Saddens me how Call of Duty titles deprive other great games from being popular

Think about it. There are butt loads of other games that are far superior online than Call of Duty. Now a days just because it has call of duty in it means the vast majority of gamers will get it. Not people like us who visit forums regularly and talk about games, pros and cons and such. They just know its call of duty, its gotta be good. When it fact, its the most medicore gameplay this generation. Sigh, they really need to torch the call of duty from its name. This is not a call of duty game like it was before, its just call of run and random firing duty. BRING BACK QUALITY GAMES!!!!!

Sorry to hear you don't like the series. Truth is, gameplay is solid and accessible, not medicore. They're quality games. If the games were medicore, there wouldn't be millions of people playing them. Plus, they have very pretty graphics. :)

Pretty sure there are tons of other popular games out there. Halo, Battlefield, Need for Speed, Forza, God of War, and so on.

Not to say there aren't games that go unnoticed. Mafia 2, Bayonetta, Vanquish really deserve attention since they're great as well.

If your sick of the BfBC and MW2 experience you might want to check out Red Orchestra 2

It seems like the gameplay will be a bit more tactical as well as having added realism.

Think about it. There are butt loads of other games that are far superior online than Call of Duty. Now a days just because it has call of duty in it means the vast majority of gamers will get it. Not people like us who visit forums regularly and talk about games, pros and cons and such. They just know its call of duty, its gotta be good. When it fact, its the most medicore gameplay this generation. Sigh, they really need to torch the call of duty from its name. This is not a call of duty game like it was before, its just call of run and random firing duty. BRING BACK QUALITY GAMES!!!!!

Papadrach

Someone hasn't played a shovelware game on the Nintendo Wii.

Think about it. There are butt loads of other games that are far superior online than Call of Duty. Now a days just because it has call of duty in it means the vast majority of gamers will get it. Not people like us who visit forums regularly and talk about games, pros and cons and such. They just know its call of duty, its gotta be good. When it fact, its the most medicore gameplay this generation. Sigh, they really need to torch the call of duty from its name. This is not a call of duty game like it was before, its just call of run and random firing duty. BRING BACK QUALITY GAMES!!!!!

Papadrach

I don't know about all that. Games such as Bad Company, Halo, Left 4 Dead, and Assassins Creed seem to be doing pretty well for themselves. Especially considering the last TWO Assassins Creed and both L4D games were released within a month of the last two CoD games (As well as sleeper hits like Borderlands).

I would say other games not selling well has less to do with games such as CoD, and more to do with a lack of marketing. The big name titles always have HUGE marketing campaigns. Be it CoD, Halo, Grand Theft Auto, Assassins Creed, or Super Mario. I don't recall seeing many (or any) commercials for Bayonetta, Darksiders, Vanquish, or Enslaved.

Why is it you think when a new Halo, GTA, or CoD comes out EVERYONE knows about it? Even people who have no intention of buying it? Or even people who don't play video games at all? But when a good but lesser known games comes out the people who didn't buy it always ask "Whats that? I've never heard of that game before?" It's all about marketing!

If the games were medicore,there wouldn't be millions of people playing them.speedfreak48t5p

Millions play Farmville, does that mean it's good?

Back on topic. I agree that people will think it's good because it has Call Of Duty in the title. Once I recommended one of the Battlefield games to a friend (who happens to be obsessed with COD) and they were going on and on about how Call Of Duty is better, so I finally said "if Call Of Duty was in the title of this game you would be saying that it's better"

There are butt loads of other games that are far superior online than Call of Duty Papadrach

I don't think i would categorize the majority of CoD players as gamers... At least where i live, the majority of people playing are like 12 year olds, playing to look cool. The games that are superior online normally are not so easy to play as CoD, so not as many people play it, but there will still be people playing those games.

I love the Call of Duty series but at the same time I cannot figure out why they are and remain so popular. They do offer great gameplay and graphics but it is a shame that they seem to steal all the thunder from other quality shooters. For example, I love MOH on PS3 but on any given night there are usually less than 5000 people on the server. I love Uncharted 2 but most days there are less than 50,000 people on the server. These are not the only two popular games out there that seem to garner way less attention than COD. Even the once mighty Halo cannot come close to matching the numbers online as COD. Heck even the older COD's like COD4 or World at War still have a fairly big following online. I find it rather fustrating when I turn on my Xbox360 or PS3 and most of my friends are playing the same freaking COD game time and time again. Most of my friends have already prestiged 2 or 3 times so I don't get what the big attraction is.

Don't get me wrong. I think COD games are pretty sweet and I like to play em online too, but it sure would be nice if players would inject some variety into their game rotation if ya know what I mean. Heck, I wouldn't mind a few buddies to play some Splinter Cell Conviction coop or a few rounds in Left 4 Dead. Anyhow,....keep on gaming and I will see you online.

I don't think i would categorize the majority of CoD players as gamers... At least where i live, the majority of people playing are like 12 year olds, playing to look cool. The games that are superior online normally are not so easy to play as CoD, so not as many people play it, but there will still be people playing those games.

quaappybla

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I don't think i would categorize the majority of CoD players as gamers... At least where i live, the majority of people playing are like 12 year olds, playing to look cool. The games that are superior online normally are not so easy to play as CoD, so not as many people play it, but there will still be people playing those games.

dakan45

Agreed, not saying that annoying little kids don't play CoD. But I compare that to all the people that claim the CoD games have hackers and cheaters running rampant. But IIRC the percentage of cheaters in MW2 were about the same as any other online game. But when you have such a HUGE playerbase like CoD, you tend to run into cheaters more often than in other games. Giving the illusion that everyone cheats. Same goes for annoying little kids haha.

Personally I think Call of Duty takes a lot of well deserved attention away from Killzone 2.

Personally I think Call of Duty takes a lot of well deserved attention away from Killzone 2.

Demonjoe93

BC2, BF2,BFP4F, L4D's, Halo's,CSS, TF2, DODS, BFBC2:Vietnam, Killing floor. CoD2 and CoD4 were the only great online experiences from the CoD imo. MW2, eh couldve been better. Some inbalances. Black ops just ruined it

[QUOTE="Papadrach"] There are butt loads of other games that are far superior online than Call of Duty dakan45

BC2, BF2,BFP4F, L4D's, Halo's,CSS, TF2, DODS, BFBC2:Vietnam, Killing floor. CoD2 and CoD4 were the only great online experiences from the CoD imo. MW2, eh couldve been better. Some inbalances. Black ops just ruined it[QUOTE="dakan45"][QUOTE="Papadrach"] There are butt loads of other games that are far superior online than Call of Duty Papadrach

If the games were medicore, there wouldn't be millions of people playing them.

speedfreak48t5p

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If the games were medicore,there wouldn't be millions of people playing them.Dusty8

Millions play Farmville, does that mean it's good?

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Personally I think Call of Duty takes a lot of well deserved attention away from Killzone 2.

dakan45

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Personally I think Call of Duty takes a lot of well deserved attention away from Killzone 2.

dakan45

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If the games were medicore, there wouldn't be millions of people playing them.

edgewalker16

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BC2, BF2,BFP4F, L4D's, Halo's,CSS, TF2, DODS, BFBC2:Vietnam, Killing floor. CoD2 and CoD4 were the only great online experiences from the CoD imo. MW2, eh couldve been better. Some inbalances. Black ops just ruined it[QUOTE="dakan45"] Uncharted2, KZ2 (despite lag controls, KZ3 will be better) BC2, BF2,BFP4F, L4D's, Halo's,CSS, TF2, DODS, BFBC2:Vietnam, Killing floor, Shadowrun. CoD2 and CoD4 were the only great online experiences from the CoD imo. MW2, eh couldve been better. Some inbalances. Black ops just ruined it Heh heh heh. NO. Name some since they are butt laods of them.dakan45

I like COD back when it was actually good.

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Personally I think Call of Duty takes a lot of well deserved attention away from Killzone 2.

CarnageHeart

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Papadrach

[QUOTE="CarnageHeart"][QUOTE="dakan45"] Not really story campaign in killzone 2 is a mess, it tells you to endlessly kill everything and at the later parts it starts to try to make you care. Also it takes too many hits to kill somone. Like others have said, gunplay just does not have that feeling cod has and mp is pretty much a cheap cod class upgrade style with less weapons and customization options.dakan45

What debate are you referring to?

There's a reason the games are popular, you know.

Shadowrun is definitely more unique that generic cod. Cod is as generic as you can get. Counter strike has thousands of players still playing, so they did something right (best gunplay imo). TF2 rapes CoD. And L4D is competitive.... Love how tense it can get.

Papadrach

You keep tossing around the word generic and it's quite meaningless to do so. COD isn't any more or less generic than any other military-themed FPS and it's certainly no more "generic" than something like Counterstrike.

Left for Dead is an awesome experience but an entirely different type of game than COD, thus comparing them is a waste of time. The same line of reasoning applies to Shadowrun.

If you really have a problem with generic FPS, then I'm assuming you are playing something like The Darkness, Riddick, Singularity, Bioshock, or Mirror's Edge because most military shooters tend to utilize similar assets, weapons, tactics and aesthetic sensibilities. COD does a number of things very well and your derision does nothing to change that.

If you really want to get "sad", look at the numbers garbage like Carnival Games or WiPlay puts up compared to some of the truly best games of this generation. COD, while far from my favorite franchise, isn't some broken, jumbled shovel-ware unworthy of sales.

There's a reason the game sells well and enjoys widespread critical acclaim, and it's not because everyone else is blind and wrong.

[QUOTE="Papadrach"] There are butt loads of other games that are far superior online than Call of Duty dakan45

[QUOTE="Papadrach"][QUOTE="dakan45"] I dont think any of these is as good as cod. I dont like vehicles, there goes battlefield. Counter strike, halo and killzone 2 are generic in mp. I also dont like want ww2 fps. Or tf2, too cartooney for me. As for l4d and killing floor, i was talking about compettive fps, not coop. Lol shadowrun? Seriously? Feels like you just pick up every fps and put it above cod?dakan45