![]() There are a couple of things that separates Black Ops 2 from previous games in the series, and one such thing is the choices you make that remind us of Mass Effect. A lot of threads are left hanging, and to make matters worse that are some major logical gaps and plot holes that the developers make no effort to fill. When it's time for "shocking revelations" you will have seen them coming from miles away. All missions played out during the 80s are actually flashbacks told by fan favourite Frank Woods (you know, the one who took a nosedive on a pile of grenades the last time around). But even if the story in Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 often excites, it suffers from flawed storytelling. The adventures of father and son are told in parallel and are in the end tied up in a ending that's worth remembering. Menendez put his plans in motion during the end of the Cold War, and these plans play out all the way up until 2025, where a new group of heroes is introduced, lead by Mason's son David. Instead Mason and company take on a fictive yet charismatic antagonist named Raul Menendez. We're not getting conspiracy theories and existing conflicts this time around. And in Call of Duty: Black Ops Treyarch even managed to make things better with a great story, that in many ways made it a better experience than the one we had with Infinity Ward's Modern Warfare games.įor this reason I was very much looking forward to this year's sequel, and much like in the first game, the story revolves around Alex Mason and his gang. They have been explosive rollercoaster rides with bombastic action sequences, and bearded macho men who shoot evil people in the face with giant guns. ![]() I belong to the minority who have enjoyed the campaigns of the last couple of Call of Duty games. It's a battlefield born out of digital warfare, but the devastation is worse than anything seen before. There are massive robots that spit out missiles at colossal tanks. There are hundreds of remote controlled drones blocking out the sunlight, and picking off helpless civilians on the ground below. The battlefield is inhabited by soldiers who can be invisible, and they carry sonar equipped weapons that see through walls. But this time things are a bit different. I've lived my life down in these trenches for a few years. I'm right there at the heart of the battle. ![]() As the freeway collapses I feel the vibrations resonate through my body, and I hear thousands of tons of metal crushed beneath the concrete blocks. The explosions blind me at first, and then leave a ringing tone in my ears. The pavement is red, and the white clouds in the sky have been tainted by the black smoke rising from the skyscrapers. ![]()
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