Call of Duty: Black Ops is this year’s big FPS release from publisher Activision with developer Treyarch taking the reigns from the decorated Infinity Ward. Instead of reviewing the game as we normally do, we decided to bring you a very special God is a Geek BLOPS Cast. Adam, Asim, Aryel and Calvin are all present to discuss the finer points including, graphics, story, gameplay and more.
Hit the jump to listen to all the barrel kicking action!
You may remember me from video features such as the Cataclysm Beta and HowToStarCraftII.
My gaming upbringing was a mixture of NES, SNES and Megadrive before my brother decided to convert to the church of PlayStation.
Nowadays I have my own cash and own all of the major consoles and a top of the range gaming PC. Dropping a grand to upgrade my PC is not a huge decision, it's a requirement! If you can't find me on the PS3 or 360 then I am probably on my PC playing the latest MMO, RTS or FPS.
Hmmmm.some of you guys r commenting on a game not completed.the animations are really good…and as for story its the best put together there has been since modern warfare(which also some of you havent even completed lol) as stated.i dont’t get what all the fuss was about with the barrel/kick moments..the lead character even tells you what to do. And yes I agree BLOPS tops HALO story….. Multiplayer thoughts…(1).thank god no more noob tubes (2)The Party system is now completely fixed (3)Its only hard to level up if you don’t pick CONTRACTS (4)Wager Matches=Addictive as Asim says (5)To unlock certain Weapons and Attatchments you do need to Level up (6)The battles are now more balanced (7)They patched it a hell of a lot quicker than IW regarding Party System and Map Repeat Voting. (8)Theatre mode is brilliant..it’s a great way to catch out cheaters(if you see any)also great for creating youtube vids. (9)Totally agree about the game not being for casual gamers. (10)Lol @ not being able to do 4 player(please check it out)it is possible. (11)Lmfao at Asim getting left behind.. (12)Dead Ops is a fantastic unlockable as is ZORK which you type into the computer to play the old TEXT adventure…go north(i dont understand “go north”)lol Brilliant stuff guys…loved the whole commentary…keep up the fantastic work!!!
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Andy R aka Enemybreather
Hmmmm.some of you guys r commenting on a game not completed.the animations are really good…and as for story its the best put together there has been since modern warfare(which also some of you havent even completed lol) as stated.i dont’t get what all the fuss was about with the barrel/kick moments..the lead character even tells you what to do. And yes I agree BLOPS tops HALO story….. Multiplayer thoughts…(1).thank god no more noob tubes (2)The Party system is now completely fixed (3)Its only hard to level up if you don’t pick CONTRACTS (4)Wager Matches=Addictive as Asim says (5)To unlock certain Weapons and Attatchments you do need to Level up (6)The battles are now more balanced (7)They patched it a hell of a lot quicker than IW regarding Party System and Map Repeat Voting. (8)Theatre mode is brilliant..it’s a great way to catch out cheaters(if you see any)also great for creating youtube vids. (9)Totally agree about the game not being for casual gamers. (10)Lol @ not being able to do 4 player(please check it out)it is possible. (11)Lmfao at Asim getting left behind.. (12)Dead Ops is a fantastic unlockable as is ZORK which you type into the computer to play the old TEXT adventure…go north(i dont understand “go north”)lol Brilliant stuff guys…loved the whole commentary…keep up the fantastic work!!!
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Andy R aka Enemybreather
Hmmmm.some of you guys r commenting on a game not completed.the animations are really good…and as for story its the best put together there has been since modern warfare(which also some of you havent even completed lol) as stated.i dont’t get what all the fuss was about with the barrel/kick moments..the lead character even tells you what to do. And yes I agree BLOPS tops HALO story….. Multiplayer thoughts…(1).thank god no more noob tubes (2)The Party system is now completely fixed (3)Its only hard to level up if you don’t pick CONTRACTS (4)Wager Matches=Addictive as Asim says (5)To unlock certain Weapons and Attatchments you do need to Level up (6)The battles are now more balanced (7)They patched it a hell of a lot quicker than IW regarding Party System and Map Repeat Voting. (8)Theatre mode is brilliant..it’s a great way to catch out cheaters(if you see any)also great for creating youtube vids. (9)Totally agree about the game not being for casual gamers. (10)Lol @ not being able to do 4 player(please check it out)it is possible. (11)Lmfao at Asim getting left behind.. (12)Dead Ops is a fantastic unlockable as is ZORK which you type into the computer to play the old TEXT adventure…go north(i dont understand “go north”)lol Brilliant stuff guys…loved the whole commentary…keep up the fantastic work!!!
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Anonymous
Hi Andy, awesome feedback!
I think most of us were apprehensive about talking about the single player without completing it, I even say I’m “aware I could catch some shit for it”. But in my case (and I think Asim and Calvin both say the same), it’s not that we didn’t have time, it’s just that we started playing it and it really didn’t provide enough entertainment or motivation to bring us back to get further! I definitely have completed Modern Warfare though, and the second one!
The barrel moment, I must have missed the lead character telling me what to do. It was pure luck I even finished that level, and I know I’m not alone. But fair play if you didn’t struggle with it!
(4) Wager matches were the big draw for me and are fantastic. I’m just not good enough haha.
(9) This is a point I’d love to go into more depth about. I wasn’t (and am still not) convinced about that. All the people who I know that play CoD religiously are exactly the people I’d also describe as casual gamers, and there are certain elements within Blops that don’t scream “hardcore” at me. I’d love to go into more detail though, are you a member of our forums? http://www.godisageek.com/forums
(11) It was funny, though completely accidental. If was all of our first time playing Blops Zombies and we accidentally walked in the teleporter and Asim was left behind! He survived though!!
(12) Dead Ops is superb, totally agree. Zork is a nice throwback too.
Once again, awesome feedback, cheers!
Anonymous
Hi Andy, awesome feedback!
I think most of us were apprehensive about talking about the single player without completing it, I even say I’m “aware I could catch some shit for it”. But in my case (and I think Asim and Calvin both say the same), it’s not that we didn’t have time, it’s just that we started playing it and it really didn’t provide enough entertainment or motivation to bring us back to get further! I definitely have completed Modern Warfare though, and the second one!
The barrel moment, I must have missed the lead character telling me what to do. It was pure luck I even finished that level, and I know I’m not alone. But fair play if you didn’t struggle with it!
(4) Wager matches were the big draw for me and are fantastic. I’m just not good enough haha.
(9) This is a point I’d love to go into more depth about. I wasn’t (and am still not) convinced about that. All the people who I know that play CoD religiously are exactly the people I’d also describe as casual gamers, and there are certain elements within Blops that don’t scream “hardcore” at me. I’d love to go into more detail though, are you a member of our forums? http://www.godisageek.com/forums
(11) It was funny, though completely accidental. If was all of our first time playing Blops Zombies and we accidentally walked in the teleporter and Asim was left behind! He survived though!!
(12) Dead Ops is superb, totally agree. Zork is a nice throwback too.
Once again, awesome feedback, cheers!
Anonymous
Hi Andy, awesome feedback!
I think most of us were apprehensive about talking about the single player without completing it, I even say I’m “aware I could catch some shit for it”. But in my case (and I think Asim and Calvin both say the same), it’s not that we didn’t have time, it’s just that we started playing it and it really didn’t provide enough entertainment or motivation to bring us back to get further! I definitely have completed Modern Warfare though, and the second one!
The barrel moment, I must have missed the lead character telling me what to do. It was pure luck I even finished that level, and I know I’m not alone. But fair play if you didn’t struggle with it!
(4) Wager matches were the big draw for me and are fantastic. I’m just not good enough haha.
(9) This is a point I’d love to go into more depth about. I wasn’t (and am still not) convinced about that. All the people who I know that play CoD religiously are exactly the people I’d also describe as casual gamers, and there are certain elements within Blops that don’t scream “hardcore” at me. I’d love to go into more detail though, are you a member of our forums? http://www.godisageek.com/forums
(11) It was funny, though completely accidental. If was all of our first time playing Blops Zombies and we accidentally walked in the teleporter and Asim was left behind! He survived though!!
(12) Dead Ops is superb, totally agree. Zork is a nice throwback too.
Once again, awesome feedback, cheers!
http://twitter.com/AsimTanvir Asim Tanvir
Cheers for the comments Andy.
As Adam said, we were fully aware that 3 out of 4 hadn’t completed the game before talking about it, but that was the point we wanted to make. The fact that we didn’t feel compelled to complete it, speaks volumes. 3 guys who usually would be all over the single and plough through it…didn’t feel compelled to complete it.
http://twitter.com/AsimTanvir Asim Tanvir
Cheers for the comments Andy.
As Adam said, we were fully aware that 3 out of 4 hadn’t completed the game before talking about it, but that was the point we wanted to make. The fact that we didn’t feel compelled to complete it, speaks volumes. 3 guys who usually would be all over the single and plough through it…didn’t feel compelled to complete it.
http://twitter.com/AsimTanvir Asim Tanvir
Cheers for the comments Andy.
As Adam said, we were fully aware that 3 out of 4 hadn’t completed the game before talking about it, but that was the point we wanted to make. The fact that we didn’t feel compelled to complete it, speaks volumes. 3 guys who usually would be all over the single and plough through it…didn’t feel compelled to complete it.
Andyrook R aka Enemybreather
cheers guys…nice to get the feedback .I hope I didn’t upset anyone with my comments re not finishing the game.It was never intended to do so.The latest patch which came out yesterday has really screwed the community over tho…its back to the infamous “cant join games in parties most of the time”and PS3 users are now finding it practically impossible to find games!But at least they’ve catered to all the no scoping NOOBS and bought it back in…and also reduced the KNIFE lunge.Here’s hoping they get the aforementioned Party system back up and running again asap.Have a great Xmas guys,look forward ro hearing and reading more in the near future….
All the best..
Andyrook R aka Enemybreather
cheers guys…nice to get the feedback .I hope I didn’t upset anyone with my comments re not finishing the game.It was never intended to do so.The latest patch which came out yesterday has really screwed the community over tho…its back to the infamous “cant join games in parties most of the time”and PS3 users are now finding it practically impossible to find games!But at least they’ve catered to all the no scoping NOOBS and bought it back in…and also reduced the KNIFE lunge.Here’s hoping they get the aforementioned Party system back up and running again asap.Have a great Xmas guys,look forward ro hearing and reading more in the near future….
All the best..
Andyrook R aka Enemybreather
cheers guys…nice to get the feedback .I hope I didn’t upset anyone with my comments re not finishing the game.It was never intended to do so.The latest patch which came out yesterday has really screwed the community over tho…its back to the infamous “cant join games in parties most of the time”and PS3 users are now finding it practically impossible to find games!But at least they’ve catered to all the no scoping NOOBS and bought it back in…and also reduced the KNIFE lunge.Here’s hoping they get the aforementioned Party system back up and running again asap.Have a great Xmas guys,look forward ro hearing and reading more in the near future….
All the best..
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