Infinity Ward now has its own “Press F to pay tribute” moment, except the worst in almost every way imaginable. Half way Modern Warfare 2 Campaign, you find yourself chasing a terrorist through the backyards and houses of an American frontier town. Every once in a while, a scared villager will appear behind the door and ask you to leave immediately, and when that happens, a message will appear at the top of the screen: “Hold right mouse button to disable.” According to Call of Duty, the best way to calm an upset civilian is to wave a gun in their face.
It’s not just a fancy button; it is the one who tries to clarify a situation that is inherently confusing. You don’t point a deadly weapon at an innocent person, you de-escalation situation. In the same way, you spend most of the story destroying towns and cities in foreign lands while chasing the terrorist, only for the team to completely freeze when they catch the guy, as it would be illegal for them to kill or kill. apprehend it. They have nothing to say about accidental death and the destruction of civilians along the way, but they deliver a very loud and powerful message right at the moment of death.
Modern Warfare 2 clings to many of the mission types and mechanics introduced in MW 2019, but has lost interest in the dubious morality of modern conflict. There are evade and visit missions, but almost everyone you meet is either a fighter or pretends not to be until a gun is pulled on you. And if you accidentally shoot a civilian, it’s an instant mission failure; you don’t need to process the moment or even witness the death, it’s just a quick reload as if you hit the wrong target at the firing range.
Instead, Modern Warfare 2 focuses on the characters of Task Force 141. We see Price take on a leadership role, Gaz becomes more confident, Ghost becomes less selfish, and Laswell enters the battlefield. This manifests itself in various ways. First, a lot more radio talk and banter on the mission to flesh out each character’s personality. Second, though, there are now a number of key plot points that are carried over into cutscenes rather than played out in first person. It’s like a SWAT melodrama where mysterious and brooding tough guys learn the importance of working together.
And it could be a bargain if the characters, while brilliantly played by the cast of Modern Warfare 2, weren’t just a little boring. There’s not much you can do with a team of people who almost always agree with each other and can always collectively save the day. We have to rely on the bad guys to provide tension and sadly most of the twists land like a damp rag.
Story aside, Modern Warfare 2’s missions are pretty good. Weave between stealthy open spaces and better-defined firing ranges, stopping every few missions for something completely different, like gunship fire support or a highway-style chase. Mad Max where you dive from car to car. . car to get to the front of the column.
There’s a new crafting mechanic that appears for a few moments when you find yourself unarmed as you scavenge for glue, metals, and other random materials, then build rudimentary tools and traps. You can craft door and drawer openers, disposable scissors, nail bombs, etc., but the mechanic never pushes hard decisions, and it’s often easier to sneak around until you find a firing gun. It’s a great flavor cleanser early on, but later episodes slow down the pace of the campaign.
The gunplay is sharp and punchy, and the slow, jarring scenery is as fluid as it was in All Ghillied Up, but it feels like the relationship behind that tried-and-true formula is a bit off this time. It’s more intermittent than any COD in recent memory, and the highlights are diluted with some boring stealth missions. It’s not one of the best Call of Duty campaigns, but it’s not bad either.
We will update this Campaign Spotlight with notes on Spec Ops and multiplayer after the full launch on October 28. In the meantime, we’ve got guides on how to finish Modern Warfare 2, campaign rewards, and security codes if you get stuck somewhere along the way.
Source : PC Gamesn
