Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Waris set in the 1980s and will take players through a campaign of political intrigue. While this is moving backward in theCall of Duty: Black Opstimeline, the game’s time period is a very purposeful choice.Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warwill be acting as a sequelto the first game and a nice middle period before the second.
Ahead of the release, the developers have been doing a scattering of interviews. Among these, fans have learned a lot about behind the scenes decisions ofCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War,like why the developers chose the Cold War for their nextCall of Dutychapter.
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In an interview with IGN, developer Dan Vondrake explains that the team chose the Cold War due to its intrigue and history.Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Waris built ontop of a pile of declassified documentsthat gave the entire game a realistic feel despite being a fictional tale. With the first game taking place in the 1960s, the 1980s was close enough to give a similar feeling to players as they had in the firstCall of Duty: Black Opstitle. The intrigue of the era opened the door for puzzles, riddles, and a whole new look at how aCall of Dutytitle could be designed.
Still, it is important that the developers did not invalidate the work already done intheCall of Duty: Black Opsfranchise. Vondrak explains that they wanted to respect the history of the previous games, so it seemed natural to design it as a sequel to the first as it could hold reutrning characters in new stories.
With there being a massive time jump between the first and second titles, theupcomingCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warfits perfectly in the line as canon. With the threat of nuclear war, high stakes mission, and a deniable operation being the core of the story the developers are positioned perfectly to present an authenticCall of Duty: Black Opsexperience.
Information regarding the title continues to be released slowly. As players get closer to a full launch on November 13th,Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warpatches some last-minute fixes. Leaks will no doubt continue to appear until then, but at least now the developers are sharing information outside of their complicated puzzle promotions.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Waris set to launch on November 13th for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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