Is Modern Warfare 2 the last great COD?

I decided to run this baby up on the PC and it still plays great even for today's standards. In fact, I enjoy it more than Black Ops 3 and the more recent CODs. Is it fair to say this is the last great COD? The last one made by the original creators? I think so, SW. But let me know your thoughts.

United Offensive was the last great CoD.

MP-wise it was the beginning of the end, minus the slight glimmer of Black Ops

The last good one for me was Modern Warfare 1.

Didn't like any after the first one.

MW2 was arguably the first crappy CoD by IW and the downfall of the franchise. The campaign was a nonsensical mess filled with QTEs, just for starters. Every CoD after called for bigger and bigger budgets and set-pieces and well...everyone knows the rest. Michael Bay boom boom explosions! As a result, MW3 was complete shit. I'm not even gonna touch the multiplayer issues. All that money and they are STILL using the Quake 3 engine from 1999, albeit heavily modified. It's just a money grabbing franchise now and that all started with MW2's hype/sales from the success of CoD 4.

I wouldn't know since the last CoD I played was World at War.

Modern Warfare (CoD4) was the last good Call of Duty, it was also the last competitively supported Call of Duty on PC, PC gamer's abandoned the franchise after that for a reason.

Call of Duty 2.

Black Ops was. The first one.

Black Ops 1 was a near masterpiece Multiplayer wise. The rest after though in my opinion....stunk

No. CoD2 was the last great CoD. CoD1 and CoD2 were the only titles were playing.

Yo, this. That MP got a lot of spin in my tray. Was good stuff.

I quite liked Black Ops 2.

This. I enjoyed CoD 2 well enough, but by that point I felt it was a tad stale.

The original Black Ops MP was easily my favorite game of the COD series. I don't know why, but everything felt perfect; map sizes, gun accuracy, perks, kill streaks, and statistical availability,

Regarding multiplayer, MW2 is the best one, in every aspect, and will likely remain that way. Every other "answer" is simply incorrect.

I'm going to undoubtedly catch some flak for this, but I thought Ghosts was a great game. Balanced guns, a fast TTK (preferable in my opinion), unique map design that emulated MW2's, excellent hit-detection (best in the series) and a perk system that has yet to be surpassed. There are a lot of campers, sure, but I preferred the more methodical pace of the game. You could rush if you knew what you were doing, but the map design emphasized teamwork more than any other CoD.

Advanced Warfare was awful and Black Ops 3, to me, is boring, but Ghosts echoed all of the best aspects of MW2, and it got crucified for it.

That all said, the original Black Ops is the best in the series. Maybe not objectively -- if it released today I have a feeling it would be hated more than Ghosts, but for it's time it was truly something special. Search and Destroy in that game has a permanent place of residence in the recesses of my heart, right next to Nutella.

I haven't played it but Black Ops 3 multiplayer was really well received.

I quite enjoyed Black Ops. More than MW2 actually.

For me World at War was the last good COD. But most people who aren't into the franchise anymore say that Modern Warfare 2 was last good COD. So, yeah...

Modern warfare 1 was the pinnacle.

This.

mw2 was a fucking mess of a game. it could be tons of fun despite its hilariously bad design but i'd say cod4, maybe even black ops were the last great cods.

that said i do like ghosts, it retains aspects of what makes cod COD for some of us old school guys. much more so than garbage like aw of bo3.

CoD2 was the last CoD i loved.

I don't care, all I know is that I have a lot of fun playing them, any of them for that matter.

I liked Black Ops 1 and maybe even 2. But, It went downhill after CoD 2 (imo). CoD MW3 was the most copy/paste from graphics, gameplay to story...Egh!

I liked Blops, that was the last decent one imo

Nah, the Treyarch COD's are great games! Especially with zombies mode. Blops 3 is the worst one (campaign wise) but I'm still enjoying the multiplayer and zombie modes.

World at War is my favorite campaign for any COD.

I respectfully disagree I believe Modern Warfare 3 was the last great call of duty. Enough of this futuristic shit! I think it's time we have a Civil War or even better, the American Revolution. One could argue that shooting will be too slow but I think it brings up a challenge because every bullet counts and you need skill. A story line to this would be amazing; especially the revolutionary war. Someone has to do it! And I prefer Call of duty (preferably infinity ward) does it 1st before anyone else.

Call of Duty: American Revolution

Or Call of Duty: 1776

I think the first Black Ops.

nah MW1 was, anything after? nonsense.

One thing that I gather from these COD threads is that while SW bitches about COD on the daily, they also continue to play the shit out of these games.

CoD 4 was the first and last great CoD for me.

COD 1-2 are the best imo.

COD 4 and WAW are the last two worth playing imo

Original COD MW was the best for me ... It blowed my mind for a reason ... I bought COD MW 2 and i didnt have fun with it ... sadly. I dont know why.

no, next to MW3 MW2 is a close second as most hated COD in the franchise.

Serious gaming community sometimes hypocritical, they nicknamed MW3 MW2.5 for a reason.

It was definitely the last COD that I invested a lot of time into and thoroughly enjoyed.

I like all of them my favorite its COD MW

@SolidGame_basic: the question is total subjective, but with that said yes I definitely believe it's the BEST one, it pulled a "Dark Knight" and was bigger and better in every way! My favorite cod ever,I want a remaster so bad!

BO1 is still my fav CoD followed by MW2.

Yup. MW3 was basically MW2 but with a few changes. My least fav or the three games.