sweet, the Treyarch automatic -1 point penalty is in full effect with the “it doesn't do any thing new” bullet point caveat. - I'm being sarcastic btw.

 

[DevelopmentArrested]

Jeff g is so right about that barrel section, god that was terrible until i figured out wat to do... 8.5/10 seems about right; also the servers are so laggy right now.

 

[Snuggles]

so I'm on the market for this

poke or no poke?

 

[BloodySinner]

$60 down the drain. Fucking awesome.

 

[Big-ass Ramp]

so I'm on the market for this

poke or no poke?

ekop

 

[Snuggles]

$60 down the drain. Fucking awesome.

did your disc fall in the toilet?

shit

 

[SpacLock]

Edit: Oh, I guess there are English reviews out already.

The first review on Metacritic is in French. It basically says that it's Treyarch's best Call of Duty, but falls short to Infinitywards. That's all I can really get out of the translator.

Bad Translation:

"Through obstinacy, Treyarch probably delivers to us with Black Ops its best Call of Duty to date - but undoubtedly not the best shutter of the series. Equipped with a worked scenario, failing to be very well told, the countryside solo takes again all the codes of Modern Warfare, sometimes with awkwardness, but it is let play, the time of a large half-dozen of hours filled of decorations and situations rather varied as a whole. One will pestera, once again, over this quite short lifespan, but the developer imported a large part of its know-how of World At War for the multi and there is no doubt that them amateurs will regale themselves, once again, in particular on line."

 

[Snuggles]

but undoubtedly not the best shutter of the series.

One will pestera, once again, over this quite short lifespan

keep this in mind, guys

 

[The Dutch Slayer]

off to buy it now see everyone in an hour!

 

[ClovingWestbrook]

Whats funny is its getting lower reviews in many places than MW2 but the folks I have spoken to say they're enjoying it more. Go figure.

 

[Sobriquet]

1UP: A-

Weird. Um, is there actually a review?


edit: Never mind, it's up now. For a while it was just a score! :lol

 

[SpacLock]

Whats funny is its getting lower reviews in many places than MW2 but the folks I have spoken to say they're enjoying it more. Go figure.

And that's all that really matters.

 

[Griffith]

Finished SP, have to say I really liked it. Probably my second favourite campaign of the series after COD4.

 

[Mileena]

1878 kills/621 deaths and I'm loving every map so far. Bravo Treyarch.
This game SHITS on MW2.

 

[NameGenerated]

so I'm on the market for this

poke or no poke?

Get your poke on.

Spoiler

I haven't played the game yet.

 

[Jb]

Edit: Oh, I guess there are English reviews out already.

The first review on Metacritic is in French. It basically says that it's Treyarch's best Call of Duty, but falls short to Infinitywards. That's all I can really get out of the translator.

Bad Translation:

"Through obstinacy, Treyarch probably delivers to us with Black Ops its best Call of Duty to date - but undoubtedly not the best shutter of the series. Equipped with a worked scenario, failing to be very well told, the countryside solo takes again all the codes of Modern Warfare, sometimes with awkwardness, but it is let play, the time of a large half-dozen of hours filled of decorations and situations rather varied as a whole. One will pestera, once again, over this quite short lifespan, but the developer imported a large part of its know-how of World At War for the multi and there is no doubt that them amateurs will regale themselves, once again, in particular on line."

This guy spends waaaaay too much time talking about the SP in his review. Same thing happened with Reach. They have to realize people buy those games for the MP.

 

[The Chef]

Just got my ps3 copy. Holy crap there was easily over 100 people in line. Crazy.

 

[Kyoufu]

1878 kills/621 deaths and I'm loving every map so far. Bravo Treyarch.
This game SHITS on MW2.

In what ways? Please elaborate, because I'm hoping it does too.

 

[Blutonium]

Any chance of a PS3 patch incoming that might improve the atrocious framerate?




The game is fun, but I'm seriously considering trading it in for a 360/PC version.

 

[Smokey]

1878 kills/621 deaths and I'm loving every map so far. Bravo Treyarch.
This game SHITS on MW2.

new game syndrome

wait till the masses get their hands on it and see if you feel the same way. can't wait to get mine though, just sayin

 

[AcciDante]

Installing on 360

 

[Snuggles]

MW2 SHITS on MW2

 

[KaYotiX]

new game syndrome

wait till the masses get their hands on it and see if you feel the same way. can't wait to get mine though, just sayin

Agree, we all said the same thing with MW2. A month later it was a giant piece o crap.

 

[supermackem]

Any chance of a PS3 patch incoming that might improve the atrocious framerate?




The game is fun, but I'm seriously considering trading it in for a 360/PC version.

Wtf how is it so bad, mw2 was near perfect port to the 360 version.

 

[Weenerz]

Eagerly awaiting the PC patch to fix the horrible horrible 100% CPU usage every 10 seconds. Game is great besides this problem.

 

[supermackem]

Agree, we all said the same thing with MW2. A month later it was a giant piece o crap.

I think well i hope treyarch have already addressed alot of the issues people had with the perks and killstreaks that made mw2 a cluster fuck.