And while this is pretty shallow as RPG mechanics go, it’s helped by the addition of dialogue choices and optional side missions.ĭialogue trees aren’t particularly advanced, but allow you the freedom to miss things and make rash decisions. This is the closest the series has ever come to being a role-playing game, letting you create a psychological profile early in the campaign in which you select your gender, background, and a couple of perks that will stay with you throughout. Treyarch’s last outing released with no campaign and it feels like the studio has been storing some of its best material for Cold War.
Thankfully, Call of Duty: Black Ops – Cold War is not that. With Warzone breaking all kinds of records as a free-to-play spin-off and Treyarch rushed in so soon after Black Ops 4, you’d be forgiven for expecting a lacklustre entry in the FPS series. 2020 is a very odd year for Call of Duty.
