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"Shadow of Evil," as this zombie foray is titled, features four unique players-The Magician, The Femme Fatale, The Cop, and The Boxer. You'll recognize the voice talent of Jeff Goldblum and Ron Perlman, among other Hollywood stars. You can transform your character into tentacled Lovecraftian monsters this time around. A bit more "weird horror" is present this time around. Zombie mode, Treyarch's signature co-op mode, is back and most of the basics are intact.

Little things like this can add depth and variety to a campaign without disrupting the basic, linear structure of the game. Asking players to use their brains occasionally isn't the worst idea in the world. It's one thing to keep reaching doors to hack by holding down a button it's another if you have to fight your way through a building to reach a terminal, then fight your way back to reach the door before it closes. I wouldn't want to lose this, but at the same time I'd like to see more problem-solving enter the equation. Where open-world games can meander aimlessly, Call of Duty's campaign pushes you forward relentlessly.

One thing Call of Duty does well, and Black Ops III is no exception, is set a really good pace.

I'd like to see Call of Duty take the "multiple avenues of approach" concept even further-not abandoning the linear, mission-based structure in favor of open world, but expanding on the philosophy of linear freedom. I'd like to see a more traditional Modern Warfare style game, minus all the super powers, that gave players as much choice and freedom. This sort of freedom to tackle a Call of Duty campaign however you best see fit, stripped of most of its worst gimmicks, is exactly what the franchise needs. (Well, for the most part.) You have choice over your loadouts, outfits, appearance, and Cybertronic powers. You aren't given a gun or gadget in one scenario only to never see or use it again. And while it's as far-fetched as every other campaign in the franchise-more so, really-it has an intimacy that grounds it even in its most outrageous moments.īetter yet, the game allows you a great deal of freedom over how you want to play. Still, the story itself is much more intriguing and less predictable than the usual Call of Duty. The game isn't always as pretty as last year's Advanced Warfare, which made much ado about its incredible facial animation tech, and the voice-acting talent isn't as high caliber-Chris Meloni is great, but Kevin Spacey is Kevin Spacey. I'm all for Activision taking it further and further each year in terms of how "outside the box" the campaign can go, and I'm just happy to see Treyarch try a bunch of new things this year. Yes, it drags at times and the acting feels a bit uneven, but overall I finished the campaign feeling satisfied and ready to dive into multiplayer. Suffice to say, I enjoyed it a lot, both for its breadth and quality. I'll write a separate, spoiler-filled post to talk about the story in more depth and make some comparisons to other recent major video game launches, but for now I don't want to give anything away. (I prefer the female voice actor here, like it's Mass Effect all over again.)Īll told, the single-player experience is a step up for the series, at least over recent titles.

And it doesn't make a difference other than voice-acting. You can play as either a male or a female main character, and you can swap back and forth and change your face between missions.Naturally, you can also just play it on your own in single-player. This time around, you can play the entire campaign either in split-screen on the couch (locally) or in online multiplayer with up to four total players.The story this time around is easily the trippiest, most intriguing Call of Duty story I've played, with a somewhat traditional opening act, a confusing second act where things start to get weird, and an absolutely bizarre finale. I get the feeling it's going to be controversial-some people will probably dislike it as much as I enjoyed it, finding it too far out or too science-fantasy.