I was finally able to get my hands on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and my god what a pleasure! Of course, this is its beta, but I must admit that it is very clean, much more than what we had with Call of Duty: Vanguard. Before discussing the various points, I would like to specify here that the following impressions are only mine, if you have played it, you may not agree with my statements and I understand that perfectly , and finally, a small detail that is important: I’m sure PS4 Pro.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, redemption as we hoped?
I do not hide from you that I was a little afraid to launch the beta of Modern Warfare 2, even if I expected it more than ever. Despite the few server and game crash problems (as with all betas), I must admit that my first impressions are pretty good!
First of all, the gameplay. Here, unlike Vanguard, we find a gameplay almost similar to that of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2019, but there are still some changes to be specified: characters can now cling to walls or partitions, and slide cancel is now impossible (normally…) and it makes the whole thing more dynamic than before. Also, something I didn’t expect, operators can perform a dive by throwing themselves on the ground (this is certainly one of the new mechanics related to swimming, but a dive on hard ground does not work very well as you can imagine!).
Realism sideit must be said thatInfinity Ward went all out, and it’s nice to see. Regarding the weapons, they are truer than ever and the sound design is really on point. As a reminder, there are no less than 100,000 noises in the game, and it feels and sounds good. For the environment, as the developers had announced, we can “play” with the latter which is very dynamic. For example, I gave myself a few scares by swinging my grenade towards the enemies, but in fact I only managed to blow up vehicles, but the spectacle was pretty. Last but not least, importantly, the FOV which is indeed available and it’s fun. In short, all these accumulated elements mean that we FINALLY have a Call of Duty as we had hoped: realistic, lively, but which retains good feelings as to the playability for the FPS that it is. Finally, for the graphics, I remind you that I am on PS4 Pro, but the game is still very very beautiful.
The Modern Warfare 2 interface
As you know, this is currently a beta, and not all weapons are available unfortunately. But I still have a few things to explain about the game’s interface, the menu, but also some fairly significant changes that have taken place.
First the weapons. As you know, the Gunsmith has been completely revised, and we have the possibility in this game of putting several accessories (5 maximum), as in all Call of, but also the possibility of unlocking the variants of the weapon that you use. For example, I have already unlocked a few variants of the M4, which allowed me to obtain the 556 Icarus, or even the FTAC Recon (there is also the M16 and the FSS Hurricane).
Otherwise, assets. Here in Modern Warfare 2, players must choose the deck that best suits them: the assets are indeed already grouped by group of 4 and according to the style of gameplay. We have the choice between several packages: the Assailant deck who holds Overkill, Raider, Quick hand and determination, the Specter package which holds Battle Hardened, Runners Step, Cold Blooded, and Ghost, the hunter deck which includes Big Arms, Tracker, Observer and Overclock, the eagle eye package which offers him Overload, Big Arms, Rapid Regeneration, and Maximum Alert, the support package which includes Minesweeper, Battle Hardened, Supply and Survivor, and finally the sniper package who holds Running Step, Extra Tactics, Concentration and Eagle Eye. As you will have understood, the developers wanted to simplify life in order to find a package corresponding as best as possible to the different types of gameplay of the players.
I still have a lot to say about this beta, but here’s what seemed to me to be the most relevant to tell you about the work done on environments, sensations, gameplay and the way we can customize our equipment.
For our greatest pleasure, Call of Duty Next took place this Thursday, September 15 and we were finally able to discover the famous Multiplayer mode of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Here is all the information you need to know about it. There were a few surprises!