garfi3ld wrote: I enjoy COD because its not realistic. I like that not every shooter has to feel like I am really there.
Having said that, I am still unsure about this one because of the lack of involvement from the original developers. I'm concerned that they will just continue to use what the IW team developed until people just stop buying the game.
I agree about the realism part completely. The thing that drew me into CoD4 on PC so well is the arcade action feel it gave me, from the running and gunning to the on the fly kill streaks. I grew up playing my very first FPS as Unreal Tournament. (Doom and Wolf3D don't exactly count, we're talking multiplayer here). I branched out from there into Quake 3 a bit, but I've always had a soft spot for snap-reflex, actiony, fast-paced shooter gameplay. In fact, I'm in love with the BF series not for realism, but for vehicle\infantry dynamics and squadplay.
But, I can only play the same recycled game so many times. Take for instance the I still love UT99 best. 2k3 was awful, 2k4 was getting there, and UT3 was gold except it took them too long to get the formula right again and by that time it was too late for that old gameplay.
Cod4 cameout and it was fresh, fun, and action packed gameplay. MW2 more or less did the same with some needed tweaks and additions. But now I can't just chew up and swallow the exact same thing anymore... It's not so much that I "care" about eye candy or new graphics, I'm just saying the engine is CLEARLY showing its age. It gives me the distinct impression that the developers aren't putting in enough effort. That may or may not be true, only time will tell, but that's the impression I get.
I can make almost the exact same argument about Halo. I'm downright sick of the entire franchise. I loved 1, 2, and enjoyed 3 for the most part. But I wanted to vomit when I played ODST, and I rented Reach for a whole 1 day... I haven't even read a shred of information on Halo 4 because I just don't care.
I want to get that feeling back I had with CoD4, and MW2, but I don't think I'm going to with MW3. They need something fresh, and so far I'm not seeing any good development here.