A follow-up to one of my favourite CoDs in recent time. It's ambitious, expansive and no doubt a huge project for Treyarch... but I don't recommend it.
But I'll start with the best part of the game first and it's the campaign. It is one of the most fun in the series, every setpiece feels like the final mission or like you are part of a big-time heist and while it doesn't hit as hard as Cold War (a tad weaker story and a lackluster ending), it was still a very fun campaign.

The big open missions feels a lot more fleshed out compared to last year's open combat missions. It also helps that every mission is a lot longer than your typical Call of Duty mission, coming a step closer to feeling like an actual videogame...
The reason why I'm saying that is because when you are done with the campaign, you are eventually going to play the multiplayer and zombies and that's where the game kind of falls apart.

The multiplayer is some of the most fun I've had in a CoD game, hitting shots I would've never hit in other fps multiplayer games thanks to the omni-movement and while it is definitely an addition to the game, it doesn't add too much to the game's core, but just enough to change it up a bit.
But after a few dozen hours, it just becomes an infuriating mess. The maps are nothing to write home about since they lack innovation and the layouts are terrible. It feels like there are two proper chokepoints and 90 percent of the map is filler. The game is too safe regarding map innovation.
The game is filled with cheaters and sweats that knows every exploit that would hinder your experience, like spawncamping, meta loadouts, napalm strike placements etc and there is no counter-play regarding that.
And don't get me started on the netcode. I could unload a full magazine into a player but the server would only register 2 of them actually hitting before the player would turn around and kill me in mere frames from their peashooter.
And this might be a very hot take, but map voting was a mistake. I would love to give all maps a try, especially the ones that I actually like, but it's going to be nothing but Stakeout or Nuketown once given the chance, which just gets old quickly after awhile.

Zombies however, is a bit nicer. I'm a casual when it comes to it, so it's nice since it feels way more chill than your average multiplayer lobby.
It's a fun way to level up your weapons and it becomes a good challenge in the higher rounds until... you get to fight against not only a horde of zombies, but also 3 manglers, a bunch of flying insects and the worst designed mini-boss; the amalgam. It is nothing but a meat shield that runs as fast as the player sprints and grapples you with a lengthy animation that takes away more than half of your health and forces you to stay still for awhile.
Other than that, it is a fun game mode you can relax with at least for awhile.

And then there is the obvious problem of the game which has plagued the recent games and that is the QnA aspect of the game or lack of thereof.

To put it simply, the whole game feels AI-generated and it wouldn't surprise me if it actually was. But there is no doubt that they used AI tools.
All from voice acting that even led some voice actors quitting the project entirely, to AI artwork being sold in bundles!
And the latter being the absolute reason why you shouldn't buy this game at all. You are being fed slop from a machine that will happily take your money and even with your support, you only get a terrible experience in return.

And the fact that they charge this game at a minimum price of 70 bucks, or 100 bucks if you really want to, for a battle pass that no doubt also uses AI artwork and items that will not benefit you whatsoever.

In conclusion, if you are looking for a fun but short campaign, an infruriating yet decent multiplayer and a chill zombies mode that lacks creativity, this would no doubt be your kind of game... but please, spent your money wisely. There exists a ton of great game with more replay value than this one and at like, 1/20th of the price (I'm not even kidding).
It's sad to see what the CoD franchise has become, money and greed. This will no doubt be the last CoD game I will ever buy, even if they make a decent one after this one.

A follow-up to one of my favourite CoDs in recent time. It's ambitious, expansive and no doubt a huge project for Treyarch... but I don't recommend it. But I'll start with the best part of the game first and it's the campaign. It is one of the most fun in the series, every setpiece feels like the final mission or like you are part of a big-time heist and while it doesn't hit as hard as Cold War (a tad weaker story and a lackluster ending), it was still a very fun campaign. The big open missions feels a lot more fleshed out compared to last year's open combat missions. It also helps that every mission is a lot longer than your typical Call of Duty mission, coming a step closer to feeling like an actual videogame... The reason why I'm saying that is because when you are done with the campaign, you are eventually going to play the multiplayer and zombies and that's where the game kind of falls apart. The multiplayer is some of the most fun I've had in a CoD game, hitting shots I would've never hit in other fps multiplayer games thanks to the omni-movement and while it is definitely an addition to the game, it doesn't add too much to the game's core, but just enough to change it up a bit. But after a few dozen hours, it just becomes an infuriating mess. The maps are nothing to write home about since they lack innovation and the layouts are terrible. It feels like there are two proper chokepoints and 90 percent of the map is filler. The game is too safe regarding map innovation. The game is filled with cheaters and sweats that knows every exploit that would hinder your experience, like spawncamping, meta loadouts, napalm strike placements etc and there is no counter-play regarding that. And don't get me started on the netcode. I could unload a full magazine into a player but the server would only register 2 of them actually hitting before the player would turn around and kill me in mere frames from their peashooter. And this might be a very hot take, but map voting was a mistake. I would love to give all maps a try, especially the ones that I actually like, but it's going to be nothing but Stakeout or Nuketown once given the chance, which just gets old quickly after awhile. Zombies however, is a bit nicer. I'm a casual when it comes to it, so it's nice since it feels way more chill than your average multiplayer lobby. It's a fun way to level up your weapons and it becomes a good challenge in the higher rounds until... you get to fight against not only a horde of zombies, but also 3 manglers, a bunch of flying insects and the worst designed mini-boss; the amalgam. It is nothing but a meat shield that runs as fast as the player sprints and grapples you with a lengthy animation that takes away more than half of your health and forces you to stay still for awhile. Other than that, it is a fun game mode you can relax with at least for awhile. And then there is the obvious problem of the game which has plagued the recent games and that is the QnA aspect of the game or lack of thereof. To put it simply, the whole game feels AI-generated and it wouldn't surprise me if it actually was. But there is no doubt that they used AI tools. All from voice acting that even led some voice actors quitting the project entirely, to AI artwork being sold in bundles! And the latter being the absolute reason why you shouldn't buy this game at all. You are being fed slop from a machine that will happily take your money and even with your support, you only get a terrible experience in return. And the fact that they charge this game at a minimum price of 70 bucks, or 100 bucks if you really want to, for a battle pass that no doubt also uses AI artwork and items that will not benefit you whatsoever. In conclusion, if you are looking for a fun but short campaign, an infruriating yet decent multiplayer and a chill zombies mode that lacks creativity, this would no doubt be your kind of game... but please, spent your money wisely. There exists a ton of great game with more replay value than this one and at like, 1/20th of the price (I'm not even kidding). It's sad to see what the CoD franchise has become, money and greed. This will no doubt be the last CoD game I will ever buy, even if they make a decent one after this one.