The Call of Duty Thread

[falafel]

What about those of us that are coming over from another FPS (i.e., Halo)? I have never played any of the COD series and am wondering if my skilz will translate.

Also, how rough is the language in this game? Nobody is going to get into too much trouble in my house as long as the f-bomb stays safely unsaid.

It will be a bit rough for you at first, I'd think. The aiming/scoping is much more refined in COD games than in Halo games. There's also the ability to change speeds (i.e. run) in COD, whereas Halo just has the one speed - fast walk. Finally, you can't just run around in the open as much as you can in Halo b/c you dont' have an energy shield that recharges. These are real (electronically real) bullets that do real damage. You will die after a few rounds. However, if you are not totally killed, your health will regenerate.

If you like FPS, this is the game to get. The level of detail is incredible, and the game play is totally unique. As cool as MW1 and COD5:WaW were, I've heard that this one is much better. Not that I feel there were many improvements to be made.

[falafel]

MW2 scored a 96 on metacritic.

http://www.metacritic.com/games/plat...opslot;title;1

[falafel]

Here's a nice summary of reviews from different sources, compiled by the Christian Science Monitor.

http://features.csmonitor.com/innova...eview-roundup/

[Pheidippides]

It will be a bit rough for you at first, I'd think. The aiming/scoping is much more refined in COD games than in Halo games. There's also the ability to change speeds (i.e. run) in COD, whereas Halo just has the one speed - fast walk. Finally, you can't just run around in the open as much as you can in Halo b/c you dont' have an energy shield that recharges. These are real (electronically real) bullets that do real damage. You will die after a few rounds. However, if you are not totally killed, your health will regenerate.

If you like FPS, this is the game to get. The level of detail is incredible, and the game play is totally unique. As cool as MW1 and COD5:WaW were, I've heard that this one is much better. Not that I feel there were many improvements to be made.

Yeah, I expected a learning curve. But that's okay.

As to the content - what was the profanity like in the first one? I'm not necessarily a mullah on profanity per se, but I've ditched games before because of pretty coarse language (Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas, for example).

[falafel]

Yeah, I expected a learning curve. But that's okay.

As to the content - what was the profanity like in the first one? I'm not necessarily a mullah on profanity per se, but I've ditched games before because of pretty coarse language (Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas, for example).

There are f-words (courtesy of Keifer Sutherland) COD5, but I honestly can't remember if there were any f-words in MW1. But these are Marines, and this is the equivalent of a R-rated movie. Still, I would expect most of the "R" to come from the graphic violence. For some reason, I'm not expecting too much beyond damn and hell. Probably a few "sonofabitches."

Contrast that with the last Grand Theft Auto game, where every random dude on the street tells you to f-off.

[Colly Wolly]

I'm running on about 4 hours of sleep, but I have the campaign finished and about an hour of multiplayer time in. I stood in line at midnight at GameStop, and it wasn't just teenagers with acne, there were married couples and fathers and sons getting a copy each. Console video gaming is mainstream now I think.

The quality of the game meets and exceeds the hype level. The premise of the story for the game is extremely far-fetched, but if can get over that, the game is just an amazing and exhausting roller coaster ride. It's like being in "The Rock" on steroids. Just awesome.

[falafel]

I'm running on about 4 hours of sleep, but I have the campaign finished and about an hour of multiplayer time in. I stood in line at midnight at GameStop, and it wasn't just teenagers with acne, there were married couples and fathers and sons getting a copy each. Console video gaming is mainstream now I think.

The quality of the game meets and exceeds the hype level. The premise of the story for the game is extremely far-fetched, but if can get over that, the game is just an amazing and exhausting roller coaster ride. It's like being in "The Rock" on steroids. Just awesome.

I was wondering where you've been.

[TripletDaddy]

I'm running on about 4 hours of sleep, but I have the campaign finished and about an hour of multiplayer time in. I stood in line at midnight at GameStop, and it wasn't just teenagers with acne, there were married couples and fathers and sons getting a copy each. Console video gaming is mainstream now I think.

The quality of the game meets and exceeds the hype level. The premise of the story for the game is extremely far-fetched, but if can get over that, the game is just an amazing and exhausting roller coaster ride. It's like being in "The Rock" on steroids. Just awesome.

are there F words?

[JohnnyLingo]

At what point did Mormon society decide an F-bomb is more damaging than graphic violence?

I'm not saying I'm any different. It's just curious.

[falafel]

At what point did Mormon society decide an F-bomb is more damaging than graphic violence?

I'm not saying I'm any different. It's just curious.

The f-word is real, man. The violence in these games is made up of pixels.

[Pheidippides]

There are f-words (courtesy of Keifer Sutherland) COD5, but I honestly can't remember if there were any f-words in MW1. But these are Marines, and this is the equivalent of a R-rated movie. Still, I would expect most of the "R" to come from the graphic violence. For some reason, I'm not expecting too much beyond damn and hell. Probably a few "sonofabitches."

Contrast that with the last Grand Theft Auto game, where every random dude on the street tells you to f-off.

That is the precise game I am thinking of. I had never played GTA before, but the reviews were so good I picked up a used copy a few months ago. It didn't make it long - the swearing (and, more particularly, the sexual talk) was over the top and gratuitous.

I'll deal with graphic violence and a smattering of profanity as long as it's not consistent and in my face all the time.

[falafel]

That is the precise game I am thinking of. I had never played GTA before, but the reviews were so good I picked up a used copy a few months ago. It didn't make it long - the swearing (and, more particularly, the sexual talk) was over the top and gratuitous.

I'll deal with graphic violence and a smattering of profanity as long as it's not consistent and in my face all the time.

It won't be (and I'm sure Colly Wolly will corroborate that). This game is going to be sweet!

[Pheidippides]

At what point did Mormon society decide an F-bomb is more damaging than graphic violence?

I'm not saying I'm any different. It's just curious.

I'm not sure that I've made that decision per se. My reasoning is that I am much more worried about my kid accidentally hearing an f-bomb and repeating it that I am him seeing a few snippets of gameplay and deciding to swipe the Uzi I have laying around in the living room and blowing his sister away.

[landpoke]

War of Northern Aggression FPS game.

That would be EPIC!

Picture this: You're third guy back in a massed column attack and you can't see anything but the head of the guy in front of you. Then a Union cannon fires a cannister into your ranks. You're hit in the leg. They take you to the field hospital where they cut your leg off, but gangrene sets in. You die. The end.

[Colly Wolly]

are there F words?

There is one for sure at the very end. Maybe one or two others but I can't remember. It's all a haze.