Modern Warfare 2’s campaign didn’t recreate THAT level, but Modern Warfare 3 might

modern warfare 2The campaign is full of interesting mechanics and experimental missions, all presented with cutting-edge visuals, unparalleled acoustics, and weapon animations that really make me butter.

Its narrative, on the other hand, ignores much of the events of the 2019 reboot and instead focuses on a new character, while reimagining an intriguing dynamic between Ghost and Soap.

While some of Modern Warfare 2’s campaign missions are reminiscent of the original game, as well as other classic moments from the series’ long history, those of us who played the original Modern Warfare 2 were hoping for the return of one. special moment.

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We’re talking, of course, about No Russian, the controversial quest from the original Modern Warfare 2. The mission casts you as an American soldier working undercover as a member of a Russian terrorist squad. The group, led by Makarov, infiltrated a Russian airport and fired on the spot.

Although you were never asked or rewarded for shooting civilians, you accompanied a gang of bastards as they slaughtered innocents in one of Call of Duty’s most awkward missions. The point of No Russian, of course, was for Makarov to incite war between the two countries by leaving the corpse of an American soldier at the scene, linking the attack to the US.

No Russian kicked off what has ended up becoming a staple in Call of Duty: a content warning that precedes the start of the campaign, even if most other Call of Duty campaigns never featured anything close to the brutality of No Russian. .

So is there a No Russian equivalent in the new Modern Warfare 2? The answer is no, but Infinity Ward hasn’t necessarily gotten over it. After the end of the game’s credits, there is a stinger where we see a terrorist assembling a gun on board a plane.

The person shown receives a text message from someone referred to as M. The text reads, “Not Russian,” before the character, whose face we do not see, gets up to presumably commit the act.

M is definitely Makarov in this case, as he is referred to by name in the game’s final scene as the next target for Task Force 141 to go after. Makarov is, of course, the villain of the original trilogy, but he’s been around. mostly absent from reboots.

If Makarov is indeed the focus of the next story arc, it’s likely we’ll see more of him in Modern Warfare 3, or possibly the reported campaign DLC coming in 2023, rather than a pricey Call of Duty title. complete.

Which begs the question: are we Really get a new version of No Russian? The terrorist on the plane sounds like Captain Price or Ghost, so it wouldn’t make much sense for them to work with Makarov, unless it’s all a setup and the roles have been reversed a bit.

Hard to say, but I doubt Infinity Ward would be interested in No Russian 2.0 where the heinous terrorist attack takes place aboard a commercial airliner instead of at an airport. However, the wink is a bit worrying.

We may be overthinking this, of course, and the post-credits scene may be little more than a cheeky callback, but that doesn’t line up with what we’ve seen in the studio in the past, either.

Warzone 2.0 could be a potential avenue for this to play out. The story of the Battle Royale mode, which arrives just a couple of weeks after launch, is a continuation of the events of the campaign. The new No Russian may simply be the inciting incident that kicks off the mode’s story.

Considering how the events of the original Warzone lead to the beginning of Modern Warfare 2 (in a way), this is a realistic possibility. And let’s not forget Special Ops, which Infinity Ward officially confirmed will pick up where the campaign left off, so that could be a way to drive it.

Whatever it turns out to be, though, it’s unlikely to be a repeat of the No Russian we know. Just look at Modern Warfare 2’s campaign, where many of its missions start in a way that suggests they’ll play out like a remake, only to take a turn and introduce something new.