Is Modern warfare 3 Really an upgrade? MW1 vs MW2 vs MW3 : Attention to Detail Comparison

Is Modern warfare 3 Really an upgrade? MW1 vs MW2 vs MW3 : Attention to Detail Comparison
Hi Guys,
In this video, I compare the details and graphics between Modern Warfare 2019 , Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2022, and Modern Warfare 3. I am a huge fan of all of these games. These details do not make one game better than the other. I made this video to show the graphical difference between both games.

Thanks for watching.
PC Specification:
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RAM : 16GB Corsair vengeance 3000mhz
HDD: 2 TB
Case: Zalman Z11 Neo
Keyboard: Corsair K70 Rapidfire
Mouse: Logitech G502

[@GeniXDude]

MW2019: Perfect. MW2: Still kinda Perfect except the movement and lighting. MW3: Downgraded version of MW2 with better movement than MW2.

[@therajmister2183]

conclusion: play MW2019

[@mzmknight]

​​@@therajmister2183Only if they didn't literally make the game almost unplayable co-op alwase crashes/glitches and sends u to wz caldera aftwr every match

[@North_Dumpling]

MW2 movement is perfect tho? No slide and reload cancel unlike MW19

[@GeniXDude]

@@North_Dumpling No. Also they downgraded the lighting, details and those perfect sounds...

[@el3mentalz0mb1e]

@@North_Dumpling No it isn't, It in fact only shows infinity wards incomitance in making games/listening to critique. (this applies to more than just movement tho)

[@deltafire12]

The fact that you could pick what watch you wore in MW19 shouldn’t even be underestimated!

[@bootlegscousin]

its literally the most minor thing ever, only you can really see it.

[@appllwithmemes]

His point is how much work and detail was put into that game and how beautiful it turned out. Truly one of the greatest CODs in the series, especially including warzone (despite cold war and vanguard helping out there)

[@jeseski]

@@bootlegscousinthats why its so great. Makes it special that its unique to you

[@kevinsteelflex7371]

So, just to say this now: MW2019 looks the best, art direction wise. The reason why MWII/III look downgraded is because they rewrote the engine with Warzone in mind. They had to make II/III share the texture assets and lighting system with Warzone 2.0 to save on loading time and file size. MW19 did not have this issue because the game engine was built for the Multiplayer only and Warzone was a last minute addition to capitalize on the BR market. They even had to downgrade the Ground War version of Verdansk to use it for Warzone. Hell, even Cold War and Vanguard looked more crisp than MWII/III because they weren't dragged down by Warzone. Think of MWII/III like Black Ops 4. That game optimized it's engine over Blackout so the game, overall, looked less crisp than Black Ops 3. I just hope they optimized the engine better for Treyarch's next game this year.

[@kietvo2633]

believe me i rather i want mw2/3 enviorment look the same as mw2019 i mean i wonder how mexico look like in mw2019 art

[@el_edu_xd]

yeah i noticed that when i saw some third person animation ads reloading

[@jolyvee2164]

nah, not really warzone 1 has been developed since 2017 there's no way such a big game mode can be made so fast to catch up the trend

[@djabouty47]

WZ was not a last minute addition what. The whole engine was designed around supporting massive player counts. MWII/MWIII look worse in some instances due to the reduced file size, the forced anti aliasing, reduced sharpness, and reduced intensity of shadows to help with visibility.

[@kevinsteelflex7371]

@@djabouty47 the engine was definitely not optimized for Warzone whether it was planned ahead of time. They tried to stabilize it for the next games at the cost of visual details. The LoD and Draw Distance need work too.

[@joebole17]

To be honest, no, MW2019 always the best (especially for not those Fortnite skins)

[@DDog1125]

Nah, not really

[@mikehasfallen]

Nah, not really

[@minicaco4973]

Animations and details are better in mwii But everything else is better in mw19

[@mikehasfallen]

@@minicaco4973 The graphics in MWII are better. MW2019 only has lighting and shadows.

[@DDog1125]

@@minicaco4973 Nah, gameplay, maps, game balance, camos, and cosmetics are all far better in MWII/MWIII

[@mememan143]

I could've swore mw2019 had the car suspension detail and breathing on cold maps, pretty sure you covered that in a different video.

[@kevinsteelflex7371]

I just think the feature is just inconsistently implemented. There are some cars in MW3 they you can't pop wheels. It depends on the car model they use I guess.

[@Stay_Frosty]

Yes but this time, when i tried to record it, i couldnt replicate it

[@jimmyneutron9144]

it does

[@FuzzBR]

I'm pretty sure there's a van you can climb in the St. Petrograd map that has this detail

[@BlackEagle352]

Also the update through the integration of warzone messed up mw2019

[@H0ST1GE]

0:33 thats because the character doesnt throw away the magazine he saves it on his holster

[@holasoypoloxx]

Also,Throwing a mag in a stealth mission can also be evidence for the opposing side.

[@henny3832]

@@holasoypoloxxthe character didn’t throw the empty mag either

[@holasoypoloxx]

​@@henny3832In real life, soldiers do not let go of empty magazines because they can be useful in military bases where they can find bullets of the necessary caliber and refill them to put them to use again.

[@henny3832]

@@holasoypoloxx well no shit

[@certified1075]

MW22 isn’t fun, but holy shit its beautiful

[@zivcoopernico3810]

It's fun but remember, mw2 is not a cod game.

[@Vaultboyfromfallout]

​@@zivcoopernico3810wait WHAT???

[@NDV4G]

@@zivcoopernico3810?

[@hussien04]

​@@zivcoopernico3810 What are you smoking chief?

[@Osca3007]

@@hussien04hes talking bout the skins i think

[@KittyGamerCool-jj1xi]

To be fair, all 3 games have their share of small details like MWIII having the sprinklers burst and water comes out when you shoot it and in MWII you can see operator’s breath due to the condensation on snowy maps and in MW19 you can see the falling magazine when you are reloading

[@stuntmantequila]

But the point is EVERYTHING should be better… and absolutley NOTHING should look worse than a previous entry. It’s a new game and another $90 they’re asking for

[@mysterymeat1216]

​@@stuntmantequiladunno what shithole you live in, but the game is $70

[@jimmyneutron9144]

mw19 has all of these lol. in the campaign you can find working sprinklers, and in mw19 you can see condensation. idk why it doesn’t show in this one but check out his “mw19 vs bf1” video. it shows condensation in mw19

[@Siah_hell]

MW2019: though we judged it somewhat lightly for Covid era, is pretty solid MW2022: feels as if it’s too influenced by Sicarios and other shows of the like, especially with the unnecessary gun effects MW2023: corporate has asked me to spot any difference, but i spot no difference

[@lowerding]

I'm always not a fan of MW22 but 1:16 is beautiful

[@PatrickBateman117]

Just remember y’all the developers only had 18 months to make mw3 because of Activision basically giving them no time to add any detail so give them some slack y’all these developers try hard to make good games for us, but Activision screws them over every time

[@iplaygameslikecaptainmacmi8628]

Who cares bro first of all nobody asked for this game .They should have just give wz2 n mw2 a 2 year cycle thats all .jeez take activision c.. out of your mouth

[@trucctrucc245]

Tbh, sledgehammer games knows to how to make anything BUT good games.

[@EyDouma]

Nobody asked for this game I should say Activision higher ups asked for this game. Like imagine wanting to make a better game but the higher ups said no scrap that make this game within 18 mo.

[@justsomeguythatisaslime122]

Y'all on this replies are dumb af, what this guy said was that ACTIVISION(not the community) asked for another modern warfare game, and sledgehammer couldve delivered an advanced warfare sequel(which they are planning on making for 2027 now) if ACTIVISION(again, not the community) would have given them some time and freedom, hence why they protested against them because they knew how bad mw3 was doing for not being developed properly due to them being rushed to release it. Dont blame the devs, blame the greedy idiot who gives them the orders

[@ASchoolComputer]

​@@trucctrucc245despite initial sales many people disagree and mwIII has retained far more people than MWII did

[@Flour-4]

2:46 Some cars in MW2019 have suspension, but it's really random. Cars and vans on the St. Petrograd map do wobble when climbed

[@itsyaboizakyree]

So this proves mw3 is just a cash grab that has less details than a game made in 2019??

[@andrewananta9515]

Bro who cares about details in cod. Its all about gameplay, not realism

[@AlvarezCarlLawrence]

Mw2 and mw3 is fortnite but in 1st person 😂

[@djabouty47]

Bro didn't watch the video.

[@SynisX]

Released in 2019*

[@terribletimes902]

@@andrewananta9515That’s not true, cause y’all hated Infinite Warfare but loved BO3 when those games play the fucking same 😂

[@SCREAMshot6781]

Is it me or MW2019 seemingly “lost” or “lacking” a ton of details? I swear the game had more details in other comparison videos

[@jordanlee5594]

They trashed that game as soon as MW2 came out, idk why no one talked about that. Literally destroyed it.

[@maybe3979]

2:50 MW19 have suspension on car, however some cars dont have it

[@seanosullivan-go2gu]

MW was better than MW2 and MW3 for multiple reasons, my favorite is the guns. In MW they had just the AK-47 but u can convert it into multiple different AK Varients and you had the option to choose between 762x39 and 545x39. In MW2 they introduced multiple AK Varients as their own gun. If u ask me it was just an excuse to say “hey we have more guns than the original” but most of the guns had the same attachments. If u really think about it, MW2 had less guns than the OG, half of them were all the same besides the fact that either they were a different caliber or how many rounds released by pulling the trigger. Also in the campaign in MW2 u would see american soldiers with an M4 or Taq 556 with russian optics, that wasn’t a thing in MW. In MW, only the Russians or Al-Qatala used Russian made optics. I liked MW2 but i felt it wasn’t as organized as MW.

[@korn20293]

only problem is we cannot use watchs in MW2022 an MW2023

[@mex_jfz87]

Not manually, but there are several operators that have functional clocks, so far I have only noticed them in mw2 operators

[@mcdresab]

@@mex_jfz87 Luxe operator is epic the watch when u are alive sometimes apear the temperature and sometimes it apear `action` and it glows

[@guerrillex]

All CoD players ever do is complain when the game launches, compares them, accepts its fate, then reminisce about what was better before and perpetually start the cycle again. That must be a vicious cycle.

[@appllwithmemes]

Nah. If the games actually really good we enjoy it. We all enjoyed mw19 and warzone 1

[@ImDespaa]

@@appllwithmemesnot on launch tho. yall only appreciate cods when its been 2 or more years since its launch

[@appllwithmemes]

@@ImDespaa nope. Every COD I've played (besides BO4, that game was in between for me) Ive enjoyed. And I always recognize which are worse than others

[@ImDespaa]

@@appllwithmemes buddy im not talking about YOU. im talking about the community in general, like the original commenter did and you did on your previous comment

[@guerrillex]

@@ImDespaa 🤦🏾‍♂️bro just really reiterated my point😭

[@kevinsteelflex7371]

0:23 this is neat detail, but isn't it kind of stupid to drop magazines while on a stealth mission lol Those things aren't that light, they can make noise. They also leave as evidence. Maybe that's why they don't use it anymore?

[@Hazehyuga88]

But atleast it’s realistic 🤷‍♂️

[@GeniXDude]

There are many details that are missing in MW2019 right now, on launch MW2019 had most of the details present in the game that are shown it's not present in this video. Like this one: 2:51

[@Stay_Frosty]

Yes

[@Hazehyuga88]

There is bouncing cars just on different types of

[@michaeljean737]

They all have their advantages and disadvantages 😅

[@acreation831]

as of the current CoDs only MW19 and Vanguard have a watch inspect animation which I kinda miss

[@dasboot5366]

4:42 great! How well done are the animations of a man who has never held a weapon in his hands. By the way, who noticed that now when using a scouting drone, the character cannot lie down! In MW 2019, the character could lie down and control the drone, but now he can’t, he stands upright!!!!!!

[@Lordmadara.]

Even though MWIII is made by a different studio, I still wish they had those little detait does

[@Zinzok]

And in 16month

[@WetPickle998]

Thank ak reload tho for mw 1 was so sick dude

[@Themultiroleman]

One good reason why you never rush production.

[@HasanAlKharfan]

Do you have all graphics settings on the highest possible?

[@trucctrucc245]

Yo stay frosty, i have another detail you can try. Some of the skins in MW2019 and MWII2022 have gun slings around the model attached to fhe gun, even attached when choosing a sidearm, as the rifle swings around. From what i've seen, MWIII2023 doesn't have that detail.

[@Spectre_2030]

MW3 has the tiny details like snow on feet and sprinklers being shot but no exploding pots or deflating baloons am i missing something😭😭😭

[@M16A1gaming]

3:10 If you go prone,your gun will got snow on it if you moved around

[@vitamin_cplus]

idk how anyone looks at both mw2 and 3 and calls it an improvement. feels like the worst downgrade

[@user-ex6bb3xs4s]

its basically the same thing with smoother mechanics its an upgrade (and if its the details your complaining about no one really cares it doesn't make any difference in gunfights)

[@chelogach3577]

7:46 - There is a molotov in cod mwIII MWZ

[@zack7k]

Ayeee we got sprinklers miss my watch tho

[@trashbash2788]

9:07 The thing is that this only happens in MW23 if your pistol has a specific grip that allows for it

[@Raa_men]

MW (2019) も MWII も素晴らしいゲームでした...👍

[@Neubtoob]

As an avid watch collector, PLEASE bring back watches

[@toanomega]

I miss my tomogachi watch from ‘19..

[@agentlinrov1474]

Does the watch change times when its in different maps in MWIII?

[@mcdresab]

just if u have a specific skin like i have Luxe (conor) he have a gold watch i think the best of the game

[@cazpj]

What skin is that with a wristwatch in MWIII?

[@PotatoSkinn]

Other skins that have watches tell real world time in MW3, the ghost "night war" skin notably doesnt for some reason.

[@chau_vo]

That's the reason why I still like MW19 and have feelings for MWII

[@burntnugget1854]

Mw2019 was a huge step up MW2 and MW3 should have been DLC and campaign sold separately

[@mistawalker2985]

Mw2019 will always be my first favorite game alongside bo2 because of its realism but slightly unrealistic movement

[@GeniXDude]

2:02 In another comparison video of MW2019 and BO Cold War, we can see soldiers breathing in MW2019. Why is that different in your video?

[@Stay_Frosty]

I know I have mentioned about it in my previous video's but when I try to record it i couldn't replicate it this time. May be they removed it ...

[@Razzbow]

Mw2 engine with mw1 design is peak except the sprinklers

[@xnet_cascade6257]

Even today I find new details in mw2019

[@alix5atasi]

1:46 how? i remember mw 2019 having this detail

[@alexanderenriquez7954]

I used to think MWIII looked worse than 19 and then Rebirth in Warzone 3’s engine released.

[@ChillChillyChiliYT]

in tanked they added deflation physics (mw3)

[@SigmaEdits2105]

Remember when we could customize our watch’s?

[@richardsantana731]

I wanted to get mw2 for the details, but mw3 movement and speed is just perfect

[@crimsonfirre]

I feel like in mw2019 dev used more polygons than mw2 and 3.

[@abrahamalviarez5870]

that happens when u hire and yeet everyone from activision just for each game, that's why it feels so different. also, MW3 wasnt just IW working on it, I think sledge hammer put their hands inside too.

[@spakentruth]

MW3 is built of a version of a game that was designed to be ported FROM mobile specifically from WZ mobile. let that sink in.

[@Spe6xmeN]

Hi just great information comparison That since the arrival of mw2 still relevant on mw3 the games are subject to an anomaly which concerns the management of the viewfinder (the reticles are blocked in the center of the aiming accessory of the lateral movement of the players if the 2 joysticks do not follow the same tracking direction simultaneously) and all the management of the locked moves is blocked....why The only thing you players don't understand is that the target person's management was split in two because of a coding error and yes. The management of the people concerned was divided into 2 stages following a programming error Which was distributed across your 2 joysticks And explains why the left joystick even impacts the horizontal assisted aim because the assisted aim has also been divided into 2 hence the problems which are linked to the management of the aim (the parallax effect of the viewfinder - as well as the reticles in the aiming accessories - and the aiming aid that plays tricks on us This is the difference in feeling niv shoot with mw2019 and warzone 1st of the name in terms of gameplay in terms of movement the laterals had no impact with the management of the reticle and the parallax effect of the viewfinders and of course the aids to the target Since it was not divided in 2!!! but only connected to the ADS aiming direction!

[@user-tr2mb4xs7i]

Not reading allat

[@lsgmatt9817]

dear god the dedication on this comment

[@Spe6xmeN]

@@lsgmatt9817 I explain to you that since the release of mw2 you have been playing a version subject to an anomaly that is still relevant on mw3 this programming error which impacts gameplay and viewfinder management and explains this difference in identity with mw2019

[@JJ-zs4cw]

mw2019 is truly the goat here its unbeatable.

[@Koloradus96]

No worries, we have new bundles.

[@CommanderDrake]

0:30 That feels like a dishonest comparison. The magazine falling is just an alternate animation to the standard reloading one and appears in only in the "Going Dark" mission.

[@Osca3007]

I swear activision couldve sold mw3 as a dlc for 20 dollars or atleast make a movement overhaul in the major update at the end of mwII cycle

[@sobieticdark7987]

Yeah mw2019 was on development for 3 years while the other cods where Rushed proyects

[@SoulShardx]

Some of the MWIII footage doesn’t look like it’s on the highest settings. MWIII looks way better than II in every way but in some parts it somehow doesn’t when I’ve already seen that it does actually look better than II.

[@yousifaljanabi281]

Idk why people say MW3 is a DLC to MW2 since many details from MW2 aren't even in MW3

[@user-ex6bb3xs4s]

probably because of the reused assets and carryover from mw2 which i dont mind, honestly i think carryover should be a regular thing for cod as it makes buying the battlepass more worth

[@DarthVader0001]

If they do make a MW4 then they’d better take all the good from these games and ditch the bad, then I’ll pay the ridiculous price

[@EACWorksYT5]

MW 2019 and MWII 2022 are the best game ever, also satisfying. but in modern warfare 3 it's really not fun and we dont have any satisfying.

[@adorable_yangire]

mw19 just felt heavier.

[@ALX_6.11]

Wait, what do you mean there's no molotov in MWIII?

[@d.b.2917]

mw 2019 is the best and had the best cosmetics. I hate how call of duty ended up.

[@KommanderWar]

The first one is the best one...

[@baldfloppa394]

7:46 there is a molotov in zombies

[@tava2310]

Mw2019 was the peak, the game even looks better. For some reason the other games look too bright?

[@ashtag1495]

Bow that's what i call optimization 😅

[@evdogg9824]

MW3 has the better mp but less attention to detail because it had such short development time

[@majinangel_1615]

2019 perfect

[@agusdasher7295]

simplemente MWII tiene las mejores animaciones de la saga,y sonidos,ademas de graficos en mi opinion,es una mejora muy buena a comparacion del MW2019,pero en lo que no le gana al anterior es en modelos de armas que mw2019 en comparacion son mejores porque son mas reales.

[@Divadblue7]

No veo ni un solo punto en el que MW2 gane gráficamente al de 2019, dime solo 2. Sonidos te la rifaste demasiado, mw2019 los sonidos de las armas son todos acorde con el arma, siendo así que fueron grabadas con las armas reales y en MW2 parecen armas de plástico tanto visualmente como en sonido. Y no solo es en sonidos del arma, los sonidos en general ganan en MW2019 y por muchísimo, por ejemplo, tu cuando tiras una granada en un edificio en MW3 no suena nada a parte de la explosion, mientras que en MW2019 sonaba como se movía los cimientos del edificio y lo mismo cuando lanzas una granada cerca de una valla, en MW2019 la vaya suena temblando mientras que en MW2 no, y ejemplos así hay muchos.

[@luisrosado7050]

its just a steady decline from MW19 to MW23

[@alexandermartinez7930]

I’m confused if mw3 was an intended dlc why are there features from mw2 missing is it cause they made the switch and released it as a full game?

[@ImDespaa]

yeah, and since it was rushed they also couldnt have a higher attention to detail

[@ysaiahschannel1451]

Car shaking and breathing is in modern warfare 2019

[@TANNED_TOMBOYS]

MW19 was the best nuCOD hands down

[@user-vr4sg6ci2i]

I love how we elected the game is

[@TheBrickSquad11]

I will say, mw2 does look the best graphics wise

[@RabidPanda]

but guyssss the sprinkler works

[@Nooby3bb_1]

dawg the soil

[@Hazehyuga88]

7:56 I just realised that my 2019 has better textures than mw3 how embarrassing 😭

[@EyDouma]

Mw2019: its p good Mw2: tbh the content is so dry they focused it all on warzone Mw3: its like when you're amidst of cooking but the head chef (Activision) said fuck that make a new one with the same period

[@kizbo69]

7:55 fym no molotov

[@bazlbooi]

I think detail wise no, but gameplay definitely

[@alessandronardi6714]

In MW19 there's too much lighting, MW22 i think is more realistic

[@jayt5346]

Brilliance in the basics right? Once they sucked us into the BS train, they started to jank us

[@frayz6195]

Unpopular Opinion: dont let Sledgehammer games do physics anymore

[@mgty129]

They also got rid of emotes and watch checking I'm mw3

[@kizbo69]

in MWII too

[@SatisfactionedEdits]

the entire game just feels like the developers copied and pasted mw2 and forgot to add some details

[@Jack_14-5]

MWIII is made by Sledgehammer Games. They got the name but nothing else.

[@Kn_nick]

Mw2019 is the best out of the 3 games

[@anonymousaccount5262]

I m sorry to say but in colder maps YOU CAN SEE ON MW2019 THE BRAETHING. You just disabled something or that map isn't cold at all lmao

[@anonymousaccount5262]

A lot of details in MW2019 are in other mw's too. You just went to the wrong maps and possibly disabled shit. Look at other vidoes of attention to detail of MW 2019. they have these.

[@moussamoussa3703]

i got back to mw2019 and i swear 1v1 against a bot is more fun and enjoyable mw2019 is just underrated af

[@ImDespaa]

not underrated at all

[@ChinkoKerchapnov]

FOV spoiled me so hard during CW & Vanguard. I’d still be playing MW2019 if it wasn’t for the lack of a fov slider on console. It’s like playing 60 fps on other games & trying go back to 30 fps on RDR2 🥲 But I’m honestly looking forward to BO6. Treyarch always delivers

[@gxn1ck]

mw2 was the best call of duty of all the three you didnt have all these nerds slide canceling around the map and jumping every second at least the game was playable

[@kizbo69]

the movement was surely my cup of tea I like slower shooters

[@Tid3pods]

I would have thought mw2 was perfect IF it wasn’t pay to win and the mantle speeds were way faster

[@kizbo69]

Pay to win??

[@Tid3pods]

@@kizbo69 I only really cared for DMZ which you could be real money for skins that gave you good items or even self revives or UAVS for free, when people who didn’t spend money have to earn them, also many people reported that the more money they spent the easier their lobbies got.

[@kizbo69]

ohyea

[@RuziNuk3]

Short answer, no

[@Littlepoky2]

not defending it, but mw3 does have molotovs

[@filatzaika3915]

No way that mw3 have less detail than mw3