[Dilmah G]

So guys, have you played it?

Looked quite decent from what I read, will definetely buy next Tuesday night after my last exam.

[General Battuta]

Got vaguely interested in it, mostly because of the amazing zombie mode intro (impersonations so perfect!)

However everything I've heard suggests the single player story is amongst the shortest (5 hours) and crappiest yet, so...eh. Multiplayer's likely to be another Modern Warfare mod, and with Bad Company 2 around taking names, I'm not sold.

[Dilmah G]

Really? I was reading some of the reviews earlier today whilst I was at school *studying* and some reported it to be among the better end of the COD storylines.

Either way, I was kinda hyped about this one.

[General Battuta]

I don't know. I may pick it up on a Steam sale. I've heard a lot of negative buzz about the story in comments threads and stuff...we'll see.

I do like that they toned down the incredible stupidity of MW2's multiplayer. It took a while for the playerbase to optimize builds like sprint extended-mag shotguns or heartbeat sensor campertrons, but god, combine those with the killstreaks and it was just rage-inducing.

[Swifty]

The TV spot is amazing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pblj3JHF-Jo

[Dilmah G]

 

Hahaha! That's actually the best multiplayer ad I've ever seen.

[Herra Tohtori]

Was that Gordon Freeman at the Huey minigun?

[carbine7]

You know, my Robotics teacher looks almost exactly like Gordan Freeman.....

Anyways, yeah, I've read a few reviews and all have said that the story is actually the best of all of the CoDs. There only major recurring complaint about the SP that I've noticed is gripes about level design.

[MR_T3D]

MW2 disgusted me and I will never trust IW.
but man, this game, with the explosive nerfs, removal of stopping power, attempts at weapon balance, the SPLITSCREEN ONLINE HELL YEAH, the zombies, man, this game is going to get plenty of my attention when I play.

that TV advert was flippin sweat, too.

well, back to studying the equally exciting world of fast adders and VHDL code

[Nemesis6]

Meh, just another cookie-cutter console shooter. I'll pass.

[Demitri]

Is it a continuation of the Modern Warfare storyline or something different?

[Scotty]

I'm pretty sure it's something different, but I haven't played it yet, so no promise there.

[General Battuta]

Something different. They don't have clear legal right to the Modern Warfare name or story right now. Different studio anyway.

[Nuclear1]

Just picked it up today.  I'll give it a play tonight.

[NGTM-1R]

Is it a continuation of the Modern Warfare storyline or something different?

Besides, after the total trainwreck storyline of MW2 calling blank slate is pretty welcome.

[Nuclear1]

Is it a continuation of the Modern Warfare storyline or something different?

It's actually a sequel to World at War.

[Turambar]

[Hades]

God DAMN it they brought back the infinite enemy spawn bull**** from MW1.

[General Battuta]

Yep. Push over the barrels, I keep hearing people say.

[Nuclear1]

I've played through about half of the single-player campaign.

And while it's not much different than a typical first person shooter, it definitely has its moments story-wise.  Definitely worth the investment.