Just don’t expect it to do anything interesting with the Gulf War setting.
But I implore you not to skip the solo offering this time around.
One mission sees you storm Saddam Hussein’s palace, but he’s not at home.
It’s a balancing act Call of Duty has always struggled with.
Optional objectives and routes buck the linearity trend of past series favorites, while losing none of the spectacle.
But eventhat’snot Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 at its most creative.
This includes a boss that made me say some very naughty words before I was finally victorious.
It’s alittlemore nuanced than that, but that’s all you really need to know.
It’s a subtle change, but a very, very important one.
That’s a tiny minority of the time in my experience, though.
Speed, in fact, is a large part of the appeal here.
Almost class-like, it gives you a nudge towards fulfilling a certain bang out of role for your fireteam.
Still, I can’t fault seeing a bit of experimentation in the tried-and-tested Call of Duty multiplayer formula.
It gives us one more avenue we’re excited to see evolve further down the line.
Bring some friends; you’ll need them.
Now, if only they’d get rid of that clumsy Call of Duty HQ launcher.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 was reviewed on PS5, with a code provided by the publisher.
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