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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)
Great campaign let down by the frustrating multiplayer
The campaign in this game is one of the best I've ever played out of any game, just fantastic. However the multiplayer was a massive letdown with the poor maps, awful netcode and tedious gameplay not being at all what I expected. Developers have yet to acknowledge the massive gun balance issues with this game, with only 2 guns really being used (you know the ones). Recent patches have failed to sort out this issue and I think they are now acting like it's a job well done whereas they have only made it worse.
The gameplay encourages you to be 'tactical' which in theory I have no problem with - it sounded great when they revealed their plans for this game. However in practice it just doesn't work, with the game being basically camp or die - I know this has been moaned about a million times but I've yet to find any sort of argument that counters this. The netcode is one of the worst I have had the displeasure of experiencing, with so many shoot first die first moments I just couldn't take it any more and uninstalled. I have tried my best to squeeze any sort of fun out of the multiplayer but every time I load it up I feel angry and frustrated after playing it.
Ground War was a sort of attempt at taking on Battlefield's conquest gamemode, but the theory of capping and defending objectives just doesn't work with this game. Most of the objectives are random open spaces with no relevance to the map layout and there is absolutely no motivation for you to capture them. Even worse is the fast ttk, making going for objectives suicide due to the fact you will be picked off easily from someone sitting in a building the whole time. Vehicle balance is non-existent with the tanks being 1 shots at all ranges with only close quarter counters, which inevitably leads to them camping on hills picking off unsuspecting enemies from a mile away. Driving them is hilariously clunky, with it reminding me of vehicles in an old IOS game. I have also no idea why they are in 3rd person view rather than 1st person, as this enables you to just look round a corner or over a wall without exposing yourself and making them even more advantageous.
It might just be me but pinpointing enemies locations is extremely hard, with bullet sounds not matching where the enemy is shooting from, making for a confusing and enraging experience. Footsteps are ridiculously loud, with crouch-walking making the sound of a dead fish slapping the pavement every time you step forward. Enemy callouts is possibly one of the worst gameplay additions I have ever seen, with your soldier screaming at the top of their lungs every time an enemies ankle is briefly shown on your screen, leading to either you being heard by the enemy and promptly shot or you being left confused after seemingly not seeing anything, and scanning the area worriedly for the 1mm of enemy shoe that your eagle eyed soldier has somehow spotted from a mile away. Claymores literally litter the battlefield, with them instantly vaporizing you from random directions without any time to react so God help you if you decide to enter a building of an enemy objective.
The 4 stars in this review are just for the campaign - which I highly recommend you play if this game is on a large sale, otherwise it is definitely not worth the £50 (or $65) just to play it. Save your sanity by not playing the multiplayer - if you manage to get some enjoyment out of it props to you, but after sinking dozens of hours of my time into this I cannot bear to play it any longer.
Game of Thrones: The Iron Throne (2019)
You have got to be joking...
After 8 seasons of buildup we get by far and away the most boring and useless character to be King. Words cannot describe how much I hate Bran - every time he opens his mouth I just want to tip him out of his stupid wheelchair. And people willingly elected this bland fool??? The bricks that crushed Cersei and Jaime had more personality than the three-eyed bore. A large portion of my life has been me growing up with this series and seeing it end like this just makes me sad. None of it makes any sense. Jon is exiled to the Wall to join the Nights watch - why does it even exist any more? The Night 'King' is dead and the white walkers are no longer a threat. Arya just leaves to go off sailing, which she has never mentioned in her entire life. What happened to the lone wolf dies but the pack survives? Bronn of all people is named Master of Coin? What? He didnt even realise loans existed until Tyrion explained it to him. The North is now independent but none of the other kingdoms even spoke up - this would create a complete meltdown of the Seven Kingdoms. What about Dorne or the Iron Islands? Default Done man #2 never utters a sound - he might as well be a mannequin for all I know. Edmure gets shut down for no real reason other than a cheap laugh at his expense - probably getting him to shutup for doing the only thing that makes any sense in this episode. The first council meeting with Bran the Erectile Dysfunctional just ends up with him leaving to try to find Drogon for no reason after a 1 minute of talk about brothels. This whole season just left me feeling totally empty and feeling resentful towards my once favourite show ever.