the call of duty franchise has been super hit and miss with me. i see a lot of people constantly griping with the games in the series, much like assassin's creed, or even battlefield, claiming that they bring nothing new to the table, and are overusing the same mechanics as in past games. but some things stuck out to me in advanced warfare. i was glad they brought back the emblem and calltag customization, a favorite gimmick of mine from black ops games and the previous iterations of 'warfare' installments.



sure, call of duty might use the same recycled player movement, running, and gun handling, but i feel like thats what keeps the players coming back, because its familiar to us. one major thing activision and sledgehammer games brought in was the use of exo suits. exo suits were made for one thing and one thing only: to give the wearer a BIG and DISTINCT leg up(pun intended ) on the battlefield. exo suits allow you to dash dodge by use of clicking the left stick and moving you left or right, which i never really used cause i forgot it was there most times, but it was nice to know it was. another thing we can use to our advantage with the exo suits are the abilities. abilities come in a variety of mods, such as cloaking yourself, spawning a big ol' riot shield for a few seconds, or giving yourself a much needed double speed sprint. the suits also are the new means of throwing, or "launching" your grenades, which also have a few new gimmicks as well. you are also able to customize and receive new appearances to your exo suits, through "care drops' which give you different attire to wear, as well as different variations of weapons, suits, and clothes.



the weapons in CODAW are pretty well balanced, they did a decent job at keeping older weapons in the game, like my favorite the M16, and ushering in new futuristic weapons, like the BAL, or the new crossbow,, which was a pre order bonus.



All in all, i think activision and sledgehammer games made something great here, and im excited to see where the warfare series is able to go from here.



-nick