Midnight Rant Missing Out On Black Ops

Then there is the population of gamers that won’t pick up Black Ops for more respectable reasons. They typically pass because Black Ops doesn’t meet their definition of what an excellent game should be. Single player first, multiplayer second. I might be part of this group occasionally, but not for Black Ops. After playing the Modern Warfare single player at a friend’s house, I passed on picking up the full game for a few months after release. The experience felt like a movie starring The Rock; incoherent storyline and characters that are over the top and difficult to relate to. The multiplayer though, is something completely different, and worth its own evaluation separate from the single player. I was inevitably persuaded to pick the game up.

Whatever the reason, not having Black Ops is a sort of unique badge right now. It’s sort of like a Canadian turning on the television and seeing American news. “None of this makes any sense, and in fact, it sounds ridiculous!” Game Rant has put up over ten Black Ops stories in the past few days, they’re hard to miss whether you’ve picked the game up or not. The gaming media is making sure no one is too far removed. This is where Activision says, “Mission Accomplished.”

The issue that becomes apparent is whether Black Ops, or any any game for that matter, deserves so much attention. It’s tough for a growing site like Game Rant to avoid so much coverage considering how it helps our number, but should we be comfortable providing this much coverage to a single game? Obviously, I suppose I don’t think so considering I’m contributing to the issue with this post, but I do think it’s worth thinking about.

Are you missing out on Call of Duty: Black Ops, Ranters? Or perhaps you had enough despite not purchasing the game? Let us know your thoughts on Black Ops and the media machine built around it!