![]() You're supposed to be concerned for him since he's your best friend, but like with the rest of the cast, weird dialogue, childish swearing, and mediocre voice acting fail to make him stand out like iconic companions Captain Price or Victor Reznov. Even Hendricks, someone you're alongside for nearly every mission, has confusing outbursts and simply feels like another face with a name. Along the way, you'll team up with Winslow Accords agent Rachel Kane and Lieutenant Khalil to figure out what the group's up to, but these main characters along with everyone else are disinteresting with their cookie cutter personalities. The story is about you, "Player", and your buddy Hendricks hunting down a rogue Black Ops unit led by cyber soldier Taylor. Banal characters and plot destroy any possible personal investment Intentionally burying treasure under a bunch of mud only discourages the majority of players from digging for it if they don't enjoy or care about anything that happens in the first place. ![]() You can maintain all the mystery for enthusiasts to uncover, but should also have a tale for your average player to appreciate. While I concede that the story seems to have impressive, hidden meanings beneath the surface, I view it in a light akin to Destiny's story: subtle diamonds in the rough are no excuse for the surface narrative to be poorly written and delivered. Pathetic, fly-by references to Nova 6 from Black Ops and Raul Menendez from the sequel bear no consequential impacts on the third entry. In these interstitial places you can peruse the history about every faction and event that's come about over the decades since Black Ops II on boring, Wikipedia-esque pages filled with walls of text about numerous treaties and politics.Įven after delving into them, it's astonishing how poor the connections are with past titles compared to every Call of Duty that has built upon previously established universes. Well.who is Hendricks? Why is this Egyptian Minister important? What is the NRC, what happened in Cairo, and who am I even fighting for? Black Ops III starts right in the middle of things and continually throws meaningless exposition at the wall, shoving everything required for context in the 'Safehouse' hub areas. I was informed from the introductory cutscene that Hendricks was my new CO and I would be rescuing an Egyptian Minister kidnaped by the NRC due to the uprisings in Cairo. While numerous crashes and glitches prevented us from doing so, this wasn't the worst part we experienced after completing the first mission. I set out with the intention of playing the entire campaign with a group of three friends. The story is given no context and has pathetic relations to the past Yet here we are: Black Ops III is the most underwhelming campaign in the series' history, which ultimately fizzles in five major ways. I would've never imagined that Treyarch could be capable of delivering a lazy, incoherent snoozefest with its solid track record – especially since it marks the first time that the studio's had three years to complete its game. Even Ghosts had a lovely selection of stealth missions and a mildly compelling family dynamic with the main characters, and I had to see Modern Warfare 3 through with its entertaining heroes and epic conclusion.īut after 10 years, Black Ops III, arguably coming from the franchise's finest developer, marks the first campaign that has left me flabbergasted with disappointment. ![]() What can I say? These stories that Call of Duty's developers have crafted haven't always been the smartest or most original, but nearly each campaign I've played has always had something going for it. I've stopped a traitor from deceiving the world in Modern Warfare 2, prevented a biochemical outbreak in Black Ops, taken down a private military corporation from controlling the nations in Advanced Warfare, and more. I've endured the trenches of World War II in gritty missions with Call of Duty 2 and World at War. ![]() I have played nearly every Call of Duty campaign since Finest Hour in 2005. You can't help but Snicker at some of the cutscenes ![]()
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