Poll: Which COD did you like better?

[DeadMix]

I bought COD: WaW in 2009, before MW 2 came out. The only reason I got it was because I played Nazi Zombies at a friends house. After that, I didn't care if Infinity Ward didn't make it, or if COD 3 really, really sucked (in my humble opinion).

However I had to play through the campaign in order to unlock Zombies. Those sneaky bastards.

HOWEVER, while the game play was exactly what I expected, the atmosphere and presentation were TOTALLY different from any other WW2 game I'd ever played. After I beat the campaign, I realized why Nazi Zombies was in there: WaW is already half horror. The game really feels gritty, and the soundtrack makes everything much more threatening. I'm not talking about the generic metal (although I like what they did in Zombies), I'm talking about the stuff in the menus and such. I dunno. It really got to me.

And then there's the multiplayer. Of course there's everything you'd expect, but then there's Nazi Zombies (hell yeah), and CO-OP CAMPAIGN. Or competitive co-op. W/e. There's cooperative. Why hasn't this been done before?

Now, about MW 2.

Game play was very similar to COD 4, and I'm not gonna ***** about that. However, they tried to replicate that one exceptional bit way, way too hard. And then there's that pathetic plot twist at the end. The sad thing is that it could have been a good plot twist. Make a character who's been in the past two games (ignoring WaW) the bad guy. You know the one. He EMP's a certain nation. HE could have been the bad guy. It would have been cool.

And then there's the multiplayer. Apparently there's problems with it that I haven't experienced or noticed or something. I'm not going to talk about those. I feel that the weapon load outs are much more customizable that in WaW, and going on streaks is much more satisfyingly rewarded. But GOD HELP YOU if you're on the losing team, because it becomes a frustrating mess of instant deaths from above GOD FUCKING DAMN THE AC130. Yes, yes, bad grammar.

Barring the AC130 (among other things), I think the straight multiplayer of MW 2 is better, as well as overall game play. If forced to actually say which is a better game though, I would point to WaW. Cool atmosphere, plus Zombies.

Now that's my humble (and long-winded, whew!) opinion, what's yours?

 

[Me55enger]

Personally, my favorite COD was the one I had last night, with chips, and this wonderful little cool minty sauce that i don't know the name of...

 

[BlumiereBleck]

I say neither they both suck. The originals (aka 1-3) will always be the best.

 

[Armored Prayer]

My favorite CoD was the first Modern Warfare, both single and Multiplayer.

As for your poll I only played MW2 and I only liked the campaign.

 

[OrdinaryGuy]

Uh... neither of them. The last Call of Duty game I enjoyed was CoD4. I liked the single player and the multiplayer equally. Then they took the franchise and turned it into a shameless cash-in, so I stopped playing.

 

[RobCoxxy]

My favorite CoD was the first Modern Warfare, both single and Multiplayer.

As for your poll I only played MW2 and I only liked the campaign.

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Although MW2's campaign made as much sense as the Torie's new budget, it was fun, but the multiplayer lacked. MW1 was better.

 

[GodofDisaster]

I was introduced to the series through Call of duty 4, which I played at a friends house, then bought it for myself. I loved the game, the single player was great and the multiplayer was quite addicting.

Then I bought MW2, I tried to like it I really did. I even finished the campaign but the multiplayer was really broken. It had to go.

 

[someotherguy]

My favorite is : COD: Fish.

Not only is it's multiplayer good (You can feed the entertainment needs of so many, if you have a party) I found the class system incredibly customizable to.

 

[Purplefood1]

I don't know what it is but there was something about MW1 that was special and still is but MW2 doesn't seem to have it which is a shame really 'cos it's not a bad game

 

[-Samurai-]

I would say neither, but not because they "both suck". They both have their strengths and weaknesses.

For me, the original(and United Offensive expansion) will always be the best. It's where I started(and where the series started). The introduction of perks and kill streaks(minus the artillery strike in UO) and death streaks really killed the series.

The people that picked up the series at CoD4 missed the best part of the series, the beginning.

 

[Banana Phone Man]

They both suck. I never really played the first 3 CoDs but the 4th has to be my favourite in both single and multiplayer. That was a good game.

 

[shaboinkin]

You seem to have forgotten Call of Duty 4..

 

[Retardinator]

Excuse me, but CoD4 doesn't even get a mention? It's probably the pinnacle of the series, multi or single-wise.

 

[Marik2]

Excuse me, but CoD4 doesn't even get a mention? It's probably the pinnacle of the series, multi or single-wise.

Yeah seriously what the hell OP?

 

[Inferno_622]

I really liked CoD4s single player as many people have said above, but I think WaW is still my favourite. Mainly because the campaign mode could be done cooperatively. I mean, I really liked the angle Modern Warfare tackled, but WaW was the same - you played as a dude and you kicked some ass. It didn't hurt WaW's story to have a generic dude following Player One around all the time to also kick some ass. I mean, I'm aware IW has always made their games single-player, and I imagine the level design in the MW games (especially MW2) is tailored for single-player run throughs, but I like co-operative play, and Spec Ops didn't cut it for me in the same way.

But yeah, WaW campaign was great. Had a nice "story" (in the sense you play around events), good action, and a dude I could play through with that wasn't in a different part of the country/world.

 

[MetallicaRulez0]

World at War suffered from 2 fatal flaws.
1.) Weapon balance was non-existant. SMGs are VERY overpowered, almost to the point of simply breaking the game.
2.) Tanks are a terrible idea in a game like Call of Duty that has an awful spawn system and very low player health.

Now, with those out of the way, I still think WaW was an enjoyable multiplayer game. It just came down to changing your playstyle to either adopt SMG-whoring or avoid the areas that SMG-whoring reigns supreme (read: almost everywhere). It's also worth noting that WaW seems to have worse lag and worse hit detection than either CoD4 or MW2, though that may just be me.

Modern Warfare 2 is an abomination. It took everything good about CoD4, shoved those qualities in a locker, stole their lunch money, and then shanked them. Kill streaks are stupid, and they almost single-handedly ruin the game. Shotgun secondaries are retarded. Infinite Claymores/Noob Tubes via Scavenger/One Man Army are retarded. Assault Rifles with no idle sway and no recoil are retarded. Commando is the single worst thing ever put into a video game, by a hefty margin. There are just too many problems to list them all, but those are the big ones. All of these issues are IN ADDITION to the camping issue brought forth by overpowered killstreaks. Everyone wants to get their killstreaks, so everyone camps. It's just... an abomination.

 

[DividedUnity]

None of those. Call of Duty 2 was the peak of the series.

 

[Gh0st1y_H]

You really need to put CoD2 up there. Too many people are going to argue that it was the best of the series.

Really though, the system put in place by four just needs to be refined.

 

[Pielikey]

CoD 2.

And Modern Warfare 1 was good too.

 

[Perryman93]

MY personal fave was cod 2 multi player and campaign, as well as the modern warfare (COD 4) multi player and campaign. I hated WAW and MW2