Call of Duty Single player campaign.

[fenrif]

Modern warfare also had a great story imho, only the one of MW2 felt really strange and rushed, I think that one would've needed more time for the characters to develop.
Ironically it was used as the basis for the Arma 2 Campaign Soldiers of Valor and I really liked that one, as it was a bit like a Modern Warfare story done right.

The first couple are some of the best games ever made. I still remember those mutliplayer maps, but the singleplayers were great aswell. They really don't make them like they used too. People delving into past COD campaigns should beware though. Around MW2 they really started doubling down on the infinitely respawning enemies schtick. I can't remember the specific game, but there was one around that time where every firefight was the same. You'd run into an area, enemies would start spawning. And they wouldn't stop untill you hit an invisible line in the sand. Every firefight. It meant that instead of playing tactically, sticking to cover and picking people off. You'd be best off hyper-agressively pushing foward.

Gladly they got away from that a few years ago and it's no where near as big a problem. Always made me scratch my head that they'd go out of their way to aim for this whole tacticool grounded realism in themes and setting, but then have the gameplay basically work out like a Doom clone with mandatory cover.

[Irritablesquid]

I usually just borrow them from a friend, I wouldn't pay for a short campaign.
COD games tend to have decent campaigns but I still wouldn't buy them.

[SnarkyJay]

Since my original post, I have been able to spend maybe 5 or 6 hours playing the Infinite Warfare single player campaign, and I think it's really good! It's a mix of shooting, stealth, and space combat, so it doesn't drag on at all. I also like how you can pick the order you do the side missions. It allows you to choose a FPS level or a space combat level. Happy with my purchase.

[Wolf]

The first couple are some of the best games ever made. I still remember those mutliplayer maps, but the singleplayers were great aswell. They really don't make them like they used too. People delving into past COD campaigns should beware though. Around MW2 they really started doubling down on the infinitely respawning enemies schtick. I can't remember the specific game, but there was one around that time where every firefight was the same. You'd run into an area, enemies would start spawning. And they wouldn't stop untill you hit an invisible line in the sand. Every firefight. It meant that instead of playing tactically, sticking to cover and picking people off. You'd be best off hyper-agressively pushing foward.

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I think the game in question might actually be CoD 2, where you had the infinite respawns, but they weren't quite bad as in later games imho.
Afaik it was from Veteran difficulty up, but it also could have happened in the lower difficulties already.

And the absence of that is what makes me like the first one so much......and the fact that on the highest difficulty it could be iron tough!
Especially if the first shot takes 90 of your health and there is no autoheal..........

I still have the box and looking at it makes me feel quite old...........you know back when CoD had a CD check and shipped with printed manuals......
They aren't that important or impressive.........but back then even COD couldn't ship without those printed little goodies.
It gave you the basic informations on weapons and gave you something to do while installing.

[apragon]

I used to buy them for the campaign too as I don't like having to pay a subscription on top of paying for internet. I don't remember when I stopped, I think it was after Halo: Reach. Now I only get them if I see them for like $5 and even more recently, I gave the xbox one game pass thing a try($1 for a single month and I think 10 after but I cancelled after the first month) and got to play the campaigns of some shooter games like halo 4 and I think Gears of Wars.

I suggest giving those a check instead of buying individual games. Personally, if I find a game that I feel like I will replay the campaign for then I buy it.