While mostly divisive with long-time fans, there was a time when Call of Duty thought that the future meant literally going into the future. And so, after leaving behind the hyperrealism of Modern Warfare, Activision began charting a new space, imagining what wars and conflicts several years from now would look like.
In turn, out went Modern Warfare and in came Advanced Warfare, Infinite Warfare and Black Ops titles that went further and further into the future.
All these years later, and Call of Duty is, well, back to square one. After reimagining the original Modern Warfare trilogy, along with a pitstop to WW2, we're now back to Black Ops titles set in yesteryear. Still, nostalgia is one heck of a feeling, and COD fans near and far came together on Reddit to discuss which of the "futuristic" titles is the best.
With an older sci-fi entry recently leaking online, it's worth going back to this stellar campaign.
It turns out, at least according to the community, no one game did everything well, but each did one thing solidly. As evidenced by the thread's top comment, things can be broken down as such:
Indeed, Infinite Warfare had...