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Looks and sounds better than 2042, but plays infinitely worse. Enemies can sponge rounds while you die within 2-3 hits. Bloom is so prevalent that you'll miss shots at close range despite aiming center mass. Just overall an obnoxious experience, stick to 4.

The worst multiplayer in the series. You will die in 2 hits, with scarcely any time to react, while enemies can easily tank 5-6 rounds. I have witnessed players eat 2-3 rounds to the head while I succumb to what seems to be a tickle to my left big toe (major discrepancy between what you see/experience vs. what is actually happening). Maps are either composed of 3 lanes where snipers and LMGs dominate, or are convoluted mazes and wide open areas where you will die to enemies sitting in a corner. Omnimovement is an awful gimmick that just makes it even more obnoxious to play, as players can slide and dive around with little penalty to their aim. Any attempt at nerfing this results in streamers and sweats hounding you and parroting the classic phrase "git gud" (ignore their rampant complaining with MW2019's movement, obviously they are always correct). The aesthetics have been irreversibly butchered to satisfy drooling zoomers who clap their hands and feet together at anything remotely shiny/zany; what's the point in having a game set in the 90s if you're just going to have anthropomorphic sharks and bioluminescent dragons running around (on maps that are grounded and pretty realistic in appearance)? The recent Squid Games cameo highlights this game's atrocious art direction, and how it actively hinders gameplay: both teams have a SG skin (that being the player), with one side's skin wearing the jacket and the other without. This minute difference is not enough in a fast paced game, and the fact that I see so many players with it saddens me deeply. You have to rely almost entirely on the HUD, which is often disabled by the flashbang/stun spam. Again, this choice in art direction has legitimately hindered gameplay to such an extent that I find myself leaving games often. Zombies is fine: the new map's easter egg is horribly tedious and long, and I have no desire to ever complete it. Besides that, it's a fairly fun gamemode, can just sit back, relax (up until round 30~), and enjoy myself. Campaign is decent up until the end, where a character that is absent for 80% of the story suddenly reappears and becomes the focal point (despite YOUR character possessing the potential to have an interesting outcome). The game honestly expects you to care for this character, and not any of the others who you have grown to know and like. I'm not kidding when I say there is a puzzle segment involving this character that has you adding and subtracting single digit numbers; I felt like my intelligence was being insulted. I am disappointed that there is no option to edit weapons prior to entering a mission. Feels like a missed opportunity, as the mission variety is pretty solid.

Genuinely the worst FPS game you can play at the moment. It is nothing but a bundle of pure frustration, packaged so tight that not even an ounce of enjoyment can seep through. You'll get domed around corners, blasted by rockets you couldn't even anticipate, 2 tapped in the chest by some AR, meleed by someone not even looking in your direction, spawnkilled six times in a row, ... so on and so forth. Nobody seems to plays for fun. Almost everyone you encounter is or will be grinding for skins, and they will deploy the most toxic tactics possible in order to achieve them. It doesn't help that the objectives listed require you either play as though you're a drugged up Wehrmacht soldier during the last battles of WW2 or a complete hermit, no in-between. Multiplayer, the gamemode that is currently listed for $70, has been ignored. Glitches that were reported week 1 are still prevalent, and no new maps or weapons have been added to the rotation (save for Shipment and Shoothouse and, I think, M4-but-slightly-different rifle #32). WarZone and DMZ are Activision's babies, whereas MP is the neglected middle-child whose presence is simply tolerated. Don't worry, though: the WZ map, Al-Mazrah, contains a variety of OG MW2 maps within it! Just don't expect to see them anytime soon in MP (but do expect a pricetag attached to them ;)) Shields are back. Nobody asked for them to return except for literal cavedwelling goblinoids, but they're back. The Russian Vant-VM shield, which is one of the best bullet-proof shields in existence, is so heavy that it requires the operator to use both metal handles as well as a harness to operate. In MW2022 though? Some twig-armed operator can just sprint full-speed with it deployed with zero repercussions. Yeah, I understand CoD isn't renowned for realism, but c'mon, this just screams "unbalanced". BF4 and even BF2042 understood that bullet-proof shields can be overpowered, and made sure there were downsides to using them: in 4, the glass panel can be shot out if damaged enough, and for 2042, the player's sensitivity is reduced when the shield is deployed. Gamemode selection is pitiful. No 10v10. No infected. No gun-game. We'll randomly change the selection once a week and you have absolutely zero say in what you want to play. Enjoy Shipment? Have fun with it for a week with this 24/7 Shipment playlist before we remove that from the rotation. Most of the base maps would benefit greatly from being included in 10v10 gamemodes as they are often far too large for 6v6. The reason why Shipment and Shoothouse are so popular is because they provide constant action, whereas the base maps are just tedious to play. I've legitimately had rounds where there were 10-15 seconds of silence because nobody could find each other. No gunfire, no explosions, nothing. SBMM. It doesn't even work as intended. It's sole purpose is to drive you insane by pitting you against enemies well beyond your skill level until your stats are lowered to an level, where you are then given a match where you absolutely steamroll everyone. Rinse and repeat. Have a buddy who wants to play with you but doesn't spend hours per day grinding out the game? Hope he enjoys getting his soft spot pushed in because your stats are higher than his! - - - Don't bother. Go play MW2019. If you still want to play this game, wait for a few updates or a sale (that doesn't reduce the price to just $60 (lol)).

Thank you for making a map far too large for 150~ players that caters almost exclusively to toxic playstyles. I sure do love running around like a headless chicken trying to fine semi-decent gear only to then die instantly to someone sitting atop a tall building! I swear, modern day game developers are some of the dumbest people in tech. Zero common sense. Also love the 130 FPS on a top of the line rig with textures popping in from 3 meters away with settings set to max. Jesus Christ we need another gaming crash.

Having to restart the game after every few matches just so I can play again is infuriating.