Call of Duty has always been about duality. Not in some deep philosophical way, but with regard to the difference between the campaign and multiplayer. The campaign is usually serious and includes putting some world-ending faction in its place, while the multiplayer mode features Nicki Minaj or someone overtly blinged out diving around corners to get a shot.
Call of Duty skins have been a divisive topic in the last few years, since they've been getting more ridiculous with each installment. Purists would prefer to see military-esque outfits, those on the fence don't mind celebs like Lebron James, and then there are those who like off-the-rails skins like an Operator with a rubber duck head. Treyarch's reasoning behind these absurd cosmetics is that they're fun.
In a conversation with Dexerto, associate creative director at Treyarch, Miles Leslie spoke about how the team tries to balance fun and realism in Black Ops 6.
“Fun always comes first for us,” said Leslie. “Of course, we want to stay grounded in the DNA that makes a Black Ops game unique when it comes to core gameplay, but we also like to break the rules if it’s going to maximize...