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Well, It'll be interesting as long as it isn't WWII. ok, that would still be interesting, but I'd like to play a game either set in Vietnam or WWI. | |
CoD7: Cuban Missile Crisis. We all sit around a table and debate whether to fire on Russia. Bonus mission: You get to fly the plane over Cuba and take pictures of their missiles. | |
Please let this not be ANOTHER bloody WWII game... I want something based on some other historic war for once, and I'm sure many others agree. | |
Vietnam would be awesome. Maybe they'll add in some controversy and let you pillage and rape innocent people? | |
Do consider that they would probably not want to simply hire them for one project, so research skills could mean any future project, and also research skills are needed for anything based in reality, the background and history of a place is neccesary even if your game is set in the future, especially if it's the near future because all the places you'd be going would have elements of the past in them. Half life 2 for example is heavily influenced by eastern european history even though it's fighting aliens in the near future. History tells you how an area develops and helps you make it realistic. | |
How about The northern Ireland troubles? It would come completely out of left field. But yeah, I'd take Vietnam or Korea. | |
Its never been the most historicaly accurate franchise, why start now? Also, lets see if it gains even a speck of the hype MW2 did. | |
Veitnam War would be interesting, but World War I would be really cool I think. Of course I love WWII games so.....I would very much enjoy another one of those too. | |
Remember how, several years ago, everybody and their dog was suddenly releasing Vietnam War games? Remember the more recent 'Nam games, Shellshock 2 and whatever it's called again that Uwe Boll produced? Remember how they all sucked? I wish Treyarch the best of luck. | |
Maybe they're asking for an historical researcher from the future? | |
Vietnam sounds dark... but promising. | |
Cool, Vietnam would be a good thing to try. There's not a lot of Vietnam games, and the 1 I remember was Battlefield Vietnam, which was actually increadibly fun, just that one class was unbalanced. Increadibly unbalanced. If you've played it, you know the one. I hope they do this. The music licensing, I think, is a far bigger hint then them looking for a historian. Looking for someone doing historical research could very well mean that they want to add a good deal of depth and realism to the environment in some world location in the present day. | |
If they can get as good as Vietcong 1, then I'm happy. Damn that was a good game. | |
Has long has the multiplayer portion won't be the bastard child of Modern Warfare 2, I'll be happy. | |
I would be hapapy with a Vietnam COD, because as far as I know the series hasn't gone there yet and anyone else who has.. it's been meh. They did the Japanese trap portions of WAW very well so I'd love to see what they could do with Vietnam.. hoping for a bit of the Korean War too perhaps. Hmm. | |
Sounds like it's time again for... the Guess the Name for the Next Call of Duty Game Game! I'll start: Call of Duty: World of Warcraft | |
I think the Napoleonic era is woefully unexplored in FPSs - maybe they should look there for inspiration next. | |
I want to see some WWI games though. would be fun. but I wish Treyarch would start their own franchise game though instead of relying on CoD. PS. If it's nam, throw in "Fortunate sun" by CCR and I will try | |
How about Call of Duty: American Civil War? With Abe Lincoln as a bonus character? | |
Yeah...lets not. Could be Vietnam, could be the Korean War (although thats still technically going on). | |
NO NO NO NO Please... NO this is just pathetic... They will probably give up on it and then give us another generic re-skinned Cod with some little thing that makes the flock mentality of most of the fan base go "OMG OMG OMG I wants that" Then we end up with constant "Come play 'Jap zombies' with me naow!!!!" aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall over again. Please IW, Treyarch let us play the games before shoveling more out and I'm all for keeping "winning formula" but there is keeping a formula and re-skinning, PLEASE learn the difference. | |
Given enough weeks Activision will undoubtedly make all of these. But don't forget Call of Duty-Free with it's controversial level that sees you playing as a member of a sinister shoplifting group, stealing all of the Kinder Suprise you can carry from the Duty Free in a Moscow Airport. Don't tell the Christian Mothers! | |
if this does not work. | |
And so the yo-yo of Call of Duty's time setting was swung once again and it was good. (I guess) Extract from future history books about this era. | |
The next CoD better not be set in Veitnam. You'd have to play as the veitnamese just to win the damn game. | |
lol that sounds amazing, maybe even have a mission where you're in one of the battleships blockading cuba (press x to wave warning flare) | |
Being a member of the Flying Columns would be cool, lots of stealth. Sneaking through Cork, slitting the throats of the bastard Black and Tans... yeah it would definately be awesome The troubles are still a little too close to home for a lot of people here though and it might cause offense. | |
And why not? | |
Yes, go Treyarch, Vietnam/Cold War gets 2 big thumbs up from me, I am sick of WW2 this is what I am hoping for, lets hope they deliver. I happen to be a big fan of Treyarch and have sunk more time into COD3 and WAW than MW1 and 2 combined. They are a very competent developer and don't get nearly enough credit for the work they do. People say they just copy IW, they amount they added to WAW should prove them wrong, IW are even coping back off of Treyarch now in some aspects. As long as they nail the atmosphere, in the campaign I will be happy, WAW wasn't quite as gritty as it could have been(despite a valiant effort) lets hope Vietnam provides them with the setting they need. And of course a balanced and substantial multiplayer, no more overpowered mp40's! This is a definite purchase for me, I just find Treyarches games more fun than IW's | |
A Cold War CoD sounds mightily interesting to me indeed, there was a lot of smaller-scale wars and conflicts going on throughout directly related to the rise of Communism and the Cold War... and if it's simply a straight-up Vietnam War game then that's pretty interesting, too. | |
Vietnam would be awesome if they didn't turn the Viet Cong into an evil, screaming, savage BANZAI cult or Gestapo-like brutes like the Japanese in WaW. I'd personally love an ethically questionable shooter. It'd be like No Russian over an entire jungle-lush campaign...WITH NAPALM Charlie don't Frag! | |
Vietnam would be interesting but I wouldn't buy it because it is still COD and I get more pissed off with those games compared with the amount of time I actualy have fun. | |
I wonder if they would talk about French involvement in Vietnam too? Or if it will just be America's role. Has the potential to be interesting. Man, that would be an awesome job though. I'd love to do that.
Haha, I want Steampunk!Lincoln with a gunarm and laser eyes. | |
i really hope they go for the nam, and that they do it properly. There are so many awsome movies about it, and hardly any games (bf:vietnam was good but graphics are outdated) oh and if its WW1 then they should have you play the german or austrian army, but they prob wont take it as the americans did nothing significant (in the breach) in WW1 | |
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Treyarch Looking for History Buff for Next Call of Duty
Looks like Treyarch won't be following in big brother Infinity Ward's "Modern" footsteps after all: A job listing for a CoD level designer mentions - among other things - an interest in historical research.
Last October, Noah Heller - Treyarch's senior producer for Call of Duty: World at War - told OXM UK that WaW was likely to be the last game set in World War II that the company would develop (at least for a while), leading many to wonder if it would be joining series co-developer Infinity Ward in the Modern Warfare arena.
However, a job listing posted on the Treyarch site (and spotted by OPM UK) indicates that the developer's next game will still be set sometime in the past: Treyarch is looking for a level builder & designer who possesses not just the technical acumen and experience to craft a well-made mission, but a willingness to "[r]esearch subject matter for history and look of the level."
Obviously, the wording is vague, since "history" could arguably mean something as relatively recent as, say, the first Gulf War. However, rumors back in May suggested that series publisher Activision was looking to license a very specific type of music: "Vietnam War era tunes, as well as Cuban, African, and Soviet Union music." Said rumor led many gamers and journalists (including yours truly) to speculate that Treyarch's next CoD would be set during the Vietnam War - or, perhaps, the Cold War as a whole.
While - if true - this wouldn't be the first war game set in 'Nam, it would be an interesting direction for Treyarch to go in. In comparison to WW2, which is generally perceived in pop culture as a "good war" in which the heroes triumphed over an undeniably evil foe, Vietnam occupies a decidedly different area in terms of cultural memory - especially here in the States.
Still, I'd like to see it happen. Treyarch is a competent developer in its own right, but has largely been in the shadow of Infinity Ward for the most part. Branching out in a new direction - not just for the company but for the series as a whole - would be a chance for the Treyarch team to strut its stuff without (quite so many of) the endless comparisons to the IW games. Besides, it's a (relatively) unexplored era of warfare as far as games are concerned, and if done right could be a damn interesting game.
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