Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's Campaign Concept Is Too Good To Stay Shelved
For better and for worse, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is one of the most interesting entries in the franchise. Multiplayer continued the use of Specialists from Black Ops 3, but returned to a boots on the ground format, leading to a mode that was solid but felt like it was lacking some of Black Ops 3’s personality. Zombies received the most support it has ever gotten, getting four maps at launch, but unfortunately a rushed release meant the mode was full of bugs and lacked polish. Most intriguingly, Black Ops 4 had no campaign.
The first and seemingly last entry in the series to release with no campaign, many were outraged about the removal of a singleplayer mode, though the success of Blackout did allow Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 to perform quite well. After release, there were rumors about a scrapped campaign that seemingly would have had a co-op focus, with Activision supposedly scrapping the mode since it was far too ambitious and there were concerns about it getting repetitive. With new information about this campaign recently unveiled, it is clear just how special the mode could have been, and Treyarch — or another studio — should aim to revive it.
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The leaked information about Black Ops 4’s cut campaign was provided by Reddit user Purpletoaster20, and their post provides plenty of information about the mode alongside some official images. Based on everything revealed by this fan, the mode was simply before its time, as back in 2018 when the game released (and in 2017 when it was being developed), the live service approach would have been fairly new. Games like Fortnite had not hit their stride yet, ensuring that a campaign mode that
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