Sick of It
After the massive success that was Modern Warfare, Treyarch takes the reigns of the Call of Duty franchise --- I believe for the final time --- and they bring us back to the glory days of World War II. And since there isn't really a heck of a lot left to do games about, this is, basically, the end of the war. You play as Russian and American troops who are seeking to both take down Berlin AND Okinawa.
Now, for many, the return to WW II is a bit of a letdown, but a well-made game is good no matter when it is set. The problem here, though, is that it's not well-done.
OK, Call of Duty titles are infamously brutal to play on higher difficulties. Modern Warfare was insane. The infinite re-spawn points are massive problems to me. This game has even bigger issues. The A.I might be the worst I've seen in a while.
Your allies are nigh-useless while your enemies are amongst the greatest soldiers on the planet. You can walk into an ambush and the enemies will simply ignore your allies and go after you. No matter if they're closer to them than you are --- YOU are always the target. It really hurts the whole immersion thing of you being a part of a squad when the enemies focus on you above all else. The enemies also seem to have both an infinite supply of grenades and one of the fastest releases in tossing them at you. You will routinely be pelted with numerous grenades at a time on Veteran.
It's beyond irksome. You are behind cover and you suddenly get the grenade indicator with arrows facing in multiple directions. I can deal with you being able to handle less damage and your enemies handling more on a harder difficulty. I can also appreciate that they won't sit there and wait for you to kill them. I cannot, though, handle them simply lobbing dozens of grenades at all times at you.
Outside of the janky A.I, the rest of the package is solid. It works on the Modern Warfare image, so it looks phenomenal. The guns feel great and the scripted events are still quite well done. The story is, well, disposable, but aren't they always in these games? The bonus of the Nazi Zombie mini-game when you beat the game is one of the more enjoyable additions in years.
But the A.I is janky. It is screwed up beyond all words and if that is something you won't like, don't get this title.
