A D-Day level that isn't a clone of Saving Private Ryan - Call of Duty 2 Big Red One

Probably the most unique D-Day level in gaming from Call of Duty 2 Big Red One.

[@mobiusraptor7]

I like how the story spans through almost the entirety of America's involvement in the Western Theater, and the equipment changes with time and country. The Vichy French appears in ONE mission, yet use French weapons. The tanks go from M3 Stuarts to M4 Shermans. And we don't see the StG44 till D-Day in 1944. VANGUARD HAS NO EXCUSE.

[@bandit5747]

Now see some games where even their uniforms change

[@Quick_footy1]

And people still bullshit with their "oMG coD HuS nEvEr bEeN aCcUrAtE". Fuckin amateurs

[@freedoomer2524]

Vanguard is alt history

[@jamesrogers5184]

@@Quick_footy1 exactly. Million bucks they never played the original 3 call of duty games or world at war.

[@jamesrogers5184]

@@freedoomer2524 when? Only thing alt about it is Friesinger

[@mobiusone6154]

out of all the games that needed a remaster in the series, this would be at the top of the list, criminally underrated COD game

[@mal1808]

Honestly,all 3 original cod need to be remastered.

[@RatchetandSly]

@@mal1808 Yeah, especially since Finest Hour, Big Red One and 3 are not on Steam.

[@killinnnme]

@@mal1808 Yessir, Cod 3 is my favorite cod game. Hell maybe it's my favorite PS2 game

[@Sc0rch91]

CoD1 and 2 from IW deserve one

[@Sc0rch91]

@@RatchetandSly they were never on PC

[@bcarreon6409]

Fun fact, when you’re character is knocked out and you hear a man say “There’s two kinds of people who are staying on this beach. The dead and those who are going to die! Now get moving!” That’s actually supposed to be George A. Taylor who arrived on Omaha Beach beach in a later wave, about 0800. A colonel at the time, he was still the regimental commander for the 16th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Infantry Division, which took many casualties in the initial assault. He found the remnants of his exhausted and shell-shocked men pinned down along the seawall. He was able to motivate, organize and lead the attack inland. His actual famous quote from Omaha Beach: "There are two kinds of people who are staying on this beach: those who are dead and those who are going to die. Now let’s get the hell out of here."

[@coochieman1602]

goddamn that makes me wanna attack a random country for no reason

[@herrgeneralerwinrommel3728]

@@coochieman1602 well, with everything happening in the world, you might get your chance

[@coochieman1602]

@@herrgeneralerwinrommel3728 yea i agree with ya 😂

[@HbEthan.]

To add to the story he led his men while wielding his 1911 in his hand

[@theaman42069]

Damn, that quote makes me want to die in agonizing pain inside a cold ditch for my country.

[@huntclanhunt9697]

I love how this DDay level is half way through the game. You've already fought through North Africa and Sicily with your squad. You already have a bond with them. Then, and only then, are you thrown at Omaha. And it also allows the level to be scaled to be incredibly hard.

[@old-worldghost3451]

I remember how back then the highest difficulty was "Hard" and the game would be so difficult as health packs had to be found and unable to be banked.

[@LordVader1094]

@@old-worldghost3451 CoD 2 didn't have medpacks. Unless Big Red One did?

[@predatorjunglehunter7332]

@@LordVader1094 yes Big Red One did

[@gulpedcogers5307]

This single mission is better than the entire vanguard campaign

[@jayr7890]

Literally just finished the Vanguard campaign and boy am I disappointed

[@Wolfbroa]

As usual Cod ww2 and vanguard just massive disappointments

[@alidoz3511]

True

[@HaNNibal97smiTH]

@@Wolfbroa fortnite and politically correct ruined everything

[@ur_local_punisher1368]

@@Wolfbroa cod Ww2 is better than vanguard in my opinion, Atleast it had teams in myltiplayer

[@360Nomad]

The first and only time a D-Day landing mission in a video game ever that does not feature the player landing in a Higgins Boat

[@stuff9680]

Well the vast majority of American troops dropped on the beaches on D-Day and other amphibious invasions during the war were in Higgins boats because they were cheap to make

[@jblazerndrowzy]

@@stuff9680 Still a nice change of pace though.

[@huntclanhunt9697]

Also the first time it isn't level one of the game.

[@bubrub5564]

@@huntclanhunt9697 OG Cod2 didn't have D-Day till half way through the game.

[@huntclanhunt9697]

@@bubrub5564 It had Point Du Hoc in the start of the American campaign.

[@iihungy]

I played this game to death on the PS2 and it still holds up to this day. The DDAY mission and the rainy mission where you fight up a hill through trenches to take out artillery are some of the most intense I remember.

[@MadMaxBS]

I remember being stuck on the night mission when you invade Sicily, it was so hard to see the enemies. I tried going back to this game on my ps2 last summer during quarantine and the missions hold up but the controls are awfully outdated.

[@crossfirerambo]

This squad right here were my boys back in the day. Kelly, Hawkins, Bloomfield, Vic. A cast that you lost progressively as the campaign went on. Sad when each one of them bought it. I still remember the MG that blasted Vic when he walked through that door...that one was rough.

[@crossfirerambo]

@The Stealthy Nut MP40 to the chest point blank. Oooof

[@MadMaxBS]

I was devestated when Brooklyn finally died in the last mission (I think). IIRC right before you get to the so-called dragon's teeth he gets hit by an artillery shell. Or maybe he gets sniped...either way he was my favorite and it was so sad to see him go.

[@brandenboggess6672]

@@MadMaxBS he was caught in artillery in the dragons teeth. It is a sad death indeed

[@MrEdstruction]

That was the worst one for me too, I remember when I first played the game as a kid crying and killing as many enemies as possible when they gunned him down after he kicked that door open

[@Master_RoSSShi]

@@MrEdstruction Hawkins getting messed up got me good too. Assuming he dies, just doesn’t happen on screen.

[@aceofspadesguy4913]

“Oh yeah sure just like the lieutenant said” enlisted knocking on the lieutenants? Fucking perfect.

[@Andre-zx7mu]

I like how the length of this video is 30.06 . The caliber of the M1 Garand : " )

[@Panzerman65]

Wouldn’t have noticed nor would most people thanks for pointing it out

[@brastic.6375]

Nice

[@uberreaktor4836]

And the BAR. Can't forget that lovely tool of freedom by firepower.

[@freedoomer2524]

@@uberreaktor4836 and the Springfield 1903 and 1919

[@rustyrussell2537]

A 30-06 isn't just a casing with a bullet and powder that's what a 30-06 needs. What 30-06 is, truly is, is *Freedom* .

[@NoName-py5xl]

This proves that graphics ain't what makes a game better but the atmosphere that makes you feel your in the middle of it. Edit: HOLY SMOKES I NEVER GOT THIS MUCH LIKES BEFORE... THANKS GUYS!

[@barryb4407]

Atmosphere and game play beat visuals any day.

[@haio7743]

Damn right!

[@sense_maker1816]

Sometimes I think that bad graphics can be more immersive because your mind has to fill in the blanks. Games with good graphics do all the work for you and leave your mind idle.

[@noone6787]

Nah graphics are pretty important

[@senadibrahim]

Isn't it embarrassing that game developers today can't produce a great game like this with such zeal even with all of the graphics, resources and hardware at their disposal

[@sahibal-shemeri5466]

It's a real embarrassing state of affairs. My guess is that limited hardware might have forced developers to think hard about what drives the atmosphere of each level and cut out the unnecessary. Today's developers seems to be stuck mesmerizing their detailed artistic creations without any care for history. This earlier Era of gaming was also a special time when the industry wanted to earn the respect of the mainstream public. imo made games with serious intent to sway opinion that video games can show history in a new way.

[@sil-zk8061]

@@sahibal-shemeri5466 You're absolutely correct!

[@Hedmanification]

Companies today produce games that are as good and in many cases even better. You’ve just grown old, judgmental and bitter.

[@sahibal-shemeri5466]

@@Hedmanification I played call of duty 2 for the first time this year. Better then the new cods I've been playing for years

[@blaineerp6956]

@@Hedmanification coming from someone named herpie derpie your opinion is invalid

[@chris.3711]

This game is so underrated, so many memorable lines, great story and missions, amazing characters, everything, by far my favorite COD game. This is actually the game that made me want to be a WWII historian.

[@OGCovertKaos]

This game literally inspired my love of World War 2 history as well. So underrated.

[@lanevisger1465]

Omg same, I played this when I was like 6, and it was the first game I've ever actually beat, now I love learning about ww2, and the bereda model 30 LMG(from the mission Piano lupo) is my favorite gun to this day

[@Cloner552]

The voice actors for the characters were all Band of Brothers cast members as well, so they were on fire in that department.

[@Darjeeling__]

@@Cloner552 Took me years to finally find out about that; I got recommended a video about the voice actors in Big Red One. Always wondered why Guarnere's voice sounded so familiar.

[@Cloner552]

@@Darjeeling__ You and I saw the same video I think hahaha, yeah it took me far too long to realize as well and of course it was my boy Brooklyn/Guarnere that I noticed first!

[@JDOG-lc7ii]

You can actually see him wiping the lenses off the binoculars every time he pulls them down this game definitely needs a remaster

[@nazirjones7936]

the fact you play these games that i grew up on just makes you an absolute legend bro 🤝

[@kennethbowers2897]

Big red one has a special place in my heart as a child growing up playing this for hours, it never got boring

[@ultimatefriikki]

If I had nothing to do as a kid, I'd just play trough the bomber mission, and then just end up playing the whole campaing again. Good times, absolute classic of a game

[@mcwildstyle9106]

In all honesty, this D-Day mission (along with the one in the main Call of Duty 2) was IMO better than what we see in Call of Duty WW2. Though not as better as Medal of Honor's interpretation

[@moviesmindking1948]

Very true but medal of honor did its best to copy saving private ryan whilr call of duty d-day invasion was the big red ones own experience and utah beach for the 8th army i think

[@mechasaurus]

Makes it the most overused, though. I think they could do more with hitting famous points, like a better Pavlov's House. They could make it like the WaW Zmbie levels, enduring waves of attacks that gradually increase infantry numbers, vehicle use, and zone coverage.

[@cadjebushey6524]

@@moviesmindking1948 but basing levels off of ww2 movies isn't necessarily a bad thing right? In the first COD, the hedgerow fight in the trenches to take out German Flak 88s was based off of a battle in Band of brothers.

[@moviesmindking1948]

@@cadjebushey6524 very true im just saying

[@moviesmindking1948]

@@mechasaurus no dude just stop with zombies its dead since black op3 just let call of duty of the old days return with fun multiplayer like WaW and dont make crazy Concoction of the guns no recticles no changing guns to be more modern just historically accurate thata it.

[@koeh07]

This is genuinely one of the most humble, respectful to source, and immersive Call of Duties made, i cannot fanthom the ammount of details, changes, scripting and showcase of history in it, from the simple uniform changes to the different vehicles you never see in World War II games like the LCI the mission begins on. Simply my favorite Call of Duty of all time, it is truly a humble great game alongside Call of Duty 1, Call of Duty 2 and maybe United Offensive/Finest Hour

[@243Abolerz]

It felt like a love letter to the veterans that fought there. It was art.

[@blizzardofmin7927]

Back when Call of Duty had heart and actually cared about the authenticity of the product. Those early Call of Duty’s beat anything released after MW3!

[@lorenzosyperreck8941]

IMO, they f*cked up at World at War, with Roebuck carring an helicopter blade on he's back and Reznov licking your balls every 5 seconds. Not to mention the non-stop cringe voicelines, basically, there is no actual quotes on that game, only oneliners. btw, I also preffer the ps2 release, Final Fronts, way more than the ps3's. Probably the only person in the world with this opinion :P

[@calebburgess8670]

@@lorenzosyperreck8941 Wait Roebuck carried a Heli Blade?

[@zacharyo.484]

This mission seems to lack all of the cheesy dialog and one-liners that seem to plague Modern cod games like ww2 and vanguard. I'm pretty sure that in the middle of combat people aren't making dumb jokes and melodramatic statements.

[@hongo3870]

"Show it, dont say it"

[@darraghkelly1744]

It’s what happens when you base the games on Hollywood action movies

[@buckplug2423]

Melodramatism is indeed for the journos back home, but during the less fierce parts of combat (as in, most of it) it's nice to crack a few edgy jokes to relieve the tension of getting shot at or walking on IEDs. I remember one guy that used to do jumping jacks when drawing fire (when you peek out so the enemy focuses on you and wastes ammo at distances where he can't really hit you effectively) in a firefight in Afghanistan. Still, I very much doubt the guys at Omaha (or most battles portrayed in games) would be in a much laughing mood.

[@Kilroy098]

They don't make them like this anymore. What a masterpiece!

[@Captain23rdGaming]

agreed

[@OnyeNacho]

In fact, the majority of this game is inspired by the 1980 Big Red One movie, and just so happens that the Military Narrator is one of the very actors from the film. Mark Hamil formerly as Pvt. Griff.

[@Thretch]

Great movie

[@nursestoyland]

no way Luke Skywalker is a private?!

[@OnyeNacho]

@@nursestoyland Yep. Starred as Private Griff.

[@adi-lan1317]

The only moment when Hawkins is anoying "Cover the enginers,Goddamit!"

[@tinaphillips7239]

Call of duty 2s version of d-day at pointe du Hoc was pretty spot on. There was even a real life 2nd Ranger named McClosky, tho the one in CoD2 was portrayed completely different from the real one but nonetheless, CoD2 and Big Red One are by far my favorites and the most accurate IMO. I’ve read several books about the 2nd Rangers on D-day and afterwards and they are near similar in every aspect. Big Red One here is the same way and I love the accuracy in this one too. I would really love it if they would release these again but as completely remastered in today’s graphics. That would be something to see.

[@reaperch.2476]

I hear people saying that fighting in pointe du hoc is harder than omaha beach

[@tinaphillips7239]

@@reaperch.2476 in CoD2 I believe it was harder on Pointe du Hoc than Omaha in Big Red One but it could vary by difficulty and just plain skill. When I first played Big Red One, I thought it was hard until CoD2 was released near the same time found it was kinda difficult too.

[@reaperch.2476]

@@tinaphillips7239 im talking about what happen in reality

[@tinaphillips7239]

@@reaperch.2476 Oh. Lol. Yes the fighting at Pointe du Hoc was probably harder but not by much tho compared to Omaha. At the Pointe, the Rangers didn’t have to cross 300 yards of beach like at Omaha but instead had to climb cliffs 90-100 feet high while at the same time being machine gunned, hand grenades tossed at and artillery shells rigged to explode on the sides of the cliff as they attempted to scale the cliffs from Germans at the top looking straight down at them. I believe Omaha tho was far worse tho bc of the over 300 years of open beach with no cover but the tank obstacles the rangers and 29th had to cross under the machine gun, mortar and artillery fire at near point blank range virtually annihilated Company A of the 116th of the 29th division without being able to fire a shot.

[@que4892]

Old WW2 CoDs are gems. My favourites apart from the MW trilogy.

[@halflifeepisode34980]

This was the best ww2 campaign by far. Better than the early PC COD's. Best range of weapons and theatres,. You even fight the Italians and Vichy French in North Africa. Clearing bunkers with a Beretta .38 was so satisfying.

[@ryanjohn8035]

Yess!! I never knew about a MAS36 or Carcano rifle until I played this game as a kid

[@adamlach6572]

i'm on the fence between this and og pc cod, still great game

[@speedking7224]

There was actual character development. I remember being so distraught when denley got mowed down in the last husky mission

[@adamlach6572]

@@speedking7224honestly i never got why people seemed to be so moved by the characters in this game, for me that was the one thing that they failed to achieve. By that I mean actually meaningfull character development/character arcs. I always felt that it was very copy-pastey, after few minutes i was like "ok they do band of brothers thing here", but never felt remotely connected. It also was too predictable. And actually for me the reason for all this is in my opinion very little exposition. I hate exposition when there is no need for one, but i wouldn't mind at all, giving those chaps a few more words to speak, and maybe addind some more "boring" elements to the missions to elevate the "IT'S A WAR!" elements that would proceed them. But here we barely here few lines in the middle of conversation and BAM typical CoD flow of hundrets of enemies, no real feeling of dread or exhaustion that was so well captured by brother in arms series. And (segway...) all that was done right in Brother in Arms games - probably the only reason to play them because otherwise it's core gameplay idea is so simple that it gets instantly boring, and because whole gameplay is build around it, so does other parts of the game. All that being said, maybe i just don't get it, sometimes something just don't resonates with me, and otherwise i trully admire CoD2:BRO, and i often return to it - still in my opinion one of the very best cod's campaigns.

[@sense_maker1816]

The graphic style is also pleasing to look at as well. And the squad mates were really likable.

[@tysonm-5009]

My 4 year old brain could not pass this mission for shit

[@rdjj7965]

This game deserves a remake, along with COD Finest Hour, the very first COD (the one that was PC only) and it’s expansion (United Offensive)

[@Kilroy098]

That would make me so happy :,) I have tried emulating this, finest hour and cod 3 Just too painful and they don’t work that well. I would love to see these titles be playable on next gen consoles and pc. Luckily the first two call of duties were on PC so I can enjoy those just fine…

[@howdoyouturnthison7827]

@@Kilroy098 If you have ps3 or xbox 360 you can play cod 3 on them natively but Ps3 has sixaxis bullshit and unsteady framerate.

[@Kilroy098]

@@howdoyouturnthison7827 PC only sadly

[@howdoyouturnthison7827]

@@Kilroy098 Yes, cod3 runs poorly on PCSX2 on opengl. Try to run on software if you have fast cpu emulator's software mode is actually highly accurate or buy a ps2 it is dirt cheap.

[@Thretch]

United Offensive is so good

[@GloryToParadis]

This is back when Call of Duty could have become a competitive tactical shooter and a potential rival to Counter-Strike. It all went downhill starting from COD4 onwards when sprinting and health regeneration was introduced. Even the devs weren't afraid back then to show the German swastika because it's a *damn historical game*.

[@drg5352]

Sprinting and health regeneration started in Call of Duty 2 (PC), not 4. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqvCeXWKh6epiqc It also started the bad mechanic of infinite spawning enemies until you hit the next node on the map, and began the decline of MP maps from the great CoD1/UO affairs to increasingly tiny and poorly laid out ones, to the point of the broom closet sized maps you get today. It is still a solid game though, and vastly superior to WWII and WaW, much less the malware infested Vanguard. If I ever won a big lottery (500+m after taxes), I'd probably consider financing a game with just the intent of recreating the superior CoD1/UO MP gameplay. Probably would just build a castle, and buy a shit load of old cars and restore them/drive them instead, but I'd consider it. There's no good modern WWII shooter out there with that same quality of play though. Enlisted is too much grind and way too many pay to win perks like being invulnerable. Yes, I have shot guys a dozen times point blank with no cover, saw the blood spatter, and saw a shield graphic pop up, meaning that they had some form of invincibility granted in game. Not to mention the constantly being shot through multiple walls. I have seriously been shot through a bunker wall, with the shooter being a tiny dot a couple thousand meters away. It's still vastly better than CoD WaW, WWII, and Vanguard. Post Scriptum has a terrible graphical effect when slightly hurt that gives out migraines, making it unplayable, and Hell Let Loose is more a sim, with gargantuan maps that you can wander for an hour and never see anyone. CoD Vanguard is malware infested and hacks webcams so they can film children for child porn.

[@Flypowerish]

Cod 4 has the best and still is the best multiplayer of the whole franchise.

[@loserinasuit7880]

They didn't want to be a competitive game though. Being in a competitive scene doesn't make your game good.

[@KermitTheGamer21]

COD2 and COD3 had health regen

[@jonathanoxlade4252]

Cod 2 and 3 had health regeneration wish it had health system instead but yea

[@raymondyee2008]

This makes the older “COD” games even more appreciative.

[@fazreeyuzeir6085]

I just realized several character were voiced by band of brother's actors

[@dipper6738]

Bloomfield: “Hang in there !” BOOM! Me: “No, you hang in there !”

[@bengarni8611]

"I might actually make it home from this lousy walk" - Bloomfield, about 20 seconds before his death in the game's last mission.

[@joshuajones9035]

this game was the MOST influential game i ever played as a kid, it inspired a love and curiosity of history that i enjoy to this day 20 years later

[@welkingunther5417]

Same here!

[@flazzy6931]

This game was an absolute gem! The farewell to friends mission was sad af!

[@press_here__8697]

Dragons teeth had me choking up, 12 year old me was not ready to see Brooklyn go

[@flazzy6931]

@@press_here__8697 brooooooooklyn!!!!at least Kelly made it!

[@MaLva500]

The best CoD game of all time, hands down. Hats off to my Great Uncle who served on D-Day as part of the 1st Infantry Division

[@DJ.Apocalypto]

God damn this nostalgic. This is my favorite game. I think I'll boot up the old ps2 just to play through this again.

[@mikep3180]

Man I loved and hated this level, loved it because of the color pallete, how dark it was, hated it because I kept dying and took me forever to finish it, but man, mounting that flak gun in the end made me feel powerful!

[@ermac102]

Glad i wasent the only one lol

[@SuperHuscarl]

As a kid, this was my favorite CoD to play all the time. The variety of missions, weapons and the overall feel of the gameplay are all combined treats.

[@filmcameras4evr45]

I would happily pay £60 for a remaster of this and CoD2. Not even for the multilayer, just for the campaign. I'll never forget the feeling of fighting in stalingrad in CoD2 or following your unit throughout the majority of the North African, Sicilian, and European campaigns right up to Germany. If anything it just proves modern games aren't even trying, they know people will buy it 🤷‍♂️

[@kdelfino1767]

I completely agree, just give it a quick minor graphical update and tweak the controls a bit, then finally port it to the pc. That's it, nothing else, not a remake, a remaster, I don't want any of the modern day people responsible for the mess that is WW2 or Vanguard anywhere near it.

[@MadMaxBS]

This and COD 3 would be amazing remastered. I'm only 24 but I mean it when I say kids these days don't know what they're missing but those of us who grew up with a PS2 or original Xbox know. I used to play this, Battlefront 2, GTA San Andreas, and Destroy All Humans 2 constantly.

[@MadMaxBS]

I remember being 11 years old, wrapping up in a blanket and lying on the living room floor during winter break playing this game for hours. I remember always trading the guns you start out with for new ones at some point during each mission, just because. I never cared for the Thompson as a kid. My favorite gun was the MP40, half the time my end of mission loadout was the MP40 and the Kar98. I can still hear the click-click-click-click of the bolt action on that sniper rifle. Each level was so varied and detail oriented, there were several guns that could only be found on one or two missions. Each mission was a beautiful set piece and you grew to love the guys on your squad, which made it even sadder as you see them die in the course of war. I love how the loading screens for each mission showed your journey pushing thru the African campaign, then Sicily, and eventually right into Germany. My grandpa bought this game as a gift for me, my introduction to the Call of Duty series and one of the best video games I've ever been gifted. This and COD 3 are classic examples of the WW2 shooter Renaissance we had in the 2000s. The next Ps3/360 era of Call of Duty was great in its own way but those of us who were there for the PS2 games know that nothing could touch them. After black ops 2 tho, cod just wasn't the same anymore. Modern Warfare 2019 was good for a while but eventually they just invested all time, energy, and money into micro transactions and the stupid ass battle royale mode and threw multiplayer in the trash. Typical of game devs these days, follow the money instead of the fun. At least you still buy a PS2 or original Xbox for dirt cheap and play these old games with no worry about an update ruining the whole experience.

[@vihurah9554]

I've never so vividly heard text as when you typed "click click click click" That one sound made me fall in love with bolt actions

[@WolfHeart98]

I agree, this is my favorite CoD and I’ve played them all, the campaign was so good- they don’t make em like this anymore

[@flyingsquirrel1135]

I feel like this is a great interpretation, only the first few waves landed in Higgins boats, the vast majority of troops landed in Massive Landing barges.

[@ihategoogleplus5308]

The hint is in the title: The Big Red One (named after the First Infantry Division) was a movie in 1980 that has one of the more well known depictions of Omaha Beach prior to Saving Private Ryan. The game and the movie both depict a lot of the same events from the war, though that’s understandable. At least this specific mission was largely original.

[@Edo_Ginting]

Yet this game shows almost every single theater that the US fought the Germans in, Africa, Italy, France, and even Germany while staying true to the equipment and enemies that they fight with.

[@magmat0585]

It always confused me that Medal of Honor was able to get away with essentially ripping off both Saving Private Ryan and A Bridge Too Far, figured at some point it would become just blatant theft

[@spencergarner4213]

This brings back so much old memories that I thought I long forgotten.

[@manicmachinegun6253]

Can you imagine this game remastered.... ah what a dream that'll be

[@yugk2429]

7:00 *kills a friendly AI" Bloomfield: nice shooting

[@DeeGil]

Also one of THE funnest online experiences. No progression, clean slate each match, but sheer shenanigans at the time.

[@mostdopecase7737]

I loved the story to this game! I remember being very sad when I watched my squad mates get killed in action, and actually not liking Smith at first because he was a replacement (ended up liking him as the game went on). Also makes it even better that most of the voice actors in this game were actors from Band Of Brothers. This game definitely needs a remake!

[@mooheghillie2810]

07:00 I love how the guy shoots a friendly, 2 seconds later someone yells NICE SHOOTING!!!

[@joshwolf6932]

"Maybe our boys did a better job than we thought." They, surprisingly, did not.

[@CasualKillZz]

This was the first call of duty I ever played and to this day I still love it to death, criminally underrated. Greatest story

[@blaise1016]

Damn I miss this game so much, the amount of detail in it is insane. Nothing you'd expect from any COD game today.

[@xPower4Goodx]

God I still remember playing this mission as a 7 year old like it was yesterday

[@TrueMexican775]

Dude, Call of Duty Big Red 1 was one of my favorite games. I'm so glad you're playing this

[@mostafahazem3486]

fun fact: this level is about 30 mins of gamplay which is great to describe this horror of this war and this campaign in real life cod ww2: you complete this mission in about 10 mins or less, all you do just run to damn checkpoints

[@maxmiller1865]

Thanks for the nostalgia man, been enjoying these videos!

[@ElGaby323]

I'm proud to say I still have my PS2, plus COD Finest Hour and Big Red One. These games are absolute classics.

[@TheNorthie]

Hawke, Bloomfied "Brooklyn", Kelly, Vic, Schimitty, some of my favorite moments on the PS2

[@abohachuk4765]

Lmao. If you wanted to grab one's attention with that title, you certainly did.

[@AFGuidesHD]

well titles aren't there to drive away viewers lol

[@VitorHunter12]

Finest Hour, Big Red One and 3 should get a trilogy remaster and a PC port (i wouldn't care if the games were ported with its original graphics and engine but it would be more smart to remaster all three games)

[@AyooHenry]

Indeed my friend

[@spoopyidk]

easily my favorite COD. played the absolute hell out of it on PS2 back in the day. in the old CODs, you played a soldier. in the new cods, you play as a camera man.

[@LoneWolf051]

This and Brothers in Arms were the two great WWII masterpieces of 2005

[@BillyMaysFan95]

Big Red One was one of my FAV cods. The multi was SOO much fun back on the PS2!

[@xxghoulxx2229]

Ah the good old days oh how I wish I could go back

[@bradleykoperski7198]

I was screaming in my head "use the mg42, don't waste your ammo" when he was in that bunker providing cover fire

[@moisesmatias1125]

Looking back at the 2000s WWII game series, I feel that the games from 2010 to the actual days, are missing something. From the campaing story, to the gameplay. I don't know what it is exactly, but the only obe who came close nowadays were the BF5 series. I don't know if it's becoming hard these days to describe WWII ambience, since many vets have already passed away, or if the old game studios are just becoming lazy and trying to only care about Multiplayer gameplay, using the same pattern.

[@QuiGonJinn1993]

Well back then there campaigns were always spot on when it came to story and the atmosphere surrounding it but however most older games like Call Of Duty and Medal of honor lacked a Proper Multiplayer. But yes roles have reversed. Nowadays there's alot of people out there would rather battle PVP then regular A.Is.

[@darkheathen6765]

You lost me at bf5

[@moisesmatias1125]

@@darkheathen6765 I can't see any other major series getting closer than BF5 in terms of Single player history nowadays.

[@serendipitousslim1529]

To me, the biggest hurdles for AAA studios in terms of making authentic WW2 games is the massive amount of monetization of cosmetics as well as the perceived need for customization. Ever since Fortnite showed that kids will run up hundreds of dollars worth of purchases on their parents credit cards if you include cool looking skins and camos, devs have felt the need to cram over-the-top skins and camos into every game regardless of whether it will detract from the setting or not. On top of that, since CoD 4, every FPS game has allowed for more and more weapon and class customization, so devs feel as though they need to give every weapon 80,000 attachment combinations to satisfy people, regardless of whether it fits the setting or not. When you add all of that on top of the fact that devs feel as though they need to add representation (which I agree serves a purpose, but should be done mindfully instead of lazily) encouraging them to let you play as Black female nazis and now every AAA representation of WW2 has turned into an alternate history steampunk rendition of the conflict. If you want to incorporate representation in WW2, let us play as a female Soviet sniper avenging her family being slaughtered or her rape at the hands of Germans, or as a Black infantryman fighting in a segregated battalion and tell us the story of how they returned to America just to be treated as second class citizens in-spite of serving their country, or an Indian Gurkha who had a similar experience to the Black Americans. Those would be historically accurate renditions as well as actually MEANINGFUL and ENLIGHTENING for audiences to interact with, but of course it would require too much effort.

[@GrayFell]

I remember playing this game as a kid. Amazing. Especially with the Band of Brothers actors

[@ThePrimo323]

this game story hits deep and memorable

[@thewolf6943]

OMG COD BIG RED ONE!!!!!!! Damn!!! I have forgotten the last time I played that game 🥺🥺😫😫 this is one of the best COD I have ever played!!! It's part of my childhood, this video brings back soo many memories!!! 😭😭 Thank you for uploading this 🙏🏻😫

[@ooofyikes7253]

I remember playing through this game all the time as a kid, was my first COD game!

[@vihurah9554]

I never thought I'd see Big red one on my front page. This is a nostalgic surprise. God this game was so good

[@ReaverSenpai]

that whooping sound is probably the most destructive and machine-like sound i have ever heard

[@goldman6506]

Still remember all the characters names after all these years.Thats how you know this game was just a gem.Forgotten gem.

[@boisefootball18]

You can't beat the oldies depiction of DDay especially this one and Medal of Honors

[@notcraig2239]

My childhood incarnate. This game is amazing, thanks for spreading awareness of it.

[@paulthetentmaker]

Played this game so much back in the day

[@waverlythomas3307]

This probably the cod I got the most hours out of during my childhood. I didn't get my ps3 or 360 till like 2010.

[@nakeysnakey6220]

Same, i got a 360 in 2012. My whole childhood was playing this on the gamecube. Watching videos of it now, the voices and music and sound effects were just noises as a kid that were burned into my memory but as an adult its cool to understand it.

[@rickysaucedo5002]

My grandma got this for me when I was in middle school bless her

[@walnzell9328]

The engineers who clear the barbed wire have a unique emblem on their helmets. I've never seen that before.

[@mumpetwombat822]

I remember watching a KZbin video of this when I was a kid almost 15 years ago and I just had a “how they look VS how I remembered it looked” moments

[@vihurah9554]

Oh and that reminds me. I always had fun with the part where u clear the mortar pits, because if you learn the level layout early you can toss frags and clear every single one before you get there

[@LukesVideoLounge]

I always say this was one of my favourite CoDs, would love to play this again!

[@lucasmello1821]

dude this gave me so nostalgia, i remeber playing this game as a kid in 2010

[@Combatant42]

When Cod developer still respect ww2 history,..

[@ChEkAlOtIcH3]

Man this game was my CHILDHOOD, I remember playing it over and over again on my ps2

[@Aundrich]

This was genuinely a good ww2 game. Hated how the last mission went. But still a good game

[@-mage-5236]

Gotta love this game. Are you planning to play Finest Hours again? Oh, and here are some nerdy details about Finest Hours. - You can see the striker/firing pin slam forward on bolt action rifles (Very clearly seen after getting hit by an explosion, as you enter slow mo). - DP 27's (Or 28?) pan magazine's top cover does rotate when you fire the weapon. - You can tell allies to move by pushing them or get close enough to them and pressing the action button. - The crew of enemy tanks will bail out if the tank is disabled. You can shoot a disabled tank and complete kill it, and there will be no crew coming out of the wrecked tank. - There is a "Cheat" menu in the Extras. If you turn on the "Ricochet" option, bullets will ricochet off of almost any surface. You can do trick shots if you want. And it looks pretty if you mount an MG-42 or other mountable weapons.

[@DaedraVFX]

This was my first ever cod game and i cried multiple times during death scenes of significant characters, the campaign story is so good and the character development reels u in, idk maybe i was just young but i really thought this game was perfect.

[@xoiDROCKiox]

It's mind blowing to hear Sgt. Hawkins voice actor also voiced did the quotes for the Marines in the MP of COD4. I knew his voice sound too familiar

[@hoodboy1288]

It's 2023 and this is still my favorite CoD of all time

[@cuervoplays94]

The quick bag of tea is hilarious at 8:37 🤣

[@tankacebo9128]

this was the first CoD game I ever played. I loved the B-24 mission. every game since has been compared to this one for me. best CoD game ever, 12/10.

[@dogz70]

I remember playing this on gamecube, my first cod game, love this game, especially the mission you had to hop onto that 75mm m3 half track good times

[@randollwilliam3884]

I always loved how this game would show you new characters and you would never see them again through the entire campaign like the bomber pilots and that radio man in Sicily

[@slouchygames1923]

My childhood is so much better then my adulthood and I'm only 22 yet the games I played when I was a kid were so much better and more memorable then the BS thats out now in this era of modern gaming. Hell its funny to me how these amazing games that deserve remasters were made by teams of 12 or so people now there's hundreds who can't even come close to what smaller teams could do it truly is a shame and a disgrace in my eyes

[@TedFegal]

Shoutout to the real ones who got this for Christmas many years ago and played it online on the ps2!

[@icannon6611]

My dad was a member of the Big Red One in the early 2000s, his company bought everyone a copy of the game 😂

[@zetsev1494]

Still the time this was my first COD game and my favorite one with WW2 theme what a diamond of campaing.

[@cartercollier990]

Oh my Boy Bloomfield... I miss you so much pal

[@117steveng]

This level and the dragon's teeth were my favorites from this game.

[@greengabe5]

I always wondered why your character would “shake” the binoculars after using them. Could it be because he is clearing off water? Cool detail of so

[@L.K.S.R.]

The most underrated COD game ever.