COD – Do Answers Lay In The Future or Past?

New CoD Coming Soon

Another year is coming to a close. That means another Call of Duty is coming this fall. Sure enough, we are yet another franchise title further away from the boots on the ground mechanic that made Call of Duty so successful. The next launch is based in the far future and features futuristic jet packs that boost players to jump high, scale walls, and slide through the floor. It creates hectic fast paced combat. A noble idea at first that brought much refreshing excitement to a franchise that was going stagnate. But as they say in relationships, you don’t know what you had until you lose it.

Back To The Past

Many Call of Duty gamers will agree that they would like a return to the traditional boots on the ground campaign that focuses more on player aim than maneuverability. The tech heavy modern Call of Duties seem to bore quickly. They lack the appeasement that the older models had which were simpler. My personal favorite one was Modern Warfare 2 which took place in current day warfare. The large majority of the fan base wants to go back to their origin, World War II, or even as far back as WWI. 

I don’t know if trench warfare is the answer, but I can most definitely say that say that Activision needs to stop repeating the same thing ever year. We tried the future approach and sales were low. Time to go back to the drawing board. We want to go back to the pure joy of slightly older weapons, less powerful kill streaks, and a higher focus on good hiding spots and taking out an enemy with good aim. Hopefully for the holidays of 2017 they decide to go back in time, to the high point in the franchise’s history, a required step backwards in order to go forward.