What It Looks Like to Abandon Your Audience I Modern Warfare 3 Zombies Review

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  • @Stanley557
    @Stanley557  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +94

    Hope you enjoyed the video! This review was a blast to work on and I'm so happy with how it came out except for the 45 music title cards which all say Fire Emblem Enage and not Engage. Thank you all so much for 15k subscribers!
    But let me know what you all thought of the new music (if you could even hear it) wanted to try something that wasn't the same 14 tracks from my other reviews and I thought it worked really well this time around

    • @Angelobeta
      @Angelobeta 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      It's so over lmao now the people know that not only can you not spell but you're a FIRE EMBLEM fan. Shameley557 really

    • @Based_Colonial
      @Based_Colonial 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Hey, did they ever explain why weaver and them were dead

    • @Stanley557
      @Stanley557  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@Based_Colonial bo6 mystery????

    • @garciaeddie5
      @garciaeddie5 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's always good to slowly add more of your personality. I love how you review because it's your thoughts. So this also applies to music. We all are fans of other series. I just don't want Stanley557 to be that one person who does zombies. Stanley557 is Stanley557. That being said, I'm still shocked to hear fire emblem music underrated OST same with the persona series.

    • @Stanley557
      @Stanley557  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @garciaeddie5 so sadly I don't play many other games it's why most of the music was zombies for so long so I was really happy to listen to Engage's ost and felt it was a good fit for the video. Hopefully one day I'll be able to pull a bunch of different music as it fits each scenario and topic. Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @shreebington
    @shreebington 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +262

    The worst part about it is I genuinely felt duped, the insane dropoff in support and continued content is so felt throughout the entire game, especially in the season graphics showing all the new content and consistently relegating Zombies to a tiny little corner if even in the picture at all.

    • @Richtofens_revenge
      @Richtofens_revenge 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      👍

    • @rhredhumveedude
      @rhredhumveedude 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      THE GOAT HAS SPOKEN

    • @Zanooz
      @Zanooz 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That ls why I'm glad I played it for like a month, maybe less, and then havetn't touched it, or the game at all. Yes i payed 70$ for the bs but saved alot of time not holding out hope. Hope bo6 stands strong.

    • @efrainrodriguez8973
      @efrainrodriguez8973 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thing is u cant really be surprised at this point. After vanguard, cold war, and sadly even bo4, they have repeatedly hype things up and then just drop the ball again and again like we playing basketball lmfao. We can talk it up to it being time/covid/warzone blah blah blah. But if bo6 follows the same fate then its not time/covid/warzone. Its the dev team. Cause they got four years and a lot of money and resources. Sooooooo we will see if treyarch still has what it takes or they just dont know what they doing

    • @MazeMaker4Life
      @MazeMaker4Life 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      ​@@Zanooz have I ever told you, the definition of insanity?

  • @nickdotjpg
    @nickdotjpg 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +134

    the quiet "THE MIMICCCCC!" every time a mimic is on screen in this video is the funniest thing in the world to me rn

    • @calebwilliams5819
      @calebwilliams5819 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I didn't understand what the sound was at first and was starting to get annoyed by it but thank you for explaining 😂

    • @CrazyKevin22
      @CrazyKevin22 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I wonder who said that cuz it’s hilarious 😂

    • @Slendy935
      @Slendy935 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I have a sneaking suspicion that Rizzo recommend this gag.

    • @Stanley557
      @Stanley557  12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      He did not lol, just thought it was funny

    • @Slendy935
      @Slendy935 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @Stanley557 lol y'all are just a bunch of goobers

  • @JustLikeEh
    @JustLikeEh 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +118

    Stanley giving a well written and informative experien- THE MIMIIIIIC‼️🗣️🔥

  • @Doughnuts
    @Doughnuts 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +115

    Excellent video! Never, ever stop doing what you do. You're awesome! Thank you for inviting me along to get some footage, it was an honor!

    • @Stanley557
      @Stanley557  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      @@Doughnuts trust me doughnuts it was an honor to play with you. Here's to making more incredible content!

    • @Miniman15
      @Miniman15 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      3 way zombies collab let's go

  • @snilipp5
    @snilipp5 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +74

    John Rizzo may have stepped down, but Stanley is the one who stepped up. Excited to see what else you put out in the future!

    • @HotPocketEnjoyer
      @HotPocketEnjoyer 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Wait john isn't doing yt anymore?

    • @snilipp5
      @snilipp5 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      @@HotPocketEnjoyer He's not doing cod content anymore due to activision doing AI stuff

    • @shokusakabe4428
      @shokusakabe4428 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      @@HotPocketEnjoyer on top of the ai stuff he says this community is insufferable

    • @kaito.h4057
      @kaito.h4057 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I miss that guy

    • @randomguy2402
      @randomguy2402 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@shokusakabe4428he’s not wrong tbh

  • @Angelobeta
    @Angelobeta 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    1:02 this is quite LITERALLY the reason I love your channel so much, giving so much love and attention to the often forgotten and unloved parts of the zombies franchise is WAY more interesting to me than "yeah black ops 3 was the goat" for 2 hours that I've heard 9 times already

    • @lm_slayer1
      @lm_slayer1 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      This. Fine, it deserves all the love, but it’s gotten to the point where people act like it’s infallible even though it has alot of issues.

    • @Richtofens_revenge
      @Richtofens_revenge 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      👌

    • @InciteSarcasm
      @InciteSarcasm 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      BO3 is like the FNV of cod, no one ever appreciates other games because, “muh chronicles, muh der eisendrache, muh shadows of evil, muh workshop”

    • @ama9385-w2g
      @ama9385-w2g 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@InciteSarcasm Almost as if waw, bo1, bo2, bo3 and even bo4 all play like zombies, have heart and soul put into them and have far better systems than what warzone slop we are getting today. Only the brainlets are letting this massive drop off in quality slide

    • @InciteSarcasm
      @InciteSarcasm 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@ama9385-w2g I’m speaking of games like AW, WW2, and IW which are games which have their own positives and even things they do better than games like bo3. Especially WW2 and IW, AW less so.

  • @SpadeOfNades
    @SpadeOfNades 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +61

    I'd say out of everything in this video, I respect your dedication of adding "THE MIMIC" anytime a mimic appears or attacks you.

    • @Randomsmashfan64
      @Randomsmashfan64 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Of course I see this just as the first Mimic pops up in the video.

  • @GamingQ9471
    @GamingQ9471 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    i love it how you play THE MIMIC!!!! sound everytime when a Mimic is on the screen I just love it

  • @TheHoodedGamerr
    @TheHoodedGamerr 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    MWZ makes me so sad because it really did a 180 for me at launch. I was a hater pre-launch, then I really enjoyed the game from launch to S1. Then after S2 it felt like it just got more and more depressing despites more content still dropping

  • @vonlistgaming
    @vonlistgaming 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    MWZ was decently fun but that fun will always be subjective as videogames should be. I don't blame Treyarch for getting out early, but the lore of MWZ had to beat around the bush being set after the largest entry in the DA timeline. This led MWZ to be one big teaser for BO6 while leaving a small crack in the door in case they need to magic up another modern zombies mode in the future.
    There's NO proof I have a bias here, but I think Vanguard gave us more purposeful worldbuilding with the lore even if the mode was cashbait like MWZ. One of the two got an ending though...

    • @THEBUGSAREBACCCCKKKKKKKKKK
      @THEBUGSAREBACCCCKKKKKKKKKK 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I do blame them
      Executives don't know crap about game development, this IS TREYARCHS FAULT TOO
      Sick of people just talking the publisher when they want what we want, a good product that will make money

    • @andy9476
      @andy9476 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I don't really know if we can say Treyarch got out early, as in it was their choice, since I am pretty sure that Activsion forced a studio swap to put Treyarch in full force on BO6. The really unfortunate thing is that the studio that was put in charge if i am remembering correctly had lost almost half its staff in a massive firing that hit multiple Activision studios. Though I don't remember who took over without looking it up.
      Plus for having a 4 year build time on BO6 Treyarch picked up alot of work at Activisions demand for Sledgehammer twice in that 4 years. They had to do the full build and support on Vanguard zombies, on an engine that didn't have anything for zombies setup, which is why it didn't launch with round based and didn't have it planned until the backlash turned too severe. Than they setup/launched and supported for about what 3-5months on MW3: Zombies.

  • @bananashoplifter3440
    @bananashoplifter3440 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Man, Rizzo yelling THE MIMICCCCC has been haunting my mind for a while now, kept thinking I heard it during the video!
    Wait....
    But seriously, an excellent video good sir

  • @bheater0308
    @bheater0308 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I stg Stanly ALWAYS comes in clutch with these long form videos to listen too while at work lol I still remember the WW2 zombies vid lol

  • @aplsyder
    @aplsyder 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    great video stanley, thankful for someone able to put this much thought and love in zombies and keep it entertaining! hope to see the BO4 super review soon!

  • @joeyoualreadyknow99
    @joeyoualreadyknow99 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Having only the Warzone map was the biggest letdown for me, if they had added rebirth island and vondel, as additional maps alongside urzikstan, the mode would have been a lot more fun

  • @dillydraws
    @dillydraws 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    The part I hated the most is showing that the cold war cast dies in the future. No happy ending, no victory, no saving the universe, nothing.

    • @mikitadark5798
      @mikitadark5798 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It’s the only way to move forward for these beings that get involved with the aether
      Look at the keepers, Monty, primis, ultimis, victus,
      And now samantha likely Richthofen again, all of requiem
      The bad guys always lose but it costs the good guys everything
      And it’s not looking too good for ravenov and ava either

    • @JudgementoKazzy
      @JudgementoKazzy 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Look at the bright side, now with BO6 out we get to see how they averted that fate and are now the set crew we play as

  • @Content4Enjoyer
    @Content4Enjoyer 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I bought this game for mwz a few days ago when it went on sale and im loving it. Wish they kept supporting it, I hope to see this expanded upon in a future title. Cant wait to get my hands on bo6.
    W Vid

  • @Camo-un8ee
    @Camo-un8ee 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    1:44:55 the sped up "the MIMIC" got so hard dude

  • @DickieCheezits
    @DickieCheezits 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Oh hell yes, Fire Emblem music in Zombies content.
    Absolutely fucking goated as usual, Stanley.

    • @Stanley557
      @Stanley557  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @DickieCheezits thank you I hope you enjoy all the Enage music 🫠

  • @Ermac43
    @Ermac43 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    As someone who’s played every zombies experience since the OG WaW I enjoyed my time with MWZ and I think if another studio like Sledgehammer or IW take the reins of MWZ with the proper time to develop and good post launch it could be a huge mode along side Treyarch’s traditional round based.
    I think zombies as a mode has so much room to experiment and provide a variety of experiences, but it’s all how it’s handled and unfortunately MWZ just wasn’t handled the best. MWZ was definitely unique and provided me with an experience I wouldn’t get from any other COD zombies mode so hopefully this idea isn’t thrown to the wayside and another studio picks it up and runs with it. Great video Stanley.

  • @swex8069
    @swex8069 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    THE MIMIC! anyway another great video stan i might give another chance to the mode while waiting for bo6, the last time i played it was during preseason

  • @ArcaneValen
    @ArcaneValen 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    this isnt super related to the video at large but, i discovered you on twitter a few weeks ago and you showed up on my feed slowly more and more with zombies related things and brought such a fun and refreshing take to see on everything when all i had ever seen in discussion with the mode for year it seemed at that point was solely negativity. i'm really glad to have discovered your channel and see such a refreshing take on everything to do zombies related and have genuinely good insight and thought into everything and feel like just "oh x thing is bad". your videos are fantastic and so clearly have so much love and talent behind them. excited to see anything and everything you put out content wise for this upcoming year. o7

  • @SirPhillip_10
    @SirPhillip_10 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hey man, just finished watching the podcast with Milo. Just want to say sorry for those toxic in the community who may be giving hate. But proud to see there is someone with different opinions who stands by them, finds positivity but is still willing to criticize and listen to other side. I may not agree with some or most of your takes but that’s the world and it’s okay.👍🏼

  • @ryoreilz449
    @ryoreilz449 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Really nice video Stanley, been playing MWZ since it came to gamepass as I couldn't justify getting MW3 just for the zombies when it released but I've been having a lot of fun with it as flawed as it is! Also every time I heard THE MIMIC it felt like rizzo had seeped into your brain and video lmao

  • @kieranmason324
    @kieranmason324 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    BO6 heard you day "Is this enough manglers?" and was like "No"

    • @Stanley557
      @Stanley557  หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kieranmason324 don't remind me 😂

  • @Jmoney26
    @Jmoney26 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    banger

  • @Nicky_G
    @Nicky_G 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    An excellent review! MWZ is very difficult to encapsulate in a single video but I think you did it well

  • @Halofan-ey3ul
    @Halofan-ey3ul 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    This game looks really sick in tier 3 when you're watching someone who's completely set up.
    The setup to get there looks so boring that I'll never bother to do it

    • @THEBUGSAREBACCCCKKKKKKKKKK
      @THEBUGSAREBACCCCKKKKKKKKKK 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's just T2 with super sprinters and bullet sponge zombies
      Oh and the constant fighting over contracts which will cause issues as the devs were so dumb they didnt think 15 people in T3 and 4 contracts was a bad idea

  • @orton3541
    @orton3541 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    1:44:56 The absolute absurdity of this and Rizzo’s “THE MIMICCCC” popping up every few seconds just had me dying.

  • @aexens7430
    @aexens7430 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Yaaaay new review \o/ If only this mode had more content and no/ or longer timer :(

  • @lucioradio2094
    @lucioradio2094 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    Having completely skipped Vanguard and MWZ as a player who only plays Zombies modes, I'm very happy with my purchasing decisions. It was difficult initially to resist the urge to avoid "Treyarch Developed Zombies" but very glad I managed to hold myself back seeing how both modes were handled.

    • @THEBUGSAREBACCCCKKKKKKKKKK
      @THEBUGSAREBACCCCKKKKKKKKKK 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      And yet people are dumb enough to fall for their BS yet again with BO6
      They add a new movement system and suddenly the game is fixed and amazing, zero standards from the average cod player and why the franchise is in the toilet

    • @budsmokinpandaz
      @budsmokinpandaz หลายเดือนก่อน

      They're both on gameplay now, which is nice. 🐼

  • @bricksmashtv2
    @bricksmashtv2 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I still overall enjoyed my time on MWZ, & I’m glad 3ARC keep trying open world zombies (something that I think can work exceptionally well with proper care). I will say the mode is infinitely more fun when you bypass the cooldowns with Tombstone (surprised you didn’t mention it, especially early on it was so valuable, even still nowadays), though it’s unfortunate it feels necessary to break the game to keep playing more than a couple runs every couple of days. Great video!

  • @joshitheyoshi969
    @joshitheyoshi969 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I played MWZ like crazy until I beat Greylorm and the 1st elder sigil rift. After that, and seeing every update was just another rift, I felt like I had my fill. The last story mission looked cool though!

    • @THEBUGSAREBACCCCKKKKKKKKKK
      @THEBUGSAREBACCCCKKKKKKKKKK 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It wasn't
      It sucked and was designed to waste your time with riding the flying vehicles to the top
      Then they reused the bossfight for a "sEcReT" bossfight for another useless blueprint and weapon skin that is weapon exclusive so it's not even worth doing
      Plus all of this can be done solo, I've beat Greylorm solo with him having 3 player health

    • @joshitheyoshi969
      @joshitheyoshi969 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@THEBUGSAREBACCCCKKKKKKKKKK Good to know. Glad I didn't waste my time!

  • @brandynnew
    @brandynnew 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Been waiting for this after not keeping up with the game. Thank you!

  • @SolarDraws
    @SolarDraws 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    My favorite thing about this video is the constant sound of THE MIMIC!

    • @Stanley557
      @Stanley557  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      The MIMIC

  • @remyandmjswork
    @remyandmjswork 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you Stanley without you I would be nothing

  • @El_Meme2001
    @El_Meme2001 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for another banger of a video, Stanislav 557

  • @joshprather8049
    @joshprather8049 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I really hope the eather blade comes back in bo6. Maybe the design is more crude like a raw crystal since bo6 is further back in time. Not to mention it would be really cool to see a upgrade quest for it similar to the boost from the hells redeemer to retriever

  • @Wern1ke
    @Wern1ke 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hiiii Stanley!! God Bless You!! Greetings from Venezuela!! Just Completed Gorod Krovi on Base Gubblegums! Shadows Of Evil, Revelations and Moon to go!
    Ive missed your streams!

    • @Stanley557
      @Stanley557  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Don't worry streams should be returning tomorrow!

  • @thezsp8922
    @thezsp8922 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    2 hours!? BANGER! I'd like to say before watching, that i thought MWZ was a fun time. it wasn't amazing sure, especially if you were looking for round based zombies, but i think MWZ has been the best example in recent years in introducing zombies to a casual community, with the timer actually being a helpful incentive to not have your games go on for hours and hours.

  • @0-2-4dartlinggunner
    @0-2-4dartlinggunner 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    2 hour stanley video? HELL YEAH

  • @felipemartinez9140
    @felipemartinez9140 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Always said this, MWZ is a great mode, hurt by a huge lack of support and updates, this had so much more potential

  • @44leverage
    @44leverage 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    It’s really upsetting that zombies keeps getting abandoned. MWZ has a lot of great of stuff but it’s like you said. For every good thing, there’s like 3 that are big stinkers. One step forward two steps back.
    I love the idea of jumping forward into the future and seeing Requiem is all dead, Ravenov is still alive, and many other plot points had me excited for every new update! The cutscenes were amazing. But it being left to die is so frustrating

  • @Mr.Dempsey115
    @Mr.Dempsey115 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Absolutely amazing work of a video! Its pretty refreshing to see more videos with actual and fair criticisms! Can't wait to see more.
    (Blink twice if Rizzo held you at gun point to put "THE MIMIC" sound effect everytime it was seen. Ngl it was low-key very distracting from watching the video and would have been better without it)

    • @Stanley557
      @Stanley557  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Good to know! Thank you for the feedback and here I thought it was too quiet and no one would hear it

    • @Mr.Dempsey115
      @Mr.Dempsey115 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Stanley557 we could hear it just fine.
      But it doesn't make the video any worse in the slightest though! It is still very comprehensible and very nice to watch.
      So stand proud, you can cook

  • @Novsev9069
    @Novsev9069 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Anyone notice how for the past three zombie installments the final boss fight has just been a giant humanoid character

    • @Stanley557
      @Stanley557  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Novsev9069 it's 100% easier to code and model

    • @Novsev9069
      @Novsev9069 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Stanley557that makes sense but a little lame

  • @calebwilliams5819
    @calebwilliams5819 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I need a sound bite for THE MIMIC🗣️‼️
    Also excellent video you and I basically share the same thoughts and opinions on what went well and what went wrong this was definitely a great project at first but then got left in the dust due to SHG not being a very capable studio (sorry advanced warfare fans i promise im one of you) and pressures from Activision and Microsoft plus treyarch being pulled between their own project and this.
    Edit.
    Speaking on replayability but this mode is also entirely online and given how unpopular it is I definitely don't see it's servers being left on for very long let alone people playing it unless they're absolutely hardcore outbreak fans but once Microsoft/Activision pull the plug thats it I'm surprised DMZ still has servers tbh.

  • @dr.dreded
    @dr.dreded 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The amount of times I have heard the mimic in this video is funny af 😂.

  • @Mossik619
    @Mossik619 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Mad lad here (M& M name changed) I appreciate the shout out. After season 6 update the sniper has been nerfed. RIP 🪦

  • @joshuashawYT
    @joshuashawYT 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Nothing like a 2-hour long GOATley557 video to listen to while I work on stuff. MWZ definitely had a strong start, despite all odds, but they fumbled it straight out the gate with middling updates in favor of shifting focus on BO6 (which is probably a good thing in hindsight, but I still can't help but feel slighted after spending $60 on this). This type of game mode definitely has potential though in future zombies entries, but I feel with how MWZ was treated by the developers (and frankly the playerbase) any chance of that is squandered.

    • @koltonlomas7111
      @koltonlomas7111 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The problem I had with mwz was for its story. There wasn't any good main antagonist. I mean think about it. We had some good main antagonist for zombies in the past even from the non- treyarch developers. I mean we got Willard weiler from iw Peter straub from world war II and so many others. Well all we got in mwz is just Zacyev who only shows up in The preseason

    • @THEBUGSAREBACCCCKKKKKKKKKK
      @THEBUGSAREBACCCCKKKKKKKKKK 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You didn't pay 60 for this you later 70
      MW3 is a 70 game not a 60, and it's the worst CoD so far with the lowest amount of content

    • @joshuashawYT
      @joshuashawYT 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@THEBUGSAREBACCCCKKKKKKKKKK I forget that games aren't $60 anymore lol, but still, I'd say MWII (2022) is WAY worst. Infinity Ward is easily the worst at making cod games.

    • @koltonlomas7111
      @koltonlomas7111 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@joshuashawYT exactly I'm tired of people saying that sledgehammer is the worst cod developer

    • @Jargon.5
      @Jargon.5 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Why is mw2 the worst? I mean, the campaign had cool missions and moments and the mp wasn't bad in my experience, I'm mostly speaking in ignorance cuz I didn't really play all the seasons, I dropped In season 2 and​ that's pretty much it, just curious if the game became worse overtime or what happened@@joshuashawYT

  • @cameronclark5702
    @cameronclark5702 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just what I needed to get me through the start of a long work week

  • @mengeng7454
    @mengeng7454 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was a perfect video to watch while working, holy peak

  • @tony-yd2zt
    @tony-yd2zt 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    love it when random fandoms crossover even if its just fnaf's "THE MIMIC" audio every time one is on screen

    • @Stanley557
      @Stanley557  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You can thank John for that lol

  • @MazeMaker4Life
    @MazeMaker4Life 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I to this day haven't bought mwii's DLC, so I'm excited to watch this to see all the details :3

  • @Die_Graue_Eminenz
    @Die_Graue_Eminenz 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What a banger and massive block of a video. Good job.
    Indeed the mode had potential but the sudden layoffs from MS at activision during its lifecycle is the reason in my personal opinion to just do the bare minimum and possibly spare content for end 2025 CoD

    • @Stanley557
      @Stanley557  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I didn't even consider the layoffs that's such a good point

    • @andy9476
      @andy9476 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad to see someone else who remembered the lay offs but you might of forgot to mention that the studio that was swapped in to support MW3: Zombies in place of Treyarch was one of the studios that got hit really hard by the layoffs. I can't remember which studio took over but if my memories function they lost between 25-40% of their staff i think a few weeks before the handover news.
      Edit: I could of sworn it was one of the minor Actision studios that took over but I am having trouble finding who did besides people saying it was handed over to Sledgehammer...

  • @Barrzo
    @Barrzo 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great review Stanley, to me this game had so much potential especially during the launch but as time went on it was clear that the mode was abandoned and the reuse of Warzone assists was a little disappointing but I’m looking forward to BO6 zombies it looks so good

  • @TheLucarioProject
    @TheLucarioProject 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The strangest part about the entire MWZ cycle was the day after S5 reloaded dropped. The tonal shift in how matches are played and more the shift of the playerbase that's left playing now is so different from the rest of the game's life cycle. Before every game had the entire lobby in T3 and now T3 is a ghost town. T3 has been consistently empty ever since S5R now and its so strange. There's never been any other instance in another title where we see such a drastic shift in how a match plays out. Now I basically have the triangles to myself instead of having to rush into T3 at the start of a match even with portal knowledge and still not be fast enough because 3 scorchers would still beat me there. Easily set myself up for the next match with 2 crystals & tools still leaving the bulk of the game to grind out the mastery calling card challenges without needing to worry about loot for next match.

    • @Stanley557
      @Stanley557  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @TheLucarioProject yeah I noticed that too. Once people were done they just dipped so all that's left is people trying to get to that point

    • @CrazyKevin22
      @CrazyKevin22 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Are we even playing the same game??? Istg nearly every game I’ve had for the past week or so had like almost the ENTIRE lobby fighting to the death for contracts in tier 3 though that might be because BO6 is right around the corner.

  • @WahlAce
    @WahlAce 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Every time I heard "THE MIMIIIIC" I just thought of the meme I can't 😭😭

  • @mysticalmayhem8546
    @mysticalmayhem8546 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    They need to find a way to incorporate schematics into BO6 round based zombies and why is someone constantly screaming “THE MIMIC”

    • @Stanley557
      @Stanley557  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It plays whenever a mimic shows because it's the mimic 😉

    • @THEBUGSAREBACCCCKKKKKKKKKK
      @THEBUGSAREBACCCCKKKKKKKKKK 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      God no don't give them even worse ideas
      Schematics need to be canned so they can't nerf the drop rates and waste so much of our time to make us play more of their mediocre poorly made crap

  • @MasterEth
    @MasterEth 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My favorite part of this 2 hour video is whe- THE MIIIIIMIIIIC

  • @Tac_Tots
    @Tac_Tots 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your videos are awesome. They feel so original and casual but very in-depth. Had to subscribe and like. Also, I love MWZ despite its flaws. I can't see myself stop playing anytime soon. The mechic is so refreshing, especially for people who are interested in DMZ, but find it frustrating getting kid by sweaty squad in the first 3 minutes of a match. Hope one day we get a new map and it comes back. But yea the story was mediocre.

  • @david-grass
    @david-grass 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    item sharing in this game is the best. shout out to spawn for giving me a bunch of cool stuff like scorcher schematics in the game. you will never be forgotten.

  • @bignoodle935
    @bignoodle935 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Watching this while chilling in the jacuzzi after a long gaming sesh.

  • @therpderp
    @therpderp 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    A small comment on the small tidbit of Ava dialogue you pointed out in the Act 2 cutscene: The first half of her dialogue seems like someone trying to parse through their own thoughts, but Treyarch didn't want to add any um's or uh's, because, while it humanizes a character, it doesn't entirely make for good writing, as it doesn't entirely flow well.
    This argument does fall apart when Selma interrupts, however, because holy crap is that direction god awful on Treyarch's part.

    • @Stanley557
      @Stanley557  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@therpderp oh I never thought of that! Good point!

  • @emeraldgiss
    @emeraldgiss 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    From what they were doing and that widows wine was on the pre-order case, i saw so much more potential.

  • @rcpolygons
    @rcpolygons 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm glad you could see the good within mwz alongside the bad rather than just domming on the game mode like Mr. Waffle would do all because it's not round base and BO3. I'm happy to see that you could be positive with mwz.

  • @dbkwk9
    @dbkwk9 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This title was so upsetting for me. After DMZ, I thought COD was finally making some good warzone alternatives. As someone who loved Warzone 1, it was fantastic.
    When MWZ was announced as basically PVE DMZ, I was so excited. Even when it came out, and everyone was shitting on it, I was hopeful.
    When the first "content" update launched, I knew it was dead

    • @dbkwk9
      @dbkwk9 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This is made worse by the fact that DMZ would get most of the Warzone 2 content as it was updated. They even added the Halloween stuff into DMZ, which was awesome.

  • @FIRUIN
    @FIRUIN 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    26:59 - lol, 6 self-revives. We all definitely needed all of this at the game's release.

  • @smoovenorris
    @smoovenorris 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The cutscene cinematics in this mode are a thing of beauty

  • @Plorpusbazinga
    @Plorpusbazinga 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Loved the video keep up the good work and can we get the chair gaming again?

    • @Stanley557
      @Stanley557  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Chair was killed in a Mexican cartel, we have a new chair

  • @Pod115
    @Pod115 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The deeper parts of MWZ just feel ungodly complex for something that was supposedly geared towards casuals. I personally dont really care because it gives the hardcore players more to do but the setup just for good items and stuff will never feel worth it and is why I am just havent fully gotten into the mode. I could spend a day of my time doing stuff and feel I've progressed so little in MWZ and its so demoralizing especially when you lose stuff. And solo play feels actively discouraged for once.

  • @Furinalover2736
    @Furinalover2736 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    As a MWZ and Outbreak fan, this was a great review and I am glad that you were very much fair and also critical with it. I am definitely stciking with MWZ as I love the open world zombie concept especially with cod zombies and it is what got me into cod zombies with Outbreak. I am still on a camo grind and having fun until BO6 zombies. I am thankful that it was given a chance nonetheless despite its flaws and it being at the end of the cycle.

    • @Stanley557
      @Stanley557  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@Furinalover2736 of course! I'm glad it came across that way. I have a ton of issues with the mode but there is a ton to like despite what people may think and I'm glad it came across that way!

  • @AmyRoseWasHere
    @AmyRoseWasHere 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Even though the mode got the bare minimum support, I still really enjoy it for what it is. I said to my friends at the start of the year, if the game never got an update I'd be ok with that just because of how much I love it at the core. Sure it sucks that it didn't get much support, but I'm just so glad it exists in the first place. This mode gave me exactly what I wanted back in mw2019 when the spec ops was advertised as giant missions in an open world type environment. It's not for everybody, but I love this mode and I'm gonna continue playing it alongside old and new round based maps

  • @FIRUIN
    @FIRUIN 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    37:14 - By the way, Ravenov is surprisingly lively for a man who is about 70 years old.

  • @FIRUIN
    @FIRUIN 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Of course, I've only just started watching the video, but I'll put my 5 cents in on this topic:
    MWZ - despite the fact that it's a generally undercooked game, it's the best social experiment within COD, even surpassing DMZ.

  • @FIRUIN
    @FIRUIN 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    35:05 - I was laughing at the top of my lungs when suddenly the FullHD cutscene turned into a 720p pixel show with a bitrate of about 3000Kb.

  • @Pigpen_YT
    @Pigpen_YT 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Fantastic video! MWZ is such a weird game for me. I do enjoy playing it but only in short bursts. Like I'll play a game and then not touch it for like three weeks then play a single game and the cycle repeats. Just like with Vangoated, if there were survival maps thrown into the game I think the community would be a lot nicer to the game. MWIII features 8 different zombies themed remakes of multiplayer maps. Why didn't they just have these be survival maps. Yeah they wouldn't exactly be great but it's at least new content and gives round based players a chance to play the game.
    Also very surprising the map never recieved any seasonal change up like the Blackout map did. Blackout had the zombies themed version of the map with fog and red water and there was also the flooded version that changed the entire layout. It seems like such an obvious thing to add to MWZ. Then after the seasonal event the variant of the map becomes another map you can play on.
    Another surprising thing (which I wouldn't have played) is that they never added a PvPvE mode. You'd think with the whole Deadbolt vs. Terminus thing that'd be a given. Maybe as Terminus you could retake fortresses taken by Deadbolt soldiers. Maybe Terminus could have unique objectives like defending the drills from AI Deadbolt soldiers. Or better yet actual players! We haven't seen multiplayer zombies modes since Black Ops 2 so you'd think they would wanna jump on that idea.
    Also, why didn't they add the scavenger? It's a giant map, you'd think the ONE sniper rifle wonder weapon would be the most obvious choice.
    Idk at this point I'm just spitballing ideas for a game that clearly didn't have the resources it needed. Regardless, great video as always!

  • @pigmanq5
    @pigmanq5 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Honestly the game mode wasn't the worst I had fun doing the camo grind. my only issue was the constant disconnections I suffered from which killed me more than zombies ever did.

  • @Crit7k
    @Crit7k 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Stanley, has anyone ever told you that you sound like the manager of Krabby O'Monday's from spongebob?

  • @Beans-iz9ig
    @Beans-iz9ig 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My opinion on MWZ has finally arrived

  • @thespiderunderyourfridge9781
    @thespiderunderyourfridge9781 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I think my issue with MWZ from an Extraction Shooter fan perspective is that the game feels like it's trying to be an Extraction Shooter without the substance of an Extraction Shooter. Which is most likely due to Treyarch suddenly being told to make a Zombies mode for this game, so they quickly combined Outbreak with DMZ which was an Extraction Shooter. I really like MWZ at launch but as time has gone on it has gotten incredibly stale, I just don't feel like there's anything to do, I don't have any real reason to replay any of the content because it just isn't engaging.

    • @butsagyton5093
      @butsagyton5093 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I agree. I loved dmz and I love zombies. The two modes don't mesh at all.

  • @HimawariShinomiya
    @HimawariShinomiya 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i think the best part is they actually give us a large horde of zombies for "outbreak" instead of a few one in cold war

  • @ImSoConfucius
    @ImSoConfucius 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Damn dude, you really think I’m gonna watch a 2 hour MWZ video? Because I am 😳

  • @Skiteinnit
    @Skiteinnit 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a great video

  • @yoshivsjoshi
    @yoshivsjoshi 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    THE MIMIC ✋🏻😃🤚🏻 0:45 20:15 1:09:15 1:15:20 1:18:24 1:18:30 1:19:37 1:28:18 1:32:53 1:36:34 1:37:35 1:37:47 1:38:02 1:38:06 1:38:10 1:41:25 1:41:30 1:41:49 1:45:17 1:45:56 1:46:06 1:46:16 1:46:28 1:46:44 1:47:58 1:48:18 1:48:34 1:50:28 1:53:13 1:53:22 1:58:40 2:01:09 2:01:29 2:04:43 2:05:04 2:09:06 2:09:09 2:13:56 2:17:56 2:19:13 2:19:29

    • @Stanley557
      @Stanley557  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You actually counted that many? Also you're missing one in the first minute

    • @yoshivsjoshi
      @yoshivsjoshi 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Stanley557Thank you, I was listening to it while doing stuff on my phone and I heard “THE MIMICCC” and it made me laugh really hard, it took me off guard, also the 25+ times I also heard it are still really funny, should do it in every video lol

  • @dank3christ
    @dank3christ 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    They said more people played outbreak than round based but mwz had one of the least active player bases second only to vanguard, i feel like activision lie about player statistics. Also this might be a hot take but i think mwz wouldve actually been better if it was extinction instead. The cryptids mobility compliments the open world design much more than shambling zombies and the worm bosses feel like theyre straight out of extinction already. I can see the contracts system totally replacing extinctions challenge system to level up and get skill points and itd be cool to go around the map destroying hives.

    • @CrazyKevin22
      @CrazyKevin22 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That actually sounds like it would’ve great idea! It sucks that the cryptids didn’t die with dignity thanks to beat from beyond

  • @Scuzz1204
    @Scuzz1204 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    For me the worst part is look at how much DMZ did in conparison. They added in multiple new maps and enemy factions, they added in new mechanics with lore integration giving growth to both the world and the gameplay options. They added in special contracts that were exclusive to specific maps and even had seasonwide events (like when we teamed up with Shadow company in season 5). I understand Treyarch had their own title to uphold but it felt they did the bare minimum of support and plot (heck we have no closure on Zakhaev or Fletcher still) with granted some fun mechanics but nothing else of note. Even the rewards are barebones minus the two dark Aether rewards, wheras dmz had constant refreshes.
    I love MWZ it was a mode that was just fun and a good socializing mechanic but man. It could’ve been so much more had they taken influence from the title prior.
    Like seriously junk items, they serve no purpose past the initial runs, why not bring back barter and weapon stations, give bartering away of junk items for supplies like Aether tools or upgrades. Would’ve made the actual looting loop way better for death then the incredibly unfun and punishing experience of a crash.
    Honestly I really enjoy the mercs I just wish they were balanced a bit better, it’s what I wanted out of the whole Omega vs Requeim in Cold War with it feeling like a push and pull between both sides. It gives it something we’ve never had before and working with/against the mercs makes for some incredible moments. They just really sucked Balance wise (since I think they were taken from pre nerf DMZ where they reduced their weapon damage by wanna say around 25% and accuracy as well)
    As well I wish Urzikstan for MWZ received map updates like the actual Warzone map. I just don’t understand why it hasn’t gotten any map changes when it should be sharing the same locations right? And why not bring back Al Mazrah man.. so much missed opportunity but it’s still a fun mode

  • @nman551
    @nman551 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Classic Activision, they just can’t let things end properly. Money is always on the mind.

    • @CrazyKevin22
      @CrazyKevin22 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The enshittification of gaming (and many industries today) keeps getting worse just like a tumor

    • @nman551
      @nman551 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@CrazyKevin22 alright chill out it’s not everybody bro

  • @tecnicstudios
    @tecnicstudios 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is exactly what they did with MW19 spec-ops, once it was season 2 I knew it was gonna end up the same.

  • @theanimegirl953
    @theanimegirl953 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I hope we see mwz again. Of all the alternate zombie modes other than round based I believe it's the one that has the most potential. I've played zombies since nacht and will always be a round based player first but I have to say mwz felt like it had just enough of zombies while being different enough at the same time. There always feels like you can head towards something. Weapons feel really satisfying I just wish they kept at it and really expanded the mode. This is what outbreak should be

  • @ZombieMan2090
    @ZombieMan2090 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video watch all of it.

  • @Chevy289
    @Chevy289 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I played the game back in December when it was free for the weekend. And I had some fun,
    (mainly because I was on pc) so I bought, only to then see a week later that they will stop supporting it.
    I felt scammed.
    But since I didn’t play MW2 and MW3, I had so many weapons to try out. I always try to look at the positives. But this game just…..disappointing.

  • @expertgamer52
    @expertgamer52 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As a big round based enjoyer I didn’t mind mwz too much it was good but needed some improvements

  • @Richtofens_revenge
    @Richtofens_revenge 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice vid bro

  • @DeadMetal75
    @DeadMetal75 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    7 minutes in you talk about how side missions are designed to be picked up along the way not sought out. As someone who has recently given this game a change I gotta say I spend all my game time seeking out the same objectives that match whatever mission the game is forcing me to complete.
    For example I didn’t know where else to find frost bullet ammo except Aether hives so I kept doing those buildings over and over again until I got what I needed to kill 10 dogs or whatever.
    Very interesting breakdown

  • @Adizzle235
    @Adizzle235 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Imagine the $ they could make with a good zombies game.

  • @conner9842
    @conner9842 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What I'm afraid of is that because this takes place after BO6, we already know where many of the characters end up by the time the story ends. Unless they do some time travel and changing the future

    • @Stanley557
      @Stanley557  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I think they'll do time travel I'd be shocked if they did that reveal just to not undo it. It would really kill the stakes

  • @edh.3031
    @edh.3031 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I played a hand full of bo1 kino back in 2010 with friends from highschool. It was hard and overwhelming. Lost interest very fast twelve years later I saw the add for mwz after playing last of us and thought it was going to be a smash. It started off so good for me. It was eerie and exciting. It felt like I was fighting for my life in tier one for the first few weeks. Then I started learning the power curve and once I got all the good guns unlocked and leveled I was playing in tier 3 with my eyes closed. I wish they had kept up with the life span of the game and gave it the love it deserves. It was fun. Now it’s bland. Hope bo6 is better

  • @noahwarnock5220
    @noahwarnock5220 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I will say MWZ did try some ideas and although a lot of them fell flat. However they did my boy the VR-11 Justice and Made it Great Again! Shame we’ve YET to get the Scavenger again 🤨.

  • @SoloEcho
    @SoloEcho 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    They should have done the resource route. You collect resources to build the schematics instead of 72 hr wait time or 2-3 days cool time. And when you run low on resources then start farming for them. Those useless parts, white, green, blue, purple and brown resources would be good material for crafting schematics but without the wait time or it would just defeat the purpose like warframe.

  • @Shark-Fist
    @Shark-Fist 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Bargwa, my beloved