Call of Duty: WWII

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  1. Talbis
    Nov 4, 2017
    4
    I once said that if Call of Duty will return to World War II I'll give it another chance. Well, here we are.

    One of the most vivid games in my memory is the first Call of Duty, the campaign that made me simply happy to play and replay it over and over. This time around the campaign is amazing. I love it. Characters are great, the story is compelling and both audio and visuals are of the    I once said that if Call of Duty will return to World War II I'll give it another chance. Well, here we are.

    One of the most vivid games in my memory is the first Call of Duty, the campaign that made me simply happy to play and replay it over and over. This time around the campaign is amazing. I love it. Characters are great, the story is compelling and both audio and visuals are of the best quality I have ever seen in CoD. I can see myself playing it again and again alongside the first games. Props on this one. And man, I wish I could buy a singleplayer only for a third of a price because the rest of this game...

    Zombies have zombies. Enough said. I vomit with zombies. Movies, TV, games, zombies are everywhere. They are boring. They were boring years ago. Just stop making zombie games and movies already! They've been done to death... Pun intended.

    Multiplayer is weird. You have that new hub section where a bunch of people run around, open boxes with random **** and do nothing but look for a menu to see the multiplayer modes. It's confusing at first but it is a good idea... but seeing loot boxes being open, seeing other people getting some random junk made me realize that the point of this hub is to gloat about your loot. Nothing social or interesting takes place here, just consumerism at its finest! The gameplay itself is like CoD of old. No recoil, no strategy, no thinking. Maps are built with sniper nests and choke points from grounds up, so... every game looks exactly the same. It gets boring after a while and because of how weapons handle you feel like the game was programmed as your first shooter - when you're done go play something better (most games are better).

    To sum this up. Singleplayer campaign is an easy 9/10, multiplayer is for me 3/10 (7/10 for CoD players) and zombies is about -1000/10. It's a shame you can't buy just the singleplayer, I'd pay for that.    … Expand
  2. Daikenkini
    Nov 3, 2017
    0
    A game purely defined by the conglomeration of each and every bad trend nowadays gaming industry currently has to offer - if you buy Call of Duty: WWII, not only do you give up your demands you should have as a customer for the publishers, you even reward them for patenting and abusing a shady transaction scheme that is purposely matching high-spenders with normal edition buyers so as toA game purely defined by the conglomeration of each and every bad trend nowadays gaming industry currently has to offer - if you buy Call of Duty: WWII, not only do you give up your demands you should have as a customer for the publishers, you even reward them for patenting and abusing a shady transaction scheme that is purposely matching high-spenders with normal edition buyers so as to get ALL players to spend money on loot boxes - yeah it's not only that. You will also be left completely disappointed with the game overall, which offers absolutely nothing new, and is not enjoyable whatsoever.… Expand
  3. pina
    Nov 4, 2017
    2
    I bought it yesterday since it was back to the roots, but it went literally back to the roots. They forgot that we're in 2017 and not in 2007. This game is SO poor: graphics are nowhere as it should be on today's consoles, animations are the same as 10 years ago, explosives are poorly done and the indestructible and hidden borders of the environment is something retarded.

    That's because    I bought it yesterday since it was back to the roots, but it went literally back to the roots. They forgot that we're in 2017 and not in 2007. This game is SO poor: graphics are nowhere as it should be on today's consoles, animations are the same as 10 years ago, explosives are poorly done and the indestructible and hidden borders of the environment is something retarded.

    That's because of the old engine from the beginning of the franchise. They just 'modified' it but the basics remain the same. The download package is 70GB (!!!!), all of which is bloatware. We're not talking about ultra HD graphics are heavy renedering for next gen consoles.

    The gameplay in multiplayer is very arcade, very fast and it's like I'm playing against and with bots. They all move so jerky. Shooting mechanics are poorly done, it doesn't feel right, it's all too fast. After a MP round, it takes ages and ages before a new game starts and you have to stare five minutes at the scoreboard without any possiblity to go to another screen.

    What's great? The unlockables, the perks and kill cams are still great and something to play for. But the gaming experience is so so so poor and it's painful to see how the gaming press keep giving it high scores. Perhaps it's because of the Campaign Mode, which I'm not interested in.

    But the whole game experience and above all, the game mechanics are retarded and outdated. This is a game for PS3, not for current gen consoles. Once again, you should be ashamed Activision to support publishing a cheap rip off of this franchise. IW or Sledgehammer MUST create a new engine for this game.

    This is like like playing FIFA 07 on a PS4 in 2017.    … Expand
  4. timefish576
    Nov 3, 2017
    0
    Single player seems fine, even if it is more of the same. I play COD for the multiplayer but this is a step backward (and I don't mean because its BOTG). This plays like it is Advanced Warfare (BOTG Edition). If I paid attention and saw that Sledgehammer was making this I would have rented before buying. I'm pretty sure they even used some of the same sounds from AW. So far for me itSingle player seems fine, even if it is more of the same. I play COD for the multiplayer but this is a step backward (and I don't mean because its BOTG). This plays like it is Advanced Warfare (BOTG Edition). If I paid attention and saw that Sledgehammer was making this I would have rented before buying. I'm pretty sure they even used some of the same sounds from AW. So far for me it is purely twitch gameplay which means you can't play smart. For most of the COD multiplayers I'm a 2.0 KD player. I like to outsmart people, not just out reflex them. Sniping is a joke, no point when a AR can pick you off across map. Shotguns are way to powerful (probably will be nerfed). Overall the movement and aiming feel floaty, like AW. I'll keep playing for now but I'll probably be going back to MW remastered soon. Please Please make a Modern Warfare 2 remaster!

    FWIW my top COD multiplayers:

    MW2
    Ghost (all the hate ruined the series IMO)
    MW3
    MW Remastered
    BO2    … Expand
  5. Quijote
    Nov 3, 2017
    2
    Why the press is giving 85 to this crap? You irresponsible liars! You're lying to the poor people to buy this garbage. Once again we have the cruel politics who want to take all your money. All this practices are going to end the console industry. Did you see the boxes falling from the sky?
  6. Seifer706
    Nov 3, 2017
    2
    This game is horrible. Literally the only redeeming quality is parts of the campaign but even then it is one of the shortest campaigns in CoD history and still does nothing compared to CoD4/MW2/WaW/BO1/BO2.

    The MP... good lord is it horrible... guns lack any authenticity and are completely reskins (Tommy gun is literally the ASM-1 of AW). Returning the moment I leave work.
  7. MysticDingo
    Nov 4, 2017
    0
    Same old, same old, except this time with loot crates and micro transactions galore. I used to love COD, but the series has been going down hill for quite some time. Idk if it's just franchise fatigue, the fact that it's the same twitchy shooter on absolutely horrible maps(because I actually like twitchy shooters on good maps), or if people are just sick of the money grabbing ofSame old, same old, except this time with loot crates and micro transactions galore. I used to love COD, but the series has been going down hill for quite some time. Idk if it's just franchise fatigue, the fact that it's the same twitchy shooter on absolutely horrible maps(because I actually like twitchy shooters on good maps), or if people are just sick of the money grabbing of Activision, but this game is absolute garbage. Money better spent elsewhere. Maybe COD should take a cue from Ubisoft and take a year or two break from COD and really take the time to craft a sick shooter, with an actually good campaign, and awesome multiplayer. Most likely though, we will be seeing a trailer for the next COD in 4-5 months. 0/10 trash.… Expand
  8. whatever523
    Nov 3, 2017
    0
    Yay, lootboxes!

    You are paying for those extra profits with user ratings. I think you will find that in the long run, it's not worth it. Just ask Ubisoft.
  9. lakings78
    Nov 3, 2017
    1
    First time doing a metacritic review. Just going to speak my mind. I'm a 39 y/o gamer. The way the COD franchise has gone, has left me highly disappointed in a game series that used to be absolutely great. This whole twitch shooter crap is just garbage. There hasn't been a decent COD game since Black Ops One, and even then, that's where the series started to change for the worst.First time doing a metacritic review. Just going to speak my mind. I'm a 39 y/o gamer. The way the COD franchise has gone, has left me highly disappointed in a game series that used to be absolutely great. This whole twitch shooter crap is just garbage. There hasn't been a decent COD game since Black Ops One, and even then, that's where the series started to change for the worst. Even the remake of Modern Warfare has left little to be desired. Twitch shooters are not fun, just mindless running around. I really wanted to give this game a chance, as they promised going back to the roots. Well, they went back to the roots of Call of Duty on the surface only, that being a themed game in World War Two. That's the only thing. It is still a stupid, mindless twitch shooter. My first hour in, I was four matches into playing just regular Team Death Match and my soldier score was 16/45 with a KDR of .36. I don't seem to have that trouble on games like Battlefront or Battlefield. I do like the layout of the maps, lots of choke points, but the fact remains that this is a twitch shooter. The gameplay gets very tiresome very quickly. The last Call of Duty game I "bought' brand new was with my Xbox One and that was Ghosts. Ghosts was a better attempt to fix the last couple of releases prior to it, but still fell short. I vowed never to buy a COD game again. Yet the promises and hope that Activision finally drilled into the developers heads that the players wanted a solid COD game again, has fallen very short. It's the same rinse and repeat re-skinned twitch shooter. So now that I have wasted my money, I can say that I am officially DONE with this franchise. I will never purchase another COD game new. I didn't even buy the remastered Modern Warfare new because I had a feeling it was going to be trash, I bought it cheap on ebay and I recommend anyone wanting to give this game a chance to wait a while and do the same, get the game cheap on ebay as a re-sell and the company doesn't get the profit. OH, and if you thought the microtransactions of the last game were bad...wait until you see COD WW2's. Micro transactions everywhere. This is a trash game, save your money and continue to have faith in DICE and the Battlefield series...they for the most part listen to their customers and deliver a mostly solid game.… Expand
  10. Phoenix123
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    This game is just...bad. It represents everything about greed. How can you have BOTH season pass AND micro-transactions??? Not to mention the Season Pass is the price of a FULL GAME. The campaign is mediocre, the multiplayer is copy and paste from every year. It just isn't worth it. Cod is a dying franchise.

    Oh yeah, and they're adding JETPACKS IN WW2. That makes sense doesn't it???
  11. kinlopunim
    Nov 3, 2017
    2
    instead of being the trendsetter, Activision has forced CoD to just borrow what it liked from other shooters. it's mostly battlefield and rainbow six siege. frustratingly long load times also hinder enjoyment. the hub world is wholly unnecessary and is mostly just used for the loot box thing, (where other players can see what you get in the loot boxes). good visuals don't make up for badlyinstead of being the trendsetter, Activision has forced CoD to just borrow what it liked from other shooters. it's mostly battlefield and rainbow six siege. frustratingly long load times also hinder enjoyment. the hub world is wholly unnecessary and is mostly just used for the loot box thing, (where other players can see what you get in the loot boxes). good visuals don't make up for badly copied game mechanics.… Expand
  12. metasebii
    Nov 3, 2017
    3
    I'm a totally neutral FPS player and have enjoyed both COD and BF in the past. After playing BF1 for the last year or so, switching to this felt like playing a game from the 90s. There is simply no realism in the mechanics, the history, or even the sound effects. I felt zero immersion when playing this game. I was seriously hyped about this title, more than I have been about any other forI'm a totally neutral FPS player and have enjoyed both COD and BF in the past. After playing BF1 for the last year or so, switching to this felt like playing a game from the 90s. There is simply no realism in the mechanics, the history, or even the sound effects. I felt zero immersion when playing this game. I was seriously hyped about this title, more than I have been about any other for a long time, and I was severely disappointed. After playing the game both in campaign and online for a couple of hours, I am going to return it today.

    More than disappointing — this is just a bad game.    … Expand
  13. EvanGeistfeld
    Nov 3, 2017
    4
    The only thing that shines in the game is the Singleplayer. Hello Everyone and Welcome. I happened to get a lot of time in on the multiplayer and zombies, but for the singleplayer, well I could play that all day if I really wanted to. The graphics actually look realistic in the singleplayer more so than the multiplayer. This review though is only based on what I thought of the multiplayerThe only thing that shines in the game is the Singleplayer. Hello Everyone and Welcome. I happened to get a lot of time in on the multiplayer and zombies, but for the singleplayer, well I could play that all day if I really wanted to. The graphics actually look realistic in the singleplayer more so than the multiplayer. This review though is only based on what I thought of the multiplayer aspects and zombie mode. The multiplayer seems to be different for those who are used to jetpacks yatta yatta. We are heading back to WW2 and it feels nice for a change. I topped the leadboard on my first match with flame shotgun bullets. It was satisfying for sure. Although there is something that I do not like about this game, and it is the fact that they tried so hard to make this a game that would be played for hours on end, with amazing detail and what not. Unfortunately this game is not amazing and lacks a lot of graphical improvements and the optimization is just crap. I played on a 144hz monitor 2460 or 2K screen, with a 1080 graphics card and it didn't look all that great. The multiplayer is ok at best, but moving over to zombies, is just downright cringe worthy. The zombies look amazing art wise and their voices uncomfortable feeling which is great, but it just isn't as scary as we had hoped for the series. It has jump scares, but that is it. This Call of Duty, is by far an improvement for sure in some areas, but overall just isn't a game that I am interested diving more into. It was unfortunate because this was one of my anticipated game of this year, and it did not deliver to the hopes I thought it would bring.… Expand
  14. SoakerCity
    Nov 3, 2017
    1
    This game is the culmination of every bad video game trend in the last decade.

    Its a **** twitch shooter, that totally misses the point of the subject matter. If you like respawning, dying, dying, dying, flukey kill, what happened there, dying, dying, dying, wtf, really?!?, dying, dying, ughhhhh... this has the pacing of a Virtual AI machines meet and fight in nanoseconds-but    This game is the culmination of every bad video game trend in the last decade.

    Its a **** twitch shooter, that totally misses the point of the subject matter.

    If you like respawning, dying, dying, dying, flukey kill, what happened there, dying, dying, dying, wtf, really?!?, dying, dying, ughhhhh... this has the pacing of a Virtual AI machines meet and fight in nanoseconds-but ATTACHED TO THE GODDAMN SECOND WORLD WAR...

    It makes no sense. It isn't fun. Its packed with super-honed COD players that treat WW2 like Quake. Its just gross. And the extra money-grabs are just the icing. Avoid this game, its a waste of time. you could be playing something fun. This is a serious setback for Activision. Worst game I've played in years. Its like forcing long-time fans to fight like dogs. Unelegant. Crass. Tampered-with. Admit it, you played this game and it WASN'T fun. I'd rather play Counterstrike, Battlefront, checkers, with myself, ANYTHING is more fun than this. 2/10, because nice single player...sorta. Crashed 4 times on me on PS4 before I got to "play". TWITCH SHOOTERS CANT BE WW2 SHOOTERS!    … Expand
  15. javironcho
    Nov 3, 2017
    0
    The campaign is like 5 hours, it has no replayability at all, and the multiplayer fells like a very bad battlefield 1 team deathmatch clone, it is exactly the same game we got 10 years algo with a wwii reskin
  16. damman
    Nov 20, 2017
    10
    I am changing my review for this wonderful game. It has it flaws but the war mode is really fun. I really like this game so go out and buy it. Been gaming for 30 years and I am back.
  17. mrjackthereaper
    Nov 3, 2017
    4
    The Graphics is fine but not enough for a AAA FPS game.

    Characters's face sometime look like not match with the emotion of the voice-over. No chacracter in the game are memorable even the developer make flashback scenes. the gameplay is boring, repeat over and over. Stealth mode look like a joke for this game, maybe they want to copy wolfenstein 2 perharp. The AI is super    The Graphics is fine but not enough for a AAA FPS game.

    Characters's face sometime look like not match with the emotion of the voice-over.

    No chacracter in the game are memorable even the developer make flashback scenes.

    the gameplay is boring, repeat over and over. Stealth mode look like a joke for this game, maybe they want to copy wolfenstein 2 perharp.

    The AI is super stupid and dull some time even play in regular mode.

    The developer still focus too much on Multiplayer more than Singleplayer. Campaign is short and no replay valuable.

    Multiplayer mode is fine but feel like copy battlefield 1 concept in some point.

    NAZI Zombie mode is simply copy treyach-style, boring and no reason to enjoy this.

    Server are still not working sometime.

    My Score: 4/10.

    ANOTHER DISSAPOINTMENT FROM ACTIVITION.    … Expand
  18. UhMing
    Nov 3, 2017
    1
    I'm only interested in campaign which was disappointing

    + Visually stunning.
    - Shortest CoD campaign ever.
    - Plot is scattered, unfinished, and feels truncated.
  19. kqnqrdS
    Nov 3, 2017
    9
    + Perfect sound design.
    + Good campaign.
    + Very good Zombies Nazis mod.
    + Classic CoD in multiplayer with new game modes like War or HQ.
    + I play at 1440p 21:9 Ultra the game is beautiful with a good optimisation for me.

    -Some textures are blurred.
    -Certain accessories are not totally in adequacy with the theme of the game.
    -Some minor bugs that can be fix in an update.
  20. PAYAMFURY
    Nov 3, 2017
    10
    بازی شاهکاریه هم از نظر گرافیک و هم از نظر داستان . بخش زامبی هم خیلی ترسناک و پیشرفت کرده چون اسلج همر توی بازی های deadspace همکاری داشتهویک بخش زامبی عالی آورده.میریم سراغ بخش چندنفره که با داشتن چند حالت جدید پیشرفت زیادی داشته و به دوران اوج خود رسیده.بازی شاهکاریه هم از نظر گرافیک و هم از نظر داستان . بخش زامبی هم خیلی ترسناک و پیشرفت کرده چون اسلج همر توی بازی های deadspace همکاری داشتهویک بخش زامبی عالی آورده.میریم سراغ بخش چندنفره که با داشتن چند حالت جدید پیشرفت زیادی داشته و به دوران اوج خود رسیده.
  21. BlueKetsueki
    Dec 8, 2017
    4
    Would only recommend to people who haven't played cod for a while, i can honestly say i have seen Fifa change more than cod the last few years which shows how stale it is wait for the modern warfare 2 remaster or buy an older cheaper better cod.
  22. danelectroman
    Dec 28, 2017
    1
    godawful! Why do these money grubbing corporations think all we want to do is watch a frickin movie. Stupid cut scene after cut scene. golly, AFTER another ten minute hollywood derived cut scene you mean you're actually going to give me the privilege of pulling a trigger on a gun. Oh, thank you idiot programmer, who has no vision and is only happy to be typing code in a cubicle next to agodawful! Why do these money grubbing corporations think all we want to do is watch a frickin movie. Stupid cut scene after cut scene. golly, AFTER another ten minute hollywood derived cut scene you mean you're actually going to give me the privilege of pulling a trigger on a gun. Oh, thank you idiot programmer, who has no vision and is only happy to be typing code in a cubicle next to a lame female you don't have the nerve to ask out because you're spineless. A 1 for the graphics but who cares, I'd rather play a nineties war game where you can actually play instead of this cut scene crap!… Expand
  23. UltraVIbe
    Dec 26, 2017
    2
    COD WWll is a complete mess. You can pick out the bad things all damn day from the Gun loadouts and variety (COD WW1 had more weapons) to the maps being completely laid out the same and bland maps. The maps in multiplayer doesn't just feel that they lack variety of where to go but all the maps have a 3-laned way from each side. And the loot boxes. When are we ever going to get rid of thisCOD WWll is a complete mess. You can pick out the bad things all damn day from the Gun loadouts and variety (COD WW1 had more weapons) to the maps being completely laid out the same and bland maps. The maps in multiplayer doesn't just feel that they lack variety of where to go but all the maps have a 3-laned way from each side. And the loot boxes. When are we ever going to get rid of this means of marketing that always cycles and repeats. Everytime you ask for a loot box it gives you the same thing such as grips that you cant even look at ingame to Emotes that look all the same with different titles and rarity. COD WWll Zombies Stripped out some features that it was known for as well. Like the music that you get from the box and is now replaced with... well nothing (there is no recognizable sound). It hardly takes any sort of means to actually come up with a strategy anymore because all you have to do is run and gun then hopefully you get that OP gun that the Zombie mode gives you FOR FREE!!! The one thing I actually feel is sorta well done is the campian. It might have a couple of flaw from there to there but the campian does offer a variety of missions with different playstyles (unlike multiplayer)… Expand
  24. LightPoth
    Jan 23, 2018
    3
    Call Of Duty: WW|| is quite lacking when you start to get into the game and play more. The Multiplayer has little to no maps for the general player, Zombies is a rip off from Treyarch's and has no replay-ability after a weeks worth of playing.
  25. monkey77
    Feb 11, 2018
    4
    now i have never played the game but all i am aware of is the poor map design, why is map design important you may ask, if the map you play is three lane garbage over and over again why would you play the map you wouldn't, almost every map in the game is three lanes three choices go middle go left go right, also unlike previous COD games they over use the invisible barriers i recall innow i have never played the game but all i am aware of is the poor map design, why is map design important you may ask, if the map you play is three lane garbage over and over again why would you play the map you wouldn't, almost every map in the game is three lanes three choices go middle go left go right, also unlike previous COD games they over use the invisible barriers i recall in black ops 2 that i could jump on what ever i wanted tanks cars ect, and if there were barriers they weren't that obvious or annoying, the game play is same old call of duty but more of a meat grinder where you die and the kill streaks are useless, in conclusion call of duty world war 2 is at best temporarily mediocre and will inevitably get repetitive. also microtransactions… Expand
  26. joker41187
    Feb 13, 2018
    2
    Wow this is a bad game, online is fun enough... But the campaign mode is the cheesiest most unrealistic waste of cinematics. The gameplay is fun enough. I am done with the call of Duty franchise...
  27. Voorhees91
    Mar 12, 2018
    1
    I fell out of COD after BO2 so it's been a while. I was excited for this entry but of course came away disappointed and frustrated. The campaign is generic but decent enough. The multiplayer is the main point of the game and it is horrendous. I can't remember worse maps on a COD game. Every map is tiny and forces you into 3 lanes. There's no strategy at all. Basically the multiplayer isI fell out of COD after BO2 so it's been a while. I was excited for this entry but of course came away disappointed and frustrated. The campaign is generic but decent enough. The multiplayer is the main point of the game and it is horrendous. I can't remember worse maps on a COD game. Every map is tiny and forces you into 3 lanes. There's no strategy at all. Basically the multiplayer is like taking a bunch of autistic children, giving them guns and crack, and throwing them into a tiny map. Hit detection is nothing short of horrific. Time after time I'd fire a shotgun point-blank into an enemy's chest only to have it not register at all and be killed. Most gunfights are based on some perverse sense of luck rather than any skill. The weapon damage has no basis in reality. HQ is a waste of time, and the micro-transactions are simply another insult to an already poor game. If you want mindless run and gun with campers, horrible hit detection, no skill required, etc. then this game is for you. If you want a half decent FPS then look somewhere else.… Expand
  28. i6mi6
    Apr 14, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Firstly, the campaign doesn't even touch on the idea of Russians, Japanese and/or the German point of view. Same old "americans were the only one with souls and feelings, germans were robots" clichè. They included a black person with another "you underestimated the blacks" clichè and totally dumped historical correctness for the sake of political. Same goes for the women characters which had no purpose to be women and could have easily be replaced by more appropriately for the historical time men.
    The game conveys no feeling, similar to how WAW conveyed feeling of horror just by the looks of the menu, the soundtrack and so on. I can associate any COD with some feeling, but I can't associate WWII to anything. In addition, I didn't notice any impressive soundtrack.

    Let's touch on the Mutiplayer. The moment I open the menu I see how terrible the UI is. In fact, I wonder if it could be worse than that. It's confusing, cluttered with stuff, backgrounds change, blur and have no relation to one another when you navigate. Navigation is horrible. It feels more challenging to open weapon customization than reach lvl 20 in zombies. I can't see scoreboard during a multiplayer match. I have to go through a few tabs, then one option down, then a popup for confirmation in order to leave the match. I can go on for hours about what's wrong with the UI.
    Maps are mostly terrible. 3-lane, boring, no diversity, nothing fun or special about them. Such a rushed design. I will leave it here regarding multiplayer.

    Zombies are lacking the horrific Treyarch feeling. There is unnecessary customization. Playing zombies is extremely easy. No soundtrack, no cool sound effects when you pick up a drop, it just doesn't make me want to replay it.

    Overall, the game is horrible, rent it, play the campaign and get rid of it.    … Expand
  29. TheQuietGamer
    Nov 24, 2018
    7
    Call of Duty goes back to its World War 2 roots. A return to form that will be welcomed by anyone tired of wall running and jet packs. This back-to-basics approach is comfortable as an old shoe, but the new additions are hit-or-miss and the lack of risks taken won't do anything to win back those who found the series to have gotten stale some time ago.

    The campaign: Sledgehammer Games    Call of Duty goes back to its World War 2 roots. A return to form that will be welcomed by anyone tired of wall running and jet packs. This back-to-basics approach is comfortable as an old shoe, but the new additions are hit-or-miss and the lack of risks taken won't do anything to win back those who found the series to have gotten stale some time ago.

    The campaign:
    Sledgehammer Games shows once again that they're almost as good at telling stories as the team at Treyarch. With the exception of the protagonist (whose voice actor has some trouble maintaining his southern accent), I actually cared about the characters. I wasn't a big fan of the gameplay changes though. The removal of recharging health for a limited bar that you need to keep an eye on is at odds with the chaotic nature of the action where bullets come at you from every direction. The new squad system where your AI teammates can resupply you with ammo and first aid kits is interesting, but not fleshed out enough to have any real impact. While I was invested in the story actually playing through it wasn't something I enjoyed all that much.

    Zombies:
    I think WWII actually has one of the best iterations of the fan favorite cooperative mode. The new tone and setting are really creepy giving it a distinct vibe. All of the abilities, power-ups, and single use skills will be easier for newcomers to wrap their heads around than they were in Black Ops 3. While this change may not sit well with some, I love the addition of regularly updated goals for the sense of direction they give. Of course playing with randoms isn't ideal. Especially if you or they don't have a mic. This is still a mode that is at its strongest with friends.

    Multiplayer:
    The biggest portion of the package and the thing that's kept this franchise alive. It's where you'll feel the effects of the return to boots-on-the-ground style gameplay the most. With the removal of all the movement systems introduced over the years as the series pushed further and further into the future this really does feel like playing old school CoD. The new War mode can be quite a bit of fun with each map offering different objectives for teams to complete in order to win the match. It adds some nice variety, but can be a little unbalanced at times with certain objectives giving one side a clear advantage over the other. The Hub is kind of an odd addition. Giving you a place to interact with other players. It has its amusements, but for the most part I never used it.

    The loot box system is understandably controversial as it has led to the inclusion of microtransactions. They are totally frivolous though as all they offer are cosmetic options. They're given out at random and you can earn them by completing "contracts" that require you to complete certain challenges. You can even get specific things you want with the easy to amass in-game currency by going to the Hub. So you'll never feel pressured to spend any money on them. Personally, I kind of like them as they mean I don't have to hit some crazy goal just to get a stupid charm or skin for my guns.

    Newcomers and longtime fans alike are going to face a bit of a learning curve when it comes to navigating WWII's confusing mess of menus. I don't know why Sledgehammer decided to ditch the sleak, easy to figure out layout of previous CoD titles, but it wasn't a smart move. Its the kind of thing that helped put Medal of Honor: Warfighter in a very early grave and has kept me from ever sticking with a Battlefield game for too long. I also encountered a startling amount of disconnects from matches. The stability is quite questionable given the meaty update sizes.

    Technical:
    Patch sizes are something Sledgehammer really needs to work on. I've been able to get every update put out for all of both Treyarch's and Infinity Ward's entries in the series over the years without ever having to worry about whether or not I had enough space for them. Here though I had to clear out a nice chunk of memory to make room. This was in issue for Advanced Warfare as well and I abandoned that game because of it.

    Conclusion:
    If you've wanted to see the series return to a more grounded style of play that's free of laser beams and robots then this is the CoD for you. Sledgehammer has tried to add some defining changes to the mix with varying degrees of success. Overall though this is another solid addition to the franchise and a sign that perhaps we haven't seen everything this conflict has to offer.

    7.9/10    … Expand
  30. AJY84
    Dec 6, 2022
    3
    Fantastic looking and sounding. As far as gameplay goes, your guns apparently shoot confetti and not bullets. I sniped the AI during the campaign, in the neck, twice, and they simply shrugged it off. Takes nearly 12-14 bullets from a Thompson to down an enemy, and this is on recruit difficulty. Heroic actions are beyond buggy. Last one I attempted, I was unable to move in any direction andFantastic looking and sounding. As far as gameplay goes, your guns apparently shoot confetti and not bullets. I sniped the AI during the campaign, in the neck, twice, and they simply shrugged it off. Takes nearly 12-14 bullets from a Thompson to down an enemy, and this is on recruit difficulty. Heroic actions are beyond buggy. Last one I attempted, I was unable to move in any direction and the game decided to checkpoint save when the downed ally only had about 15% health left.… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 83 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 62 out of 83
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 83
  3. Negative: 0 out of 83
  1. CD-Action
    Jan 10, 2018
    70
    I really wanted CoD’s return to World War II to be something more than a solid game – but it’s not. I couldn’t shake the feeling that I’ve already seen all this, that the developers (or perhaps the publisher) chose to create something as safe as possible. There’s just one campaign mission that surprised me with its scale, the rest is just a disappointing “best of Call of Duty”. The multiplayer is as good as usual, but it was infused with unnecessary systems resembling mobile titles, e.g spending in-game currency on pointless tasks of the “kill 100 enemies” variety. Missions that make you watch other players open their loot boxes are the pinnacle of absurdity. [13/2017, p.64]
  2. The Digital Fix
    Dec 22, 2017
    70
    A solid return to its roots, Call of Duty WWII reminds us what made us all fall in love Call of Duty in the first place. It ticks all the boxes which is both a blessing and a curse. Good fun and worth your time but offers nothing exceptional.
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  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Dec 15, 2017
    90
    Revitalised and exemplary FPS gaming. Multiplayer trims back to the essentials, campaign shows sensitivity and Zombies...well it's a new excuse to play CoD Zombies. [Christmas 2017, p.77]
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