Summary
In the early days ofCall of Duty, the campaign used to be one of, if not the biggest highlight of the entire experience. But withCall of Duty 4: Modern Warfare’s multiplayer mode breaking new ground for console shooters, the series quickly started to shift its focus to more multiplayer-oriented content. Flash forward over a decade later andCall of Duty’s campaignsare often seen as an afterthought. But Treyarch has always tried its best to deliver a compelling campaign, and it seems as though that’ll be the case again withCall of Duty: Black Ops 6.
An incredibly insightful presentation, the recentCall of Duty: Black Ops 6Direct offered a 20-minute breakdown of what this year’sCoDentry will have to offer, and it already looks like the complete package. On top of a loaded multiplayer mode and the return of round-based Zombies,Call of Duty: Black Ops 6is delivering a fully-fledged campaign, one that looks like it could wash away the bad taste left byModern Warfare 3. And for fans of Treyarch’s lastCall of Dutycampaign, there are some nice improvements to the formula this time around, including a revamped Safe House.
How Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s Safe House Improves Upon Cold War’s
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s Safe House Encourages Exploration
Introduced inCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, the Safe Houseis essentially an in-game and in-universe hub that players return to after each main mission in the campaign. InCold War, the Safe House was located in West Berlin, close to a lot of the campaign’s most important locales. The Safe House is making a triumphant return inCall of Duty: Black Ops 6, but this time it’s experienced a few big improvements, the first of which is undoubtedly its new location.
InCall of Duty: Black Ops 6, players will have access to a new Safe House located in an abandoned manor that stands on the top of an oceanside cliff. This abandoned manor used to be a KGB black site during the Cold War, where the Soviet Union would secretly detain high-value targets. As such,Black Ops 6’s Safe Househas a lot more natural intrigue about it than the one inCold War.
Players will be able to exploreCall of Duty: Black Ops 6’s Safe House freely between missions, and discover a range of collectibles that provide more information on the Safe House’s KGB background. It also seems likely thatBlack Ops 6’s Safe House will be home to a few funCall of DutyEaster eggs and secrets, asCold War’s contained a hidden computer terminal that was filled with tidbits of lore and references to the rest of the series.
The Evidence Board Will Be The Focal Point of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s Safe House
Duringthe recentCall of Duty: Black Ops 6Direct, it was also briefly mentioned that the main point of interest in this new Safe House would once again be the Evidence Board. InCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, the Evidence Board gave players intriguing details related to each story mission before letting them launch into the action. In theBlack Ops 6Direct, it was stated that this new version of the Evidence Board would feature “brand new upgrades,” though it wasn’t made clear just what these upgrades would be in the final product.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
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Forced to go rogue. Hunted from within. This is Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.Developed by Treyarch and Raven, Black Ops 6 is a spy action thriller set in the early 90s, a period of transition and upheaval in global politics, characterized by the end of the Cold War and the rise of the United States as a single superpower. With a mind-bending narrative, and unbound by the rules of engagement, this is signature Black Ops.The Black Ops 6 Campaign provides dynamic moment-to-moment gameplay that includes a variety of play spaces with blockbuster set pieces and action-packed moments, high-stakes heists, and cloak-and-dagger spy activity.In a best-in-class Multiplayer experience, players will test their skills across 16 new maps at launch, including 12 core 6v6 maps and 4 Strike maps that can be played 2v2 or 6v6.Black Ops 6 also marks the epic return of Round-Based Zombies, the fan-favorite mode where players will take down hordes of the undead in two brand-new maps at launch. Post-launch, players can look forward to even more exciting maps and groundbreaking experiences dropping into both Multiplayer and Zombies.
