

Now that we have the sequel in our hands, many of the same people are surprised that the studio doubled down on much of what enraged them three years ago. The criticisms fall squarely on certain design decisions Infinity Ward made with the reboot. To the diehard players, however, it was one of the worst Call of Duty games in recent memory. To many on the casual side, Modern Warfare 2019 was a monumental release. Infinity Ward's technical advancements in visuals, animations, and sound also made it enticing for general shooter fans who swooned at its unparalleled presentation. It managed to bring back the older, lapsed players who gradually drifted off from the franchise over the years, and create a popular free-to-play phenomenon in Warzone. Modern Warfare 2019 is the most successful Call of Duty in history. What struck me as a little strange wasn't the volume of posts on Reddit, and social media, it was that the complaints being made about Modern Warfare 2 are the same exact ones we heard during the Modern Warfare 2019 beta and launch – often by the same people.


Watch on YouTube Maybe Call of Duty has more in common with its fanbase than we realise.
