My brother purchases every Assassin's Creed, and I can't help but wonder at how similar they are to one another. I have difficulty telling them apart sometimes when he is actually playing, and have to ask. Many other games appear similar to me, such as racing games and sports games. Still, it is understandable that people get enjoyment out of products with only slight differences. Things often change far less than one perceives them to, but slight differences in the formula make it worthwhile for most (Call of Duty, Halo, Assassin's Creed).
It is amusing, though, that in this forum there appears to be a right and wrong answer to some when it comes to playing video games. Games are, in and of themselves, merely an entertainment product to be utilized during free time. I honestly don't see how there is a right and wrong answer to this problem; the problem itself (that there is a better way to play games, and that way is 'my' way) is actually entirely non-existent in reality.
I will be purchasing Call of Duty, just as I won't ever buy a gaming PC because I don't care about visual effects, just as I won't think less of someone who enjoys high-end visual effects and other benefits that expensive PCs bring, just as I won't claim my system is somehow better, just as I won't declare someone to be ignorant who enjoys different genres of games, just as I don't care if someone buys a new iteration of a series every year because they enjoy it, and just as I don't care on which system one plays games. These seem to be some of the most prevalent causes of strife here, and they are all absolutely ridiculous and do not matter in any way.
Games are just that: games. They are for enjoyment, and I really don't see a point in arguing over them. Call of Duty will likely see success, and there is absolutely nothing disconcerting about this fact.
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