Critic reviews are very misleading
But MW3 looked and felt exactly like its predecessors with a different setting and a story that is good only if you like mindless action adventures. Everyone is different, but the singleplayer gameplay was so boring I couldnt even make myselft finnish the game before I returned it to redbox.
The graphics are not bad, but compared to other games definitly doesnt look spectacular, and comparing it to battlefield 3 isn't even fair.
and sound... I was extremely disapointed in how bad it sounded compared to battlefield 3's sound especially after reviewers praising MW3's sound and not BF3's as much. But bf3 is so far above, yet again it cannot be compared, at least fairly.
Also the multiplayer though fairly fun, feels no different than the others as well, and the only reason I can see people loving it so much is that it is extremely easy so anyone can do pretty good, and even if you are terrible you can still do mediocre at worst. People do enjoy a game better when they're good at it.
Overall not a bad game, but the hype is so ridiculous, I realy cant comprehend it. BF3 feels like a true war experience online, it's one of the most amazing experiences ever, so I would recomend that as a buy, MW3 more of a rent