Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare... 12 Years Later

*Correction: Spec Ops missions that transition between characters has been done the Modern Warfare Series.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:47 - Pre-Production
00:18:56 - Gameplay
00:30:11 - Story
00:43:08 - Multiplayer
01:00:15 - Remastered
01:07:14 - Conclusion
Written, Voiced, and Edited by Lucas Raycevick
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Celldweller - Awakening with You (Ulrich Schnauss Remix) Instrumental
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Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII OST by Jack Wall & Kevin Sherwood
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 OST by Lorne Balfe & Hans Zimmer
Soul Extract - Nebula (Instrumental)
Galactic Warfare OST by Mitch Van Hayden
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Steve Fukuda, Mohammad Alavi, & Mackey McCandlish Interview
transcripts provided by Game Brain.

[@mohammadalavi8471]

Ex IW dev, current Respawn dev here. Thank you for this. It was a lovely trip down memory lane.

[@Raycevick]

Wow, I never expected to hear from Alavi himself. You're interview with Game Brain alongside Steven & Mackey was invaluable. Really clarified a lot of the game's design & production. Thank you! And keep up the great work.

[@KD400_]

Ur my favourite Mohammad I remember when I was 10 or 11 and saw ur name on the cod 4 credits this was my first cod amazing

[@ff-jt8un]

Mohammad Alavi You’re the guy behind All ghillied up! We all love taking that going back down memory lane. Thanks for the great game.

[@cartermansur7513]

Alavi, we miss you now more than ever. Take it easy and keep making kickass games for us!

[@AWACS_Snowblind]

Much love to you, man. Respawn as it is now is the most extreme difference between being underrated, and deserving attention. I just barely missed Modern Warfare being my childhood by a hair, but Titanfall was, and it made me appreciate Modern Warfare when it came back around. You keep killing it, Alavi 👌

[@-Raylight]

"That was an improvement, but it's not hard to improve on garbage" 10/10 insult

[@Tabby3456]

he must be thanos if he thinks that he could do better

[@gamertriggered4396]

@@Tabby3456 Cpt.Price does it in 4 seconds

[@GuyOnAChair]

10/10

[@ramonce_yt]

It's like multiplying anything to 0. It's still 0.

[@ruction5680]

It’s overdone but still good

[@mechanicalmonk2020]

Ray: writes well thought out and well constructed script Also Ray: "Halo 3 was a successor to its predecessor"

[@Raycevick]

One day I'll hire someone with a rolled up newspaper to hit me.

[@mechanicalmonk2020]

@@Raycevick I'm open to accepting part time consulting roles. I gotta work on my swing though. I kid of course. I get exactly what that sentence was meant to convey about Halo 3's relationship with Halo 2 but it also sounds just so delightfully goofy.

[@gabby3036]

Conversely, "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" was *not* a successor to its predecessor.

[@Chuked]

It was though.....

[@goldenpun5592]

I kind of took that line to mean "It was building off it's last game" Whereas modern warfare was a new experience?

[@brendanworthington3888]

I never respected Call of Duty as much as now. I never knew MW was such a work of love and art. Activision's mangling is now even more obscene.

[@wejw14]

@Pferd Schild except the star wars prequels suck

[@lucky7s927]

@@wejw14 Its treason then.

[@evanbradley6169]

@@lucky7s927 I hate treason, it's coarse, it's rough, and it gets everywhere.

[@winlover37]

Call of Duty used to be very special. Got too big for its own good, unfortunately.

[@user-73a]

star wars sequels are crap

[@rodrigoramos2583]

*Sees video length is over an hour* Gaz: *Let's do this*

[@Tabby3456]

But, Holy cow its worth it. This Rayceviek take on documentating COD4:MW

[@5persondude]

"Bravo Six... going dark" *_puts on night vision goggles_*

[@pnutz_2]

I ended up playing it at the start of this year, it hasn't aged a day since 2007/8 when I first got my hands on it

[@maxmuetzel5364]

Watches the video all the way to the end. Ghost: Mission accomplished. Good work.

[@hyperx72]

*See's the length* wtf Ray I need sleep!

[@akkros707]

Remember, switching to your pistol is always faster than reloading.

[@Cinkodacs]

Stabbing them in their toes is even faster. :)

[@supercreamypudding9841]

Your fruit killing skill is remarkable.

[@nothere1578]

"Your fruit killing skills are remarkable."

[@Nmille98]

Knife the Watermelon.

[@supercreamypudding9841]

@@nothere1578 thanks man.

[@kieranhurst8543]

the main reason the nuke scene was so impactful, was because they correctly betted that their main audience were taking everything at face value. Also we shouldn't discount the fact that a lot of younger people were playing and young people aren't exactly known for observing subtle details especially in an era where games were seen by most as entertainment and having a good story was usually luck not intention

[@FreshTillDeath56]

Modern Warfare was the first game to push the series to an M rating, and it really shows with its heavy subject matter. My parents did not let me play it until much later, but I remember sneaking upstairs to my cousin's XBox - seeing the Crew Expendable mission at the young age of 10 and was COMPLETELY enthralled. It was the coolest thing I had ever seen. I am very glad I did not play it at that age, as I would not have been able to grasp the subtleties and implications of the story.

[@JoboGamezzz]

@@FreshTillDeath56I think they were all m expect the ds games

[@FreshTillDeath56]

@@JoboGamezzz lol ds gore PogChamp

[@christopherwall2121]

@@JoboGamezzz The WWII games were all T until World at War. Despite the obvious cinematic inspirations in them, the action was all clean-cut good guys vs bad guys stuff.

[@Comkill117]

@@JoboGamezzzCoD2&3 we’re T, not sure about the first one though but I’d expect it was too since both its sequel and Medal of Honor: Allied Assault were T too.

[@That_Montage_Nerd]

Soap: *clears an entire tanker bridge in 8.9 seconds* Price: "That was an improvement, but it's not hard to improve on garbage" Soap: Am I a joke to you?

[@Canalbiruta]

That Montage Nerd when i watched it i remembered the time i did that training in 10 seconds and price was like: "better, not good but better" lol

[@corioliseffect3604]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqu3Xn2Kath-kLs

[@Axl4325]

MW3, the survival mode is endless, you can get to round 27402017 and General Overlord will still say "Not bad, but I've seen better" like bitch you haven't, this guy on KZbin ended the real life equivalent of 3 times the Russian army

[@theguywhoasked6104]

911 likes so i cant like

[@ohmygoditisspider7953]

I am so, so sick of "am I a joke to you" People who say this are incapable of originality.

[@Screamingurchin]

“From the moment your Russian ally opens a door, it’s, *AAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGHHHH* until the credits roll.” That made me crack up so much

[@Gruntvc]

A CoD having good Russian allies... MW 2019, "Say what!?"

[@jakejutras5420]

@@Gruntvc you do have Russian allies but I know what you mean.

[@julianreviews8102]

Same haha

[@Gruntvc]

@Jake Jutras, You do, but they might as well not be there compared to your Russian allies in the excellent 2007 original. Someone on the dev/writing team hates Russia.

[@Gruntvc]

@Julian Reviews, I played through the whole campaign. Minor Spoiler, their not rogue, Russia doesn't even disown Barkov until hes killed. Even Price says something completely out of his past character that Russia deserves terrorist attacks. The devs/writers utterly fail to deliver a morally grey conflict.

[@klooger28]

20:52 oh hey, that's me

[@morristogo]

That was an improvement, but it's not hard to improve on garbage.

[@insertausernamehere4515]

@@morristogo Try it again.

[@Hamentsios10]

Hey

[@expendableround6186]

That’s genuinely impressive.

[@jacobharley7117]

Raven Software dev (Sr. Sound Designer) here. I'm really happy that you called out the sound design and mix overhaul in MWR. I wasn't at Raven yet at the time MWR was being worked on but Andy Bayless, Mark Kilborn and the other sound designers who worked on MWR did an amazing job. They managed to revitalize the sound of this game while maintaining a lot of the original character and I know they put in a TON of work, effort, and long hours to achieve that goal.

[@Raycevick]

My pleasure! It's always awesome to see developers comment.

[@FreshTillDeath56]

It freaking shows, man. Modern Warfare Remastered will be gorgeous to look at and listen to for many decades to come.

[@connorbutters8479]

Appreciate yours and everyone else's hard work on the remaster COD4 and MW2 campaign. COD4 especially since it was my first shooter so seeing it with the fidelity and spectacle of modern hardware, but still retaining that early 7th generation console game structure was a real treat.

[@FlakkerDPS]

"World At War's infamous veteran difficulty" Me, someone who did beat it: *[Heavy PTSD intensifies]*

[@Pumpkin42O]

So many.... Fucking Grenades *shivers*

[@aodhanfitzgerald1491]

Heart of the reich is hell brought to life thank god I never have to again

[@smokyondagrass2353]

@@Pumpkin42O GERNADE

[@Will-bk6jh]

Fuckkkkkk I beat it to and Ik what u mean

[@dovahkiin52]

Never played WAW on veteran, but damn original black ops was also pure hell. One mission were you had to storm down a hill in vietnam, literally felt like it was impossible. As soon as you poked your head over something you'd get lazered.

[@NebLleb]

"It's a stark contrast to Call of Duty 2, where from the moment your Russian Ally opens a door, it's just *_DUUUWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!_* until the credits roll." -Raycevick, 2019

[@blugaming]

That scene made me laugh

[@sand5533]

Watching after having finally played CoD 2, I finally understand how accurate. Like, that game does not slow down.

[@r3uvsgaming]

@@sand5533 yea its just pewpewpew shooty shooty bang bang all the way to the end, its mentally exhausting too

[@handlessuck589]

21:45

[@WTFisTingispingis]

*AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA*

[@minimme]

God I miss this time in my life, wow

[@ghosttoast8610]

minimme oh shittttt,I know youuuuu

[@jacobtaylor8975]

Heeeeey, it's that weird guy who does all the movie video games

[@minimme]

it me hello

[@pongchannel.]

Just got a ps3 XD

[@Angel_Underscore]

Thought you were muselk

[@tommyvercetti9434]

Well, the last shootout in _One Shot, One Kill_ isn't that hard if you- 26:43 Ok, I said nothing.

[@buIIetbobbyy]

He forgot the difficulty of a Nintendo ds lol it’s so hard

[@buIIetbobbyy]

Even if your playing on easy

[@freshpeaches6886]

Man I felt this way, then he mentioned camping bumpers,, I felt dirty being guilty of this

[@MrHorribad]

I played CoD4 on release when I was 17. The aerial bombardment mission for me was arcade-y and didn't make me feel uncomfortable at all. It was simply a "shoot the thing on the screen" mission. Replaying it at 29 years old it definitely does make me feel a bit uncomfortable as it perfectly captures how impersonal war can get. In a world where drone strikes controlled by UAV pilots half a world away are commonplace, I can't help but wonder about the impact such things has on the psychology of those pilots. The knowledge that that's a real person, but it's not an immediate kill or be killed situation.

[@Axl4325]

Thinking about it, it has to mess with your mind. In a regular gun fight you can say "it's me or him" real easy, but as you said, being so far above or far away, with such an incredible advantage of power, with such a functional look in which you can't almost distinguish people from mere dots on a screen. The idea of being a cold, efficient murderer must get to you

[@zab6124]

@@Axl4325 you guys are looking at it wholly wrong, these guys usually exist to support troops. Think about it, say there's a whole platoon of enemies about to destroy a fob with at most 10 guys, and an ac-130 circling around. Those are 10 guys who are gonna get brutalized if you don't do anything, 10 of your own people

[@sergioccs74]

​@@Axl4325 kzbin.info/www/bejne/i37SfX6Cgp2Gg8k That's a VR interview with a guy who literally did that job, it feels pretty weird hearing about it in a calm manner yet it is very informative.

[@sagichdirdochnicht4653]

I've first played this game in 2010 I think, so I propably was 16 at the time. Guess what 2010 happened? Chelsea (former Bradley) Manning leaked "collateral Murder" to Wikileaks and man, that was huge. I know, there were actual goals in this mission, and of course, those were totally 110% only bad guys, for sure, and of course, the devs couldn't have known it, since it happened in 2007 and got leaked in 2010, but MAN, as I played it, it kinda felt like I was replaying the casual murder streak the US Military was doing back then. And just by playing war crimes (altough they weren't in the game), I got some strong anti war vibes from playing it. As far as stress and all goes.... Seems like most soldiers for some reason don't have a huge problem with killing people. It kinda is their job, and the Enemy is just that - the enemy - completely dehumanised, barely more then a (dangerous) moving target out of cardboard at the shooting range. Wich is made also very clear by seing collateral murder - just casually killing civilians, like it was some fun leisure activity for the whole family to enjoy.

[@Fenrick]

@@sagichdirdochnicht4653 They were in the middle of a battle where troops were in contact. They weren't just casually murdering random people indiscriminately. I think it's weird that you guys always seem to expect pilots to have some kind of cryfest instead of doing their jobs. The video you speak of was manipulatively edited to hide the parts that show Americans getting shot at and insurgents with guns running around. Don't be a fool...

[@balloonxm]

59:52 "in the end, it didn't even matter to activision" genius

[@AWACS_Snowblind]

"EA was notorious for absolving beloved studios." **cries in Respawn**

[@Gruntvc]

Enjoy Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order. It might be the last good single player focused game we'll get from Respawn. EA wants them greedy online service games.

[@AWACS_Snowblind]

@@Gruntvc I was more so loathing for Titanfall.

[@Gruntvc]

@/ Snow, Ah. Yeah, what EA did to Titanfall 2 was disgusting. EA is still just the worst, though to be fair, Activision, Ubisoft, WB Games are giving their best efforts to earn that title too.

[@AWACS_Snowblind]

@@Gruntvc EA has recently said they won't forget about Titanfall, though. While Respawn says they have no plans to revisit. Maybe they don't wanna be the bad guy. ...but they still are. Lol

[@Gruntvc]

@/ Snow, lol, just sounds like EA being EA. This is the same company that literally told it's audience not to buy their game if they don't like it...

[@neal2399]

I played the Wii version of this like 8 years ago, and I remember replaying the AC-130 mission over and over again because of how fun it was. Last year, the remastered version was free for PS+, so I downloaded it and played it all again... only to feel genuinely disturbed by Death From Above. You can watch enemies panic and try to take cover in vain, and the only separation between good guys and bad guys is “blinky guys good, not-blinky guys bad.” Everyone looks the same and it makes you feel the absurdity of war and American intervention.

[@devindalton4688]

Not to mention the commentary from the plane's crew, "I see lots of little pieces down there," comes to mind.

[@padraig6200]

That mission was baller as fuck when I was 10, and it's baller as fuck still now. Maybe I'm just mentally ill but the thump of that 40mm and watching the rounds flying never gets old

[@habijjj]

@@devindalton4688it's super realistic you have to do something to separate yourself from the deaths you've caused.

[@btchiaintkidding7837]

i was like 12 yo old when i played that mission for the first time. and for some reason this mission kinda scarred me a and made my 12yo brain feel uncomfortable. by that time i'd played cod5 and cod6 beforehand i played 4 , but instead of the brutality of 5 nor the airport mission of cod6, nor the gunn*ng down or meleeing bad guys in missions, this one where i just hunt white blinks from a failsafe distance through a lens is the one that made me the most uncomfortable for some reason

[@Yoshi92]

Even as a 14 year old it was very weird to actually do these real war crimes. (Maybe they aren't "war crimes" officially, but that's what I call em)

[@Blacksmith__]

"therapeutic" is not how I would describe a game which gives people thousands of aneurisms daily from rage

[@lucky7s927]

Once you die enough, you accept death and get better because of it - I still play HC SnD to this day on CoD4 & honestly it is therapeutic, knowing the opening nade spots, the rush routes etc. I am one with the game at this point, I embrace my inner autist.

[@SrinivasAdigopula]

@@lucky7s927 cant agree more. I remember stepping in wetwork tdm as a noob and getting killed or running-quickscoped 10s after you spawn. One tdm in shipment and you get used to dying. You see your death coming before you get killed in most cases tho, so you understand the wrong moves and keep trying

[@winlover37]

@@lucky7s927 I'm so glad it's not just me! I've grown fond of the sheer chaos that comes with CoD multiplayer. Just dusted off BO1 MP again, most fun I've had with the franchise in years.

[@npc6817]

I mean on one hand yeah, on the other there's literally people who play league of legends for fun

[@onedeadsaint]

played this with a friend right after we had gotten back from Iraq. finished my first playthrough in 6 hrs straight through. so many scenes stand out for me: that nuke scene completely caught me off guard. I was in awe and completely surprised that a game would go there. the AC-130 scene was eerie in it's accuracy; I had seen actual video of real-life missions while in Iraq. hell, an ac-130 mission had happened in my sector and one of our platoons had to go out and survey the aftermath. shit was very realistic when I first played it. all that to say, this game holds a special place in my heart and if I had go on the campaign, it's clearly anti-war for which I'm glad it is.

[@onedeadsaint]

@@blackflame_ I know you're trolling for some reaction, but I'll indulge by answering you directly: none, and I'm glad for it. wish to fuck we were never over there. fuck war. and fuck those who start it. fuck those who perpetuate it. and to you, find something better to do with your time instead of being a shitty troll. spread goodness not hate.

[@Armendicus]

@@onedeadsaint Good soldiers should always be anti war.. I Salute you...

[@oldleatherhandsfriends4053]

@@blackflame_ Probably none from the sounds of it.

[@eyi610]

B L λ C K F L λ M E Why do you generalize all US soldiers as being murderers?

[@valletas]

@@eyi610 well to be fair if my people were killed by a opposing power i would probably generalize then too

[@Arrrash]

‪Always a good day when you open up KZbin and there’s a new Raycevick vid in your feed ‬

[@muricaneagle666]

yo it actually is a good day today, for me at least, I got a 92 out of 100 on a microeconomics exam and that’s a huge comeback going from a 51 and 24 to a 92, looks like I got a chance to pass my class :D

[@rick-potts]

Very much this.

[@Luke-xi2pq]

Yep!

[@arjung6097]

‘MuricanEagle good shit bro keep grinding

[@PsychoMoFoGaming]

Arrrash saw this once I woke up, and it’s been my entire morning

[@SimplyAustins]

It's crazy, I never had the notification for this video being uploaded... damn KZbin! Got to say Raycevick, your one of my go-to content uploaders. Positive, good quality and not cut and paste content... it's top-notch. Why am I commenting on this one? Few reasons. COD4 is VERY special to me. At the time of its release, I was in the army myself (British). It was the first MP game I really got into even though I had been a fan of COD since the first title. When this one released it was like a perfect storm. Long story short, I got into it so much I started a clan (CRIIIIINGE). I had a bunch of disposable income, being in the army at the time it would have only been spent on beer, hookers, or adventures to (mostly) legally blow things up. So I started a dedicated server, the best money could buy. It became one of the top 3 PC based servers in the world, constantly full and the team grew huge. Being one of the last dedicated server games going (WAW was too broken on MP to populate) it was popular for years, in fact to this day, the team (/Clan (CRIIIIINGE)) is still going and considering how old it is, still manages to keep populated, although I have nothing to do with it now, so can't take credit. I did the Promod and custom servers too, ran pretty much all of those mods you showed, plus many more,. I could talk for days on what was possible and not, it was amazing to have a player base and technology for an entire community to do whatever we wanted for a giggle. Now with the P2P MP stuff, loot drops and "skins" etc, I just cant do COD anymore. It lost the whole community thing that made that game so special with dedicated servers. Logging onto a 54 player server and know 40 of them as if they was all your personal friends with a few randos thrown in to make it interesting. But its all gone now... boooooooo! Well, just wanna put it out there mate. I know what it's like on the other side of the YT thing and I know exactly what you're talking about in the last 5 mins of the vid. Sorry, this such a late comment, but hey... that's YT for ya! I have always wanted to do something with a dedicated server in a modern setup. Try to get some of that community things back. Having a YT presence is one of the few times it makes it possible. Having an entire community the chance to come together and play a classic together... however you want... would be interesting what could be done. Anyways, enough of the rambles mate, cheers for the upload, all the best and hope to see if I missed any more gems. Cheers!

[@looinrims]

Pause, you say ‘all’ the mods he showed? Cuz I certainly hope in that list there’s one exception

[@dontknolaji]

Hey Austin!

[@C0DMontages1]

I was on those cringe servers. Ill never forget. I miss "codjumper" "zombies" "promod" I MISS IT ALL I CAN CRY RIGHT NOW I HAD SO MANY GOOD FRIENDS ON THOSE SERVERS AMD SOME TILL THIS DAY I HAVE ON FACEBOOK BUT WE DONT TALK ANYMORE.

[@flopus7]

What was the server if you don't mind me asking? I'm super nostalgic for cod4 and 2 MP and I loved the mods.

[@Ch0cken]

"How do you dream at night knowing you destroyed so many" great line to end the video on

[@Hamentsios10]

Wow! Thanks for the shoutout! I made the spec-ops mod!

[@redline841]

WE NEED THIS AS TOP COMMENT. GET THE WHOLE SQUAD HERE NOW

[@kinghearts4497]

I interbally screamed when I saw your spec ops and rooftops mod make it into the video Spi Congrats ma man!!

[@Hamentsios10]

I havent tried MW2019 spec ops yet. But I hear people are dissapointed.

[@ThreeProphets]

Oh, hey SPi

[@shawklan27]

@@Hamentsios10 yeah the mode is a fucking mess compared to the original

[@LadyTylerBioRodriguez]

Holy shit! I've been dreaming of this for quite sometime. Now if only we could get World at War 12 years later, that would be perfect.

[@damiensawyers4133]

Yeah i really hope he does one on WAW

[@r0b3rt_959]

11

[@LadyTylerBioRodriguez]

@@r0b3rt_959 Well currently 11, but its December. I'm being realistic.

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

World at War is a weird one for me. It's even more derivative than most of the other entries, re-using old Enemy at the Gates shticks and basing the entire US campaign on The Pacific, like they did with Band of Brothers for the first CoD, but it's also one of the most satisfying. For me, that's PEAK CoD multiplayer. I remember grinding for hours trying to get a scope for my Mosin.

[@LadyTylerBioRodriguez]

@@fuzzydunlop7928 You wanna laugh? The Pacific came out in 2009. World at War was 2008. Although the Peleliu episodes of the show feel blatantly like those campaign missions to a degree where I'd assume it was the other way around

[@ezch1llz583]

I know this is super late to recommend at this point but we need a “Fall of Duty: how Activision’s greed and corruption destroyed a franchise” now that would be quite a treat Also, this video was fantastic! CoD4 is easily one of my favorite shooters to this day because of how well it nailed its wartime atmosphere and gameplay!

[@irishempire9811]

Yes sir

[@dinorocker8647]

Yeah, personally they really have gone off the reservation with their MW remakes (revisions are more like it), I used to see the remasters for the original trilogy on Playstation store, now you can't find them, so you can't be able to find out what the original trilogy was like if ya didn't get to play it (granted MW3 was an over bloated sack compared to the first two, but was still better than the revisions), yeah I know what ya mean.

[@christopherwall2121]

@@dinorocker8647 Revision is an apt word, looking at the Highway of Death controversy and the Warzone-induced retcons

[@trainknut]

Infinity Ward: _Makes just another Call of Duty game but with modern weapons_ Literally everybody: "Is this the first Call of Duty game?"

[@PejmanMan]

Have you forgotten how they wanted modern warfare to be its own thing? Modern warfare was a franchise, like blops was a franchise. Cod was the brand.

[@Ebalosus]

A lot of young people today treat it that way, and tend to see it is starting what is now a passé trend of modern shooters. As someone born in the 80’s, MW was a breath of fresh air to the sci-fi and WW2 shooters that dominated up until that time.

[@TheErikjsm]

@@Ebalosus a game set in modern era isnt passé at all, just take a look at bf2042 or call of duty vanguard. ww2 isnt at all popular and clearly scifi isnt either

[@Ebalosus]

@@TheErikjsm touché on the first point, but I stand by my second point.

[@BSJINTHEHOUSE420]

Raycevick: Bravo Six, going dark. *doesn’t upload for 2 months* Also Raycevick: The rules of engagement have changed. *uploads a COD 4 video*

[@KennethRathburn]

"How do you dream at night knowing you destroyed so many?" Dayum.

[@AttackTitan993]

Maybe in a giant pile of money. Fucking pigs...

[@PoodleKush]

Underrated line

[@r011ing_thunder6]

I’ve literally ruined 4 people’s lives. Two men and two women. One I was the cause of a divorce. Bro you sleep just the same.

[@r011ing_thunder6]

Of a divorce of a married couple to be clear.i have never married

[@PoodleKush]

@@r011ing_thunder6 snap

[@CHAOSMOVEMENT]

I remember exfil in that chopper, and then the nuke went off right behind me. I was floored. Easily the best COD ever created.

[@jonathanrockstar1]

Nice “in the end, it didn’t even matter” slip in there lmao

[@Xaio30]

59:45 "In the end it didn't even matter to Activision..." You beautiful bastard.

[@averyhandyclaw1771]

Glad to know I'm not the only one who noticed that!

[@WritingOnGames]

As always, this is absolutely stellar work man. Good to have you back.

[@Raycevick]

Always a pleasure to see you around.

[@jaysonagli6210]

Ah my two favorite KZbinrs. I may cry.

[@purwantiallan5089]

@@jaysonagli6210 hi Jayson Agli. Whats up dude?

[@purwantiallan5089]

@@Raycevick shame that COD4 is miles better than COD Vanguard.

[@irishiwasnthererightnow3722]

What’s interesting to me is that modern warfare(2019) aimed to expanded on the moral grayness that the original had, but it seems to have failed on that almost completely.

[@howtomundane3109]

When I played CoD Modern Warfare (2019) own a friends PC it felt like a great Call of Duty, but merely an average game. It´s way better than previous titles (Ghosts, BO 3, etc.), but many (typical) elements disturbed me: -immersion-breaking cutscenes -stupid kill-triggers & scripts -rather poor visual optimisation & performance on the PC -gunplay: shoot enemy - getting shot at and wounded - take cover - regenerate - repeat The campaign was good enough, the multiplayer wasn´t really my taste since I´m not a fan of the run & gun, aim down sight & hold trigger until enemy is dead gameplay. Not worth 60 €, I´m glad I didn´t buy it myself.

[@FreshTillDeath56]

It's because it glorifies the operators in a positive light too much. You can't raise the question of "Where do we draw the line at, Sir?" And expect to get any kind of serious reaction from the player if you don't fully commit to making your characters the kinds of people you could ask those questions about. For a rough example, in the interrogation scene right before that line is spoken, it would have hit so much harder if Price or one of your comrades had actually done something borderline psycho like shooting The Butcher's wife or son. Then, Garrick would have gotten a better response from the audience for asking that question, whom would likely be asking the same thing. They can't do crazy things like that, however, because Price is supposed to be a marketing ploy for Activision. Something to put on the box to draw people in. It doesn't full commit to its themes, unlike the original Modern Warfare or, say, Spec Ops: The Line.

[@riseoftheflutes1739]

Okay, I don't know what you did with Raycevick, but this editing quality has gotten so much better since I first subscribed to this channel almost a full year ago!

[@zach6464]

22:10 WAIT YOU CAN THROW THOSE I made my run of this mission on Veteran so much harder than it had to be good lord

[@CptPakundo]

If you think that's a revelation, wait till you remember the freaking JAVELIN that just... Sits there, ready for you to pick up, up some stairs a bit left of the entrance to this particular encounter.

[@redline841]

This was an older game. So you had more freedom in how you can approach things. Is why I hate modern games sometimes

[@zach6464]

@@CptPakundo there's a _w h a t_

[@vizzy61]

building made of brickbuildin

[@FamilyTeamGaming]

@@zach6464 Before you jump down to the area where the BTRs are (the one that looks exactly like the Multiplayer map Countdown), you can go up some steps and get a Javelin to shoot at the tanks. It's not too obvious, I'll admit, yes, but it's there. Like it's been said, COD 4 is an older game so there are many instances where you have a surprising amount of freedom in how to complete objectives. Though not knowing how to chuck C4 around is a bit odd. It's a really common thing in Multiplayer.

[@WTFisTingispingis]

SSgt. British Carver Guy The hero we need.

[@pauldemke6806]

Music plays in the background: "I tried so hard and got so far.." Raycevick right after: "in the end, it didn't even matter to activision..." THAT WAS AMAZING!!! HAHAHA I DIED! SICK VIDEO

[@JangoPeppers]

As a member of the Air Force. When we viewed AC-130 footage during down time in tech school, the other students and the instructor thought it was cool and badass. So it really does depend on the person.

[@FreshTillDeath56]

And this is why you don't force opinions down other peoples' throats. Let the art speak for itself and allow people to draw their own conclusions. It is certainly both cool and disturbing.

[@mr.handsomecoffeecup2406]

*Raycevick uploads* *me in class* Bravo six, going dark..."

[@joenathan8594]

**BEUUPE**

[@SingularityEngine]

33:54 The mission is called "Charlie Don't Surf" as well. I just rewatched Apocalypse Now and the correlation is pretty stunning considering the opening invasion of the choppers.

[@LadyTylerBioRodriguez]

Back when COD used titles that connected with a theme instead of lets think of a cool title.

[@cobaltodesertico1749]

The fact that Metal Gear Solid 4 mocked and saw how the gaming infustry is going to be in the future after Modern Warfare tells you how this game impact is still today. I played when i was 12 and it was a before and after for me, it introduced me into many topics i loved since.

[@madladon]

50:00 "... and movement's not as refined" *You have awakened the horde*

[@kevski02]

One shot one kill still stresses me out whenever I think of replaying cod4

[@saisameer8771]

It's the only mission in the game that's actually challenging on normal.

[@phrophetsamgames]

I tried Veteran One Shot One Kill and gave up.

[@MusicForTheBroken]

@@phrophetsamgames to this day I'm only missing one trophy/achievement on that game.

[@nexenojustice552]

Yes dude! Me too.

[@RussianZOmBieATTACK]

@Ricky Reynaldi try beating cod 2 on veteran. It nearly gave me PTSD

[@chillmanchan3829]

“Your fruit killing skills are remarkable!” Btw do a “years later” on New Vegas but excellent work and especially editing as always

[@smokyondagrass2353]

Years later on the rainbow six franchise would be dope

[@colden9037]

smokyondagrass I thought he meant fallout new Vegas lmfao

[@_Wiseguy7]

It's been 14 years since this game came out, I still play it from time to time and I'm never bored of it.

[@mstone9364]

This was probably the most amazing experience I’ve ever had playing a game. It literally felt like you were playing a movie and the missions in Chernobyl got the blood pumping the first time you played it. I’ve never had another experience like that since

[@MicroageHD]

You need to play more games then. It's good but not even top 100 I would say.

[@mstone9364]

@@MicroageHD I honestly don’t have time to anymore but I’m sure nowadays there’s a ton of good games but when this first came out it was perfection

[@Thothings]

Raycevick, I've been watching your videos for some time now and I just have to say that the ungodly amount of work you put into these videos definitely shows and pays off. Considering I seem to have grown up with the same games you did and have covered in videos like these, I absolutely love watching them, and find myself both agreeing a lot with your points, and reevaluating my own. Thanks a lot for the content.

[@Doc_Barnaky]

Ikr? Good job, Raycevick!

[@HiddenGemsReviews]

Editing is still as phenomenal as always, Ray (Every time you seamlessly do transitions like from FNG to Crew Expendable or going from Call of Duty 4 to 2 will never cease to amaze). And it pairs incredibly well with your "How Call of Duty Lost Its Identity" video. I also wasn't expecting to get a retrospective look at the previous games as well. Despite the lack of pre-production history on Modern Warfare itself, learning about IW's past felt like a natural lead in to it. Keep up the phenomenal work. It's always a pleasant surprise seeing your videos hit my subscription box.

[@lentlemenproductions770]

That clip that played when he said “noob tube hallways” around 27:10... I spent so long there, and the answer was about an inch from my left thumb the whole time

[@Piddus]

"Modern Warfare 3's carry the absurd context of Russia invading all of Europe" Hmm..

[@meowseverywhere7004]

You know a video’s about to be great whenever it starts with Blue Stahli

[@burgerbastard4741]

Was looking for this exact comment.

[@lillywho]

Oh, thanks for pointing it out! Love it when he uses Fixt Music.

[@thejack0fhearts43]

I was actually introduced to Blue Stahli by my CoD4 clan leader. Doubled the nostalgia effect of this video.

[@smothdude]

Price saying "Check your corners" was forever ingrained in my mind after CoD4... I was so happy to hear him say it in the new MW, I never hear many people talk about him saying that but it has actually stuck in my mind forever, in games and in real life.

[@Luke-xi2pq]

Ugh, "new MW". Great game, biggest complaint is its dumbass title. Same thing can be said with the amazing God of War reboot, now we all have to refer to the newer one as version 2019 and the previous one as just CoD 4.

[@moritzkorsch9029]

17:05 Just imagine what those soldiers are thinking. "Man, those nerds. Just look at how they are slacking while we have to act out doing an armed entry into their office for them!" 4 years later, people start signing up for the army because of this game!

[@FreshTillDeath56]

Nah man, they knew exactly what was gonna happen. They thought this was the coolest shit ever, and they were probably honored with being able to bring their world to life in game.

[@asilva5021]

Whoa there's a new KZbin feature that tells you what part of the video you're on. That's great

[@CMike44]

It blew my mind to find out that there's an alternate way to play All Ghillied Up that doesn't involve stealth

[@joshuagarcia874]

Wait waatt

[@CMike44]

@@joshuagarcia874 I can't find the video but there's an alternate way to play the level. Like there's RPGs in the church that you can use to blow up the vehicles that you duck under

[@corioliseffect3604]

This is what he meant kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqu3Xn2Kath-kLs

[@ginraw]

@@corioliseffect3604 @Cmike44 This is also what he meant kzbin.info/www/bejne/epKtZ56Xi7KtiKs Also, I think it takes longer to lock on to the helicopter depending on what difficulty you play on.

[@queuedjar4578]

Stealth doesn't mean anything to you, does it? -MacMillan

[@samlynch8760]

Idk man, this might be one of your best videos....

[@prodigalsin6621]

Dude, what a fantastic video. Brilliant pacing, packed with detail and a complete nostalgia trip. Thank you!

[@clearlywrong6520]

"You aren't entitled to a kill irrespective of how you reach the enemy. Clearing squads can only be done when you set up the best sight lines or exploited a gap in your enemy's defense. Any mistakes during these attempts are immediately punished and rarely undeserved." Great line, and I'm keeping that tucked away.

[@infectedcub3820]

Me the other day: Wow Raycevick hasn't posted a video in a while. I wonder what he’s been up to. *Raycevick posts an hour-long Modern Warfare video* Me: Ohhhhhhhhhhh that explains it

[@pastelcolours7857]

I literally never comment on any videos because i dont think they mean anything most of the time but these video essays no matter how long they take to get out and however long they are i think are absolutely worth it, i find myself referring to past video essays like this to my friends about media because i really feel like you capture the feelings, whether they're *meant* to be derived from them or not. Im glad your burn out has subsided as of late and i look forward to hearing more about your carefully written, edited, and expertly crafted opinions at a later date! Tl;dr i really appreciate your videos and your voice is hot :D

[@scottrobinson4611]

Just mentioning "All Ghillied Up" gave me goosebumps. Genuinely the most immersive and unique missions from any war game I've ever played. Simply naming a mission gives me the desire to go and play the campaign of a 15 year old game.

[@fletcherst-germain6608]

I've re watched this video 4 times in its entirety. You really did a great job with this video

[@Obsiqax]

"In partnership with FIXT" BROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[@Raycevick]

I KNOOOOOOOOOOO RITE?

[@Obsiqax]

@@Raycevick Flext

[@TheTyper]

Saw all the Blue Stahli and FIXT stuff in the credits and my brain is like "Oh does he have that Celldweller remix of Feed the Monster in here"? Sadly no, but STILL

[@plutarcouranus4200]

This is what we call a "Gamer Moment" partnering with Klayton and FIXT.

[@koekie7003]

Holy crap the nostalgia is hitting me like a truck right now

[@corioliseffect3604]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqu3Xn2Kath-kLs

[@MrKnight19971]

"that's an improvement, but it's not hard to improve on garbage." And the guy spent hours getting that right.

[@monstersmack]

Fantastic work. Thank you very much.

[@gingerjoel5]

”I use This for close encounters” i loved it when Gaz used to say that

[@SpuddyWesker]

and its close to what hicks says in aliens when he pulls out his shotgun "i keep this for close encounters" i think it was purposful.

[@huevos7826]

@@SpuddyWesker its a direct reference, yeah

[@S1apShoes]

Just what I wanted for Christmas! An hour long documentary on one of my favorite franchises.

[@Hunter-kp1ve]

The pre-production part of your videos is very unique, and pretty admirable. It's a genius way to pre explain and to get understanding of how and why "mistakes" or things that are "bad" end up in games. Been binging the years later series in addition to the old halo vids (halo 3 is my favorite game of all time) all of its quality. Good shit.

[@Icy-nee-san]

Another enjoyable video that leaves me with a warm feeling inside and a sense of closure for something I didn't know needed closing. Love your work, keep up the good work

[@shmackedmuffins7948]

14 years later, i’m the dad that works at microsoft.

[@mrbones2235]

How many accounts do you ban daily?

[@blazegamez4159]

@@mrbones2235 theres Multiple jobs at Microsoft

[@WTFisTingispingis]

Okay dad

[@jayzl7648]

A man to be feared.

[@npc6817]

can you leak some cheat codes?

[@AjaxJP]

I managed to finish One Shot, One Kill on Veteran in the remaster in one try My years of pain and agony have paid off

[@austintc369]

I remember the first time I played that mission on veteran and me and macmillan got on the helicopter when the timer ran out. Since the sit down animation didn't finish yet, i ran out of time even though i was literally sitting in the chopper.

[@bengercak8391]

@@austintc369 I would probably break the controller at that point

[@haki3353]

Man the way you make these videos are incredible i just forgot about the world around me and focused on your video and the more i watched it i just realised call of duty has changed alot i remember playing COD4 on PC everytime from having a clan with actual websites to populated modded zombie servers to RAT HOUSE map to cod waw to mw2 the lobby trashtalking the nukes etc etc it was so simple and yet SO FUN and memorable.

[@codydeghetto8007]

Fantastic video. Enjoyed every bit of it and then some. Thank you for this!

[@udenszirnis1644]

Me, born in 1997 and only played on PC: I can recall a time when Call of Duty never existed. It exists for a month after they release the annual one and for the other 11 months it does not exist.

[@kief_y]

I was actually in the Evolution Warfare promod server you were in while recording. This video is great man

[@BattousaiMLT]

Im so happy this showed up on my suggested vids. Great video. Took me back to the glory days of gaming

[@angelrgdrums]

Amazing video. Loved the entirety of it. This was the COD that set it off for me when I was a kid. Thank you.

[@Russtick92]

The research that goes into these videos has always been great, but this particular video is on another level. Nice work bro.

[@GerMorden]

Oh man, One shot one kill last stand... I remember that on my first playthrough I actually was sitting at the right in front of the enemy respawn at the right side of the map (where is intel is actually placed) just to lower amount of enemies on this stage just to scream like crazy when the doors behind me actually opened, revealing 10+ guns pointing at my back. Hard to believe that was 12 years ago. Damn, time surely flies.

[@innovation5832]

Wow, this video was amazing. I was able to get a glimpse into a world that I was a few years too young to have experienced. Great Job

[@Owl9174]

This was one of the best, cleanest and most well produced KZbin videos I've ever seen, great work

[@BlindMango]

Raycevick’s videos will always be unmatched - absolutely incredible

[@anthonykay1580]

Can we all just appreciate how amazing the soundtrack is in this game? The heart pumping tracks like "War Pig" that give you the sense of being a marine, and "Sniper - Dash" track(my favourite one) that captures extreme tension and anxiety of what could happen If you fuck it up. I honestly think it fit more than MW2's compelling score. Not only that but CoD 4's soundtrack has some really big attention to detail, almost all the tracks reference the main theme of the game, and hell, even "Sniper - Dash" is a complete remaking of "War Pig", but instead of using rock, it's drums and orchestral elements(correct me if im wrong) and then going back to the soothy tracks of Cernobyl, which is surprising how no one notices this. IMO, the composer is a legend. My favourite Call of Duty Campaign.

[@Gruntvc]

Arguably the best. Modern Warfare reboot 2019 is overall mediocre compared to the 2007 original.

[@anthonykay1580]

@@Gruntvc I disagree. Modern Warfare 2019 is at the same level of quality of 2007's hit. I think you didn't play it. It's got an amazing campaign with an amazing main theme(score).

[@Gruntvc]

@Anthony is Okay, I did, even bought it day 1. Very poorly written and its depiction of Russians is...yeah... It has moments, like Clean House. But it definitely fails to be the morally grey conflict the devs claimed it would be. You don't even play as a US Marine.

[@anthonykay1580]

@@Gruntvc the whole Russian controversy's been done in many more videogames. Also how aggressively they were portrayed was only in one specific part of Russia not the whole.

[@Gruntvc]

@Anthony is Okay, The devs/writers claimed this would be a morally grey conflict and that Barkov was a rogue officer like Kurtz from Apocalypse Now. Neither of those happened in this game/story. Russian soldiers are depicted like Waffen SS fanatics. And Barkov is not disowned until he's killed. Compare that to MW 2007 that pretty much right at the beginning allies you with allied Russian soldiers. And the villain, Zahkev, is an extremist that Russia does not endorse and actively fights to stop. All Modern Warfare 2019 needed was, I dunno, a scene of Russian soldiers helping civilians like that part in Spec Ops The Line. Or, have Russian soldiers actively helping to stop Barkov. I know they bring in Kamarov in the Spec Ops mode, but that feels more like a set up for the sequel that resembles more the classic 2007 MW than this 2019 one did. I don't hate this game, I actually had some fun and liked parts. But in no way will I claim this is an amazing game worthy of awards. It in no way surpasses the 2007 original, except maybe graphically. But MWR from 2016 fixes that short coming too.

[@pompeiicruz6927]

such a well put together video...LOVE IT

[@fail_master_z]

So absolutely incredible video, loved it.

[@CsekeD]

Holy heck, usually I can't even sit through a 40minute episode of my favourite TV show without going out to the kitchen, or something, but I've started this video, and didn't even switched tabs. Thanks master! Looking forward for your next project!

[@soulstodeny05]

I didn't know Raven did the remaster. Now I know why it's so good.

[@watchncarry9593]

Fantastic and brilliantly-made. Thank you

[@oliverrrrrrrrrr]

Quite simply one of the best KZbin videos I've ever watched. Awesome job 👌🏽

[@danielwarner3675]

"in the end, it didn't even matter..." best segue of 2019

[@falcononpc9845]

Can yoh please explain this to me? I saw another dude mention it and I’m not sure I catch on.

[@WhyGodby]

@@falcononpc9845 it's a reference to a song We tried so hard We got so far But in the end It didn't even matter

[@Aaron_Berry]

@Falconel it's a quote from Linkin Park - In The End.

[@marineduard6901]

All ghilied up : still the most epic modern era shotter mission of all times

[@randalica92]

The white phosphorus scene from Spec Ops: The Line ain't bad either.

[@marineduard6901]

@@randalica92 indeed. But rly for me nothing beats this mission in a modern 21st century setting . Just the tank sneaking scene with the ghilie suits and the sneaking under the trucks. I was legit holding my breath a lot in this mission.

[@anthonykay1580]

Agreed

[@gamertriggered4396]

@@marineduard6901 Yeah and such intense music

[@F_Luis]

@@marineduard6901 What somewhat cheapened my experience with that mission was that I played stalker CoP before it. The more dynamic creepiness and suspense of CoP's Pripyat hit me much more effectively than the "tactical sightseeing" of MW. I liked "unsettlingly dangerous" Pripyat much more than "unsettling and dangerous" Pripyat, if that makes sense.

[@512TheWolf512]

after being in an ACTUAL war zone, i no longer like the new sounds of the c-130. hits too close to home, quite literally

[@bernardo4157]

Rewatching this video and man, your videos are like therapy for me. Love seeing your takes on anything really!

[@bernardo4157]

Also lol @ that faze jev cameo

[@PleasantLeech]

Yes finally someone else that sees this as one of the best remastered games of all time. So many people were too focused on the absolute garbage way Activision handled it to see the beautiful thing raven software created.

[@nexenojustice552]

Got it and IW for 15Bucks and I haven't touched IW but have most of PS4 game playtime

[@caden_t_k1384]

It’s so good but when you remaster a game you want to focus on giving that original feel, and not removing dumb map glitches, adding micro transactions, and a “variety pack” of maps we bought years before

[@chillhour6155]

Rip Raven, sof 1, 2 were amazing games, also quake 4 was underrated

[@Karv3r]

The only thing that bothers me is that they called their remake a remaster.

[@PleasantLeech]

@@Karv3r I'd say it is a remaster though, they didn't change anything. They kept the original feel while improving only the visuals.

[@knat3489]

Wholeheartedly agree about the remaster. That scene was brutal.

[@elunicopapi4u]

I was actually able to sit through and watch this entire video without stopping (doesn’t happen often) Thank you for the video man, CoD4 was definitely a big part of my childhood

[@Darkstar_8473]

This was your finest work ... hats off.