Few things in gaming are as satisfying as a well-done single-player campaign. For several years, that crown belonged to Call of Duty, with each entry offering a tight first-person-shooter experience with a passable narrative to boot.
We get a new COD campaign every year, but where are the other single-player FPS games?
That crown eventually shifted to Titanfall 2 in 2016, and it appears that 2024's Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has now taken the helm as the best single-player campaign of this generation. Still, while these campaigns are great experiences, the narratives, particularly those in Call of Duty, leave a lot to be desired.
Taking to Reddit, Call of Duty fans discussed their displeasure with one of Call of Duty's biggest campaign tropes — the villain managing to escape after being captured by the quartet of heroes.
Spoilers for multiple Call of Duty campaigns to follow
While the trope isn't part of every Call of Duty game, it's a central point in several. Those who played COD Ghosts might remember that the central villain, Rorke, was captured in a pretty epic sequence, only for the heroes to have their plane destroyed and Rorke...
