Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Analysing the campaign of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (2022's Modern Warfare 2, that is) - a game as nonsensical as it is hypocritical (this is just my opinion and if you liked the game that's fine!).
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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 is back, baby, and I'm here to talk about it. Despite a couple of missions that serve as series highlights thanks to their emphasis on flexible gameplay over its trite narrative, Modern Warfare 2's otherwise lacklustre campaign fails to sell a narrative that's as nonsensical as it is downright hypocritical. In this analysis/review of the Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (2022) campaign I discuss how, in the game's skewed view of what it means to be "critical of war," as with 2019's predecessor, the ends always (apparently) justify the means.
0:00 - Intro plug
0:11 - "De-escalation"
2:33 - Don't worry, you're still the Good Guys
3:53 - MW2 takes itself too seriously
5:14 - Most missions are dull too
6:44 - Breaking down the best mission in the game (Recon By Fire)
9:19 - Actual, subtle storytelling
11:21 - The other good mission in the game (Alone)
12:50 - The worst mission in MW2
14:23 - MW2 is less gritty conflict, more Crash Bandicoot
15:26 - Outro
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Intro text animation by Isaac Holland - twitter.com/drazgames
#callofdutymodernwarfare2
Analysing the campaign of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (2022's Modern Warfare 2, that is) - a game as nonsensical as it is hypocritical (this is just my opinion and if you liked the game that's fine!).
Support the show on Patreon - patreon.com/writingongames
Podcast - http://anchor.fm/writingongamescast
Second Channel - youtube.com/channel/UC1xxfS_HILi09yaELQdmV1A
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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 is back, baby, and I'm here to talk about it. Despite a couple of missions that serve as series highlights thanks to their emphasis on flexible gameplay over its trite narrative, Modern Warfare 2's otherwise lacklustre campaign fails to sell a narrative that's as nonsensical as it is downright hypocritical. In this analysis/review of the Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (2022) campaign I discuss how, in the game's skewed view of what it means to be "critical of war," as with 2019's predecessor, the ends always (apparently) justify the means.
0:00 - Intro plug
0:11 - "De-escalation"
2:33 - Don't worry, you're still the Good Guys
3:53 - MW2 takes itself too seriously
5:14 - Most missions are dull too
6:44 - Breaking down the best mission in the game (Recon By Fire)
9:19 - Actual, subtle storytelling
11:21 - The other good mission in the game (Alone)
12:50 - The worst mission in MW2
14:23 - MW2 is less gritty conflict, more Crash Bandicoot
15:26 - Outro
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Intro text animation by Isaac Holland - twitter.com/drazgames
#callofdutymodernwarfare2
