Call of Duty: Black Ops III

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  1. IntelgentGamer
    Nov 7, 2015
    4
    Absolutely no innovation and honestly a massive disappointment from Treyarch with one of the worst campaigns ever in call of duty and a mediocre multiplayer mode. The Zombie mode this year is unique especially the secret mode and dead ops arcade but its nothing special. It does not reach anywhere close to the black ops era maps like the masterpiece of the Pentagon. If you love call of dutyAbsolutely no innovation and honestly a massive disappointment from Treyarch with one of the worst campaigns ever in call of duty and a mediocre multiplayer mode. The Zombie mode this year is unique especially the secret mode and dead ops arcade but its nothing special. It does not reach anywhere close to the black ops era maps like the masterpiece of the Pentagon. If you love call of duty and you really want a game to play this could be a buy however, I simply cannot recommend it with games like Fallout 4 and Star Wars Battlefront just around the corner. This is essentially another year another COD.
    P.S. Please ignore all the 10/10 fanboys who buy an average of 2 games per year and the clearly paid off critics!    … Expand
  2. splitpolygon
    Nov 7, 2015
    4
    I can barley withstand Campaign. Same tricks different models.
    Online still doesn't have dedicated servers, laggy and the future garbage is done with me.
    This will be the last call of duty i purchase.
  3. Coolco10
    Nov 7, 2015
    3
    Lets look at Halo 5, not the best game in the world and a lot of people didn't give it a chance but it is fun to play both the Campaign and the Multiplayer. This game however failed to make a decent Campaign and Ghosts Multiplayer mode was funner to play then this dreadful games online. Zombies... Ill admit that is was alright.

    The game on console has the worst online connection i have    Lets look at Halo 5, not the best game in the world and a lot of people didn't give it a chance but it is fun to play both the Campaign and the Multiplayer. This game however failed to make a decent Campaign and Ghosts Multiplayer mode was funner to play then this dreadful games online. Zombies... Ill admit that is was alright.

    The game on console has the worst online connection i have ever seen in a game (And i have good WiFi) and not to mention the terrible PC port, Treyarch butchered the game because they are lazy, hell i think EA worked harder on Fifa 16 then Treyarch did on this unspeakable game    … Expand
  4. bluemoon1987
    Nov 7, 2015
    3
    If only they would put as much effort into their game as they do with marketing it.

    the idea tank ran dry 3/4 games ago, so lets steal gimmicks and ideas from other games despite them not working half as well in COD's ridiculously simplistic, hand holding multiplayer environment and add them to our game. Then re-skin a few levels with the slightest of tweaks, add an extra number to the    If only they would put as much effort into their game as they do with marketing it.

    the idea tank ran dry 3/4 games ago, so lets steal gimmicks and ideas from other games despite them not working half as well in COD's ridiculously simplistic, hand holding multiplayer environment and add them to our game. Then re-skin a few levels with the slightest of tweaks, add an extra number to the title and re-release the same game and charge top price for the privilege.

    The last 3/4 iterations of the series should of been DLC at the prices they charge for their so called DLC. But i suppose you can't really blame them when they've got so many idiots that still willingly throw cash at them when prompted to.    … Expand
  5. partyintheback
    Nov 6, 2015
    1
    The campaign is one of the worst Call of Duty campaigns. Very short and worse than average. Multiplayer is buggy and I keep getting dropped out of matches. Very laggy. If you liked previous Black Ops, don't buy this one. Black Ops 1 and 2 were better across the board.
  6. JoshLuck1995
    Nov 6, 2015
    4
    Was quite looking forward to this but am quite dissapointed with the campaign, its beautiful graphics but it feels flat and at times feels quite lost. The multiplayer is the same as any other COD.
  7. ashermadan
    Nov 6, 2015
    0
    I don't usually write reviews here but Call of Duty suffers from a lot of stutters on consoles. I initially thought it was a problem with my Xbox One because I'm a Preview member but it's not. I also experience odd frame rate drops on the PlayStation 4 version. The game relies on a steady frame rate to maintain the optimal gameplay experience. Why can't this Call of Duty do that? I justI don't usually write reviews here but Call of Duty suffers from a lot of stutters on consoles. I initially thought it was a problem with my Xbox One because I'm a Preview member but it's not. I also experience odd frame rate drops on the PlayStation 4 version. The game relies on a steady frame rate to maintain the optimal gameplay experience. Why can't this Call of Duty do that? I just don't understand. I was thinking about trying out the Windows version but according to reports on forums and elsewhere, it's just completely broken. What is going on here?… Expand
  8. Birakon
    Nov 6, 2015
    1
    Terrible. The only redeeming factor of this game is zombies. The entire rest of the game is a blatant ripoff of Titanfall. I honestly thought I was playing titanfall for a while until I realized you can't drop a Titan from the sky. Bad game. Rent it for zombies because zombies is fun, but you might as well go buy titanfall for 5 dollars because if you're not interested in zombies, it's theTerrible. The only redeeming factor of this game is zombies. The entire rest of the game is a blatant ripoff of Titanfall. I honestly thought I was playing titanfall for a while until I realized you can't drop a Titan from the sky. Bad game. Rent it for zombies because zombies is fun, but you might as well go buy titanfall for 5 dollars because if you're not interested in zombies, it's the same thing.… Expand
  9. CODFANBOY2015
    Nov 6, 2015
    1
    This game should have been better.

    I loved BO II so I thought I would support this next release, but sadly this didn't wow me or really have anything good about it to make it stand out.

    MP was very poor in optimization, SP was short and the content overall was there but wasn't really hiding the very poor Matchmaking and FPS lock.
  10. vZeqk___
    Nov 6, 2015
    0
    The game adds nothing new to the franchise, its just like every cod title rinse and repeat, Rinse and repeat. I have no idea how people find this game remotely enjoyable Not to mention the past two titles.
  11. Teamflasher
    Nov 6, 2015
    1
    It is for me still the same COD game. Nothing is improved. Examples are: Fast pace, jumping around, dodging bullets if it's like the movie "Wanted". I don't like it. Mistake purchase of the year!
  12. Riskyreview
    Nov 6, 2015
    0
    This should absolutely not have been called Black ops 3 because it barely has anything in common with the previous instalments!

    This is a review of the campaign and in short do not buy this for the campaign! The first and worst thing they did was to focus on co-op instead of singleplayer so instead of getting the same good old CoD campaign you get what is basically MP maps with some    This should absolutely not have been called Black ops 3 because it barely has anything in common with the previous instalments!

    This is a review of the campaign and in short do not buy this for the campaign!

    The first and worst thing they did was to focus on co-op instead of singleplayer so instead of getting the same good old CoD campaign you get what is basically MP maps with some cutscenes!

    There are no choices in this one because it's focused on co-op.

    There are no flashbacks to interesting wars.

    You create your own generic character so you don't play as someone interesting this is also a result of their focus on co-op.

    The action is boring also because it was designed for co-op.

    Everything just feels so bad and not at all what I was expecting from Treyarch.

    Co-op is ruining gaming some people don't want to play games with others they just want to play a fun singleplayer game.

    STOP PUTTING CO-OP IN EVERYTHING IT DOESN'T WORK!    … Expand
  13. Turbodowg
    Nov 6, 2015
    0
    Cod is on a slow slippery slope to oblivion if they keep releasing these god awful games! If I'm honest, after Ghosts I didn't think they would have enough fans left to continue. Then AW surely would be the nail in the coffin, but nope, the young often noobish new generation who have heard the stories from us veterans about COD 4, WAW and MW2 keep on buying this junk in the hope they willCod is on a slow slippery slope to oblivion if they keep releasing these god awful games! If I'm honest, after Ghosts I didn't think they would have enough fans left to continue. Then AW surely would be the nail in the coffin, but nope, the young often noobish new generation who have heard the stories from us veterans about COD 4, WAW and MW2 keep on buying this junk in the hope they will be an accepted part of the once golden COD community.

    Unfortunatly for them, the skilled commuity has retired now. All that is left are squeeky kids jumping around and wildly shooting on badly designed maps in the hopes they can be legendary twitch streamers! But the game has little to offer and little to achieve. The pure skill and almost autistic map knowledge required to be a beast in the older cods no longer means anything. Just grab a gun, jump like and idiot, run across a wall and get maybe two kills if you don't suffer the still present game breaking lag!

    I honestly wish we still had MW2, and they just made new maps and weapons, I'd probably even pay microtransactions on that game (gasp!). But no, each year we are treated to a whole new pile of festering turd that in no way improves over the last. It just builds on the stupid game style that has now changed COD from been and intelligent twitch shooter to an ADHD simulator (believe me I have it I know!).

    So I have to say this really is the final time I will ever pay for a COD game again. I'm done. This is the final insult to the community who built this game up to glory and have been shat on for their promotion of a once legendary franchise. RIP cod. Burn in Hell Blops3!    … Expand
  14. OptimusGlx
    Nov 6, 2015
    0
    Cod blops3 is advanced warfare 2 plain and simple, if you hated advanced warfare you will hate blops3.
    Right now with cod released the fight for the best fps of the market is between halo 5 and star wars battlefront.
  15. Jakeass
    Nov 6, 2015
    1
    This feels like nothing more than a sequel to Modern Warfare 3 and Ghosts. Very difficult for my middle aged eyes to see the enemy's with this graphics. Thoroughly enjoyed Advanced Warfare but really bummed I purchased this game for $60. Luckily I didn't pay for the DLC's.
  16. piresplayer
    Nov 6, 2015
    4
    I love the multiplayer mode, but it's presenting sereval problems...I was walking forward and shooting, but the char step back and I see many players happen the same. just need fix it for I back to love the game!
  17. WarriorZ
    Nov 6, 2015
    0
    This is just like advanced warfare (blops3 adds nothing but repeat the mediocre fails of advanced warfare) , please activision, treyarch enought with the futuristic sh*t bring back the world war games.
  18. lilant135
    Nov 6, 2015
    1
    By far the worst duty in years. doesn't come close to mw2. ITs a causals game so it will sell fine. But there is soo much wrong with this game. BUt hey you can throw bees at your enemies. lol this game is a joke. do not buy it unless your a casual gamer
  19. Mr_Eddy
    Jun 28, 2016
    4
    It might seem like it has a great deal of content, but the campaign sucks and there is only one free zombies map. The multiplayer gets repetitive and boring pretty fast, so overall the game is pretty bad.
  20. beestgaimer
    Jun 1, 2016
    0
    Exo jumping is clunky and not a fun game and the amount of money u need to spend to get a good weapon or DLC pack is over priced and in my opinion nobody should buy this game.
  21. Canadian365
    May 18, 2016
    3
    Game is no longer of interest for demographics in 35-40 range! Game needs to go back to its roots, simple point and shot, without the added button frills, unlocks etc. I will not buy or support any more installments of this game. No wonder the Battalion1944 Kickstarter raised 300%+ above its campaign goal, point and shoot, simple.
  22. Colinator
    Jun 4, 2016
    2
    This could be classified as the most mentally disabled review on metacritic to date. If people can give this game 8/10s or up, this world is doomed. This game is the worst COD to date. Critics being paid to give amazing reviews doesn't help at all. Overall, I'm never buying another call of duty ever again.
  23. ARBrad
    May 18, 2016
    2
    Black Ops I and II were great. The Modern Warfare trilogy was good. This? Is garbage. Usually Black Ops games are unique compared to other installments (AW, Ghosts, WaW, etc). But it just felt like an extension of Advanced Warfare. Over complicated zombies mode, an online community bogged down with 12 year olds (not the games fault, but still a major down point). Honestly not worth the money.
  24. nberlanga
    Jun 1, 2016
    0
    The game sucks. Not buying another CoD. I thought this game would be great, because the previous release was great. BO3 though, is just plain garbage. The new features are not innovative.
  25. OlderNewGuy
    Jun 8, 2016
    0
    Ну и дерьмище! Самая худшая часть серии на данный момент. Всё сделано на отьебись.

    Графона нет. Сюжета в одиночной компании нет Оптимизации нет Озвучки нормальной нет Отношения к Black ops I и Black Ops II нет НИЧЕГО в этой игре нормального нет. А критики подкупные мрази. 81, сука, балл за игру на Xbox One и Playstation 4. Ну всё теперь меня вычислят и побьют(((( Поезд сделал    Ну и дерьмище! Самая худшая часть серии на данный момент. Всё сделано на отьебись.

    Графона нет.
    Сюжета в одиночной компании нет
    Оптимизации нет
    Озвучки нормальной нет
    Отношения к Black ops I и Black Ops II нет
    НИЧЕГО в этой игре нормального нет. А критики подкупные мрази. 81, сука, балл за игру на Xbox One и Playstation 4.

    Ну всё теперь меня вычислят и побьют((((

    Поезд сделал бум!    … Expand
  26. jmlzhd
    Dec 13, 2016
    4
    What can be said about this game except its Call of Duty. I seriously don't understand what are they trying to do, I mean I used to love this Franchise just like everyone else but I guess they just want to make new COD every year without any fresh content and release it and Activision just wants to grab your cash.
    There is no innovation, just its a shooter game where they are really    What can be said about this game except its Call of Duty. I seriously don't understand what are they trying to do, I mean I used to love this Franchise just like everyone else but I guess they just want to make new COD every year without any fresh content and release it and Activision just wants to grab your cash.
    There is no innovation, just its a shooter game where they are really trying to tell a story but completely fail. When I was playing this game, I just wanted to end it, I wasn't excited when I was playing, and after completing it I didn't even had one memorable moment.
    The ONLY BEST THING about this game is its shooting... That's it
    If you are a die hard fan and really wanna play then you can or if you can rent it then of course you should but if you are new then I wouldn't recommend it unless you are ONLY LOOKING FOR SHOOTING EXPERIENCE.    … Expand
  27. lrosstal
    Apr 9, 2016
    0
    This game sucks. It has to be the worst COD I have ever played. No variety in enemies. No improvements to game play since the 7th gen consoles. I understand this game is mostly a multiplayer game, but without a good campaign, when the servers shut down it is a coaster at best.
  28. iamevilhomer
    May 20, 2017
    2
    Cod games are the worst. I used to say that it was the same trash every year but I'm changing that now. It's worse every year lol. It really is.......
  29. 613th
    Jul 23, 2021
    2
    I am not a hater of the CoD series, but this is the worst part I have ever played.

    it is looks like Just Cause 4 or Warface or something. Graphic, the interface and the whole decoration looks terribly, something between a mobile game and a browser shooter. About the gameplay and game modes - i deleted the game after completing half of the plot. There is no campaign at all. There are    I am not a hater of the CoD series, but this is the worst part I have ever played.

    it is looks like Just Cause 4 or Warface or something. Graphic, the interface and the whole decoration looks terribly, something between a mobile game and a browser shooter.

    About the gameplay and game modes - i deleted the game after completing half of the plot. There is no campaign at all. There are only some separated missions with the same, absolutely empty, characters. I think that all features and the main setting of this part are bad for many players too.
    Online mode was turned off after one try, and it was not because of my bad skill.
    The zombie mode not so bad as the whole other game, so the game has my 2 only for this mode.

    If you are in doubt, my advice - go by.    … Expand
  30. egellon
    Mar 15, 2023
    3
    Bear in mind that this review is coming from campaign-player only which in my opinion did not deliver in this release of CoD game. The plot was boring and gameplay repetitive. I was used to action-packed sequences in CoD campaigns which this games absolutely lacks.
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#51 Best PS4 Game of 2015
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 87 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 73 out of 87
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 87
  3. Negative: 0 out of 87
  1. GameGrin
    Feb 4, 2016
    75
    Underneath the glamour, it feels like just another Call of Duty game - to the delight of existing fans, but the chagrin of players seeking new turf.
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  2. CD-Action
    Jan 12, 2016
    75
    Both the single player and online modes are fun but don’t expect to be blown away. Despite a great story and a couple of very enjoyable missions the campaign as a whole is a tad boring. [13/2015, p.50]
  3. Pelit (Finland)
    Jan 4, 2016
    91
    What we have here is the best Call of Duty single player experience to date. The multiplayer is solid too, though the much-talked re-design has resulted a multiplayer experience that really doesn’t differ all that much from the previous ones. [Nov 2015]
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