Devs Decided to Make Black Ops 4 About Multiplayer
At the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 reveal event, Treyarch seemingly hit the nail in the coffin. They confirmed that the next iteration will forego a campaign in lieu of a more focused multiplayer portion. As such, we now have three zombie modes and a new battle royale. However, the devs say this isn’t necessarily the end of campaigns for the series.
In a recent interview with Daily Star, Senior Producer Yale Miller said the following: “[The single player mode] is only missing at this moment in time. I really think with every game we make, we finish that title and then we ask, ‘What is it fans are gonna love the most?’ If that’s another traditional campaign, then we’ll make another traditional campaign.”
While Miller’s words don’t confirm anything, they do suggest that the COD franchise is, more or less subject, to a game’s reception. We could definitely see a single-player campaign return in the next installment by Infinity Ward (rumored to be Modern Warfare 4), as well as future Black Ops titles. Miller stated that he doesn’t know what the other studios are working on, which means the lack of a campaign was an in-house decision—and a creative one, depending on who you ask. As a possible downside, a better reception of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 could send a different message to Treyarch about single-player.
“I love narrative games, there’s a place for narrative games, but for us and what we wanted to do, it was the right decision,” Miller said.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is slated for release on October 12, 2018, to be made available for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. The PC version will be accessible via Battlenet. In a previous interview, game devs revealed that Black Ops will not abandon narrative outright. In the vein of Overwatch, there will be missions that orient players with the backstory of each character. To read more on the devs decision to forego a traditional campaign, you can catch our previous coverage here.
Happy gaming.
SOURCE: Polygon