Uploaded November 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Review copy provided by publisher. Contains spoilers for Modern Warfare (2019) and Call of Duty 4. Brief discussion of torture.
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There's something comforting about the release of a new Call of Duty game; a title with unmatched production values to distract from its utterly mindless gameplay. With their campaign in this year's Modern Warfare, however, Infinity Ward wanted to do something more—putting us more face-to-face with the consequences of this action romp than they perhaps ever have, in order to critique the systems of conflict. Let's talk about how what we got might be the complete opposite, and how if Call of Duty really wants to go down this route in future, this vision arguably lies in its fundamental technical framework rather than any trite story moment.
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U.S. Scrambled to Shape View of 'Highway of Death'' - washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1991/03/11/us-scrambled-to-shape-view-of-highway-of-death/05899d9a-f304-441d-8078-59812cdacc5c
MW2 breach footage - youtu.be/x7OuNydYz9M
Infinity Ward Talks Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - google.com/amp/s/blog.us.playstation.com/2019/06/14/infinity-ward-talks-call-of-duty-modern-warfare/amp
Skillup made a great video on the whole Modern Warfare vs Spec Ops thing too that is well worth your time - youtu.be/SvRFTcPSqzY
Intro text by Draz - twitter.com/drazgames?lang=en
Thank you to Skillshare for sponsoring this video! Sign up via my link to get two FREE months of Skillshare Premium: https://skl.sh/writingongames2
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Review copy provided by publisher. Contains spoilers for Modern Warfare (2019) and Call of Duty 4. Brief discussion of torture.
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Support the show on Patreon - patreon.com/writingongames
Podcast (iTunes) - itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/writing-on-gamescast/id1124674245?mt=2
Second Channel - youtube.com/channel/UC1xxfS_HILi09yaELQdmV1A
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There's something comforting about the release of a new Call of Duty game; a title with unmatched production values to distract from its utterly mindless gameplay. With their campaign in this year's Modern Warfare, however, Infinity Ward wanted to do something more—putting us more face-to-face with the consequences of this action romp than they perhaps ever have, in order to critique the systems of conflict. Let's talk about how what we got might be the complete opposite, and how if Call of Duty really wants to go down this route in future, this vision arguably lies in its fundamental technical framework rather than any trite story moment.
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U.S. Scrambled to Shape View of 'Highway of Death'' - washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1991/03/11/us-scrambled-to-shape-view-of-highway-of-death/05899d9a-f304-441d-8078-59812cdacc5c
MW2 breach footage - youtu.be/x7OuNydYz9M
Infinity Ward Talks Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - google.com/amp/s/blog.us.playstation.com/2019/06/14/infinity-ward-talks-call-of-duty-modern-warfare/amp
Skillup made a great video on the whole Modern Warfare vs Spec Ops thing too that is well worth your time - youtu.be/SvRFTcPSqzY
Intro text by Draz - twitter.com/drazgames?lang=en
