As a guy who also played the series at its origins I share this sentiment. The first Call of Duty for PC absolutely blew me away. Every mission was taken directly out of a WWII movies whether it be Enemy at the Gates, Band of Brothers, the Guns of Navarone, or the Longest Day. This is the first war game that ever fully immersed me into what I perceived as the chaos of war. It stemmed away from the medal of honor formula of being an Audie Murphy-esque kill em all type of invincible super soldier. Instead you played as a soldier a part of a conflict greater than himself. For me this is a huge selling point of the original series that makes it stand out from other FPS's. Not to mention it is a great multiplayer game. Call of Duty/United Offensive is the best in the in series in my opinion.Ack wrote:I prefer Call of Duty, as I enjoy WWII FPS games. It was entertaining to see a game which allowed me to play the Eastern Front, and the Stalingrad level is one of the most memorable areas of any FPS I've ever played. While I'm not very big on vehicle combat, the United Offensive expansion pack did include binoculars, which became the staple weapon with the folks I played with. That was an area in which Call of Duty excelled: it allowed me to melee with everything, be it guns, knives, grenades, or even the binoculars. Playing Pavlov where everyone is trying to beat each other to death is awesome.
In fact, many of my favorite memories of playing FPS multiplayer come from Call of Duty. It was actually the first video game I ever played with Fastbilly back in 2004, as well as many other friends that don't visit this website. The only WWII FPS I played that could really compare for me would have to be Return to Castle Wolfenstein. Medal of Honor: Allied Assault was entertaining, but it just doesn't have the personal history of these other two.
Oh wait, are we talking about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare?
Halo is good and all but it is just another lone wolf FPS where you take on the bad guys to save the world.
I feel this way about Half-Life 2 but that is an entirely different subject. Halo's multiplayer is great.Back to Call of Duty, it is disparaging to throw the entire series under the bus because the series has become a parody of itself. It is amazing to see one of your favorite franchises go from being a "run of the mill" WWII PC shooter to a console juggernaut that is so very polarizing. I guess it must be like this for a fan of Team Fortress or the original grand theft autos.
