CoD:MW2

[Malacite]

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Go look up what hypocrisy means.

NOW.

No. It's not hypocritical if you merely refuse to pay for it. There are people who won't touch it, period, because of Activision. They are hypocrits if they get this, one way or another. In fact a number of people, myself included, would pick it up if we could just bypass Activision and give the $60 straight to Infinity Ward, but it doesn't work that way so no.

[DakAttack]

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Well.... I was going to buy this today because everyone on my XBL friend's list is playing it... But you guys are making it sound mediocre? Is it a yes or no on the buy? (Huge Halo3 Fan BTW)

Then, yes, you will probably enjoy it. Like Mal said, you can always rent it first.

[Evion]

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Well.... I was going to buy this today because everyone on my XBL friend's list is playing it... But you guys are making it sound mediocre? Is it a yes or no on the buy? (Huge Halo3 Fan BTW)

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

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Not that I approve of Pirating, but actually the people who pirated it aren't hypocrites at all; Many of us who are boycotting this want to play it but refuse to pay for it. In this sense, people are (illegally) sticking it to Activision right where it hurts.

Go look up what hypocrisy means.

NOW.

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Go level my charizard instead, you say? Shows you how much you know about Pokemon.

[DakAttack]

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See here is where i think alot of this praise is coming from. The military. me and my buddies can litterly call out zones, and overwatches and strategies and counter strategies and cover one anothers weaknesses, and lay down suppresive fire for our buddies to repositon. Yeah you can do that in Halo or gears, but it's a bit different when you have fucking engery swords, and chainsaw bayonets.
Me and all my military buddies train these type of scenarios, we sprint 50 meters and have to take a prone postion and hit a target @ 100m's. That's how you fight real war. The creators of this game hit the nail on the head.
That was what the hype was about to me, and for me atleast, it's lived up to it.

Um, that's cool. This game had none of that.

I'm forwarding your formula for fighting real wars straight to Infinity Ward so they can use it in MW3.

Well I'm not much of a FPS player so with all the hype it was getting I figured it must have revolutionized the genre in ways unimaginable.
So it's bringing realistic level design to the table when all we've had before was game level design? Ok I guess I can see how that might shake things up a bit. Not really my thing but I guess that would be a big thing for those who enjoy the genre. Thanks for clearing it up for me.

The level design is the highlight of a single player campaign that lacks any real substance. It doesn't really matter where you go, or what level you're on, all the enemies behave in the exact same way which really detracts from the immersion. Multiplayer is the same old dog, it's simply the luck of the spawn or luck of the lag. It makes me think Battlefield really had it right.

[cidbahamut]

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Well I'm not much of a FPS player so with all the hype it was getting I figured it must have revolutionized the genre in ways unimaginable.
So it's bringing realistic level design to the table when all we've had before was game level design? Ok I guess I can see how that might shake things up a bit. Not really my thing but I guess that would be a big thing for those who enjoy the genre. Thanks for clearing it up for me.

[Durahansolo]

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Shepardgarrett = gamertag, send me a friend request arick

Got it. If you don't see me online, I'm still ducking people on my friendlist so they don't ask me to play with them LOL. Most of them have been playing all day since launch and I can only play when I get home from work. So, I'm trying to get my setup decent for when I go into battle with them.

I wish Bad Company 2 was still being released this year, I miss the vehicles and epic bullet travel time . MW2 and Assassin's Creed will probably hold me over until it comes out.

[ShepardG]

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Cid,

What do you want from a FPS? I guess my point with that question is, what sort of inovations are you wanting to see?

I guess for me, it get's my praise for it's balance. It's graphics. It's attention to detail. It's realism. I guess that last one is probably what i apprecaite the most. the sound of a magazine getting smacked into the well. The haze of a holographic site as you sight in a target. The uter disaray that having a gun fight in a village does to the buildings. The way the breaching charges splinter the doors and the way times seems to slow down when you clear a room.
The feeling of uter betrayl i felt when one of the key plot twists occured.
The resolve I felt when i watched washington burn.

See here is where i think alot of this praise is coming from. The military. me and my buddies can litterly call out zones, and overwatches and strategies and counter strategies and cover one anothers weaknesses, and lay down suppresive fire for our buddies to repositon. Yeah you can do that in Halo or gears, but it's a bit different when you have fucking engery swords, and chainsaw bayonets.
Me and all my military buddies train these type of scenarios, we sprint 50 meters and have to take a prone postion and hit a target @ 100m's. That's how you fight real war. The creators of this game hit the nail on the head.
That was what the hype was about to me, and for me atleast, it's lived up to it.

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Shepardgarrett = gamertag, send me a friend request arick

[Durahansolo]

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Overboard.

That's why we like Shepard, because we always get epic random quotes like:

Shepard FTW!

You don't like it, don't play it, go fucking level your fucking charmander or some bullshit.

Did some more playing/unlocking last night in MP and OMFG unlocked the Heartbeat Sensor! It comes in really handy when there is no UAV online. Hell, it came in handy when the UAV was online and for some reason didn't detect this guy running toward me. Unlocked a bunch of Assault Rifles and what not, gonna get on tonight and play some more.

[cidbahamut]

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I seem to have missed the boat on this one. I keep hearing everyone singing this game's praises, but I don't see what all the hype is about. It's yet another FPS in a market over-saturated with FPS games, so what is it bringing to the table that warrants the amount of hype it has received?

[ShepardG]

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Overboard. GG.

Naive. GG.

[DakAttack]

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About the "Airport Level", and i'm warning you now, i go the hell off in this one.

This level, LIKE THE ENTIRE FUCKING GAME, was used to give people some small glimpse, IDEA, FUCKING CLUE, what it's like to be a fucking terrorist, or to be a special operator.
If this offended you, GTFO.
You need to get a fucking clue as to what these people are capable of, and why every fucking person whoever stepped up to risk their lives to protect YOURS does what he or she does. How dare you get "offended" at that level IN A FUCKING VIDEO GAME, when me and mine see shit like that ALL THE FUCKING TIME when we go overseas. You need to get yourself a fucking set of balls and realize what sort of evils this world is capable of. Did it make you feel uncomfortable? GOOD! Did it make you angry? GOOD! Did you ever once think about what our country would do if something like this happened in america? If you answered no that question look back 8 years to the 11th of september, and think about what WE fucking did when they killed 3 thousand plus in a matter of hours.
"Get a fucking clue" should have been on the front of every copy of Modern Warfare 2.
You don't like it, don't play it, go fucking level your fucking charmander or some bullshit.

LMFAO, what is this...i don't even... ??

Overboard. GG.

[ShepardG]

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Uh, I get it. It's completely inappropriate and immature.

LMFAO, what is this...i don't even... ??

So after playing the game, and finishing Campaign mode, I'll say that it was everything i was expecting.

What I was expecting:

1. New weapons
2. New maps
3. Tom Clancyish story line
4. Great Graphics
5. ???
6. Fun

I may blast a few peoples opinions in these spoilers below, don't take it personal:

About the "Airport Level", and i'm warning you now, i go the hell off in this one.

This level, LIKE THE ENTIRE FUCKING GAME, was used to give people some small glimpse, IDEA, FUCKING CLUE, what it's like to be a fucking terrorist, or to be a special operator.
If this offended you, GTFO.
You need to get a fucking clue as to what these people are capable of, and why every fucking person whoever stepped up to risk their lives to protect YOURS does what he or she does. How dare you get "offended" at that level IN A FUCKING VIDEO GAME, when me and mine see shit like that ALL THE FUCKING TIME when we go overseas. You need to get yourself a fucking set of balls and realize what sort of evils this world is capable of. Did it make you feel uncomfortable? GOOD! Did it make you angry? GOOD! Did you ever once think about what our country would do if something like this happened in america? If you answered no that question look back 8 years to the 11th of september, and think about what WE fucking did when they killed 3 thousand plus in a matter of hours.
"Get a fucking clue" should have been on the front of every copy of Modern Warfare 2.
You don't like it, don't play it, go fucking level your fucking charmander or some bullshit.

Graphics, and this one isn't nearly as intense or personal as the last one ^^

So i'll agree these aren't any "Heavy Rain" graphics or anything, but i love the engine. It dosen't lag loading textures, or animations. I'll also commend it's ability to handle so many players and things happening on screen.

The story, possible spoilers

DOUBLE CROSSSSSSS, TRIPLE CROSSSSSS, QUADRUPLE....yeah so plot twists galore. It was short. Would have liked it to be a little more "fufilling" but everything comes in three's now, so I shouldn't have expected less. The voice over cutscense's were a bit played out, and capt price gets a bit prechy towards the end, but I think the overall ideal of staying true to ones convictions was appropriate.
The winners write the history, and who really knows how much truth has gotten left by the way side up to this moment. It's a startling realization, because in 100 years, i can almost bet the house on the fact that alot of the truths of this war, will be "glossed over" or "swept under the rug". It gets me a thinking that's for sure.

So yeah, this game, like the first one, were kinda personal for me. They do almost too good of a job re-creating what it's like to look at someone as nothing more than a target in your sights. Wars all fun when you can hit the green x, and go make a sandwich and watch "dancing with the stars". It's not nearly so fun when your actually in it. I take it personally when they this company does their damndest to make a piece of entertainment, and try their best to make it seem as realistic as possible, and then their customers complain about it, saying it wasn't necessary, it was offensive, etc.

[DakAttack]

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Uh, I get it. It's completely inappropriate and immature.

[Pwnagraphic]

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I like how when you start the game, if you try to go straight to multiplayer it'll say something like "It is recommended that you play the campaign first." "Would you like to play Multiplayer anyways?" (I got scared and chose campaign.) Played through the training course and then went to MP.

Servers are down on PS3 "Due to overload" supposedly.. But it coincidentally happened after they patched the trophies so I am going to blame IW for this.. Anyway.. I actually played through the campaign this time and the story wasn't too bad. I don't know if I missed something, but I didn't see any plot holes and the whole thing made sense beginning to end even though I didn't play the first ones campaign. There's a huge plot twist of course but I kinda got that feeling like the one I got from Army of Two.. I mean I didn't see it coming, I had a weird hunch and wasn't surprised.

It's a joint operation. Do you get the joke yet?

I can't believe he didn't get it lol