Black Ops 2 a waste of money?

[(QC) Spell Bound]

Seriously , many consumers still buy this shit, Cod uses the same engin all the time, it's like buying a new expansion for 60$. What do you think?

[Leetgrain]

Doesn't matter about the Engine, matters about how fun it is.

If there was not going to be extortionately priced DLC (Which there will be.) and tons of hackers, I would buy it, I bought the original Black Ops and it is pretty fun, but like Battlefield 3, you won't escape the whiny, annoying bastards who lie in wait.

[(QC) Spell Bound]

Doesn't matter about the Engine, matters about how fun it is.

If there was not going to be extortionately priced DLC (Which there will be.) and tons of hackers, I would buy it, I bought the original Black Ops and it is pretty fun, but like Battlefield 3, you won't escape the whiny, annoying bastards who lie in wait.

I agree with you on the fun part, but this infinity and triarch are making shit loads of cash on these people. BF3 is trying it's best by adding new engines, features.
I had bought the original black ops also, but i believe that cod should stop making games until they come up with something new, instead of always adding weapons and stories. There is a slight drop in the cod community, many have turned their backs on black ops 2 , just like the new medal of honor.

[Cadaver]

Sounds like L4D2, same game, different maps, and characters.

[Lone Mudkips]

My answer is in that topic. No. I don't plan on buying it. I may had some fun with Black Ops (zombies and offline matches with my dad), but I am aware that it's the same gameplay that they release every year.

Personally, I don't care what people buy. It's their choice on buying the CoD franchise after all.

No doubt that Activision are demanding for another title after making $500 million on the first day that Black Ops II came out. -_-

[AlphaWeeaboo]

fuck no dude this game is the bee's knees

like honestly, i know CoD games tend to be similar but they really tapped into some different areas with this game. the new zombies is unique as fuck with a map where you ride a bus and shit. zombies in general has a load of new features that make it worth getting.

multiplayer i will not say much about. they changed a bit of the interference and how things work but to its core, it's still a CoD multiplayer game. its enjoyable to say the least.

CAMPAIGN! this is where treyarch shines with their excellent and interesting story (for a CoD game). they changed it up quite a bit too with that strike force or whatever the hell you call it missions.

[Boxman]

I agree with Emo. As someone who recognizes the redundant behaviors of Treyarch/Infinity Ward/Activision, I can't deny that the past few Call of Duty games have been far from appealing due to the fact that they were all so similar.
Personally, I've enjoyed Treyarch's approach to CoD than Infinity Ward's simply because they're more focused on the "fun" aspect rather than the competitive. Zombies never fails to please me on BO or W@W simply because it's so diverse and different from other arcade zombie shooters. They appease to story-telling via campaign and I can't say I've ever felt truly empty when playing it. I didn't play Black Ops 2 (yet) minus from what I've been able to play at my work, but I'm impressed so far. Hell, I still played BO for zombies every once in awhile.

Multiplayer is a different story. They changed a LOT of aspects of the multiplayer but in the end, it's still a Call of Duty title and it still plays and feels the same as a CoD game should. Still, I never really played for purely the multiplayer.


Also, let me state that just because a game engine is the same doesn't necessarily mean the game engine wasn't changed in itself. The core engine is still present but many changes occur through the coding of the game.

[Yahtzee]

The engine its self is REALLY showing its age. I say call of duty should just take a break for a couple of years.

[Boxman]

i enjoyed playing black-ops 1 way more than i did with MW3.  That game was a rushed mess and should never have been released. The maps are to small and bland and the graphics are all grey and horrible i mean at least black-ops 1 had some colours.  I'm looking forward to playing black-ops 2 as well as trolling 13 year old kids by trapping them in corners 

>implying Treyarch's color pallet isn't 50 shades of Gray

[Old Crow]

I am finding it quite enjoyable so far. The multiplayer seems to be even more fast paced, which I don't find that fun. BO seemed to be slower paced, and the maps were bigger allowing me to take a couple of silencers and pwn people, but the new one seems to require you to check your back after every kill just because the spawn system seems to like to deposit people behind you. That being said, it seems like they finally have acheived some sort of balance, the kill streaks are few and far inbetween meaning your get spammed much less then the rest of series by death machines, and the guns all seem to have a pro and con that suits play style, more then making one gun the best and seeing everybody use that weapon.

I have yet to touch the single player and zombies is always fun. Had a lot of good times with World at War and BO zombies with friends.

[Hair Slut]

All of you should go run into a guardian, with that said warthog on the boat is the best killstreak ever

[Cortez (Mr. T. FOO!)]

like honestly, i know CoD games tend to be similar but they really tapped into some different areas with this game. the new zombies is unique as fuck with a map where you ride a bus and shit.

>Zombies
>Riding a bus
>Dayz

In all seriousness though I have to agree with you guys that I've always enjoyed treyarch's games more than infinity ward's and although I haven't purchased this one yet I feel that it will be quite enjoyable. Also the reason why the campain is better in this one is most likely because it's based off of a novel.

[Old Crow]

CoD 4 was excellent, but after that IW decided to go all Micheal Bay and make a mess of the single player campaign. Treyarch got to play second fiddle, but instead of just doing it by the numbers, they attempted new things with their single player and created zombies. They kept trying to improve all of the game, not just minor tweaks and hence it seems that they have become the much better developer. I just wish they could make something else, they will be forever tied to CoD until they die or the series dies.

[symbolzzzz]

Nnnnooooo. It feels fresh enough so it's wort my money at least. On top of that at least the Quake engine WORKS, unlike the other AAA fps engine we got lately (Frostbite2), it looks pretty decent, the levels are nice and varied, zombies is as much fun as ever and the SP has its moments.

[Pillz]

Everyone was fucking complaining when all we had was WWII games; we've finally moved on and now they're bitching about futuristic FPS's. God damn; why?

Honestly they're all the same to me, Rainbow Six, COD, MoH, BF3; etc. I just happen to prefer COD over the others, and if I'm going to get an FPS it's going to be COD because I've been playing them since COD1, and because Zombies are AWESOME. Each FPS one has something different to offer and maybe different people prefer other games, but COD is GOLD compared to 70% of console games out there that are complete shit, from the movie game spinoffs(some of them) to Dynasty Warriors (yeah their still making those) and so on.

There is a little bit of fun to be had in every game, it's the replay value that makes the game really worth purchasing. Specially when you're dropping 60$ on the game, and with Zombies, an always improving/changing multiplayer and a beautiful action packed story line that makes you feel like you're the most badass dude on the planet; it's the perfect game for everyone. My mom and dad watched me play through MW2 on the PS3 when it first came out, well mostly my dad but he really wanted to play it; and so did my little sister. Clearly the game is doing something right.

Seriously though, ALL games are a waste of money. Except ZPS because it's free, and I've played that for 4000+ hours and I still crave it after a few days without it.

TLDR Try to borrow it from a friend then it's totally worth it.