Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron Is Back | PS4 Review

Bubble Bobble is a game that is very dear to me. It reminds of a special time in my life when my brothers, and sisters would join in to play the game cooperatively at home, and have a good time trying to complete a full playthrough. We dedicated our time to mastering each stage, finding the secrets, and even learning of the thunder bubble glitch. We were all in on Bubble Bobble, and it is one of the few couch co-op NES games we managed to master over the years. It's classic arcade appeal with bright and bubbly dino protagonists that looted colorful environments, and fought equally colorful enemies for that hi-score made the game all the more enticing to our young little minds. It was an innocent game with no politics, and a fun gameplay loop that offered both challenge, and immense replay value past it's definitive ending. 

Call of Duty | Corporate Capitualtion Circa 2020 ... Somewhat Redacted

I am a man of honesty. As brutal as that might seem at times. Sometimes I do get things wrong, and I will go back to correct what I've said. Before you jump to conclusions, and assume I'm redacting what I said about in-game politics and my stance thereof just know that that is not the case. That that is a personal gripe with the direction the company is taking the franchise. What I am taking back though is my thoughts on Black Ops Cold War's visuals. They don't look as dated as I recalled, and the character models aren't complete sh*t if you don't account for the horrible rubber banding rag doll death animations. 

Call of Duty | Corporate Capitualtion Circa 2020

Over the years I've taken a liking to the Call of Duty franchise. I've enjoyed the arcade military shooter, and it's interesting assortment of mechanics and modes. That, and the story plot twists. It's brought worthwhile entertainment to me even though some of that entertainment was at the expense of helpless run & gunners who fell victim to my many camping traps. Not saying some didn't deserve it, because some of those cheating f**kers definitely did. That aside the routine release has been what I've come to expect from the series. The decline of online quality and all. That is until this travesty of a year reared it's ugly head. 

Like all entertainment producing studios Activision, and their elite team of developers have bent the knee on numerous occasions to political ideology through in-game design and offerings. Sometimes in the guise of supporting the right side of history, and other times not so much. There have been some additions to the gameplay elements that have definitely caught my attention. The inclusion of BLM supporting ads at the loading screen, and the latest DLC Revolutionary bundle in Modern Warfare which featured a double hammer emblem that was very similar to Russia's hammer and sickle. Needless to say this and the inclusion of certain burka wearing middle eastern characters has raised plenty of red flags. It tells me that Activision is supportive of communism, marxism, and islam. That they aren't for the American way of life. The freedoms, and human rights that so many wish they had.  

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | Campaign Review In Progress ...

So, currently I'm a few missions into Black Ops Cold War's campaign. It's actually good so far. Your standard espionage story with a Call of Duty twist. The old US vs Russia theme this time around with familiar and fresh faces joining in. Missions do vary significantly, and offer multiple choice paths as well as in-mission side missions. Visually it's structure is a mixture of CG cut scenes, montages of stock video clips, and playable objective based missions carried by voice-over narrations. The characters involved are okay for the most part. Likable, but not fully fleshed out. They're not the big focus. The main point of it all is centered around chasing down leads on Perseus, the game's Russian spy, and finding out why he's resurfaced. There are plot twists, betrayals, and the usual espionage thoroughfare.