When people start posting trailer breakdown videos, I'll post the best ones in this thread.

EDIT

And as promised, here's a rather extensive trailer breakdown.

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Sense I played the first black ops. I'm pretty sure I will buy black ops 2. But I'm never going to pick up a game at a midnight launch ever again.

Sticking to Modern Warfare if I want to play a FPS game online.  
 
I just wanted to add that I hated Nuketown. Just me?

@falserelic said:

Sense I played the first black ops. I'm pretty sure I will buy black ops 2. But I'm never going to pick up a game at a midnight launch ever again.

It really is just a waste of time unless you want some swag. Black Ops 2 looks like a solid shooter, however, I really like Blacklight: Retribution - so I may end up just skipping it.

@ck1nd said:

@falserelic said:

Sense I played the first black ops. I'm pretty sure I will buy black ops 2. But I'm never going to pick up a game at a midnight launch ever again.

It really is just a waste of time unless you want some swag. Black Ops 2 looks like a solid shooter, however, I really like Blacklight: Retribution - so I may end up just skipping it.

The only reason I went to the midnight launch for black ops was because of my friend. We got there and we had to wait in a parking lot with no lights. There was a whole bunch of suspicious looking people that kept watching us. It was very uncomfortable.

@falserelic said:

@ck1nd said:

@falserelic said:

Sense I played the first black ops. I'm pretty sure I will buy black ops 2. But I'm never going to pick up a game at a midnight launch ever again.

It really is just a waste of time unless you want some swag. Black Ops 2 looks like a solid shooter, however, I really like Blacklight: Retribution - so I may end up just skipping it.

The only reason I went to the midnight launch for black ops was because of my friend. We got there and we had to wait in a parking lot with no lights. There was a whole bunch of suspicious looking people that kept watching us. It was very uncomfortable.

For me it was simply just boring. You're standing outside of your local game-store, waiting for a game that I should be smart and sleep before playing. I guess it may be different for those that live near more popular areas like in California, though.

Black ops was the firs cod multiplayer i enjoyed since modern warfare 1 - i'll give this at least a little bit of attention, having sat out the last game i'm getting the cod itch and if black ops 2 delivers an improvement to it's predecessors multiplayer then im fine with that!

@ck1nd said:

@falserelic said:

@ck1nd said:

@falserelic said:

Sense I played the first black ops. I'm pretty sure I will buy black ops 2. But I'm never going to pick up a game at a midnight launch ever again.

It really is just a waste of time unless you want some swag. Black Ops 2 looks like a solid shooter, however, I really like Blacklight: Retribution - so I may end up just skipping it.

The only reason I went to the midnight launch for black ops was because of my friend. We got there and we had to wait in a parking lot with no lights. There was a whole bunch of suspicious looking people that kept watching us. It was very uncomfortable.

For me it was simply just boring. You're standing outside of your local game-store, waiting for a game that I should be smart and sleep before playing. I guess it may be different for those that live near more popular areas like in California, though.

That is true too. I was ready to go home after waiting for 3 hours. For me it wasn't such a big deal trying to get a game when I could get it in the mourning.

Seems like the call of duty franchise becomes less reliant on skill with each installment! wall hacking is a perk now??

i am also getting the cod itch however, haven't played it in a couple of years.

@foggel said:

Sticking to Modern Warfare if I want to play a FPS game online. I just wanted to add that I hated Nuketown. Just me?

Nuketown was 1 of my favorite maps. But at times it did annoy me because people picked it all the time.

In before lock. This, of course, is YouTube spam...amiright?

Oh my GOD how dated this engine looks. They're not even trying anymore are they?

@foggel:I don't think you're alone with that. =] I really liked Nuketown though. It's so cute. I like uhm, close quarters (is that right?) maps though. I liked Shipment a whole lot and although it's not as small as those two Summit is probably my favourite map of all.

The video looked good and I'll definitely play it because even if I don't buy it at least two of my brothers will. But I wasn't super, super impressed or anything. I think I'd like to see something a little different? I don't know. The game will probably make me eat my words. =P

@SniperXan said:

In before lock. This, of course, is YouTube spam...amiright?

No, it's a gameplay video of an unreleased game, so I believe it's exempt. I also intend to post some trailer breakdown videos in this thread, once they're made available.

@imsh_pl said:

Oh my GOD how dated this engine looks. They're not even trying anymore are they?

I'm loving Battlefield, but to be honest, I'd gladly give up a bit of detail for the 60 frames per second COD is known for.

@falserelic said:

@ck1nd said:

@falserelic said:

Sense I played the first black ops. I'm pretty sure I will buy black ops 2. But I'm never going to pick up a game at a midnight launch ever again.

It really is just a waste of time unless you want some swag. Black Ops 2 looks like a solid shooter, however, I really like Blacklight: Retribution - so I may end up just skipping it.

The only reason I went to the midnight launch for black ops was because of my friend. We got there and we had to wait in a parking lot with no lights. There was a whole bunch of suspicious looking people that kept watching us. It was very uncomfortable.

I loved the "midnight release event" I attended for the original Borderlands. I went to my local Walmart at midnight, bought the game, and then went home and played. It was just me and one other guy who was there for the same game. That was sweet.

Too bad the GameStop exclusive DLC is going to make me pre-order the sequel from there this time around.

I wouldn't bother with any midnight launch, if it wasn't for the fact that I'm a night owl who usually will be up to 3 am with or without a new game to play.

@PeasantAbuse said:

I'm really excited for this. I loved Black Ops, but MW3 is poop.

Agreed. I remember with Black Ops came out, everyone complained about the spawn system, and it was fixed within a few weeks. Then MW3 came out, everyone complained about the spawn system, and absolutely nothing was ever done about it. Plus the lag is FAR worse is damn near every game, the guns are horrifically unbalanced, quick scoping was reintroduced, and the map design is complete garbage. I personally consider MW3 a complete failure, and so do most of my COD playing friends.

I'm really excited for this. I loved Black Ops, but MW3 is poop. If you need me, I'll be the guy dolphin diving through windows.

Looks neat.

The only thing that bugs me about some people. Is how much of a hypocrite they can be when it comes to call of duty. First they complain about the game then buy it right after. I have a few PSN friends who bitched about call of duty, but bought it on the first day of release its just funny to me.

Just updated the original post with this video. Seems like a pretty good breakdown of the trailer:

@foggel said:

@Erzs: Sure, I understand why people liked it. I guess it's just that I prefer to stroll alongside the edges of a map and pick off people as I go, and that's not possible in Nuketown because of its constant chaos.

Secret to Nuketown fun:

Enter a building, go to the second floor, set motion detector away from window, shoot only while standing on the SIDE of the window, have a friend watch your back with an LMG and claymores. So fun.

Alternatively, rush around and kill everything until you win.

@falserelic said:

Sense I played the first black ops. I'm pretty sure I will buy black ops 2. But I'm never going to pick up a game at a midnight launch ever again.

It really is just a waste of time unless you want some swag. Black Ops 2 looks like a solid shooter, however, I really like Blacklight: Retribution - so I may end up just skipping it.

Well, holy shit! It looks just like the others!

@foggel: Oh no, you're one of those! I get picked off by your type all the time when I'm happily skipping around the outskirts of Array! Spoiling my snowman building fun!

@SpaceInsomniac said:

Alternatively, rush around and kill everything until you win.

That's how I roll, babeh!

@adam1808: Blacklight is an extremely polished feeling F2P shooter. The addition of VR to view all of your opponents really helps the movement of the game in terms of camping and tactics. It's really neat to be defending the KOTH area, flip your VR on, and be able to prepare for the oncoming battle. The addition of the "Armor Suit," "Flamethrower," and "Mini-gun," also help separate the monotony of the genre. I felt TotalBiscuit really nailed it in his description, and if you feel like checking it out, watch this. Also, I wouldn't go as far as to compare Tribes to Blacklight. The polish in both games are near retail grade, and the game-play is vastly different.

@ck1nd said:

@adam1808: Blacklight is an extremely polished feeling F2P shooter. The addition of VR to view all of your opponents really helps the movement of the game in terms of camping and tactics. It's really neat to be defending the KOTH area, flip your VR on, and be able to prepare for the oncoming battle. The addition of the "Armor Suit," "Flamethrower," and "Mini-gun," also help separate the monotony of the genre. I felt TotalBiscuit really nailed it in his description, and if you feel like checking it out, watch this. Also, I wouldn't go as far as to compare Tribes to Blacklight. The polish in both games are near retail grade, and the game-play is vastly different.

It really pisses me off that Blacklight: Tango Down was total crap, and the 360 never got the vastly improved sequel. Same with Valve and the absolute ton of TF2 updates that never came to consoles.

It's Call of Duty.

You are either in or out at this point. I am shocked that will the hate this gets from people who dont like the game, they just ignore and move on.

This... looks pretty amazing. From World at War, the Treyarch Call of Dutys have been the ones that have gotten me excited. Black Ops 2 is continuing to look amazing.

Halo 4 is my shooter of the holiday but I'll find as much time as I can to put time in with BLOPS2 as well :D

I'm without a doubt a CoD fanboy, played every major game that has come out since the first modern warfare putting plenty of hours into each. This is the first time that I haven't had a call of duty game pre ordered months in advance of its release. With that said I'm looking forward to the "Prestige" Edition of the game and what they will put into it, I'm not sure how they can get more ridiculous than night vision goggles or an rc car

One more insanely detailed trailer breakdown before the giant multiplayer reveal on Wednesday: http://majornelson.com/2012/08/09/world-premiere-of-cod-black-ops-ii-at-gamesom-next-week/

The first full gameplay videos of the new COD, and the release of Dust: An Elysian Tail on the same day? What fantastic juxtaposing! I'm going to celebrate by listening to Metallica and The Pet Shop Boys back to back.

are there people who are really anxiously waiting for videos of the new CoD multiplayer?

does the MP5 now reload 0.034 seconds faster and the AK47 causes 2 points more damage on the average torso hit?

edit: (oh god, now that last sentence reminds me of the days of the Counter Strike beta releases ...those really were the things people talked about lol)

@DeF said:

are there people who are really anxiously waiting for videos of the new CoD multiplayer?

Yes.

Looks like Call of Duty alright.

Maybe not day one but I'm down for some more call of duty. It's a shame modern warfare 3 was so awful.