[h1]Review After 100% Achievements.[/h1]
[h3]TLDR[/h3]
Overall MW2019 is undeniably a phenomenal COD game and a great return to form after the disaster that was Black Ops 4 (imo, no campaign was insane.) The campaign is not too long but not short either, 14 missions iirc. The graphics are probably the best in the entire series, not sure how the future games managed to look worse than this. The gameplay is entirely boots on the ground realism and is executed very well. The multiplayer is also very good if you ignore the fact that most players just sit and camp.
I would definitely pick this up just for the campaign if the game goes on sale.
[h3]Campaign[/h3]
This Modern Warfare is a reboot of the series, creating a brand new story that is completely separate from the original trilogy. There are 14 campaign missions here, and they all follow the story of Alex, Price, Gaz, and Farah (with Alex and Farah being new characters not present in the old trilogy.) I will give a quick synopsis of the story here and will block out any spoilers. The story opens with Alex being sent to intercept a shipment of a dangerous chemical gas being made by the Russians in Verdansk. Alex and his team get ambushed by an unknown third party and they steal the gas. The story branches off into two main sections, one being with Price and Gaz hunting down the terrorist organisation Al-Qatala across Europe while the other follows Alex and Farah in Urzikstan, leading the charge against a two-front war between Al-Qatala and the Russian army led by General Barkov. The campaign explores the conflict of rules of engagement. Farah, despite being a victim of war crimes will still never resort to using chemicals or terroristic methods as her enemies would. [spoiler]While her brother Hadir has no problem using chemicals and working with Al-Qatala to beat the Russians.[/spoiler] There are a couple missions that let you experience the horrible things Farah and her brother, Hadir had to go through to get to where they are and to provide backstory. Price and Gaz meet in the second mission during a terrorist attack and work together from there to find the leader of the Al-Qatala terrorist organisation: [spoiler]Omar, "The Wolf" Sulaman.[/spoiler]
As the hunt for the stolen gas continues, it is revealed that [spoiler] Farah's brother, Hadir, was the one who stole the gas at the start of the campaign. Desperate to free his country from war, he made an alliance with Al-Qatala and used the gas against the Russians, crossing a moral line that shatters his relationship with his sister.[/spoiler]
[h3]Ending[/h3]
[spoiler]The campaign ends with Hadir being captured and General Barkov's chemical weapons factory being destroyed. Alex sacrificing himself to detonate the explosives manually. In a post credits cinematic, Captain Price and Kate Laswell sit down and prepare for the oncoming global conflicts and power vacuum left by Barkov and AQ. This is where Price creates Task Force 141, setting up the sequel.[/spoiler]
[h3]Graphics[/h3]
The graphics in this game have to be without a doubt the best in the series, with Infinity Ward switching to a brand new game engine, COD has never looked better. Although the future titles have used upgraded versions of this same engine, the games somehow look worse, not sure how they did that.
The cutscenes in this game are mostly pre rendered cinematics and they are gorgeous, shoutout to Blur studios for that one.
[h3]Gameplay[/h3]
This entry has actual dialogue choices and actions that can change how the game plays out, similar to 2020's Black Ops Cold War. For example, In the mission: Old Comrades, (and this is an amazing standout part of the campaign.) Price, Nikolai, and Gaz capture "The Butcher" a high ranking terrorist. When he refuses to cooperate, Price brings in The Butcher's wife and young child, and hands Gaz a pistol. You get the choice to either leave the room, and refuse to step over the moral line, or stay, and point the gun at the mans family. If you pull the trigger, the gun is luckily unloaded (Price wouldn't go that far yet.) but racking the slide instantly breaks The Butcher and he gives up the intel you need.
