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Black Ops 2 is the best Call of Duty has ever been.
Everything about it, from the campaign, to Zombies, to ranked League Play in multiplayer, to its introduction of the esports-focused CoDcaster, is some of the best in the series. And Black Ops 7, as a direct sequel to BO2, has officially piqued my curiosity now.
A large reveal of BO7's multiplayer offerings today, including a gameplay trailer, hype up a game that has BO2 nostalgia sprinkled heavily all around it. The characters, the weapons, the near-future aesthetic, the returning maps, everything is reminiscent of the 2012-2013 era of BO2 and itching a part of my brain that longs for the CoD days of yesteryear. The gameplay looks like a mix between Black Ops 6 and BO2, and it genuinely looks pretty solid.
Hell, they're even bringing back a remixed version of BO2's multiplayer menu song, "Adrenaline," as one of the rotating themes of the game. When Treyarch posted this song today, I literally said "hell yeah" out loud. Hell yeah.
I've been scorned by CoD for several years now, mainly thanks to features like skill-based matchmaking, declining skill along with increasing age, and the fact that none of my friends play it anymore. But when it comes to a new BO2-flavored CoD in 2025, it's difficult for me not to get excited.
BO2 holds a special place in my heart for other reasons, too. That game is where I started my journey as a journalist, taking my journalism degree and running into the esports field and eventually ending up here at Destructoid many years later.
If not for BO2, I would not have made many friends, personal and business connections, or ended up in my career at all. I've created a ton of memories and made a living for myself and a lot of it can be traced back to BO2. And I'm all in on that positive feeling of remembering and attempting to live again in "better days."
I'm acutely aware that nostalgia is a hell of a drug, but I can't help but huff it for the time being. Will this game piss me off like all the recent CoD titles? Probably. We'll know more next week at CoD Next and when the BO7 beta goes live on Oct. 2, and maybe my rose-tinted glasses will shatter.
But for now, I'm excited about CoD again for the first time in a while. And that's enough for me to latch on to and remain positive for the time being. Talk to me again in about 10 days, though, and we'll see if my tune has changed entirely.
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