Important points
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Most Call of Duty campaigns are single-player campaigns that can be completed with good storytelling.
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However, campaigns often rely on the same plot twists. That is the central villain trying to escape and defeat the heroes.
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Taking to Reddit, fans pointed out the sheer number of times this has happened in COD history and the fact that it never made sense.
There are few things in playing a game that are as satisfying as playing a game. with a well done single player campaign For years, that crown has belonged to Call of Duty, with each title offering a solid first-person shooter experience with a decent amount of storytelling.
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That crown eventually turned to Titanfall 2 in 2016, and it looks like 2024's Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 will be the best single-player campaign of this generation. These campaigns are a great experience, though. But the stories, especially in Call of Duty, leave a lot to be desired.
Taking to Reddit, Call of Duty fans discussed their dissatisfaction with one of Call of Duty's biggest campaigns – a villain managing to escape after being captured by a group of four heroes.
Capture, escape, repeat.
Spoilers for several Call of Duty campaigns to follow.
While trophies are not part of all The Call of Duty games are groundbreaking in many ways. Those who played COD Ghosts might remember Rorke. The villain is captured in a spectacular sequence. Only for the heroes to have their plane destroyed and Rorke escape.
“Friends are the COD equivalent of the Red Skull, always coming back despite events that clearly cause death,” one user lamented about the Ghosts' enemies.
Black Ops 2 is equally guilty of this situation, with Raul Menendez looking for a way to escape, in which case there's a mole in the good guys' camp to help him.
“At least Menendez had a plan when he was arrested. Not like that motherfucker in the new MW2 campaign,” one user commented, pointing out that Menendez was defeating the heroes.
When it comes to the Modern Warfare 2 reboot campaign, the villains – you guessed it – can escape. Except this time The heroes are willing to play a role in the story for plot reasons. Then they managed to capture him again for good.
“This one is the worst one,” the poster lamented. And they aren't wrong either. It's a tedious plot point that expands the game and adds artificial tension.
“That's why Price always has a Desert Eagle lol,” the user jokingly replied. It's true Price always has a reliable weapon at the ready for these specific reasons. If only the other COD protagonists got the memo.
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