All Call of Duty: Black Ops III Campaign Missions Unlocked From the Start - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 13 October 2015 / 3,820 Views
Treyarch is trying something new with Call of Duty: Black Ops III. All of the campaign missions in the game will actually be unlocked from the start, which means it is possible to skip straight to the final mission.
"It gives them the flexibility to consume the content how they want," the director of the campaign and zombies modes for Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Jason Blundell, told Eurogamer. "The unlocking level system is an archaic mentality we've had since we did bedroom development back in the day - you do this, then go on to the next one."
"Consumers and game players in general are far more mature these days. There are so many things vying for our interests today. It's about, how do they want to consume it? Maybe they put it down on level two, and then they're in work the next day, and some guy says, 'dude, you've got to check out level four!' And he's like, 'okay, I'll have a quick look.' That's totally fine. I think it's their choice."
Blundell isn't worried about spoilers - he believes that players who skip to the end will want to learn how the story ended up there and will go back and play more of the campaign.
"If you see the end you'll say, I need to understand this more," Blundell said. "When Netflix release House of Cards and do all the episodes, does everyone just jump to the end and go and play the last episode? Sure you can. But it's about the journey, though, right?
"Sure, people will jump on and play the last level. Okay. Cool. That's up to them. The way the story is constructed, it's more than just the end moment. I'm sure there are many films and other media types where you could read the last page, or see the last minutes, but really you've got to experience all of the other stuff to truly enjoy it."
Call of Duty: Black Ops III releases worldwide on November 6th.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
