Call of Duty 5 - World at War [Archive] - Front Office Football Central

DeToxRox

11-10-2008, 11:22 AM

Picking mine up at 6:30 tonight. Game looks awesome, and I am a sucker for the COD franchise.

I played the beta and it was fun. Not sure if it was COD 4 fun, but it was still awesome. The flamethrower is a beautiful addition to the game.

I always have been impressed with COD's solo campaign as well. Generally it's pretty challenging and it has a lot of cool missions, and I assume this will be no different.

So now after this I have Left 4 Dead, and then this marathon game buying spreed is DONE!

Fable II, Fallout 3, Gears 2, COD 5 and L4D. Oof, embarrassing.

Honolulu_Blue

11-10-2008, 11:25 AM

I'm excited by the co-op campaign. I love playing split-screen co-op games. I wish more games had that option.

Mizzou B-ball fan

11-10-2008, 12:46 PM

I'm excited by the co-op campaign. I love playing split-screen co-op games. I wish more games had that option.

Are there many shooters that don't have this option anymore? Co-op campaigns are all but mandatory on this year's shooters it would seem. Gears of War 2 has one. Halo 3 has it as well. Resistance 2's co-op campaign is larger than the single player campaign. There's plenty of co-op goodness to go around.

Fidatelo

11-10-2008, 12:50 PM

I'm still not sure if I'll get this or not. I loved COD4, but that was the first FPS I've enjoyed in my entire life, and I only like the multiplayer aspect of playing with my friends.

Frankly, I could still keep playing COD4 and see no reason for a new one. But all of my friends moved over to Battlefield Bad Company or whatever a few months ago, so I guess COD4 is dead for me now.

If all of my friends switch from Battlefield to COD5, I will likely pick it up. But if they stick with Battlefield then I'll be giving COD5 a pass.

Fidatelo

11-10-2008, 01:40 PM

Dola

I know that Remembrance Day is not observed in the US, but it still feels a little wrong that COD5 is being released in Canada Nov 11. I really think they should have delayed the Canadian release until the 12th (which may be the case if stores are closed tomorrow, I guess, but I think a lot of places open after 1pm).

Mizzou B-ball fan

11-10-2008, 01:44 PM

It's actually Veteran's Day here in the U.S.

Which means a full day of gaming for those of us who work in government-related job markets. :)

Draft Dodger

11-10-2008, 01:50 PM

be advised, COD 5 is made by a different studio than COD 4. They do not have a very good reputation (they also made COD 3).

Fidatelo

11-10-2008, 01:52 PM

It's actually Veteran's Day here in the U.S.

Oh wow, that makes it even more egregious. Maybe I'm just being overly sensitive or something? I'm not a veteran, nor do I know anyone that is, but it just seems... insensitive or something.

Mizzou B-ball fan

11-10-2008, 02:00 PM

OTOH, it's using the same engine as COD4, which might potentially mitigate some of those concerns (or might not).

From some friends I have who were able to play the game early, I was told that it's basically COD4 in a different setting. Even the trophies/achievements on this game are the same as COD4. That's certainly not a bad thing. COD4 did just fine and this one likely will benefit from COD4's popularity.

EagleFan

11-11-2008, 12:54 PM

Any word?

DeToxRox

11-11-2008, 01:00 PM

Just now firing up the campaign mode.

DeToxRox

11-11-2008, 01:01 PM

The intro video to the campaign mode is awesome. Lots of old video footage and such.

DeToxRox

11-11-2008, 01:03 PM

Holy shit. The first actual game footage is fucking brutal. Starts off with a nice torture scene.

Cringer

11-11-2008, 01:13 PM

I may need to rent this, but having just got a PS3 I am currently renting and playing Metal Gear, which I am liking a lot.

DeToxRox

11-11-2008, 01:19 PM

Added bonus: Kiefer Sutherland does a tremendous voice job for one of the main guys.

MizzouRah

11-11-2008, 02:30 PM

It's a great time to be a gamer... I'll get to this at some point down the road..

DeToxRox

11-11-2008, 02:31 PM

This game is awesome. Awesome attention to detail. Definetly the most violent COD as well.

DeToxRox

11-11-2008, 03:01 PM

The first Russian mission is awesome. I love me this game.

Calis

11-11-2008, 05:53 PM

Not particularly a Call of Duty fan, but what I saw of the Zombie multiplayer mode has me a little more intrigued.

Too many games though, this one is waiting.

cubboyroy1826

11-11-2008, 09:31 PM

I picked this up for my son today and he said he beat the game already. Now granted he was playing on easy but does anyone know how long the solo player game is?

RainMaker

11-14-2008, 09:10 PM

Looks interesting although I kind of like modern day war games. Is the co-op the same as the single player story mode or a completely different story?

Anthony

11-14-2008, 11:14 PM

wow, what's zombie multiplayer?

Fidatelo

11-15-2008, 01:35 AM

Finally got a chance to play for a half hour tonight. Went through the first solo mission, and it was about as pointless as I expected. Bring on the multiplayer tomorrow.

TimGuru

11-15-2008, 01:17 PM

Anyone playing the PC version and if so are people abundantly available for MP? How does it run?

I never get 360 time anymore (my boys are Gears-aholics and only gets worse when they get GoW2 for xmas).

Mizzou B-ball fan

11-21-2008, 01:36 PM

dolfin

11-21-2008, 03:03 PM

Oh crap, I love that clip!

EagleFan

11-21-2008, 03:11 PM

That clip rocks!

DaddyTorgo

11-21-2008, 03:15 PM

i'd play the PC version if my computer could run it, but i don't have the video memory necessary.

*grumbles*

MizzouRah

11-21-2008, 08:58 PM

Excellent clip!

Cringer

11-22-2008, 05:07 AM

The wife rented this for me tonight. Not too bad. As someone said above, the first Russian mission is pretty cool. That is where I left off. I started on the 2nd hardest level which is usually not my style. Some more experience with FPS/war games lately has me improving my skills though. :D

Cringer

11-25-2008, 05:26 PM

I played a bunch of the game the other night, enjoyed it of course.

So yesterday I remember I can try online play, since this is on the PS3. The only thing I have ever really done like this is Halo and I enjoyed it but didn't love it or anything. So now I am deep into online play it seems, because I frickin' love this game online. Started playing last night and stayed up until about 6 am. Woke up right before noon and started playing some more. :) I may have to buy this thing now, mainly for the online play.

Of course I still do not have the 360 online, but with GTA IV sitting there I may have to try if I figure out a way I like to hook it up.

Logan

12-22-2008, 10:18 AM

If anyone is still looking to pick this up, the 360 version is on sale at Best Buy this week for $35. I'll be grabbing mine shortly.

Grammaticus

12-22-2008, 11:04 AM

Cool, I might grab it at that price.

vex

12-22-2008, 09:45 PM

If anyone is still looking to pick this up, the 360 version is on sale at Best Buy this week for $35. I'll be grabbing mine shortly.

Thanks for the heads up, not sure I can pass that up.

Grammaticus

12-22-2008, 11:02 PM

I just picked this baby up for $35 at best buy. Great deal as COD4 is still at $59.99.

vex

12-23-2008, 09:01 PM

If anyone is still looking to pick this up, the 360 version is on sale at Best Buy this week for $35. I'll be grabbing mine shortly.

And bought. Free shipping at Bestbuy.com as well.

Logan

12-30-2008, 05:52 PM

So yesterday I remember I can try online play, since this is on the PS3. The only thing I have ever really done like this is Halo and I enjoyed it but didn't love it or anything. So now I am deep into online play it seems, because I frickin' love this game online. Started playing last night and stayed up until about 6 am. Woke up right before noon and started playing some more. :) I may have to buy this thing now, mainly for the online play.

No shit, I don't know if previous versions were the same, but the online multiplayer is a blast and I really can't get enough of it.

Ronnie Dobbs2

12-30-2008, 05:54 PM

You should try COD4. COD5 is really good, but a bit disappointing compared to the earlier one. I feel this one, especially the tank maps, can get uneven and boring. I've also seen poor spawning AI and glitching. COD4 was sharper.

Logan

12-30-2008, 06:20 PM

I'm not really one to get into games like this, I'll probably just stick to multiplayer. I've only been going with Team Deathmatch so far, and according to my friends a lot of the other games are great too.

Balldog

12-30-2008, 08:07 PM

I've been playing this about an hour a day during the last week, I've had a lot of fun but I'm running into more d-bags since Christmas.

Yesterday, I had a guy on my team blowing up my "bouncing betties" so he could get the kill instead of me.

Today, I had a guy calling me a faggot because I was running toward the tank that he wanted - even though I wasn't even going to get in the tank. I should've just got in the tank and sat there so he couldn't use it.

rowech

12-30-2008, 09:29 PM

I'm finding I don't like this game nearly as much as 3 and 4. Perhaps it's just too much of the same thing but it doesn't feel like this game really has a lot of heart to it.

Cringer

12-31-2008, 12:21 AM

In MP for this game, there are some spawning problems, though I disagree the tank maps are lopsided. If you have a good team then you can blow up a guy in his tank in no time flat. Of course I seem to suck in tanks so maybe it's just me. :D

Fidatelo

12-31-2008, 12:13 PM

Tank maps are fun! Good players (not me) seem to be able to take out tanks in no time flat. I need to learn how, as it stands I just end up launching a rocket or two at them and then hiding from them the rest of the match. On the other hand, players on the same team as the guy in the tank seem to like to wander around beside the tanks and end up as easy pickings.

I have some of my best, and worst, games on the tank maps.

Anthony

12-31-2008, 05:17 PM

i'm loving COD5. it does seem like more of the same, but whatever, i played COD4 so much i was eager for something different. i don't care about tank maps. tanks are stupid - you don't get any credit for killing with a tank like you would if you killed with a gun. that is, if i have a blot action rifle and i need 2 more kills to unlock the sniper scope - if i hop in a tank and kill 2 people i won't get credit towards that sniper scope. i don't use them, they're slow and takes too long to fire, i rather be mobile and deadly.

i see no respawning probs, mainly cuz i'm too buzy busting suckas. why does anyone care what some anonymous stranger says? do what you want? i hardly play with a headset in that game - if no one is gonna talk strategy then i have no use for it.

haven't played solo campaign yet, for a game like this the meat and potatoes is the MP and i feel anytime not spent on MP is time i could've used to get more XP.

Sun Tzu

12-31-2008, 06:01 PM

I picked this up yesterday...definitely a good game. I was great @ COD2, but it's def gunna take me some time to shake the rust off.

rowech

12-31-2008, 06:02 PM

Having finished this, the Far East missions have me longing for a Civil War game for Call of Duty. I think that would be a fantastic game.

Sun Tzu

12-31-2008, 06:05 PM

I just don't see how lining up a big row of guys and shooting at a bunch of other guys lining up directly in front of you would be any fun. Don't get me wrong, I love the Civil War as much as the next guy, but I just don't see how it would work in a video game other than RTS.

Cringer

01-01-2009, 05:53 PM

Had some of my best MP games today. 38 kills with only 3 deaths is easily my best yet. I have turned the corner with this stuff and working on erasing the horrible kill/death ratio I gave myself starting out since I had never played this stuff MP before. I have started to shoot through my prestige level 1 and about to hit 2 now. I also started sniping with good results finally, and have even learned to love the bolt actions even without the scope on it.

As for a Cival War version I would have to say no to. I can't imagine firing at someone, then waiting 10-15 seconds to reload. Though the idea of cannon replacing tanks would be pretty funny.

rowech

01-01-2009, 06:00 PM

Ryan S

01-01-2009, 08:51 PM

Having finished this, the Far East missions have me longing for a Civil War game for Call of Duty. I think that would be a fantastic game.

I can't imagine there would be much of a market for a game like that outside the US, and even then I think it would struggle.

Realistically the game needs to be set in WW2 or later so the game can use more modern weaponry.

Cringer

01-01-2009, 09:42 PM

How about the Civil War, but with AK-47s and tanks? Sounds like a winning combo to me.

Grammaticus

01-01-2009, 11:40 PM

I have the History Channel Civil War shooter on xbox 360. It is actually not so bad. There are pistols and repeater rifles to to use as Union soldier or pick up off the Union soldiers as the Confederates.

A lot of the missions are sneaking into a camp. You also use bayonets and knifes. It is not really as good as the modern firearms, but better than I thought it would be.

Pyser

03-21-2009, 12:22 PM

just picked this up after enjoying left 4 dead

its way harder than l4d

Cringer

03-22-2009, 12:02 PM

just picked this up after enjoying left 4 dead

its way harder than l4d

Didn't see this had been bumped. Map Pack 1 is out and for online play it is a well spent $10 for me. Three great maps, plus a new zombie map which is pretty cool as well.

EagleFan

03-22-2009, 02:48 PM

Playing this again. Fun but definitely seems tough in some places (though in some of those cases it was easier when I tried a different approach, but I didn't agree with one of those situations where I had to take myself back away from the action in order to live long enough for the mission to clear and that was by accident as I was trying to think through what I may need to do to clear the level).

Oh, and good lord, the early Russian mission is a pain in the ass (the one where you crawl through the building while flames dance over your heads and then have to avoid being sniped while making it up the second level). I either get fried (if I try to take out the Germans at the windows) or taken out by a German at the windows (if I try to ignore them to get to the second floor). On that note, I liked the early part of the mission where you snipe as the planes fly overhead to cover the sound of your shots.