Cold War Zombies: A Retrospective

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  • Finally my full Cold War zombies retrospective and review, with Vanguard coming out soon, I wanted to talk critically about the things that did and didnt work in Black Ops Cold War zombies.
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  • @Ch0pper
    @Ch0pper  2 ปีที่แล้ว +424

    This video has been months in the works, i really hope you enjoy this video! Love you guys

    • @Steven_Hockins
      @Steven_Hockins 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How about ranking all weapons (Exept Wonder weapons) from Worst to Best?

    • @andredavis7018
      @andredavis7018 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Very good vid 👍

    • @nicholasconnolly4234
      @nicholasconnolly4234 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You have some good points but with the out of game progression your very wrong it gives to the game without taking away from the game so if you don't like it don't use it but it's perfect. As a player who loves zombies and has played the hell out of every zombies game since black ops 1 I love it but I have played more cold war than any other zombies game because of its progression adding more for me to do and play allowing me to experience the game play on different levels each time and giving different avenues to progress on the games ingame progression

    • @SlimmDubba
      @SlimmDubba 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I have to let you know your wrong orlav or whatever can definitely die just saying otherwise me nd the boys would've beat that map sentry turrets nd all💯💯💯

    • @tjlewis1477
      @tjlewis1477 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ch0pp loved the video. Really appreciate you shedding light on the positives of this game

  • @cungus9635
    @cungus9635 2 ปีที่แล้ว +894

    For clarification, the Forsaken wonder weapon does NOT regen your health, it is because you have the melee weapon perk maxed out.

    • @grayski3324
      @grayski3324 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Exactly

    • @cceproductions8435
      @cceproductions8435 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      We’ll either way I feel invincible with that axe .. u got to be a real bum to die with it

    • @shastealyomeal
      @shastealyomeal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      It Regens armor

    • @lillierevels2368
      @lillierevels2368 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@shastealyomeal no it Regens health too

    • @dougiexxtrillmoniumxx9727
      @dougiexxtrillmoniumxx9727 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @@lillierevels2368 the WW only regens your armor. Your Melee skill is the reason for regen health.

  • @dirkdiggler0380
    @dirkdiggler0380 2 ปีที่แล้ว +953

    “Cold War Zombie’s flaws come from missed opportunity, not from the systems themselves”
    Faxxxx

    • @Toddo_5
      @Toddo_5 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @SuperFly explain

    • @Toddo_5
      @Toddo_5 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @SuperFly yeah ig I agree being overpowered from the start was a bad move, and that's why I like using the rampage inducer. It lasts till round 55, and if you don't like that I sometimes set a challenge for myself like no jug, no armor, no jug no armor, or something haha

    • @nitecore-wx9lj
      @nitecore-wx9lj 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @SuperFly we don't talk about vanguard it doesn't exist

    • @Deathmare235
      @Deathmare235 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The system itself was the best we have ever seen in zombies

    • @Deathmare235
      @Deathmare235 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @SuperFly it was still pretty good and the salvage system was great as well

  • @yveshku5583
    @yveshku5583 2 ปีที่แล้ว +428

    The flaws with missed opportunities rather than the systems themselves.
    This exactly. Cold War zombies is so fun, but I'll certainly acknowledge it is a bit lacking sometimes. At launch, I certainly enjoyed it a lot. But game has grown to be among my favourite zombie experiences.

    • @Shirohige4yonko
      @Shirohige4yonko 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I just downloaded it again few weeks ago and damn I had forgotten how much fun the mode is. I wish they would bring back the mechanics of this game back for gulf war.

  • @gdonut5814
    @gdonut5814 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    P diddy reference aged like crazy😭

  • @jerrsauce2087
    @jerrsauce2087 2 ปีที่แล้ว +227

    Cold War Zombies has been amazing with all its ups n downs im thankful to have been apart of it

    • @st1k3r63
      @st1k3r63 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Agreed. It wasn’t perfect but it still holds some of my favorite zombies gameplay, some maps I loved, a great story, and I actually really liked outbreak. I hope the next black ops game follows up on this well

    • @woodenfishes
      @woodenfishes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@st1k3r63 the concept of outbreak is great but execution is very lazy

    • @electro5175
      @electro5175 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@st1k3r63 agreed!

    • @literallystingy2858
      @literallystingy2858 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@woodenfishes agreed but i still enjoyed it loads, they just needed to add more events and objectives.

  • @noahramirez8590
    @noahramirez8590 2 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    I feel like things they should have done is
    -add the crbrs, chrysalax, and abomination to outbreak
    -add season 6 weapons to the box and dlc weapon loot drops to onslaught and chest drops

    • @yveshku5583
      @yveshku5583 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      The season 6 dlc weapons we'll probably inevitably get in the box and as trial rewards. However, I'll certainly admit it is a bit sad dlc guns aren't available in Onslaught / reward chests

    • @jamesandrew98x
      @jamesandrew98x 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hopefully they will in the future

    • @TexasHollowEarth
      @TexasHollowEarth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Thank you for mentioning this. Are Tormentors from Mauer in Outbreak? I know they added Disciples. Also, it would be nice to get the helicopter added to maps with helipads.
      Outbreak should become the Zombies version of Warzone. Higher player count & more Orda-type enemies would make the mode, legendary. I love that Outbreak finally gave us vehicles in Zombies. Vanguard Zombies is total shit. I'm stayin on Cold War.

    • @ttvdabbing123
      @ttvdabbing123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Most of this was done yesterday

    • @ButtSauce666
      @ButtSauce666 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Everything but the crbrs and crystal axe came true

  • @chrism.5903
    @chrism.5903 2 ปีที่แล้ว +435

    Personally, this is my favorite CoD zombies game. I think Bo3 was more well rounded and engaging but the gameplay of Cold War kept me coming back. I agree that it could have been better. It misses a lot of the personality that is in the other games and the story struggled from a rough delivery. Still, this is the most I have ever played and enjoyed a zombies mode. Not perfect by any means, but Cold War is underappreciated imo.

    • @threehermans15
      @threehermans15 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      You are 1000% correct. This game kept me playing LOADS. Bo3 was amazing with content and story. But this game even though it didn’t have loads of content was easily some of the most enjoyable. It was SOOOO satisfying to rek hordes of zombies and kill zombies. I loved it.

    • @noahbundy8941
      @noahbundy8941 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I felt the same way bro!!!! Ending cold war's life cycle with 12-14 days in zombies

    • @austinmetheny27
      @austinmetheny27 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Especially after the dumpster fire that came out a few days ago

    • @jamesandrew98x
      @jamesandrew98x 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Agreed I've literally never spent more time on a zombies game that I did on Cold war

    • @noahbundy8941
      @noahbundy8941 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jamesandrew98x yep, its relaxing but challenging at times, if you don't use attachments its alot more fun sometimes.

  • @rigon8201
    @rigon8201 2 ปีที่แล้ว +217

    Cold War Zombies story feels a lot more like an information dump than it does an actual story. There’s no real emotional connection to any of the characters in my opinion.

    • @peytonsnyder2421
      @peytonsnyder2421 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      I feel like this is the way it is because its a soft reboot of the original story. I think the main point of the Dark Aether story in Cold War is to set it up for something greater in future titles, as hinted by Forsaken's ending. While it could have been told better, it did its intended job.

    • @Deathmare235
      @Deathmare235 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I loved the lore though I guess it was an information dump but not in a bad way though one thing you can’t really do is relate to the characters
      Edit: except for Peck since he’s actually really relatable

    • @Deathmare235
      @Deathmare235 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@peytonsnyder2421 we’re not even getting a continuation we’re getting a prequel

    • @DrakeDaraitis
      @DrakeDaraitis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Probably just to continue to push operators and bundles.

    • @shibbychingching4845
      @shibbychingching4845 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Exactly..cold war was trash..the story was awful and I didn't give a shit the whole time I played it. Beat each map once, and never played it again.

  • @Joseph_stevenson1864
    @Joseph_stevenson1864 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I loved Cold War zombies. After the aether story finished I thought zombies was never going to be the same. But after the release of the first Cold War map “die maschine” (which is now one of my top 5 maps) and playing for a while with freinds I began to warm up to this new zombies.

  • @cakes9962
    @cakes9962 2 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    I just miss the time when the maps had little hidden deatils like small paper notes with codes or the waal in verrückt or the old radios. It made the player feel like he was fighting in a post apocaliptic wotld. It was so entertaining when the community where building up the story from those clues.

    • @Calikid331
      @Calikid331 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      This. It's funny because I've been saying this since Origins. When Jason Blundell took over zombies it lost a lot of it's initial appeal.

    • @pigmuffin3581
      @pigmuffin3581 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@Calikid331 yeah i honestly despised the whole Primis saga with the exception of a few maps

    • @keithdyah
      @keithdyah 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I miss small deatils 2!

    • @ZetsuboNoShima
      @ZetsuboNoShima 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thing is cod zombies has never been a full blown zombie apocalypse situation except for the victis maps in bo2, the rest of the maps from waw, bo1 and bo3 are all small isolated events where the zombies only attack that area, and imo it’s creepier/more interesting. The worlds govts know these outbreaks are happening at these old facilities and can’t do anything about it

  • @nicolasandres7872
    @nicolasandres7872 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Name dropping P Diddy is wild

  • @LateNightHalo
    @LateNightHalo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I was pleasantly surprised to hear you bring up out-of-map progression.
    Honestly the loadouts, gobblegums, kits etc etc. robbed the maps of their identity.
    I used to remember wanting to pack a punch weapons purely due to the attachments and changes that the upgrades gave you.
    Maps having exclusive weapons, exclusive perks, exclusive mechanics on-map are what made each map feel unique and different from one another.

    • @peytonsnyder2421
      @peytonsnyder2421 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I partially agree, I like map-specific stuff but I feel like you should be able to put what you want on weapons and such, instead of being at the mercy of whatever random shit Pack A Punch in games like Bo2 gives you. Although they can still have weapon kits without loadouts or selectable abilities.

    • @Wendys___
      @Wendys___ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I mean I agree with what ur saying but I feel like Cold War did it much better than bo3 in terms of out of map progression. It isn’t luck based and it’s not pay to win. Also it’s just buffs to perks and stuff unlike previous games

    • @patrickftw8464
      @patrickftw8464 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think cold war nailed it. with loadouts and salvage upgrades, even when you're just killing hordes of zombies, you're getting upgrades via salvage for your gun in game, while also levelling the guns up to get xp for new attachments and what not. I love that, so even if I don't feel like doing Easter eggs or whatever, I'm still working towards something. also the apply blueprints feature is huge. I can find an M16 off the wall that might have crappy attachments, but all I have to do is click apply blueprint, and I can instantly put my saved custom mods on it.

  • @noahwallaker9596
    @noahwallaker9596 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    I love your in-game out-of-game thoughts.
    BO2 still stands as my favorite zombies instillation for this very reason (though, the movement mechanics are definitely out of date now). I know a lot of people complained about the bank, saying it made things too easy, and that's fair - but I freaking love perma perks. I played a game of die rise the other day and I still have longshot (400 points per zombie kill w/ sniper) and perma quick revive. The thought that I could set myself up with the current playing game, for the next played game moved me to play more. Even if there are only a handful of permas worthing getting and keeping.

    • @dariusdafigga
      @dariusdafigga 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah that’s something I think a lot of people forget is that BO2 actually is the first CoD zombies to have some form of progression outside of just the individual matches. I personally loved this and think Cold War nailed their progression system. It’s not pay to win at all like some of the other titles *cough cough* BO3/BO4 and you really have to be skilled enough to make it to the higher rounds to get the higher quality aetherium crystals for the higher tier skill upgrades. I’ve never heard anyone make this connection before but this progression system is actually very similar to CoD Ghost extinction mode. You had to grind games to get teeth to buy upgrades that persisted throughout matches. The best upgrades cost more teeth just like in this game. I think Cold War really perfected this model though imo

  • @Iamdissapoint
    @Iamdissapoint 2 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    Not adding the last 2 wonder weapons to outbreak was a complete failure.

    • @williamsmith-l.4201
      @williamsmith-l.4201 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      To be fair it wouldn't make sense chronologically

    • @noahramirez8590
      @noahramirez8590 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@williamsmith-l.4201 theyre still in the outbreak zones during mdt also outbreak is more of a sandbox so who really cares if it's chronological or not

    • @Haildarklordvader
      @Haildarklordvader 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@noahramirez8590 theres canonically only 1 crbrs and crystalax mabey idk

    • @noahramirez8590
      @noahramirez8590 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@Haildarklordvader then why are the rayk die and raygun there then? Also if there is canonically only one why can 4 people have the crbrs and chrysalax?

    • @Haildarklordvader
      @Haildarklordvader 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@noahramirez8590 idk

  • @a_boynamed_sir
    @a_boynamed_sir 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    man, that Diddy reference really hits different these days

  • @Hopsinator93
    @Hopsinator93 2 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    I know tons of people will not agree with me but I really like Cold War zombies (just being honest) I played more hours of Cold War zombies then any other zombies game in the past and thoroughly enjoyed it, especially getting to whip the next gen console.

    • @jjmcnamara5236
      @jjmcnamara5236 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      some elements of the gameplay are the best weve ever had I probably played it almost as much as bo3. however, my biggest issues were the lack of personality in the maps with no crew, the lack of things to do on maps like side quests, not being able to build a shield or have any quest for specialists and other bolstering items takes away from ingame progression, and the mechanics albeit great had certain elements that made it far too easy for zombies veterans. Zombies for me never really needed to change it had the perfect formula and I feel as though they veered way too much in a certain direction for this game. If they can take the best aspects of cold war and mix it with things from waw-bo3 with some new stuff then thats all Id ever want.

    • @rezalmao
      @rezalmao 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jjmcnamara5236 zombies was horrible for me before cw as I don't like using TH-cam to do things in game

    • @jjmcnamara5236
      @jjmcnamara5236 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rezalmao you still need youtube for most things in cw

    • @jjmcnamara5236
      @jjmcnamara5236 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rezalmao having said that, I don't mind things like power and pap being more accessible but the player feels way too beefy against the zombies with the armor system

    • @rezalmao
      @rezalmao 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jjmcnamara5236 you don't need youtube for barely anything in cold war tf u on about

  • @TheRealCptObvious1
    @TheRealCptObvious1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Counter point to the lack of difficulty issue: you don’t have to craft the items that saves your ass. You don’t have to have a chopper gunner in your pocket or craft infinite self revives. If you want a sense of difficulty, then don’t make the game any more safe than it already is.
    I’ve enjoyed role playing like it’s classic zombies; spawning in with the 1911, only three QR purchases, capping perks at 4, and no kill streaks.

    • @TheLEE16884
      @TheLEE16884 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They just need a clasic mode and a casual mode

  • @davidtyson477
    @davidtyson477 2 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    I honestly thought Cold War zombies was a W. All maps were good, Outbreak was fun it shouldn’t have been a main focus in between fire base z and mauer der toten but the updates and quests were good all round based maps were good.
    The only real issue for me was the huge gap between fire base Z and Mauer der toten dark aether could only do so much for that gap

    • @ayeitsdayday1471
      @ayeitsdayday1471 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Facts i agree not 1 map was bad or easy they all had good map design

    • @lordfarquaad4174
      @lordfarquaad4174 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That gap killed the season for me and my friends

    • @paulallen2680
      @paulallen2680 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lordfarquaad4174 yep

  • @andrewshearer9218
    @andrewshearer9218 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I like the out of game progression with skills and weapon boosting etc. It means the more you play the further you can progress. It heightens the feeling of improvement and makes the game more addictive. I struggled to get to round 15 on my fresh account but as I levelled things up and earned(important that it’s earned and not spent) the boosts I could find myself in the higher rounds.
    Great video!!

  • @LarryBaller
    @LarryBaller 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    This was a very unbiased retrospective, I loved all the points you made about missed opportunity as that is all I felt throughout this past year playing CW zombies. Awesome vid, 10/10

  • @shardell
    @shardell ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love the out of game progression in Cold War. Probably why I spent hundreds of hours on it. So much to work for, so much depth in the upgrades that added whole new features, and makes each run feel worthwhile. I don’t think the whole “having an advantage over newer players” argument works here, since it’s a co-op game. I found it’s great to help newer players or people who just don’t play much, or on public games. It gives better players more tools to carry their less skilled team and teach them how to play. It also means all these really niche and in depth features that upgrades add are slowly introduced so they aren’t overwhelming. It turned a gamemode into a full on game, and I think it’s the best part of Cold War Zombies. I think you should take a fresh objective look at it.

    • @Starhiveart
      @Starhiveart ปีที่แล้ว

      I still havent played cold war, but as someone who likes the progression of bo3 and hated progression in bo4, im curious how id feel about it. Maybe ill pick it up someday. I have like 3000 hours across all of bo3 so it would be interesting

    • @HaveButOneLife
      @HaveButOneLife ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm the complete opposite of the point this video is trying to make. I liked how much more they added in BO3 and 4, I feel like Cold War was a downgrade in comparison. It doesn't feel like the Zombies mode that I grew addicted to and really each map in Cold War have less features and things to do as a result. I dread this being the standard for the mode from now on.

  • @BLKJCKS
    @BLKJCKS 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Honestly I’ll never stop playing this zombies. Also hope people don’t give up on it when vanguard starts up. Great video 🙏

    • @Toddo_5
      @Toddo_5 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Tbh I'm not gonna be playing much vanguard zombies.
      Or possibly the next zombies game for that matter, because treyarch will only have 2 years to make the next zombies mode.
      I haven't lost hope for zombies, we just gotta wait a bit and MAYBE we'll have a zombies game similar to cold war, but has a lot more content

    • @lllilli7414
      @lllilli7414 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      This aged pretty well since vanguard zombies was the worst game I've ever played

    • @knockedtfout5333
      @knockedtfout5333 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Vanguard made me go back to Cold War and appreciate it more

    • @overdoseproductions9011
      @overdoseproductions9011 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@knockedtfout5333 I bought Cold War again over buying vanguard. It has some good aspects to it like voting but it’s stale

  • @RyneVera
    @RyneVera 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Outbreak was my favorite. It felt good to use the pelington and snipe zombies, "wild game", and clear areas. It was a fun edition overall

  • @TalleyBellum
    @TalleyBellum 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Zombies was my sole reason for paying Cold War and I had a blast with it.
    I know a ton of people didn't really care for onslaught but it was pretty good for a more casual weapon leveling experience.

  • @ianbrinkley5968
    @ianbrinkley5968 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I loved the out of game progression in Cold War. Makes your experience differnt as you upgrade and get new items, plus you can level up weapons for multiplayer in zombies too

  • @jordangreen7191
    @jordangreen7191 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Dude. I can't even begin to imagine the time and energy you put into this video. I watch all your content regardless but zombies is my shit. You helped me realize some flaws as well as appreciate other things this game had to offer. As well as tickling my nostalgia with flashbacks of old zombies. Thank you for this. Can't wait to see what Vanguard has to offer and what awesome content you'll bring because of it 🤙

  • @darke5440
    @darke5440 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Already missing cold war lmao. Vanguard seems like they completely forgot what made cold war good. They went with the outbreak route, and, while it had great potential, they did nothing with it. They put outbreak on a smaller, gray-er, uninteresting map, with 5 cold war perks and 5 cold war field upgrades, with no Easter eggs at all (to my knowledge). Them promising content for season 1 already tells me there won't be another map for a while, and the amount they have to add in two months tell me that it's going to be very lackluster. I'm honestly just going to block vanguard out of my mind for the next year, and hope that the next cod is even slightly enjoyable.

    • @Boop1
      @Boop1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I agree, at least with vanguards failure we have another year to play Cold War zombies 😂

    • @Deathmare235
      @Deathmare235 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Vanguard isn’t even zombies if you’re missing cw then you’re definitely not playing actual zombies

    • @ok-this-is-epic6613
      @ok-this-is-epic6613 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@Deathmare235 or maybe you are being a gatekeeper, and thoughts on zombies is subjective, so people can enjoy what they like

    • @Deathmare235
      @Deathmare235 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ok-this-is-epic6613 vanguard isn’t zombies though I’m not the only one

    • @darke5440
      @darke5440 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Deathmare235 I mean, I much prefer bo1-bo3 zombies over any other, don't get me wrong, but cold war / vanguard is a completely different type of zombies. They are completely different games compared to Waw-Bo4. It's like comparing apples to oranges. So, if I had to choose between this new era of zombies, then im going to choose cold war because it's so much better than vanguard.

  • @ryangargaro15
    @ryangargaro15 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Chop this will be the movie I watch tonight, jus know I love you bro and you’re goated for doing this much work for this!

    • @TexasHollowEarth
      @TexasHollowEarth 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      👍 Well-stated bro. Ch0p's kind words on the end are appreciated. He's got alot of class. Him & LEGO are my go-to's for CoD content. Dalek is solid, too.

  • @robparizo4773
    @robparizo4773 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    There's more content in this video than all of vanguard zombies. 100% agree on your points here.

    • @TexasHollowEarth
      @TexasHollowEarth 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Keep playin CW, merc. We'll push Activision to give us Zombie Chronicles 2 & hopefully, Tranzit zones for Outbreak. I own Vanguard & it's Zombies is disgraceful to the franchise. I can't see Vanguard's bundles being as varied & impressive as CW's, either.... the operators are pretty uninspired looking.

  • @user-yo8ab1ys9e
    @user-yo8ab1ys9e 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    I’ve been playing Zombies since World at War and I can honestly say that Cold War’s is my favourite. I have so much fun playing it.
    I don’t like Outbreak though. I wish we have more round based maps instead of that. I also wish we had dedicated servers because the connection issues are unacceptable. If Vanguard’s rubbish Zombies gets them then Cold War should too.

  • @matthewmcconaublaze7008
    @matthewmcconaublaze7008 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I'd like to make a point disagreeing with your point about the level of difficulty. You say in CW there's no in game progression for the player, which in fact there is. That's why this game is so great. For those that thought previous games were too hard, they can load in with a fully kitted loadout. If you wanna start with a base 1911, you can.

    • @LubeyZM
      @LubeyZM 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Imho, In game progression 100% for the player exists in CW, it's just different then how it was established before

    • @n3vr-pull-out456
      @n3vr-pull-out456 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Uhm… like how… other than a battle pass there is no progression or reward to cw zombies. Literally just get the wonder weapon and full perks and you’re done and bored

    • @paulallen2680
      @paulallen2680 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@n3vr-pull-out456 yep

    • @WeinerTouchy
      @WeinerTouchy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@n3vr-pull-out456 ? That’s literally every zombies map.
      Get your load out and perks and you’re done, you can either do the Easter egg or just survive. Only difference is… now you aren’t forced to do the Easter egg in order to survive…
      Oh noooooooo….. if you think being able to load the game with an smg or ar “removes” progression, that just means you aren’t able to have self control and force yourself to load with a pistol, or if you want real “hardcore” zombies, melee.
      Loading in with a kit literally just made getting camos easier. Really don’t see anything wrong with that.

    • @TheLEE16884
      @TheLEE16884 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@WeinerTouchy they just need 2 modes easy (with loadouts and salvage) and classic

  • @henryparks1671
    @henryparks1671 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This video was really informative and helped to reinforce a lot of the things that went heavily underappreciated in zombies this year. I am heavily in agreement that outbreak was one of the things that made zombies so awesome this year and I'm glad people are starting to recognize how great of a feature it is!

  • @danielburriss7827
    @danielburriss7827 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Bo4 story and maps was underrated. I’m probably one of the few who thinks this

    • @bilalozakar100
      @bilalozakar100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      believe me the majority loves bo4 but you wont hear them as much

    • @TheLEE16884
      @TheLEE16884 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Im playing bo4 currently lol

  • @Joshbob567
    @Joshbob567 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    very well done. I personally didn’t mind bo4 for the base mechanics but it definitely could have been a lot better. cw salvage is a great addition, and the bosses were somewhat underwhelming. Great video

  • @kiorno
    @kiorno 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    A whole year in one hour kinda cracked ngl

  • @carvencheddar8535
    @carvencheddar8535 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    As usual, you owned it Chop!

  • @lightningflash4
    @lightningflash4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Outbreak is one of the most underrated maps/mode of all zombies

    • @normanbestboi9117
      @normanbestboi9117 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Its fun as its own gamemode but what they did in vanguard is unacceptable

    • @rajandasgupta1082
      @rajandasgupta1082 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@normanbestboi9117 exactly! I liked in Cold War and it wasn’t the main game, like they had outbreak but also round based maps. it did tie in with Easter eggs to canonically to the story which was interesting, however it shouldn’t be the main focuses

  • @kawhyyydoutry1975
    @kawhyyydoutry1975 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Crazy how much you've grown since back when we first started hope it never stops bro

  • @matthewjones3553
    @matthewjones3553 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Honestly, how you said that this revitalized your love of zombies is how AEW revitalized my love of wrestling. All the round based maps were fun and outbreak is legitimately what I didn't know I needed in a COD zombies game ✌️

  • @masteryadiel
    @masteryadiel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    6:15 made me laugh so hard

  • @Onyxiate
    @Onyxiate 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As someone who cannot afford to buy DLC for games, it was such a blessing for Cold War to half all free maps. I missed out on all of BO3’s DLC maps, even The Giant, because they were blocked by a paywall. I don’t care if CW’s maps aren’t anything special, having the ability to choose what I want to play instead of being stuck with just Shadows of Evil or just IX for three and two years respectively.

  • @TheExceptionalGamer
    @TheExceptionalGamer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This covered everything about Cold War zombies and I loved it! Great video :)

  • @normanbestboi9117
    @normanbestboi9117 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I think the issues came from the reused content.
    Most of the content was directly taken from campaign.
    Then ontop of that, they broke the old progression of zombies.
    Out of game upgrades were a huge issue.
    At first it was solid but in the long run it keeps people from playing, since theres nothing to upgrade in the match except your loadout.
    The progression from pistol to lmg was broken.
    Zombies was built on the concept of player progression through weapons ,perks and pack a punch.
    You begin with a pistol, you seek a better weapon, then you seek perks and pack a punch. Even after your weapons are as strong as they can be, they still become useless after so long.
    Cold war removes all that progression. Players just buy jug then the other perks at wunderfizz.
    Players start with the gun they intend to use the whole game.
    And weapons always kill decently forever.
    They focused on making it easy, now if they make it hard, everyone will complain since they built an audience on an easy zombies experience.

  • @zacharynrhmmiller164
    @zacharynrhmmiller164 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I know I’m late but….. well said Chooper!
    Cold War made me fall in love with Zombies again also!! I’m an old man OG zombies guy and this game was a fresh breath of fresh air that helped me survive the pandemic. My only complaint is that they should of kept building on Outbreak and the fact that Vanguard zombies is complete shit

  • @atlas3818
    @atlas3818 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I just started playing cold war zombies last week and honestly I love it, I hadn't played since bo3 and I'm impressed.
    I loved the movement and its fluidity but I can't deny that it's pretty easy but I feel like that makes it more fun to me.
    And I already did all the easter eggs apart from fire base z with a friend and it was fun!!! Especially fun seeing Ghostface in the cutscenes 😂
    But tbf my favourite thing is that you can extract, like I can say yes I won I did this and got out you can't take me down its a nice feeling.
    Lastly I kinda would love bo3 character skins but they'd probably cost a months wages 😅
    Thanks for listening to my Ted talk

  • @Justin-fm2sh
    @Justin-fm2sh 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Cold War zombies felt like black ops 1 zombies with a modern take honestly

  • @synystersalazar92
    @synystersalazar92 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Bravo my good sir

  • @animaterrman1
    @animaterrman1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Most people only hate Cold War because TH-cam told them to. Always nice to see CW Zombies getting love.

  • @TerribleTom113
    @TerribleTom113 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Its funny how two people can view the same thing so differently, because the "out of game progression" in Cold War single handedly makes it make favorite Zombies hands down!

  • @robsg5838
    @robsg5838 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    THANK YOU for the EE explanation. I try to explain this to people all the time when I say I hate BO3 zombies and BO2 was the last good zombies. BO3 started going into the "quest" realm, and tbh guys, hearing this explanation makes it sound like a raid in an MMO. Old School zombies had little to no focus on the EE, and there was no quest. Everything after BO2 is just as complicated as a Destiny raid w/ 0 payoff.

  • @charliekember6749
    @charliekember6749 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've said it before and I'll say it again. CHAOS STORY ISNT BAD

  • @Kelis98
    @Kelis98 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I think cold wars biggest problem is lack of identity/theme/personality and what’s there is boring. This is true for the maps, story, characters, etc.
    Some stuff has potential, but doesn’t reach the fullest potential.

  • @krucialraider
    @krucialraider 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The best point you give is about the in-game progression. Zombies is the BEST when you have no loadout and must empower yourself in the match. I believe the best next step would be to drastically improve the vanguard perk tier system and combine it with the upgrade system in Cold War. Each perk could have three tiers that you buy in game, just like PaP, and would have the same upgrades that the crystal system gives. That way when you buy stamin-up, for example, you run faster but it won't be fully upgraded till you buy all tiers and THEN you can run unlimited and have no fall damage. I think this would give players a better in-game progression and increase the fun overall. Great video

  • @mrkilljoy7485
    @mrkilljoy7485 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    7:40 🤣 I love how accurate that is

  • @mcahtme2977
    @mcahtme2977 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Cold War Zombies and outbreak specifically will always have a top spot on my zombies list. Maybe it’s me, but I feel like CW Zombies maps are bigger than maps in past games that I like.

    • @Deathmare235
      @Deathmare235 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I felt like the maps were smaller especially compared to something like bo4

    • @mcahtme2977
      @mcahtme2977 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Deathmare235 either way, outbreak is good.

  • @aydensullivan9846
    @aydensullivan9846 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I absolutely loved Cold War zombies,
    I recently tried to play the aether storyline but found the older games to be a little too hard, cut to me on CW zombies going to round 50 by myself. It was easy enough for someone like me to be able to play and the story was really fun

  • @Terran994
    @Terran994 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cold War Zombies was great. How the perks and weapons were setup, that is the standard all future Zombies needs to follow

  • @ECWPlays
    @ECWPlays 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I LOVED CoD CW Zombies, and I think that this was the perfect formula for Zombies.

  • @domzombie9946
    @domzombie9946 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love these types of vids! Keep up the good work!

  • @dogcatcher7041
    @dogcatcher7041 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You need to feel powerful, but to where the game puts you into moments that make you feel more vulnerable but to where you can get back to a state of power.

  • @austengarcia628
    @austengarcia628 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    "While MrRoflWaffles tells you where the wonder weapon is" that killed me lmao

  • @darkshadowmike1
    @darkshadowmike1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just got cold war after not playing since bo2 an I gotta say it's been great so far its made me fall in love with zombies again after a long time away

  • @psycholaw4394
    @psycholaw4394 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For the guides, some of the big youtubers pat the runtime and often give useless informations
    Most rofflewaffles guide dont need to be 30 minutes long. He could simply make the guide to direct the player toward the step but instead spend 2 minutes on each pickable items while adding many paragraphes about how 'difficult it is' to find
    Zodiak code? Heres a graph with every symbole and the basic informations
    Meanwhile in a NohaJ tutorial: Run to location, shoot/knife gimmick, wait 5 seconds to hear activation sound, run toward next location as image fade, arrive to location, shoot/knife the other gimmick, wait more time, hear activation, leave to the next gimmi- you get the point

  • @xqmedia2096
    @xqmedia2096 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video was fantastic! Very well scripted and detailed. Newer players to COD Zombies had a very easy time adapting to Cold War Zombies I'm sure. I hope it brought more players to COD Zombies and it's community. I will recommend this video to others!!! I hope you get a lot of views and likes on this video! You deserve it bro!!! Nice work Ch0pper!

  • @SIGuess
    @SIGuess 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    HE KNEW BRO HE HAD TO KNOW THE DIDDY NAME DROP

  • @RodgerRamjet
    @RodgerRamjet 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i love Outbreak... i never played ANY "Zombies" game.. until they brought this out in CW.. just had too many other games i enjoyed..
    but, i love these.. played all their offerings, but, outbreak is my fave..
    just truly enjoy sniping a zombie from 200m+.. or taking down an Orda with an SMG.. just tooooo much fun to be legal in 49 continental states.

  • @Bugzinc
    @Bugzinc ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm a new player to Cold War Zombies. Been playing for a month. It's funny watching all the year old content on youtube. I play casually, an hour or two every couple days. I have barely been able to survive past round 12 solo let alone chase down an easter egg. I play the game because its fun and a great stress reliever for a busy day. This game actually brought me back to COD. I stopped trying years and years ago due to motion sickness. Then, randomly over thanksgiving I had a friend tell me about this Zombies game and showed me the Video settings to help with motion sickness. I have been playing this game ever since. Maybe one day I will be good enough to chase one of these "Easter eggs" but for now, I am just trying to get an exfil past level 11.
    It almost seems like there needs to be 2 game modes.
    Mode 1 for us casual folk who just wanna shoot stuff lol, and Mode 2 for all the pro's who find all the tricks in a couple hours.

  • @elitedestroyer0083
    @elitedestroyer0083 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    To me the biggest issue is multiplayer. Every time I join an endless mode 2 people leave by round 15. It also doesn't help that the game picks the dude with the most suffocated PS4 to host the game. Lagfest n' quitters is the tldr of my experience.

  • @MrJabez89
    @MrJabez89 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The only thing I don't like about Cold War is the mystery box is pointless with the ability to bring in upgraded weapons from the start. Other than that I love it.

  • @FindMeAZomb1e
    @FindMeAZomb1e 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I enjoyed how well you talked about Legion. I 100% agree that this is one of the best boss fights ever. It CERTAINLY does not beat Mephistopheles, but what they did with Legion, you HAD to be prepped, you had to be quick, and you had to be communicative when playing with a team. It’s so crazy that this giant tempest man is harder to kill than The Forsaken.

  • @gatorwhiskers9011
    @gatorwhiskers9011 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have never enjoyed zombies, but this year I played the goodness out of it. Whatever flaws it had, I honestly didn't notice or care. I THOROUGHLY enjoyed it

  • @Hoopsick
    @Hoopsick 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I guess I'm a legend, because I watched the whole video. And your a legend for putting this video together. I know this took so long to write up and edit. That's a lot of hard work and it was honestly the best video I watched all week on TH-cam. Nice work bro

  • @jayson3900
    @jayson3900 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your COD videos are what brought me to your channel and why I’ve enjoyed your videos. 10/10 would definitely recommend.

  • @knowtheplan472
    @knowtheplan472 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    MrRoflWaffles really did carry BO3 zombies. Half of us would have no idea what to do without him

  • @prestoncooper8982
    @prestoncooper8982 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    the dead of the night atlas head step is really cool, hard to figure out, but very easy when you get it.

  • @williamskogen9895
    @williamskogen9895 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have spent more time in Cold War zombies than all the other games zombie modes combined. Die Maschine was the first ever zombie Easter egg I completed and is one of my all time favorite gaming achievements. I liked the change up in game play for Outbreak, but in the end it just takes way to much time to play through all the stages and get to the boss fight.

  • @ben-rhyno_gaming1844
    @ben-rhyno_gaming1844 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love the summary video, and agree with most of it, especially the praise for outbreak. Not sure why you criticise BO4 Chaos and WW2 though, they were both excellent and people only didn't like them because they weren't the 500th retcon of Aether, which should have died with BO3. Apart from that, good vid and let's hope Der Anfang is significantly improved upon quickly to save the mode

  • @matteoclementi
    @matteoclementi ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bocw was and still underrated a lot. To me it was a really good game.

  • @pz4L
    @pz4L 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ima say it ….. they didn’t miss with one nap BUT the content release was outrageous

  • @JaK2882
    @JaK2882 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    On progression, it sounds like what you don't like about the zombies in CW is that it's not as Arcadey as past games. Personally I love Cold War zombies, Outbreak is so satisfying and I wish we would have gotten a second year of support instead of Vanguard. I can safely say I've sunk as much time into CW as I have W@W.

  • @H33333
    @H33333 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Idea: Outbreak should have exclusive wonder weapons in specific maps.

  • @damianelswick8828
    @damianelswick8828 ปีที่แล้ว

    Me and my buddy played SO MUCH Outbreak. It was my favorite form of Zombies since World At War. Absolutely loved it.

  • @szagii_9447
    @szagii_9447 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i really liked the bocw zombies, they made them more rpg-like or roguelike, I wish there was more progression

  • @miztahenciziv8309
    @miztahenciziv8309 ปีที่แล้ว

    Aye Chopper, I fwu homie!!💯💪🏾 the comment ‘ … while your teammate holds a zombie for ten mins while MrRoflwaffles guides you….” Is true to life. On God I’m there every Zombs map!!🤣🤣😍

  • @AiRsTrIkExXzZ
    @AiRsTrIkExXzZ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just realised imagine if that article 13 thing went through. Most people wouldn’t even be able to build a shield or do the EE

  • @DazeJokerz
    @DazeJokerz ปีที่แล้ว

    game brought me back to zombies after leaving part way through bo3

  • @KeVJaZ_
    @KeVJaZ_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    and that's why we need cold war year 2.

  • @FaLL0uTZ0mBie
    @FaLL0uTZ0mBie ปีที่แล้ว

    I ended up liking Cold War zombies way more than I should’ve. For once I was able to complete a lot of the quests because they weren’t over complicated or impossible to setup for. I thought it was really fun trying to collect all the intel and catch up with the story before a new season starts. Outbreak to me was the perfect mode and I really hope it gets brought back

  • @BasuraTeddy
    @BasuraTeddy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    BO1 had a safety net. Mustang & Sally with PHD Flopper XD

    • @Lifelivenaged
      @Lifelivenaged 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mustang Sally we need to c them on here with flopper, true God mode

  • @FaultyStar274
    @FaultyStar274 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Honestly this is one of the only zombies I enjoyed, and it's exactly because it's simple.

  • @KyleMeyer949
    @KyleMeyer949 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Totally agree about our of game progression. It’s fun and gives you something to strive for in the game. But now that I have unlocked most of it I really wish that they implemented a system where you could deselect your upgrades if you want to up the difficulty and make it hard again.

  • @clarkredgrave2005
    @clarkredgrave2005 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The retrospective video is awesome as hell, whoever made that thumbnail is must very talented and must be credited and i need a no text version to make it into my wallpaper

  • @jaredlaws7932
    @jaredlaws7932 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I know I'm late to comment but I've played zombies for a long long time, me and my friends all play and to this day we still go back and play treyarch zombies together. None of us have ever completed a main Easter egg, and i can count the number of times we've even cared to try on one hand. Idk if we are in the minority but a phenomenal map with an absolute shitty Easter egg is a still a phenomenal map.

  • @rporta
    @rporta 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    7:35 lmfao that's so relatable, but honeslty you just gotta watch the video right before it

  • @AirLight1646
    @AirLight1646 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My favorite zombies game and I’ve been playing since BO1.

  • @ankshes69
    @ankshes69 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    W video
    UNDERATED TH-camr for sure .

  • @Kameleon-sj5nf
    @Kameleon-sj5nf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They did use your idea of doing something locked behind a high round cap on the five remake, and it was horribly received if i remember right.

  • @Tobshpot-DanC
    @Tobshpot-DanC 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What I wish Activision did was add a hardcore mode - no HUD, slow regen, rage inducer always on and less points (90 to 55, 115 to 80)

  • @kalebgetoffit3529
    @kalebgetoffit3529 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dude I love this video I cannot agree more about the difficulty needing a Mr. Rofflewaffles tutorial. And basically everything else you said about bo4 😂 and honestly everything you said about outbreak as well as everything you said about Cold War was spot on too. The fact that you have been playing since the beginning is evident. Much love chopper you are a legend.