For fans of the series, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 needs to be good since the last two entries in the series were stale and lacked innovation. Call of Duty is somewhat like a popular TV show on its 15th season that has been relying on nostalgia and on its brand name. Call of Duty: WW II and Infinite Warfare felt like rushed and boring titles with lackluster map design and with little to no innovation for such a major franchise.

The jetpack/wall-running experiment is over and we are once again back with a boots-on-the-ground experience with Black Ops 4. Treyarch has long been a favorite developer of the community and they have taken a gamble by focusing on a new Battle Royale mode dubbed “Blackout,” and they have even removed the single player campaign. Black Ops 4 now has three main modes: Zombies, Blackout, and the classic Multiplayer. Has Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 done enough to secure its franchise future?