52. Call Of Duty Modern Warfare: Remastered [PS4] -
finished Sep 28th, 2025
As many will know, the echoing of sentiment. From 2005 to 2016ish Call of Duty hit a stride that can be likened to the golden age of comic books, the silver screen age of cartoons, popeye the sailor man and Lucy and Ethyl or even the industrial boom of America. You had gamers by the millions who lived and breathed Call of Duty. Every double XP weekend, each and every map pack was like christmas. Begging my dad for the 20 dollar xbox live cards to be the next to join my friends in cool kid circle. It also had it's naysayers. But each and every year it became clear. COD was untouchable in military based first person shooters. Battlefield crumbled in it's wake, multiple times. It even made Halo itself into a shrew mouse after long been standing as a titan of industry... trey arch and infinity ward both went back to back like lethal weapon. Just coming up with new fresh maps. Cool guns. The game was flawless... but only temporarily. Very quickly COD last its balance. But overall for many years it was the funnest time. Red dot sights. The leveling and prestige system was genius, the killstreaks were addictive. And leading a team of mountain dew chugging 10 yr olds to victory was some of my greatest memories in gaming. When I say COD defined my childhood in many ways. I'm not exaggerating. Call of Duty also had semi responsibility in my love for militaria, history, and education endeavors that followed. I have since
1. Gone to 2 presidential libraries, 2 WW2 museums, a civil war museum and many boston massacre related attractions.
2. Studied WW2 speificially for decades. Books. Movies. And now vietnam.
Would my interest in WW2 have existed without world at war? Possibly. My great grandfathers served at both Germany and North African Campaigns. My great grandfather on my grandmother's side was even a POW in a nazi concentration camp. Then went on to become a professor of behavioral sciences. His name is Ogden Lindsley. My other grandfather George A. Muggleton served at Kessarine Pass. These things were engrained in me at a young age. GI Joes, Toy army men. I just love the historical importance. But would that passion have cultivated into the multi media arm of my personality it is today? Without my formative years being playing call of duty world at war with my friends? Maybe not. What I enjoy about these games. Is they actually try to be historically accurate. Do they always get it right? No. Do they embelish? Of course. But they get the heart down. The horrors down. The way wars occured and how battles progressed. None might be as important to that trajectory of the franchise as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Which was known as COD 4 when I was a kid.
Phrases like "switching to your pistol is always faster than reloading" and "Nice! Your fruit killing skills are remarkable" both birth themselves just in the prologue of this game. Have become sort of lexicon in the gaming community. Gold skins on AKs? This game. Care packages? This game. Noscoping? As far as I know. This game. Well over a decade before fortnite even dreamed of such. It did it all without micro trans (aside from optional map packs that came about a year into launch). It was gaming paradise. It truly was. But now into this games campaign mode.
Call Of Duty 4 is definitely inspired by the war on terror mixed with a bit of Russian civil war. It's less directly based on real wars like the WW2 games are. But it clearly has a very "nuclear" seal team 6 vibe to it. The game manages to make you feel part of batallion. By the end of the game. You remember captain price (recurring character) and people like sgt briggs on first name basis. Like they were your men you actually served with. Because the game does well at subtly reminding you of commanding orders while still being present in the very arcadey vibe. The controls are smooth. Missions like "all ghillied up" are franchise staples that almost all love. The missions has you in pripyiat ukraine where chernobyl happened. It's a front to back stealth mission where you gotta maneuver without being detected this russian operated snowy badlands of poison. Tunnels. Sinking ships. Nukes. Tanks. Fighter jets. Cobra attack helicopters. It's all in this game. German Sheppards even. The game is a campaign masterclass. I feel there are many moving moments. Deep reflections of society. But also humor. Night visions missions. Collecting intel ect are especially fun. It also has a nice trophy system that has fair but intriguing challenges to get outside the game UI. Even the mini game that begins the game is an absolute blast attempting to get the squadron record time.
Call of Duty 4 is one of the greatest call of duty games. It predates world at war. As a cohesive unit? It has amazing footing. And I enjoyed every second.
Welcome game 52! I've made the mark. I was well on pace for high 90s. Now my new final year goal is 75. Lets see what we can do. But 52 is in the bag.
Rating - 93/100