![]() ![]() Your return to World War II begins, predictably, on the shores of Normandy. The campaign succeeds by drawing strong characters, and their nuanced relationships they form as they struggle to stay alive. Too often, depictions of war come across as depraved murder romps, but Call of Duty: WWII navigates its weighty subject with poise and care. There’s a fine line between telling moving war stories that accurately reflect the reality of a conflict, and exploiting unspeakable horrors for entertainment. Taking lessons learned from the franchise’s rotating cadre of developers - Infinity Ward and Treyarch - Call of Duty: WWII, as you’ll read in our review, breathes new life into the long-running first-person shooter franchise.įrom its stellar, evocative campaign, to its engaging asymmetrical multiplayer mode “War,” to even the conceivably cringeworthy Nazi Zombies co-op madness, Call of Duty: WWII offers a well-rounded experience primed for every type of Call of Duty player. Despite the obvious marketing draw - Activision can’t talk about the game without talking about how it brings CoD “back to its roots” - WWII feels like a thoughtful revision of the formula. The simply titled Call of Duty: WWII is anything but a simple nostalgia grab. After years spent in a techno-enhanced future initially conceived for Sledgehammer Games’ Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, the first name in first-person shooters returns to franchise’s original setting - World War II. The carousel of Call of Duty entries has finally spun back to the beginning. ![]()
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