Editorial by Sean Foster
I recently read somewhere that Call of Duty 7 was in development by game developer Treyarch. It did not take a rocket scientist to know that Activision has two developers working on the Call of Duty franchise. This has been going on since Call of Duty 3.
Now before you read on, I want to point out that I am a huge fan of both Infinity Ward and Treyarch. Each company hs given me hours of great gaming joy with their titles. So this article is not about bashing any of these two great developers. What I am writing about is the constant bashing that I see in forums, message boards and comment sections. And I think it is about time that the Treyarch bashing comes to an end.
First off, let me start by talking about Treyarch’s own Call of Duty 3. I happen to be a huge fan of the Xbox 360 game. I have had hours and hours of fun and laughs playing Call of Duty 3 online. It was one of the first Xbox 360 games that really allowed myself to get knee-deep in Xbox Live with all of my friends from around the world. I live in Florida yet this is the game that allowed me to play with friends in California, Baltimore and other regions of the US. I also loved the fact that I could jump into a jeep with a friend and run people over or I could climb into a tank and blow the shit out of somebody. I just really enjoyed the feel of Call of Duty 3. Sure it was not the same game as Call of Duty 2 but who really cares? Two different games on two different game engines. To this day I still go back and play Call of Duty 3 and I enjoy the hell out of it. The game may look and feel somewhat dated but it is still one hell of a ride when i boot it up in my Xbox 360.
I also happen to really enjoy World War II-based games. Most of my FPS collection consists of every Call of Duty game, every Medal of Honor game, etc. Most of my family on both sides (mother and father) were in the War. They fought these wars and they actually lived it. I also just love the era and the weapons that were used. Can you imagine trying to fight a war with these weapons today? Still with these weapons you can have a ton of fun online. Thank god for perks and attachments.
Back on topic, Infinity Ward came back to make the stellar Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. The game is one of the best first-person shooters on the market today and it made a huge impact on how future FPS are made. Infinity Ward pretty much took the series to a whole new level. But in doing this it also made some of the fans turn on Treyarch, which I just do not understand? Call of Duty: World at War was announced to a cloud of anger in the COD community. Most wanted Infinity Ward to do a follow-up (which they did) or they bitched and moaned about the games settings or the World War era. It almost got to the point of the gaming community making calls for Treyarch’s head on a platter. The question that needs to be asked is why?
I personally like Call of Duty: World at War a tad bit more then COD4. I love both games but to me it comes down to the era in which the game is based (because I love WW2 games) and the co-op and kick-ass zombie mode. To me, Treyarch took the Call of Duty 4 engine and made it their own. They first did it with Quantum of Solace (which I happen to like as well) and then with the COD follow-up. Call of Duty: World at War is a perfect follow-up to Call of Duty 3 and it is to me the best World War II first person shooter to date. I feel like the game is a love child of Call of Duty 3 and Cal of Duty 4, meaning it has the WWI era look and style of Call of Duty 3 and the great gameplay, awesome online modes and sheer excitement of Call of Duty 4. Treyarch took Infinity Wards gem engine and added new twists like dog attacks, tanks, flamethrowers and a decent co-op play. They added “Zombie Mode” which is in my opinion is one of the coolest concepts ever to hit the series. I would personally buy the zombie game by itself for $60 as long as Treyarch keeps updating the game with new maps. The concept is great (which was used in the great 1970′s horror flick Shockwaves) and killing Nazi zombies has never been so much fun. Treyarch also took the game and added balls. This is the most brutal Call of Duty game to date. Gore and body parts fills the screen most of the time. You see bodies being ripped and blown apart from tank and mortar fire.
What is the point of bashing a game company if they are trying hard and giving you what you want. It just does not seem fair to that game company. And it was not Treyarch that decided to make every other Call of Duty game in the series. Activision is a business and they are looking to make their franchise titles thrive and sell games. Outsourcing franchise names to multiple game developers is nothing new to the industry and it will continue to be done down the road. If anything gamers need to throw full support behind developers such as Treyarch and Infinity Ward. It is almost like showing partiality to your father but not your mother, even though both parent does everything they can to give you the world and make you happy. It really is not fair to either company.
Fanboys really need to separate the two games and companies and let them both stand on their own legs. Just be happy that we have two companies doing this year after year. To this day I still read that people will not give Call of Duty: World at War the time of day because they feel it is a ripoff of Call of Duty 4 (this includes one of my staff members). You are basically just alienating yourself from a kick-ass WWII game because it is “not” Call of Duty 4. Treyarch is also putting a hell of a lot of support into the game. We have had one map pack released and one new map pack on the way. I also expect to see more map packs released in the future. If you think about it, the Zombie mode has endless map pack possibilities. The support is obviously there from most fans. Every time I look on my friends list it seems many are still playing Call of Duty: World at War online or zombie mode.
So now we have Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 set to release in a few months and we also have Call of Duty 7 in the works from Treyarch. Rumor has it that Treyarch is looking into a Vietnam setting this time around. The bashing has already starting. And to make matters worse I am starting to see Infinity Ward bashing as well. Are we as gamers so damned spoiled now that we see a 15 second clip on TV for Modern Warfare 2 and we start to say that the game is not up to par with the original? Just look around at the various gaming news websites and you will see headlines like “Modern Warfare 2 graphics look bad” or “Vehicles in Modern Warfare 2 ruins COD experience”. It is becoming a joke. A 15 second clip and people are already bashing Infinity Ward for being lazy or not putting enough into the game. Everybody is a critic now with their blogs and comments.
Just let the game be released for Christ sake and have a good time. Hold your judgment until E3 when Infinity Ward shows the game in full form and proves all of the crabby so-called gaming critics wrong. And stop bashing Treyarch for a new Call of Duty game that is just in its early development stages. Enough is enough people. I am just happy that I have every November to look forward to a new Call of Duty game. I can live with that for the next 20 years it that is Activisions game plan. Gamers need to just sit back and enjoy the games and lay off the negative blogs and forums.
I am sure you all have your own take on this. Feel free to comment below or in our forums. I am sure many disagree with me but that is what makes us all so different and unique. Nobody has the same views but these are mine and I will respect everybodies view as well (so don’t worry about me deleting your comments, i don’t believe in censorship unless its spam city).
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