The Flaws With: Call of Duty franchise

Before people look at the title and start getting mad, let me set things straight.  I do find Call of Duty to be fun and entertaining when playing with friends.  It's a great multiplayer game to play with friends along with other shooters like Halo and GoldenEye.  That doesn't mean I think the game is flawless though.  There are some gripes I have with this franchise, and I'm going to tell them to you.

First off, the biggest problem is the lack of innovation.  I know we need mindless shooters to counter the smart wonders in gaming, but that doesn't excuse a lack of creativity.  You're always some buff meat head who has to stop some form of terrorists ranging from Russians to to anything that isn't from North America or the U.K.  Why can't we change up the formula.  While some complain about Battlefield give Dice credit for experimenting with their games, 2142 had titan mode, 4 had destructible parts of the battlefield, and Hard line will be about cops and robbers.  Call of Duty doesn't change many things.  Why don't they try doing something similar to Far Cry 3, you could be this scrawny weakling, but as the game progresses you become an expert of war.  If you have some good ideas for a good new Call of Duty story, comment below.

Another problem is how very little of your actions affect your character or the story.  I know there are moments where you decide who lives, but that doesn't change a lot of the story.  There should be a moment where one bullet could impact the entire game.  If you shoot a certain person, your character debates on whether or not how their handling the issue is the wrong way.  This is a small idea, but it could leave a big impact to your character.

Finally, this is a bit more personal, but why are we allowing little kids to play these games.  There's a reason we have the ESRB system.  If you want your kid to play games like this, wait till there older, and can understand what's happening.  If you let them play at a young age, it will make kids a bit more violent, and they might gain a bad mouth.  If you want your kid to play games like this, wait till there older.

That's all of my gripes with Call of Duty as a whole.  Again, I do enjoy playing this with friends, but multiplayer can't be the only thing you stand on, you have to have a good single player part as well.  I know we need games like this to counter the smart masterpieces but that doesn't excuse this franchise.  Thanks for reading, and remember to keep ranting n' raving.