Potential light spoilers for Black Ops Cold War and Modern Warfare (2019). Support the show on Patreon – http://patreon.com/writingongames
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I went into the absurdly titled Call of Duty: Black Ops – Cold War with low expectations. Not only was 2019’s reboot of Modern Warfare ultimately pretty forgettable but the talk I’d seen surrounding 2020’s game was lukewarm at best. I certainly did not expect, then, to come away from Cold War thinking it was by far the most tightly-paced, varied and fun CoD campaign I’ve ever played. As a result, it also ends up becoming, however unintentionally, a far more convincing portrayal of the evils of conflict than its self-serious predecessor ever could. There’s perhaps more to Call of Duty: Black Ops – Cold War than you might think.
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Text intro by Isaac Holland – http://twitter.com/drazgames