Call of Duty: Black Ops III

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  1. bersi84
    Jan 27, 2020
    8
    I m rating Black Ops 3 solely for its solo player campaign so please be aware of that when you consider buying it. As of today the mutiplayer seems pretty dead, so if you want to get it only consider it for the campaign or possible coop action with Zombies Chronicles. I played this game on my PS4 Pro SSD and would rate the solo campaign 8/10.

    The engine runs smooth although I realized    I m rating Black Ops 3 solely for its solo player campaign so please be aware of that when you consider buying it. As of today the mutiplayer seems pretty dead, so if you want to get it only consider it for the campaign or possible coop action with Zombies Chronicles. I played this game on my PS4 Pro SSD and would rate the solo campaign 8/10.

    The engine runs smooth although I realized smaller frame drops during certain cutscenes. The gameplay itself is very smooth and fluent. No hiccups, no frame drops, no bugs, no bluescreens encountered. The weapon system is very nice. The grade on customization is really cool and the weapons have a really nice feedback. The way you want to play the game, grab the weapon of choice, customize it and go. A minor downrate goes to the unlock system. I know that encourage more gameplay but for the campaign itself it should be possible to unlock all the weapons and be able to use it. That wasnt possible for me which is a bit sad in my opinion.

    Graphics and sound are supreme I have to say. The visual presentation is really good, effects are overwhelming at times and the sound feels right. The sound could be improved a bit I feel. Other games made full use of my atmos system thus bringing immersion even further. Still BO3 does most things right. The levels from time to time giving a nice slice of everything to the player. The developers were creating as usual in finding cool gameplay and interesting stages.

    The story is nothing special although I liked the combination of it without spoiling to much. It felt sci-fi-ish with a rogue like AI and military consiprancy somewhat mixed up a little bit too much. I have to say that at a certain point the story lost me a bit. Character customization is nice, although there are not too many options. You unlock around 10 outfits just by regular gameplay which is very cool to me.

    After all I enjoyed the short but intense trip. I dont care much about multiplayer of CoD games but I still love to play its campaigns when the games are on sale after a while. The price tag of at least 20 bucks is still not cheap considering I didnt play multiplayer. The Zombie Chronicles pays a bit back but it probably all depends on what you like. For me this brings the game to a 8/10.    … Expand
  2. LeoGeo1989
    Jan 26, 2020
    9
    Best multiplayer since mw2 even tho it’s not exactly boots on the ground the maps streaks specialist and weapons are all great and fun to use. There is a supply drop system unfortunately however most of the best weapons are in the base game and available to everyone
  3. Elucidate
    Dec 1, 2019
    5
    Unlike most people here, I don't really play online, so this review is based mainly on the campaign.

    I've played many CoD games before, and I gotta say, the story in this campaign is probably the worst I've encountered. The characters are utterly flat and uninteresting, which makes it hard to care about what happens to them. The finale is also extremely underwhelming. What's worse, the    Unlike most people here, I don't really play online, so this review is based mainly on the campaign.

    I've played many CoD games before, and I gotta say, the story in this campaign is probably the worst I've encountered. The characters are utterly flat and uninteresting, which makes it hard to care about what happens to them. The finale is also extremely underwhelming. What's worse, the game thinks it's being profound/grandiose with its nauseating "art" sequences and constant melodramatic voiceover.

    On the other hand, BO3 gets credit for its split-screen option in the campaign, and the amount of content available.    … Expand
  4. TheOneOnlyGuy
    Nov 9, 2019
    8
    I played this game like crazy and i still enjoy it! I love this game a lot because of how much stuff there is to do. Though micro transactions are a pain in this game.
  5. Titotitan
    Nov 4, 2019
    8
    BO3 is pretty sweet and it's not cause their are double jumps that this game is bad it just makes the game more fast pace and gives you more offensive or defensive tactics. It has nice maps and a nice gun range the campaign actually has a good plot with an intriguing evil. It has a wide range of guns the zombies is really nice offering different mechanics from casual zombies. Overall IBO3 is pretty sweet and it's not cause their are double jumps that this game is bad it just makes the game more fast pace and gives you more offensive or defensive tactics. It has nice maps and a nice gun range the campaign actually has a good plot with an intriguing evil. It has a wide range of guns the zombies is really nice offering different mechanics from casual zombies. Overall I find that this is a very fun game it's nice and offers many hours of enjoyment now I won't give it a 10 as even though it's good it doesn't have really anything that innovates on the series and it could have offered more than it did.… Expand
  6. alexslork
    Nov 3, 2019
    4
    Я в нее наиграл часов 5. Худшая покупка. Даже баттл роял не спасает.
  7. LatinCritic13
    Nov 1, 2019
    8
    Treyarch still got it going with the futuristic approach with Black Ops 3, and yet it is pretty good. The campaign is honestly pretty forgettable, but the multiplayer and zombies mode and the new bonus modes on the other hand, stands out to be strengths in this all-in-one COD entry.
  8. hiddthreat
    Oct 31, 2019
    6
    Понравилась только из-за зомби режима. Сюжет очень тупой, проходить за 5 часов, а сетевой режим с прыжками быстро надоедает.
  9. Voodoo123
    Aug 15, 2019
    7
    +Exceptional CBR visuals on ps4 pro
    +Excellent sci-fi plot
    +Great cast deliver memorable performances +Interesting spread of abilities to mix up gameplay choices -Core gameplay tenants mostly unchanged from rest of series Got this on my ps plus free game and had it in the library for ages.... finally got around to playing and was simply blown away by the quality of the SP campaigns    +Exceptional CBR visuals on ps4 pro
    +Excellent sci-fi plot
    +Great cast deliver memorable performances
    +Interesting spread of abilities to mix up gameplay choices
    -Core gameplay tenants mostly unchanged from rest of series

    Got this on my ps plus free game and had it in the library for ages.... finally got around to playing and was simply blown away by the quality of the SP campaigns production value. To produce visuals at this level and mostly locked 60fps (30 fps in majority in realtime engine cutscenes) is nothing short of a technical marvel.... I was often reminded me of perfect dark N64 in a good way as even though it nearly always led to the same core COD gameplay flow, the 'sci-fi' visuals in BLOPS 3 are at times simply stunning. Overall this impressed me far more than I could've anticipated and so I would recommend playing this SP campaign to any shooter fan. MP? Not tried so couldnt say.... This review is purely based on the SP campaign. Now imagine yourself in a frozen forest...    … Expand
  10. rp1polska
    Aug 6, 2019
    3
    Looks nice. Plot is so random it wasn’t even fun to play. I uninstalled it after like a few hours. I enjoyed playing Modern Warfare 2, it’s a pity.
  11. B0rn2_w1n
    Aug 5, 2019
    9
    I spent very good moments playing the multiplayer of this game (and it's been a while since I enjoyed a CoD game this much).

    In general, a solid game, but unfortunately it also comes with a pretty toxic community.
  12. Diegex
    May 31, 2019
    7
    The Campaing is butt **** the multiplayer is acceptable and little fun sometimes, zombies are good.
  13. mikemormai
    May 6, 2019
    8
    cara um cod bem legal , joguei umas 50 horas nele , recomendo pra que, curte fps
  14. GnArLY173H3aD
    Feb 28, 2019
    5
    Time really got the best of this game. To say that it has aged poorly is admittedly an overstatement, but I sincerely believe that no matter how many times I play it I will still feel disappointed. Normally i am one of those individuals that enjoys going back to old roots for nostalgia, but I don't think this game can even do that in the next couple years. Now I should point out that ITime really got the best of this game. To say that it has aged poorly is admittedly an overstatement, but I sincerely believe that no matter how many times I play it I will still feel disappointed. Normally i am one of those individuals that enjoys going back to old roots for nostalgia, but I don't think this game can even do that in the next couple years. Now I should point out that I kind of loved this game during its first year of existence. Yeah it definitely wasn't a masterpiece by any means (Trust me parts of it were downright terrible), but it was still a very enjoyable and casual experience for the most part. However once 2018 came that's when things started going downhill. Not only did the gameplay get more repetitive and boring with the overabundance of pointless DLC and even a little annoying with hackers coming into play, but it also didn't help its case with the arrival and rise of its predecessor Black Ops 4. That (And the fact that there was too many gigabits due to all of the DLC that hindered my ability to download other games) was the last straw for me to finally delete it for good.… Expand
  15. lmtz1618
    Feb 27, 2019
    9
    Black Ops III is excellent and fun and incredible. The Multiplayer is super fun and the gameplay loop is intoxicating. The advanced movement can get tired but the rest of the game far outweighs these sparse moments. Zombies is awesome and tells interesting stories. The campaign hits no stellar notes, and floats along sometimes forgettably, which to this day baffles me beyond reason. (I,Black Ops III is excellent and fun and incredible. The Multiplayer is super fun and the gameplay loop is intoxicating. The advanced movement can get tired but the rest of the game far outweighs these sparse moments. Zombies is awesome and tells interesting stories. The campaign hits no stellar notes, and floats along sometimes forgettably, which to this day baffles me beyond reason. (I, frankly, **** loved BO1's campaign and BO2's was cool) Where the BO1 and 2 level of Campaign storytelling went, I'll never understand. The rest of this title is fantastic though, and plays like a universal truth.… Expand
  16. Rdgmonster
    Feb 18, 2019
    9
    Un juego muy completo, la historia de la campaña principal no es muy buena y considero que pudo ser mucho mejor no obstante es una campaña que se puede jugar split screen algo que en la actualidad es muy difícil de encontrar en los juegos, cuenta con una campaña secundaria de zombis que tambien se puede jugar multiplicador y split screen logrando que hasta 4 personas puedan jugar en solo 2Un juego muy completo, la historia de la campaña principal no es muy buena y considero que pudo ser mucho mejor no obstante es una campaña que se puede jugar split screen algo que en la actualidad es muy difícil de encontrar en los juegos, cuenta con una campaña secundaria de zombis que tambien se puede jugar multiplicador y split screen logrando que hasta 4 personas puedan jugar en solo 2 consolas, en multijugador es el mejor multijugador que e jugado hasta el momento, implementando mecánicas que podemos ver en otros títulos como titanfall muy bien adecuados al juego así mismo tambien incluye split screen, creo que lo único que le fallo fue que la campaña pudo tener mejor historia con eso hubiera obtenido el 10… Expand
  17. SolarConker
    Jan 21, 2019
    4
    Same game each year except they charge you full price with more micro transactions
  18. PabloCorona03
    Dec 19, 2018
    9
    Personally, I love this game, the only bad thing I see is the way to get supplies, although they fixed it with their latest updates, because the contracts, the crypto coins are quite useful and make things easier. In the history mode section, they reduced the quality of past deliveries, with a mediocre and unconvincing bow, which for the mythology of the games is out of place.

    In the    Personally, I love this game, the only bad thing I see is the way to get supplies, although they fixed it with their latest updates, because the contracts, the crypto coins are quite useful and make things easier. In the history mode section, they reduced the quality of past deliveries, with a mediocre and unconvincing bow, which for the mythology of the games is out of place.

    In the multiplayer section, they did quite well, following the patterns of map creation to which we were accustomed. The Zombies mode does not disappoint either, since it expands the mythology of the saga, answering questions that had been left in past instalments and opening a new series of these for the next instalment. In the graphics section there are no complaints because in itself it is nothing new, but neither disappoints. The gameplay is pretty good, because unlike Advanced Warfare, the Jetpack does not feel out of place, because it does not interrupt the versatility of the game, this added to the weapons and the constant patches that were received throughout the life of the game, as well as the additions that were made in that time. Well the DLC was not bad either, delivering more multiplayer maps, zombies and new objects from time to time. In conclusion, this is one of the best CoDs, competing only with MW2 and its predecessor BO2.    … Expand
  19. ethanspeed
    Nov 20, 2018
    5
    What a "meh" experience. This game is unbelievably dull experience. I'm mainly talking about the campaign, but the multiplayer suffers too as, like most Call of Duty games, it gets repetitive after weeks of playing. First of all, the campaign has nothing to do with the previous games and therefore, we're stuck with whoever tf these characters are. I wanted to see a direct sequel to BlackWhat a "meh" experience. This game is unbelievably dull experience. I'm mainly talking about the campaign, but the multiplayer suffers too as, like most Call of Duty games, it gets repetitive after weeks of playing. First of all, the campaign has nothing to do with the previous games and therefore, we're stuck with whoever tf these characters are. I wanted to see a direct sequel to Black Ops 2's campaign, but now I can't. Before Black Ops 4 came out, I wanted to see a real campaign that was a prequel to BO3, but also a direct follow up, but now I can't. This game is painful to get through and it gets quite boring after long play sessions.… Expand
  20. MrZfinger
    Nov 19, 2018
    6
    Неплохой мультиплеер. Но одиночный режим - пустышка, которая хочет казаться чем то серьезным.
  21. BSchwarz95
    Nov 14, 2018
    9
    I'm not a massive CoD fan, but I'm one of the rare people who has earned the Platinum trophy for this game. So, this is a pretty objective viewpoint on everything the game has to offer:

    This game is a blast. The campaign is wacky and fun, offering things that I never thought I'd see in a CoD game such as robot battles, touring through human psyches, metaphysical gunfights on beautiful    I'm not a massive CoD fan, but I'm one of the rare people who has earned the Platinum trophy for this game. So, this is a pretty objective viewpoint on everything the game has to offer:

    This game is a blast. The campaign is wacky and fun, offering things that I never thought I'd see in a CoD game such as robot battles, touring through human psyches, metaphysical gunfights on beautiful cyber-plane of existences, and a story that actually hooked me. I played each mission a good 4-5 times and as I mastered the level design, I never felt tired of any of them. I can't tell you how many hours (yes I can, it was 84) I spent in the game and although the grinding for camos was a chore, I'd still like to go back and play more of it.
    The zombies was okay, I played it just enough to get the trophies and stopped then and there. I much prefer the WWII zombies mode, and that's saying something as it was fairly uninspired.
    The multiplayer was quite a bit of fun. I sucked at it until about rank 13, then I was decent until 40, pretty good until 50, and then amazing until 55. That's usually how CoD games go for me as I unlock better weapons, abilities, and get a better understanding of the intricacies of the maps. However, I can't see myself playing any more of it. WWII was the first and (most likely) last CoD game that I go for master prestige, and this is far from being one of the frontrunners to Master Prestige next.
    For objective players of this game, I think immense enjoyment can be found. For CoD players, I can see the unease but the blatant hate or refusal to play is hilariously close-minded and immature, and I say this out of love for this particular game.    … Expand
  22. Falcxn
    Nov 4, 2018
    10
    I thoroughly enjoyed the game as a whole. This is definitely the most content heavy Cod (if only they updated free-run). The gameplay in the campaign is fun, though to be honest the story doesn't make a bit of sense. Multiplayer is filled with customization, as well as Zombies. It even made Treyarch my new favorite dev for COD. I even went and bought BO1 and 2.
  23. Mpire934
    Oct 30, 2018
    10
    good game but supple drops wrecked it by having unbalanced fairness like i have a M14 and the ppsh and my friend brought all dlcs and nothing
  24. pessolandoMAN
    Oct 23, 2018
    10
    Review of Black ops 3

    A game developed by treyarch and published by activision in 2016. Is a FPS game, including campaing, zombies and multiplayer, the game pass in ther nearly future in 2065, 40 years after the events of Black Ops 2, n a world facing upheaval from climate change and new technologies. Similar to its predecessors, the story follows a group of black ops soldiers. In my    Review of Black ops 3

    A game developed by treyarch and published by activision in 2016. Is a FPS game, including campaing, zombies and multiplayer, the game pass in ther nearly future in 2065, 40 years after the events of Black Ops 2, n a world facing upheaval from climate change and new technologies. Similar to its predecessors, the story follows a group of black ops soldiers.
    In my opinion, the game is really great and super super funny to play with friends in zombie, multiplayer and co-op campaing, the game give us a new experience and another perspective about the zombies story. Showing really good graphics in PC and the new generation.
    The real problem is the campaing even been co-op, it doesn’t have a relation with black ops 1 or 2, making the player fells lost in the game history.
    The multiplayer is nice and very equilibrated ( thx Vonderhaar) it has nice wepons and mechanics making a good experience to play with friend all day and all night.
    The zombies is the best part of the game every player of COD (call of duty) buy the game for zombies.    … Expand
  25. dislexicpotato
    Oct 21, 2018
    7
    Black Ops 3 has a ton of new ideas and is better than its predecessor AW with its pretty graphics, smooth fun gameplay and a range of maps that are for the most part good. However its campaign is weak, league play is disappointing and the game overall just feels like a downgrade of Black Ops 2 and feels like a downgraded Titanfall.
  26. Gdgip
    Oct 13, 2018
    10
    This was the only COD I played for 3 years. The game felt great, the movement was enhanced, the perks, attachments, secondary’s were all balanced perfectly so that I could play different styles. This was the natural progression of BO games and BO 4 is a step backwards.
  27. superpyro296
    Sep 11, 2018
    7
    En général, le jeu est bon...Je ne comprends pas la moyenne de 4,8/10. Mon évaluation porte surtout sur la campagne qui à mon avis est assez longue (il y a 11 missions mais elles m'ont semblées assez développées). Le point faible du jeu est l'histoire à mon avis. Je n'ai jamais vraiment embarqué dans l'histoire et aucun des personnages n'est vraiment attachant. L'ambiance du jeu est assezEn général, le jeu est bon...Je ne comprends pas la moyenne de 4,8/10. Mon évaluation porte surtout sur la campagne qui à mon avis est assez longue (il y a 11 missions mais elles m'ont semblées assez développées). Le point faible du jeu est l'histoire à mon avis. Je n'ai jamais vraiment embarqué dans l'histoire et aucun des personnages n'est vraiment attachant. L'ambiance du jeu est assez futuriste mais il manque un petit quelque chose au jeu....qui fait en sorte qu'on oubliera facilement la campagne et qu'on ne développera pas de mémoires fortes reliées à ce jeu. Voilà pourquoi je donne un 7/10 à ce jeu....J'ajouterais que le mode Zombie est plaisant et je suis ambivalent pour le multiplayer (je préfère nettement Overwatch)… Expand
  28. Chills_Drifting
    Aug 29, 2018
    8
    I got this game when it was free for PS plus members on July, and i do not enjoy the game as i thought i would, but i do enjoy playing it with friends not as team up to winning but as in a few of us 5 to 8 make a private lobby and play among us and enjoy the community game modes, challenge each other and playing the campaign together, but overall i enjoy this game with friends and not solo.
  29. ifeelit
    Aug 29, 2018
    10
    This game is awesome. I don't understand the hate. I just got it for free on PSN but I wouldn't regret a full price purchase.
  30. actionist83
    Aug 2, 2018
    7
    REVIEWING SINGLE PLAYER CAMPAIGN ONLY:

    What can I say about the campaign? Not much. The level design and gameplay was fun and introduced some new ideas. The characters were painfully generic, and the story had a lot of potential; yet just couldn’t deliver the narrative in a way that made any sense.
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Metascore
81

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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