Possible Major Graphical Issue Spotted in Black Ops

New Call of Duty: Black Ops story sequence footage shows some bad graphical issues.

[dude_meister]

Wow that's a pretty large area of clipping actually, lol can't believe they couldn't be bothered sorting that out before putting it on the internet, haha.

[Fishy Fingers]

Yeah that would totally spoil the whole game for me...

[Rhythmattic]

It wont spoil the game for me, as I am not giving Mr K my cash.

I'm over what I would call Activision's annual subscription fee... just more re-hashed MP content... which in reality could have been done with DLC for MW1.

Will rent/borrow and play the SP.

I'll get my full FPS fix with MOH and K3 SP/MP......

[Xander756]

Actually it kinda would. Imagine what else is probably wrong...

[bostoner]

Video games aren't like CG movies yet. I mean they are using the same tech as avatar but.... game devs don't really care when things don't collide right. But it is a promo part and one of the first things fans get to see so you'd think they'd at least fix it there.

[tacosRcool]

Gonna be overrated anyways

[DirtyLary]

OMG cut screen clipping!! The sky is falling!

[-Alpha]

Oh, please. Clipping is one of the most common and biggest issues with tons of games. I've seen it in nearly every game I've played. There is nothing major about this at all.

I suppose this means every game that is found to have clipping should be outed the same way too?

I know people hate CoD, but there is no need to pointlessly bash it. Replace CoD with any other loved game and the majority would be all up in arms about this too. Let's show some objectivity towards news here, instead of approving things based on how we feel towards the game.

[erathaol]

To add clipping is just a visual problem that may take people out of the story telling experience, usually people don't look out for it but enthusiast find them like the hair sticking out. An example of clipping in movies is when shots don't line up correctly with the movie, like a guy in the background holding a knife in his right hand but a close up shows him having it in his left hand.

Thankfully its not as bad as freezing or glitches that prevent the game from continuing because an invulnerable escort NPC got stuck in a tank.

[thrasherv3]

@Alpha-Male22

Very well said. I'm not saying it's "OK" for them to have clipping but if this takes away from the story there is something pushing your agenda.

[Biggunz]

GOTTA GET DEM HITZ!

[Death2494]

the fact that this game is going to sell millions, just like the previous installments. I agree with you, this isn't that big of a deal. This is being scrutinized because it is so big. Minor bug that will be fixed before release, so this will become irrelevant. All of you guys will be playing this game while I'm waiting for GT5

[dragonelite]

Havent even met a game that didn't had clipping into it and who knows how old that footage is btw?

The bigger problem was the gt5 road texture streaming problem.
Was expecting the same case hell did you guys not even seen the crysis 2 consoles version with teleporting plants and filecabes.

[irepbtown]

The media will bash about this, and it will become a big issue.

Take the name Taliban in Medal of Honor. The media made look bad, when it wasn't. Same thing will happen here, gamesites will make it a big thing when its just a small error and i think they've probably, or will fix this.

To the GT5 comment, i will be playing this, but when GT5 enters my house, i know i wont be playing Black ops for some time.

[HSx9]

but if killzone had clipping, that would be -6 points deducted in a review.

[PRHB HYBRiiD]

omg i will not play the game until treyarch fix this ...i refuse to pay for a 80 dollar game that has a "major" graphical issue >:(.............i just a f**king lil glitch every game has it even gt5 im sure they will fix it...or not

[ReservoirDog316]

What exactly am I looking at here?

[zeddy]

didnt even notice till they pointed it out, who cares this is minor.

[syanara]

WHAT?!?!?!?!?!

YOU CALL THIS A MAJOR GRAPHICAL ISSUE!?!?!

Ive seen far worse in crysis at max settings.

this shouldn't be note worthy let alone enws worthy, Im not even a fan of call of duty I thought MW2 had some of the worst graphics of that year yet a characters coat clipping into the seat? really? Let me just say that I'm not going to stay away from this game cause of one clipping error.

[InTheKnow]

It's called collision detection and if you want to see some of the worst collision detection in the history of gaming load up Uncharted 2. EVERY game has it, some worst than others...Indiana Drake in the snow fighting the demon yeti is a tech demo on how put collision detection problems in your game...lol...take a look...pretty bad

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

GT 5 has alot of it as well which I'm sure will we be hearing about when that game FINALLY is released.

Leave it to a PS3 site to try something dumb like this...Sony, if you can't beat 'em...try to discredit them.

[IronFist]

And this is why COD sucks now imo, Activision has made it into such a big cash cow that they don't even give a crap about the quality of what they rls now.

Respawn Entertainment FTW!

[T9X69]

Yea this game is SOOOO bad because when the character sits in the seat part of his back goes through it. Man I couldn't imagine how much better this game would be if his back didn't go through the seat, it would have been INSANE!.

IW/Respawn sucks

Treyarch > IW/Respawn

[PRHB HYBRiiD]

hahaha

[deadreckoning666]

@T9X69- LOL...Bubbles.

[No Way]

I agree with what you said.. but you know, it's funny.
When WaW came out, it was all about how IW > Treyarch.

[MrCrimson]

Well you're an idiot. Treyarch only lives on the bread crumbs left behind IW. Not sure how Treyarch can be superior when all their games are based on IWs engine.

[skip2mylou]

OOOOOO now i see what the problem was didnt even notice it in the pictures

[T9X69]

They use their engine, that's it, that doesn't mean they can't be better. Treyarch created Zombies, their maps are better, their online is more balanced, campaigns are better, they handle the community better, and JD isn't a total douche bag like Robert is. I'm sure SledgeHammer games will be using IW engine for their COD game as well, that doesn't mean they can't make something better than them, or even Treyarch. I still stand with Treyarch > IW.

@No Way - Maybe for some people, not me though. I never liked IW and never got into COD4. WaW was my favorite COD :)

[PRHB HYBRiiD]

....really?

[retrofly]

Those Iron Fists must come in handy when holding onto that bandwagon.

[BigKev45]

Nooo!

[Fishy Fingers]

Haha! Your kidding me right? "Major Graphical Issue" Get a grip.

[Motorola]

OH WOWWWW

[Capdastaro]

Every game I've played has had some form of clipping here and there...

[SexyPrawns]

Even Pong?

[AEtherbane]

Even pong

[ELite_Ghost]

no pong is perfect :O!!!

[SexyPrawns]

Oh, N4G.

The same troll-bait articles day-in and day-out...

...and yet, these people never stop commenting on them.

It's a vicious cycle.

[InFAMOUS1]

Every CoD title I have played has major clipping issues! I dunno how many kills I got in CoD4,W@W, MW2 that involved clipping! Some camper sitting in the corner of the building, and I see him turning through a wall and kill him.. Please..... Why is this a big dead NOW and now 3 years ago? ahahah Seriously, there are way to many 'gaming' 'news' sites that they put out anything for a few dollars in revenue...

[EXID]

i could really care less if someone's back clips through a seat during a story portion. unless the enemy's guns are clipping through walls and are able to kill you then it's not a that big of a deal. although, i guess it depends on how often it actually occurs and if it impacts the actual gameplay at all.

[MidnightWatcher]

AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!

WE'RE DOOMED!!!!
DOOOMED!!!!
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMED!! !!!!!

[Kingdom Come]

I know it's difficult, but we can make it through this... Wait, what am I kidding? This is such a F***ing Huge Deal!

Seriously though, this article is just a joke...

[irepbtown]

NOW I CANT PLAY BLACK OPS, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WE ARE DOOMED.

Sarcasm people, Sarcasm.

[Bloodlyte]

... you need to jump off a bridge.

[xg-ei8ht]

The seat was hungry.

[Kingdom Come]

That's it? o_O

[Soldierone]

Funny. All the COD fanboys are unable to read past the headline and actually take the time to read the article. It talks about how animator have yet to fix issues like this. I guess thats why people hate casual gamers....

Either way, yeah there is clipping in most games, but that is pretty bad and if you watch it in action it happened alot noticably throughout all the trailers and gameplay they showed. Medal of Honor had some clipping, but it was only in the hands and never during cutscenes, probably because the animators took the time to make that game look amazing.

I like the comment "I dont care if it happens during single player!" thus we get 2 hour long campeigns and only 4 playable maps online. Thats defo worth 60 bucks..../sarcasm yet they cant fix things like this? Thats the issue. Its not people hating COD, its people that want to improve gaming for the better of the industry. Medal of Honor had a short campeign but at least it brought innovations, remarkable graphics, and a step in the right direction with it. There will be no excuse for this title to only have another 4 hour campeign.

[vickers500]

"thus we get 2 hour long campeigns and only 4 playable maps online. Thats defo worth 60 bucks"

There are 16 maps included in Modern Warfare 2 (26 if you count the DLC maps). That's quite a large difference and a very pathetically moronic exaggeration on your part. Maybe you should do some research and not just talk out of your ass next time.

"Medal of Honor had a short campeign but at least it brought innovations"

Lol, what innovations? (and it's spelled campaign by the way)

"Either way, yeah there is clipping in most games, but that is pretty bad and if you watch it in action it happened alot noticably throughout all the trailers and gameplay they showed"

Oh really? Well then, fire up your video editing or screen capture program and go through every single Black Ops video and show us then, because I haven't noticed it at all. Not that there isn't any, but you saying that it's "alot noticably" (there should be a space between 'a' and 'lot' by the way)is yet again, complete bullsh*t.

I know you think you're cool because you're hating on something popular, but you're not. Please get that through your head.

[retrofly]

Wow someone who see's sense on N4G. Cheers!
If you go through any 3d game ever you see clipping like this all the time.
This article is complete flame BS. Go and watch a few cut-scenes from any game you will see the same.
Complete BS

[Soldierone]

"There are 16 maps included in Modern Warfare 2 (26 if you count the DLC maps). "

Ummm no, I wasn't talking about the real Call of Duty Infinity Ward makes, Im talking about the rip off cash cow with the COD name thrown on it to drive sales Treyarch and Activision make. Look up the features, includes 4 maps. Maybe you should get out of the basement and actually read articles for once instead of being an asshole high school dropout.

"Lol, what innovations?"

Give the game a shot, you will see many innovations. Or you can keep playing Modern Warfare clones and think each one is innovating by adding a zombie game mode....

"because I haven't noticed it at all. Not that there isn't any"
Contridicting much? Your wrong! Ok your right! but im gonna argue like a blind fool anyways! Oh and by fixing your spelling error on the internet that makes me right even more and a badass!

And lasly, thank you for telling everyone your a blind idiot that thinks his favorite game is perfect. We all know COD is leading the future of the game industry by being perfect and innovative. Man its the most beautiful looking game out there and even gives PS3 titles a run for the money. I mean the step up each title took after Modern Warfare 2, its like it wasn't even the same exact game that could just be an expansion.... /sarcasm. Wake up! COD is COD and nothing more. Im a fan of Infinity Ward and don't cluelessly follow the series just because they slap the title on a peice of garbage. The next COD isn't out till next year when IW logo appears at the intro.

So until you go outside the box, try other games, and learn how to flame me, dont reply. k thanks bye!

[vickers500]

"Ummm no, I wasn't talking about the real Call of Duty Infinity Ward makes, Im talking about the rip off cash cow with the COD name thrown on it to drive sales Treyarch and Activision make. Look up the features"

World at War has 13 maps. More if you count DLC, but I'm not going to. I assume you're talking about zombie mode though. World at War has plenty of content. Zombies was just a nice little bonus.

"Or you can keep playing Modern Warfare clones and think each one is innovating by adding a zombie game mode...."

Medal of Honor is just a Bad Company 2 + Modern Warfare 2 wannabe. Medal of Honor is the very worst offender of the clones. And I never said a zombie mode was innovative. But do go on and list some of those innovations you are talking about. Contrary to what you think, you cannot just say some bs like "at least it brought innovations" and then fail to list those innovations. You need to back up your claims, so go ahead and show me something MoH innovated in.

"Contradicting much? Your wrong! Ok your right! but im gonna argue like a blind fool anyways! Oh and by fixing your spelling error on the internet that makes me right even more and a badass!"

My comment is not contradicting, but I see I have to explain to you yet again why you are full of sh*t. Not noticing something and something not being there are 2 very different concepts. I'm saying that they aren't noticeable, not that they aren't there. I suggest you look up the word contradiction on Google or in the dictionary. And no, it doesn't make anyone look like a badass, but spelling correctly makes you look like much less of a dumbass (which you have a lot of work to do to overcome that), and it's spelled "you're" not your (as in you are). This is third grade level English buddy.

"thank you for telling everyone your a blind idiot that thinks his favorite game is perfect."

Lmao, where did I ever say that the game was perfect? Where did I even compliment the game at all? I just pointed out how full of sh*t your comment was, I never said one thing that was positive about the game. Lol, good stuff.

"So until you go outside the box, try other games, and learn how to flame me, don't reply. k thanks bye!"

I have 42 retail (disc based) ps3 games, and at 39 psn games, all of which I worked and paid for myself (I'm not rich). I play many different types of games, so don't even talk to me about trying other games.

[Paralex]

"only 4 playable maps online." Just because you can't get used to different maps doesn't make the rest of the maps unplayable.

[woolley]

This whole thing is a complete joke. Since when is a little clipping considered a major graphical error?

[RyuCloudStrife]

POSSIBLY the most STUPID and RETARDED article i this happening in the current MW2

[ddurand1]

yall are lookin for any reason to hate on this game.

[CobraKai]

I'm not a fan of Treyarch's Call of Duty games, but this is hardly a MAJOR graphical issue.

[AEtherbane]

There's clipping in every game...
Done blame the article's author though, haters gona hate.

[zack61]

That isn't a major graphical issue. LOL

[y0haN]

Haahhaha who gives a fuck

[yoshiro]

ooooh noo! impossibru!

[Tikicobra]

Every game has clipping. Making an article about this is one thing, but calling it major is asinine.

[BannedForNineYears]

OMFGEE A GAME ISN'T PERFECT!111111

o_________________o
Flop of the year.

[outlawlife]

one of the worst articles I've ever seen on here

[theonlylolking]

The whole game is a major graphical issue.

[MRMagoo123]

A whole article about that, wow thats minor at best why was this even submitted in the first place let alone approved.

[floetry101]

I noticed the clipping when I watched it a couple of days ago. If I choose to buy a game solely on the basis that it didn't have any clipping, I wouldn't own a single game.

This "article" is garbage.

[RankFTW]

I'm glad this has been brought to my attention, going to cancel my pre-order now...

[ziggurcat]

lol @ "major graphical issue".

not even close.

[Dorfdad]

I mean for the love of all! Are we seriously calling a simple clipping issues a SERIOUS FLAW in Black OPS! Games are Jaded anymore. Black OPS will be the biggest seller this holiday and good part of next year.

I mean no disrespect when I say you kids need to go play an atari 2600 or Vic-20/C 64 for a month than play the worst graphical game you can find from this year and you will see the things you focus on are just stupid..

[Crazybone126]

The title to the article just spells sensationalized. Just to prove to myself this was sensationalized, I didn't read what the article had to say. I just went straight to the pictures. I had no idea what this "major graphical issue" was at first, second, third, and fiftieth glance. How major can it possibly be if you wouldn't have noticed it if the article didn't say what the issue was? I didn't realize this "issue" until I read the article.

[jalen247]

I was very impressed with the graphics when I watched this story sequence on Gametrailers

[Kreyg]

N4G should change it's name to "Nonsense 4 Gamers" because it seems that's all that's ever on this site anymore.

[Scottyabanks]

I have to disagree fine sir, although this site is plagued with a bunch of bs articles, it still does provide the much needed news of the gaming industry that all us gamers need to stay up to date. What you must remember, is that articles such as this, are all approved by us; the users. So perhaps, we all as a whole, should have a better taste in the news we submit and approve. Perhaps it should be Latest Breaking News With Your Daily Dose Of BS 4 Gamers. Lol.

[dirthurts]

Even when they pointed it out it took me a few seconds to see it.
That's so minor it's stupid.
The animation is great enough that I'm not going to notice things like this.
All games have clipping. It's just a fact of 3D.

[Scottyabanks]

Lol, I'm sure we will all live. It's not like this will affect the game play.

[Scottyabanks]

What I think is sad is the amount of time this guy has on his hands whereas he believes it's okay to call attention to himself by declaring this a "major issue".

[GCNSeanFoster]

Wow... is your website that hard up for hits? #1 the game is not gold yet... #2 its a cut-scene... Has nothing to do with gameplay... Pretty much all games have some form of clipping... This is a worthless article...

[d3nworth1]

oh please Thats nothing. The don't seriously expect the devs to work ever tiny detail.

[Xander756]

If THIS slipped by, imagine what other problems are going to be in the game...

[ForROME]

first this isnt major, COD graphics have never been top notch.

[Fel08]

A COD game with problems??? Shocking!

[bunfighterii]

thats it? get a life i didn't even notice.

there's clipping in all games.

[Rubberlegs]

At first I thought they were talking about the purple smoke when I saw that first picture. When they are saying major glitch I'm expecting to see something major, that's so lame. You can find clipping issues in just about every single game.

[kasasensei]

"Major Graphical Issue"
ROFL

[johndubya]

OMG, I cannot believe the amount of people saying they are cancelling their pre-orders and saying that the game will be spoilt. You have to bare in mind that we DO NOT know at what stage these clips were taken in the development process. Sure, there is a good chance that is was from the later stages, but so much work can be done on a game in the final month(s) before release.

So before you go and write the whole game off, wait for reviews to come out based on the release code!

[extermin8or]

WTF, this had 10 reports in the pendins section, who the f**k approved it!!?

[jmmurillo86]

When did a little clipping in a cutscene become a MAJOR GRAPHICAL ISSUE?

[SMW]

wtf? This is why people look down on gamers.

Get a life!

[NarooN]

Fucking pointless article. I love when people name an article in such an outlandish, exaggerated manner just to generate more hits.

First off, this isn't anywhere close to being "major". This was SO fucking minor, that I didn't even notice it when I watched it IN MOTION. Even then, it's footage taken from an older build of the game, not the friggin' gold copy of the game.

Article rating: -3/10.

[UnRated]

I hate CoD as much as the next guy but seriously; this is not a big deal. It is barely noticeable. I was too busy looking at the damn facial animation to notice anything lol

[Speed-Racer]

OMG WE'RE GONNA DIEEEEEE AHHHH CLIPPINNGGG

Seriously PS3 Center... what a load of crap.

[jjank11]

COD BO will be overrated. I'll probably not get this game.

[RedSoakedSponge]

this isnt even worth reading lol. Iv seen a lot worse in other games. People should leave it alone.

[Vip3r]

OMFG, COD:BO has officially flopped. Lets all thank ps3center.net for saving us from this catastrophe.

[ExitToExisT]

seriously... im not a big fan of cod series anymore but i'll have to defend the game now. That isnt a major, heck not even a minor issue!

[Bromeslice]

Wow. Just wow.

[Sirhc92]

dude, that is the DUMBEST damn thing i have ever seen in an article. SERIOUSLY!? clipping a couple centimeters through the seat?! omg, if this wasnt in the game, it would SERIOUSLY make it so much better! dude, whoever wrote this article needs to be shut down and punched in the face! how DARE this get over a THOUSAND degrees in views!! and how dare yall APPROVE THIS! lol. man, this is pathetic!

[SeraphimBlade]

Omigod, this has never happened in a game before. ever. at all.