Call of Duty

This series has copped a lot of hate, yet sold millions of copies. But here's the funny thing. EVEN THE PEOPLE WHO BUY IT STILL SEEM TO HATE IT! Now, let's get the story straight. I dislike Call of Duty, and not just because it's popular. There are so many legitimate reasons why I detest this game series. To begin, let's go to single player. Or, what is almost a single player. Thing is, the developers put little to no effort into it. The story makes no sense, the setting is basically "oh, stop the evil bad guy terrorists" and there are no memorable characters. The gameplay in this limited amount of space is almost thoughtless. You can hold down "L" and you sights will snap to the nearest enemy, and then you just rip through them. Admittedly, some sections are kinda fun, but they get repetitive quickly. Any vehicles in the campaign control awkwardly, making them feel tacked on, which they are. But the focus of the game admittedly isn't on the single player. It's the multiplayer. It's fast, furious and flawed. Now, don't get me wrong, I had some genuinely gleeful moments with multiplayer. I liked the thrill of hunting for other players and then blasting them before continuing my search for others. But, as with most other forms of online shooters, it gets boring after a while. I'm not being biased against COD, Halo and Goldeneye got boring within week of online multiplayer. If I'm playing a game, I need drive. I need a story to pull me along, or I need friends to make the experience more enjoyable. Also, this type of game is really unpolished. You just walk around, hoping you don't get sniped and killing enemies within seconds. There's little challenge, just mainly seeing someone before they see you or having the better weapon at the better time. In Halo, you strive to get those shots in, but in COD, it's just bamdead. Here's the other thing. EVERY COD FEELS EXACTLY THE SAME! I hear people complaining: COD 4 is so much better than World at War, but they play identically. A few different weapons and a few new maps aren't enough to be part of a completely new game. Fans pay $100 for something worth about $30 at maximum. So, the game has its moments. Okay, but hold on: sorry IT IS THE BEST GAME OF ALL TIME. ALL OF THEM! People talk about this game like its Zelda or Deus Ex or even Skyrim. But its not. Its a timewaster. Here's the thing. The devs have so much money from this game series which could be spent in truly pleasing their fans and putting in effort and devotion into the inevitable yearly release, but instead, you get the same game. Year after year and the fans eat it up. Why? And the final thing; the community. Every player hates every game, except for all of them. People say: Oh, MW2 is better than Black Ops, but they keep playing it anyway! Also, you get a lot of kids playing the game to try and be cool, but in actuality annoy the crap out of you. I know a kid who asked his mother if he could take a day off his school to spend the day playing Black Ops. Apparently, noob tubing is more important than en education.