New video! Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 is a Big Dumb Mess (ad-free!) (Patreon)

Hey everyone! 

Just to let you know the new video is now available! Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 is back, baby, and I'm here to talk about it. Despite a couple of missions that serve as series highlights thanks to their emphasis on flexible gameplay over its trite narrative, Modern Warfare 2's otherwise lacklustre campaign fails to sell a narrative that's as nonsensical as it is downright hypocritical. In this analysis/review of the Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (2022) campaign I discuss how, in the game's skewed view of what it means to be "critical of war," as with 2019's predecessor, the ends always (apparently) justify the means.

So I had a few different video projects in the works but, after getting early access to the MW2 campaign, I shifted course a bit because I find talking about these things really interesting as cultural touchstones, even if the games themselves aren't. I hope you do too!

But yeah, prepare for a bit of a video barrage over the next few days. I have another meaty patron exclusive one coming up (that might get posted as a work in progress/audio version while I finish putting the video together) on the recent Jack Antonoff discourse, how the ignorance within it relates to my own experience as a producer, and how all of that relates back to my experience as a games writer. It's a bit of a wild one but I think that even if (like me) you couldn't really give a shit about Jack Antonoff's music, you'll at least enjoy the resulting video. I liked making that one a lot, but it still has a few finishing touches to be put on it and I am frankly exhausted after this CoD vid alone.

Then in a couple of days (Nov 3rd to be exact), I'll be posting a video review of God of War Ragnarok! Weirdly excited to talk about this one, considering how I've made no secret of how much I bounced off the first game. Stay tuned for that!

Then there are videos on Mad Max, Yakuza, Uncharted, possibly that Cyberpunk show, and of course Game of the Year over the next couple of months. This is going to be fun.

Anyway, I of course couldn't do this without your unbelievably generous continued support. I am eternally grateful for it. Thank you all so much and enjoy the video!

Thanks,

Hamish

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