It’s just a shame that the same attention isn’t paid to the other members of the team in this regard.Ĭall of Duty’s moment-to-moment gameplay is still primarily a well-dressed shooting gallery, but Black Ops Cold War succeeds in making its quiet time a defining part of its experience rather than just a deep breath between the loud and explode-y sequences. The credit here can be shared between the poignant writing and Bailey’s masterful performance – understated when it needs to be, but explosive when the occasion calls for it. Although a small-scale scene in comparison, it's this calm before the storm that adds a huge amount of emotional weight to her arc and makes her feel like a fully fleshed-out character. Taking place during the horrific and lengthy Battle of Stalingrad, we get a glimpse of her Russian family life before the German invasion. Sure, most of these missions don’t tell us much about the backgrounds of the protagonists apart from “they’re quite good at shooting”, but Petrova’s leans much more heavily into the emotions of war. It’s a neat structure to the campaign because it lets us visit numerous locations on different fronts of the war while still maintaining a coherent plotline. To introduce each member and give us an insight into their personalities, we’re taken on missions from their past that helped shape them as fighters. His snake-like demeanor manages to spark fear despite looking quite a bit like a fascist Elton John. On the other side of the coin is Lost and Lord of the Rings’ Dominic Monaghan, who plays the quieter but cunning Jannick Richter. Dan Donohue’s Chief Gestapo Interrogator Freisinger provides a chilling presence and commands every cutscene he stars in. Two high-ranking German officers serve as a one-two punch in this regard and have a lovely time chewing the scenery whilst dancing the (Christoph) Waltz. Even so, Vanguard’s campaign is over quickly, and its small series of battles are all too rarely memorable high points.Īny story is only as good as its villains, and with these Nazis you really can’t go wrong in that department.
Its tale of a small group of expert soldiers on a secret mission to stop the Third Reich may sound familiar to anyone who has seen the 2009 movie, but Vanguard plays it with a much straighter face than Tarantino ever could. No shadow hangs heavier over this latest Call of Duty World War II story, however, than Inglourious Basterds.
It’s a cinematic opening to a game that wears its film influences proudly whether that be the tense behind-enemy-lines aspects of D-Day in The Longest Day or the vivid depictions of the Pacific in Terence Malick’s The Thin Red Line. An explosive train sequence through a burning Hamburg, Germany thrills as you jump between carriages, fending off dozens of angry Nazis on your way to a submarine base. Call of Duty: Vanguard’s campaign starts off on the right track – literally.
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