The Call of Duty Games that the Community Wants to See Next
By Nicholas Barth ·
Every year, fans of the legendary first person shooter eagerly await for the latest entry in the franchise to release. With Treyarch developing the next Call of Duty title, Twin Galaxies asked the community what game they would like to see from the seasoned developer.
The yearly release date of a new Call of Duty game has become somewhat of a holiday for many people. Eagerly anticipating what will come of the latest entry in the historic franchise, fans spend the months leading up to the release speculating what the developer has in store for them. It was announced in Activision Blizzard’s latest earnings call that Treyarch would be the developer of the next Call of Duty title. Having developed fan favorites: Call of Duty: World at War, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, the community is excited to see what Treyarch will be bringing to their favorite game franchise this year.
Wanting to see what style of game that the community is hoping to see from Treyarch this year, Twin Galaxies reached out to the official Call of Duty subreddit to ask the community what kind of Call of Duty title they are hoping to see released in Fall of 2018.
Call of Duty: Black Ops still has a large player base, which is impressive for a Call of Duty title that has been out for multiple years.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops is considered to be one of the best games in the franchise and some community members would love for Treyarch to expand upon the Vietnam era in their newest game.
“Hell yeah man. I wouldn't be surprised if a Vietnam based CoD is in the works for the future. How effing awesome would that be!? We used to dream of another WW2 game and we got it. Who's to say we won't get another Vietnam. Said community member MayorQuimBee90. “The horrors of Vietnam are video game gold, and the fact it's only been done once? Please CoD, give us the Vietnam game that both you and we desire!!!”
Community member DerrahFilm explained what made Call of Duty: Black Ops a great game and why it would make sense for Treyarch to remaster the title for fans.
“The overall aesthetic is so good. The Soviet architecture, the colors, the winter maps. All the locations felt lived in and real. The maps -- with their set pieces, like the moving train or rocket launch, made multiplayer so cinematic. The spawn design and big wide lanes, all the sniper nests, even the camping didn't detract from how fun it was. Best selection of weapons in a COD game. Tons of gadgets. Just placing that camera spike (even if it's useless), or the jammer or the little mini-UAV scanner, the RC CAR etc, the gadgets made it so much more immersive. Also the Gun attachments and how certain guns had unique ones, the perk design, everything about multiplayer was top notch. Like, that's what everyone wants. A return to peak COD. I don't know why they don't just reskin Blops and make new maps. Maybe they need to stop "innovating" so much and focus on the tried and tested classic multiplayer design and return to what makes the game connect with players.”
“Agreed. If they released Black Ops 1 remastered, I would never buy another COD game again. Said community member BK520. “It still has a huge following and many full lobbies on PS/XBOX. All it would take is a remaster to get rid of hackers and fix a few small things. Best COD ever.”
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is regarded by many as the best Call of Duty set in modern times.
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Another group of community members explained their reasoning why Treyarch should venture into the modern setting with a completely new title.
This was the focus of community member IanSanity’s answer.
“All of my friends (age 19-21), myself included, felt the peak of the series was cod 4 - blops 2, ultimately going downhill with advanced warfare, unsurprisingly at the same time that the series diverged into a futursitic/non-modern setting. When the in-game tools of combat actually exist in the real world, it makes you feel so much more connected to the gameplay, and adds a layer of authenticity that imbues the game with excitement- knowing that what you're doing in the game could realistically happen in combat today, and very well might be happening somewhere in the world right now.”
Seeing Treyarch take on a game with a modern setting and the franchise taking a long hiatus from modern times were the reasons behind community member V1P3’s answer.
“I want a title in the modern setting because we haven't had one since I think 2011 with MW3 (MWR doesn't count it was a remaster). Treyarch also hasn't done a modern game so I'd love to see their studios take on one.”
“Treyarch's version of a Modern Warfare game. No robots, no jet-packs, not sci-fi twists.” Said deathmouse.
With games like Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 on their resume, fans believe that they are in good hands with Treyarch this year.
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Treyarch is highly regarded in the community and players believe that any title the developer releases will be a solid game.
“Anything, because Treyarch have been the most consistent developer IMO.” Said AnonymousSixSixSix.
Joining in on the sentiment was GinsuVictim.
“We're in good hands with Treyarch. Whatever they do will be good and I'll be alright with it.”
While the release of Treyarch’s new Call of Duty game is still many months away, community members are already thinking about what kind of game they would like to see from one of the best studios of the Call of Duty developer trio. With their track record of highly regarded games, it is hard to see Treyarch disappointing their fans with their newest project.
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