MW3 Review - 5/5

[Heister]

http://www.allaboutthegames.co.uk/fe...ticle_id=12203

"Aside from the obvious tweaks to the game's multiplayer, there's nothing in MW3 that should surprise anyone that's played any of the previous games. But for fans of the series that's no bad thing. New maps, weapons, killstreaks and modes are all that's required to keep the faithful, well, faithful. The single player, meanwhile, rather than being a throwaway companion to the real meat and bones of the game is instead a brilliantly bombastic showcase of set-pieces and action. Take Call of Duty for what it is and embrace its dumb, nonsensical and scripted, but nonetheless hugely entertaining action sensibilities. And for those that continue to dismiss to the series as soul-less and immature, in an industry where we celebrate games like Bulletstorm for using the term 'dick tits' or Saints Row 3 where you can bludgeon people to death with a giant dildo, perhaps some perspective is required."


I think that's a fair comment at the end there.


Edit: Looks like this is a review of the 360 version. Clicking the reviewers name brings up his Xbox 360 gamercard which shows MW3.

[Althea]

Not really, I think it's a bit of a daft comment. Bulletstorm and Saints Row 3 are supposed to be immature, because they're exaggerated piss-takes.

I don't think anyone has ever criticised the CoD franchise for being immature, rather the people who play it.

[agentorange]

"Ok guys people are starting to not take the games story seriously anymore, what should we do?"

"Let's pretend it was just a big joke all along, we were NEVER taking it seriously!"

"Hahahahah yeah, hahahaha gotcha!"

[soldant]

Sure is a change from CoD4's "dying alone in a nuclear wasteland" aspect. IT WAS A JOKE ALL ALONG. APRIL FRIGGIN' FOOLS!

[Drake Sigar]

This review slurped a little too much jizz for my tastes, it felt like reading an interview from a sales rep.

[Wizardry]

How did this game get a 5/5?

[metalangel]

But MW1 felt real and serious in its story. And that was part of the thrill! But is it more silly than BLOPS?

[Heister]

How did this game get a 5/5?

It sounds pretty good to me mate.

[metalangel]

Especially from a site with so much authoritah! I love the way their "submit article" tab covers up the review as I'm trying to read it.

[Heister]

Especially from a site with so much authoritah! I love the way their "submit article" tab covers up the review as I'm trying to read it.

You must've clicked the tab? If so, click it again.

[Berzee]

Anyone who likes RPS should never equate web-development prowess with reliable computer game journalism. =P

[sinister agent]

Anyone who likes RPS should never equate web-development prowess with reliable computer game journalism. =P

You're right. The RPS guys are pretty good at web development.

[metalangel]

They also don't start sentences with "Well,", "And" or "But".

Technical hitches aside, the review is very detailed but doesn't tell much about whether the game is fun. It seems to assume familiarity with CoD, so why not use that to address well known criticisms? How well do the restructured kill streaks work in making life more enjoyable for those who aren't super skilled? How do shotguns work out as a primary weapon? Are the scripted events full of NPCs barging you out of the way like in BF3? The set pieces are amazing but are there any to top MW1's trio of AC130, radiation sickness and sniper infiltration?

[Berzee]

You're right. The RPS guys are pretty good at web development.

Oh, buttons!

They also don't start sentences with "Well,", "And" or "But".

I had to look back...zero pages...to find a counter example. =P Indeed it was the Most Recent Article by one of the four: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011...-4/#more-80998

And I'm fine with that!

Your other points, I accept freely. ^_^

[Nalano]

This review slurped a little too much jizz for my tastes, it felt like reading an interview from a sales rep.

Considering Activision flew a lot of press to a retreat so they could spend days kneading them, and then held their own two-day convention where they let fans drive jeeps in on off-road course, did you expect they'd simply let reviewers choose their own scores?

[metalangel]

Right on. Likewise, please, gamers, come all the way to Sweden so you can sample the godawful "Operation Guillotine" single player level of Battlefield 3. Have some more beer. This is Inge. She'll be waiting for you in your hotel room. Etc.

[Mohorovicic]

The single player, meanwhile, rather than being a throwaway companion to the real meat and bones of the game is instead a brilliantly bombastic showcase of set-pieces and action.

You mean singleplayer in previous CoD titles was a throwaway companion to the real meat and bones of the game?

That makes it some amazing throwaway. And some really lean meat and bones.

[Kevin]

Not really the "maturity" of the story that irked me about Modern Warfare 2. It's more Infinity Ward's attempt to make the story something it's not. I mean, it's a game that's trying to make something approximating social and political commentary (the No Russian level) that's right next to a level where you're shooting a gat gangsta style on a snowmobile while jumping over a gorge the size of Rhode Island. Then there's the pseudo-philosophizing the writers tried to insert into the game that comes off as more obnoxious than thought-provoking.

Which is why I've actually found the Black Ops a bit more palatable: It wholeheartedly embraces what it is, rather than making half-hearted attempts at appealing to "cerebral" literary and art critics.

[Fiyenyaa]

How did this game get a 5/5?

'Cause the CoD games tend to get these kind of scores?
Why? Who knows.

[Nalano]

'Cause the CoD games tend to get these kind of scores?
Why? Who knows.

Oh, we know why.