Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 got off to a rocky start and received a verdict of “Overwhelming Dislike” Metacritic on its opening weekend, making it the least popular Call of Duty game ever according to Metacritic user scores.
While critic reviews yielded an overall score of 84 on PC (there aren't enough critic scores to give a verdict on console yet), hundreds of users have given the shooter the dubious honor of being the least-loved entry in the franchise, with an aggregate score of just 1.7 at the time of writing. A whopping 85 percent of users left negative reviews.
He is also currently on “Mixed” user rating on Steam: only 42 percent of player reviews leave positive ratings.
Of course, Steam only represents one segment of the game's PC audience and doesn't account for users playing through the Xbox PC app, let alone those playing on consoles. However, the complaints range from accusations that “the franchise has lost its way“, “strays far from the Call of Duty identity“, and uses “backup“and others call it”out of touch“, “disappointing“, And “another half-baked title built on false promises and outright lies“.
Although not all reviews are bad – there are some Metacritic has a score of 10 out of 10 – most complain that Campaign mode cannot be paused or saved manuallyAnd criticize the publisher for in-game business cards allegedly created using generative artificial intelligence, All this was revealed when the game debuted on November 14th.
“Black Opera 6 It wasn’t perfect, but it feels like COD is back again.” explained one player. “The zombies were great, the campaign was good, and the multiplayer felt the same as before. For the first time in 10 years my [sic] believed that Call of Duty was back on the right track. That is until they announced Black Ops 7.
“Every. Single. Thing. What the community was very vocal about hating, they decided to bring to Black Ops 7. Everything we said we liked about Black Ops 6 and OG Call of Duty, they took away. Now all that's left is a steaming pile of dog shit. [where] There once was a great empire of first-person shooters. I hope this is a wake up call and the company decides to 100% return to what Call of Duty should be. This is what happens when you continue to put profit before passion.”
Although Activision correctly stated that AI was used in the development of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 on his page on SteamComplaints about AI are especially obvious. As Connor explained to us earlier this week, calling cards belonging to the Jack of All Trades campaign challenges, as well as two specific calling cards from the final challenges of the Embrace of Nightmare campaign, were noted by players to raise eyebrows. similarities to AI Studio Ghibli recreations that have been circulating online for the past few months.
“If you can accept the fundamental changes to the Black Ops 7 formula on their own terms, you're in for a good ride, despite the psychochemicals coursing through your veins,” we said in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 review from Eurogamergiving it 3/5 stars. “I'm just not sure these changes bode well for the show.”
