Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

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3.7

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  1. AsheZx
    Jan 10, 2021
    4
    An excellent, innovative zombies mode and fantastic campaign is brought down by a terrible multiplayer experience that is clearly incomplete, rushed and poorly executed. Not to mention the plethora of technical issues, such as challenges not completing, game crashes, visual bugs etc. that plague this game. If you buy this game, buy it for it's campaign and zombies, and don't ever pay fullAn excellent, innovative zombies mode and fantastic campaign is brought down by a terrible multiplayer experience that is clearly incomplete, rushed and poorly executed. Not to mention the plethora of technical issues, such as challenges not completing, game crashes, visual bugs etc. that plague this game. If you buy this game, buy it for it's campaign and zombies, and don't ever pay full price for it. £15 is all this game is worth.… Expand
  2. cjnichols17
    Dec 17, 2020
    4
    From the beginning this game seems promising. Once again maps will be free, the cold war setting is actually semi interesting, and you know the gunplay will be smooth. The campaign starts out pretty good. I actually caught myself stopping to admire my surroundings in many of the areas. Multiplayer started off feeling pretty smooth as well.

    The problems set in when you remember that    From the beginning this game seems promising. Once again maps will be free, the cold war setting is actually semi interesting, and you know the gunplay will be smooth. The campaign starts out pretty good. I actually caught myself stopping to admire my surroundings in many of the areas. Multiplayer started off feeling pretty smooth as well.

    The problems set in when you remember that this is a Call of Duty game and for every step forward they take they either refuse to fix an old issue, improve outdated mechanics, or just shoot themselves in the foot with **** like their overly aggressive skill based match making.

    Skill Based Match Making or SBMM for short is a novel idea. Setting players up against other players of a similar skill level seems fair enough. However the issue sets in when the lobbies take forever to find players of a similar skill level, you get good enough to be in lobbies where everyone has to be perspiring profusely 24/7, and all the fun of playing around with new guns is thrown out the window. Instead you get players constantly camping to move ahead and sticking to predetermined metas. When everyone is using the same handful of weapons with the exact same builds the game's sense of wonder and exploration in its mechanics quickly falls apart. I quickly found myself in lobbies where playing aggressively even started being punished as full teams would post up in one spot and snipe you from a head glitch.

    Head glitching is yet another issue. It is the weird phenomenon in the older games where when you crouch next to a wall only your forehead can be seen over the wall. Yet somehow the gun behind the wall can still shoot you with no decrease in damage from shooting through the concrete wall or decreased accuracy from being shot through that same wall. Instead the developers have decided to act like this is some pro level skill only long time players and pros can pull off. When in reality it is just some horse **** that they refused to fix when it originally showed up in like Call of Duty 2 back in 2005. Yeah over 15 years ago.

    Let's continue now into the spawns and overall connectivity. For years Call of Duty games have given players this weird peaks and valleys gameplay. Where sometimes you feel like you are on some god like streak and then the next 5 games its like your bullets mid magezine turn into blanks. Maybe every 3 or 4 rounds just doesn't hit. Then you have the shot guns that supposedly have bullet spread, yet can't get your a hit marker when the enemy is trying to drink from the end of your barrel like the shotgun is a straw in their favorite big gulp beverage after they spent 3 days with no water in the desert. Instead shot guns are now expected to be used like sniper riffles forcing you to have precision aim as if bullet spread doesn't truly exist. If we are going for this approach to shot guns then distance allowed for a one hit kill and consistency in bullet damage should be taken into consideration right? Nah... Snipers suffer from a similar inconsistency where at times you will blast someone in the head and receive no hit marker what so ever. Other times you feel like your shot is way off and hitting way too low on the opponents hit box that it couldn't in any way actually hit them. Yet, bang, there is your one hit kill.

    Last, but not least the spawns. I can not count how many times I would be walking out of the spawn only to get shot in the back as the spawns swapped at the exact moment I got to pop back into existence. I understand being flanked, but this was just a spawn swap inconsistency. Yet similarly I have also had countless times of walking through a large open space, turning to go the other way, and somehow magically an enemy is right behind me. As if they were there the whole time. Yet no enemy was on my screen or caught on my UAV. I know there are perks to stop the UAV from picking up your position. However, the frequency of this happening within my experiences and the way it was happening further tells me that something on the networking end for the game is not quite keeping up pace regardless of my high end PC's capabilities and fairly speedy internet.

    Long story short; TLDR. I think revisiting this time period was a smart choice as the future and modern aesthetic of these games has just, become bland. It was a back drop for the story and nothing else. The Cold War timing and theming is just more interesting and novel. Graphically this may not be a powerhouse, but has its moments of beauty and wonder within the campaign. Sadly that didn't carry over well into the multiplayer section where maps once again feel so cluttered and haphazard. They play alright, flow isn't bad, mechanics just hinder the experience, and the clutter tends to make every map feel like the developers were rushed and didn't know how best to fill the space.

    Other than theming and beauty of some of the environments within the campaign the game is just another Call of Duty.    … Expand
  3. claye
    Nov 14, 2020
    4
    this game feels like a step back in all aspects from MW ....................
  4. Puggles
    Jan 1, 2021
    4
    This game was so promising at release, but now I can say for certain that this game is going to get worse over time and it already has been.

    With the story mode I liked it as It wasn't long and dragged out like some of the other campaigns. Compared to black ops 4, I prefer the zombies in cold war to BO4 zombies. The reason why is that there is no monetization in the zombies game mode    This game was so promising at release, but now I can say for certain that this game is going to get worse over time and it already has been.

    With the story mode I liked it as It wasn't long and dragged out like some of the other campaigns.

    Compared to black ops 4, I prefer the zombies in cold war to BO4 zombies. The reason why is that there is no monetization in the zombies game mode like for example, the elixirs and gobble gums. I would feel that the downside is that there is only one map and it gets repetitive replaying the same map over and over again. The map design in COLD WAR's zombies is great as it has wide open areas to train compared to BO4's narrow map design. I like the loadouts, specials, and the return of original perks..... Otherwise Its a step in the right direction.

    My problems is with everything else. Like for example, you need a constant internet connection to play every game mode like campaign and solo zombies. It does not make any sense to me and if the developers decide to shut down the servers. The end result is going to be the death of this game forever. So much for the preservation of games.

    For some reason every update for PC it ends up making the game worse with constant UI errors, glitches and crashes that make the game unplayable. I also disagree with the inclusion of modern warfare being shoehorned into the menu screen without the option of removing it. The reason I paid for this game is to play COLD WAR, not Modern Warfare. It also makes the menu screen look cluttered.

    As an old COD player, this is my first time being exposed to the "seasons/battle pass" scheme. I can say for certain its not worth the money. Because in my opinion, there really isn't a whole lot of content in it that enhances the experience as it only has COD points (I despise cod points), skins, one new character, double xp tokens, and other cosmetic items. And seeing how there was a badass trailer for stich, I thought there was going to be more added story missions but I was mislead.

    It seems like Treyarch also cares more about selling cosmetic bundles rather than releasing actual good content. These bundles are not worth the price and they are being produced at a rapid rate.... No, I am not going to pay 20$ for an character that should have been in the battle pass (honestly, go **** yourself Treyarch/activision. No, i am not going to pay 10$ -20$ for an anime gun camo for 2 guns that shoots purple tracer rounds. Its ridiculous and its infuriating because the game was perfectly fine without all these cosmetic microtransactions. It just goes to show how much corporate greed has found there way into video games.

    The final problem I wanted to talk about it the multiplayer. It lacks consistency with every gun being nerfed and buffed. The lack of maps is shocking and despite that, the games spawn system is dreadful. Every second the spawns keep on getting flipped which can be annoying. And I still get spawned killed regardless!

    Please remove SBMM

    In conclusion, I would recommend to not buy this game. The game initially can be very good and fun, but after a while it starts to become boring, repetitive, lack of content, and the addition of corporate greed that recently got shoved into the game. Seriously Treyarch/Activision? The game was fine without the microtransactions and the monetization schemes! If this is the best you can do then I don't see how anyone will stay on this game after a year. This game could have been a return to the good old COD days. But it ended up becoming a mediocre game and a missed opportunity.    … Expand
  5. awesomekratos12
    Apr 27, 2021
    4
    This is the most boring cod released by far. This game feels like Black Ops 1 but with slightly better gunplay. While Black Ops 1 was good for it's time, fps games have evolved quite a bit since 2010, but this game just feels like a huge downgrade from MW 2019. The gunplay is worse and more clunky, the graphics are average at best, back to small, claustrophobic maps that cod has alwaysThis is the most boring cod released by far. This game feels like Black Ops 1 but with slightly better gunplay. While Black Ops 1 was good for it's time, fps games have evolved quite a bit since 2010, but this game just feels like a huge downgrade from MW 2019. The gunplay is worse and more clunky, the graphics are average at best, back to small, claustrophobic maps that cod has always been known for, and it's all the worse for it. The only strong point of the game is the zombies mode since they've at least tried to somewhat innovate on that front. You have a new outbreak mode which is basically a series of open world maps where you complete objectives to progress to the next map, each time you reach a new map the difficulty gets harder and harder. But this is the only good thing about the game. The campaign is utterly forgettable and boring, and the multiplayer as I have said before plays almost exactly like Black Ops 1 from over a decade ago. How did we go from a relatively solid CoD in 2019, to a massively gimped CoD in 2020/2021? Save your money and play something like R6 Siege instead. If they sold the zombies mode separately, this games multiplayer would be more dead than it already is,… Expand
  6. zzkaiser
    Sep 5, 2021
    4
    Soy jugador desde los primeros Call of Duty, despues de muchos años, la saga se ha corrompido ha tantos niveles, que es muy triste, porque era una gran saga de juegos

    Una optimizacion que roza lo lamentable en todas las maquinas, es ridículo que una maquina que puede mover horizon zero dawn, days gone o sekiro todo a máximo, no puede mover bien un FPS, ridículo. Gráficos muy buenos,    Soy jugador desde los primeros Call of Duty, despues de muchos años, la saga se ha corrompido ha tantos niveles, que es muy triste, porque era una gran saga de juegos

    Una optimizacion que roza lo lamentable en todas las maquinas, es ridículo que una maquina que puede mover horizon zero dawn, days gone o sekiro todo a máximo, no puede mover bien un FPS, ridículo.

    Gráficos muy buenos, lo unico que evita el 0 la verdad

    Multijugador o multilag, porque las partidas van mal en el mejor de los casos y sin nombrar a los niños rata que son una plaga

    Lootboxes y demas de pago, el verdadero alma del juego, ni la hisoria, ni el modo zombis(que es multijugador, manda huevos), no es el pago contante y abusivo    … Expand
  7. DCS431516526
    Nov 19, 2021
    4
    Terrible servers, battle pass, wacky maps, and SBMM make this game a terrible buy at any price above -70%.
  8. Tomish
    Nov 14, 2020
    4
    Зачем делать шаг назад когда уже есть хорошая игра? Доведите до идеала то, что есть а не делайте десяток новых ошибок и шаг назад! Отвратительный мультиплеер!
  9. jestifizzle
    Nov 20, 2020
    4
    I think the reviews of 0 are just review bombing so here's an honest review.

    The game plays and feels like a pre-alpha. Core fps mechanics are completely broken and inconsistent: Mouse & keyboard aim feels unnatrual, controller aim assist was reworked (and made a lot worse) for some bizarre reason, ignoring the fact that they have had a good, working aim assist for the last decade. THIS    I think the reviews of 0 are just review bombing so here's an honest review.

    The game plays and feels like a pre-alpha. Core fps mechanics are completely broken and inconsistent: Mouse & keyboard aim feels unnatrual, controller aim assist was reworked (and made a lot worse) for some bizarre reason, ignoring the fact that they have had a good, working aim assist for the last decade. THIS GAME HAS SBMM! And it is enforced visciously with the lack of any ranked mode. Visuals are worse than modern warfare 2019 despite sharing the same engine. All this without even getting to the multiple bugs and crashes especially on PC. The game is currently not fun to play in the slightest, and probably the biggest problem of all (which is borderliine criminal) from the development team and publisher is the fact that the game costs $70 for something that feels like an independent work in very early pre-alpha phases of development. Zombies in the only reason worth getting this game however that too contains multiple game breaking bugs.

    As far as I'm concerned, blaming the tough year of 2020 doesn't excuse the poor product that they have delivered to us. I would go so far as to say that this is a scam product overhyped by marketing and that the publusher and game title should be boycotted.    … Expand
  10. raphaowna
    Nov 14, 2020
    4
    Disappointed. Only the campaign is good. Modern Warfare is much better. Overpriced
  11. FirstSand
    Nov 21, 2020
    4
    I loved Black Ops 1 on PC 10 years ago so much, that couldnt ignore the game named Black Ops Cold War (to be honest, this name has nothing to do with real Cold war-game of the series, which was mentioned earlier). As i never played Singleplayer of CoD seriously, i would rather start with Multiplayer.
    Its garbage. Almost. It looks like a whole new franchise based on Cold War times, but it    I loved Black Ops 1 on PC 10 years ago so much, that couldnt ignore the game named Black Ops Cold War (to be honest, this name has nothing to do with real Cold war-game of the series, which was mentioned earlier). As i never played Singleplayer of CoD seriously, i would rather start with Multiplayer.
    Its garbage. Almost. It looks like a whole new franchise based on Cold War times, but it has nothing to do with real Black Ops 1 game that many people still remember and play. Cold War is a game for soyboys, with fancy music, that has nothing to do with somewhat industrial cold ambient of BO1, and Cold War is also a dramatically raw product. In every way, basically. There are only 5 assault rifles, 5 smgs, 3 lmgs, 3 pistols and ONLY TWO shotguns in this game right now. Year 2020. No comments. Only 8 maps are availiable, some of them lag so hard that on minimal settings game runs in 50 fps, showing graphics of Far Cry 3 or Warface at the same minimal option. Game is absolutely unoptimized, also i should mention that with my headset everything sounds very quiet, although i tried all sound presets that were availiable.
    TTK is very strange and looks like someone wanted to make all-in-one game called like "Call of Playerunknown's Battlefield". You can very rarely kill 2 or 3 people at once, its just impossible and your reaction means nothing. Skill based matchmaking is also a big problem, but i cant say much about that because havent played enough, probably. Your guns fly all over the screen, feels like your operator has strong epilepsy... All i can say is that Cold War looks like a Black Ops caricature, its just raw and somewhat stupid to play. Its like playing something between mobile arcade clone of CoD, PUBG and Far Cry 3, but in 50-60 fps and ten years old graphics.
    But I still believe in 3arch and hope they fix these massive problems, because the basic concept of the game is fantastic.    … Expand
  12. Snufflux
    Mar 4, 2021
    4
    Horribly unbalanced multiplayer, if you aren't using a burst rifle with shotgun secondary you just lose. Singleplayer is decent, for a CoD campaign. Nothing great but nothing worth getting outraged over. The zombies has been ok as well, they offer some changes that keep it fresh for old players while also giving incentives for new players to engage in the mode. However, the multiplayerHorribly unbalanced multiplayer, if you aren't using a burst rifle with shotgun secondary you just lose. Singleplayer is decent, for a CoD campaign. Nothing great but nothing worth getting outraged over. The zombies has been ok as well, they offer some changes that keep it fresh for old players while also giving incentives for new players to engage in the mode. However, the multiplayer can't be overlooked as it is the meat and potatoes of the game. Not only are there balance issues, but there's just a lack of content all around. With very few maps and a small selection of guns compared to previous entries in the series, there just isn't enough variety to give any reason to keep playing. There is a promise of post-launch content, but this feels like it should've been part of release with how little to do there is in this game. Lastly, why is just the act of trying to party up with friends so horrendously broken? 90% of the time I try to play with friends we get some sort of error, and the amount of times we've lost a party member upon loading into a game is just annoying. This game could have a used another year in the oven to bake and is just more evidence as to why annual releases are outdated and bad for developers and players.… Expand
  13. llentinantl
    Jan 31, 2021
    4
    Multiplayer of Black Ops Cold War tries to mix features of Black Ops series and recent Modern Warfare reboot, and fails miserably in both directions. After getting awesome fluid gunplay of MW2019, we are receding back to plastic toys with blaster sounds and no recoil. Weapon customization is half-baked clone of MW2019, with almost every weapon having same mods in each category (sometimesMultiplayer of Black Ops Cold War tries to mix features of Black Ops series and recent Modern Warfare reboot, and fails miserably in both directions. After getting awesome fluid gunplay of MW2019, we are receding back to plastic toys with blaster sounds and no recoil. Weapon customization is half-baked clone of MW2019, with almost every weapon having same mods in each category (sometimes not even properly displayed on weapon, such as ammo mods on Magnum), while MW2019 (and even previous game of BO series) had unique mods set for each weapon. Class system lost awesome Pick-10 approach to become clone of MW2019 class system, and failing even on that, as wildcard ruins both balance and variety. While I like progression of Black Ops more than MW2019, it is not Cold War's merit of having it, rather not losing it from previous games. Visuals are bland, with some maps having extremely ridiculous color correction.
    Game is out for several months, yet there are numerous bugs.

    It seems we came full circle, coming from BO3 tasteless ripoff of Infinite Warfare, to tasteless MW2019 ripoff of BOCW. I was never expecting to be excited about next Infinity Ward entry in series more than about Trayarch's one.    … Expand
  14. AndisMan432
    Jun 6, 2021
    4
    The only good things you get from this game is decent campaign with okay characters and two endings, both equally as interesting. Zombies is also a more causal experience but is still fun and is always a nice mode to play while kicking back and relaxing. Honestly, the zombies is the best thing in this game and it's no where near as good as zombies in games like black ops 3. Therefore, theThe only good things you get from this game is decent campaign with okay characters and two endings, both equally as interesting. Zombies is also a more causal experience but is still fun and is always a nice mode to play while kicking back and relaxing. Honestly, the zombies is the best thing in this game and it's no where near as good as zombies in games like black ops 3. Therefore, the single player modes/co-op modes are pretty good. However, multiplayer is really, really, really bad. It is one of the worst cod multiplayers since infinite warfare, in fact, I'd even say this is almost 2x worse. Maps are terrible, gunsmith is a down grade from mw 2019, it's littered with micro dlc and worst of all, match making is easily the worst it's been in the whole franchise. Skill based matchmaking is a joke and playing this game for long periods of time is a mental health threat. I would even go as far as to say this game's multiplayer makes it more of a, "want to preform self-harm" simulator then an enjoyable and rewarding experience. This game gets a 4/10 and all of those points come from single player and zombies, multiplayer is a flat out 0 for me, save yourself and go play Modern Warfare 2019, or quite literally any other cod from the past couple of years if you are looking for a good multiplayer game. However, if you only buy these games for single player or zombies, I would suggest getting it, those modes are solid.… Expand
  15. SuperCurry30
    Mar 20, 2022
    4
    In a game where multiplayer is the main focus, if the multiplayer system is messed up, it means the game is ruined.
  16. gamingtim
    Feb 26, 2022
    4
    Campaign is meh, too many little cucks camping in multiplayer, and the only thing good about this game is the zombies mode. If you like mp, play mw2019 or plutonium.
  17. WAXIE
    Mar 25, 2022
    4
    Je ne peux pas dire que le jeu est mauvais, c'est probablement un des meilleurs Black Ops auquel j'ai joué, sans exagération.

    Mais je trouve quand même sidérant de voir qu'après tant de temps, tant d'investissement, Activision, n'ait pas la décence de corriger les beugs. Attention, il corrige les exploits, mais par contre en ce qui concerne les clés de prestige, qui semble être un    Je ne peux pas dire que le jeu est mauvais, c'est probablement un des meilleurs Black Ops auquel j'ai joué, sans exagération.

    Mais je trouve quand même sidérant de voir qu'après tant de temps, tant d'investissement, Activision, n'ait pas la décence de corriger les beugs. Attention, il corrige les exploits, mais par contre en ce qui concerne les clés de prestige, qui semble être un problème depuis très longtemps et qui n'a toujours pas été résolu, c'est aberrant.

    Ce n'est pas un Free To Play, ni un jeu en Beta, nous avons tous payé pour y jouer, nous avons même pour certains investis un peu d'argent pour du contenu en jeu, comment peuvent-ils considérer que le jeu ne mérite plus de maintenance? Il n'a même pas 3 ans!

    Je peux paraitre aigri, mais j'attends mes clés de prestige depuis 1 an et j'ai envoyé plusieurs mail, sans jamais recevoir aucune réponse. Et ce problème est connu.

    Merci pour ce bon jeu, pas merci pour votre communication et votre maintenance.    … Expand
  18. tdebug
    Nov 16, 2020
    3
    Campaign is nice but very, very short. Literally can finish it all in 2 evenings, doing all possible optional missions. Not sure it worth the asking price to be honest. So it's 4 points max for 60€ it is not enough of gameplay.

    Zombie part is completely pointless, idea-free, messed up running and shooting. 0 points for this.
  19. Zenren
    Nov 28, 2020
    3
    I got this as a birthday present. I really must have done something bad to deserve this as a present. Absolute trash in nearly every regards. COD Modern Warfare (new) was one of the worst COD's to come in decades, this is worse than that in almost every regard. This is Fallout 76 all over, a rushed game intended to make money during the Christmas season, released well before it's time,I got this as a birthday present. I really must have done something bad to deserve this as a present. Absolute trash in nearly every regards. COD Modern Warfare (new) was one of the worst COD's to come in decades, this is worse than that in almost every regard. This is Fallout 76 all over, a rushed game intended to make money during the Christmas season, released well before it's time, evidenced by the maps still being released and the content being added. You can't convince me this is a finished game, if so, the developers should find another line of work.… Expand
  20. azgoodaz
    Nov 18, 2020
    3
    Let's start off by saying a CoD game with 25% of the content locked behind a platform will never get a 10/10.

    I paid $59.99 on the Battlenet Launcher for the PC version and I felt like this game was worth $49.99 for how much content is in this game, that's how much it should have been. Cold War is a scam. Campaign is Mason (the player from past Black Ops games) and now the character    Let's start off by saying a CoD game with 25% of the content locked behind a platform will never get a 10/10.

    I paid $59.99 on the Battlenet Launcher for the PC version and I felt like this game was worth $49.99 for how much content is in this game, that's how much it should have been. Cold War is a scam.

    Campaign is Mason (the player from past Black Ops games) and now the character you played as for some parts of the campaign... he doesn't even talk. You have to choose pre-selected prompts and then the other characters speak. Kinda disappointing for a $60 - 70 game.

    Zombies is fun but a lot of things from multiplayer and Warzone, it's ugly. Easter Eggs have been figured out in less than 24 hours of release... Very well thought out Easter Eggs (sarcasm), Black Ops 1 and 2 had better Easter Eggs than this garbage.

    Warzone is fun but it still implements that horrible armor system where you have to micro-manage your armor. It would be nice if we had a Hardcore Warzone where Armor doesn't exists. Make it more fast pace.

    Multiplayer has limited game modes, nothing like Modern Warfare, not very unique game modes either. Most game modes are just modes from Battlefield. Gameplay feels washy and floaty, feels like my weapons are all over the place compared to Modern Warfare. Hardcore got the ugly duckling treatment yet again, Core as more modes than Hardcore. Multiplayer has only 8 maps compared to older Black Ops titles that had 12 - 14 maps at launch. Weapons are pretty limited and somehow a Game Designer though to put 'Ghost, Ninja and Cold Blooded' all on Perk 3. What's the point of this?

    Pros:
    - Campaign
    - Theater Mode

    Cons:
    - Overpriced for locked content and items
    - Nuketown is getting remade again.
    - 8 maps.
    - Limited game modes
    - Hardcore got ugly treatment
    - No Operator customization, everything is in Battle Passes.

    This isn't a game where if you have $60, you want to buy this. I personally would just buy Modern Warfare if you really have the money, just wait when that game goes on sale. For being 3 years in development for this game, this feels very early access. It doesn't feel finished and it doesn't feel or look like a $60 game nor a $70 game on consoles. You can tell the development doesn't care anymore. CoD is just a cash grab, this game is just a scam, a really good scam.    … Expand
  21. PowerGamer
    Dec 23, 2020
    3
    Constant random crashes for everyone that I know that tries to play the game.
    This is the only game I have that does this. And everyone is saying it crashing on Reddit, etc., too.
    Not only on the PC but on consoles as well. If they tried they could monitor where in their code it's crashes and fix it but apparently they don't even bother. Maybe it's a bug(s) that very hard to track    Constant random crashes for everyone that I know that tries to play the game.
    This is the only game I have that does this. And everyone is saying it crashing on Reddit, etc., too.
    Not only on the PC but on consoles as well.

    If they tried they could monitor where in their code it's crashes and fix it but apparently they don't even bother. Maybe it's a bug(s) that very hard to track down because they are in the middle of some random thread or something, but there is no excuse. This is just very bad and lazy game development.

    To add insult to injury they just pretend the crashes don't exist ("It works for me!"), and instead of fixing anything they just keep adding new features and asking for more money.    … Expand
  22. Cookiebooky
    Nov 19, 2020
    3
    The worst CoD I have ever played. Only redeeming quality is the campaign. Multiplayer and Zombies are a joke. In multiplayer it feels like you are firing bb guns. There are no weight to the guns and they all sound the same. Grenades feels like you are throwing a rubber duck. Death animations are super bad. Actually the animations in general are ass. Maps feels like they were designed by aThe worst CoD I have ever played. Only redeeming quality is the campaign. Multiplayer and Zombies are a joke. In multiplayer it feels like you are firing bb guns. There are no weight to the guns and they all sound the same. Grenades feels like you are throwing a rubber duck. Death animations are super bad. Actually the animations in general are ass. Maps feels like they were designed by a 12 year old. Where CoD MW innovated in a lot of ways, this seems like a huge setup, almost feels like a chinese F2P game, but even some of those are good. TTK seems super **** and hitreg is over there.… Expand
  23. luckydutch
    Mar 4, 2021
    3
    Picked it up on the free weekend. Still plagued by the same-old issues. Jump shooting and slide shooting is out of control. The guns and maps are OK but the core gameplay is ruined by absolutely everyone exploiting jumpshots. Pass.
  24. Ammonium
    Nov 15, 2020
    3
    The campaign is ok but like always it's Russian bad and USA good but wouldn't recommend anyone to buy it especially when the core of every CoD the Multiplayer is and they seriously **** it up.

    The Gameplay itself is fun but to start with just 8 maps at the release while Modern Warfare had 20 is not good. I only play the entire time the same 3 maps and it get's boring really fast and i    The campaign is ok but like always it's Russian bad and USA good but wouldn't recommend anyone to buy it especially when the core of every CoD the Multiplayer is and they seriously **** it up.

    The Gameplay itself is fun but to start with just 8 maps at the release while Modern Warfare had 20 is not good. I only play the entire time the same 3 maps and it get's boring really fast and i have now around 15 hours of Multiplayer playtime also it took 5 hours for example until i got Moscow into my map rotation and only played it now 5 times in 15 hours. Then the zombies mode...I love zombies but that it's player hostet without server is a big no in 2020 in my opinion. Also when the host has a crash and the game does host migration the entire lobby crashes too in 8 out of 10 times. Just Unacceptable.
    And the problems with crashes also the server performance is so bad that the TTK feels often like MW. And i wouldn't recommend to buy the game at full price to anyone. The Game is unacceptable for 60/80 euro it feels like an early access game. Then the Camos look bad muddy and are just copy pasted from BO2 without optimization. Also the exp to lvl your weapon / grind attachments are so low that it takes forever to get them. And the standard multiplayer Operator need to be unlocked through missions, It's as if they put all that **** grind into the game so that you overlook it's serious lack of content.

    Then the Map visibility is just bad and enemys blend too much into the enviroment often and Cold War itself feels really like i bought a 60 euro Early Game...

    It's so ridiculous i feel ripped off so hard. And when someone comes and thinks "But it just released a few days ago" First of all you are the reason that Activision released that **** You also don't go to your stylist and pays him 50$ and he just cuts 5 strands of hair.

    Like i said i really feel ripped off and i only bought it because i liked the "Beta" (Which in fact was not a **** Beta) and i really really regret buying it.

    So please don't make the same mistake.    … Expand
  25. Blakangelos
    Nov 17, 2020
    3
    Сюжет: неплохой но местами он слишком урезан, как вроде торопились и не успевали много сделать. так что компания на 3-4 часа.Но интересная.

    Сетевая игра - да это убожество 10 % вырезанной из предыдущей части, физика на нуле, не более 15 видов оружия, карты скучные, меня хватило на 30 минут и я вышел. Зомби режим - тут даже объяснять не хочу хватило терпения на 15 минут. И все    Сюжет: неплохой но местами он слишком урезан, как вроде торопились и не успевали много сделать. так что компания на 3-4 часа.Но интересная.

    Сетевая игра - да это убожество 10 % вырезанной из предыдущей части, физика на нуле, не более 15 видов оружия, карты скучные, меня хватило на 30 минут и я вышел.

    Зомби режим - тут даже объяснять не хочу хватило терпения на 15 минут.

    И все больше заняться нечем за 2800, на 3-4 часа. Я очень разочарован. В предыдущую часть я до сих пор играю, там много дополнительных заданий эпичных сетевых битв. А тут полный аут. Не советую игру к покупки!!! Зря потраченные деньги. Веры больше нету.    … Expand
  26. JesterDEWIT
    Nov 14, 2020
    3
    Call of duty: Black ops cold war takes the old and adds new, unlike black ops 4 where that game took the old that worked that people liked and replaced it for the sake of making something brand new, I'm mostly referring to the zombies in that case, but this game takes the old that fans liked about Black Ops series and adds new to that, without removing the old. As it goes for the Cold WarCall of duty: Black ops cold war takes the old and adds new, unlike black ops 4 where that game took the old that worked that people liked and replaced it for the sake of making something brand new, I'm mostly referring to the zombies in that case, but this game takes the old that fans liked about Black Ops series and adds new to that, without removing the old. As it goes for the Cold War theme and the story.
    I really want to sit down and ask few questions to the people who made the story, ask them things like what they were going for and what message, are they trying to put out if any. I get a few hints in mind. And if it's true I think it's really bad for this game series. The multiplayer can be fun while keeping with the games theme and even giving you an introductory cutscene just it starting up to add to the set theme, but particularly in the multiplayer I don't like the animations in this game. I don't know if it's because I've been spoiled with the motion capture from on MW and there feel for realistic looking
    but fast gameplay they went for. But if I go play Black Ops 3 zombies for some reason I like the animations better. I have a theory that it cold war uses the game engine from Black Ops 4, and I didn't like how that game felt, and a lot of people didn't, as I've heard. As I was playing through the campaign i was thinking about this the whole time but didn't want to admit it but I'm going to admit it.... The reason why they called Black ops and why Hudson woods and Mason are in the game.. they pulled a Disney...you know like other new Star wars movie had all the old characters in it but they were not themselves and we're not involved in the main plot? Basically what they did it feels it me... Little throwbacks here and there but they pulled a Disney it feels like..... Maybe that's why they didn't cast the original voice actor for woods, he probably would have been pissed off like mark hamill was with Luke in The last Jedi. Look... nostalgia....is a good powerful, almost like a drug for the brain, and it helps give a happy feeling, a lot of people loved the original characters and there were bits of them in Black Ops 4, but it seemed like there was a trick for using nostalgia in a way to buy the characters, or the game. what I'm saying is like I tried to explain earlier I feel like they made a "Disney clickbait". If the original crew were not teased in the trailers in this game then not called Black Ops. I don't think it wouldn't have been as popular and I don't think much people would have bought it if it wasn't for them being in the game. They're nothing like themselves, of course they may not sound like them, but from what I know they could have got woods his voice actor easily but they didn't, and for some reason they got a guy who sounds like he's trying to sound like the previous voice actor.... why? I understand that their previous title did not go so well (Black Ops 4). But to bring back, beloved characters from the dead, so to speak, just to have the nostalgia feeling kickin so people would buy your game, then for them to be completely different. Why would you do that?I know people would complain to me and say that's what the new modern warfare did but the new modern warfare reimagined the whole Modern Warfare trilogy, but in modern times. This game, tried to put itself between black ops 1 and 2 story.. But they treated their characters like if they reimagined them? they added bits and histologia to keep you going, there's multiple endings and there's one that makes me question what's the point of this games story? Matter of fact, I think they all do that, and the thing with these Call of Duty games. The theme is the story, and the setting, and if the story is good. The rest of the game feels and looks good. If the theme is trash. The rest of it all falls apart (zombies and multiplayer). To be brutally honest, I'm upset that they didn't try to get james C. Burns To play Woods again, as they did before. It makes sense if you were reimagining the story like Modern Warfare but they didn't, I want to know the truth of why they did not try to get him. Imagine how you made James feel, how you made the fans feel. I've seen a bunch of clips on YouTube of him acting, a bunch of interviews, and that's woods right there. you can't put the body of his character in people's views for nostalgia to get them to buy your game. Maybe that's not what they did. I don't know but that's how I feel and I feel horrible... I feel worse Wondering how James feels. Short summary there is fun to be had with this game, especially the zombies.
    But the theme for both multiplayer, and zombies the bad story and it makes the rest of the experience feel bad. Just like it would in any other Call of Duty game. Not trying to be a hater but this this reminds me of black ops 4, sometimes beloved characters should be put to rest instead of brought out of their grave and treated like this. Master Chief is a great example    … Expand
  27. PDog44
    Nov 14, 2020
    3
    If you thought you were going to get a better COD multiplayer experience then MW You're sadly mistaken. Another COD that will kill your computer if you don't have good specs and another COD that has the MP5 as the king over all guns. You play multiplayer and watch the killfeed and it seems to be nothing but MP5's and instead of a shotgun sniping you across the map like in MW it is now aIf you thought you were going to get a better COD multiplayer experience then MW You're sadly mistaken. Another COD that will kill your computer if you don't have good specs and another COD that has the MP5 as the king over all guns. You play multiplayer and watch the killfeed and it seems to be nothing but MP5's and instead of a shotgun sniping you across the map like in MW it is now a M16. I was inlove with the older COD games but wow, these recent games can really leave a sour taste in your mouth. Instead of the 1 second gunfights you get in MW you now have the participation award killstreaks. I find nothing but MP5 in games. there is no diversity in weapons. its almost like the "nerf" the MP5 got didn't happen. its still the only weapon that is used in multiplayer and there is no more of those sniper battles you have with players and no more of those medium ranged AR battles.... its just some kid running around with an mp5 laser sight and stims. tired of this. I really wish i could've gotten my money.… Expand
  28. Evil_Lester
    Nov 20, 2020
    3
    Call of duty black ops cold war- это самый крупный провал замечательной серии Black ops.
    Игра превратилась в казуальное казино, в котором каждый нубасик может развалить ветерана серии совершенно на пустом месте.
    Звуков шагов не слышно вообще, ты не можешь определить где и сколько противников по звуку. Ужасные и не играбельные карты сделаны так, что постоянно тебя кто-то убивает в спину    Call of duty black ops cold war- это самый крупный провал замечательной серии Black ops.
    Игра превратилась в казуальное казино, в котором каждый нубасик может развалить ветерана серии совершенно на пустом месте.
    Звуков шагов не слышно вообще, ты не можешь определить где и сколько противников по звуку.
    Ужасные и не играбельные карты сделаны так, что постоянно тебя кто-то убивает в спину или прилетает шот в ухо, респавн какаха.
    Сидуны MW 2019 видимо переехали в новую часть, как сидели так и сидят.
    В игре отвратительная регистрация попаданий.
    В игре отвратительная оптимизация, на 2060 SUPER и минимальных настройках графы - 100 кадров и ощущаются как 80.
    Баланс оружия как и всегда, оставляет желать лучшего, если в MW 2019 можно было разваливать со СКАРА, то в варе какое оружие ты бы не выбрал, МП5 и дрободепстель перестреляют тебя в 80% случаев.
    Ваншетные, дисбалансные серии убийств теперь может накопить абсолютно каждый, что является очень большим минусом в новой кал оф дюти.
    Ставлю +3 балла за музыку, зомби режим и кастемизацию ганов.    … Expand
  29. Unselles
    Nov 16, 2020
    3
    This is honestly one of the worst Call of Duty games and a huge downgrade from 2019 Modern Warfare. I expected much more from Treyarch than this lazy cash-grab. It's like any other Call of Duty there is, no innovation, nothing. The only things this game does better than MW2019 is the objective play and in-game statistics, also move to scorestreaks. Campaign isn't too bad, it's just veryThis is honestly one of the worst Call of Duty games and a huge downgrade from 2019 Modern Warfare. I expected much more from Treyarch than this lazy cash-grab. It's like any other Call of Duty there is, no innovation, nothing. The only things this game does better than MW2019 is the objective play and in-game statistics, also move to scorestreaks. Campaign isn't too bad, it's just very generic gameplay wise.
    The weapon/character animations are janky and some look straight up horrible. Graphics are also pretty mediocre and downgraded, same for player movement and the maps. There is no more parkour, it's all very basic level design. The in-game camos are a joke, it's like from 2011. I know people say that the game is "old-school", but we don't live in 2011 anymore, people should higher standards than this.    … Expand
  30. ClarkParker
    Nov 19, 2020
    3
    Unfortunately a lot of problems
    - countless crashes
    - bad fps performance on PC - countless disconnections in the lobby - very blurry graphics - bad net code performance - bad hit registration - unbalanced sbmm - unbalanced weapons - aim assist broken on the controller (too strong?!) - aim on KBM slight off (overshooting) - PC players start to use the controller to get an    Unfortunately a lot of problems
    - countless crashes
    - bad fps performance on PC
    - countless disconnections in the lobby
    - very blurry graphics
    - bad net code performance
    - bad hit registration
    - unbalanced sbmm
    - unbalanced weapons
    - aim assist broken on the controller (too strong?!)
    - aim on KBM slight off (overshooting)
    - PC players start to use the controller to get an advantage of the aim assist - so switching off cross-play doesn't exclude controllers in your Lobby
    - cross-play unbalanced
    - lag of content (maps)
    - constantly micro-updates and changes without patch notes    … Expand
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#15 Most Discussed PC Game of 2020

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76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. Launcher (The Washington Post)
    Jan 27, 2021
    70
    What feature, or lack thereof, would compel a Call of Duty fan to buy or skip a new entry at this point? It plays fine, and it’s the most recent one. That’s usually enough.
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  2. GameSpace
    Jan 13, 2021
    85
    Overall, I love the old-school feels of Black Ops in Cold War and I love the storyline. All of the modes are fun to play and offer a lot for old players and new players alike. It is fun to get back into the action with players from all consoles and on PC to make the action that much better with cross-play. There are some issues with multiplayer that will seemingly never go away but such is life for an online multiplayer game.
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  3. Worth Playing
    Jan 4, 2021
    80
    The question of whether to pick up Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War on the PC is situational, despite it being a solid title. If you're the type of player who likes the campaigns that each entry brings forth, then you'll be fine with Cold War. The branching paths of the short campaign give it some replayability beyond simply increasing the difficulty. Fans of Zombies mode will also be fine, even though it suffers from having only one map (for now) and a PlayStation-exclusive mode that'll be unavailable on the PC for a year. Multiplayer fans are in more of a pickle. If you're tired of the maps in the prominently featured Modern Warfare but want traditional modes, then this is perfect, especially since the cross-play feature is going strong and there are people on both the last- and next-generation platforms ensuring the game gets a healthy shelf life. If you're primarily a Warzone player, you aren't going to bother with this one, since that free-to-play game is getting Cold War elements soon to keep it fresh.
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