Is CoD Ghosts Worth It?

[Walking Void]

[Napoléon]

Is call of duty worth getting?

No.

Next question?

[Napoléon]

I'll expand a bit on why I don't think anyone should bother with call of duty.

Really with cod, once you've played one you've pretty much played them all. At least in my opinion. From cod 4 to the most recent black ops 2, they've all pretty much been the same package, just re-branded and rebooted with really quite minor things varying from game to game. In terms of gameplay call of duty is pretty good. Just don't expect anything realistic. Content wise, I think the single player is fairly pointless, and online has some good features to it. It's actually a pretty good shooter online, the only issue is it doesn't promote team play or reward you for doing it. The emphasis is purely on racking up kills to get those killstreak rewards. Most of the time people don't even give a shit about the objective in certain game types. Once you've done enough of this on one call of duty game, I really just think it's the same on any other. I've bought every single one from cod 4 to black ops 2. They do all have their own vibe and their own feel, but essentially they are the same bloody game just with a different skin. From what I've seen of ghosts, it looks to be the same case, except you have a dog companion thrown in there somewhere. Whoopidee doo dar.

Do yourself a favour and get battlefield 4.

[Walking Void]

From what I've seen of ghosts, it looks to be the same case, except you have a dog companion thrown in there somewhere. Whoopidee doo dar.

That is one of their new campaign features, yes. They really go all out on their localized content. That is one of the things that disappoints me, they have a fantastic team working with their client development kits, but so little work with their server dk's. I would like to ask them why they keep their campaign development localized while choosing not to have it translated into their multiplayer development. They add freaking gunships, but do not add grapples for scaling walls? Fuck.

Just don't expect anything realistic.

We heard from Sledgehammer that they are indeed trying to become more "hyper-realistic", similar to Battlefield (minus the abusable glitches [rocket jet skis]), so I kinda do expect more realism from them over time. And, I do plan on getting Battlefield 4, time is the only mystery though.

[Napoléon]

Lol call of duty striving for realism should be interesting. Right now it's about as realistic a simulation of war as what playing surgeon simulator 2013 is to performing actual surgery.

I think battlefield is looking the stronger right now in terms of realism. The emphasis on huge scale battles and team work, plus the massive amount of vehicles etc makes it a more tactical thoughtful game IMO. Don't get me wrong though, battlefield is still pretty far from being what I'd call "realistic", but cod, especially online, is pretty damn laughable in terms of realism.

[Napoléon]

[Faith No More]

That's pathetic, Napo.

As someone that has spent many hours on both the Battlefield and CoD franchise, I have come to the conclusion that Battlefield is the hands-down winner. Battlefield actually strives for change over the different iterations, while each new CoD feels more like an expansion pack.

A few months ago I swore off video games, but I've decided to get back into them. I'm not sure which system I will pick up in this next generation, but I most likely won't be buying Ghosts while BF 4 will be a must have. Not only is BF a lot better, I can't stand the way a lot of assholes play CoD. No one goes for objectives, and everyone does cheap shit. Unless I get really hard up for competitive multiplayer FPS at some point, I can't see myself playing Cod: Ghosts.

[Nine]

I agree with the others. I played CoD for years. Same shit different box. The only reason I can think it would be worth getting is if you haven't played the others and all your friends have it. Battlefield has a lot more substance to it.

To be honest I'm not planning on buying anything new for a while. Maybe after Christmas when all the new releases start spilling and slowly drop in price.

[DaVinciNinja]

I've played every single CoD title that's ever come out. Ever. With that, I just downloaded BF4-- my first BF game and am loving it!

For me it comes down to this; both are military shooters, yes, but the game play styles are radically different and are fun in their own respective ways. Is CoD the same thing over and over again? Yeah, with tweaks and minor changes here and there. Here's the thing, though: so is battlefield...and Assassin's Creed, and GTA and blah,blah,blah...

If a game is successful, publishers and developers usually follow the whole "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" philosophy because it works and it's profitable.

If you like CoD game play, chances are you're going to enjoy Ghosts. It's fun, simple, and action packed which makes for a good time!

If anyone would like a BF friend feel free to add me on Origin @ TheDaVinciNinja95. Catch ya on the battlefield.

[Faith No More]

Is CoD the same thing over and over again? Yeah, with tweaks and minor changes here and there. Here's the thing, though: so is battlefield...and Assassin's Creed, and GTA and blah,blah,blah...

No, the changes in the franchises you've mentioned are monumental compared to the changes in CoD. For god's sake, they're on the third iteration of the frostbite engine while CoD still uses the same one.