As someone whose play every cod, with days of game time in each. Call of Duty is the one game I ALWAYS disagree with Giant Bomb on. Black ops 3 is a very good COD and far surpasses Advanced Warfare (which giant bomb praised... and yet I called it crap).
Many of Jeff's complaints are out of touch with what a majority of the community wanted. People who played more than a few hours of advanced warfare realized that the absurd amount of freedom in what you can jump on ruined game play. Spawns became chaotic and you could be shot from literally everywhere. Black Ops 3 fixes this by making 3-lane maps which you cannot jump over lanes and areas with the "invisible walls"
In the quick look, Jeff and Dan criticize the fact that you no longer 1 hit kill with a knife. This is in direct counter to how the community used to complain constantly about "Panic Knifing"
This look at COD is from a casual players perspective. But be mindful, if you are not the casual player, this review may not reflect your own opinions.
Look, Activision is in business to make as much money at as little cost as they can. You can't fault a business for not looking to basically throw away its free capital (in taxes). They made a good business decision. I applaud Activision for making a deal which has caused my investment in their stock to rise faster than a pubescent teenager at a beauty pageant.
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