Writing to David Vonderhaar
Game Design Director
Introduction: Sledgehammer games making the next Call of Duty
It seems like every year since 2007, Call of Duty has been the same game and for the past 6 years, fans of the series are getting a little frustrated and tired of it. Paying $60 for the same game but from a different developer each year, well this article has everyone asking these questions:
• What do you think Sledgehammer’s Call of Duty will be?
• What will be the strategies of this tactic?
• Will this new studio bring Call of Duty to newer heights?
BackGround: The Purpose of Sledgehammer games getting into the mix with Infinity Ward and Treyarch
Call of Duty has been around since 2003, Call of Duty 2 in 2005 was a huge hit with the release of the Xbox 360. In 2006 Call of Duty 3 was not that good of a game. In 2007, Call of Duty revolutionized the game with a new engine to help with multiplayer but ever since then Call of Duty feels like it is the same game every year Activision is preparing to fix this problem with Sledgehammer games creating the next Call of Duty for 2014, they helped with the Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer back in 2011. Activision feels that this move will give the developers enough time to create better ideas for DLC, (which stands for Downloadable Content) and for the game as a whole.
DLC has been out since 2008 and it is an extension to the game with new maps and cameos with mainly focusing on the multiplayer
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Video games are an ever-growing franchise that is constantly undergoing change. Ever since the dawn of video games, new consoles, games, developers, and teams have come together, fallen apart, triumphed, and failed. What is it that has allowed some to thrive where others failed? Several different factors have changed and influenced the world of gaming, including the history that is continuously being written, the people who have built the games behind the scenes, and, of course, the actual video games themselves. Numerous video games have been more successful than others, but identifying what components set the successful apart from the unsuccessful is something definitely worth observing.
Call of Duty, Mortal Kombat, Grand Theft Auto, and Doom. Many know these games for their violent nature, stemming from their graphic scenes or gameplay involving shooting or beating up opponents, and these factors have caused these games to stir up quite a bit of controversy. For the last few decades, people have debated the effects of these games on the people who play them. Many believe those who play the games become more aggressive as a result of their violent nature, while others argue that playing the games has no effect on one’s behavior. Society should realize that violent video games have, at most, minimal effect on players’ behavior.
Call of Duty and Halo are both FPS games. They might look similar but they each have its own story and playability. Not to mention some other game modes each game has. In my opinion having another thing to play in the same game is important because I makes you want to play more the game.
We still don’t know why the concept of battle royale or BR just became popular recently. Though there were games like H1Z1: King of the Kill and The Culling, the genre only reached mainstream popularity thanks to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds or PUBG. Currently, the game has a whopping 15,000,000 concurrent players which is impressive considering that it’s only available on the PC via Steam.
This finally paragraph will analyze the uniqueness of each game. Starting with Halo, the Forge mode brought to us by Halo 3 revolutionized multiplayer maps and gametypes far beyond what we could’ve imagined. Also, the theater mode brought by Halo 3 helped the creative minds of the community. Now Call of Duty…well Call of Duty didn’t really bring that much uniqueness but it did help evolve the modern fast paced shooter into what it is now. In addition, the 60 frames per second on that game makes it a Call of Duty title while Halo and basically all other games lack that aspect. As I’ve said too many people, Halo is a crappy game at the start that eventually evolves into a giant while CoD is awesome until exploits in the game are
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The rock-paper-scissor system’s effectiveness at weaponry balance contributes to a positive player experience, as it places different weapons which accel in different situations and ranges in beneficial situations. Furthermore, the balancing system that Battlefront II provides for its users creates a game with superior quality. However, the rock-paper-scissor system has a greater possibility of causing a game to become unbalanced. A similar FPS game, Call of Duty: Ghosts, is of lower quality than Battlefront II because it offered users the opportunity to use a weapon with significantly higher power than its counterparts, facilitating a negative user experience. Because of this, Call of Duty: Ghosts lost about a quarter of their players simply because new downloadable content caused the game to be unbalanced.
The style of the “Gears of War” series is best described as “destroyed beauty”, while the “Halo” franchise through some of its cutscenes and all the terminal videos looks like a moving painting; while at the same time the developers are trying to make the games look as real as possible, which is quite a challenge to accomplish. To make unique games like these when people still love the series "Call of Duty" which anymore is just the same game every year with a few new guns.Then despite the fact that for years the “Call of Duty” franchise has been the most popular, probably because after “Modern Warfare 2” it has been the same rehashed game over and over that tries to add a new game mode every 2 or 3 games while changing very little. I will give “Call of Duty” credit for the fact zombies has always been fun and the campaigns are decent for killing time. While the series “Gears of War” and “Halo” are always trying to add new game modes that haven’t been in the game yet, new unique weapons and every weapon has its own unique roles, advantages, and disadvantages. Despite “Call of Duty” being the biggest game out there sells wise, these two series continue on and prosper while not trying to become “Call of Duty” (except the fourth gears game “Gears of War: Judgement.) and are still successful and loved by their
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