The Call of Duty franchise is Activision's biggest money maker. There are a total of 14 core games in the franchise and it shows no sign ending anytime soon (or maybe ever). The latest entry in the franchise, Call of Duty: WWII, has proven to be an underwhelming disappointment. There was hype with this particular title, mainly because it's the return of the series' staple setting, the WWII era (blatantly obvious from the title itself).
When the game was finally released, players had soon realised how passionless the game was. Sledgehammer Games, developer of the newest entry, had also developed another COD game prior to this, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. They had also collaborated with Infinity Ward for Call of Duty: MW3.
Many, including me, have speculated that the developer had no interest in making this, but rather, make a sequel to Advanced Warfare. This speculation sparked because of the lackluster and dull feel of the game and it's streamlined multiplayer and zombie mode doesn't help as well. Activision may have forced the developer to make a game set in the WWII era following the success of EA's Battlefield 1. The game is set in, rather than WWII, WW1.
What many believe to be COD's epic return from the futuristic setting (which many were getting tired of), turned out to be nothing but a husk of it's former self. Activision has proved that even if the franchise tries go back to it's roots, we'll be getting nothing but a mediocre attempt and try to make it a mining complex out of that mediocre product.
I myself have always been optimistic about the COD franchise. I loved Modern Warfare and it's sequel, though not so much for the third. I thought the Black Ops trilogy had great stories in it's campaigns and the multiplayer had some great fun. The optimism started going down hill for me when Ghosts was released. Everyone else will agree that it's the worst COD game to be released, as it was dull, uninspired and just plain poor. Advanced Warfare was rather decent but still didn't fix the optimism for me in regards to the franchise. And finally, WWII...which further solidifies the downfall of the franchise.
Dear Activision, it's time to change. The reason the COD franchise is going down a wrong path is because of it's annual release cycle and the passionless developers that in charge of it. Hire at least ONE developer to take charge of the franchise, preferably Treyarch, as they have shown to still have passion for the franchise. Throw your greed out of the window and see how it will help you in rebuilding your reputation. If it's money that you care about, trust me, you'll see increase in that as well. People would obviously pay for damn good games. Learn from your lessons and improve. I believe the COD franchise still has the light to be bigger and better than it is now.
And for anyone that is reading this, i want to clarify that i'm NOT a COD fanboy. I just believe that the franchise can be better if time and effort is put into it. So calm your tits before commenting that i'm one.
With that being said, i really hope that Activision decides to change their ways. For the better.
I myself have always been optimistic about the COD franchise. I loved Modern Warfare and it's sequel, though not so much for the third. I thought the Black Ops trilogy had great stories in it's campaigns and the multiplayer had some great fun. The optimism started going down hill for me when Ghosts was released. Everyone else will agree that it's the worst COD game to be released, as it was dull, uninspired and just plain poor. Advanced Warfare was rather decent but still didn't fix the optimism for me in regards to the franchise. And finally, WWII...which further solidifies the downfall of the franchise.
Dear Activision, it's time to change. The reason the COD franchise is going down a wrong path is because of it's annual release cycle and the passionless developers that in charge of it. Hire at least ONE developer to take charge of the franchise, preferably Treyarch, as they have shown to still have passion for the franchise. Throw your greed out of the window and see how it will help you in rebuilding your reputation. If it's money that you care about, trust me, you'll see increase in that as well. People would obviously pay for damn good games. Learn from your lessons and improve. I believe the COD franchise still has the light to be bigger and better than it is now.
And for anyone that is reading this, i want to clarify that i'm NOT a COD fanboy. I just believe that the franchise can be better if time and effort is put into it. So calm your tits before commenting that i'm one.
With that being said, i really hope that Activision decides to change their ways. For the better.
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