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Munkeh111 on 17 September 2008
blunty51 said:
I think the bottom line from many posts here is that it doesn't bring anything new to the table but it immerses you with the characters, and everything just fits into each other for a really good, tight first player experience. Not to mention the graphics. I never played online.

*SPOILER TO FOLLOW*

heck, i even felt sad when Gaz and the boys got taken out in the end. That's not normal for me for video games.

I couldn't beleive it, I did not care about the americans but.....

I dont care if it is not realistic, I want them both back in 6!!!!!!!!!

 



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Euphoria14 on 17 September 2008

I think COD 4 is a great game, I loved its single player campaign.

As for online though, give me Unreal Tournament any day.



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dbot on 17 September 2008

I think COD4 is highly rated because it has an intense single player campaign and one of the best multi-player campaigns around. Some may call it generic because it doesn't bring anything new to FPS, but I don't think a game needs to be innovative to be enjoyable. I have 160+ hours of mp, and I have completed the sp campaign on all difficulties. This game deserves all of the praise it has received.



Thanks for the input, Jeff.

 

 

IllegalPaladin on 17 September 2008

It's a good game that does what it does (heavily scripted events and such) pretty darn well compared to other games.



Kyros on 17 September 2008

.but 7 hours later i found that i will never want to replay the single player game


Absolutely true. But to be honest I have not replayed many FPS. They are simply cinematic experiences.
And the good point is if you want your money out of CoD4 there is still the excellent multiplayer. But if replay value is important to you CoD4 would get some minus points.

(On the other hand besides Halo I cannot think of many FPS that provide great replay value.)



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Mummelmann on 17 September 2008

It is indeed not innovative and I do not see it as the new standard in FPS games, I still consider Half Life series head and shoulders above CoD4.
I do, however, feel that the original Call of Duty helped set the standard and greatly raise the bar for WWII shooters and the first game in the series is the true masterpiece imo.
For me, Battlefield 2 is better than CoD4 as a modern shooter, I also enjoyed Vietcong almost as much as CoD4 in some areas and respects.

So, is it a good game? Yes, it is a very good game. Is it overrated? Yes, it really is imo, but then again; all games these days are.



disolitude on 17 September 2008
Kyros said:
.but 7 hours later i found that i will never want to replay the single player game


Absolutely true. But to be honest I have not replayed many FPS. They are simply cinematic experiences.
And the good point is if you want your money out of CoD4 there is still the excellent multiplayer. But if replay value is important to you CoD4 would get some minus points.

(On the other hand besides Halo I cannot think of many FPS that provide great replay value.)

 

 Resistance 2 has a good shot of making it in that category. 8 player campaign sounds rather nuts... tey better make it hard as hell, for that to be challenging.



coolestguyever on 17 September 2008
NintendoTogepi said:

I know I've created this thread 60 times, but I am still just baffled over the love for this game.

"Innovative" "The new standard for FPS games" "Groundbreaking"

What?

It's not a terrible game and it's definitely fun, but I would by no means consider it anything over an 8.

So for the fifth or so time, I must ask, why the CoD4 love?

 

 I'm baffled over the love for Super Mario Galaxy.

"Innovative" "Groudbreaking"

yeah right!!

Its not terrible, in fact you'd even call it good. But its basically Super Mario 64 with a few bells and whistles. Nothing over a 7.5

So for the 10th time (and after over 100 mario games) why are you still pretending to be an italian plumber?



blunty51 on 17 September 2008
Munkeh111 said:
blunty51 said:
I think the bottom line from many posts here is that it doesn't bring anything new to the table but it immerses you with the characters, and everything just fits into each other for a really good, tight first player experience. Not to mention the graphics. I never played online.

*SPOILER TO FOLLOW*

heck, i even felt sad when Gaz and the boys got taken out in the end. That's not normal for me for video games.

I couldn't beleive it, I did not care about the americans but.....

I dont care if it is not realistic, I want them both back in 6!!!!!!!!!

 

The game really connected the player with the guys and it really does make you want them to come back

sadly not though

 



BenKenobi88 on 17 September 2008

COD4 was a great game...I'd probably prefer the campaign over multiplayer though. Multiplayer was great fun for a couple weeks...but that kind of gameplay gets boring to me after a while...soo many grenades and airstrikes...50 man battles can be fun, but you also are lucky to get more than 7 kills in a life, and sometimes you die right after respawning over and over.

TF2 is soo much more lasting, since every game is unique and it's so well balanced.



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