Call of Doooty

[Lyric Suite]

At what point does this series turn to popamole shit?

I seem to have a bunch of this shit on steam (probably bought on a sale then forgot about it). I'm currently doing a bit of house cleaning so i want know which ones i can safely put on the ignore list. I think i played a few of those WWII shooters back in the day, probably Medal of Honor and the first Call of Duty, but my memories are pretty vague. I don't remember them being bad though, i just didn't care all that much at the time since i wasn't fond of the setting. I briefly checked the wiki and there's like a shitload of them now. I would assume the more recent the game is the higher chance there is that it sucks ass but i figured i might as well check here first.

 

[Chamezero]

Only the first is decent, Call of Duty 2 introduced the regenerating health bullshit. I don't know how they are online though.

 

[Ulminati]

CoD 1: Gud for what it is
CoD 2: Different dev, it's arse
CoD 3: Console popamole arsefest
CoD MW: Actually quite good for what it is.
CoD MW2: Marked decline from CODMW. Barely playable.
CoD MW3: Shit.
CoD: WaW + CoD BLOPS + CODBLOPS 2: Didn't play. Supposedly clones of MW3 with 5-hr sp campaigns. Mainly sold for the multiplayer, with each iteration making previous versions redundant.
CoD Ghosts: Didn't play. Suppoedly the only one with active multiplayer servers if you're into that.
CoD AW: Didn't play. Michael Bay/10.


If you only play CoD1 and CoD MW you're not missing anything important. From MW2 onwards it went from gun porn to wannabe james bond/tom clancy with utterly forgettable set piece sequences.

All the CoD games ar ecorridor shooters with in-engine cutscenes. And all excet the first have health regen and molepopping. It's up to you whether or not you're capable of stomaching it.

 

[Lyric Suite]

Ok, so its the first CoD and the first MW. Fastest thread evar.

 

[Baron Dupek]

CoD made by Treyarch is only choice. Modern Warfare 1 started modern shooter mania. After MW1 you need to spend more money on DLCs and mappacks or seassion passes that cost like game.

Better play Insurgency.

 

[Darth Roxor]

CoD 1: Gud for what it is
CoD 2: Different dev, it's arse

Eh? Aren't both by Infinity Ward?

CoD2 was for the most part arse/a slamdunk tho, yes.

 

[Ulminati]

CoD 1: Gud for what it is
CoD 2: Different dev, it's arse

Eh? Aren't both by Infinity Ward?

CoD2 was for the most part arse/a slamdunk tho, yes.

Could be. I was like 90% certain they alternated between 2 devteams. Either way, CoD1 and CoDMW are the only ones you need to try.

 

[ghostdog]

For me in this category of games there's only Medal Of Honor : Allied Assault. I couldn't get into any CoD or any other MoH after that. I have replayed MoHAA many times, there's something about that game that feels right.

 

[potatojohn]

All the CoDs are garbage.

 

[Multidirectional]

They're all timeless masterpieces!

 

[Infinitron]

Play COD1 and the expansion pack. Talk to us when you get to Pavlov's House.

 

[DramaticPopcorn]

CoD 1 is pretty gud. I remember getting owned pretty hard when I tried to replayed it years ago

 

[Tom Selleck]

I remember playing CoD 4: MW and thinking "wowee zowie this is over the top" and doing like bro-guffaws at how Tony Scott & Michael Bay on DRUKQS it was.

Then I played the rest each year as they've come out (stopping at Ghosts because I'm only so much of a masochist, stilettos on my nutsack, bursting with blood) and I replayed MW and it's as subtle as a nuanced John le Carré novel in comparison to how fucking retarded the games get.

On a story basis, naturally. They're all hitscan baloney shooters, but the original is at least the most fun.

 

[Tehdagah]

"At what point does this series turn to popamole shit?"

Since the first one. COD is Half-Life's son.

 

[:Flash:]

Hehe, Lyric Suite asking for advice about Call of Duty while trying hard to maintain his image.
I just arrived from the Hobbit movie thread...

 

[DemonKing]

COD1 + expansion and the original MW are the best. The multiplayer of COD2 and WaW were also ok.

A lot of the more recent titles use P2P matchmaking so suck completely with regards to online multiplayer unless you enjoy dying more often due to lag than player skill.

 

[Zarniwoop]

Only the first is decent, Call of Duty 2 introduced the regenerating health bullshit. I don't know how they are online though.

Thread could have ended here. The first one was a p. good game and captured the spirit of WWII (movies) better than anything else out there. Especially with good speakers/headphones. It's like playing Saving Private Ryan or Enemy at the Gates. Which I think is what they were going for.

Oh and it's pronounced Call of Doody.

:kwanzania:

 

[Cadmus]

Only the first is decent, Call of Duty 2 introduced the regenerating health bullshit. I don't know how they are online though.

Thread could have ended here. The first one was a p. good game and captured the spirit of WWII (movies) better than anything else out there. Especially with good speakers/headphones. It's like playing Saving Private Ryan or Enemy at the Gates. Which I think is what they were going for.

Oh and it's pronounced Call of Doody.

:kwanzania:

I didn't like the first one very much either. If you want WWII atmosphere, Medal of Honor:AA was the shit.

 

[Grimlorn]

How do you guys judge all the shooters out there? I've only played 5-10 and very casually. Never been particularly good at them. Just play them with friends usually. There's just so many out there and they mostly seem the same.

I didn't notice much of a difference between MW's multiplayer and MW2's but maybe I just forgot the differences.

 

[Zarniwoop]

How do you guys judge all the shooters out there? I've only played 5-10 and very casually. Never been particularly good at them. Just play them with friends usually. There's just so many out there and they mostly seem the same.

I didn't notice much of a difference between MW's multiplayer and MW2's but maybe I just forgot the differences.

Most of them ARE almost identical, that's why you remember the ones that are actually different. Such as the first CoD, Half-Life, System Shock, AVP2 etc.

 

[Murk]

For me in this category of games there's only Medal Of Honor : Allied Assault. I couldn't get into any CoD or any other MoH after that. I have replayed MoHAA many times, there's something about that game that feels right.

My favorite online shooter, too. Gone now cuz gamespy went poof. RIP fond memories o>

 

[Ebonsword]

Are any of the CoD games worth playing for the single-player campaign? Or are they only worthwhile for multiplayer?

 

[adddeed]

I didn't like the first one very much either. If you want WWII atmosphere, Medal of Honor:AA was the shit.

Nah, if you want atmosphere you play Hidden&Dangerous 2.

 

[A horse of course]

CoD made by Treyarch is only choice.

Yeah I realy enjoyed playing on Veteran with the infinitely respawning enemies and

Spoiler

 

[Outlander]

Yep, that one's gonna hurt in the morning.