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On Sun, 06 Nov 2016 07:19:37 +0000, Mr Rob
<noemail...@jsjsaiiowppw.com> wrote:

>
>Has anybody played it yet?

Nah, the series lost my interest once they went futuristic, not to
mention the lack of innovation.  At least the older games had
immersive/addictive multiplayer.  Once a setting goes space ships and
laser blasters, it becomes hard to hold my interest except in rare
cases.  

>I have resisted buying it so far, mostly because I'm pretty sure I
>will get it as a Christmas gift. I'm more interested in the re
>mastered original than I am the new game.
>
>Gamespot seems to think it's great. On the flip side, Mack gives his
>verdict on it  here:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZO7A4n0N0k

Look at the Metacritic user score :)...  sitting at 2.2 as of this
writing.  I've always found that to be a much better indicator of how
good a game is than professional critic reviews.

"Mixed" as a consensus on Steam reviews is not at all a good indicator
either.

On Sun, 06 Nov 2016 07:19:37 +0000, Mr Rob
<noemail...@jsjsaiiowppw.com> wrote:


>Has anybody played it yet?

>I have resisted buying it so far, mostly because I'm pretty sure I
>will get it as a Christmas gift. I'm more interested in the re
>mastered original than I am the new game.

It's a Call of Duty game, so no. The single-player (which I'm mostly
interested in) will likely be too scripted and linear, with a
cringe-worthy and bombastic storyline that leaves me feeling dumber
for watching it. The multiplayer will be filled with "bros" and
foul-mouthed children playing an ultimately pointless competition
further marred with hacks and obvious nickle-and-diming by the
publisher. 

I may pick it up if Activision ever deigns to allow the price to fall
below the $5 mark but - as with my recent playthrough of Call of Duty
Ghosts - I'm sure that I will be disappointed at my purchase even with
such a steep discount.

(Are you picking up on the fact that I'm not a fan of the franchise?
;-)

On Sun, 06 Nov 2016 09:53:15 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson
<spallsh...@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Sun, 06 Nov 2016 07:19:37 +0000, Mr Rob
><noemail...@jsjsaiiowppw.com> wrote:
>
>
>>Has anybody played it yet?
>
>>I have resisted buying it so far, mostly because I'm pretty sure I
>>will get it as a Christmas gift. I'm more interested in the re
>>mastered original than I am the new game.
>
>It's a Call of Duty game, so no. The single-player (which I'm mostly
>interested in) will likely be too scripted and linear, with a
>cringe-worthy and bombastic storyline that leaves me feeling dumber
>for watching it. The multiplayer will be filled with "bros" and
>foul-mouthed children playing an ultimately pointless competition
>further marred with hacks and obvious nickle-and-diming by the
>publisher. 
>
>I may pick it up if Activision ever deigns to allow the price to fall
>below the $5 mark but - as with my recent playthrough of Call of Duty
>Ghosts - I'm sure that I will be disappointed at my purchase even with
>such a steep discount.
>
>(Are you picking up on the fact that I'm not a fan of the franchise?
>;-)


If campaign is what you're looking for, I'd take a look at Mack's
review of Titanfall 2.  Typically not my kind of game but after
watching him play for a while it kind of grew on me.  I don't plan to
buy it any time soon with Battlefield One occupying my gaming time,
but it does look like fun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUHmdTOM1d8