Picking up several decades after the events of Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Black Ops III takes place in a world that has continued far down the road of technological advancement. Armed forces and science have formed an unholy union, resulting in genetically augmented troops, or supersoldiers. Put simply, it is the arms race on a whole new level.
While we only had a brief time to play, there were several noticeable improvements over its predecessors.
In addition, players can now travel underwater (for as long as their oxygen holds out, anyway). While it certainly provides a whole new and strategic way to move about the map, I advise players to be cautious of that very fact, as my team was indeed outflanked on more than one occasion.
Overall, I feel that the game’s pace may have slowed down, although that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Players of Advanced Warfare may agree when I say that most players just boost jumped at the onset of every match, eager to get into the fight. With the improvements and new features, players now have the option to more strategically move by their enemies, rather than offer up easy targets to their opponents.
*Note that the last-gen editions will only include Black Ops III’s multiplayer and zombie modes, with the campaign being available only on current-gen consoles and PC.