I had been really excited to check out Call of Duty Vanguard. I had been waiting months for it to drop. Finally, today the beta opened up for PC players. PS5 players had access to the alpha a few weeks ago, so now it is time to share my thoughts on the experience.
My very first impression is that the game is not quite meeting my expectations. I was honestly pretty disappointed with several aspects of it.
The gameplay felt a bit disorganized and scattered. The guns were challenging to use and did not feel very enjoyable to me. I did not try every weapon available, but I tested quite a few, and they all felt difficult to control with noticeable recoil.
I am not the best COD player but have had some good moments in Cold War, Modern Warfare 2, and World at War. Rather than feeling like progress, this game seemed like a step back in terms of controls, gameplay, and maps. Everything felt more polished in Cold War. After a few minutes, I found myself getting frustrated with how the game felt overall.
With the projected release date in November, I am not sure how much the gameplay can improve from what I have experienced so far. As it stands, I am seriously considering looking into getting my money back on this purchase.
Can anyone share whether there is generally a significant improvement from beta to the live version? Or is the beta usually pretty close to the final product? Because if it is the latter, I will definitely be looking into a refund through Blizzard.
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