Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | Final Campaign Thoughts

The campaign in Cold War seems to be it's shining achievement. While it does harbor a standard or somewhat cliche espionage plot with a Call of Duty twist it is done in such a way as to never be dull. The missions each have varied action packed takes on objectives, and gives the player an opportunity to escape the routine run & gun or camping habits brought on by the game's multiplayer scene. It comes with several different difficulties. Each difficulty ramping up the AI's performance. Making them increasingly more hostile, and sensitive to your approach. Along the way you will also be collecting evidence which in turn will open up three different ending possibilities. This involves two particular side missions with accompanying puzzles dependent upon certain pieces of evidence. Also certain choices within the playthrough will hold weight on the ending you get as they too play into getting the evidence required for the bonus missions. The endings themselves vary from good to bad, and finally to really bad. No spoilers here though. I strongly suggest you playing through it yourself, so that you can get the most out of what you paid for.

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.