Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is a return to form for the series, as the first Call of Duty game to release on Game Pass following Microsoft’s purchase of Activision.
Black Ops 6’s return-to-basics approach was a welcome bit of news among the cacophony of showcases, directs, and overbearing blog posts about why this game would be the best Call of Duty ever.
Overall, Black Ops 6 seems to be earning its “Mixed” reception on Steam. It isn’t the greatest game, but it’s a perfectly fine and fun middling title, and that’s about all I need from it to have a great time.
Some are appreciating their time with the competitive multiplayer suite, but there are also repeated mentions of terrible maps and spawns throughout the reviews.
Folks who play Call of Duty tend to want refinements of core principles rather than drastic or convoluted reinventions.
Treyarch and Xbox clearly want us to think that Call of Duty is “back,” but is it really?
Fans seem to generally agree that the campaign here is better than average, and some are even calling it the best story mode in a COD game in years.
One of the biggest problems many seem to have with Black Ops 6 actually has little to do with the game itself and more to do with the packaging, specifically the launcher, Call of Duty HQ.
Zombies has enjoyed a more positive reception than multiplayer, but still there are players who are unhappy with the settings and crying out for more ambient (spookier) maps in the future.
The divisiveness surrounding the game is at least producing some good material in the Steam reviews page, though, so read it and weep.