I might be drinking the Kool-Aid, but I’m starting to become a little excited about the new Call of Duty from Sledgehammer games. It’s adding, by the looks it, a breath of fresh air to the game’s stagnant (or regressing?) single-player campaign. Plus, it has Kevin Spacey in it. another reason it might be worth a look? Sledgehammer is approaching it as a new IP.
“We approached this like we would any new IP. I mean, this has been one heck of a creative challenge. I mean, everything is brand new in the game,” Sledgehammer’s Glen Schofield said to GameInformer adding that it’ll include “some pretty big experiments to the core mechanics that’ll effect multiplayer and every mode of the game.”
Even the single player’s getting some sort of real progression, with an RPG-lite system that’ll see you upgrading your exo-suit as your get further in the game. It’ll grant you some pretty neat abilities, like cloak, hover in mid air, use super-human strength and more. A bit like Crysis, then.
I’m happy the series is getting a new spin, because it’s become rather stale. Ghosts is easily the worst game in the series, and I couldn’t find enough drive to play through its dire single player campaign.
Sledgehammer co-founder Michael Condrey is keen to share more, because they feel they’ve made enough changes to the existing formula to make it feel fresh.
“Yeah, we’re really looking forward to sharing more because we think we have some meaningful way to make this franchise feel like it’s got its Sledgehammer mark on it.”
Sledgehammer was started in 2009 by two former members of Visceral, one of whom is responsible for creating the first Dead Space game. I remain optimistic that they can make Call of Duty interesting again.
Last Updated: May 13, 2014
Admiral Chief in Space
May 13, 2014 at 13:32
“everything is brand new in the game”
Must not be CoD then
SoulInvictus
May 14, 2014 at 05:54
There was too much unrequested “new” (don’t F with my radar…, or lock my my guns’ fire modes… or…) in Ghost and not enough “fixed”.
More and more this looks like I should just play Titanfall while listening to House of Cards for a better experience.
Umar Returns
May 13, 2014 at 13:34
“one of whom is responsible for creating the first Dead Space game”
My man…My interest is piqued, here’s hoping to a brand new and better CoD
Umar Returns
May 13, 2014 at 13:35
Dead Space 1 was easily the best in the franchise
Hammersteyn
May 13, 2014 at 13:41
Agreed
Umar Returns
May 13, 2014 at 13:42
Dead Space 2 was too much jump scare and forceful horror. Now 1, damn that gave me anxiety, was slow and suspenseful;, the way horror is supposed to be…
Hammersteyn
May 13, 2014 at 13:43
And three was the turd in the salad. The resident evil 6 of the series if you will.
Umar Returns
May 13, 2014 at 13:44
Bro, 3…..I literally bought it, played an hour and put it up for sale the next day lol. I loathed the game
SoulInvictus
May 14, 2014 at 05:58
That was the same response almost my entire playlist had to Ghosts…
(myself included).
I hit my limit about the time I discovered “tea-bagging” was an achievement thing (that or the dozenth time I got shot in the back by a guy I had killed moments earlier). My brother didn’t believe that one until he played it himself…
Umar Returns
May 14, 2014 at 07:51
I didn’t belive you until I googled it……Wow,that’s completely low………
SoulInvictus
May 14, 2014 at 08:10
Yep, as if most CoD/FPS players aren’t douchy enough, rewarding and encouraging it via an in-game bonus is just… yeah, wow is about all you can say.
I honestly think Ghosts borders on an intentional FU to loyal fans of the series. I think it broke the franchise and most likely, will hurt the sales of this new one no matter if it’s a great improvement or not.
RinceBroken
May 13, 2014 at 13:52
It’s a fun co-op game. Should have called it something different as it was NOT Dead Space. OVG and I had a blast playing it though.
Alien Emperor Trevor
May 13, 2014 at 13:37
How can it be a breath of fresh air when you can’t even spell AIR ;P
Hammersteyn
May 13, 2014 at 13:41
hahahaha
RinceBroken
May 13, 2014 at 13:42
Breath of fresh rare?
Alien Emperor Trevor
May 13, 2014 at 13:49
I prefer my air well done. Should move to China.
Alien Emperor Trevor
May 13, 2014 at 13:41
This gog insomnia sale is pretty interesting to watch. Humans Must Answer took a bit over 3 hours to sell 300 copies, Papers Please has sold 500 in 5 minutes.
Admiral Chief in Space
May 13, 2014 at 13:55
Hehehe, yeah, been keeping an eye on it today, very interesting.
Hammersteyn
May 13, 2014 at 13:42
I have to say the exo-suit is intriguing. Finally something new other than dogs and fish AI
Kromas
May 13, 2014 at 14:01
I would buy this cause Kevin Spacey would only accept a voice acting role if the story is good.
OMG I just said I would buy CoD …. someone kill me please!
VampyreSquirrel
May 13, 2014 at 14:09
Address and amount of security please…
Kromas
May 13, 2014 at 14:12
Krugersdorp, as for security … 14 dogs and a whole host of armed neighbourhood watch.
VampyreSquirrel
May 13, 2014 at 14:18
I’m sure I can handle that… I’ll go get Tim and Avo to help… they live (kinda) close by.
Mossel
May 13, 2014 at 14:11
Or Activision made him an offer he cant refuse.
Sageville
May 13, 2014 at 14:32
Do Not fuck with
Keyser Söze
Kingoffools
May 13, 2014 at 14:47
They claim stuff like that every time a CoD is released…
Glennard
May 13, 2014 at 20:58
Sounds too futuristic for my liking. I’d much rather a WW2 setting.
SoulInvictus
May 14, 2014 at 05:45
Will be interesting to see how this turns out.
I’ve never seen a company handle success this badly…
The whole driver behind this franchise (for me anyway) was that over time (since MW2) I had developed a core group of friends I played with.
Through over-release, over milking through map packs, and now PS4 and One, they have managed to fracture that group into many pieces.
Then drop Ghost in to take a dump on the whole thing.
I can’t help but think, as the engine didn’t change much from MW2-Ghost, that if they had just done 2-3 general add on digital download releases to encompass all that content, they could have continued their locked down install base. Throw in BO/Zombies and it’d be a done deal.
Seems they’ve managed to milk it into oblivion without offering any substantial improvements (really, spawning Still blows on all multiplayer including BO2… how hard is it, learn from Bungie already).
Even if this title is a huge improvement (and really, after Ghost, how could it not be…but it is Activision), my group of friends will still straddle 2, now possibly 3 consoles… and I doubt I’m the only one that poses a problem for.
More and more drivers towards gaming PC as a single, customer friendly platform I guess.
If these companies don’t sort out cross-platform play, I don’t se how that doesn’t become an increasingly problematic thing for everyone other than Nintendo.