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    Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War



    Just the multiplayer tried so far thanks to how insanely large the game is to install. I played TDM and a bit like the Beta I quite enjoyed it, it harks a bit back to the earlier Treyarch entries in terms of level design and the fast paced no gimmick gameplay. It's a shame to lose some of the weight and advances made by last years entry but on the basis of each annual installment feeling a bit distinct I don't mind.



    That being said, the game looks decent but not impressive and there's not much to sway the opinion that it's very limited launch content will see the game grow old long before Treyarch adds enough counterweight to hold interest. It'll be interesting to see if the campaign is any good too given their appalling track record for so long now.
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    #2
    Played the first three levels in campaign mode. Love the Ray tracing effects and atmosphere.

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      #3
      Had a patch for this on my machine this morning. Played the 4th level and the game had major stuttering then the game crashed and shut the system down.
      Tried resetting my mac address which was recommended on the net but still it persists

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        #4
        Bought this mainly for the multiplayer with my mate, however im really enjoying the Campaign, very well put together, and it looks fantastic with all the effects turned on and 60fps.

        Very pleased.
        Last edited by fishbowlhead; 22-11-2020, 12:37.

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          #5
          I'm right at the end of the campaign now, likely done tonight. It's a decent campaign though as usual not up to IW's efforts. I'm already questioning whether to keep it though as the light content for multiplayer hangs heavily over this game.

          I gave MW quite alot of leeway because there were a lot of moving pieces in how heavily overhauled it was, launching Warzone etc. With this Warzone is already its own running title, another studio largely makes the SP for Treyarch too so there's really no excuse for the MP to be so light on maps etc. Given if I want to play COD online I can still boot MW up or play Warzone to scratch that itch I'm doubtful playing Cold War for 10 months for the mutliplayer to slowly build itself up to having the content it should have had at launch will be worth it compared to pickingit up on the cheap next summer for a short revisit.


          Also, whilst I'm not 100% sure I'm pretty convinced the game uses a lot of SSR and minimal selective use of ray tracing rather than proper implementation. Some of the early missions look really nice but later in the game there are some shocking poor reflections going on where either its prebaking to imitate of it already relies on a very poor mans level of RT
          Last edited by Neon Ignition; 24-11-2020, 11:23.

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            #6
            The real black mark on this game is the file size. 150gig, then another 100gig for warzone ontop. Thats over a 3rd of the hd taken by this along, pretty laughable.

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              #7
              File size has ballooned further to165gb on ps5. Awesome. Good way to get yourself deleted cod.

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                #8
                Yeah, file size this gen is an issue. Even putting storage capacity to one side, as someone with a 6mb internet connection, I'm really not looking forward to downloading PS5 digital-only releases and patches.

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                  #9
                  Activision are muppets for not sorting it out with COD. The scale of some games with smaller file space needs, Acti are just lazy at it

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                    #10
                    Installing this on PS5 was a joke!!

                    I want to play the SP campaign and that's it. I have no interest in the MP or Zombies side of things but the options when you first load:

                    Multiplayer
                    Zombies
                    Arcade

                    No SP option. Then, to actually install the SP content you have to download three separate packs. Shambles!!

                    The SP game itself? I'm really enjoying it. Right near the end after about 6 hours and it's been great fun. Graphically it's a mixed bag. RT is weird as your character is not reflected in any surfaces unlike, say, Spider-Man. Even when you stand in front of a mirror there's nothing.

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                      #11
                      Honestly the whole “instal only what you want” has been the biggest farce I've heard from in recent gaming, this being the poster child.

                      Install the single player in 3 big downloads REALLY pissed me off.

                      The game should be, small install for campaign and off you go, rest of the crap can download in background.

                      What we got, install all the crap first then play ONE campaign mission before needing another 30gig download for the next 2 missions, then another 30 gig download for the rest of it.

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                        #12
                        I haven't really ever properly played a COD game until this one. Got stuck into the multiplayer and it's nice and tight and really doesn't take that long to get competitive. I don't really know how to comment on it in any detail, I have literally no point of reference but I am really really enjoying it.

                        Bought to play with a mate who just got a PS5 but I've put more hours in than he has thanks to an untimely bout of COVID. Great fun and campaign seems way better than I was expecting too. Time for me to stop being snobby and enjoy the popcorn

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                          #13
                          A lot of people are snobby about CoD but they’re a lot of fun to play

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by wakka View Post
                            A lot of people are snobby about CoD but they’re a lot of fun to play
                            Totally agree with that! It's starting to even out in terms of the lobbies I am getting put in now. Gives it a nice even difficulty curve, I'm sure that is planned for but it is noticeable, and nice.

                            Loving the 80s vibes as well, Pines, Raid, Miami all great. Just showing my age there though...

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                              #15
                              I dived in last night ... played a bunch of Nuketown matches to get back in the groove a bit. Great fun

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