Is COD the next Madden?

[Mr. Jay]

Sitting in my office in gloomy Pennsylvania, I find the stock market today a lot like my game, bad and down a lot. Although I am still kicking myself for not getting more Apple last week.

I find the game play of COD to be somewhat boring at this point. FPS has reign the gaming industry for a good part of the 21 century. Most of us had played games similar from Medal of honor, resistance or halo, to the COD series. The same gaming experience has evolved slower than our interest level. The FPS concept varied so little that if you are good in one game, you could pick up a new game and not miss a beat.

Madden football for years sparked my interest. In college my roommates fought over the controllers to demonstrate their play calling and execution to the world. Madden was THE game that everyone played. But after 9 years of running the identical shot gun play, it was time to move on.

Nazi zombies is a new FPS concept. Just because you rule multiplayer does not guarantee you success on Kino. Players are thrown in the fire pit with three others forced to survive with each other. Team work is the key to survival, even if your style is more John Mclane. Everyone on my PS3 friends list had gone through battles with me, proven over time they are the ones to be with in the trenches. How many can you name from multiplayer?

Multiplayer at this point is still the bread and butter, but for how much longer? Madden at one point was even bigger, but lack of change and few adaptations drove Madden to the ground. Could COD be the next Madden? Only time will tell.

[Ehjookayted]

COD will not become the next Madden by itself. While I like your stance, COD and Madden are two very different things.

Madden was driven into the ground by the game itself. COD will be driven into the ground by the community.

No game is perfect; there are always going to be flaws in a game. Hell, even in the most highly acclaimed games there are flaws. But people who exploit those flaws to showcase bravado in an online game are what gives credence to the belief that COD is an immature and hopeless franchise.

I doubt most people would rage if the only issue with COD was a disconnection every 5-10 games, but when compounded by how other people exploit and abuse in-game features designed with purpose, that is what makes COD aggravating and ultimately, that which could send this franchise into the ground.

Sadly, I must say, the only way for COD to change on the Multiplayer front is for the people to change. Everyone wants to change the game, but nobody looks to change themselves.