My immediate reaction after reading this article was something along the lines of “Yeah, well, like, that’s just your opinion man. Mega COD sales beg to differ with you”.
But now that I think about it, maybe he has a point? COD, it can probably be argued, is now the success that it is for one because it pioneered the concept of doing battle in a modern context. When Call of Duty 4 came out, we were all sick to death of rehashing World War 2 and everyone was saying “OMG Can we PLEASE have something other than another Bren gun and a bunch of Nazis?” so, perhaps obviously, the fresh approach offered by COD was a success.
Whether or not gamers are actually tired of the ‘modern warfare’ concept, is another discussion entirely, but personally, I don’t think so. I don’t see the kind of comments on the internet about the genre yet, that we were seeing about the WW2 genre before the launch of COD4. And games that have tried to break the mold (Bulletstorm, Borderlands etc etc) have just not been able to reach the level of success that the COD franchise has.
So, maybe he’s wrong and the modern warfare hero soldier franchise is here to stay. Or maybe he’s right but his prophecies are just a year or two ahead of their time. Regardless though, I like the fact that he is willing to try something fresh. That takes more guts than just copy-pasting someone else’s formula.
PS: LOVED the ‘Scrooge McDuck pools of money’ line, absolutely cracked me up!
MyGaming proudly displays the “FAIR” stamp of the Press Council of South Africa, indicating our commitment to adhere to the Code of Ethics for Print and online media which prescribes that our reportage is truthful, accurate and fair. Should you wish to lodge a complaint about our news coverage, please lodge a complaint on the Press Council’s website, www.presscouncil.org.za or email the complaint to [email protected] Contact the Press Council on 011 4843612.
Loading ...
My immediate reaction after reading this article was something along the lines of “Yeah, well, like, that’s just your opinion man. Mega COD sales beg to differ with you”.
But now that I think about it, maybe he has a point? COD, it can probably be argued, is now the success that it is for one because it pioneered the concept of doing battle in a modern context. When Call of Duty 4 came out, we were all sick to death of rehashing World War 2 and everyone was saying “OMG Can we PLEASE have something other than another Bren gun and a bunch of Nazis?” so, perhaps obviously, the fresh approach offered by COD was a success.
Whether or not gamers are actually tired of the ‘modern warfare’ concept, is another discussion entirely, but personally, I don’t think so. I don’t see the kind of comments on the internet about the genre yet, that we were seeing about the WW2 genre before the launch of COD4. And games that have tried to break the mold (Bulletstorm, Borderlands etc etc) have just not been able to reach the level of success that the COD franchise has.
So, maybe he’s wrong and the modern warfare hero soldier franchise is here to stay. Or maybe he’s right but his prophecies are just a year or two ahead of their time. Regardless though, I like the fact that he is willing to try something fresh. That takes more guts than just copy-pasting someone else’s formula.
PS: LOVED the ‘Scrooge McDuck pools of money’ line, absolutely cracked me up!