I've been thinking lately, Call of Duty franchise used to be fun 12 titles ago. Call of Duty 1 and 2 were so much fun to play in multiplayer and had interesting campaigns. After Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare I guess we all realized that Activision started to farm us after that.
They started to release one game per year since 2005. up to a total of 16 Call of Duty games. 16! Activision surely must know that they are farming it and we all see it, unfortunately Call of Duty franchise is rooted deep into mainstream media with hordes of followers who keep on buying and playing those games.
When will those people realize they are being farmed, they are literally farm animals for them that keep on producing annually.
They actually don't give a fuck anymore, they started to make remakes now. They had a game called Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, in one month they are releasing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. It would be kind of bad to name the game Call of Duty 16: Modern Warfare. It just proves they don't give a damn anymore, what's wrong with the people buying those game I guess I will never understand.
Activision as a company is clearly focused on their profits, they acquired Blizzard and ruined them, Blizzard hasn't made any good game since Starcraft 2, I would hardly say that Diablo 3 was a success, Hearthstone is a mobile game, Overwatch is a multiplayer shooter. All those recent games are designed completely to be money making machines. Blizzard is making remakes now too, World of Warcraft Classic and Warcraft 3 Reforged. Where did all the creativity Blizzard was known for go?
Of course we shouldn't be surprised, big gaming publishing companies are focused on profits, it is just how things are in corporate world. But 16 Call of Duty games, bought Blizzard that lost their mojo, remakes, loot boxes, nothing revolutionary happened in a long long time. Activision in my eyes is a company where all good things go to die.
But the main topic today is Call of Duty franchise that can't be stopped by anything. I only look at the trailers, see a couple of reviews, do a facepalm, repeat the process one time annually. Do you feel the same, when did you stop caring about that franchise, game number 5, game number 10 or game number 15?