Call of Duty: Black Ops III

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  1. captainkane
    Nov 14, 2015
    4
    Black Ops 3 is a mess. It lacks focus, and gameplay suffers from a myriad of problems. This is the worst COD since Black Ops 2. Two things are absolutely certain: 1) Blops3 horrible P2P connections are inexcusable; 2) COD games need brand new game engines. Fans placed developer Treyarch on a pedestal. Despite all Blops3’s flaws, fans are giving it a free pass because they hate AdvancedBlack Ops 3 is a mess. It lacks focus, and gameplay suffers from a myriad of problems. This is the worst COD since Black Ops 2. Two things are absolutely certain: 1) Blops3 horrible P2P connections are inexcusable; 2) COD games need brand new game engines. Fans placed developer Treyarch on a pedestal. Despite all Blops3’s flaws, fans are giving it a free pass because they hate Advanced Warfare and Ghosts so much.

    The positive reactions are mindboggling since Blops3 is the least innovative COD in years. Treyarch didn’t bring anything new to the table, instead it copy/pasted concepts from every other popular franchise. This is Destiny Titanops, not COD. Blops3 is a lazy attempt to appease fans, but in true form, COD fans are lapping it up. This says a lot about the community—the bar for excellence is really, really low. As a result, I don’t take the franchise seriously anymore. It’s cotton candy gaming at its finest.

    Let’s talk about the positives first. The campaign supports 4 player co-op. The campaign is boring slog. Levels are large, but bland. The difficulty is artificial since enemies are bullet sponges and enemy variety is limited. Players can use abilities during the campaign to make life easier, and balancing these out among other players can keep things interesting. The main character is customizable, but the impact on the story is negligible. Now that Fallout 4 is out, I’m not putting any more time into the campaign. COD’s campaigns are nothing special. However, players must complete to the campaign to unlock an additional zombie mode.

    The Shadows of Evil zombie mode will definitely appeal to zombie fans. However, its core is the same as Black Ops 2, so I can’t say the game is worth purchasing just for that. Although the mode is OK, Extinction in Ghosts is the best co-op COD offered in years. Zombies are cliché, but Treyarch would rather pander than offer something new. For players who need a zombie fix, pick up Dying Light. It supports 4 player co-op in a massive open world, and DLC will drop early next year.

    I would talk about my beefs against the laughably unbalanced specialist classes, but Black Ops 3 has far bigger problems.

    Graphically, Black Ops 3 is a step backwards. All evidence indicates the engine lags behind its predecessor, Advanced Warfare. Blops3 suffers from severe frame rate drops and stuttering. It struggles to hit 900p and usually remains below that mark. Texture popins and aliasing are quite extreme. On the flipside, Blops3 is bright and cartoonish, and that’s something Treyarch fans enjoy.

    These problems obstruct multiplayer in a big way. Distant enemies are impossible to spot. Players blend into corners and can easily camp around objects. This problem isn’t as severe on Playstation 4 because it pushes out denser textures, so resolution and clarity are better. If players congregate or enough scorestreaks drop, frames slow to a crawl. These problems do not exist in Advanced Warfare. Even Ghosts performance is better overall, despite its bland graphics. Basically, Blops3 is the worst performing COD on Xbox One.

    The lag is absolutely horrendous. Lobbies do not filter players’ connections. So players with top notch connections will be paired against “red bars” and vice versa. Hit detection is wildly inconsistent. Players experience huge swings in K/D’s because of this. Weapon stats are useless since players are fighting piss poor connections more than each other. “Teleporting” is another problem. Players on both teams skip around and disappear. One player saved gameplay footage and counted 2 second delays at certain points during a match. That’s freaking huge. Activision is being a cheap **** for not providing full-time dedicated servers. Recently released Halo 5 provides an infinitely better multiplayer experience because it uses a new game engine and dedicated servers. I experience none of the above problems in Halo, so that’s where I’m putting my time.

    The “arena” mode in Blops3 multiplayer is a joke. Connections are just as **** as regular mp. Players vote on the abilities/perks/streaks they want removed from matches. Yet, players can’t choose game modes. This voting system is juvenile. Competitive games level the playing field by starting everyone with the same loadouts. The voting system panders to tryhards by allowing them to remove abilities they can’t go up against. No thanks.

    Black Ops 3 reveals that the community only wants more of the crap Ghosts and Advanced Warfare pushed COD away from. Both of those games were decent, but fans lacked the skillset and insight to judge them fairly. So now we’re left with the headglitching, boring, laggy, campfest COD outsiders mock. Blops3 is rotten at its core. And just because it’s popular doesn’t mean it’s good. McDonald’s was popular for decades, but its toxic reign is coming to an end. We can only hope the same happens to COD, because only then might we see the series truly evolve.    … Expand
  2. Ozwald
    Nov 8, 2015
    4
    Poorly written mess of a campaign, lack of variety with the zombies mode offering, poorly balanced multiplayer with higher level players being given way too much advantage. Servers are also a complete mess causing disconnections, resets and flat out console crashes often. The zombie campaign is awful too, if you're going to add something at least make it half way decent.

    Another year,    Poorly written mess of a campaign, lack of variety with the zombies mode offering, poorly balanced multiplayer with higher level players being given way too much advantage. Servers are also a complete mess causing disconnections, resets and flat out console crashes often. The zombie campaign is awful too, if you're going to add something at least make it half way decent.

    Another year, another failure from Activision.    … Expand
  3. thegadfly44
    Nov 6, 2015
    4
    This game is terrible. There is literally nothing you can't do in this game that you can't have more fun doing in some other game. Nothing. The textures are absolutely terrible, it all looks fake and plastic compared to just about every other game in the industry right now. TTK is way to fast, Advanced Movements are a failed concept. This game is horrible. Stay away.
  4. AmericanGinger
    Feb 10, 2016
    4
    This game is by far my least favorite Call of Duty. Having played all since Modern Warfare, I had never loathed one like I do this game. Never have I played a Call of Duty game and have failed to have fun so often. My favorite weapons are the assault rifles in Call of Duty, and this is the first game I've played where they are unusable. SMGs completely destroy them in far too manyThis game is by far my least favorite Call of Duty. Having played all since Modern Warfare, I had never loathed one like I do this game. Never have I played a Call of Duty game and have failed to have fun so often. My favorite weapons are the assault rifles in Call of Duty, and this is the first game I've played where they are unusable. SMGs completely destroy them in far too many situations. And on top of that, there are less ARs in this game than in any previous Black Ops game. Using SMGs all day long gets very repetitive and makes the game all the more bland. The maps are all mediocre, no classics here like Firing Range, Raid, of Standoff. The campaign is the worst to date with a lame story and incredibly boring gameplay with minimal level design.… Expand
  5. Termin8ter
    Feb 21, 2016
    4
    Call Of Duty Black Ops 3 is the definition of Activision and Treyarch being LAZY!! The gameplay in BO3 copies off Titanfall and Destiny, which is a good formula, but when we play we're just thinking: "I've ran across a wall in other games, I've used a jet-pack to boost around in other games" It's just plain lazy! The campaign is confusing as hell and makes absolutely no sense. The onlyCall Of Duty Black Ops 3 is the definition of Activision and Treyarch being LAZY!! The gameplay in BO3 copies off Titanfall and Destiny, which is a good formula, but when we play we're just thinking: "I've ran across a wall in other games, I've used a jet-pack to boost around in other games" It's just plain lazy! The campaign is confusing as hell and makes absolutely no sense. The only thing that saves this game from getting a 3 or 2 is the excellent Zombies mode, that lives up to the hype. Stop being greedy Activision, didn't you make enough money milking Destiny!? F@# Activision, don't buy this mess.… Expand
  6. Toldu_I_Tango
    Nov 6, 2015
    4
    One of the WORST Campaigns in COD or even GAMING HISTORY, Graphics, story and Campaign are NOWHERE near up to Advanced Warfare's GOLD standard ! The 900p shows! . Its really is about time that GAME DEVELOPERS GAVE GAMERS NEXT GEN GRAPHICS AND BANG FOR THEIR BUCK and thankfully i can take this back and get a refund !!!! Buildings feel and look lived in in multi player though andOne of the WORST Campaigns in COD or even GAMING HISTORY, Graphics, story and Campaign are NOWHERE near up to Advanced Warfare's GOLD standard ! The 900p shows! . Its really is about time that GAME DEVELOPERS GAVE GAMERS NEXT GEN GRAPHICS AND BANG FOR THEIR BUCK and thankfully i can take this back and get a refund !!!! Buildings feel and look lived in in multi player though and their is attention to detail but GUNS FEEL LIKE THEIR IS NO WEIGHT TO THEM and many feel TINNY & care packages are WAY too OP and if UNLIKE ME YOU LIKE BEING CAMPED ON FROM THE CORNER OF A ROOM OR MAP THAN MAYBE YOU"LL LOVE THIS GAME...... A MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT ESPECIALLY THE WEAK and VERY LAME AND NOT TO FORGET LAST GEN CAMPAIGN !!!!!! SAD BUT TRUE.… Expand
  7. LandenWolf
    Jul 29, 2016
    4
    Call of duty: Black Ops 3 is yet another installment upon the almost endless COD series. This is a completely unbiased review as i like COD, and battlefield just the same, so lets begin. First things first; the campaign is the WORST COD campaign of all time. The Plot is stupid, concluded, melodramatic, hard to follow, and just down right boring. The "characters" are so poorly written, andCall of duty: Black Ops 3 is yet another installment upon the almost endless COD series. This is a completely unbiased review as i like COD, and battlefield just the same, so lets begin. First things first; the campaign is the WORST COD campaign of all time. The Plot is stupid, concluded, melodramatic, hard to follow, and just down right boring. The "characters" are so poorly written, and don't effect the plot whatsoever. Your "buddy Boy" Hendricks is the worst sidekick in FPS history. Overall, The Campaign is the worst part of the entire game. Don't play it. Zombies are back, but is much more sophisticated than Black Ops 2. with a improved leveling, stat, and gun system. However we have more uninteresting characters, 1 map, and boring online game play. Multiplayer is the only reason i gave this review a 4. Much better than AW's awful Multiplayer, but much worse than black ops 2's. Again We have an OP gun in every class, Like the VMP, KN44, 205 Brecci, P-06, and Dingo. The specialist system is a small breath of fresh air, but like the guns, its crystal clear some abilities and weapons are better than others. The Supply Drop system is back, and is a little better than AW's. We have Supply drop only weapons with a little bit better drop rates, but still its frustrating and an annoyance However all the small silver linings make a unpolished and difficult multiplayer experience. Overall a lack luster COD, and another disappointment from treyarch.… Expand
  8. Halbarz
    Nov 8, 2015
    4
    Worst Call of Duty to date. The game brings nothing new and even that I am big call of duty fan I have to say that I will be sticking to halo 5 multiplayer.

    Don't waste your money on this game.
  9. Lacoste18
    Nov 11, 2015
    4
    So after the campaign(though no one plays COD campaigns) ummmm 2/10. Had nothing to do with BLOPS 1/2 and the ending was like a bad acid trip. Never became intrigued with any of the characters. Very generic, 90% scripted. Multiplayer 5/10. Addictive, yes. However there were no huge variations between the past 6 installments, I do however enjoy the new movements. Zombies though never mySo after the campaign(though no one plays COD campaigns) ummmm 2/10. Had nothing to do with BLOPS 1/2 and the ending was like a bad acid trip. Never became intrigued with any of the characters. Very generic, 90% scripted. Multiplayer 5/10. Addictive, yes. However there were no huge variations between the past 6 installments, I do however enjoy the new movements. Zombies though never my thing in prior Treyarch COD games are interesting(7/10). Overall however I give it a 4/10. Fun at times, but just a generic shooter with one or two new additions. Activision.... Please for the love of gaming.... Mix things up a bit and take us to WW2 or something different. Not a Titanfall clone.… Expand
  10. Kylejames
    Dec 23, 2015
    4
    I gave this a 4 because the only thing I really enjoyed about this was the zombies. Other than that this game was crap. Like every Call of Duty now of days, it is a re-skin of the old ones. The story is the same as Advanced Warfare. The multiplayer is like years before. And the exo suits THE EXO SUITS. They basically ruined the game for me. If they took these out then I would give thisI gave this a 4 because the only thing I really enjoyed about this was the zombies. Other than that this game was crap. Like every Call of Duty now of days, it is a re-skin of the old ones. The story is the same as Advanced Warfare. The multiplayer is like years before. And the exo suits THE EXO SUITS. They basically ruined the game for me. If they took these out then I would give this game a higher rating.… Expand
  11. stve225002
    Jan 2, 2016
    4
    The campaign is sorely lacking and disappointing. This game has no connection to the story of black ops 1 & 2. The multiplayer is atrocious with every match lagging and host disconnecting and hackers flooding you offline if you get them on any kind of win streak. Overall if they fix these servers The game can be fun but from What I have seen, this generation of Call of Duty games goesThe campaign is sorely lacking and disappointing. This game has no connection to the story of black ops 1 & 2. The multiplayer is atrocious with every match lagging and host disconnecting and hackers flooding you offline if you get them on any kind of win streak. Overall if they fix these servers The game can be fun but from What I have seen, this generation of Call of Duty games goes to the PS4 gamers because they don't have as many issues on that version of the game. I am not a fan boy of PS4 and I am very disappointed that Xbox dropped the ball with the Early DLC access and the Better multi - player experience. Please fix your servers on Xbox One and Please Microsoft do something quick.. You guys are the best and had the best system in the 360..… Expand
  12. NickBeaird
    Feb 16, 2016
    4
    Online multiplayer is sad. Spawn killing constantly. Shotguns are over powered. Cartoonish weapon selections. Just sad. I was really disappointed. The biggest problem is the spawn killing. There are times when I watch people spawn and then I kill them and vice versa. It is almost like the game was too fast for them to handle or they have not established a proper spawn system.
  13. lowrihugzz
    May 10, 2016
    4
    this game has amazing graphics and the zombies is also amazing but the multiplayer i will not play at all its t similar to AW and i wasnt a big fan of that game really , really happy with the zombies but the sad thing is its never gonna be the way it was in 2008 when it all started
  14. thejzzboy
    Jul 27, 2016
    4
    okay the campaign is the worst one in cod history multiplayer is boring and shadows of evil is the worst cod zombies map i played and treyarch does not save cod i though ghosts and aw where even better this is the worst cod i played treyarch is not the best cod devolper i think infinte warfare will even be better
  15. Kurrenn
    Nov 13, 2015
    3
    3/10 nothing new the wamm slide jump **** is stupid. Match making is camp based. Invites work maybe 40pct of the time
    Worst cod ive played blaze it 420
  16. Kmo
    Apr 1, 2016
    3
    Better graphics, but, boring. Nothing new here. Just a faster way to get spawn killed by overpowered weapons and spam.... Wish I didn't buy it because now it's just taking up space in my game cloud because I've uninstalled it. What a waste of money.
  17. jasleerol
    Nov 6, 2015
    3
    The story seems non existent and nothing to do at all with the first two, campaign gameplay mechanics awful as well be prepared to take a a crap load of robotic armies. They also added a select your own genre and face with hardly any difference in the faces. Multiplayer is also the same as any other COD game offers nothing really new. Final verdict save your money or buy something elseThe story seems non existent and nothing to do at all with the first two, campaign gameplay mechanics awful as well be prepared to take a a crap load of robotic armies. They also added a select your own genre and face with hardly any difference in the faces. Multiplayer is also the same as any other COD game offers nothing really new. Final verdict save your money or buy something else seriously this is the worst COD game iv ever played.… Expand
  18. azgoodaz
    Aug 15, 2016
    3
    I borrowed this game from my brother so I can play the campaign, thinking that it will be decent. But why does it suck?

    It's Advanced Warfare 2.0... literally. You are probably saying, who gets Call of Duty for their campaign? Well, I do because Multiplayer is mostly trash. I love their storylines... most of them suck sadly... like this one. The plot twist can be seen in the    I borrowed this game from my brother so I can play the campaign, thinking that it will be decent. But why does it suck?

    It's Advanced Warfare 2.0... literally.

    You are probably saying, who gets Call of Duty for their campaign? Well, I do because Multiplayer is mostly trash. I love their storylines... most of them suck sadly... like this one.

    The plot twist can be seen in the beginning of the campaign, horrible backstory, and it doesn't even fall in line with Black Ops 1 or 2 storyline. Treyarch should have renamed this a different name other than Black Ops 3... but let's face it, they are greedy for money and they knew having Black Ops in the title would sell more copies.

    Exo Boosts? Where the hell is this feature in the campaign? It was not even in any of the 11 campaign missions that you played, but why is this ability in multiplayer though? Did they add it in at the last minute? The only Exo ability you have is wall running like in Titanfall.

    Multiplayer? Horrible, everyone just jumps around like fish out of water just like in Advanced Warfare. And then, they are back at their greedy money aspect by adding COD Points to the game to buy in-game horrible skins for your weapons. Like why spend money are on a crap game? By buying these COD Points, you are just letting Activision know to implement this crap in other titles.

    The only great thing about this game is the graphics and detail of characters. Other than that, Black Ops 3 is not worth the $60 or even $40 dollars to spend on this game. Thank God I did not spend any money on this game.    … Expand
  19. Mandirigma88
    Sep 30, 2016
    3
    Futuristic shooter that has some fun aspects, but mostly leaves you dazed, confused, and wondering where that single shot came from that killed you. Had high hopes for this game but the TTK is just entirely too fast. Players regardless of skill can win any gun fight provided they get the first shot/hit on their opponent. Having the time to kill extremely too high means it is almostFuturistic shooter that has some fun aspects, but mostly leaves you dazed, confused, and wondering where that single shot came from that killed you. Had high hopes for this game but the TTK is just entirely too fast. Players regardless of skill can win any gun fight provided they get the first shot/hit on their opponent. Having the time to kill extremely too high means it is almost impossible to win a gun fight against more than 2 other players. 30 percent of the game are 1 shot kills, even if shot in the ankle. The other 70 percent are 2 shot kills. This means that you can never duck behind cover, or run around a corner, if you are seen and shot, you are dead. Isn't it amazing that in this super futuristic shooter, we have special highly advanced weapons, killer robots, killer drones, nanotechnology, etc... but no body armor that makes our heroes able to absorb more than a single shot. pretty lame. Again we also see a COD game that is very flat. See that hill, you can't climb it. Want to back into a corner and hide, the corner is too shallow. How about that barricade, can you crouch behind it? Nope, that is out of bounds. The perk system is also very poor in this game. Save your money and don't but this.… Expand
  20. mrjoojoo
    Nov 7, 2015
    3
    As a long time COD fan I join the ranks of those disappointed in this release. The Destiny and Titan Fall influences fall flat and make the game behave like your uncle with a personality disorder. The gimmicky hoodies, the destiny like voice over, and even the soundtrack just don't fit this franchise. The walking on walls just serves no real purpose and makes for awkward map design (curvedAs a long time COD fan I join the ranks of those disappointed in this release. The Destiny and Titan Fall influences fall flat and make the game behave like your uncle with a personality disorder. The gimmicky hoodies, the destiny like voice over, and even the soundtrack just don't fit this franchise. The walking on walls just serves no real purpose and makes for awkward map design (curved sonic metal sheets in the wood anyone?). Some of the maps are actually quite promising as long as the color blind guy didn't design them.
    I clocked 8 days of game play for aw3 - you won't be seeing for that 8 hours from me in bo3.    … Expand
  21. ItsBlueRockTHIN
    Jul 26, 2016
    3
    This game does not live up to the black ops franchise, when playing Black Ops 3, I don't feel the fun that games are suppose to bring, and the new futuristic setting surely doesn't make it any better. With the small amounts of weapons to choose from, if you want more you must pay god knows how much more(via crates), and the game mechanics just isn't smooth, for example, I am personally notThis game does not live up to the black ops franchise, when playing Black Ops 3, I don't feel the fun that games are suppose to bring, and the new futuristic setting surely doesn't make it any better. With the small amounts of weapons to choose from, if you want more you must pay god knows how much more(via crates), and the game mechanics just isn't smooth, for example, I am personally not a fan of the jump in the air float for 2 seconds to be shot movements and how the campaign besides its bad plot is just a run and gun. If you would like some new fresh content feel free to pay an extra 60 dollars. Overall this game is just bad and has nothing to do with the original black ops.… Expand
  22. CineAutoctono
    Oct 6, 2017
    3
    "Call of Duty: Black Ops 3" is a very bad game, very difficult, the multiplayer option is horrible, and the missions are solicitors, I DO NOT LIKE FOR ANYTHING !!!
  23. dragon11
    Nov 8, 2015
    3
    this game is fun and interesting and all but it sucks that you cant make a game that all consoles are treated equal forcing people to upgrade to get equal quality. microsoft has to know that same people just dont have it and if they want to keep a customer they need to fix this . everybody would like to enjoy the same game play.. this game freezes up my xbox to the point where i have tothis game is fun and interesting and all but it sucks that you cant make a game that all consoles are treated equal forcing people to upgrade to get equal quality. microsoft has to know that same people just dont have it and if they want to keep a customer they need to fix this . everybody would like to enjoy the same game play.. this game freezes up my xbox to the point where i have to turn it off and reboot the whole system. i have only had the game one day. shouldnt have to do all that. i dont have a problem with bo 1 and 2 but 3 goes in and it freezes at the main menu. and also cant play zombies online totally SUCKS!!!… Expand
  24. Bigmuthatrukka
    Nov 9, 2015
    3
    Platform : Xbox one

    Basically a reskin of Black Ops 2 with one or two extra's. Once you have played the baffling campaign you get to access nightmares, which is a campaign with zombie enemies. A nice touch. I give it one point for this. I also give it one point for zombies, always fun. The last point goes for having up to 4 players on campaign. But everything else is pretty dire.    Platform : Xbox one

    Basically a reskin of Black Ops 2 with one or two extra's. Once you have played the baffling campaign you get to access nightmares, which is a campaign with zombie enemies. A nice touch. I give it one point for this. I also give it one point for zombies, always fun. The last point goes for having up to 4 players on campaign. But everything else is pretty dire. Incredibly bad net code. Lags like nothing on the box. I have 60mb fibre broadband with open NAT. Black ops sets you to moderate if the port it wants isn't available. Matching is a nightmare with frequent disconnects from the main menu! Campaign AI is awful, The whole game is a mishmash of borrowed ideas on a tired formula with a poor engine. I mean 6vs6 in team deathmatch?? Battlefield is 32 a side and 50 times larger maps.

    I think its time to either hang up your pistols on this franchise, or at least come up with a new build from the ground up. The playability of this game is hampered by lag at every juncture. In fact 64 player Battlefield 4 has less lag than 6v6 game on cod, even with multiple nationalities. If you are English, one American or Frenchie in the lobby and its jerk of duty. Once you train yourself to aim a half inch ahead you don't do to bad, except where you die then a guy appears afterwards.

    I haven't bought a COD since Black Ops 2 on the 360. I thought I'd give it another go. I cannot express how thoroughly disappointed I am with this wasted opportunity.

    I cannot recommend this title. Keep playing battlefield 4 or Modern warfare 2. This game is a turgid bag of poorly executed borrowed ideas and offers a poor gaming experience.    … Expand
  25. natty637
    Jun 11, 2016
    3
    I reviewed this game not too long ago and though I would share my experience with it after spending a little more time playing. The single player is very disappointing, as there is no connection to the other Black Ops titles. The zombies mode isn't bad. I personally did not care for Shadows of Evil too much. I do like that Der Riese (The Giant) was remade however, as it's one of the bestI reviewed this game not too long ago and though I would share my experience with it after spending a little more time playing. The single player is very disappointing, as there is no connection to the other Black Ops titles. The zombies mode isn't bad. I personally did not care for Shadows of Evil too much. I do like that Der Riese (The Giant) was remade however, as it's one of the best zombies maps Treyarch has made over the years. My problem with zombies after Black Ops 1 is that it has gotten far too complicated. What I mean by that is it's drifted too away from what made zombies so unique. The multiplayer is a major letdown as well. Black Ops 2 pushed the futuristic concept without drastically changing the core formula of Call of Duty multiplayer. The multiplayer in this game is just very frustrating and too much like Titanfall. What hampered the experience for me was the people who play take it so seriously. I am a casual gamer who enjoys picking up and playing games like COD for fun. Sadly this game is just too competitive for my liking. I will be sticking with Advanced Warfare or Black Ops 1 instead of playing this piece of garbage they try to pass off as a Call of Duty game.… Expand
  26. Hitman4hire007
    Nov 30, 2015
    3
    Treyarch have developed some of my favorite entries in the call of duty franchise,However their latest installment is without question the least enjoyable of the series that use the modified Id Tech 3 IW Engine (so not including COD 1,FH,2,3).The Campaign story is more like 10hr drug induced fantasy,The first level is your run of the mill COD style opening,But then as the"Story"(if you canTreyarch have developed some of my favorite entries in the call of duty franchise,However their latest installment is without question the least enjoyable of the series that use the modified Id Tech 3 IW Engine (so not including COD 1,FH,2,3).The Campaign story is more like 10hr drug induced fantasy,The first level is your run of the mill COD style opening,But then as the"Story"(if you can call it that) starts to unravel Itself through the first half of the campaign whats supposed to be reality or fantasy is so blurred your left not knowing whats going on.The actual gameplay isn't terrible but its just going through the motions,and a couple of times it saved a checkpoint while in middle of firefight with the Juggernaut type guy which was annoying.As for the multiplayer its pretty much the same as usual,good for a blast but nothing inventive enough to take it to the next level the series needs.… Expand
  27. noofyourbes
    Feb 11, 2016
    3
    I only sighed up here to make this games score go down and to show my hatred for it. Otherwise I would not need to do this and just play the game if it was good. I first started on the multiplayer because I like to be with others and be social. The multiplayer was so bad that I uninstalled it from my Xbox and did not want to progress through the game. What pisses me off is that a brokenI only sighed up here to make this games score go down and to show my hatred for it. Otherwise I would not need to do this and just play the game if it was good. I first started on the multiplayer because I like to be with others and be social. The multiplayer was so bad that I uninstalled it from my Xbox and did not want to progress through the game. What pisses me off is that a broken game can be sold for $60. Let me explain, every time I move in this game the frame rate shifts and goes down and its not lag because this happens all the time to when I just got this game. Most of my other games only lag on occasions and no where near as bad as this. So ya, its literally almost unplayable for me. What makes it worse is that the game tries too hard to be edgy and not true to itself. For an example people can jet up literally 20 feet over you while you try to shoot them on ground and then kill you. They ripped off a good game like Titanfall with their **** wall run version. On Titanfall, wall jumping it is smooth and feels like you are actually running on walls. On Blackops3 you are literally walking on the walls slowly with a clunky feeling while other players can make you an easy target. The worst part of all is when players slide on the ground to kill you. It happens so fast that it is literally imposable for me to kill them. Overall If they got rid of the edgy Faze/Optic look alike perks in the game and not sell an unpatched broken game then it might have been a good game. Their is good to this game as well like the visuals and the overall style of the game. It sadly doesn't help it when it's unplayable. The kill streaks have some good to them but the new ones that they added in just for this game are ridiculously overpowered and look stupid, for an example, these stupid rolling explosive spike balls and these fire fly traps that pop out bugs. Oh and the showing of the top three players dancing at the end of a match is unneeded. In conclusion I have learned that it is not a good idea to use the download method of buying games on my Xbox because then you cant refund this $ 60 waste… Expand
  28. thejzboy
    Jul 18, 2016
    3
    this is the worst cod i ever played it so bad the only good thing is zombies and freerun the rest is trash it dosent feel like a black ops the campaign is the worst story in cod history i want my money back infinte warfare is even better than bo3 multiplayer sucks the supply drops are horrible it was the worst shooter of 2015 not fun its boring as hell it is a rip off of titanfall last genthis is the worst cod i ever played it so bad the only good thing is zombies and freerun the rest is trash it dosent feel like a black ops the campaign is the worst story in cod history i want my money back infinte warfare is even better than bo3 multiplayer sucks the supply drops are horrible it was the worst shooter of 2015 not fun its boring as hell it is a rip off of titanfall last gen version is trash activison and treyarch where lazy in conclusion bo3 is the worst cod nvm advance warfare is but bo3 is 2nd worst hopefully cod 2018 is waw 2 instead of bo4… Expand
  29. h3xify
    Jul 21, 2020
    3
    It's good and bad at the same time. I see what they were going for, but at that point I was tired of all the future **** Why can't it just be like 2007? god damn, and this game wasn't helping at all. I just find this game to be very boring, and also god DAMN! the salty kids on this one just make me want to **** die.
  30. DarrkHawk
    Nov 13, 2015
    2
    The games been out a week now so through it would only be fair to give a "follow up" view. Has my view changed? no. I could be childish and state how much this game steals from Destiny and Titanfall but that would just be beating a dead horse.
    This week, the game has received 2 update. Both of which have done nothing noticeable. Servers are still terrible, lagg is unbearable and 4 out of    The games been out a week now so through it would only be fair to give a "follow up" view. Has my view changed? no. I could be childish and state how much this game steals from Destiny and Titanfall but that would just be beating a dead horse.
    This week, the game has received 2 update. Both of which have done nothing noticeable. Servers are still terrible, lagg is unbearable and 4 out of 6 matches I've tried joining since the dashboard update have glitched out and the map never loaded. For companies such as Treyarch and Activision, I would have though these issues would be addressed immediately. Bad map design has plagued this game terribly. Every map just feels the same lay out which a center linear path and 2 outer linear paths which different textures and vehicles scattered around. Just lazy map design as a whole.
    The campaign is what everyone seems to criticizing the most it seems and I can't disagree. The story doesn't make sense, doesn't follow its predecessors in any way which questions the title of this game. I always play Call of Duty games on veteran mode for the challenge. However, this game felt like I was playing it on rookie. Explains the realistic mode.
    Zombies is the only mode that I actually enjoy. The new map is large, tricky and one heck of a puzzle for those who try to solve without walkthroughs. I still think the decision to call the old "der reise" map "Giant" after quoting on release they would be "a classic from World at War" and a "new map exclusive to hardened edition buyers".
    Overall, is this game a good game? No. Is it worth buying? Not until the servers get fixed.    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#26 Best Xbox One Game of 2015
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#7 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2015
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#7 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2015

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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. ICXM
    Jan 8, 2016
    80
    A great game despite its flaws. The campaign could be more but still manages to be a great experience if you look past the first few missions. Multiplayer is a blast and makes up for the inadequacies found in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. If you're a fan of Call of Duty, this will appeal to you. While the formula doesn't take risks, it still works.
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  2. TrueAchievements
    Dec 16, 2015
    70
    If you play CoD for the campaign, Black Ops III is a low point featuring a confusing and uninteresting story, poor pacing, cheesy dialogue and over-the-top voice acting that results in a story that resembles what the outcome would be if you dropped the cast of Team America: World Police on the set of Inception or Source Code.
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  3. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Dec 8, 2015
    80
    Treyarch may not always hit its targets, but this remains a genuinely fresh take on an old sub-series in an even older franchise. A game as well-oiled as its cyborgian characters. [Christmas 2015, p.60]
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