Call of Duty: Black Ops

By Livin in a box
in Gamers' Hangout

 Share

Recommended Posts

Grand Master

presence06

Posted
Posted

IGN : 8.5

GameTrailers : 9.2

I still don't like the feel of it really. Been watching a lot of videos.. but it just couldn't surpass MW2 IMHO.

how can't it? It's a different era and different war. I think it will be as good, if not better than MW2.

So, the servers for MP have gone down, and SP doesn't work for me. It gets through the first intro and then black screens with a cursor.

Overloaded probably from all the people playing hooky from work and the high schoolers who skipped school.

Grand Master

Corris Veteran

Posted
  • Veteran
Posted

Just finished the SP, thought it was pretty good considering the story that was in MW2 that was all over the place at points, and was put together and more solid than MW2.

The ending section genuinely surprised me too.

Though the very first Vietnam level I still found pretty disappointing compared to the rest of it, which was the one with the infinite spawns that kept screwing me over, lol.

Grand Master

Corris Veteran

Posted
  • Veteran
Posted

wtf finished the game already?

Well I got it at midnight and played it from half 12 till about 4.30ish, and then when I continued from about 1 to just before 6.

So it was at least 8 hours long on normal if your not running through all the levels and die a few times on the way too, lol.

Grand Master

qdave

Posted
Posted

Just finished the SP, thought it was pretty good considering the story that was in MW2 that was all over the place at points, and was put together and more solid than MW2.

The ending section genuinely surprised me too.

Though the very first Vietnam level I still found pretty disappointing compared to the rest of it, which was the one with the infinite spawns that kept screwing me over, lol.

how long did it take you? Seems like you've played an entire night :D

Grand Master

presence06

Posted
Posted

I had about 6 hours sleep between 6am and 1pm where I wasn't playing the game, lol.

But as I put above, about 7-8 hours in single player and I played on-line till I was level 10 too.

you beat it on Veteran?

I haven't looked the trophies/cheivy's yet...

Grand Master

Corris Veteran

Posted
  • Veteran
Posted

From the SP videos I've watched.. it wasn't as Epic and Big as MW2.

Indeed, it doesn't have as many "set peices" as MW2 did, but personally I think it was a better experience and a more solid game all together, they didn't seem to throw everything in regardless of if it was going to work well together or not.

Grand Master

Razorwing

Posted
Posted

Indeed, it doesn't have as many "set peices" as MW2 did, but personally I think it was a better experience and a more solid game all together, they didn't seem to throw everything in regardless of if it was going to work well together or not.

Well to me, that's a step back.. but then that's just me.

Grand Master

Corris Veteran

Posted
  • Veteran
Posted

Well to me, that's a step back.. but then that's just me.

Well that's your opinion, and that's fine, lol.

But to me MW1 and 2 were like say, Transformers 1 and 2 to me, the first was a solid fun action styled move, you don't go in expecting shake spear or anything as its a summer blockbuster type film, but for Transformers 2, they threw in more set pieces, more big explosions etc.

Sure it made more money but it just wasn't as good and took away from what could have been a solid sequel but instead was missing that soul that MW had.

Its not like MW2 was bad or anything, just not as good as MW1 and BO from what I've played.

Veteran

nubs

Posted
Posted

Only got about 15 minutes to play this morning but good god I love the fact that there are no cheaters yet. I had a score of 15 and 6. If I had been playing MW2 I would have had maybe a 15-16 score. I have to say I like the fact that guns seem to be a lot more lethal. It no longer takes 10 shots from a weapon to kill someone. Anyone else notice this?

Grand Master

ViperAFK

Posted
Posted

Well to me, that's a step back.. but then that's just me.

I think the campaign is a lot better. A lot more variety in the gameplay and a story thats at least semi-coherent and interesting (still not very good, its a cod is about explosions not story rofl)

I absolutely LOVED the knife stealth Vietnam mission. The graphics in the rainy jungle were very impressive.

I wasn't going to buy another cod game after mw2 but I ended up caving because I have no resolve, and this seems like a good improvement all around, Multiplayer is a lot better sans the alg issues too. More recoil, more balanced, better weapon sounds, more game modes, better unlock system, dedi servers. I give treyarch props.

Also I really like that the "pace" of the multiplayer has slowed down a lot, even in modes like domination. MW2 was way too frantic and arcady. The pace seems a lot more manageable and fun to me, instead of being a spawn-then die immediately fest in any mode thats not hardcore and/or s and d.

The general gunplay makes it more balanced. More recoil, seems to take longer to scope, way longer to switch to nade launcher.

Grand Master

Hedon

Posted
Posted

Just picked mine up at Walmart on my lunch hour. They have a display case right by the Walmart greeter when you walk in that has Black Ops "Available Now", with the PS3 and 360 version of the game. I walked in, right past the greeter, picked up the game, and checked out. BAM! (I can see not many PS3 gamers like shooters, the 360 version was almost out).

Based on the videos, this game looks like it's going to be better than MW2, especially with the multiplayer fixes.

This topic is now closed to further replies.
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Posts

    • Bluesky COO warns social media regulations could destroy competition from small startups

      By zikalify · Posted

      Bluesky COO warns social media regulations could destroy competition from small startups by Paul Hill Fears that increasing government control of social media risks regulatory capture by the biggest social media firms were raised again recently. Bluesky’s chief operating officer said in an interview that social media bans for children and tighter regulations for social media firms risk creating a world where there are only a few social media platforms run by companies with the deepest pockets. Regulations on social media firms have been very lax since they appeared for mainstream users in the 2000’s. This gave Meta, Snapchat, and Google time to build up their user bases and get entrenched, with Meta being the most successful. Now that Meta has succeeded, it has been attempting regulatory capture. By pushing for more regulations of social media, Meta hopes to make it more difficult for rivals to challenge it. For its part, it doesn’t need to worry about the cost of regulation because it has a lot of money to spend, whereas startups do not. Speaking to CNBC, Rose Wang, Bluesky’s chief operating officer, said: “I support the protection and the safety of youth, the question that we have then is at what cost, because essentially what I’m scared of is in the long term, we’re headed to a world where there’s about three to five platforms, and extreme heavy regulation of those platforms, and basically the whole compliance teams of these platforms are 10 times the size of our entire team. So, basically, we’re living in a world where it’s almost impossible for smaller entrants to come in and build healthier spaces. These platforms have led to a place where the bottom line is the thing that drives what they do... so I understand why governments have to step in and regulate, because the platforms have done nothing right.” She said that while she is not against regulation, there needs to be more channels between the small to mid-sized players and regulators to help protect them. She says that big tech players, on the other hand, “who we know are circumventing regulation,” need to be regulated. Essentially, the Bluesky position is one of nuance, rather than absolutes. While Bluesky’s proposal may preserve competition in the social media space, it still doesn’t address the massive privacy implications these age verification measures introduce, such as handing over sensitive identity documents to access age-gated content. Source: CNBC
    • Politically funny images of the World

      By Michael Scrip · Posted

    • Still using Classic Outlook? Microsoft highlights 15 reasons to switch to New Outlook

      By davesickofenshittification · Posted

      it dosnt support onprem exchange. it dosnt support mapi-calls. the views are all worse/limited. its slower. it cant see public folder calendars. we already have webmail. the list of other missing features is pretty huge but i only see it when customers call to say their email isnt working, and 9/10 times its cause they accidentality changed to outlooknew(new). Hold the line everyone!
    • Halo: Campaign Evolved is out next month with new prequel missions

      By ZipZapRap · Posted

      yeah, this looks beautiful. Damn this winter's going to be great.
    • 25th anniversary Xbox Series X unveiled with classic translucent green design

      By ZipZapRap · Posted

      Same. I want that controller!

  • Recent Achievements

    • One Month Later
      DJC50PLUS earned a badge
      One Month Later
    • Week One Done
      DJC50PLUS earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • Proficient
      Eric Biran went up a rank
      Proficient
    • Dedicated
      Conjor earned a badge
      Dedicated
    • Week One Done
      Windows Guy earned a badge
      Week One Done

  • Popular Contributors

    1. 1
      +primortal
      493
    2. 2
      PsYcHoKiLLa
      249
    3. 3
      Steven P.
      71
    4. 4
      +Edouard
      70
    5. 5
      ATLien_0
      69
    Show More

  • Tell a friend

    Love Neowin? Tell a friend!