Call of Duty: Vanguard

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  1. Winblade123
    Nov 23, 2021
    5
    Лучшее во что я играл за последнее время. Battlefield 2042 откровенно разочаровал
  2. Blindguardian01
    Nov 23, 2021
    6
    Alot of political correct bs ...They re-write history so they can sell more games and be liberal Biden supporters..Black females did not fight combat in WW 2!! gameplay is not bad and I like the MVP scoring thing. I think the game could be a bit more polished..seems rushed..
  3. Only-w
    Nov 8, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Terrible. The game has no pack a punch. No wall buys. No original perks. No Easter egg. No weapon progression, no side Easter egg. And 1 map. And also no wonder weapon. The multiplayer is that exact same as modern warfare 2019 if not worse. And the campaign is boring, incredibly short, and terrible story and story telling since the entire thing is a flashback of stories we won’t care about.… Expand
  4. alirezaporshe
    Mar 4, 2022
    5
    I played it on PS5 and im gonna talk about story mode only so if you are an online multiplayer type guy this review wont help you much
    9 chapters are all you get in story mode its all cliche and has nothing to surprise you all ww2 and nazzi and hilter things . there is no touching scene in whole game and after you finished the game its gone. no memorable scene in your head and you    I played it on PS5 and im gonna talk about story mode only so if you are an online multiplayer type guy this review wont help you much
    9 chapters are all you get in story mode its all cliche and has nothing to surprise you all ww2 and nazzi and hilter things . there is no touching scene in whole game and after you finished the game its gone. no memorable scene in your head and you probably forget all character games in 30 days, i mean there is no GHOST BETRAYAL tears or Cap mctavish thing here...
    no adrenaline no cinematic story telling you know its just a simple moderate quality call of duty nothing more
    the graphic&sound&music are good but not perfect. you never WOW during game ,but you would like to end the game. i give it 5    … Expand
  5. gunsgunsguns
    Nov 6, 2021
    7
    Could be way more and way better, but it is what it is i guess. Better than many previous cods if that says anything...
  6. deplorable
    Nov 27, 2021
    5
    First of all you're here for the campaign because you know how multiplayer and zombies works with COD. It's COD. Now the campaign is not included on the disc. That's right people get the game without the GAME. It's a separate download once you've probably copied the disc then downloaded the most recent update. This gets 2 points knocked off.

    So the 10's i see here, either tell me    First of all you're here for the campaign because you know how multiplayer and zombies works with COD. It's COD. Now the campaign is not included on the disc. That's right people get the game without the GAME. It's a separate download once you've probably copied the disc then downloaded the most recent update. This gets 2 points knocked off.

    So the 10's i see here, either tell me they're playing a digital version or they're fake reviews. Because this leads onto the important question why wasn't this just released a stand alone campaign? £24.99. It would lose them a lot of money, but it'd be the sensible thing to do for people who don't wanna play the multiplayer and the "zombies". Don't worry since this trick was pulled with the previous COD and i knew it'd happen again. I'm not giving them money, this is from boomerang rentals.

    So you've downloaded the campaign, can you play? no I'm sorry it's not all in one download, you have to download each pack before you can even start to play the campaign (I'm not kidding). So it loses another point.

    we're 7/10 and we haven't even played the game yet. What are you doing?

    So you start in 1945, yes it's one of those games trying to be clever but failing it because we've seen plenty of media formats copy the same thing. I half expected a record to be scratched somewhere in this half hearted attempt for a first level. Lots of rain and a little buggy I had almost all my allied soldiers avoid shooting the Germans. As i stood on the train being shot at, I realised it was from the other train just behind where my allies were standing looking forward ignoring the German firing. I back tracked and sure enough 2 feet behind my allies a German soldier was firing at me. Not at them. Hilarious stuff. Yes this is the obligatory train level, so generic it only highlights what you're about to experience.

    Graphically it doesn't really stand out. Nothing that again made me think "I'm glad I have a PS5 for this". The sound seems copied from the previous COD game set in WW2 (2017). I wouldn't even be surprised if that was the case. honestly. Also like Aloy, if you spot yellow you can climb it.

    Can it be any more generic, yes. actually. Your first mission, as I've said is from 1945 and you're joined up with mix of various nationalities from Australians to Russians. Which is mostly just fantasy. Although the SOE did exist (so something factual still finds its way there). None of the characters are interesting; they're walking stereotypes. They even throw in racial slurs and to be honest it's just cringeworthy. They were probably going for "bold" and "insightful" but it feels tacky. it all feels forced (like a Russian in the SOE; pure fantasy). There's also 2 British soldiers among the 6, and you know that's not going to last. diversity laws and all. I'd have liked another female (French resistance) that'd have made more sense.

    Just always surprises me that you are all captured, and then the game follows the same tropes (back in time we go record scratches freeze frame).. the same formula (whether it's taking guns on a cliff face, or taking pillboxes on a ridge). There's nothing innovative here, nothing ground breaking. It's a shame. A lot of it is so disjointed and badly written. Honestly the caricature Nazi's should not have fallen for the terrible acting they do. It feels like a 12 year old wrote it for creative writing homework. You can tell Americans wrote it, the Australian uses "British" during "acting" when they mean the English. Scots and Irish shake their heads. Master - servant huh

    I can talk about the terrible implementation for example during the battle of midway as you're dealing with Japanese aircraft, if you go anymore than 100 metres away from a specific area you get the warning "return to mission" as a Japanese plane passes you by going towards that area. There's just so much technically and fundamentally wrong, it fails as a single player ww2 experience. Learn all these things about the plane which you'll never use. Hell EA's star wars squadrons did it better than this... attempt. But hey you wanna play a game where you can magically avoid all battleship gunfire and make 20 enemy planes disappear, just fly into the clouds. Don't worry more magically appear several miles later. The realism is off the scale (if you get a belly wound [cutscene] it doesn't magically heal). just drama for the sake of badly written cutscene worthy of a razzie award. (It also doesn't give you supernatural "focus" abilities! but sure enough in this game; it does! i feel every anime blushing at this nonsense)

    COD now feels stale. If you're just playing the campaign do not pay for this. Just rent it or borrow it or something. And unless you really like Zombies and Multiplayer that you can't get from a previous COD game or the current version. It's not worthy of your time.

    I'd like to get back the time wasted playing !    … Expand
  7. jack107
    Nov 10, 2021
    6
    Is a decent game that works fine. Only the campaing is too short. Multy is the same as mw.
  8. Shashumga
    Nov 8, 2021
    5
    The campaign is decent but no any memorable moments. It takes about 4-5 hours to complete and is mostly flashbacks of the characters you meet at the first mission.

    Multiplayer is horrible you or the opponent spawn right in each others eye sight like 5 meters away and this happens more frequently than you think. Some of the guns have muzzle flare which cover up your eye of sight which    The campaign is decent but no any memorable moments. It takes about 4-5 hours to complete and is mostly flashbacks of the characters you meet at the first mission.

    Multiplayer is horrible you or the opponent spawn right in each others eye sight like 5 meters away and this happens more frequently than you think. Some of the guns have muzzle flare which cover up your eye of sight which makes it hard to shoot.

    The zombies mode is a bare bones version compared to other treyarch versions of zombies. There are no round based maps, no easter egg, no pack a punch weapon camos and the list goes on. There are 3 objectives to do in the map which gets repetitive after doing for an hour. There is no replayability in the game besides levelling up your guns, getting levels or going for high rounds. I bought this game mainly for the zombies mode and regret I've bought the game.    … Expand
  9. kinggazz
    Nov 14, 2021
    7
    it’s alright- if your got a spare £70 and want something to pass a few hours then go for it
  10. Andi_
    Nov 7, 2021
    7
    Im Großem und Ganzen ein solides Games. Grafik, Movement und Gunplay ist super. Die Waffen fühlen sich super an.
    Die Maps sind schick und für Weltkriegsetting recht farbig, was ich gut finde.
    Die Time to kill jedoch etwas zu kurz.
  11. MetacriticOnur
    Dec 9, 2021
    6
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  12. Beast979
    Dec 7, 2021
    6
    Game is pretty decent from a multiplayer standpoint, except on some maps that are too small and sometimes literally spawn you in the middle of enemies. My biggest problem are Dev errors and snapshot errors which only seem to happen when you are having your best games....it just boots you and you lose all progress you made....It happened to me about 5 times in a row a couple nightsGame is pretty decent from a multiplayer standpoint, except on some maps that are too small and sometimes literally spawn you in the middle of enemies. My biggest problem are Dev errors and snapshot errors which only seem to happen when you are having your best games....it just boots you and you lose all progress you made....It happened to me about 5 times in a row a couple nights ago....The campaign is good, no complaints there, I really enjoyed it.… Expand
  13. Sky-Line___
    Mar 25, 2022
    7
    CoD Vanguard is not a Call of Duty that does any better than its predecessors. But it is not close to being bad either.

    The campaign is nothing special and I prefer way more the atmosphere you can find in 2008’s CoD World at War – it’s darker, full of horror and feels very real. The Zombies mode is totally bad. It’s the worst I have ever seen on any call of duty. Finally comes the    CoD Vanguard is not a Call of Duty that does any better than its predecessors. But it is not close to being bad either.

    The campaign is nothing special and I prefer way more the atmosphere you can find in 2008’s CoD World at War – it’s darker, full of horror and feels very real.

    The Zombies mode is totally bad. It’s the worst I have ever seen on any call of duty.

    Finally comes the multiplayer mode, the main attraction of the game obviously. I would say that it plays mediocre online, but quite well for competitive play. The ranked mode came unfortunately quite late (luckily GB exists), but it offers a good competitive CoD experience. The weapons feel nice, the maps are not too bad and overall technical quality is good on PS5.

    Of course, this game is likely to be forgotten in a few years. It doesn’t come close to other CoD anthology titles. But it’s enjoyable if your main concern is the multiplayer – especially competitive – experience.    … Expand
  14. Jonny5784
    Feb 27, 2022
    5
    Ok campaign is quite long but relatively poor, multiplayer is a bit of a mess and very very buggy, I couldn’t believe how badly this game was reviewed by the pro’s but after playing I would tend to agree with a lot that they said, in my opinion COD has gone very stale and there hasn't been a genuinely good one for a very long time, for the first time in many years I WONT be buying the nextOk campaign is quite long but relatively poor, multiplayer is a bit of a mess and very very buggy, I couldn’t believe how badly this game was reviewed by the pro’s but after playing I would tend to agree with a lot that they said, in my opinion COD has gone very stale and there hasn't been a genuinely good one for a very long time, for the first time in many years I WONT be buying the next one unless it reviews extremely well, there is one positive however it still not as bad as battlefield 2042.… Expand
  15. M-Reviews
    Nov 7, 2021
    7
    As expected, this years entry in the Call of Duty - Series does not offer much of a surprise. The heavily scripted and linear campaign is a hit and miss, while the expensive multiplayer mode will keep you busy in a reliable way, without offering any remarkable innovation. Technically, the game feels like a little step back from its predecessor - especially on current generation hardware.As expected, this years entry in the Call of Duty - Series does not offer much of a surprise. The heavily scripted and linear campaign is a hit and miss, while the expensive multiplayer mode will keep you busy in a reliable way, without offering any remarkable innovation. Technically, the game feels like a little step back from its predecessor - especially on current generation hardware. It is hard to imagine that "Vanguard" will be a game worth remembering in a year or two.… Expand
  16. SedllY
    Nov 10, 2021
    7
    Single Player is so boring, bad enemies. 5/10
    Multi Player its better, but all players play only SMGs.. so fast game.. why? Ww2 its not 2200 year and so fast... why
  17. Rezoman
    Nov 8, 2021
    7
    This is a decent game, there are many things I enjoy like the create a class system having great variety, most of the maps being pretty solid, Patrol being a fun new game mode, having the ability to play either 6v6, 8v8, or 12v12, and the campaign being a decently fun time. Now for the bad. Zombies is the worst it’s ever been, they did so much right with cold war’s zombies near the end andThis is a decent game, there are many things I enjoy like the create a class system having great variety, most of the maps being pretty solid, Patrol being a fun new game mode, having the ability to play either 6v6, 8v8, or 12v12, and the campaign being a decently fun time. Now for the bad. Zombies is the worst it’s ever been, they did so much right with cold war’s zombies near the end and to see the newest game essentially start from scratch is ridiculous. Zombies is no longer round based, alternate ammo types are brought into this game in the lamest way possible, no leaderboards for zombies, no Easter Egg, no pack a punch skins, and this is what I believe to be the first ever launch day zombies map to not include a wonder weapon! Challenges for mp and zombies are incredibly boring to do since they don’t require you to do anything that puts you outside your comfort zone, and finally, and I don’t know if it’s just me but champions hill has the worst spawns I’ve ever seen in an fps game. I enjoy this game for the most part but if your a die hard zombies fan hold off and see if they fix things in a couple months. If you liked 2019 MW then you’ll like the mp and even if you didn’t I still think you should give it a shot. Idk why but this games mp has just been fun.… Expand
  18. mattarnold008
    Nov 29, 2021
    6
    I thought Vanguard was great in places and lacked in others. Multiplayer is just too small and spawn points can be so bad that you can easily die instantly. The new mode patrol I thought was a cool addition. Gun's are varied and killstreak's are cool. Time to kill is ridiculously fast and very twitch like. Zombies mode is so bare bones and not worth even trying. The campaign I thought wasI thought Vanguard was great in places and lacked in others. Multiplayer is just too small and spawn points can be so bad that you can easily die instantly. The new mode patrol I thought was a cool addition. Gun's are varied and killstreak's are cool. Time to kill is ridiculously fast and very twitch like. Zombies mode is so bare bones and not worth even trying. The campaign I thought was really cool but could have been padded out a little. Props to the female sniper missions which were my fav.… Expand
  19. RainbowSix_Glaz
    Nov 7, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It turns out that it was actually better than I expected at launch. The Beta was kinda null in certain points, but Sledgehammer Games actually listened to what we wanted in the game, and they did it. Various adjustments and additions, balances, visibility, and everything else in betweens. The superior IW 8.0 engine did show the beauty here, but there are some things that I need to pointed out.

    (+3) Multiplayer at launch was better than I expected. Seems like they have tuned down their controversial and "rage-inducing" skill-based matchmaking (at least, from my perspective). Players are now rewarded more often and penalized less. A solid step-up from Black Ops: Cold War, where in that game, everything would not be able to go along together in the right direction.

    (+1.5) SUPPORT BOTH NVIDIA DLSS AND AMD FIDELITYFX SUPER RESOLUTION.

    (+1.5) Visiblity is an improvement here compared to Modern Warfare (2019). More colors are visible and you can still see characters in certain dark areas.

    (+1) Maps were well-designed, with balances between "predictable lanes" and "encourage camping." They allowed for a more wider-range of engagement, dynamics and balance of gunfights. Covers and destructible environments make this even more intriguing.

    (+0.5) Tons of settings to play around.

    (0) I wish the campaign was longer and go through the beginning of World War 2.

    (0) Despite using IW 8.0 engine. There are NO ray-tracing options in the game. A slight let down, but it really does not matter since a game like this demanded quick reaction and fast frames, and the game still look beautiful without ray-tracing.

    (0) Don't expect historical accuracy from this game.

    (-0.5) No factions. This can cause confusions during an intense gunfight.

    (-0.5) Sniper rifles take forever to aim. But I think they were intended to preserve their true roles to support from long range and not going in aggressively.

    (-1) Grinds take too much time. Even with Double XPs enabled, you can level up your weapon on average - 3 to 4 levels per match.

    (-1) Cheaters are in the game already! They got everything unlocked before they even play their first match! (Still not widespread, though.)
    [New anti-cheat is coming. I hoped that it will deal a major blow to them.]

    (-1) Some bugs were seen, hopefully they will fix them in the future.

    (-3) Zombies were a let down. It feels unfinished for a reason.    … Expand
  20. Jonas1860RE
    Nov 10, 2021
    6
    Well the game is okay. No more and no less. Zombie mode is absolutely worth seeing, as is parts of the campaign. The multiplayer unfortunately breaks that itself, I wonder why you don't change the system? Absolutely noob friendly, an absolute cheek. And the German troop is not even mentioned in multiplayer or you play them here! It annoys me, there you have cool war locations but notWell the game is okay. No more and no less. Zombie mode is absolutely worth seeing, as is parts of the campaign. The multiplayer unfortunately breaks that itself, I wonder why you don't change the system? Absolutely noob friendly, an absolute cheek. And the German troop is not even mentioned in multiplayer or you play them here! It annoys me, there you have cool war locations but not the required factions.… Expand
  21. drcoomer
    Jan 3, 2022
    7
    Campaign is okay, nothing that stands out from other COD titles of past. Some interesting characters and a pretty interesting concept, but none of it will get you too invested.
    Online is pretty good, but again, nothing that really stands out.

    Mostly just your run-of-the-mill Call of Duty game, with a WWII skin on to change things up.
  22. Mammad8980
    Nov 19, 2021
    5
    It's nice, not better than WW2, but nice, i love it, it can be better with some updates to fix bugs
  23. valerijon
    Nov 8, 2021
    5
    1. Искаженные факты. 2. феминизм 3. Неуважение жемщинам и героям которые сраьались за наши ьизни против фашизма. 4 . Красивая графика. 5. тупые боты. 6. Недостоверность 7. Разрабы зделайте пожалусто всё по историческим фактам!!! и вас будут уважать!!!!!!1. Искаженные факты. 2. феминизм 3. Неуважение жемщинам и героям которые сраьались за наши ьизни против фашизма. 4 . Красивая графика. 5. тупые боты. 6. Недостоверность 7. Разрабы зделайте пожалусто всё по историческим фактам!!! и вас будут уважать!!!!!!
  24. pleasedontbewil
    Nov 8, 2021
    7
    This is one of the most 7/10 games I've ever played. Solid, but forgettable. Classic Sledgehammer.
  25. JasperThorn
    Nov 13, 2021
    5
    Buggy mess got kicked out of servers a few times and there was a few times my sound was messed up I reset my ps5 to fix it
  26. SamuraiMaxis
    Nov 17, 2021
    7
    Campaign : 5 Hours on Regular Difficulty. All-Around One of the Weakest CoD Campaign Since CoD Ghosts/BO3. Level Designs, Gameplay Design, Presentation. Campaign is Just a Slightly Better Battlefield 1-V War Stories. Big Missed Opportunity To Tell an Alternative Post-WW2 Story. You Are Literally Flashbacking The 4 Main Characters. They All Have Unique Personalities But Not That InterestingCampaign : 5 Hours on Regular Difficulty. All-Around One of the Weakest CoD Campaign Since CoD Ghosts/BO3. Level Designs, Gameplay Design, Presentation. Campaign is Just a Slightly Better Battlefield 1-V War Stories. Big Missed Opportunity To Tell an Alternative Post-WW2 Story. You Are Literally Flashbacking The 4 Main Characters. They All Have Unique Personalities But Not That Interesting To Fell Connected to Them. You Are Again Fighting Against Nazis Like %99.8 of Entire WW2 Games. Eastern Front and SSCB ? No, They Aren't There. İt is 1 Soviet Sniper vs Nazi Army in Stalingrad. Unfortunately A lot of Missed Opportunities. İf You Are Planning to Play Only Campaign, I Would Recommend Call of Duty WW2 (2017) Which is Made By Same Developer.

    Multiplayer : Best Feature of The Game İs MP. Good Content, A Lot Things to Grind Even İn The Pre-Season and a Developer (Sledgehammer Games) That Keep Consistently Listens the Community Unlike İnfinity Ward. One of the Best Launched CoD Game Ever. Some Maps Are Way too Big But I Would Say 10/16 Maps Are Good For Fast Pace Yet Game Still Feels Slow on 6v6 on Some Maps. İs İt a Better MW ? Yes, in a lot of Way, With its Own Identity. İt's Like Between MW19 and CW.

    Zombies : Weakest Feature of the Game. Can Compete Against MW19 Spec-Ops. Terrible Co-Op Experience, No Replayability, No Round Based Map. İt Feels Like They Made This Mode in 2 Months. I Was Planning to Grind for Zombies Camos But I Will Not After Seeing This Mess. Sorry For All The Zombies Community. Just Wait for a Discount and New Updates For Now.    … Expand
  27. alexdim00
    May 8, 2022
    7
    Good story but short, classic gameplay, nice graphics with some framedrops.
  28. MJ1988
    Jan 18, 2022
    7
    SP is good, but story could be better and more history accurate. It feels a bit to shallow. Also the poltical influence is not helping at all...
    MP is not as fun as in other COD games. Maps are too small and there are way to many power positions. It just not fun to play unless you´re going to camp or use power positions..
  29. MrUltimate-BE
    Nov 14, 2021
    6
    It doesn’t reach the quality level I wanted for €60, but it’s playable and scratches my fps itch for the moment as no other recents fps game tends to it better this year. You can see it as fast food guilty pleasure in the fps gaming scene. A lot of money for garbage content but you always want to have that option when nothing else is around. Still needs a lot of balancing to be thatIt doesn’t reach the quality level I wanted for €60, but it’s playable and scratches my fps itch for the moment as no other recents fps game tends to it better this year. You can see it as fast food guilty pleasure in the fps gaming scene. A lot of money for garbage content but you always want to have that option when nothing else is around. Still needs a lot of balancing to be that shooter that everybody wants to play without stopping.… Expand
  30. Rewardz
    Nov 14, 2021
    6
    Same old game same old feel same old grind . Atleast it comes with campaign even if it is short and more scene than actual game play..
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  1. Cubed3
    Jun 8, 2022
    70
    Call of Duty: Vanguard is a great Call of Duty entry with absolutely stellar ser pieces, fantastic visuals, and plenty of modes surrounding an excellently fun campaign. The only downsides are the muddied stories… not to mention what is happening in the company that published it. Highly recommended for CoD fans and people looking for a bit of mindless fun set in WW2.
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  2. PLAY
    Feb 23, 2022
    80
    While not quite hitting the series high of Modern Warfare, Vanguard is Call Of Duty as it should be: fast, satisfying, and always calling you back for more. [Issue#10, p.92]
  3. PLAY! Zine
    Feb 21, 2022
    60
    Even though the campaign is extremely predictable and the multiplayer is plagued with tones of issues, Call Of Duty: Vanguard is, after all, still a Call of Duty title, and will appeal to all hardcore Call of Duty fans.
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