Call Of Duty: Black Ops 3 - 10 Reasons The Series Should Return To World War 2

6. But Sticking To What You Know Also Works

That said though, even if Activision didn't want to go all out and fantastical with their setting, the fact that no one has done a through and through authentic World War 2 shooting experience in years means that even a straight-faced gritty war story would feel refreshing in the current market. This article's already covered how loved World at War still is by the franchise's die-hard fans, so even returning to that specific setting could be the way for Activision to deliver a definitive WW2 action title. With that game's explosive and over the top violence combined with its overall darker and more mature themes, a World War 2 CoD title has the potential to tackle the darker side of this historical setting. In the last generation most World War 2 titles settled for a bombastic representation of the war, running with a deep sense of patriotism and optimism. The original Black Ops has already shown players that the CoD series has the ability to do psychological ambiguity in a mysterious and thrilling way, and bringing this same dark atmosphere of surrealism could allow Activision to create the Apocalypse Now of World War 2 first person shooters.