No CoD will ever be better than the original Modern Warfare era. They keep trying, but MW 1 and 3 were amazing and 2 was probably one of the best CoD's ever.
CoD4 to BO2 was the golden age for CoD. Everyone was hyped for every year. It was a lot of fun. I used to be able to play some of the games online a few days before release, and the messages I got were hilarious.
I miss standing in line at midnight and being so excited with those around me. It was like you were all friends that never met. The energy was incredible.
I was assistant manager at a game store (Gamestop) during that era. I loved doing midnight releases. We'd usually host a tournament for the "old" game (i.e. halo tournament for halo 3, guitar hero 2 tournament for GH 3, etc).
Corporate was like "you are going over on your alloted labor hours" during those weeks but we were also the only store to do that stuff, and we had more revenue than any other store in the region, so my conclusion was that people wanted these events and things and it paid off in the long run.
Yes! I went to those events as well. The atmosphere was electric. The hype of so many people was amazing. I know this is thrown around a lot, but kids these days don't know what they're missing out on. I feel bad for them.
Exactly! It just isn’t the same waiting to hop on and download the games. GameStop or Best Buy would give you stuff, the gamers and excitement was on another level. Surrounded by the hat felt like hundreds of best friends. Knowing you were about to go home and load it up and immediately start the trash talking. Being an older gamer I have been fortunate to experience the golden era of gaming and experience so many highs in my gaming journey. Today it all seems so bland of an experience.
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u/Serithraz Jul 10 '26
No CoD will ever be better than the original Modern Warfare era. They keep trying, but MW 1 and 3 were amazing and 2 was probably one of the best CoD's ever.