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You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. When games get some age on them there are fewer and fewer opting to play newer games. That is most likely what has happened here. The latter remastered game was in the rumour mill since , but was only revealed and released in with a bundle for use in Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare.
Sadly, Activision does not seem to have any plans for any other CoD remasters—yet, anyway. It would appear that the company is more focused on new yearly premium titles that integrate with Call of Duty: Warzone. Athena Parnada August 6, The first point, of course, is that it's dangerous to think of these outbursts as being in anyway representative of the majority opinion.
A similar thing happened with Portal 2 back in April. It's one of the most critically appreciated games of the year, but on the day of release, people were on Metacritic criticising it for lots of reasons. Since then, the rating has risen and there's now parity between the critical and the user scores. I imagine something similar will happen with MW3 over time.
But for a moment, let's consider the objections being raised. Reading through the usually short, often apoplectic review comments on Metacritic, one argument is repeatedly put forward: Modern Warfare 3 is basically Modern Warfare 2 again; it is a map pack, adding nothing new or innovative to the series. One reasonably representative review states:. Don't believe the marketing hype, this is the same product rebundled let it die and show investors we're not interested in being sold the same product year after year, the cash cow needs to starve.
Often, it is the professional reviewer who despairs at the lack of originality in mainstream entertainment, while paying customers accept the formulaic in their droves.
As human beings we enjoy systems and repetition — our brains actively seek them out; it is a survival instinct that has morphed into an unconscious entertainment preference. Hence, the vital role of the catchphrase in comedy; hence, the predictable conventions of our favourite horror flicks. The notion of the sequel is based on the usually accurate construct that we like to relive enjoyable experiences.
Modern Warfare 3 gives us more of what we liked, because we generally like more of what we like. But is this game just too similar to previous iterations? Certainly, there are a lot of familiar weapons, and a lot of perks and killstreak rewards that we've all seen before — yet similar criticisms could be levelled at the inventories of, say, Mass Effect 2 or Gears of War 2, and elements like the new strike packages do add a significant tactical thrust to the action.
Elsewhere, there are complaints that the campaign is based around the same old linear action and explosive set-pieces as its predecessors. But then, what did everyone think was going to happen? That's fine — nobody can be disappointed that they bought the game and that's what's in it.
Jon Hicks, editor of the Official Xbox Magazine, makes the interesting point that we may be thinking about Call of Duty in the wrong way by comparing it to other action games such as Batman or Uncharted. As a vast annual franchise designed to appease millions of mainstream consumers, there are more relevant points of reference:.
People say they want innovation and change and difference, but in the same way that Fifa can't break out of the fact that it's a game of football, CoD is so successful now, it can't really break out of its model, it is constrained by its very form. If you consider it as a sports game it becomes more logical. If you look through the annals of gaming history the titles that do change significantly year on year are the ones that get quite heavily punished.
People like to demand change, but increasingly they then don't buy it. Rivalry has also played a part in the tribalism of the user reviews.
EA has pitched its Battlefield 3 title very much against Modern Warfare, both in its advertising and in some barbed pre-release interviews — and this has fostered a factional atmosphere: gamers love a platform battle. Battlefield 3 is a phenomenal game but I'm a little bit sad that the PR for it has been at the expense of another brilliant title.
It's not great that we're back to the old Sega v Nintendo situation.
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