Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Potential light spoilers for Black Ops Cold War and Modern Warfare (2019). Support the show on Patreon - patreon.com/writingongames

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So Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3's campaign apparently sucks. Here's why you should play Black Ops Cold War instead.

I went into the absurdly titled Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War with low expectations. Not only was 2019's reboot of Modern Warfare ultimately pretty forgettable but the talk I'd seen surrounding 2020's game was lukewarm at best. I certainly did not expect, then, to come away from Cold War thinking it was by far the most tightly-paced, varied and fun CoD campaign I've ever played. As a result, it also ends up becoming, however unintentionally, a far more convincing portrayal of the evils of conflict than its self-serious predecessor ever could. There's perhaps more to Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War than you might think.

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Text intro by Isaac Holland - twitter.com/drazgames

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