I don't understand the Call of Duty hate either. I played the first one back when I was really into WWII games and I played the first two Modern Warfare games. I thought they were all pretty good. I'll probably play the new one, but I doubt I'll ever buy a COD game. I don't hate the series, I just prefer other shooters like Halo. I don't play multiplayer, and while I enjoy the campaigns, I like science fiction more than plain old regular fiction.
What I find strange is that most people that hate COD usually accuse it of being milked and that Activision just wants to make money off the name without moving the genre forward. I think in the years after Wolfenstein 3D, we have come pretty close to perfecting the FPS. If Activision started from scratch with each COD, there would probably only be 3 in total and I doubt the series would be better for it. As a huge fan of Halo I can't get enough of it. I wish it had a full release every year like COD. I'm sure COD fans love getting more of what they love every year.
It makes no sense to me that people who prefer other games hate COD for being popular. If they don't care for it, then they should care about it. I don't follow sports, and don't care about Madden games. I honestly have no idea what advancements or lack thereof EA has implemented through the series. It has no effect on my enjoyment of the games I love so why would I give it a second though. Does COD effect Halo, Killzone, Final Fantasy, MGS, etc.? No. I just don't get why people spend so much time complaining about something that nobody is forcing them to play.
I think it has more to do with the fanboy mentality then anything. People don't like that COD is more popular then a game they identify with. Fanboys are like cult members. They are irrational and unreasonable. My guess is most COD haters don't like the FPS genre in general and want gaming to go back to the way it was when JRPGs and platformers ruled supreme. They probably think that if the FPS genre went away they could finaly get that Final Fantasy 7 remake they want so much.
You see the same thing with movie fans who think summer popcorn flicks are ruining the industry because all they want are art house snore fests. Music fans will complain that pop sucks, but when they were younger they loved the pop of their time.
It doesn't bother me that people have their opinions. I just wish they would keep the snark to themselves. I don't need to read Activision insults int eh comments below every COD video, article, review, etc. If you really hate it, please stop caring about it and go post positive things about the things you do like.
