The Xtortionist
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The only redeeming factor is how hilarious the male player VA is during the last mission. Our group was laughing our asses off as he was reciting the frozen forest thing.
What the HELL did i just play O_o (black ops 3 - spoilers)
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The_Spaniard
Netmarble
The difference between Blops 1 and Blops 3 is that Blops 1 smacked you in the face with a huge reveal at the end of the game that was telegraphed here and there throughout the campaign. Blops 3 had a huge reveal that was never actually openly revealed and only vaguely hinted at once or twice in the entire campaign, and actually detailed in quick scrolling text that you can't read during loading screens. The whole multi-layered story with compounding reveals was a neat idea, but badly executed. Sadly at least 90% of the people that played the game never figured out the true story.
Side note, did anyone besides me actually play through both campaigns in the game?
Side note, did anyone besides me actually play through both campaigns in the game?
I'm trying to slog through the campaign to get the trophies but I'm having a hard time and it's been nearly a year. They tried another mindfuck story but this one just isn't working.
And the bullet sponge robots someone else mentioned are just as big a factor in what makes the campaign bad as the story is.
And the bullet sponge robots someone else mentioned are just as big a factor in what makes the campaign bad as the story is.
I thought the powers were cool, like shutting down robots and controlling giant mechs, but it wasn't fun killing robots normally. And those sections where they run and swarm you 😰
Played the campaign last week and I echo these sentiments. Ghosts gets a bad rep but that was much better than this. I knew it had jumped the shark when you're exploring Katee Sackhoff's mind and suddenly: zombies!
Can't even begin to imagine what a chore it would be to play on realistic difficulty.
Can't even begin to imagine what a chore it would be to play on realistic difficulty.
Jawmuncher
Member
The worst COD campaign story in recent memory.
Someone at Treyarch was trying WAY too hard to be smart.
Someone at Treyarch was trying WAY too hard to be smart.
jediyoshi
Member
+1
In some weird way I can appreciate them going for weird mind-fuckery with the story, but there's nothing redeeming about what they put together. Let alone the part where it's an actual video game.
Infinite Warfare's SP is going to have a nice handicap being the follow up campaign.
Ordinaryundone
Member
It's a bad campaign and story with a decent plot twist, which probably would have done more to redeem the plot if it was ever actually implemented in a way that the majority of players would notice. NOT knowing the truth behind the story makes it all feel extremely disjointed and unsatisfying. However, the game never makes ANY attempt to even make a reveal; it just hides everything in extremely small and quickly moving pre-mission text. And honestly, if you want to do it that way its fine but your story should still be able to stand on its own if you aren't going to actually give the player the key that ties everything together.
Other than that, the game lacks the really interesting and over the top set piece moments that CoD is known for. The enemies are bullet spongy (especially the robots) and there is a distinct lack of any interesting or divergent tactical situations. Most of the missions feel extremely samey and overly long and while things do start to ramp up by the end its far too late coming. It's also got some of the most incredibly unlikable characters in any CoD game I've ever played, possibly any game ever, I didn't like any of them and it really effected by interest in the story.
Thankfully the multiplayer is extremely fun and has all the personality the campaign lacks, but man does Black Ops 3 make a terrible first impression. It's like the opposite of Advanced Warfare and a HUGE step down from Black Ops 1 and 2.
Other than that, the game lacks the really interesting and over the top set piece moments that CoD is known for. The enemies are bullet spongy (especially the robots) and there is a distinct lack of any interesting or divergent tactical situations. Most of the missions feel extremely samey and overly long and while things do start to ramp up by the end its far too late coming. It's also got some of the most incredibly unlikable characters in any CoD game I've ever played, possibly any game ever, I didn't like any of them and it really effected by interest in the story.
Thankfully the multiplayer is extremely fun and has all the personality the campaign lacks, but man does Black Ops 3 make a terrible first impression. It's like the opposite of Advanced Warfare and a HUGE step down from Black Ops 1 and 2.
Cheat Code
Member
At worst Ghosts is generic action. At best, it's the funniest thing ever created.
i mean, the only reason i bought bo3 was because of the mp.
Had no expectations for the campaign as i found the previous BO campaigns average, but still my mind all day has been trying to comprehend what i went through
Razgriz-Specter
Member
The Avenged Sevenfold credit scene in BO2 has more love and effort than the entirety of the BO3 campaign.
Hell the multiplayer characters are more fleshed out characters than anyone in the freaking story.
Hell the multiplayer characters are more fleshed out characters than anyone in the freaking story.
I can't believe how true that is. Astonishing
Absolutely hated the story until I came across one of those video on youtubes that explained what was really going on with the story. Then I absolutely fucking loathed it because that twist is honestly one of the most unearned, obtuse, underdeveloped, self-important, convoluted, pretentious, maddening asspulls in the history of horrible asspulls. It feels like Jason Blundell sat on that story for 30 years, thinking it's some genre-defying masterpiece that will leave people guessing and speculating for ages to come, when it was actually just senseless drivel authored by a 12-year-old Transformers fan fiction writer who watched Inception once and really wanted to make something like that. Also, sorry to Jason Blundell if you were actually just roped into spearheading this campaign, but man.
Fuck everything about it.
It sits firmly and comfortable in the "It's so boring I want to do anything but this"-territory. No, it isn't fun at all, sadly.
Jangowuzhere
Banned
Yeah, I don't get any of the hate for it. The story is pretty nonsensical, but playing it was still a lot of fun. It also has one of the best soundtracks in the series. I wouldn't mind playing it again one of these days.
I like all of the Call of Duty campaigns EXCEPT for Ghosts. That was the first CoD game I played and just straight up did not like at all.
I was into it. I didn't expect it to be so freaking weird lol. I hadn't played a COD in a few entries and was still used to the more traditional military shooter style of the modern warfare games.
Greatest Ever
Member
I genuinely wonder if you understand how stupid it sounds to people who don't like the game that the expecting an amazing story is the reason why they don't like it.
Razgriz-Specter
Member
I honestly hope Black Ops 4 is just a continuation from a good ending of Black Ops 2.
Mason and Karma had a daughter, daughter is MC.
Cordis Die returns in 2050~, they get their hands on Nova 6.
Some twist involving Reznov. A couple flashbacks to her dad in 2025+.
Literally all I want/need.
Metal Khaos
Member
Closer to $90, but I sure as shit enjoy me some Treyarch Zombies.
kingofthedead45
Member
As some one who throughly enjoyed advance warfares story, this is worse huh?
I'm looking forward to infinite warfares.
I guess I'm just a sucker for actors being put in games lol.
I'm looking forward to infinite warfares.
I guess I'm just a sucker for actors being put in games lol.
Boss Mog
Member
Me and my friend were so hyped when they announced that the campaign for BO3 would be co-op, but then they went ahead and made this boring and incomprehensible mess. Especially coming off of Advanced Warfare's campaign which was pretty good, it made BO3 seem even worse. Honestly even Ghosts' campaign is better than BO3's.
I honestly hope treyarch create a new spin-off or even go back to ww2.
I can live with a dumb plot, it was the boring levels that sealed it for me.
In CoD they always put extra effort into the opening level with some nice setpieces. Remember how boring BO3's opening level was? Can anyone remember any setpieces from the game? Even the Tahrir Square they showed in all the E3 walkthroughs was boring as fuck.
In CoD they always put extra effort into the opening level with some nice setpieces. Remember how boring BO3's opening level was? Can anyone remember any setpieces from the game? Even the Tahrir Square they showed in all the E3 walkthroughs was boring as fuck.
The only cool moments i remember was the ace combat level flying the jets, and that in itself isnt really a set piece but still..
Advance Warfare's story was a better way to follow up Black Ops 2 than that epic shitfest Black Ops 3. Treyarch really shit the bed a few times over with 3, and it's making me consider not picking up whatever their next title will be. Between that and hiding multiplayer weapons in boxes...I'm done with them.
Caayn
Member
What part of the word 'Maybe' don't you understand?
davidnolan13
Member
blops 1 got me into cod and blops 3 put me off. i couldnt even finish the game, the story was shit, the levels were shit and the characters were shit.
Razgriz-Specter
Member
Advanced Warfare did the exact same thing, maybe even worse.
STG44
M1 Garand
AK47
M16
Lever Action
MP40
Sten
Repulsor
Dragunov
Blunderbuss
M1911(pistol)
BO3 had:
M1 Garand
Famas
Peacekeeper Mk2
MP40
Interdiction
DBSR-50
Ajax
Marshal 16(pistol)
Rift E-9(pistol)
L4 seige(launcher)
Crossbow
Melee weapons(cosmetic only)
Don't do this.
BOII is fantastic and going into BOIII you'll see how far that bar was dropped.
You'll have a better time figuring out the multiplayer characters or the zombie story.