MW2: Don’t fix what isn’t broken *Spoilers*
In the past couple of days there’s been a spill out of huge spoilers and MW features we had no idea about. FourZeroTwo, community rep for Infinity Ward called a media blackout for those not wanting the game ruined because of early games being released by accident.
One leak was an early copy that hit the streets that streamed the single player over ustream.com and leaked the Russian terrorist airport level. The level has you playing as one of the terrorist mowing down civilians in a airport. Hundreds of civilians trying to crawl away, pulling injured friends to safety, while you steadily walk up the halls and blow them away. Bad taste much? We know were suppose to step in the shoes of multiple characters this time according to 402 but why would you put a player in that situation, it’s a bit disturbing but meh, it’s a game, remember that.
One thing that’s actually incredibly surprising is that Modern Warfare 2 will include a third-person mode (confirmed). Now 402 has been very clear where this will be included so it doesn’t cause confusion. Third-person will be like a game mode. Much like a mode that’s been set to Hardcore TDM where you have less health and bullets hit harder on everyone, these modes will be exclusively third-person. You and everyone else, if you choose this mode will be in third-person and if you don’t like it you can switch to another mode, much like any other mode.
“It’s not something you can toggle on and off in ANY game,” said Bowling. The special mode can only be played in private matches — toggled on or off just like “Hardcore” settings — or in playlists that are designated for third-person play. According to Bowling, everyone playing in a third-person playlist will be restricted to the viewpoint. “This is just another cool way to play the game,” he said, “you obviously will still have the option to play gametypes normal as well.”
-joystiq
There’s been a lot of talk of MW2 everywhere lately, and no doubt because it will be the biggest game this year. But don’t fucking fix what isn’t broken. I’m not going to complain about additional features in a new game that only add to it but I do wonder if they did think at all how third-person would drastically change the fast pace flow of Modern Warfare. I’m not going to compare it to Gears of War because in MW2 you can die in two shots. I’ve played other PC third-person and peering around corners and just waiting slows game play down and a lot of the time it completely ruined the game for me. Don’t even get me started on dedicated servers either, I’ve already been there and I still suggest you sign the petition which is now 163k+ and still rising rapidly.
If any of the videos are brought down it’s Infinity Ward trying to stop the leaks.
Updated: Video removed, added a new one, a little more content.
Updated: Removed again, added a new one.
Links:
FourZeroTwo confirms 3rd Person modes
Single player mode - Russian terrorist in airport (video)
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