Apparently COD is a children's game?

[Hedonist]

I wouldn't agree with the statement that the game is childish because it appeals to children. Look at sports for example. Is football/soccer a childish game because millions of kids like to play it?

The fun thing about COD is that it doesn't require much thought, you can just turn of your brain and shoot things for a while.

 

[Plague]

That must be the most interesting gaming related article I've read in a while. When I was younger (late teens now so I'm talking about when I was 12ish) Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokemon were all the rage. Why? Because everyone else played them. I play a little CoD nowadays but most of my FPS time is spent on CS. How did I start playing CS? Someone recommended it to me. I played CoD for the first time last year. Why? Because it's so hyped. I played just to find out what about it was so popular. I still play from time to time but it's mostly since none of my friends play CS anymore, it's nothing but CoD. It's quite clear popularity only leads to popularity.

As for saying mostly children play CoD, I disagree. It's a wildly popular game played by a large quantity of the population. This means that a lot of children play it, as do teenagers and adults.

Oh, and to everyone else; real men play CS!

 

[silversnake4133]

Well, I guess that Call of Duty is this generation's Sonic, Mario, or Spyro. Hatred is taught at a very young age, and combine that with horrible parenting and you get the problem children of tomorrow. I don't know, I guess I'm kind of biased, but would it kill people to smile and greet others with a friendly "hi" every so often? Either way, I'm not blaming those who enjoy CoD, it's not my cup of tea, but if it brings joy to them, then more power to them.

 

[Nickolai77]

COD isn't aimed at kids, but it's understandable why kids like COD. People of all ages, mainly males, enjoy shooting games. I love playing COD simply because it's a very fun game.

 

[Hamish Durie]

being part of the 12-15 demographic i can safely say that CoD was bought by atleast every boy in my and the other and the other othre class had black ops ethier the first day of realease or the second and for the followling week "dude i got this mad as tomahawk from across the map" or "BALISTIC KNIFE DA BEST WEAPON EVAR!!" so i'm not suprised in the slightest

 

[HalfLife205]

Sounds right. Real man play BFBC2

This. And wait patiently for BF3 on PC for some 64 player fun again.

 

[Quellist]

I really dont know about kids but you just encapsulated the reasons i dont like it! I much prefer a game with depth and complexity.

 

[General BrEeZy]

arent they the ones always playing it anyways?

 

[MercurySteam]

Yes yes it is. Either that or a lot of girls play COD. Most games I get into have some little dip shit yelling at his team because he died and the whole time he is bitching I can only think...is that a boy who hasn't hit puberty or a really PMSy girl... Then I ask them and I usually get called a fuck face or something.

Sounds right. Real man play BFBC2

damn straight..

BFBC2 is awesome. Nuff' said.

+1 to that. I like think of it as 'the wise man's CoD'.

All hail BF3 and everything that comes with it !

 

[El_Chubba_Chubba]

Sure its popular with young teenagers, and even children.

Its also popular with teenagers, 20 somethings, and maybe even some 30 somethings, and more aged adults like it sometimes too.

Its COD, the best selling franchise of all time. ITS GONNA BE POPULAR WITH AN AGE GROUP, if not all of them that exist for gamers. But maybe there aren't middle aged mums playing it.

The article says "That's why I'm guessing kids love Call of Duty so much" - Maybe that is one of the main reasons, who knows? Because everyone knows that children are like ants and act in exactly the same way.

 

[DracoSuave]

CoD is like nickelback. It's cool to say you hate it.

Who bought all those copies then?

 

[Gralian]

Considering Jim Sterling is the fucking reviews editor for Destructoid and that we had a Jimquisition defending Call of Duty, i'm going to call shenanigans on this article and the author.

Incidentally, if any of you have seen and remember MovieBob's Game Overthinker, there's one thing he made abundantly clear in his earlier videos.

VIDEO GAMES! ARE! TOYS!

And what do toys primarily appeal towards? Children. Being a toy doesn't mean it's exclusive to children, however. A rubix cube is a toy, but you're more likely to see a 40-something fiddle with it than a 10 year old.

Hell, Nintendo themselves started out as a goddamn toy company before they became a figurehead in the video games business. Sure, we can have 'artsy' games and games like Heavy Rain that are more like movies, but at the end of the day - it's a toy. Whether you're playing Action Man or GIA Joe (Call of Duty, Battlefield) or Ken & Barbie dolls (any "roleplaying" game ever. Say what you want, you're still playing a role. Your character or avatar is your "doll". Dress up barbie in clothing? Dress up your avatar in armour) you're still ultimately playing with toys. And toys will always have some core appeal with children and young adults more significantly than it does with 30-somethings who are more focused with getting that promotion or asking their partner to marry them. It's just the way it is. And if any of you think this is purely exclusive to the Call of Duty franchise, you're not seeing the bigger picture; this is analogous to every video game produced.

./rant

 

[MercurySteam]

+1 to that. I like think of it as 'the wise man's CoD'.

All hail BF3 and everything that comes with it !

Funny because I could apply the guy in the articles arguement about BF3 as well, and basically every single shooter ever made.


Honestly the guy in the article comes off as being a fucking tool who doesnt really know what he is talking about. The guy might as well have just said all games are for kids because kids play them.

Play BC2 and judge for yourself. Speculation never did anyone much good anyway.

 

[Moromillas]

That is an article from destructoid. The examples he gives are all hearsay - And even then, he didn't actually see a kid play CoD, just heard that some kids think it's "cool." Which means your standard for evidence is very low.

There's actually no such thing as a kids game. (Unless you count learning games found on primary school computers.) They fall into two categories, games for everyone, and games for adults only.

 

[Gamer_152]

I think this article is really being taken out of context here. It describes CoD as simple, the video game adaptation of squirt guns, but I don't think they're trying to say that the game is bad, just that this is how children see it. The idea in this article I really don't agree with is the supposition that the game appeals more to children than adults when there's really no proof for this fact.

 

[Vault Citizen]

I don't know what's worse, these 8 year olds I know who play a lot of COD, or the fact that they can totally kick my ass (in the game).

Its the second one definitely.

Wait... Did you just equate Harry Potter with Justin Beiber? This entire article is null.

I think that is fair.

 

[pspman45]

I never really got into COD, even at that age.
I liked the single-player, but the multiplayer got old really fast

 

[MercurySteam]

Play BC2 and judge for yourself. Speculation never did anyone much good anyway.

I own the game and have played it. What the guy said in the article still applies to nearly every single shooter. Here take a look at this quote.

Destructoid:
Call of Duty is just the videogame adaptation of squirt guns. It makes sense that kids would be drawn to it more so than many adults. The simplicity and sense of empowerment that come from taking a gun and shooting at something or someone knows no age restrictions. However, it does demand a child-like sensibility to take such pursuits seriously enough to prioritize them over other activities. That's why I'm guessing kids love Call of Duty so much.

You can literally replace the words Call of duty with battlefield or any other shooter ever made.

If you reread my post you will also see that I think the guy is a complete idiot and was not bashing battlefield in any way. I am not really a fan of fps games, I find them incredibly boring to play without a room full of friends.

Ohhhh, so you're problem is with all shooters and not just the classic war-styled ones. I see, I see. Then allow me to point you towards Bioshock, Gears of War 2, Mass Effect 2 (if you want to count it as a shooter) and even BulletStorm. They're all great examples of superb shooters that you don't have to feel empowered by to enjoy. And for the record; It's not just shooting another guy to death that has appeal, but virtually besting another living person can give you a sort of rush. Most CoD player thrive off of it.

 

[FallenMessiah88]

And your point is?

Edit: Yes, it makes sense that it appeals to children, because really, as far as "realistic shooters" go, its not the most complex nor do I think it has ever claimed to be otherwise. Its more like a "extremely semi realitic shooter". Still I wouldn't categorize it as a childrens game. Yes, kids play it. So what? There's probably a lot of kids playing Battlefield as well. My Little Pony was originally targeted at young girls, but as it turns out, a large part of its current demographic are adult males, however that doesn't mean that its all of a sudden an adult cartoon.

 

[shurryy]

Yes. Call of Duty since Call of Duty 2 has been a childs game.
Call of Duty 2... I miss that game.