I'm having a lot less fun with MW2 than I did with COD4, even though I agree that MW2 does almost everything better. I think it's because COD4 was something new, and MW2 feel like "more COD4".
 
 In fact, playing MW2 makes me want to go back and play COD4.
 
Does anyone else feel this way?
 
EDIT: I made a typo in the title "Technically".

Yes, I feel this way. Though I wouldn't want to go back and play COD4.

MW2 is basically the same as CoD4 with some extra stuff.  That can be awesome for some but, also a turn off for some.

i still enjoy cod4 S&D the most because i know that game so well now. and with MW2 i really dont feel like starting over. 

Huge turn off if you were hoping MW2 would be something MORE.

I agree, The thing is MW1 came out as a surprise, MW2 has a shit load of hype, It's a good game, It's just got the same effect that Killzone had for me, Not as good as the Hype, It's still brilliant though, Same as Killzone That is brilliant too,

I am having trouble adjusting from Killzone controlls, I want to snipe but I slash my knife, Anoying as hell...

Agree, the "fun" isn't here in MW2.

" Personally I think the MW1 maps were much better, but other than that, can't agree with you there. To each their own though. "

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I agree, The thing is MW1 came out as a surprise, MW2 has a shit load of hype, It's a good game, It's just got the same effect that Killzone had for me, Not as good as the Hype, It's still brilliant though, Same as Killzone That is brilliant too,

I am having trouble adjusting from Killzone controlls, I want to snipe but I slash my knife, Anoying as hell...

"

I also concur. Talking just about the single-player, Modern Warfare 2 is evidently trying way too hard where CoD4 was allowed to surprise. Obviously, the element of surprise is lost because of the game being hyped to hell, and not necessarily the fault of IW -- but I feel like they tried way, way, wayyyy too hard to shock people in MW2 and the narrative just becomes a mess because of that.
 
Technically the game part of it is better (the multiplayer is a definite step up), but the single-player, while still good, is a big disappointment in my opinion.

i thought that they were both really fun, but both me and my roommate agree that sometimes, the kill streaks that people make can get a little out of control to the point where it makes the match a little less fun.

I didn't like the end of the game's story at all.  The multiplayer though....holy fuckmonkeys is the multiplayer awesome.

I just got done playing some of the single player missions. There were some pretty cool additions (like the riot shield dudes) but overall it feels like an expansion pack. The PC version is a joke I guess, clearly a mere console port with blurry environment textures (despite still having the "extra" setting) and no great effects, just lots and lots of standard particle effects, no volumetric anything that I can tell, not even when in the thick dust clouds produced by vehicles ahead. Almost every surface seems to have a weird plastic shine to it and the shadows look like stencil shadows with really sharp edges. I can see why this is impressive running on 60 fps on the 360 and the like but on PC it's just okay. Gameplay wise I guess I shouldn't judge it yet, there were some nice set pieces already but nothing all that spectacular, but it's pretty early. Here's a random screenshot, it's the level I'm on now. Save it to view it whole if it's too wide for that. You can also open this in a new window. Max settings, 4xAA (can/will go higher).

So, yeah, not impressive at all as you can see.

I don't know about that. in COD4... 
 
The single player is far too easy on anything but veteran 
 
Veteran is like having anal pinecone sex 
 
The multiplayer is tedious and uninteresting after 4 games 
 
I haven't played modern warfare 2 yet but i will eventually, just saying it's not exactly hard to be better than COD4 in my eyes.

Then you'll be disapointed. Why are you even interested in this? It's more of the same with a new-ish lick of paint.

The actual gameplay and new features are much better in MW2. And overall it is a much better game the only thing I do not like are the maps, maybe its only cause I'm not used to the maps yet but I seemed to enjoy the COD4 maps alot more.

It's so funny how much negative hate this game is suddenly getting. No from this thread necessarily, but in general.

I don't see  problems with campers in MW2, i mean it gives you the tools to find them much easier (heatbeat sensor is a god send). Rather than the old COD4 way of memorize all the spots on all the maps that campers use frequently, Then when you go thru that part of the map pray to god you get the first shot on them, Other wise it was a frantic mash on the respawn button before running back to the same spot to get revenge,Which is is alot more annoying than sticking an attachment on your gun.  
 
Anyway back on topic  i think they have streamlined MW2 in all the smart places as far as the multiplayer goes,the only gripes i have is with the single-player just with the lack of explaining anything other than "Right shits going down! heres a gun! this guy is bad,go". I really liked how in the first game they told you the motives of all the villans even how the main bad guy lost his arm which you as the player blew off with a 50.cal good times! I just thought the whole shepard thing was a bit too much for my tastes.

I agree that it wasn't fun and I wasn't having fun playing it...so I got Assassin's Creed 2...now I'm having fun. :)

Give it some time to get used to. And it is Modern Warfare 2 so you should be similar to the first one.

Really? You had more fun fighting 100% headshot accurate never-ending respawn terrorists in 4?

" Really? You had more fun fighting 100% headshot accurate never-ending respawn terrorists in 4? "

I think COD4 had a better campaign. Not that I dislike MW2's, but it really failed to wrap things up in the end and left me feeling a little short-changed. I still think the game is excellent, though, but it didn't have quite the impact that COD4 did. Sure, it doesn't reinvent the wheel, but in all honesty, after how well received COD4 was... did anyone want that? I certainly don't think so. Infinity Ward managed to make a great follow-up that will keep most of us busy for months and months.

"I think COD4 had a better campaign. Not that I dislike MW2's, but it really failed to wrap things up in the end and left me feeling a little short-changed.

In essence i feel the same... But i don't think I'd go back and play COD4 though.
 
MW2 had a much better Campaign over COD4, but i think the On-line action is where people may want to go back to COD4.

No it wasn't

This is like Gears 1 vs Gears 2. Cod4 is definitely better.

i love both games. but i have to say that the sudden disappearance of lean could have made the game perfect for me. fuck infinity ward.

MW2 Multiplayer is better in a lot of ways than COD4. Yet I agree with the threads tagline. MW2 is just not fun. Dont get me wrong, the new weapons are fun, the character classes are brilliantly customizable, less random grenade deaths, no juggernaut etc. But im just not feeling it. As others have mentioned, I think that the kill streaks have become the game. I have been In a  Domination game where the losing team had five times the number of kills of the winning team, because none of the losing team players were capturing flags. They were all just camping for thier AC130's.  One thing that i loved about COD4 was the rush for the helicopter killstreak. Since only one person in the game could have a helicopter at any one time, people couldnt just camp and wait for kills to come to them, but they had to run around like a mad dog getting kills quickly. For those who think that they cant go back to COD4, just give it a little try. I played some this evening, and I suddenly remembered why I have been playing it for nearly 2 years.

" CoD4 is sooo much better."

"I think that the kill streaks have become the game."

Totally feel this way. I felt like this with the first and second Gears of Wars, too.
 
I've just seen it already, so I already know what's happening. I'm still having a fun time with it, but it isn't bring the original "wow" factor like COD4 did.

I agree.

Having never played COD4, MW2 was epic.

Pretty much.  MW2 in '09 isn't at all comparable to CoD4 in '07.
 
I don't think we've really had anything like that in '09 tbh.  There were probably a half dozen more impressive and/or influential games in '07 than anything I've seen this year.  It's been a decent year for good games, but a weak year for what I consider to be GOTY-calibre games.  I can't think of anything I would be particularly enthusiastic about calling GOTY '09.

Yes I agree. I'm not a fan of the new Kill streak rewards and some of the weapon attachments. 
 
Here is my impression of why I like this game less than COD4 as if from the perspective of half the people playing online.
 
Waiting in a corner is hard, but I have the skillz for it. I pwn!...Thump thump, thump thump, red blips on screen! Blamm blamm blamm you're dead noob!
 
My biggest gripe about that is, that it takes less skill to play that way, yet people like that are rewarded for it.

actually i'm having more fun with mw2 then i ever did with cod4....

I couldn't agree more. CoD4 was a great deal more fun than MW2 i think. I actually find myself getting frustrated when i play MW2 on-line as there are so many more campers and ways to die. (Air-support is definitely a bitch)

you are crazy!

First, I agree that the game is a bit less fun. The killstreaks, despite what anyone says, are overpowered. End of story. Just because something has a counter does not mean they aren't overpowered. Having to change classes and ruin YOUR killstreak because an enemy is getting 10 kills in a row is less fun than sitting on broken glass. Also, if you have rockets in your main class, you are simply gimped as you have no weapon to switch to if you run out of ammo. And yes, everyone is only concerned about their killstreaks. It's kinda funny, because the whole reason I played cod 4 over halo 3 is because there were so many boosters and griefers in halo 3 due to the ranking system. Now in MW2, there is so much crap that everytime someone gets a chopper gunner or ac 130 I usually just leave game. By the time anyone shoots them down, they have already aquired 7-10 kills.  
 
Second, to whoever says that they are NOT overpowered is just defending the game out of some blind devotion. The game has problems that need to be acknowledged and this is one of them. When everyone needs to stop everything they are doing just to take down enemy air support that takes 4 rockets to take down, there is a problem. If a certain 3 killstreak rewards were taken out, this game would be worlds better. All in all, yes, MW2 is less fun than CoD 4.

"  enemy air support that takes 4 rockets to take down, there is a problem. . "
I totally agree with you there. Due to the fact that many people are playing random matches with strangers there is no coordination or sense of team effort to shooting down air support. So many times I have switched to my rocket launcher class and fired off a rocket to take down the air support and no one on my team will help. I think the kill streak rewards in this game have had the nasty (and completely unintentional on behalf of Infinity Wards) side effect of bringing out peoples selfishness. No one wants to risk losing their kill streak to help the team. 
 
That said I don't think there is anything wrong with the game per say, just the attitudes of many people who play the game. [Note:I understand fully that some people still genuinely play for fun, and not everyone plays so selfishly. I hope to meet more of the former in future games]

" i thought that they were both really fun, but both me and my roommate agree that sometimes, the kill streaks that people make can get a little out of control to the point where it makes the match a little less fun. "

" MW2 Multiplayer is better in a lot of ways than COD4. Yet I agree with the threads tagline. MW2 is just not fun. Dont get me wrong, the new weapons are fun, the character classes are brilliantly customizable, less random grenade deaths, no juggernaut etc. But im just not feeling it. As others have mentioned, I think that the kill streaks have become the game. I have been In a  Domination game where the losing team had five times the number of kills of the winning team, because none of the losing team players were capturing flags. They were all just camping for thier AC130's.  One thing that i loved about COD4 was the rush for the helicopter killstreak. Since only one person in the game could have a helicopter at any one time, people couldnt just camp and wait for kills to come to them, but they had to run around like a mad dog getting kills quickly. For those who think that they cant go back to COD4, just give it a little try. I played some this evening, and I suddenly remembered why I have been playing it for nearly 2 years. "