'A generational Call of Duty game' — After almost ten hours hands-on, I think Modern Warfare 4 could revolutionize the long-running series
Modern Warfare 4 is shaping up to be a generational Call of Duty experience if the ongoing beta is anything to go by.
Two schools of thought exist in the Call of Duty community. One side praises the high-speed, arcade-like action of the Black Ops sub-series, sliding around corners on smaller maps while taking a lot of enemies down. The other group longs for the more measured pacing of recent Modern Warfare games, where firefights are grittier and more immersive, played out in larger, more complex environments that reward tactical play over speed and aggression.
Modern Warfare 4 aims to blend both styles of play. Infinity Ward's multiplayer creative director, Joe Cecot, explained during a visit to the studio's Los Angeles headquarters that "if you're too strict in one direction or the other, that's where it becomes a problem. We want it to feel really good for you, but also balanced." After spending nearly ten hours in the Modern Warfare 4 beta, I believe the team may have achieved this delicate balance.
Alongside cutting-edge graphics and a host of new mechanical innovations, I am confident we are witnessing a generational Call of Duty game – possibly even the finest in the series thus far.
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