Azaan60 Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-10-12-you-can-play-the-last-level-of-call-of-dutys-next-campaign-first Treyarch is doing things a little differently for Call of Duty: Black Ops 3: all campaign missions are unlocked from the start. It means you can play Black Ops 3's final mission as soon as you get the game going upon its 6th November release. Jason Blundell, director of campaign and Zombies mode for Black Ops 3, told Eurogamer Treyarch made the decision to give players more choice. "It gives them the flexibility to consume the content how they want," Blundell said. "The unlocking level system is an archaic mentality we've had since we did bedroom development back in the day - you do this, then go on to the next one. "Consumers and game players in general are far more mature these days. There are so many things vying for our interests today. It's about, how do they want to consume it? Maybe they put it down on level two, and then they're in work the next day, and some guy says, 'dude, you've got to check out level four!' And he's like, 'okay, I'll have a quick look.' That's totally fine. I think it's their choice." Of course, because you can jump right to the end of the game as soon as you pop the disc in the drive, some players won't be able to resist spoiling the Black Ops 3 campaign for themselves. Blundell is unconcerned by this, comparing the release of the Black Ops 3 campaign to that of political thriller House of Cards (Netflix releases an entire season of episodes all at the same time). "If you see the end you'll say, I need to understand this more," Blundell said. "When Netflix release House of Cards and do all the episodes, does everyone just jump to the end and go and play the last episode? Sure you can. But it's about the journey, though, right? "Sure, people will jump on and play the last level. Okay. Cool. That's up to them. "The way the story is constructed, it's more than just the end moment. I'm sure there are many films and other media types where you could read the last page, or see the last minutes, but really you've got to experience all of the other stuff to truly enjoy it." No doubt Black Ops 3's final level will be uploaded to YouTube extremely quickly, but as Blundell points out, Call of Duty campaign levels always hit the internet quickly. So, Black Ops 3's final level will be online to watch in a matter of minutes rather than hours. "Whether I put this system in or not, the same thing will happen," Blundell said. "And also take into account you've got a world now that consumes this kind of content at the same moment. So, by the time you wake up and you've got your build, the guy's already done a speed runthrough and published it online. It's like when Breaking Bad comes out, you've got to go Twitter and internet blackout." Black Ops 3's campaign lets players "lend" weapons to other players to use in levels their friends perhaps haven't reached (you have to hand them back at the end of the mission). You won't get all of the achievements unless you complete the entire campaign, either. And Blundell believes players will want to play the entire campaign in order to see the whole story, which is set in 2060 and touches on the hot topic of data leaks and the ethics of human augmentation. "Will the videos all go up online of, hey, look, here's the last level? Sure they will," Blundell admitted. "But the debate and some of the conversation about some of the meaning of that story will be interesting. I don't think playing the last level will give you everything. You'll just look at it and go, okay, there's the last level. "I think it's something that will encourage debate and engagement, rather than detract from it. And it's a reason people can play together easily, rather than excluding people. It's a more inclusive mentality." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrickenBiged Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 One thing he didn't mention, but which I'd have said is a major justification for this, is the fact that it's up-to-4 player co-op. Let's assume that you and your mates are all at different parts of the story, but want to play together. Having all the campaign unlocked at the start allows you to all jump in to the mission you want to play, regardless of progress. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigma999 Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Would The 360/ps3 versions also have all missions uncloked from..... Oh wait there is no campaign at all my Bad. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheYuriG Posted October 13, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted October 13, 2015 The person who had this idea is also that guy that skips the foreplay and has his girlfirend to cheat on him with the neighboor while he is doing stupid shit like this. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Mayus Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 So in other words "We know our writing is so bad that it doesn't matter where you play...because none of you are playing this game for the story" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I don't really see the appeal of this idea or, to be more specific, what audience they think they'll convince with this decision. It does demonstrate little faith in the campaign that they don't really seem to care if people play the whole thing or not so i suppose that's the most selfaware the series has been in years. It doesn't really take anything away from the game either, it's just a thing that's there i guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 This Bludell guy is just like Robert Peeler from Konami: a joke of a human being. Care to explain your reasoning behind this claim? I don't really see the appeal of this idea or, to be more specific, what audience they think they'll convince with this decision. It does demonstrate little faith in the campaign that they don't really seem to care if people play the whole thing or not so i suppose that's the most selfaware the series has been in years. It doesn't really take anything away from the game either, it's just a thing that's there i guess. I think the second post in this thread is exactly the audience they are trying to please with this decision and it makes total sense for it to be included for them as well. Parker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 What do i need to explain? Both make silly statements. End of the story. Your claim was that he is a joke of a human being, personally I think that title is a little beyond someone that just makes silly statements. Parker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suicide_Tortuga Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I have a feeling that BO3's campaign will just be a dull and lackluster experience. Why even call it BO3 when it has nothing to do with the BO story. I honestly think the wasted their time with the 4 player co-op campaign. Why include something that the majority of the fanbase won't play? The only 4 player co-op people will play is zombies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotAFoxAnymore Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 What do i need to explain? Both keep making silly statements. End of the story. So you made a silly statement about someone who makes silly statements? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I have a feeling that BO3's campaign will just be a dull and lackluster experience. Why even call it BO3 when it has nothing to do with the BO story. I honestly think the wasted their time with the 4 player co-op campaign. Why include something that the majority of the fanbase won't play? The only 4 player co-op people will play is zombies. Didn't the original Blops have a 4 player co-op campaign? Or was that WaW? Either way, I think it is a great addition to the game and something that never should've been taken out, I really enjoy the CoD campaigns and they are even better when you can play with a buddy or three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawler Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 WaW had co-op. It was in the form of a competitive scoring mode or something, if I recall correctly. Even if people only play though the game once, that one playthrough will be better with friends. I doubt it was that much more effort to include this, so it's not really taking away from anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condemned09 Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 The Zombies is the only reason why i still play COD i hope the campaign is more Interesting and exciting than BO2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PedrOTN- Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 The Zombies is the only reason why i still play COD i hope the campaign is more Interesting and exciting than BO2 Same here, i couldn't care less if they unlock all campaign missions from the start, all i care about its COD Zombies. The person who had this idea is also that guy that skips the foreplay and has his girlfirend to cheat on him with the neighboor while he is doing stupid shit like this. Thats a good example right there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caesar Clown Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 When Ghosts and Advanced Warfare both have an average of around 55% of the people with the game completing the very first level (see the trophy list if you own the games), this doesn't make any sense. Do they think being able to pick any level will get more people to play the campaign? It's not like skipping to the last level then finishing it will give you every single trophy/achievement. You can pick your level once you've finished them in the older games, and you can't just move the difficulty slider to Veteran, beat only the last level to get "beat it on Veteran". You have to finish every single level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kubanga Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I think games with good stories like TWD can get away with this but a game like cod that has not had a decent campaign in 5 years cannot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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