In the gaming world, with sequels and rehashes very popular, it's quite easy for a series to become stale and repetitive. Here the author presents his opinion of five video game franchises that could benefit from taking a break from regular release cycles and why.
Recently, players of Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone were met with a new bundle featuring the B.E.A.S.T. Glove, inspired by King Kong's armament in the Godzilla x Kong movie. However, the $80 price tag attached to this themed accessory left many Call of Duty fans feeling underwhelmed.
Morons that allow themselves to be milked continuously by this company is the definition of irony.
Spend more $$ and you'll end up In easier lobbies so you win both ways when ya spend that cash
Controversy in the COD community feels like it happens within an alternate timeline. Activision will take the piss with something, there will be a momentary fuss about it, and then they will forget about it and carry on anyway. Repeat this cycle literally every year for the rest of time.
They call that a crack head! Thats what this is really about, its an addiction. People who dont smoke cigarettes look and laugh at the addicts that spend $8-$10 a pack, but they cant help themselves, they are addicted. That same analogy applies perfectly to the whole MT industry. Only an addict that was not thinking clearly would spend this kind of money on something so frivolous. A round of multiplayer provides the same high a person gets from scratching a lotto ticket, or putting money on a sports bet. MT in general need to really be regulated because you have a generation of kids becoming adults who grew up only knowing the MT era of gaming. Its normal to them and they will in turn teach their kids the same by just being a gaming parent and getting their kids involved with them in gaming. Thats why no matter how ridiculous the headlines keep getting out of the MT industry, it never seems to fade or go away.
I'm so tired of hearing about what they're doing with this game, its never going to change and it's never going to value the consumer over money, furthermore the people who engage so heavily in the microtransactions I guess allegedly are having a blast and can't wait to do it some more this year when the new version of the game drops.
The famous comedy duo is the latest example of pop culture becoming one big grey blob
Certain to have some sort of reference to their online store for CBD/THC chews, which is advertising heavily online the last month or two.
The randomness of the multiplayer characters is one of reason I quit playing COD after briefly returning in 2022. We got Space Marines, rappers, tree monsters etc. all in a series called “ Modern Warfare”.
I think if there was ever a time for a competitor to rise up and take away some of Call of Duty's thunder, the time would be now. A military shooter that takes itself seriously, not sold out to Fortnitism. Easier said than done, I know... but the time is ripe.
I can't stand this stuff either.
There are tons of MP shooters that make no profit, if you're looking for one of those
You guys have been saying this shit since 2009. Fortunately, nobody’s bringing down cod anytime soon, if ever.
I agree. I really didn't like how the silliness takes away the gritty origins. That and all the crazy effects... dunno. I'm still playing it but I'd love for someone to steal their cheese and cater to grittier players
@fsfsxii It's not so much wanting COD itself to die as it is wanting this silliness to die. Like CrazyCoconuts said, it takes from the grittiness. Many OG COD players want a straightup Military shooter experience, not silly costume time at Carnival.
is this what the kids want these days a pair of iconic stoners who were big in the 70s and have kind of held on I enjoyed their movies decades ago but I never recall the movie where cheech infiltrates a enemy base while chong snipes for support guess I must of missed that one
Man I'm getting to old for this
From Bootleg to Black Box, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 made a heartbreaking mistake by not remastering the bizarrely forgotten maps from its namesake.
At the very least, FF should not come in yearly iterations. Periods of 3-4 years would be fine, while the 6+ year limbo vsXIII is in is something else.
these type of articles are dumb whether you like the games or not. The goals of games is to make money. When they quit making money. Then they go on hiatus, see what Activision did with Guitar Hero.
It would be absolutely idiotic for them to put AC, FF, or CoD on hiatus.Those games are the highest selling game for their respective company's. That’s bad business. If you don’t like the games don’t play them.
You could much more reasonably argue that some of those titles shouldn't release yearly, and they should increase the quality of each release, but that isn't called a hiatus.
Extremely stupid article. Why would Call of Duty go on hiatus? Millions of new players are enjoying MW3 and millions of new players will enjoy the next one. There's no reason for it to go on hiatus. Review are good, sales are good, community is big.
Final Fantasy. No reason for it to go on hiatus either. Don't believe everything your read on the internet Half of the internet is just trolls.
Assassins Creed? Disagree. There's a lot of people who enjoy these games and they aren't even hardcore gamers. No reason to go on hiatus either.
Madden 2012. No chance.
Need For Speed. I agree.
Final Fantasy is a yes in a way (it was better when they didn't milk the franchise and brand everything FF for a cheap sale) but the main series should be a craft that takes years...maybe not 6 years - looking at you Versus -
COD is a must, I liked COD 4 but seriously every year is a bit much, i don't really bother picking up the game now, i just go to a friends if i want a quick shot of playing 13 year olds online.
NFS - yes in a way but they try and stay fresh and change up the forumla so i think they are okay.
As for madden i don't play it but like tiger woods/fifa (sports are a yearly thing in the gaming world)
Assassins Creed: not so much of a fan of the game i liked 1 and two but they kept churning games out so i just gave up tbh (feel the assassin creed fan hate for not playing the other games) plus I wasn't to invested in the characters. So i don't know about that one.