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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare review - IBTimes

Edward Smith of IBTimes says:

"In my time as a reviewer for IBT, I've always tried to find the best in AAA titles. Even the most corporate, hedonistic, carefree games contain, I like to believe, some small signs of progress, a mechanic or line of dialogue which intonate that at least a developer is trying.

"But Advanced Warfare is completely backward. It's emblematic of what videogames were ten, maybe 15 years ago, back when story and action existed in vacuums and all that mattered was spectacle."

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DEEBO3464d ago

Be real now that's a buggy game review.

BiggerBoss3464d ago

Im not really a COD fan, probably wont even pick AW up, but this review is just pure clickbait. Even if it was the WORST COD, it would have to be near broken to warrant a 4/10 imo

Army_of_Darkness3464d ago

When I see a very, very low review score like this for a game that clearly doesn't deserve it, the only thing I can think of is... " STFU and GO away you fake ass, click baitin' son of a Mitch wannabe journalist."

assdan3464d ago

Clearly click bait. No COD game yet deserves a score that low.

guitarded773464d ago

I'm one of those who have been highly critical of CoD in the past, and while the game is not perfect, it is pretty damn fun so far. It's like CoD and Crysis had a baby. And here's something I thought I'd never say... the game looks good too. The character models are excellent. Their movements are still robotic at times, but I have been impressed with the textures. Just wish the environments and objects in them were more dynamic. Opinions are one thing, but it is a reviewers job to be objective but fair. This reviewer is a moron.

Axonometri3464d ago

buggy? It's broken at the title screen for me.

LackTrue4K3464d ago (Edited 3464d ago )

saving peoples time...
i take this, straight out of the article:

Call Of Duty Advanced Warfare Scores:

Gameplay: 4/10 – Confused, overloaded with new and one-use mechanics.
Graphics: 8/10 – It's a good-looking game, no doubt. Kevin Spacey's avatar is a bit dead behind the eyes.
Writing: 3/10 – The ending is a change of tact but the rest is no good at all.
Sound: 5/10 – Confident voice-acting but bland music and often puny sounding weapons.
Replay value: 7/10 – Multiplayer, challenge modes, the works – if you get into this, you'll be with it a while.
Overall: 4/10 – Games are better than this now. Call of Duty is becoming a relic.

i add the score up and it equals 31/60.....

so...? should the score not be 5/10??? what a fail of an article!

HammadTheBeast3464d ago

Not really.

If we're using a real 10 point scale, then 9-10 is a masterpiece, 7-8 is a solid game, 5-6 is a completely average game, 3-4 is a mediocre game, and 1-2 is a buggy, broken game.

If the author thinks that CoD AW is a mediocre game, 4 fits in with the review.

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TheFirstClassic3464d ago

isn't mediocre and average basically the same? In no way would I consider a 3 to be only "mediocre" a 3 is awful.

DanteVFenris6663464d ago

3-4 is a bit harsh. But is give it a 6. My biggest gripe is the genre itself and how unoriginal it's become with this series being the flagship for how it's becoming so unoriginal. Also Ill just never connect to a game that immitates real life. I want creativity, I want artsy environments that make me go "wow". I want creative gameplay mechanics and story that make me say "that hasn't been done before". Cods just never done this once and it's do to its nonfiction setting. A game based around modernish warfare can never be artsy or creative.

darren_poolies3464d ago

"But Advanced Warfare is completely backward. It's emblematic of what videogames were ten, maybe 15 years ago, back when story and action existed in vacuums and all that mattered was spectacle."

Why can't a game just be pure spectacle? Why does every game have to have some amazing story? Sometimes I like to just leave my brain at the door and have fun and there is nothing wrong with that. This game is no where near a 4/10

DanteVFenris6663464d ago

Yea but it's now where above a 6. I think cod just gets a free pass because we know what to expect. Games have done plenty to out play cod by miles and they struggle to get even 8. And then here's cod with I'm sorry but same generic gameplay(oh wait this one added double jump, seriously? I could code this in a few minutes). Though a admit this one does look more refreshing(which isn't saying much because before I thought it was rehashed garbage) it doesn't change my mind that I think this series should die for at least 5 years.

3-4-53464d ago

It's reviews like these, why people don't trust reviews.

DanteVFenris6663464d ago (Edited 3464d ago )

Or the 9s I'm sorry but cod should never be a nine. I can handle 8s but 9-10 should be only for those truly above and beyond games. Activision clearly cuts corners with cod and copy and past a lot of assets and codes. They definitely don't go above and beyond to warrant those numbers. But if someone really has fun with it than I think it deserves an 8 at most

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joel_c173464d ago

They are just trolling for hits. Happens with every game.

Funantic13464d ago

Lol. No matter how well a game scores there's always that one review that has to nitpick and find excuses to hate. This review gets a review of 1/10.

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Call Of Duty Advanced Warfare 2 Was In Development Before Being Canned For WWII

Former director at Activision, Bret Robbins, revealed that Advanced Warfare 2 had a working prototype, but it was eventually shelved for COD WWII.

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chicken_in_the_corn388d ago

That is a shame. AW is my favourite CoD. I hope they do a sequel one day.

LordoftheCritics387d ago

Thoroughly enjoyed AW.

Good campaign and everything.

LOGICWINS387d ago

Same. Fantastic campaign, but I wasn't crazy about the jetpacks in multiplayer.

RaidenBlack387d ago

I still prefer CoD based on historical settings or in near future settings(like CoD: Ghost) ... even though I liked infinite Warfare's campaign ... it was top notch

CobraKai387d ago

I felt it was a good time to revisit WW2

porkChop387d ago

I actually really enjoyed WWII. I never understood the hate it got.

JEECE387d ago

A lot of people who never played a shooter prior to like 2012 get really mad about anything that isn't a modern combat game.

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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Weapons That Should Return in a Sequel

Game Rant Writes "With rumors swirling about a sequel to Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Sledgehammer Games can bring back a few weapons for a modern encore."

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MaximusTKG488d ago

Here’s hoping that a sequel just doesn’t happen.

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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare remains the series' lone bright spot this gen

GR: "If one series truly defined the seventh generation of consoles it was Call of Duty. Sadly, the series has struggled to reach the same heights on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One and only Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare feels like the previous era of innovation and top-notch storytelling."

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Killa781636d ago

I quite enjoyed it but I think black ops 3 was the high point.

Modern warfare could be if a few tweaks are made and the new maps are good.

Baza1636d ago (Edited 1636d ago )

Story wise.. black opps 3 was all over the place. Modern Warfare story is so much more cohesive and actually makes sense.

Immorals1636d ago

Black ops 3 was terrible. The story was absolutely atrocious.

Knushwood Butt1636d ago

I quit that campaign after about an hour. All I remember is some crappy robot drone combat R2D2 thing that you had to use. I didn't make it past that.

Epicor1636d ago

For me the Black Ops installations have always been the high peaks in terms of PVP mode. Black ops 3 campaign was pretty bad though. Advanced Warfare's campaign was pretty good, one of the best ones - but PVP was bad!

gamer91636d ago

LOL Advanced Warfare, too funny

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Kabaneri1636d ago

The campaign was OK, but the guns sounded like cap guns and the multiplayer maps were not memorable at all.

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