My First Experience With Call of Duty

Today I thought that I would have a little bit of fun looking back at how I became familiar with the Call of Duty series. While it is one of the biggest video game series of all time, there was actually a period when Call of Duty was not around.

I remember grumblings about this new game called Call of Duty in various video game magazines back in 2003. During this time I actually worked in a video game store part time while I was at university. Back then we would get reps in from different companies and this one rep was in and he was talking about some upcoming games one of which was Call of Duty.

What was interesting about this “meeting” was that he was really selling the fact that this Call of Duty game was made by many of the people who worked on the Medal of Honor series and that they were sick of EA’s ways and wanted to start something new. Yes, there was a time when Activision was seen as the good guys!

This got me interested in the game and I kept an eye on that first Call of Duty. Unfortunately, I did not have a gaming PC at this time so I would have to wait a while for Call of Duty Finest Hour on the original Xbox. That right there is my first actual taste of Call of Duty action and while at the time the gaming press just talked about what a watered down version of the PC game it was. I loved every minute of it and it was a huge hit with me and my buddies as a multiplayer game.

I dabbled in the series, but the game that really blew me away and made me take notice of the series was Call of Duty 2 for the Xbox 360. This was one of the first games I got for my Xbox 360 and I was blown away at how “real” it was over what I had been playing on my PS2 and original Xbox. While I enjoyed Finest Hour, it was Call of Duty 2 that made me really stand up and take notice.

This ultimately led to Call of Duty becoming one of my favorite game franchises of all time and it is a series that I look forward to each and every year and I think for the most part I am happy with each game….. some more so than others, but I have not played a COD game that I hated.

What Handy Fixes Are Coming To Battlefield 5

What Handy Fixes Are Coming To Battlefield V

Dice have said that they have a couple of fixes coming to Battlefield 5. Actually by the time you read this they very well could already be in place. They are not game changing or anything like that, but I feel that these two changes will help make the overall Battlefield experience be better.

The first one is the sound that footsteps make. I never noticed this until a buddy pointed it out, but the sound of footsteps in Battlefield V is super loud! Once you notice it there is no un noticing it either. It can be very hard to know if someone is close to you or if they are a little bit away.

Dice have said that they have done some major work on the footsteps and now it should be a million times easier to know if someone is actually close by to you.

The other change that is coming is the kill cam. This is one that I am very thankful for. The kill cam can sometimes feel like it is lasting forever! It is very frustrating when all you want to do is get back into the game. This is especially frustrating when things are tight or when you are having the game of your life and you just want to get back into the action.

While Battlefield 5 may not have caught on like Dice and EA would have hoped that it did. The fact they are working hard to make changes like this is something that I really do appreciate.

Blackjack Coming To Black Ops IIII

Call of Duty Black Ops IIII is getting a really cool update and there is one thing that is part of the update that I am very excited for. Blackjack!

Blackjack is one of those game modes that I really wish each Call of Duty developer would just have as part of the actual game. Blackjack is a slightly different take on Gun Game. Gun Game is one of my favorite Call of Duty game modes as it is always a blast and you never know how a game is going to pan out.

What makes Blackjack so much fun is that the way you win is by cycling through every gun that is available in the match. So there is no time limit, you progress to a new gun with each kill you get and you are demoted with each death you take.

As the winner is the person who gets through all the guns first, it encourages offensive play. Not only that you can spend ages struggling to get through the first couple of guns only to hit a hot streak and get right back in contention. Blackjack is a mode where it truly is never over until it is over and no matter how far behind you are you always have a chance.

I am super excited for this to be added to Call of Duty Black Ops IIII. As it is going to be a limited time game mode (well I am pretty sure it is) I am going to make sure I play as much Blackjack as I can.