I can't even say that I completed this game, cause... How am I supposed to do that?

But, let's start from the beginning. Booting game was already a warning for me. Why? Because I couldn't press X to continue. I was stuck even before seeing the menu. I had to change the gamepad and restart the game. Good beginning.

After getting to the menu, I'm shocked. Where are those tutorials that actually have any story in the game? I look for them and I can't find them. Turned out that they are blocked behind the PS Plus. What a joke. Thankfully, I got to play the game during one of the free weekends with online on PlayStation.

So, I finally start Specialist Headquarters, and I'm confused. What is this story? Who are those characters? What is the purpose behind all of this? I watch every single cutscene and I can't comprehend what I'm watching. Especially since the way they are presented is laughable. Just a pathetic attempt at creating a story. Also, I spent way too much time on those tutorials and matches with bots. I was forcing myself to finish them. Especially since I wanted Woods to shut the fuck up.

But it's not like there's nothing more for single player. There are Zombies! Yeah, Zombies... Uh, how should I say this... I heavily disliked them. That was my second attempt at playing this mode, and I honestly can't tell why people enjoy it. I'm not enjoying this formula and I just spent time on three maps doing whatever that came to my mind. But I just mostly wandered without knowing what I'm doing. And don't get me started on cutscenes, because those also confused me.

Finally, multiplayer. The last thing that I want to try when playing Call of Duty. And it's the biggest part of Black Ops 4. As you can already guess, I hate the game for the lack of campaing. No matter how shitty the story could be, I would at least say that there was any content kinda worth paying for. Meanwhile, just the thought that this game cost so much money while having so little content is horrible.

Oh, but there's Blackout! Yeah, that cheap battle royale that bored me after three matches. Sure, that was worth the full price.

Overall, I know that I'm not really a target for the series, but at least it's good to know that many fans consider this entry to be bad. There's really no excuse behind charging so much for this game and even locking some content behind dlc. And most importantly for me, I just didn't enjoy the multiplayer or zombies. I wish that I could get back those 7 hours of my life.

PS. One last thing. I can enjoy the game with only multiplayer, if it's actually done well and makes me want to play it. That would be ,,Star Wars: Battlefront" from 2015.

I finally started my adventure with Call of Duty. Never thought that I would do this, but let's just say that my curiosity finally won. Also, sometimes I need to expand my horizons or make a opinion about something by actually playing it.

Sadly, the thing is that ,,Call of Duty 3" matched my expectations too well. It's exactly how I viewed the series. Overdramatic, very much american portrayal of war with many scripts and dull dialogues. The story was rather unpleasant to follow and just forgettable. But it did annoy me a few times. I don't want to see the war presented as a spectacle.

As for the gameplay, it's acceptable. Especially since it was done in 8 months. I think that weapons sound good and have a good feeling to them. The problem is related to many limitations. Invisible walls, tight structure, not properly working AI at times and those scripted events... Also, I would say that all levels were too similar. I won't remember them tomorrow.

Overall, definitely not my type of game, but do I plan to check out other instalments of the series? I sure do and I will probably regret it.

I'm not cynical like others, so I won't insult anyone if they like Spec Ops: The Line. They're making fun of the game that is immature in their opinion, but they're also immature ones for making fun of others.

And now that I have this behind me, I can say that, unfortunately, I wasn't convinced by the vision of the creators. I would even call it pretentious. After all, what's the point of creating a game that will make you feel guilty for playing it? I understand that the choice of this medium translates into criticism of other games in the genre and a reversal of player expectations. However, this is a story that would work better as part of a movie.

It's hard to induce guilt if we don't have a real impact on many things. It's also difficult if there's a narrative being pushed that all of this isn't even real. All the emotional weight disappears. At the same time, it's not that the plot of Spec Ops: The Line has nothing of value. The depiction of PTSD, the blaming of others, the gradual degradation of a person.... These themes appealed to me. Especially when they were accompanied by impressive details, as they were more subtle than the rest of the game.

It's just a shame that the story is problematic by a few decisions and certainly not as deep as the developers wanted it to be. To make matters worse, it is accompanied by mediocre gameplay that induces a little dissonance in places. At times, you can feel encouraged to do a better job of killing enemies, and on top of that, the scripted scenes aim for a similar effect as in Call of Duty, which was certainly part of the critique by the creators.

It's too ambitious given its limited resources. And while I respect it for trying to create something different within the FPS genre, it is far from actually being good.