Evidently, Activision expects much the same from its army of COD fans.
Reader: it shows.
But this year, that gulf has closed almost completely.
Its a cheap and somewhat cynical way to fill out a campaign, but the results arent hateful.
Yet bespoke problem-solving exercises like these are few and far between.
A couple of square kilometres and a mandate to have-at-it do notDishonoredmake.
Often, Modern Warfare 3 put me in mind of 2004sFar Cry.
Nothing Battlefield didnt do a decade ago, of course.
But much more fun than some of Modern Warfare 3s attempts to recapture old glories.
And in a series all about slick, curated movie moments, those details matter enormously.
While forefronted with shocking imagery, its barely interactive, and thus much less morally challenging than its predecessor.
The whole thing is over in a couple of minutes, and leaves no lasting impact on the plot.
Then again, perhaps thats for the best.
Theres a common narrative thatCall of Duty campaignswere at their peak in the late 00s.
