Oliver
2017
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2021
I actually think this is a really fun game in many aspects but I will say that the PvE is so damn boring that it brings down my enjoyment a lot. It feels like after around 40+ hours you have seen it all. Now I will say that I really enjoyed those first hours but ultimately there just isn't enough meat on the bone. It was still very cool to see the territorial aspect and I love the gathering/economy. I might revisit this in a few years to see how it has evolved.
2003
Call of Duty plays and feels like a slightly enhanced version of Allied Assault. The setpieces are awesome and finally being able to aim down the sight is a godsend. However, a lot of these improvements are made hollow by the health system feeling dated and the enemy AI being particularly laser sighted. It just felt unfair a lot of the time.
At the moment I am only rating the Campaign segment.
At the moment I am only rating the Campaign segment.
This is essentially the first game but with missions that are all completely thrilling from start to end. It feels much more like being in the middle of a conflict and was very enjoyable. It also fixed some of the difficulty issues I encountered in the first game where a lot of the foes would instantly target only the player. This made a pretty decent difference in overall enjoyment for me even though the core of the game is still the same.
This is only rating the Campaign for now.
This is only rating the Campaign for now.
2005
Gameplay is getting quite similar to the Call of Duty we know now and I really appreciate the change although I feel like the overall mission structure took a big hit coming from United Offensive. "Take a town, defend a town" loop got tiresome after a while even though there were some nice setpieces.
Scored only based on Single-Player
Scored only based on Single-Player
This game had so much promise but is ultimately brought down by lack of variety and content. Car variety is awful, no tuning, and the inclusion of people shooting at you while racing brought my enjoyment down. That being said this game included some of the most thrilling moments I have ever had in a Need for Speed game and the highest highs (The entire snow region from start to finish was 10/10). The tracks are gorgeous and fun. Best looking scenery in the series. The sense of speed is such an improvement from most titles and weaving through the traffic just gets your heart pumping. If there just were more types of racing and just shit to do this would have been one of my favourites but I just have too many nitpicks to have a positive mindset looking back at this game.
2012