Why Modern Warfare's campaign left us cold Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Why Modern Warfare's campaign left us cold Pay the Price. Podcast by Matthew Reynolds Managing Editor Additional contributions by Emma Kent Thomas Morgan Wesley Yin-Poole Updated on 1 Nov 2019 6 comments Following a huge departure for Call of Duty with Black Ops 4 last year - swapping out a traditional single-player story for a more in vogue battle royale mode (which we talked about on the podcast at the time) - this year's game, Modern Warfare, is back-to-basics; a soft reboot which not only sees familiar faces returning, but also attempts to court controversy with its campaign. Unfortunately, despite being a fantastic looking, sounding and playing shooter, the story - as well as some of multiplayer - left us cold, with guides editor Matthew Reynolds, deputy editor Wesley Yin-Poole (who wrote our Modern Warfare review), reporter Emma Kent and Digital Foundry's Tom Morgan explaining why. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Also - an apology for the poor audio quality this week. You may have noticed recent episodes have sounded much better, but a technical hiccup meant we had to rely on a simpler set up again for this episode. Hopefully we'll have improved audio again for next time! If you enjoyed this episode, consider giving us a review on your podcast service of choice, and you can listen more if you subscribe to one of the following services, where there's a new episode every other Thursday: iTunes Spotify SoundCloud RSS feed See you again in a fortnight! Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More Podcasts Weekly What's week one been like in Overwatch 2? Mei, Mei. 9 Podcast Exactly how realistic are horses in games? What they get right, and what they get wrong. Weekly All the goss from EGX London Street Fighter 6! Wo Long! More. Podcast Nearly a decade of video with Eurogamer's Ian Higton And his world famous jorts. 11 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store