Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War Campaign Review

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[@dec3142]

I hope you review Destiny 2: BEYOND LIGHT expansion.

[@hansolo6831]

Lmao yeah if i could get a RTX 3080 i would

[@UltraxEmerald]

Where Demon Souls review.

[@kieranb7747]

the campaign was really really good for a call of duty, the ending was brilliant, especially if you go for the russian side ending. feel like you just hate on popular games like COD because it's the norm. @skill up

[@dredgenyor1674]

Bro you gotta go back replay the second to last part of the campaign and hit the lie option it's a whole different ending

[@haydeng3316]

I personally can't wait for Call of Duty Black Ops: World at Modern Cold Warfare 2 next year

[@deadly_actual]

Damn it you gave Activision an Idea.... 😑

[@clover4522]

You forgot Call of Duty: Black Ops Modern Ghosts Advanced Infinite Warfare

[@helderfernandes2950]

AKA Same shit every year

[@atomic_wait]

Call of Duty: Black Ops VI - This Time, It Ain't Call of Duty: Black Ops V

[@kemuelreid5025]

hahahahahahahaahaahhahahahshahahahhah Gold

[@WykydJester]

Skill Up: "There's like an arcade, and a main street, and weird Burger King rip-off..." Ramirez: breathes in MW2

[@mohammadtaghavi4782]

"Ramirez, give me a Le Big Mac"

[@ididntmeantoshootthatvietn5012]

"Ramirez, defend the burger king ripoff"

[@sebastiandurando2493]

Ramirez, create a vaccine for covid 19.

[@MurkyDizZ]

Did you just Call Burger Town a "Burger King rip off"? You have just crossed the line man.

[@invanorm]

Ikr wtf I’m done with this guy. You don’t insult the Burger Town like that.

[@DaGalaxyBoy]

Burger Town makes this game a 10/10.

[@MurkyDizZ]

But I mean a Burger Town reference in a Black Ops = MW cross over?

[@DaGalaxyBoy]

@@MurkyDizZ Burger Town in BO is what made you realize that MW and BO are both in the same universe?

[@MurkyDizZ]

@@DaGalaxyBoy what other hints have there been where they reference each other

[@Manjawline]

Your thumbnail should've said Call of Duty 17: Black Ops 5 Cold War

[@RRRRRRRRR33]

17... Jesus...

[@shabibmahab]

Really puts it into perspective jeeze

[@epicgamerzfail4575]

I see why they stopped using numbers in their game titles

[@beartackle]

@@RRRRRRRRR33 I don't know why, but I was surprised because of how low the number was. It felt like 20+ of these games came out.

[@ahmedhammami6765]

that's gonna be dunkey's video title

[@JamesFuston]

I get the objection to the story in this game but I respected the story because it let me lie the other characters into a trap and then shoot them in the face for using me. That's a 10/10 in my book.

[@grimey78]

you real for saying this

[@b1thearchitect401]

yeah, the fact that he picked the generic American ending then complained about the final mission kinda pissed me off. Cause the Russian one is so much better.. slow mo head shot your whole team, nuke the world and watch Reagan react to it lol fuck YES

[@RichardBatchelorComposer]

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Revolution Electric Boogaloo with a Vengeance

[@meowymeowy]

Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry series

[@DaGalaxyBoy]

All New Funky Mode

[@edm4793]

haHAA

[@wile123456]

American imperialism and warcrimes: glorified edition

[@wile123456]

@Robertino Tanos the nazis wished they had as effective propaganda as this back in their day. A generation of gamer bros learning history from these games

[@theredrussian5715]

Ralph... COLD WAR DOESNT USE MW ENGINE, thats why everybody is complaining it isnt looking as crisp

[@shawklan27]

This exactly the game looks and plays like a downgrade from modern warfare in alot of aspects

[@tbrown5836]

The game still looks pretty good, but it’s definitely not as slick and sexy as modern warfare

[@theredrussian5715]

@@tbrown5836 i agree my fellow gentleman

[@beyondtrash1627]

It does use the MW engine, they just tweaked it, such as changing the lighting tools.

[@sammyashi]

@@beyondtrash1627 it doesn't, 3arc confirmed months ago that it's just their old modified engine that they used in BO3.

[@Babybarschalarm]

That's no the same engine, Skill Up. They use the Black Ops 4 engine. It also does not have raytracing reflections! Shadows and ambient occlusion only.

[@DroneCorpse]

Lmao came here to say this. If you’re being sponsored by Inno3D, get the technical details right.

[@majorcarver3504]

Its not the BO4 engine, tf are you on about. Its a new engine, just not the MW one.

[@RobGordonJC]

@@majorcarver3504 You’re right, it’s the BO3 engine that’s been heavily updated, look it up.

[@silkysensation3170]

It's the black ops 3 engine, just modified a lot and I think it shares certain tools with iw's engine

[@thetruthhurtshuh7470]

That’s def not Bo4 lmfao

[@cicada8981]

Just thought of something: The KGB were basically the Soviet Union's secret police and the whole thing about the Cold War was that "not a single shot was fired" (save for the proxy wars like Vietnam,) right? Why are we shooting our way out of the KGB's HQ? Wouldn't that alone had been enough to cause WWIII, especially since Mikael Gorbachev was inside the KGB building at the time? Wouldn't it have been better if the mission went all-in on being undercover and using every covert tactic available to not blow your cover and start a firefight?

[@jetthejudge]

That's what the mission was...until you get to the elevator.

[@codybarlik4524]

It’s almost as if these games are poorly written and mainly just made for multiplayer

[@Kyanpepper25]

@@codybarlik4524 It use to be the other way around till cod4 modern warfare

[@diegowushu]

You serious? These games have the same amount of history in them as me playing with plastic soldiers as a kid.

[@Kyanpepper25]

@@diegowushu Really? You seem to have started with Ghost and then called your self a "true cod fan"

[@skeet456]

No one: Australian’s: call of Judy

[@coreymckee4844]

More like "Coal of Judy"

[@WorldzMo5t3pic]

@@coreymckee4844 We're Australians, not Bostonians.

[@wicq2586]

@@coreymckee4844 coala judy

[@marty3020]

nah mate "call a judy"

[@JstBringIt]

As an Australian I’ve just said it to myself out loud 10 times for reference. The way I say it and everyone I know sounds like “Call of Juty”

[@henryrothert6160]

You’re upset that Gorbachev talks in English, but remember, “No Russian”

[@ididntmeantoshootthatvietn5012]

*ding* "S Nami bog" *Font loading sound* "Remember no russian"

[@GuiiBrazil]

We need Titanfall 3

[@Renegade_Doctor]

Amen

[@lisatrappedmeinygsbasement848]

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE TITANFALL FRANCHISE?!??! 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@Renegade_Doctor]

Apex is good but im tired of BRs

[@lazy1126]

@@lisatrappedmeinygsbasement848 apex happened and they wanted to do something else

[@user-cf9gh3nn5y]

Respawn is making the new medal of honro right now , so i dont think there will be titanfall 3 anytime soon

[@DarkRei7]

This game is actually running on the Black Ops 4 engine, not the new Modern Warfare engine

[@davidramsay1055]

I knew it it feels like I've played the game before

[@cuppacawfee]

Are you sure? It looks like the new engine to me.

[@rickylovesyou]

@@davidramsay1055 its cod of course you've played it before champ.

[@dgb921]

It’s not the MW engine. Coldwar iw5 MW iw 8.0

[@janus798]

@@cuppacawfee ya treyarch made sure to say it was their own engine, not infinity ward's

[@addgame7961]

The uniform that is on the cover looks kinda like a bunch of company logos like Doritos and mountain dew.

[@soviet3918]

Well, that is the core of the cod series right now

[@teeman7137]

They are partnership with doritos and mountain. This is convenient

[@shawklan27]

@@soviet3918 true on that

[@nathancongdon248]

It honestly reminds me of the clothing from Idiocracy

[@brandondrake4609]

I think it’s supposed to be about capitalism and all the options it brings but that could be me thinking to much about it

[@Gamebit257]

3:00 - To clarify: MW2019 is on the IW Engine, not the 3arc Engine for the BOCW. They're not the same.

[@neoncyberwolf6132]

Well 3arc did use parts of IW engine to make their own engine which would explain why they feel the same.

[@craftycraff7938]

True. Suprised he did not pick up on this.

[@Gamebit257]

@@neoncyberwolf6132 That was way back at World at War. 3arc basically re-iterated the engine after each entry.

[@dgb921]

Cold War is on IW 5 engine MW uses IW 8.0

[@Gamebit257]

@@dgb921 No, it doesn't. It uses a new version of the 3arc engine to look a lot like the IW 8.0 engine, but a lot of "rendering artifacts" and some graphical issues I've faced are typical of the 3arc engine (especially on the campaign. Also, there's a lot of left over icon UI and images from Black Ops 4 inside the game files.

[@Jebusjoose]

Ah yes, the annual installment of American War-Crimes Simulator.

[@iamwritingrightnow8217]

the annual installment of US army propaganda

[@Slowp0w]

'Muuurica fuck yeah

[@AfkaSound]

Truuuuuu

[@mattreyes4803]

@@iamwritingrightnow8217 i thought that was the yearly mcu movie?

[@jetthejudge]

@@iamwritingrightnow8217 if anything, this is anti propaganda and a showing of the desperation of both sides.

[@majorcarver3504]

This is a top 3 campaign for me, despite how short it was due to the tough dev cycle they had. BO1 and MW2 still reign ahead of it though

[@stealthiscool]

No BO2?

[@christophluger793]

BO1 was my favorite.

[@burgerbran]

y'alls top 3 ain't right if MW 2019 campaign isn't in it 🤔

[@basileus-pr6jh]

Infinite Warfare was amazing though

[@ItsChapa_]

I think for me it’s 1) BO1 2)BOCW 3) MW3

[@Thane1607]

That is not a "weird Burger King ripoff". That's Burger Town! Ramirez!

[@vincybadman871]

"Activision moved to a new engine last year with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare...the shine hasn't worn off in this second outing" The two teams are using different engines, they don't share one like EA has most teams do with Frostbite.

[@Van420Dal]

Right I'm pretty annoyed that he missed that it's pretty obvious if you look at a frame by frame comparison of this game modern warfare is technically Superior in a lot of different ways

[@Van420Dal]

@@GrippeeTV you can blame him because literally it's his job not to fuck stuff like that up

[@Axisoflords]

Specifically, Cold War is using a modified Black Ops III engine, with some backed tools of the new IW engine. And it's fucking obvious this isn't MW2019's engine, it looks worse.

[@jetthejudge]

@@Axisoflords It doesn't look that much worse and it plays better...by a lot

[@MVTVM]

@@Van420Dal it’s not that big of a deal though lol. Game still has SBMM at the end of the day so this game automatically gets a negative 12 million.

[@DeckerIV]

I actually thought the campaign was great especially if you were a big fan of the original Black Ops story from 2011. It leads in with a lot despite it being so short and I loved the inclusion of being able to talk to your teammates between missions. It built so much personality for the characters so when it came to some of the more action-heavy missions like Cuba, I was still invested because they properly built up the stakes and you were with a group of characters you cared about. The mission where you go back to the Radar Complex from Black Ops 1, it was a real trip to see it after it was destroyed in the first game, and if you take your time running through it you'll see resonance from when Mason was there last time and the inclusion of the references that he still is dealing with the brainwashing he went through with the Soviets in Black Ops 1. I thought that was really fascinating plus I loved the alternate endings and the whole choice system that they implemented. The more time goes by the more I just think of how much fun I have playing this campaign. Though I do wish it was longer, it being short kinda gives it the advantage of being easily replayable and I think with more playthroughs, things become more "firm" with the narrative and from there you can take things towards a different route. It was short, sweet, entertaining, and most of all fun for me anyway, I personally replay the missions from this way more than I do for MW 2019.

[@vlad4o813]

Shame you didn't talk about the different endings. They are probably the most interesting part of the campaign. SPOILERS: The fact that you can betray your team and side with the villain in one of them was a really nice twist and I somewhat think it was much better than the "good" ending. Though the good ending is obviously the canon, since it leads to the events of Black Ops 2.

[@epicgamerzfail4575]

Thank you! Someone else who mentioned the alternate ending

[@JustSkram]

That "twist" was predictable from a mile away, and the reason it's not the "good" ending is beyond me, these characters are beyond unbearable and have been even in their original BO variants. And the """good""" ending is some half cocked way of the devs saying "america sometimes bad too" obviously they know they can't offend their demographic who gets scared at the sound of anything non-english sounding so...

[@TheZedsDemise]

@[Channel Removed] So why are you here watching a review for a “trash cod” if “no one” cares?

[@nowimnotracistbut9320]

@[Channel Removed] zoomers will never know how great the best CoD campaigns are

[@KingShibe]

The alternate endings aren't interesting. They're half assed and lame

[@peterclarke7240]

I'm looking forward to the Zero Punctuation demolition job: Yahtzee: "Call of Duty (dry heaves) Black Ops (dry heaves) Cold War (dry heaves)..."

[@matthewhall1467]

Let’s all learn from an industry than never learns anything tee hee hee

[@peterclarke7240]

@@matthewhall1467 "You play as Generic Gung-ho Special Forces Type who's obligatorily drowning in their own testosterone and sense of ideological righteousness."

[@mitchboland9591]

@@peterclarke7240 that’s scarily accurate

[@MrSmf500]

What makes you think he'll review it?

[@manavsridharan3811]

@@MrSmf500 Because it's good entertainment. Shitting on CoD is an annual ritual. And also Stealth Indie review?

[@markkraman886]

I had a lot of fun with this campaign. The stealth segments in the Lubyanka were great. Great cinematic production value and visuals, audio, action. Maybe cheap thrills to some, but it was good fun.

[@Cauthon007]

"IF you haven't got a 30 series card yet" Should i go and check out the 'out of stock' logo?

[@RayearthIX]

This is spot on. Some of the more spy based missions like Berlin and the KGB HQ were excellent, but the general pew pew shooting levels were just okay.

[@andyschwartz8808]

I’ve actually never played a CoD game before, so this was my first and I really enjoyed it. I didn’t expect the puzzles in the middle and thought they were a fun challenge and the story was very clever with more variety than I expected. I do wish the campaign was longer though.

[@noob_song]

Love how many reviews we are getting from you lately. Favorite reviewer on youtube. Keep up the good work!

[@DearslayEX]

Oh man, Desert and Jungle Strike were my jam back in the day. That menu music slaps so hard!

[@Crowliflower88]

Anyone remember the original Black Ops? That campaign was sick as hell.

[@Walamonga1313]

Everything in that game was

[@deflategate1297]

the numbberesss mason what does it mean !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@bojaylabrum9608]

That's easily my favorite COD. Nothing else comes close...

[@chiffmonkey]

The plot was lifted straight out of the game BLACK. Not that I can blame them as that ended on a cliffhanger AND Battlefield 3 did the exact same thing.

[@HeiTheDarkReaper]

@@Walamonga1313 that was my last cod. zombies on kino, nuketown 24/7, good times.

[@Van420Dal]

anybody else get annoyed when he said that this is running on the same engine as modern warfare because that's totally wrong.....

[@harry5998]

yeah he’s wrong, but i think this is a modified version of the treyarch engine

[@michaelramon2411]

This was was... interesting. It had some good levels (Berlin, KGB HQ and Mind Screw). While its choice system does not form a brilliant chain of unintended consequences like Black Ops 2 did (the only choice I can think of that comes back in another level is freeing/killing the informant in Berlin, and the game's ending is decided by one single choice at the end, unaffected by your earlier decisions), the short-term choices did feel somewhat meaningful, or at least giving you a little bit of agency. The core twist was a good call-back to Black Ops 1 (though I wish it had been foreshadowed a little bit more). The new characters (or at least Adler) felt like they fit into the existing Black Ops setting well enough. Even the villain cameos in the KGB HQ level felt cool and natural rather than forced. The biggest problem I think, actually, is the old Black Ops characters. Hudson works just fine, but Mason and Woods take up space without really adding anything. It's not their game, it's Adler and Bell's, and it's a little misleading to have them there. As fun as running around with Woods is, I think the game would have benefited from using its new characters more extensively. (Did Sims go on a mission after the first 'Nam flashback?) It's a short game with a lot of characters, and it needed more time with them, especially if it wanted a solid impact from things like the "pick one character to save" choice. The other weak point I feel is the villain. There is kind of a cool set-up of "we know almost nothing about this guy but this old picture", but the fact that Perseus almost never appears eventually makes it harder to hate him in the way that good CoD villains do. Even something like a taunting audio recording before the base you are in explodes because he was a step ahead of you would have been good. And I kept expecting a big twist about Perseus ("he's actually a high-ranking American official!" "he's a Soviet A.I.!" "his goal is actually to end the Cold War to protect both countries!" "Perseus doesn't exist - he's a scapegoat for CIA or KGB screw-ups!"), but there isn't one. He's exactly who Adler thought he was from the start. (They try to do a "Perseus isn't really a person, he's a group of people" thing, but given that there IS a single person who masterminded everything who is a Soviet agent and has no other name given, that twist completely fails to work.) You also don't fight him or even confront him in what was probably the single weakest final level I can think of in a CoD campaign. Given the grand twist with Bell, I also think it would have been nice if they'd played into the "the antagonists think they're defending THEIR way of life!" thing that got mentioned once or twice. Show what successes the Soviets think they are defending, or why they are afraid of capitalism. As it stands, there's no real reason to choose the bad ending other than "You can" or "The CIA were jerks to me." Overall, this one was... decent. It had some good moments, levels and mechanics that elevate it above the bad CoDs and the perfectly average vanilla CoD, but it lacks the extra spark and consistent level of quality to reach the level of the great CoDs.

[@thephantomoftheparadise5666]

That plot twist is both horrifying and genius.

[@epicgamerzfail4575]

It was really well done imo

[@JustSkram]

You mean that predictable twist that anyone with more than 2 brain cells would of seen coming a mile away?

[@Michael019x]

@@JustSkram bla bla bla

[@JustSkram]

@@Michael019x the twist is literally bioshocks' but done worse.

[@lisatrappedmeinygsbasement848]

NO THE PLOT WAS GENERIC AND FUCKING GARBAGE

[@Zetryte]

Heya! Just wanted to say I love your content! Seriously, keep up the good work!

[@maithresh4571]

The character never saw Adler removing his glasses because the character never saw him without glasses

[@wade_says]

I had more fun with this campaign than many other COD games.

[@15awesomehighfive]

"America (...) tried to bring freedom to the people of Vietnam". I sure hope it was sarcasm.

[@yomamasohot6411]

He was.... He has made a couple of snarky remarks in the video

[@ViperPilot16]

You need the sentence after for context.

[@titanium450r7]

Alot of choice, great campaign. You get a solid idea of what future multi-player maps will look like. The fake American Town will be cool. You can also play a racing mini game mid campaign story mission

[@zackbassett]

Been loving your videos lately Ralph! Well, always have, but you've been cranking it out! Keep up the amazing work!

[@averyhonestnintendofanboy7624]

I’ve finished it and before I watch I really enjoyed it. Short but sweet been grinding zombies alot as well

[@parallel-knight]

It’s alright but it’s not as good as black ops 1/2 campaign

[@RedShadowOfSaturn]

I gotta say, for all the Call of Duty games I've played, I've never once been interested in any of the zombie aspects. Not that I'm obsessed with "historical accuracy," and even if I was, in most cases, Call of Duty throws that pretty much out the window anyways. I know a lot of people really love the zombies, completely respect that, to each their own...but to Ralph's point here that Call of Duty feels so confused about what it wants to be, like a deep thoughtful campaign or military-shooty-shooty-bang-bang...I do wonder why Call of Duty hasn't just done a full zombie/alien/monster themed game. I know most of the campaigns strive for this human, relatable, real world storytelling feel, but...if so many people just play it for the multiplayer, PvP, or zombies, and so few people play it for the human, relatable, real world storytelling, to the point where Black Ops 4 just straight up didn't have a campaign at all...I'm very curious why they haven't gone in this direction.

[@geoffrogers7590]

Lol. Imagine STILL buying call of duty games. At launch. Hahahaha! What a fucking tool.

[@Haz3Nation]

@@geoffrogers7590 who cares? Nothing wrong with that

[@epicgamerzfail4575]

Thank you, people be complaining about it being short. The game does a good job of not overstaying its welcome, which is surprising considering this is cod we're talking about.

[@khalidlaabarta1875]

Man this guy introduced me to nier automata 3 years ago and i've been a fan and trusted his jugement ever since. God bless You

[@BradyPartain]

Same dude he's spot on with most reviews

[@SuperPatinator]

Yeah Nier Automata review or the Remnant from the ashes review is spot on, but personally I disagreed with many reviews in the past

[@DroneCorpse]

Ah yes the wildly unknown, critically panned indie game, Nier Automata.

[@frozenfury0]

cant wait for next year to play Nier Replicant hopefully he does a review

[@AJ-pc9gu]

@@SuperPatinator which reviews have you disagreed with? Just curious.

[@commentingchannel9776]

Hey BO:CW is literally running on the same engine as Black Ops 3, NOT the new MW engine.

[@DekkarJr]

Well it looks fantastic tbh. The way they implemented ray tracing changed the game

[@commentingchannel9776]

@@DekkarJr MW looks much more real, to the point where I would call it one of the best looking shooters ever thanks to visually stunning sections in the campaign like the Embassy, Clean House or the last mission. It also uses the same kind of raytracing available in BO:CW.

[@DekkarJr]

@@commentingchannel9776 yeah but as a story and as a campaign IMO it was one of the most boring. Very little stood out in terms of what stands out in the other CoD games, it didn't have the same epic feel as the previous MW games and the other COD games. TBH infinitie warfare is probly my fav in the series, 1 cus im a sucker for sci fi and the space combat was really dope, and it had a lot of weapons and attachments and stuff to find a long the way and side quests and stuff. TBH, for the money that we pay tho, they should make these campaigns a lot longer... most of them come and go so fast... Cold War "attempted" to mold itself into something a bit interesting but tbh, besides the ending, the story was meh. The addition of the side quests was interesting in terms of the intel decrypting process, but the missions themselves were rly rly rly short and the people you were killing were inconsequential to everything in the game. They should have massively expanded that. Im reinstalling MW right now, I feel like I didn't think it was that impressive previously but that could have just been a time I was drinking or something lol cus I rly dont remembner it very well. Anyway my point was - that even if its an older engine, imo it looks pretty good for the most part. Some missions are kind of meh in their presentation but others look incredible (the reflections on the tile in the KGB building for example). I guess when I think of Call of Duty I want to think of a crazy cinematic roller coast ride that starts and doesn't get off for at least 6 hours, but to me MW felt subdued and Cold War felt like it didn't reach it's potential :3

[@MrZodiac011]

I like how you mentioned the RTX reflection car, even though Cold War doesn't have Ray Traced reflections, it just uses SSR. You can tell when it uses RTX reflections.

[@a_cowwithlegs]

I beat this game on my brothers ps5 and the controller just makes it feel real. Mad he didn’t do the alternate ending. It really made the game better.

[@TheAgentmigs]

OMG DESERT STRIKE was THEE best sega game ever. Totally forgot about that.

[@NoirTenshin]

well can't say it's the best but let's say top 10. I mean, comix zone, earth worm jim, some would even say buggerman and nba jam... damn bro we old :)

[@Tangible_D]

Defo a top 10 megadrive game

[@Gino_567]

The COD experience: ‘Press X’

[@thanos2715]

I really liked it. Feel like this is going to affect future campaigns to have even more optional stuff and choices which has been needed for these campaigns.

[@HadesWTF]

Same as last year. On the cusp of greatness, but doesn't commit enough. I'd really like to see them get like 4 years to make a COD game. I can just imagine how good they could make it.

[@estehtix]

Cant wait Call of duty Black Ops Cold War II : Timor Leste infilitration

[@authorherohero4450]

Indonesian bruh moment

[@OBIZZLET]

A “weird Burger King ripoff?” Brov! That’s Burger Town. Not just a ripoff? CoD vets know the place pretty well.

[@OBIZZLET]

@@SmokeWiseGanja right? I just thought it was something small that anyone would just know? And I get it. It everyone as you said yourself plays CoD but in a way kinda sorta it’s iconic? Lolol

[@DurandalOfAegis]

Feels like the gloves have fallen. These reviews are the most honest one out there and it's incredible. I keep buying games you recommend and I enjoy them a lot. Thanks!

[@thedudeabides3138]

Knocked it out of the park again SU, great review, I really enjoy the way you articulate your emotional experience as well as a games pros & cons.

[@thatchanguy]

Call of Duty: Cold War is so yesterday. We're all playing Modern Warfare Global War on Cold, Flu, and Pandemic - 2020 Season Pass already.

[@leonelleyva8785]

Bell: *breathes* Adler: Wtf did i say keep it professional you mute Russian Reagan:👁👄👁

[@RockSolitude]

Now all we need is a CoD campaign which combines the best bits from the campaigns of Modern Warfare and Cold War, with a little bit of the best elements from other CoD campaigns sprinkled in.

[@LightBrand]

Isn't it INSANE that Inno3d is sponsoring Shillup to sell their 3080 cards when all they have to do is have stock and they'll sell all the cards they can ever dreamed of.

[@thejamemes6758]

Having silent protagonist in a single player game as short as this one was really dumb decision. I didn't think Treyarch could every do any worse than the Player character in BO3, yet that idiot at least had voice. When compared to Kyle and Alex from last years Modern Warfare it's just disappointing. How is a character that shows no emotions and empathy ment to grow on you?

[@epicgamerzfail4575]

Because the game has choiced dialogue options. Normally games with dialogue choices have silent protagonists. It works for this game

[@sammyashi]

my guess is they did it so that you couldn’t guess the twist right from the start of the campaign, if they gave Bell a voice he would’ve had a Russian accent, so yeah kinda a shame but at least they have a good point

[@coastalalpaca852]

@@epicgamerzfail4575 yes but those games have thousands of dialogue lines, across dozens of hours of gameplay. this is like a sub ten hour experience with two to three dialogue choices per thing

[@BobaIsBees]

Happy they dont have a voice. They can be annoying like "Player" in Bo3.

[@Spoopy_man]

It's because of the non binary option i assume, they couldn't decide whether or not they would choose a male or female voice actor so they just said fuck it, no voiced protagonist.

[@piobu5357]

More of a story synopsis than review, but ok. I guess there's not much that can be said about a COD campaign.

[@princeloule]

In fifteen years: Call of duty 94: Black ops 87 Advanced modern cold warfare

[@Shane-gg3hl]

Black ops Cold war is running on the IW 5.0 engine (modified) and Modern warfare (latest) is running on the IW 8.0 engine. Not really a second outing for the IW 8.0 engine but may be next year's COD might use it.

[@durrnery2]

Skill "Bell" Up, MI6 lmao

[@AdnanCucak]

I guarantee you that car exists, im eastern european and we have those Everywhere.

[@pills-]

I recognize the shape of the car... but not the paint job :D

[@CertifiedH2]

After learning how bell was brainwashed the games cover makes alot of sense

[@StolenCry1]

You forgot to mention the three different endings when you are given the choice to help Mr. Sunglasses Man or betray him.

[@achronos178]

Cod fans "We don't want politics in our game"

[@frogg4711]

People who say that are so fucking funny

[@egoborder3203]

I'll take Desert Strike over COD any day of the week

[@HI-hr5up]

Thank you for bringing up the Titanfall 2 campaign. Was definitely one of the best FPS campaigns I’ve played. And have to hand it to those who made this COD... in an age where games have been making this fast slide towards underbaked campaigns so they can monetize the hell out of the multiplayer, this pleasant attempt at shaking the single player experience up has me optimistic for the future.

[@ketsuekikumori9145]

The way I'm reading the title of the game is Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War. I'm also hearing Yahtzee's eugh sounds with those colons.

[@DarshanBhambhani]

“4-5 years worth of games” Hahahahah, knowing Activision this engine’s gonna be used for the next decade

[@realityvanguard2052]

They should just number all of them. If you arent paying attention you'll have no idea what games came first

[@bentonwanker]

that would make sense but it takes place between black ops 1 and 2. Is black ops 1.5 really a better name?

[@realityvanguard2052]

@@bentonwanker black ops 1.5 is a retarded name

[@DroneCorpse]

Like it matters? It’s not lord of the rings.

[@cribbibalibba2383]

Hey thanks for including a scene I havent been able to get out of my head for decades already...."You will have the special!"

[@glengoyne8848]

Have not tried this yet but I have been told the final mission is more fun if you switch side and go against your "my sunglasses are glued to my face" friend

[@diegowushu]

Hard to believe people still gladly giving Actiblizzard money. Actually, it really isn't.

[@justenbeashel]

Not at full price. I still really enjoy the mindless action movie like fun the campaign offers....but I mostly enjoy paying the $25 (AUD) or less 2 years after the fact when it's heavily discounted haha

[@MrRhysReviews]

A "Spoiler" Review for the Campaign yet he just gave a throwaway "Ah just some sniping mission" for that level that revisits an area from Black Ops 1, during that meeting in the KGB HQ he doesn't mention how Krevchenko or whoever from Black Ops 1/2 is there as well as MOST IMPORTANTLY Imran Zakhaov (however it's spelt) the Terrorist Leader from CoD 4 Modern Warfare seemingly connecting the OG Modern Warfare and Black Ops Series' together... Like HOLY SHIT, and of course no mention of the other Ending/Mission as well 🤷‍♂️

[@DS-rd8ud]

With Cold War's KGB mission and WWII's Liberation missions, it really shows that Activision trying new things (FINALLY). They could totally pull off a first-person stealth game if they wanted.

[@KnownAlmond]

9:55 something interesting does happen, we find out woods is an onion

[@gflynn4424]

I absolutely love this game. It's my favourite CoD in a long time. And that menu music is just awesome.

[@J3f3R20n]

This reminds me of Infinity Warfare: Good, interesting game on it's own ruined by the CoD franchise name on it.

[@DekkarJr]

Aye that was my favorite in the whole franchise... omg I wish taht campaign was LONGER. The spaceflight was actually REALLY well done. It had way more side quests too

[@J3f3R20n]

@@DekkarJr it was REALLY good the spaceflight and space fights. It had potential to be it's own franchise for sure.

[@MaadDawg97]

this game is actually running on the previous engine, not the one developed for modern warfare

[@iLynx83]

Best part of the video... “Hashtag sponsored”

[@BambiBroadcast]

What would Ronald Reagan think?

[@asdefull]

GOD EMPEROR REAGAN FOR YOU

[@frankieb9444]

With communism being supported by many people in the US government, this video game would be the least of his worries.

[@c.smidgeon2847]

@@frankieb9444 as a communist, if only your paranoid suspicions were correct

[@torrb420]

@@frankieb9444 america will fall to fascism way before it ever becomes even remotely reciptable to communsim.

[@loftboyyy]

this is more of a "this is what happens in the game" followed by "a little review at the end"

[@TheRealDarthias]

Actually Skill Up, there are TWO missions at the end after the CIA Safehouse, one for each of the choices.

[@robynfooks4865]

I really feel like the story was written by a guy who made a brilliant satire piece but he had no idea he was writing satire. In the first 30 minutes the CIA executed like 7 people in cold blood followed immediately by a CIA bureaucrat complaining to Ronald Reagan that you had just done something immoral and illegal. Reagan then tells him to shut up, flanked by 2 American flags, looks at the camera and says "these people are doing everything thry can to save the good men and women of the free world. Give them everything they need". Its high art.

[@Cody00707]

lol. Reviewing the campaign without mentioning the most interesting aspect of it. The alternative endings were really awesome. Glad the devs put in the option to side with the soviets, instead of forcing the player to go with your usual boring US propaganda ending. It may not be canon, but it was really cool

[@johnjoe7826]

I would never ever buy this but i watch your vid 😘

[@Shane-gg3hl]

Spoiler in regards to you being special in the campaign: Hudson always looks at you as a risk and at some point argues with Adler for taking you with him into KGB headquarters.

[@CertifiedH2]

Yoo imagine haptic feedback in mw would be insane because you can change how light or heavy the gun triggers are on the pistols in gunsmith

[@gingerbreadboy]

Here’s me waiting for the Demon’s Souls review.

[@runningcommentary2125]

I think he said something on Twitter about not bothering with one because everyone knows it's good.

[@chasem6464]

"Activision seemed to cling to the words modern warfare and black ops like a black teen refusing to jump off of rooftops without exaggerated swagger"

[@tytonic6410]

I would also highlight that there are different endings based on your last choices so there are multiple endings to play through. If you Betray them its awesome too

[@freecazoide7981]

all I could think of when I heard KGB was the office skit lol

[@sevrent2811]

The campagin is slightly above average I guess. In terms of different settings and general premise of the story it was pretty interesting. But man some of the dialogue and motivations are just so empty and cliche, they feel like propaganda sometimes. Like they literally just wrote Perseus' motivations as they want to "destroy the west" like what? thats it? surely there's nothing else? and the good guys Murica team as "saving the west" Who wrote this shit, Ben shapiro?

[@nughh3546]

They could at least have had Perseus be horrorfied by what the US did in South America.

[@brenjones5183]

It really feels like propaganda the game ™️

[@Schwacked]

yeah im like 90% sure you didnt play the game

[@cedricrenaud5657]

Laughed when you mention Ben Shapiro. Pretty much every american game or movie though. Except world at war, have you ever seen an american game or movie focusing on the soviet perspective in ww2 even though they are by far the ones who sufferred the most (25 million deaths) and the ones who contributed the most for the defeat of Nazi Germany ?

[@theeternal2734]

Perseus' intentions made sense, He wanted to cripple America's hold over the world by framing them for nuking most of Europe so the Soviets Would be the Dominant superpower

[@Ender13123]

“Here in the U.S., on the other hand, we’ve had tougher critiques. Maybe it’s a difficult game to understand for certain types of critics and audience. Americans are big fans of first person shooters and Death Stranding isn’t one of those."

[@Fender91]

Kojima was right lul, thats why xbox is strong in murica, most of them like shooting games and multiplayer.

[@pills-]

13:12 lol that "Just checking" shot :D

[@naser3000x]

great review and sponsor , i just need to wait for the cards to actually have stock so i can buy them

[@raquetdude]

When your game is set in a time period where sides committed war crimes and you have given the institutions that committed them a say what is in the game the plot /story is most likely never gonna be any good from a historical pov

[@nughh3546]

This is Activision. They don't want to rock the boat if it costs them those sweet sweet sales.

[@raquetdude]

@@nughh3546 or the fact that the US military has a deal where if you use any of their equipment then they have to have a creative day

[@moisesmela5091]

Wow, never been this early to a video of yours. It's weird to see COD having come so far and still how they refuse to really shake up the formula.

[@Severian1]

These recent reviews have become more Savage. I love it! Seems Skill Up doesn't care about holding back anymore.

[@Shad1y]

I like how he says good and bad things instead of everyone else just telling it’s bad