![]() The American men, mostly wearing leather jackets, look like they belong in a retelling of “Boogie Nights” my female protagonist was warned to give one of these stereotypes, our gruff leader Russell Adler, “wide berth.” No one really likes anyone, and a brief protest that America shouldn’t break the rules of war is shot down by Reagan acting like John Wayne. The Russians - usually presented as chain-smoking figures of bad health - make the same warning, but the only way of life we’re shown on either side is one of oppression, murder, mistrust and broad generalizations. It’s a clever scene in which we’re reenacting a memory, and the deeper we probe, the foggier and more unnatural the worlds gets. One scene near the end was certainly striving for some “Apocalypse Now”-inspired psychedelics when it showed how the presentation of events and facts is dependent on who’s doing the manipulating. Stay!” I never had a bad time with the game, and I enjoyed the missions that had me infiltrating a KBG stronghold, which provided a little exploration and attempts at puzzle solving. Maybe that’s why I flinched the few times “Black Ops Cold War” tried to bring me into its fold, to argue that, “Hey, it’s pretty and nice in here. ![]() ![]() “Black Ops Cold War” doesn’t hold it - ultimately it lands on the side that favors patriotism above all else, even if it appears to be holding its nose as it does so.Īt about two decades into the “Call of Duty” brand, the Activision-owned franchise certainly knows its audience. It’s a fallacy, after all, to believe a line can be held if it’s crossed. ![]()
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