GRAW 2 was over-complicated, and that would be a strike in my books. Some players like realism, but realism for me is like getting shot in the head and staying down instead of respawning.

Since games obviously can't be realistic to that extreme, then why bother going realistic in the first place?

CoD 4 puts just enough challenge into the game, defined by not dying in a few hits (unless you go to veteran mode), and putting a huge variety into the game (loads of different guns) with a storyline that puts you in the place of the heroes (I'm a sucker for 'vanquishing evil' games).

The multiplayer 'perks' also lend variety and fun to the multiplayer community, which is more than I can say for GRAW or GRAW 2.

GRAW 2 was over-complicated, and that would be a strike in my books. Some players like realism, but realism for me is like getting shot in the head and staying down instead of respawning.

Since games obviously can't be realistic to that extreme, then why bother going realistic in the first place?

CoD 4 puts just enough challenge into the game, defined by not dying in a few hits (unless you go to veteran mode), and putting a huge variety into the game (loads of different guns) with a storyline that puts you in the place of the heroes (I'm a sucker for 'vanquishing evil' games).

The multiplayer 'perks' also lend variety and fun to the multiplayer community, which is more than I can say for GRAW or GRAW 2.