Probably the most infamous Call of Duty besides Black Ops 4, oh boy, where do I begin with this game?
The Campaign is largely okay, the beginning segment on the train is enjoyable, and is actually really cinematic and cool on your first playthrough, but your probably going to be finding secrets or just getting screenshots on your second. Really, the only best part about the campaign is Polina, her segment is extremely fun, sniping in stalingrad will never not be fun, especially the stealth sections. The sneaking from the japanese as the pilot (forgot his name) can sometimes be fun if your a metal gear fan... i guess? The other parts are really more story and gameplay focused then the two I mentioned before, so it might be tough for some players... I don't know how but... I guess? The whole Final Reich thing is kinda unexplored besides for the end, so the huge overarching story of this game kinda gets ruined by this plot established at the end.
Multiplayer is mid at best, can't really say much about it. The weapons are as you'd expect, WW2, from MP-40s to the PTRS-41 sniper rifle, however, I do enjoy that your allowed to put bayonets on marksman rifles this time unlike CoD WW2. Valos Revolver, a secondary, is also extremely fun as its basically a bayonet on a high powered revolver, combined with a shotgun, and scavenger, you can piss someone off in a instant. The maps are actually well designed, and probably the best thing about this game, from stalingrad to a literal Axis lodge... theres something for everyone to enjoy. A big issue is, if your used to the old movement of the classic CoDs, then your pretty much terrible in this game, semi-automatics are pretty much terrible to use since everyone is using SMGs or fully automatics, and running around and sliding everywhere... yeah, it takes a while to get used to. The operators are... weird, some fit the era or look great, others are just terrible, and for some reason Gabriel from CoD Ghosts and Khaled from CoD 4 MW are here? I don't know, I just stick with Polina because her dialogue is funny in both multiplayer and zombies... oh right, speaking of zombies...
Zombies is... weird, hugely weird, like getting wasted and seeing things weird. The demon ability things are fun, but at times (especially with upgrades) they make it seem extremely too easy, like really REALLY easy. If you happen to get the raygun or another wonder weapon, its basically Round 1 forever, since you can just repeatedly buy ammo for it from ammo boxes, and ammo powerups are extremely common. Zombie swinging is too forgiving, especially with max armor, speed, and health perks, common undead will have 0 chance to do any real damage besides being free points and blocking their explosive friends. The specials are really interesting, but you can learn to counter them easily, from the loud as hell explosive things, to their armored minigun wielding brothers, they can be easy once you upgrade your gun like once. The perks? Oh my god, this game is too much. You can buy increased crit chance, health, reload speed, revive speed, running speed, and you can buy these 4 times... and they make the game STUPIDLY EASILY, we're talking reloading MG-42 fast while running fast while no zombie gets you down to 100 health easy.
Yeah, vanguard is weird, definitely not the boots on the ground we wanted, but it can be fun extremely for someone not wanting complete historical accuracy, and just wanting a fun game to play maybe after work, school, a breakup, a successful date..? I don't know, Its okay, I'd get it if you like what I've described.
