Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Bringing Back One Unique Cold War Feature is a Big Deal (2024)

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is set to be the first Black Ops installment in four years, and months of speculation and questions have finally been given some answers. The recent Xbox Games Showcase offered an official look at Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 with a gameplay trailer, and it's definitely not skimping on the action and espionage.

Although the Black Ops 6 gameplay trailer offers plenty of action and confirms that the game takes place during the end of the Gulf War, one of the most exciting features to look forward to is the game building upon a mechanic from its predecessor, Cold War. A particularly interesting feature in Cold War was the game's experimentation with player choice affecting the outcome of the game, and Black Ops 6 is taking this even further with more in-depth dialogue options.

Black Ops 6 Brings Back One of Cold War's Best Features

The dialogue options in Cold War were some of the best additions to the franchise, bringing a fresh new spin to the game's campaign. Cold War's embrace of player choice brought forth some compelling consequences, and Black Ops 6 is looking to expand upon the mechanic. Cold War's dialogue choices could make some drastic changes to the game, and Black Ops 6 seems to be diving even deeper into these dialogue trees, which is one of the most exciting pieces of information to be revealed.

Black Ops 6 Expands Upon Dialogue Trees and Player Choice

Instead of just offering a straightforward campaign story like most Call of Duty games do, it seems like Black Ops 6 will offer a more tailored gameplay experience that allows players to pave their own way through the story. Cold War's campaign was one of the strongest to grace the franchise in recent years, and the dialogue options and player choices were partially responsible for the campaign's success.

After the disappointment in Modern Warfare 3's campaign, there is a lot of hope for Black Ops 6 to bring back the heat when it comes to a compelling wartime story. Black Ops 6 is attempting to elevate the dialogue trees to the next level with teammate interactions in safe houses. Through these dialogue options, players will get to connect closer to teammates while also getting more in-depth knowledge about the game's story, allowing players to really dig deeper for information in a way that is also immersive.

Not only is Black Ops 6 set to expand upon dialogue options, but the game also promises multiple ways to complete the campaign's missions. In Cold War, there were several options presented throughout the story that could dramatically alter the outcome of certain missions, especially the final one, and Black Ops 6 taking the same approach is a promising sign for the successor. Black Ops 6's campaign may not be perfect, since a connection to the internet is required to play, but continuing the focus on presenting players with multiple options is a silver lining.

A New Trend for Call of Duty

Building upon Cold War's dialogue tree mechanics could signal a new trend for the Call of Duty franchise, or at least the Black Ops series. With Call of Duty being such a long-running series of games, it's clear that the general formula works for many players. However, further evolving and experimenting with how to make Call of Duty more immersive and not as straightforward could be the key to breathing new life into the franchise.

Raven Software and Treyarch are clearly seeking to diversify Call of Duty's gameplay with Black Ops 6, and it will be exciting to see how far the developers take the mechanics. Emphasizing player choice brought a compelling layer to Cold War, and it will be interesting to see how it has evolved with Black Ops 6.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

Franchise

Call of Duty

Platform(s)

PS5 , PS4 , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S , Xbox One , PC

Released

October 25, 2024

Developer(s)

Treyarch , Raven Software

Publisher(s)

Activision

Genre(s)

FPS

Multiplayer

Online Multiplayer

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