While most of the vast Call of Duty audience buys each annual entry without hesitation for its multiplayer offerings, the single-player campaign is also a huge part of the experience. COD campaigns are often big and refreshing takes on popcorn silliness. Some people just love to fire up a game and watch its credits roll in within a weekend, you know? But looking at initial impressions Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 From what is beginning to emerge online, it looks like this year’s campaign comes with some big warnings.
I admit I haven’t played the game myself yet, but ign One of those outlets has gone live with its 6/10, revealing that the always-online nature of the campaign means it can’t be paused, and will even kick you out if you take the game too long. For a mode that is traditionally offline and completely separate from the online portion of the game, this may be a shock to some players.
it gets worse. While for the officer black ops 7 states that the campaign can be played alone or with a “squad”, this certainly emphasizes its cooperative nature at first. A campaign that features co-op is usually a good thing, but here it feels like little consideration was given to solo players. You can’t fill spots in four-person squads with AI companions, so if you don’t have three friends, you’re not getting the desired experience.
Objectives clearly designed for many players are reportedly difficult repetitive tasks when you have to do them all yourself. Many games are built entirely around co-op and that’s fine, but this feels like a very dramatic departure for a series that has always catered to single-player. according to ignThere are also no checkpoints, so if you don’t complete a mission in one go – not always possible for people with busy lives – you’ll lose all your progress. As you probably would when your Wi-Fi goes down.
For groups willing to live with all these potentially extremely awkward circumstances, black ops 7 The campaign promises “high-risk challenges across a broad spectrum of environments, from the neon-lit rooftops of Japan to the Mediterranean coast and even the darkest corners of the human psyche.” Presumably that last bit doesn’t refer to the angry thoughts of someone who lost all their progress because they had to answer the front door.
As you would expect, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 It also offers traditional multiplayer and zombies modes that will undoubtedly keep you busy for next year. It’s available today on Xbox (included with Game Pass), PS5, PS4, and PC.