Most modes in Call of Duty are no longer about working alone and getting a bunch of kills, it’s now all about the War mode. Rather than creating your own class, you instead “enlist” in certain “divisions” which each have their own skillsets and equipment. Rather than starting out in a menu, you’re sent to something called “headquarters,” which is a sort of free roam area that acts as a hub. They tried to mix things up a bit with WWII, however, rather than feeling like a revelation or at least a breath of fresh air, it now feels more like you’re playing Battlefield 1.

You can move away from these clichés and still tell a mostly historically accurate story, just look at Inglorious Basterds or Kelly’s Heroes for proof of that.Ĭall of Duty 4 revolutionized the way first person shooter multiplayer games were played, featuring a comprehensive class-based system, unlockable weapons and equipment, kill streak perks, and several different modes.Īnd that’s pretty much been the formula Call of Duty has stuck with ever since, until now. But we’ve seen all of this in every single war story ever told.

Yes, all of that is totally realistic, don’t get me wrong. Not to mention the usual surroundings of D-Day its aftermath, which if you’ve only ever played World War II games without doing any research, you probably think is the entirety of the war.

You’ve got your tough as nails squad leader who looks like he hates everyone but actually has a heart of gold, and a commanding officer who’s a nice guy. The main plot of Call of Duty: WWII involves a soldier who doesn’t want to be in the war, fighting alongside other people who don’t want to be in the war. Instead, let’s first talk about some of the more general stuff. The gameplay has the typical armful of CoD clichés, but we’ll come back to those later, don’t you worry. I hope you love war and World War II clichés, because Call of Duty: WWII collects them like Pokémon cards.

Call of duty world war ii review