Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

this was and is a legitimately groundbreaking game, with one of the best single-player campaigns in FPS history, and a revolutionary multi-player experience. never let the endlessly repetitive sequels take away from how great this game was.

That Ghilly suit mission is still one of my favourite levels in any video gae ever, but the story is a Michael Bay-esque trek through toxic masculinity, explosions and eye-candy set pieces. While revolutionary at the time, the multiplayer hasn't aged well, and of course, there's the overall problem of the entire game glorifying war and American imperialism.

Barret .50cal 360 noscope.

A revolutionary but dated shooter—where ”All Ghillied Up” and ”No Russian”-level shocks defined a generation, yet the campaign’s linearity and paper-thin villains now feel quaint.

goood game, runs nice on low end pcs

the start of it all

I like XKCD's proposed NPC backstory mod that reads a heartfelt eulogy of everyone you kill.

This was Call of Duty fast approaching it's peak and this made for a memorable game with some of the best single player FPS missions around. Held back a little looking back by it's lack of multiplayer variety but overall one of the COD highlights and a game that gave us many great characters and missions.

Modern Warfare (2007) was absolute staple for it’s time. Quite possibly might be the most influential shooter of all time, and kickstarted one of the most successful gaming franchises of all time in Call of Duty. However, over time the game has shown it’s cracks. Even in the later remaster released in 2016, the games have made so many advancements since then. It’s still has it’s great maps and smooth gameplay, but it’s a pretty barebones shooter with a solid campaign at this point.

In “patient gamer” fashion, I have just now finally played through this game 13 years after its release (single player campaign; don’t care about FPS multiplayer). And it’s... pretty darn enjoyable! Cheesy macho military action with a good mix of all-out action, stealth, sieges, corridor shooting, cinematic set pieces, vehicles, etc. Difficulty curve seemed a bit off to me though. Like, mission 18 is no tougher than mission 5, while the hardest level is in the middle of the game.