History Teacher Explains Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War

[@mrdinkledick523]

perfect timing im about to eat as well

[@Aquila-77]

lol same

[@headesploder234]

This was exactly as long as it took me to eat to the second.

[@arentas08]

got a plate right in front of me

[@xannymanny9754]

Yo same

[@samr826]

Inner peace is the vibe this comment exudes

[@_REALNiTrO]

History teachers will forever be goated to make things interesting and looking back in the past to see what happened

[@gamingyoutubernoonan0108]

Joe Biden had his own Fall of Saigon moment with his disasterous withdrawal from Afghanistan.

[@DamBaker95]

The Black ops 1 and Black Ops 2 were actually an inspiring factor for me to study criminology at college, taking a lot of psychology, politicology and writing papers on government crime and private security with some history classes. Cold war came out after i already obtained my masters degree but i loved the campaign and it reminded me instantly why i loved those games in the past. The aspect of false and repressed memories was actually brought pretty well for being a first person action shooter.

[@Metallimad06]

WAW and BO1 made me a history buff when I was 10, I had no idea who Castro or McNamara were until COD, BO2 made me learn about the nation of Angola, Savimbi, Oli North, and Noriega. Cold War with Perseus and DUGA-3.

[@amir-bd4dz]

wait so perseus was a real life villain ? holy shit that makes this game 10x cooler

[@ganondorf66]

I love when they base the story on real events. IMO why treyarch makes much better campaigns than IW

[@Bacondude77]

That’s actually pretty sick.

[@nom3rcyinc.308]

Imagine if treyarch made vanguard, they would have made playing some of those historical figures a badass.

[@amir-bd4dz]

@@nom3rcyinc.308 after seeing black ops 6 campaign i don’t think so highly of treyarch anymore lmao

[@sansar7066]

@@amir-bd4dz Actually, Raven Software was responsible for the campaign section of the game. Only multiplayer and zombies were handled by Treyarch.

[@ohitstarik]

so glad the earlier 2 videos blew up. I think there's still more potential though, great videos! cant wait to see more.

[@ciberon1]

Cold war is an absolutely cinematic campain. One of the best

[@austin_bennett]

Its definitely top 3. I'd personally go black ops 1, 2 then CW. I like BO1's campaign doese the MK ultra angle a little better & BO2 was a good sequel story wise but CW barely loses out compared to BO2

[@Metallimad06]

Lot of BO1 fanboys hate this game because the voice actor change but it honestly got better the more it aged. The only issue I have is that it's too short so that they could've touched upon even more cool Cold War events like Grenada and Falklands (would've been a cool Park mission), maybe also add a mission where you pilot a chopper gunning down Escobar or something do too his links with the new Menendez cartel/Volkov, maybe the US accidentally gives Iraq Nova 6 during the Iran-Iraq War, maybe fighting against tanks in a heavily beefed up upgraded tank like Toyota you can design yourself ingame during the Chad-Libyan War, hunting Perseus agents as a 5th Battalion Mercenary in the Congo. With the level of immersion and open worldness this game had, it should've been like 8 hours (I know the pandemic shortened it, but they should've been given more time to really sculp it's true potential). Besides that Cold War is a solid game with solid characters and a solid villain with solid missions (like the KGB HQ raid and the New Mexico mission which was unique because it was US soil, the hallucination mission is one of my favorites in all of cod). I didn't want it to end so early. The little Easter eggs/things and choices you can do in this gane are legit amazing, great replay val, you can tell the devs were making it with their heart but they had to shorten it sadly. Nothing about the campaign really felt flat even if it was kinda short. The game also made me go down the Duga rabbithole. Damn I wish there was an ending where the "bad" ending is canon but they keep Mason, Woods, Hudson alive

[@jayceneal5273]

@@Metallimad06 the game was basically developed within a year. Sledgehammer was originally supposed to develop it but it fell through and treyarch was left to pick up the pieces, and they got Raven to do the campaign as a last resort. The fact that it ended up as well as it did is pretty astonishing and they struck gold with the partnership of raven and treyarch. Black ops 6 will have 4 years of development time so i expect it to blow CW out of the water

[@Metallimad06]

@jayceneal5273 Yeah man, the first mission that's out now is pretty sick. Tbh I don't care about multi-player anymore that everyone is on about, I just want a good history buff pleasing story. It'd also be cool if the campaign namedropped Billy Waugh (the real life man that inspired Frank Woods who also was in the Korean War/Vietnam and hunted down Bin Laden), since he passed away last year and the game is 1991-2003 based. It'd be a neat tribute

[@DamBaker95]

Cold War's campaign is on par with the golden age of COD from 2007-2013. We have an interesting dark plot with twists, memorable characters like Adler and Park and choices in the campaign that will make for different endings. I remember feeling really happy when i finished it the first time.

[@doughlausprashaal7151]

Wow a history teacher who actually appreciates video games I remember back in my days of high school when cold war ww2 were topics of discussion i uses to play a lot of world at war and black ops 1 and let's just say my teachers were not impressed with me knowing stuff all because i learned them from these games instead of their classes and the textbooks

[@FIQ2256]

i feel you, man. they do be thinking that video games ruin everyone's mind but those teachers are just jealous that video games are actually useful and giving you some history lesson, although not so accurate but still good history nontheless

[@brandonferretti9907]

I think the main reason they're putting out their cigarettes is out of respect of Reagan quitting smoking. That's also why he always had jelly beans on his desk.

[@milkthatsbagged]

One really small but really neat detail in BOCW is in the scene when you meet Ronald Reagan. As he enters the, Russell Adler puts out his cigarette out of respect but also because Regan at the time was giving up smoking. If you pay attention you can see a jar of jellybeans on the table, something he used to help smoking but was also apart of his public image. In the bad ending of the game, you go to the duga and can see the Duga radar in Chernobyl Ukraine. Though the Chernobyl disaster didn't happen yet in this point of the black ops timeline, it may be possibly mentioned in bo6 going over what happened between Cold War and BO6

[@SGT-Redbeard]

How does this guy not have 1M subs?

[@gdl-nik]

Because there are a lot good channels which are not popular, quality and popularity are different things

[@ZeNFonseka]

this is my favorite channel to watch from now on , your storytelling are so addictive

[@NachtNSXunt0ten]

A small detail is that if you kill richter instead of saving him in Brick in the Wall, he won't show up behind Volkov.

[@raybrunken9707]

In the mission inside the kgb building, he can be seen sitting in an office if you don’t kill him. If you do, he won’t be there.

[@qkxer]

This game was so underrated and over hated thank you for covering it ❤

[@Horgler]

It certainly would've benefitted from not having a disastrous launch riddled with crashes. Then more people would've stuck around.

[@beefychief3355]

I think the reception of the campaign was really good. Everyone who played it thoroughly enjoyed it, but the zombies and multi-player were a different story. l

[@DoodleBobby007]

I love watching this series. I never knew they were including real people in many of the campaigns as far as advisors go

[@Voucher765]

Same, There was also the Kent State Shootings in May 1970 in response to Nixon's escalation of the Vietnam War Anti War protesters gathered in Kent Ohio to protest it and 4 were shot dead by National Guard soldiers speaking outrage across America

[@Metallimad06]

BO1: Fidel Castro, Robert McNamara, John F. Kennedy BO: CW: Alexander Haig, James Baker, Ronald Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev BO2 80s missions: Oliver North, Jonas Savimbi, Manuel Noriega BO6: Saddam Hussein, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Margaret Thatcher BO2 2025 missions: David Petraeus

[@JeremiahsFiles]

@@Metallimad06don’t forget Jimmy Kimmel, he appeared in two of the endings in Black Ops 2.

[@hoodedbeasts]

Having real people depicted in the games makes it so much more immersive!

[@Crayosy]

I've been waiting to watch more of these so much they are just so fun and exciting to watch

[@Bacondude77]

Found this channel randomly when your World at War video appeared. Honestly it’s pretty interesting to learn more information about and the details behind the game’s story. That earned my subscription.

[@MUSTANG_P51]

Cold War was truly one of the best campaigns we had in years. So far, I’ve kept my expectations for BO6 low after the dumpster fire that was MW2023. However, the closer we get to BO6’s release, the more excited I get. I honestly can’t wait to see how good the campaign is.

[@albert.36189]

i wanna know what u have to say about it, now that its been out for a bit.

[@grosssauce]

This is just my military brain: when Reagan walked in they stood “at ease” which is a common thing to do when a commanding officer enters a room

[@matttttttk4698]

Your somewhat subtle distrust of government secrets is like an Easter egg hunt for me 😂

[@unequipped7318]

love learning about real history through the context of a fictional game. love your videos!

[@TunableFall662]

I love this series man. I love to learn about history & the way you tie your teaching skills into these games is very well done & interesting

[@SSLH2000]

Best CoD in years.

[@Initial_War]

I know right modern warfare 3 was a real letdown horrible way to end a campaign

[@JavxsVonTrier666]

Stop the cap

[@TeddylsALiar]

True

[@warturtlethetank1074]

Yo mw3 was ass lol​@@JavxsVonTrier666

[@r3dmonkeyjunkieisonofalich300]

modern warfare 2019 before it was pretty good too

[@The_Punisher]

Worst part of the Campaign is they didn't get James C Burns Woods' VA

[@the_Magzine]

im so glad i found this video cause i was disgustingly educated on the khmer rouge which was caused by the bombing after..and then i use to be super obsessed about the cold war as well but that was years ago and i dont remember much anymore so its nice to hear someone talk about one of my fav cod games

[@franky382]

I love seeing these videos I’m currently a student CSUDH and I’m pursuing a history education degree seeing these videos make me very happy and have so much hope for my career thank you!

[@FL5_Brian]

This guy reminds me of the history teacher I had my senior year 🫡great content sir!

[@bup3493]

You totally should have gone over both endings and routes! Lots of bits of lore and historical references, great campaign!

[@darkzero7969]

My favorite campaign. This game brought me back to cod.

[@ponyboygolden963]

These history Teacher videos are a hit brother. Love this type of content and i feel like you coupd expand this in so many ways. Im excited to see where you take it!

[@shae1547]

Great video, I'm glad you showed both sides of the conflicts in a fair way. Every action in the cold war had a reaction.

[@navioni2015]

Im a history nerd and Love it cant wait to see your explanation on BO6

[@andrew-rj5mr]

Please make more of these videos on call of duty . Love the history emphasis. Hope to see more !

[@PlayfulPandaStudios]

Love these videos; the history surrounding these games is so important and interesting and you do a great job explaining it all in such an enticing manner. You're students oughta be crushing the AP tests

[@jesusreigns1940]

I will say, I know that this video came out 2 weeks ago and I only just now found it but you did a very good job with this. I do think you should definitely play black ops 2 even though a lot of it is set in the future, the missions that aren’t are still very interesting and important!

[@jackkim127]

We've all been waiting for this

[@Janton17]

This is genuinely the best new channel. Keep it up ! I'd love you to do something like the Assassin Creed timeline.

[@skate3enjoyer418]

i really enjoyed the ending where America is the bad guys, i such a change and I throughly enjoyed it

[@SgtTraz]

thank you for mentioning the gulag archipelago. This video is awesome and I love your style

[@Ghostieheh]

I love these kind of videos keep it up!

[@Aquila-77]

Been waiting for this!

[@MattRiveraa]

Thank you for picking up where my history teacher left me confused very effective learning method lol

[@MileWheelies]

Love this series man

[@brutusthepug1012]

I beg you sir, you neeeeed to do a video like this on the past missions in black ops 2. Theres so much good stuff there

[@El_B1rdy]

I recently started watching your videos about black ops and waw and thought it was interesting. I really enjoy your videos keep up the great work.

[@wase9803]

I love this series! Hope you continue to make videos like this 👍

[@timegamer5038]

The best gaming teacher has returned!

[@ioanaauditore]

when I ask my teacher if i could recommend a documentary for history class this is what I mean

[@MMOchAForPrez]

Woah, cool video concept! I'm going to leave a like before watching the other videos first!

[@BigMemerMan2]

You should definitely do Black Ops 2, although its like 50/50 in it being futuristic and historic i think even if you made a video focusing only on the historic parts, it'd be amazing.

[@Mikey-fb7nc]

Was looking forward to this video

[@MartysVODs]

Great vid again! Can't wait for BO6 campaign

[@Ell_the_Nuke]

There is also a cannon post launch story but it isn’t super historical but is a fun watch

[@wayneigoe6722]

Two things about Cold War: 1: Its basically BO1 in reverse. (Instead of being brainwashed by the soviets, you're brainwashed by the US) And At 21:28 if you disobey enough, you actually end up with zombies attacking you in a cave.

[@broden4838]

You should try playing the Metal Gear series (since it takes place from 1964-2014, as well as mention several infamous events in both the cutscenes and optional radio/codec conversations)

[@HeckinBrandon]

One of male/NB Bell's outfits is Stone's default skin in BOCW's multiplayer, so I named my Bell after him (not knowing that Stone makes it to BO6 while Bell's having the afterlife treat him right, thanks Adler /s) not sure who female Bell's based off though :/

[@laserdiscisawesome1263]

I can’t wait until next year when you see the historical accuracy of Black ops 2

[@nocturno5125]

Been waiting for this one

[@deathpanda1904]

I designed bell as (I forgot most of the information when I did my realism playthrough) But he was ex KGB and the perks I had was the ones that give me more health and gun damage

[@waltuh9413]

Mw lore vs black ops lore

[@toomuchstarbucks6787]

Relative to other games in the series CW had a hellish production and a budget mostly resembling shoestring and gum. Taking that into account the campaign is incredibly impressive and contextualizing it in reality further points that out.

[@FIQ2256]

considering that they even managed to make it AND release it during the height of Covid is already amazing to me. this game could've been unreleased just by the sheer amount of pressure the whole team at Treyarch was feeling at that time but boy did they pulled a clutch. the game is not without it's flaws during release but consider all that i just said, the game came out to be actually fun and enjoyable

[@ben-or9yv]

yesss lets go I've been waiting for a new cod campaign explained, this is my favourite cod campaign imo. Idk why but all the politics and stuff is just really interesting. Bro I am so excited for black ops 6, sure I love the multiplayer and zombies in cod but I ALWAYS play the campaign first. I live in NZ too which is helpful, but sadly I have to leave shortly after/during the release so I prob can't play it. I might just watch your video on it instead.

[@martinezajonathan10]

Great videos, can’t wait for your BO6 campaign mode vid

[@Fizzsama]

Just an FYI the black ops games are canon to the MW games, but not the original 3 MW games, but the new reboot games instead. A lot of the events of the black ops series are directly referenced in MW and vice versa :)

[@RichCommander]

You should’ve been a short video talking about the historical missions in Black ops two. That way you could link it all together.

[@DrSackusBlackus]

wish i had you as my history teacher, awesome video

[@-Raylight]

"This is communist leader" "Dear GOD" *"There's more..."* *_"NO"_* Maybe world could be a better place if people learn history better! You're definitely our favorite history teacher we (probably) never had xD

[@unklekody]

excited for your bo6 vid!

[@chrisvalencia9640]

oh he knew we were waiting for this one!!!

[@Ultra-Instincts-Shaggy]

I was literally just finishing the black ops one video and I even clicked on the profile to check if the Cold War one came out and as disappointed not to see it then I scroll down to my recommended videos and I saw this video

[@or1equals1]

Love to see a call of duty Black ops GWOT.

[@notsojharedtroll23]

7:50 god damn mr oppie shelby

[@choccymilk666]

You were my dream history teacher 💀

[@dutchginsz3922]

another fun easter egg is the jar of jellybeans on the table in the scene with ronald reagan as it was his favorite snack

[@just_zone]

Will he remember the cold war missions from black ops 2? Edit: Hell yeah, can't wait.

[@YAH2121]

I like how in Cold War you return to Yamantau, and (spoiler) in BO6 you return to Vorkuta

[@sirlawbringer9123]

Kingdom come deliverance 2 is set to come out relatively soon id love to see your history take on the first kingdom come

[@HectorHernandez-wf9gw]

been waiting for this video 🔥🔥🔥

[@joeyfrink9691]

Oh yes, but also this is a minor detail in the black Ops six campaign Bellikov is alive he’s mentioned by woods when you get to the first safe house section. Also, if you ever replay this campaign, do not obey Adler and lie to him trust me it’s a better ending for Bell

[@Mitch-wi3ec]

Will you do call of duty WW2 (2017) it a incredible story. I wish history teacher could teach me more

[@wileycyote1969]

im a f*c*ing woods mason- onion 2020

[@pedromiguelfrancisco947]

Love the videos dude. Keep going.

[@huggleskuishy]

Please do this with like, every video game ever

[@FIQ2256]

especially the Battlefield franchise

[@michaelajayi1587]

Can you cover the 80s portion of Black ops 2? It takes place after the events of this game

[@Fuola]

Hell yeah, another banger!

[@am5362]

Man of culture saving Park

[@YaBoiMeeks]

Absolute cinema.

[@SuperSorav5]

You are amazing i wait for your videos

[@c-5687]

19:25 Kravchenko also survived the explosion, but you kill him in BO2 (takes place after cold war) and in old wounds mission after finding him in a tank and interrogating him before shooting him

[@JeremyLeech]

Top tier COD. It had everything

[@ryarh063]

The goat drops again 😎

[@mignextdoor]

you should do the first modern warfare series next!!

[@DOOF1]

Black ops 6 takes place after the past sections from bo2 you'd have to cover those as well

[@HarvestStudios_38]

The cold war was a rager and we're living in the hangover from it

[@JeremiahsFiles]

In 1983, Reagan planned his Strategic Defense Initiative, or “Star Wars,” a South Korean airliner was shot down by the Soviets, the movie The Day After made its debut, Nena released “99 Luftballons” & five rare Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood episodes about conflict were first aired. A year later, Dr. Seuss published The Butter Battle Book & the movie Threads, Britain’s equivalent to The Day After, premiered. The Day After was said to be the movie that helped end the Cold War.

[@marceljw]

love your vids man. super neat idea.

[@thebigdunk1649]

LETS GO ANOTHER VID SO SOON?

[@austincapebianco9196]

Aggressive behaviour and Methodical for my Bell setup for my first, I used the same as you for my current replay.

[@versace6609]

Black Ops 2 has notable events in its campaign such as the Soviet Afghan War and Operation Just Cause

[@octaviusfooks7194]

Don’t forget the 1980 Iranian Embassy Siege in London, England

[@Mothlocks]

i know they were silent and essentially character-less, but Bells death was genuinely sad for me. i do believe female bell is the superior choice for the character, as it allows for a lot of cool parallels with Harrow and Park, though male Bell has more parallels with characters like Mason and Adler, i think cold war is a great campaign with some really intriguing ideas