Black Ops 3 - Retrospective.

[@WORKINGONCRYING]

i miss the prime of BO3 so much. i get that we can all go back and play it still, but it just doesn’t hit like it used to during it’s prime

[@jzcheckers5198]

💯 I go on there every now and then and get upset about that’s shit

[@mrpancake8889]

I think we were all the perfect age as well, especially the content creators that just made the prime so much better lmao. Just a perfect storm in general.

[@iv624]

@@mrpancake8889 bro right it was the time where gameplays were actually fun and you had fun challenge videos and it was just the golden era of youtube

[@lactatingorphan584]

i wish black ops 4 was actually good and didn’t kill the zombies community.

[@slendus8363]

@@lactatingorphan584 yea it had so much hype and potential around it and it just threw it all away

[@MCAWESOME19]

I remember before the patch to buff Dead Wire, it would literally only kill 1 zombie, but after the buff it acted like the wunderwaffe and become the best

[@senenbye4611]

The only draw back is the lack of power ups

[@rporta]

@@senenbye4611 it doesn't give power ups?

[@Dili7172]

@@rporta it does give power ups

[@rporta]

@@Dili7172 that's what I thought

[@senenbye4611]

@@rporta just like the wunderwaffe

[@FindMeAZomb1e]

I was 13 when Black Ops 3 came out. I met some friends online during the GK era and now I’m almost 21, and I still know and play with these friends regularly. What a phenomenal time man. Will we ever get this kind of experience again… Edit: maybe I was 14. Somewhere around there.

[@shamrooooock]

damn thats fucking insane to think about

[@jimmyziogas4271]

Sadly with current trends in call of duty zombies cough cough…. Bo3 was peak like no other. The community, KZbinrs, content. It was amazing times fr and yes Me too I also regularly play with my friends like it’s crazy how all maps are replayable and chronicles brings endless nostalgia. I think I was 12 lmao now I’m graduating high school. Time flies

[@skullmaser5000]

I was in my first year of high school, I just finished College, time flies

[@Jayzgrouse]

I was 12 when bo3 came out, I'm 18 now so that math doesn't seem to add up there edit: nvm i didn't see you said 14, yeah that adds up now

[@victorsantos6591]

i was 11 years old when bo3 came out, i played all the zombies maps and all easter eggs. Look at me now, im already 18... man, time sure flies. Im not sure if i can play a cod like i played Black ops 3 ever again...

[@AnarchyStax]

I was around 13 when B03 came out. It was all-enamouring for me when it released - I neglected myself to some degree - but I was just happy to be able to come home and decompress. My parents were a bit concerned, though. I don't play zombies as often anymore, however, I still think about the game sometimes. It left such a mark on me.

[@xRiazu]

This was the same for me, I was 11 and I had just started high school but I spent 90% or more time playing zombies, I remember faking being sick every time a dlc would back just so I could play it asap. I remember my parents being super concerned and being really upset at the amount of time I was putting into playing this.

[@mateovelez9995]

we all think about zombies every now and again

[@AnarchyStax]

@OG Remarkable. I should've written a novel instead of being concise I guess.

[@michaell2093]

@@xRiazu how tf did u start ha at 11? I was 15

[@REXae86]

Same but i was 14

[@rudydaberry122]

Life just felt better in 2015-2016 and loved everyday in those years. Playing bo3 after school was an amazing time and I’ll never forget it

[@ninthfriend3347]

The fact Bo3 zombies and Overwatch were at their golden age. I just can't decide what to play but I grinded the shit of those two games anyway. 2016 was the deemed the golden age of my gaming times and I was in 10th grade that time.

[@hexbitsplus2711]

BO3 holds a special place in my heart man, I had leg surgery around May/June 2016 and since I couldn’t really walk for a couple months, I played this game relentlessly.

[@ramendahomie]

I always comeback to BO3 Zombies. Haven’t touched the newer ones . Iconic times and never gets old.

[@jzcheckers5198]

Bro still actually get upset thinking about how good it was and how bad I want a new cod like it the multiplayer and zombies were just so good

[@animalicon3535]

@@jzcheckers5198 mw 2019 best cod in years Cold War best zombies since BO3 but too easy look at vanguard dogshit the only hope is the standalone zombies game coming out next year? Or 2024 but besides that it’s looking pretty L

[@salmon_wine]

@@animalicon3535 This is facts. MW2019 has a lot worth enjoying and a lot of attention to detail. Cold War zombies, while very surface level (and with the stupid samantha bullshit) is also actually worth playing. You could make a case for bo4, but, the operators in multiplayer are just so not CoD.

[@adschouten87]

I was 28 when the game launched. Played it to death... Good fun memories with my buddies. Hands down the best instalment off zombies ever

[@D3AL1O]

ZC1 was the symbolic end of the classic zombies experience imo.

[@ll-rq5vu]

honestly I'd give BO4 that end tbh.

[@cptfinley]

@@ll-rq5vu i could see why you say that, but the remasters really aren’t that special

[@ll-rq5vu]

@@cptfinley i didnt like BoTD remake much at all, my favorite map was alpha omega tbh.

[@salmon_wine]

@@ll-rq5vu ZC1 used almost all the flavor left in zombies- there was a single remaining morsel of creative intrigue; and while BotD and VoD were busy eating paste, Treyarch let Classified ogle it before it was given to IX and that was when zombies actually died.

[@kenshivargas]

For me Shadows of Evil was one of my favorite maps I had tried. I also was 15 years old and got an Xbox One that Christmas. Going from playing Shadows on last gen to next gen was a mind blower. I loved the atmosphere, the music, the new boss, the rituals, the colors, to me everything about that map was perfect. Getting Pack-A-Punch was also extremely easy and I feel like a lot of people were complaining zombies got too “overcomplicated”. I felt like they found the perfect balance of the classic zombies experience, along with having an objective. There is SOO much to do on the map.

[@H.E.M.]

I was in 11th grade when bo3 released. I remember hating the eff outta this game. Now shadows is in my top 5 zombies map and bo3 is a game I still play whenever I feel like playing video games. Still feels like yesterday, time is literally going out the window.

[@RedHairShanks26]

I feel that man. Maybe some of us weren't ready but with time passing we started to appreciate it for what it was doing

[@ElGatoChingon]

This game was my gift for my 12th birthday. Played all the DLC maps for free until the game blocked me from playing them and played Giant and SoE only for a long time 😂😂

[@ecanthrow7015]

Your laugh is contagious dude when you came up dancing before the giant I was dying 😂😂😂😂

[@xavblais9248]

I was 10 when BO3 came out. Some of the best years of my life were spent in my room playing zombies with random people I've never met in real life. Good times.

[@botboss9084]

I remember not even playing SOE until after I played DE. But DE was so well done, it made me fall in love with the new systems of BO3, and want to learn SOE. It is now, for sure, hands down, without a doubt, my favorite zombies map of all time.

[@lui_lui4988]

I was 13 when bo3 came out lmaoo, I don't remember if I played the beta or not but I'm pretty sure I did, this game felt like a fever dream to me, so many good times playing with the boys and doing the dumbest shit, what i'd give to go back to those days man.....

[@hankjesse3410]

This may be an obvious point, but Black Ops 3 ultimately suffered from the yearly game cycle. If Activision’s model was different, and Black Ops 3 had another year of content and support without development teams split, it would have been better than it already was.

[@wholelottanunya2285]

Me and my friend would casually see how low of a round we could complete the ee on. We could probably be decent speed runners if we actually went for it but we just did it so many times to have fun

[@noahhamel6689]

All the memories of watching Pat and Lex in the top 5 era and BO3 makes me sooooo nostalgic, been watching them since 2013 which is crazy to think it’s been that long. Nothing will ever beat BO3 memories

[@err_4044]

I was like 11 or 12 bo3 came out, this game was pretty much my childhood and teenage years. I've bonded with some of my closest friends in middle school because of this game. Bo3 Zombies chronicles will always have a special place in my heart, because of it. Now that I'm an adult it just feels surreal whenever I hop on bo3.

[@Spookaroo]

They say that a jack of all trades is a master of none but is still better than a master of one

[@voids4818]

I was about to turn 15 when Black Ops 3 came out. I remember exactly what I was doing before it became available around 9 pm my time. I was hanging out in an Xbox live party chat with my best friends, playing dead rising 3 and just talking up bs with my friends. One of my friends starts yelling at everyone to boot up BO3 cuz it had just been released. I immediately quit DR3 and booted up BO3. Words cannot perfectly describe the magical feeling of loading up the zombies menu and hearing the new version of “Damned.” It was a fantastic moment for me. Finally playing a fresh new Treyarch zombies experience. I’ll never forget that day, nor will I ever forget the entire life cycle of BO3. From launch to ZC. BO3 will forever hold a special place in my heart, and is a game I constantly go back to on a regular basis

[@A1_42RF]

Lex you can't have a great war map without Rev cause Rev explained what the great war is and why you get sent there

[@shianemi7595]

calling meatballs by their real name is like calling Leroy by his real name 🤢

[@burnie_2041]

I thought Leroy was his real name. If it aint, then what is?

[@shianemi7595]

@@burnie_2041 jason blundell says “aCtUaLlY hIs nAmE iS aUrThUr”. but cmon bro, its leroy, jason can fuck off lol.

[@vbinkv]

@@burnie_2041 arthur

[@MarkT-ChildofGod]

Lex you’re one of the funniest and most relatable niggas ever on the internet. Bro. Keep doing your thing!

[@thahrimdon]

It was the end of 9th grade year, tried acid and played BO3, good time lmao. Now I’m coding the game and making game modes and 3D designing models myself. How far we’ve come bois

[@animalarillo7347]

I was 14 when bo3 came out now I’m turning 21 in September time flies

[@jaydenasencio2753]

You’re 23 now!

[@salutetherank2105]

Sophomore year of high school. Man those where great times. The Summer of '16 is Goated. Playing GTAV Online, Halo 5 and BO3 with friends will be cherished.

[@User-ve6bh]

same, sophomore year as well

[@AuraVR.]

BO3 hold a special place in my heart, played it at launch and immediately fell in love with the zombies i think i was 6-7 when it came out. I'm 13 now and ever since i got it, i've never stopped playing this masterpiece of a game

[@justsomelonelykaiser5734]

Bruh this game was my highschool life with the homies, me and the homies doin Easter eggs and high rounds every night.

[@federicosalguero5682]

i was 15 when the game came out, bought at 17 on ps4 and bought it again this past sunday for pc. feels so good to replay the maps and to finally try csutom zombies

[@static_at_home_8885]

Welcome to the golden age of zombies lol, download plutonium and u got all the bo2 maps. They are about to add bo1 to the plutonium launcher as well.

[@voz.1]

golden wind theme in the background is hot

[@callofdutywii1]

Yea, I thought Lex stopped watching at part One

[@woods9290]

Part 7 is a masterpiece

[@upulor744]

@@woods9290 It is. Too bad we have to wait like 4+ years for it to be animated.

[@woods9290]

@@upulor744 I can’t wait to watch jojolion with my grandkids

[@andersonblock1211]

My top 3 favs 1. Part 4 2. Part 8 3. Part 2

[@vivace9051]

I loved this reaction all Tim's videos and bo3 lifestyle ty treyarch and blundell. All the writers, animators, creators. Time was pure bliss and helped me blast through high-school. Bo3 was pure joy ty ty ty.

[@Pharaoh_Robber]

Man Bo3 was just a great time. Before my parents divorced, before my surgery, i had no worries in life. Always makes me smile when i boot it up

[@raflystiansahlatif5293]

BO3 zombies in it's prime was probably one of my best gaming experiences ever. I was 12 when it came out, but i was both really into the gameplay and lore. Zombies youtubers were also at their prime. When i want to look more into the lore i had MrRoflWaffles, CodeNamePizza to watch. When i just want to watch some fun stuff i always had you, thesmithplays, and JC to look forward to. Endless hours of survival while watching tutorials from mrroflwaffles, hyping up new dlcs, finding new secrets on each new map for more lore, speculating with the rest of the internet on what's going to happen next.. those were some amazing times in my life. Both the community and the game were so fun back then...

[@imillusion492]

I was 7 years old when this came out and somehow i still have memories of getting bullied in mp lobbies

[@masonianjar6231]

Takeo earned everyone’s respect after Zetzubo

[@sindre151]

i just turned 12 when this game came out jesus time flies

[@doctorjordanb.dankerson1624]

it was my senior year of high-school when bo3 came out, and to this day still is my go to for zombies

[@bernielomax6226]

I was always in love with shadows, I was horrible at zombies at the time but I remember the beauty of the city always kept me coming back.

[@bestbrainbigman]

The Bo3 easter egg songs bar Snakeskin Boots are so criminally underrated

[@mrc7160]

Honestly, I just want them to make the Great War map. Really wish they would’ve made it. The fact it was hyped up the entire story just to be blue balled has to be the biggest disappointment in zombies.

[@taco_toe_cheese7551]

When you said “banana colada” it legit opened up a vault in my brain I forgot was even there wow did you just bring back so many memories for me that was when I use to watch you literally all day long I remember searching for your old KZbin intro song for weeks cause I thought it was so cool

[@axculite6556]

Rev being my first round 100 and leading to an addiction of getting all 100s in bo3 confirms the gateway drug concept. The flip from Easter eggs to high rounds was instant.

[@bradynardella1440]

The time from WaW to Bo3 is the same as Bo3 to now. let that sink in

[@Adam_X78]

So it’s the worlds greatest detective vs the worlds deadliest assassin who’s going to win?

[@49HEALTH]

Bo3 story is a very solid storyline. It doesn’t do anything crazy but it gets our characters from map to map.

[@Awesmman]

Rev hype was something I don’t think I’ll ever feel again, period.

[@mattkropf144]

shadows has the best soundtrack of any video game ever, bo3 music was the greatest, i literally go out of my way in regular life to randomly listen to snake skin boots

[@blistia]

Amazing video lex 🥵

[@badv9]

I love how when he asked if rev wasn't a thing, what would be the 100 round map? so many people said ascension and I love that.

[@FreeroamNights]

14 years old when this came out truly the golden age

[@falconhoward4032]

I can't even put into words how much I loved the masks in Revelations

[@Vinlie]

I remember back in 2016 when Der Eisendrache released, I was about 14 years old and my school had a snow day. The entire day spending my time with my friends playing and learning the map ad gushing about it in school the next day.

[@Giessepe]

Damn bro I really don’t think about how lucky I had it , 8 maps is Insanity. lex is right this hype will probably never come around again. And dude I was an 8th grader when bo3 came out, actually scared me realizing that. Watching this was truly a good look at the past

[@taco_toe_cheese7551]

Mob of the dead is a very second close for me when it comes to the soundtrack walking through certain parts of the prison and hearing the wardens laugh or chains jingling was terrifying as a kid

[@velocidellix]

July 2016 was the peak of zombies and the peak of my existence

[@laffr]

Bo3 legendary from the start except for last for last gen

[@refereerobjackson]

Ichigo4pf saying Jimmy Zelinsky looks like The Phenomenal One AJ Styles at 2:18 was on point 😂😂😂😂😂

[@UnwindingUncle]

I was 19 when black ops 3 came out. I loved spending alot of my time playing zombies.

[@juliomiranda6877]

I love the vanossgaming addiction

[@privatesectorsec]

Anyone who wants to know the name of the meatballs apparently they are called ‘Insanity elementals’ according to the wiki

[@fnscope.]

8:20 "When they're hard, that's when you wanna keep coming back"

[@purityy]

I’ll never forgot 2013 when I got B03 I was in middle school bro and my 2 friends went to my house after school and played the game for 8 hours it was a memory I will never forgot. It was such an amazing game

[@TGBOfficial]

I loved takeo since bo1, every time he said you kill me no I kill you I always repeated it even when I was playing multiplayer Never knew people didn't really like takeo I thought he would've had loads of fans

[@PoloRevived]

Bro I was 10 when bo3 came out. I was a squeaker on zombies lol. Still playing zombies to this day at 17. How time flies

[@devanedwards8223]

The next black ops should have a dlc 5 with mob buried and others

[@Ultimateman]

I was already well into the age of 18 experiencing new "18 year old things" when BO3 came out so I never got to play it as much as some of the older ones lol, so to answer this question that you ONLY asked from me, I was 18 when BO3 came out

[@rawx007]

I was 23 when bo3 came out my dude I know what you mean. I didn't cop bo3 till ww2 came out

[@thouisindeedcrafty]

There called the insanity elementals, get Greg to put that as a question in one of his videos

[@prod.juicebox]

I was 9 years old when bo3 came out I'm 15 now and I recently bought it to experience zombies

[@carlsmith9864]

27:43 imagine it cuts to last gen cutscene while he’s saying this

[@aXentOG]

I forget how difficult Origins really is on BO2 looking back. It's easily my most played Zombies map on solo Best BO3 early round EE strat I had was start gen1 immediately upon loading in, get max points off the ancients, get first gobblegum and hope for Extra Credit. Got it round 2, grabbed the free dp, popped all 4 the gums during double points for 10k. Had Ice, wind, and lightning upgrade ready to farm out cauldrons for the fire upgrade round 2, with golden shovel and helmet with some god luck. went to round 3 and completed the upgrades for all the staffs, BO3 made that shit cake

[@falconhoward4032]

The first boss fight in Revelations is actually one of the best ever

[@dakotaj722]

They should just make a next gen version of bo3 so console can have a fov slider, 120 frames, and customs

[@falconhoward4032]

As a wise man once said, "I'm a sucker for medieval castles."

[@pahapyykki]

I was also 14-15 and this game was so good ! Best zombies but also one of the best multiplayers ever.. ive played bo3 multiplayer so much I was prestige master 500+ lv then made fresh start when infinite warfare came out bcs a thought didnt vome to my mind that I would play this game anymore.. but I came back and before bo4 came out I was prestige master 350+ lv thats how great it was and now im grindin my prestige master in zombies (prestige 8 at the moment) this and bo2 pure S tier !🔥

[@VibeKanine_]

This game brings so many fond memories. One of my top 5 CODs

[@brookseckland1465]

I was 16 got the 1 tb BO3 ps4 that christmas with BO3 controller and game with season pass. I was a happy boy that year. Many memories...

[@rektelex4798]

I was In 6th/7th grade when it came out. My favorite game for 3 years straight. Now I’m graduated and just going back for the memories

[@omgdbzfan]

Damn I feel so old, I was 12 when bo3 came out😔

[@blanketdtf]

5:58 they blessed with greatness then it disappeared just as fast as it appeared

[@thegamingzone1325]

Everyone salty about widows wine only in one game while vulture aid was only in one map.

[@nikobelic-t7u]

Not anymore lmao

[@EvilDeedsHD]

I remember enjoying Shadows environment but have a strong disdain for the map strictly dew to the EE being co-op. I like playing solo and EE’s by myself so needing to find people back then was a real pain personally. If a map requires co-op for EE’s it automatically get points taken off

[@marcortiz7384]

I think what makes it worse is that it is solo friendly until literally the last step

[@MrFusion]

No clue why they didn't patch it later on to be soloable

[@alex_der_nicht_echte]

Wolf Bow is the best, just because i like dogs, and the wolf looks somewhat like my old German Shepperd. Also love the fact in random online matches, almost all of the time people "pat" the dog even tho they are doing a whole other bow and stuff.

[@loganstrickler]

I genuinely don't understand why people hated shadows when it first came out, because this came out right after mob and origins, which is still one of the most complicated maps they have that isn't from bo4, and everyone loved them when they first came out, so why not shadows

[@honestgame9997]

Because Shadows was not casual friendly. And at launch the Giant could only be gotten through the season pass I believe. Why they didn't just include the Giant in the base game will always confuse me. BO1 and 2 had map options for casuals and hardcore players(Kino/Five)(Bus Depot,Farm, and Town/Tranzit). So I'm sure most people who hated it were casuals who were rightfully pissed that there was no casual map option in the base game. Aside from Dead Ops Arcade 2

[@loganstrickler]

@honestgame9997 that makes sense but even hardcore players didn't seem to like it that much cus of how complex it was, and they're the same people who think origins is God's gift to the world That's the part that doesn't make sense to me

[@honestgame9997]

@@loganstrickler Oh ok. Yeah that doesn't make sense

[@connor-_7]

9:14 no way the firesale theme song got me not even hitting box using in plain sight standing up and getting mfing boogie bombed yuhhhh

[@DoopDoopShorts]

I love shadows of evil on launch cuz I loved to try and optimize my beast modes and points to open pack a punch on the lowest round possible, I think my lowest was round 2

[@tiki6437]

While watching this i got over round 80 on rev :)

[@aid_2776]

Skipped school for launch day of BO3 when I was 15, played shadows of evil “wow this is so cool I love the 1930s” then saw the apothican stuff and I’m like “bruh wtf is this shi” then it grew on me again and I’m like “LETS GO”

[@vallon1821]

I was only 9 whenever black ops 3 came out, got it on christmas of 2015, and I occasionally still play it til this day and I turn 16 later this year.

[@manuelluna5423]

dragons have always been in the game since from the start, SOE - dragon egg in the sword (theres a tiny one in the hilt) DE - the dragon heads on the wall, ZNS- the actual big dragon eggs. (idk if there was a dragon ee on the giant)

[@servers5717]

BO3 story is a 9/10. Getting tricked in Shadows to trying and fixing the problem in Revelations.

[@boltingcolt]

Did he forget the hype around IX on bo4, Noah's streams deadass had 100k viewers. That shit was huge, absolutely, insane,the hype for any other map and ee doesn't compare.

[@kyleralmond6598]

Are we gonna talk about how Vanoss was the first to discover the pack a punched servant?

[@seanmammen7624]

soe would be the best map of all time if you could do the whole easter egg solo

[@Colin-bowser]

Fun fact: widows wine was going to be a ZNS I map exclusive. Because ZNS was where it was created

[@dyldog]

“Chat, gorod krovi was the PEAK of cod zombies and the hype” *literally 4 minutes later* “Chat, Rev was the peak and the hype was unreal”

[@ambrrew21]

Wolf bow definitely drops off and it’s sad how early too, I’m pretty sure past 20 it just doesn’t one shot anymore and instead it knocks the zombies to the ground

[@runtzx]

thumbnail hardest pic ever created