Imagine being there when it actually happened. The enemy that’s supposed to be in its last days suddenly roaring back to life and going on the offensive. Must’ve been a crazy surprise for the Allies.
My great grandpa's brother-in-law fought in the Bulge (and the rest of the European theater as part of Patton's 3rd army). I've talked to his daughter about it, and she said he always avoided talking about it as it was so traumatic. He was interviewed in the 90s by the local New Salem, ND newspaper about it, and one major point to note is that he said by the end of it only around 30 of his original company-mates has survived.
@@dylanlietz8547 My dad told me my grandpa was in this battle too and how he never talked about even much of his time during the war. He told me a story that my grandpa got drunk at night with other guys and they drove a jeep over the German lines and even came in contact with Germans and they just looked at them. I don’t remember his exact company but I remember he was an MP a part of a signal corp that layed out wire for communications in pattons army too.
Lol, I remember when people were mocking this CoD because of how 'terrible' it was. You don't hear many people saying that after Vanguard. Compared to that game, WWII is a masterpiece in historical storytelling. SHG just hasn't been the same since Glen Schofield left.
I really hate the way people will just hate the new game and then change their minds way after the game has already died. Watch, it'll happen with Vanguard too
@@M50A1 nah man, I don't think anyone will remember Vanguard fondly. Cursed multiplayer, half-baked zombies and a mediocre campaign riddled with historical errors (almost 150 to be exact) ensure that Vanguard will be tossed on the pile with BO4 as the worst CoD games in recent years.
One thing I don’t feel that’s properly represented is the trees, they were one of the most deadly parts of the bulge because every time artillery would hit the forest and a tree branch broke it would shatter into small razor sharp twigs that would impale allied forces. And while it might not seem all to bad these twigs that are sharp as a knife and flying at 400 mph they kill as fast as a bullet. But this is something that a lot of games and movies will miss as it isn’t exactly the first thing that would come to mind.
@@flicker6741 you’re right it’s even more terrifying because when a soldier’s under fire the first thing you would look for is cover and tree’s would look ideal
Yep, that's basically how the old naval battles were fought in the c. 1500-1900 days: it wasn't the cannonballs that killed people, it was the shards of wood from your own ship flying all around the inside like so many daggers.
I'm From Pakistan, My Grandfather was in British Army in ww2, he told us stories of winter battles in ww2 and now i can imagine how tough it was at that time..
I guess the reason we can sit and play these games is due to sacrifices all those young men and women gave. Both my grandfathers fought in WW2. One was British infantry and the other was a British Commando. They never said much about it other than it was terrifying. They were both 20 when they joined up. God bless them all.
I never really understood why everyone thought Pierson was losing it after the call for air at the end. Yes it was inside the safe zone but he honestly didnt really have a whole lot of options
It was more of a plot device and one of the weaker moments in an otherwise enjoyable campaign. But in fairness to the actual historical accuracy, allowing a German advance would have put many more lives in danger of encirclement as that was the goal of the offensive and would have at least derailed the advance in the West. Subsequently this would have likely resulted in a much larger East Germany as the Soviets would have had a massive lead so ironically winning this battle would have harmed the German people much more in the long run
They always wanted to bring up Kasarene, but never tell us what the hell hapoened. At least give us a mission so we know whether to hate the guy or not. I loved the game but Pierson being a c*** the whole time for no reason was really annoying
@@IndyBigBodiedBucks Well the actual battle of Kassarene pass was a blood bath for the British and Americans both militaries were nearly wiped out because the allies had bad intelligence as to how many German forces were in the area in reality there were several elite SS Pazer divisions that were unaccounted for in the intellagance report it was basically a turkey shoot and the Americans and British were the turkeys
@@coltonkoepp655 yeah Im aware of the battle historically, but the game characters made Pierson seem like a bad guy bc of what happened there. I would’ve liked a mission as Pierson or someone else in that company to know whether I should hate Pierson or not.
One of the best CoD campaigns ever. The story was amazing. When Pearson started losing his mind, it really showed the realism of how WW2 affected people and changed them for the worst. I might even play the campaign again now that I saw this video, it’s one of my favorite CoD campaigns of all time.
For a start there were no mixed race combat units, also black soldiers did not typically serve in front line combat roles and were instead preferred for logistical tasks in the rear echelon. Also this guy is using a Lee Enfield when he's American, that's just what I can see from only watching this short clip having never played this game. It seems very unrealistic.
I must admit I don't like warzone and hate that it takes up so much room. in order to play modern warfare (2019) campaign you have to install warzone as well
I’ve just installed modern warfare (2019) again for the campaign. Warzone has to be installed and it was 133gb for warzone and the campaign only. I think rdr2 is about 120gb, assassins creed odyssey with the dlc is over 100gb also
I actually felt all the horror during this game and I cried when Turner died because I only listened to him throughout the game; Turner never annoyed me, just giving me orders
I remember my grandfather telling me how snow was no obstacle to them in the Ardennes, "We used to just glide over the terrain like it wasn't even there..."
American generals made wrong calculation and fresh American troops at front never saw battle up to that point. Only difference from 1940 blitzkrieg was allies could replace their losses.
My great grandfather was nearly mortally wounded in the Ardennes during the battle of the bulge.. he was pulling his buddies half blown up corpse to the tree line from an open meadow after a German shell blew him up and was shot 5 times by a German sniper through the back and buttocks.. he spent his 24th birthday Dec. 25 1944 bleeding out in a foxhole.. he was saved by medics carrying plasma .. He was US army infantry 4th ID and a sgt.. he received a Purple Heart and a bronze star for valor.. the man died in 2009 at the age of 88.. I miss him everyday ❤🕊️🪖🫡🇺🇸
I liked the BotB mission. The little bit at the beginning offered a bit of world building and downtime before the German charge we were anticipating would happen
I dont care what anyone says, I loved COD WWII. Its the first game that I've ever done so much on. first, it was the first COD I unlocked a second mastery camo on (diamond snipers), second, it was the first game I got past first prestige, third, it was the first COD I ever pre-ordered and been genuinely hyped for, last but not least, it was the first COD I every grinded and put a lot of time into. I wish it was still being supported and I with servers were still alive, but all good things must come to an end.
Played this on the PS4 recently just to check out the campaign and I was shocked by how good the graphics were in game. The shadows and lighting are very realistic in the winter/night levels. The story was a little lackluster in parts and some missions too long, but I enjoyed it overall. The online is still really fun too, a lot of variety. I know people complain a lot about DLC, but just the campaign, multiplayer and zombies together probably offered 100 hours of game play alone.
COD WWII is underrated as hell in my opinion. I loved just about everything this game had to offer at its core. It isn’t perfect by any means but I think it gets overlooked too much and deserves to be appreciated.
Just finished watching the series. Absolutely amazing! Since there is no HUD I wonder if they used the 101st in this? I’ve never played this COD so I wouldn’t know 🤷♂️
3:13 Love the realism here. Daniel is from the south of America so it makes sense that he would have a little bit of racism, demonstrated by The hesitation in his voice
A US medic at Bastogne was quoted saying about the Germans, "They got us surrounded. The poor bastards." The 101st and Easy company would have held out with or without Patton.
This is one of my favorite campaigns ever from Call of Duty No campaign in recent years brought you this deep into the game. You actually felt like you were there
The British were also in the Bulge but yeah i agree, the Americans having one is weird, especially for a sniper rifle (Lee Enfield is objectively not that great for sniping apparently)
Campaign was one of the best ever, multiplayer was good too just needed more maps and zombies imo was really bad I never got into it, overall it’s one of my favourite cod’s ever
WW2 was criminally underrated by the community not me though. one of my all time fav cods. i only wish my friends enjoyed it as much as i do and i would have had more enjoyment out of it for sure. The headquarters was amazing and its a shame its not come back to call of duty. the story was also amazing. My only gripe with this game to this day is the lack of NASI flags in the game if you are going to claim historical accuracy it needs to be in the game and if someone is offended oh well that was what happened its the truth
I'm going to State a unpopular opinion but I think this is an underrated game and one of the best cods, if compare to Vanguard, this is a unforgettable masterpiece.
1. 1:10 to 1:45: Anyone whose been to Bastogne and the Ardennes knows how compact the trees are in the forest are. They aren't large and spaced out like they are in this. They're slim and tall. Also, this forest seem to be modeled off an North American or Southern German mountain forest, not the Ardennes. The Ardennes near Foy and Bastogne are rolling hills; there are not (many) large rock formations every 30 feet. The forest is relatively flat in comparison to most regions in Europe. The developers should have just googled pictures of Bastogne or Bois Jacques Foxholes for inspiration. 3/10. 2. 2:31 to 3:00: The way the character walks across the ice and snow effortlessly is kind of funny watching. Anyone whose ever been in the military and done training in the snow will tell you that walking around like that and not waddling at all is nearly impossible. Especially when carrying boxes of ammo, E-tools, an eight pound rifle and standard infantry loadout. The animation is probably hard to recreate in a video game; rendering that texture to simulate the reality of walking in slush and mud while it's sub zero celsius is probably the last thing developers worry about. 6/10. 3. 4:07 to 4:44: When taking indirect fire, it's standard for a soldiers to immediately drop to the ground and make themselves small as possible, that way shrapnel and debris doesn't wound or kill them. Seeing all the soldiers run about to their foxholes is possible happenstance - but directly goes against training, and could likely happen to inexperienced, cocky, or stupid soldiers. It's kind of silly to hear them yell, "Get your heads down!" as they all sprint around to their foxholes, like which one do you want? To get down? Or to get into the fighting position? 4/10. 4. 0:38, 5:07, 20:35: I'll give these instances brownie points. This is realistic to me. The way to junior soldiers act around the Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) is accurate. A bit of resentment, but will still follow directives - even if with some protest. The way they constantly say, "Yes Sergeant." "No Sergeant." "Sergeant...?" when addressing them is real to me. This shows the soldiers, while not fond of their NCO, still respect his rank and display basic customs and courtesy. Additionally, Corporals are NCOs, and some junior soldiers don't give them enough respect because they're not matured or given the same paygrade as a Sergeant or Staff Sergeant. Often times, Corporals are treated like NCOs by their superiors and simeltaiously like privates and are given constant objection from other junior soldiers - sometimes outright disobedience, so big daddy NCO has to come in and fuck everyone up to get things done. 10/10. 5. 14:45, 17:03: The Browning M1919 Machine Gun has a much high rate of fire, probably around 400-500 rounds per minute. The game's varient is being fired at around 240 rounds a minute in cyclic fire (holding down the trigger until ammo is gone). To give comparison, it's peer, the MG42, fires over 1,000 rounds per minute - making it sounds scary as fuck, but prone to overheating and constant barely changes, even when fired in bursts, but I digress. 6/10. 6. 15:20: Those Shermans breaking cover to move into the middle of the valley seems odd to me, but not unreasonable. Afterall, tanks, especially Shermans, are designed to support infantry in direct fire combat. What seems more unrealistic to me is (at 15:39) the tanks turning their hull a full 90 degrees opposite of the enemy to move, completely exposing their second weakest side. After seeing the first tank get blown up, the other tank commanders *should* realize that the enemy is equipped with anti-armor weapons and should use more caution. Real tank commanders would wait until the threat of anti-tank is gone to push laterally with the forward line of troops. Besdes where they move to is not warranted, and the developers probably just wanted to the tanks to move around to immerse the player. 5/10. 7. 16:25: Again with the tanks. The fact the commander/turrent gunner (can't really tell), isn't ordering the drive to reposition the tank while there is still no enemy armor present baffles me. They know which direction the enemy is facing, why isn't the tank moving their frontal hull to face the direction of known enemy troops? C'mon developers - we all saw Fury (2016) get shit on by armchair and professional historians for armor fallacies and misjudgments. Granted, that's a movie, and this is a video - so realism is the last thing to try and accomplish beyond story and world immersion. It is possible the tanks didn't see the enemy armor until it was too late, but it's off that they would position themselves like that in the first place. 5/10 I get it - it's a video game. But I hope these bullets help illustrate a more realistic vision of what the battle might have looked like, to include some insights on small unit tactics and weaponry. Overall I'd give the mission a D+ ON REALISM. Gameplay looks fun. It's impressive visually but misses the actuality of the landscape, having been to Bastogne, Foy, Clervaux, and Gouvy, it pulled me out. The character interactions feel real; weapons, uniforms, and tanks look realistic, but fall short in how they execute actual combat roles. But like I said, it's a video game. If you're looking to Call of Duty to base your interpretation of war, especially World War 2, correct yourself. Read books, watch documentaries and interviews of veterans, and if you can afford it - travel to these places. Belgium is amazing and rich with history.
My ONE gripe with the campaign on this game was the enemy and yourself not using weapons that were accurate at the time. Like the Germans using PPSH's on the beaches of normandy, or like how you start off with a Lee Enfield sniper rifle in this mission, like, is it that hard to give me a springfield? and to give the germans on normandy an mp40? Killed my immersion.
My grandfather was there, he was in logistics. He would run up ammunition to the front line and go back to get more. He never said much about it except for that it was so cold that the bullets wouldn't fire so they had to pee on them to thaw them out lol.
How does an American soldier during the battle of the bulge somehow have a Lee Enfield (British rifle) instead of a 1903 Springfield? Really Sledgehammer?🤦🏻♂️
Actually met a vet from this battle yesterday, gonna have his 100th birthday this april. Real awesome guy that I just had to thank for sending those bastards to hell.
2:20 I wonder why he is using a Lee Enfield NO4 and not a Springfield 1903? The main issue is logistically it doesn't make sense because now they have to provide a whole new type of ammunition.
we should call in air support "LooK DaNiEls juST reMemBeReD He's a CoRpOraL" yeeeah we shouldn't go over there "YOURE A CORPORAL NOW GOD DAMMIT START ACTING LIKE ONE" the toxic leadership in this game is so realistic it gives me chills!!
I loved CoD WW2, so much content and all of it you could earn for free by playing the game. Zombies was a fun twist on the classic zombies, unlike Vanguard. Campaign was actually fun and the multiplayer was a great experience. Sledgehammer could’ve honestly released this game last year with tac sprint under the new engine and called it Vanguard and I’d be perfectly happy
I feel like this was the last "old school" Call of Duty campaign we ever had with the world around you bigger than you and you being but just one part of the greater brotherhood of men in the midst of war. Just finished the battle of the bulge btw got goosebumps from the Germans' last ditch, desperate attempt to break your position with their long blue coats.
FW190's were more prevalent during the bomber raids compared to BF-109s. BF's were mainly dogfighters against P-40's, P-51's. Also P-63's were mostly the defenders of bombers due to their insane maneuvers against said FWs. P-51's and P-400's were mainly used for bombing ground forces. Angels on the infantry shoulders.
Imagine being there when it actually happened. The enemy that’s supposed to be in its last days suddenly roaring back to life and going on the offensive. Must’ve been a crazy surprise for the Allies.
I agree
complacency kills in the army
My great grandpa's brother-in-law fought in the Bulge (and the rest of the European theater as part of Patton's 3rd army). I've talked to his daughter about it, and she said he always avoided talking about it as it was so traumatic. He was interviewed in the 90s by the local New Salem, ND newspaper about it, and one major point to note is that he said by the end of it only around 30 of his original company-mates has survived.
@@dylanlietz8547 My dad told me my grandpa was in this battle too and how he never talked about even much of his time during the war. He told me a story that my grandpa got drunk at night with other guys and they drove a jeep over the German lines and even came in contact with Germans and they just looked at them. I don’t remember his exact company but I remember he was an MP a part of a signal corp that layed out wire for communications in pattons army too.
My great father was there. I'm trying to do the calculation of how much of his balls I got.
Lol, I remember when people were mocking this CoD because of how 'terrible' it was. You don't hear many people saying that after Vanguard. Compared to that game, WWII is a masterpiece in historical storytelling. SHG just hasn't been the same since Glen Schofield left.
I really hate the way people will just hate the new game and then change their minds way after the game has already died. Watch, it'll happen with Vanguard too
@@M50A1 nah man, I don't think anyone will remember Vanguard fondly. Cursed multiplayer, half-baked zombies and a mediocre campaign riddled with historical errors (almost 150 to be exact) ensure that Vanguard will be tossed on the pile with BO4 as the worst CoD games in recent years.
@@J_C_CH the vanguard campaign wasn’t meant to be historically accurate at all, but it’s still bad either way
@@maxpunch4981 If it was never meant to be historically accurate at all, then it was doomed to fail from the start.
@@J_C_CH You'll see. Weirder things have happened
‘Realism’ *effortlessly glides across the ground at 20 miles an hour with an ammo box in hand*
Prancing across the woodlands like a gazelle with a full ammo can. Such realism much immersion.
I don’t like this game but if that’s what you’re complaining about you must not be fun to play video games with lol
Then proceeding to kill multiple enemies with pinpoint precision, while cycling his weapon at a super human speed.
I really like that everyone’s commenting on my aim, mouse and keyboard ✌🏻
The realism ended when an American soldier whipped out a British service rifle to snipe krauts
Again no HUD flying is something else, this and battlefield. Great quality
Thank you
Lol it wasn’t even first person flying. Nothing special there
@@dylangriffieth7742 no but the HUD is turned off so there is no crosshair or anything that would usually be there
@@mactavish9783 how can you turn off the HUD? Is it only on pc that you can do that?
what is hud?
One thing I don’t feel that’s properly represented is the trees, they were one of the most deadly parts of the bulge because every time artillery would hit the forest and a tree branch broke it would shatter into small razor sharp twigs that would impale allied forces. And while it might not seem all to bad these twigs that are sharp as a knife and flying at 400 mph they kill as fast as a bullet. But this is something that a lot of games and movies will miss as it isn’t exactly the first thing that would come to mind.
Thats kind of scary
@@flicker6741 you’re right it’s even more terrifying because when a soldier’s under fire the first thing you would look for is cover and tree’s would look ideal
You can see this at 4:17
You’ve got to consider the limitations this would have on achievements like veteran, death via twigs constantly lmao
Yep, that's basically how the old naval battles were fought in the c. 1500-1900 days: it wasn't the cannonballs that killed people, it was the shards of wood from your own ship flying all around the inside like so many daggers.
WW2 is such a underrated game, I love how they tried new things and I just love the dynamic and the story.
I'm From Pakistan, My Grandfather was in British Army in ww2, he told us stories of winter battles in ww2 and now i can imagine how tough it was at that time..
Sick
@@Ray-sb8qi sick?
@@fascistclips it’s another word for cool
@@BAAAAGHGH bruhhhh
@@fascistclips it’s okay everybody didn’t know this at some point (:
I guess the reason we can sit and play these games is due to sacrifices all those young men and women gave. Both my grandfathers fought in WW2. One was British infantry and the other was a British Commando. They never said much about it other than it was terrifying. They were both 20 when they joined up. God bless them all.
I never really understood why everyone thought Pierson was losing it after the call for air at the end. Yes it was inside the safe zone but he honestly didnt really have a whole lot of options
It was more of a plot device and one of the weaker moments in an otherwise enjoyable campaign. But in fairness to the actual historical accuracy, allowing a German advance would have put many more lives in danger of encirclement as that was the goal of the offensive and would have at least derailed the advance in the West. Subsequently this would have likely resulted in a much larger East Germany as the Soviets would have had a massive lead so ironically winning this battle would have harmed the German people much more in the long run
They always wanted to bring up Kasarene, but never tell us what the hell hapoened. At least give us a mission so we know whether to hate the guy or not.
I loved the game but Pierson being a c*** the whole time for no reason was really annoying
@@IndyBigBodiedBucksand a mission in Africa would’ve been great
@@IndyBigBodiedBucks Well the actual battle of Kassarene pass was a blood bath for the British and Americans both militaries were nearly wiped out because the allies had bad intelligence as to how many German forces were in the area in reality there were several elite SS Pazer divisions that were unaccounted for in the intellagance report it was basically a turkey shoot and the Americans and British were the turkeys
@@coltonkoepp655 yeah Im aware of the battle historically, but the game characters made Pierson seem like a bad guy bc of what happened there. I would’ve liked a mission as Pierson or someone else in that company to know whether I should hate Pierson or not.
once you started running with the ammo box like an astronaut in space realism went out the window
It’s the fov
If you’re complaining about realism in a COD game, you shouldn’t be playing COD 😂😂
One of the best CoD campaigns ever. The story was amazing. When Pearson started losing his mind, it really showed the realism of how WW2 affected people and changed them for the worst. I might even play the campaign again now that I saw this video, it’s one of my favorite CoD campaigns of all time.
CoD campaigns suck
@@88heisenberg88 Yeah that’s why CoD games (that sell like hotcakes) always include them 🙄
Nah, the campaign sucked so bad. So politically corrected.
@@migueldelacruz5054 you can say anything about it but how was it politically correct
For a start there were no mixed race combat units, also black soldiers did not typically serve in front line combat roles and were instead preferred for logistical tasks in the rear echelon. Also this guy is using a Lee Enfield when he's American, that's just what I can see from only watching this short clip having never played this game. It seems very unrealistic.
Last great COD with no stupid war zone clogging up my data
I must admit I don't like warzone and hate that it takes up so much room. in order to play modern warfare (2019) campaign you have to install warzone as well
@@JK90 that u wouldnt even play, same with gta 5 or rdr2. You need to download online too, and instead of 50gb you get 100..
I’ve just installed modern warfare (2019) again for the campaign. Warzone has to be installed and it was 133gb for warzone and the campaign only. I think rdr2 is about 120gb, assassins creed odyssey with the dlc is over 100gb also
I know this is just a game, but imagine being here, during this. The anxiety, the terror.
On Christmas day no less.
I actually felt all the horror during this game and I cried when Turner died because I only listened to him throughout the game; Turner never annoyed me, just giving me orders
I’ll give it to you, you know your way round the sniper! 👌🏼 but the no hud flying is tremendous!
Cheers pal, I love the no hud flying. Was class in battlefield too
No HUD is the only way to play!
@@JK90 This is a nit pick but it’s a *sniper rifle* not a “sniper.” A sniper is a person, the rifle is the weapon he’s using
I remember my grandfather telling me how snow was no obstacle to them in the Ardennes, "We used to just glide over the terrain like it wasn't even there..."
American generals made wrong calculation and fresh American troops at front never saw battle up to that point. Only difference from 1940 blitzkrieg was allies could replace their losses.
ur grandfather fought in the ww 2 ?
My great grandfather was nearly mortally wounded in the Ardennes during the battle of the bulge.. he was pulling his buddies half blown up corpse to the tree line from an open meadow after a German shell blew him up and was shot 5 times by a German sniper through the back and buttocks.. he spent his 24th birthday Dec. 25 1944 bleeding out in a foxhole.. he was saved by medics carrying plasma .. He was US army infantry 4th ID and a sgt.. he received a Purple Heart and a bronze star for valor.. the man died in 2009 at the age of 88.. I miss him everyday ❤🕊️🪖🫡🇺🇸
Imagine being in a foxhole in the dead of winter and your ammo boy just smokes 6 dudes 150yds out with a bolt action in less than 5 seconds. Lmao
I liked the BotB mission. The little bit at the beginning offered a bit of world building and downtime before the German charge we were anticipating would happen
Yea that’s one thing that CoD excels at… the first 5 mins of a mission 😂
"TAKING EVASIVE MANOUVERES TO AVOID FLACK" *increases altitude slightly*
You would be surprised how affective that is.
I dont care what anyone says, I loved COD WWII. Its the first game that I've ever done so much on. first, it was the first COD I unlocked a second mastery camo on (diamond snipers), second, it was the first game I got past first prestige, third, it was the first COD I ever pre-ordered and been genuinely hyped for, last but not least, it was the first COD I every grinded and put a lot of time into.
I wish it was still being supported and I with servers were still alive, but all good things must come to an end.
Awesome game
And World At War, I was just with my VFW member August Caccavone and he's friend Eugene Iconetti fought on Saipan and Iwo Jima
Played this on the PS4 recently just to check out the campaign and I was shocked by how good the graphics were in game. The shadows and lighting are very realistic in the winter/night levels. The story was a little lackluster in parts and some missions too long, but I enjoyed it overall. The online is still really fun too, a lot of variety.
I know people complain a lot about DLC, but just the campaign, multiplayer and zombies together probably offered 100 hours of game play alone.
Always thought this was one of the most impressive CODs from a graphical standpoint for sure.
Never understood why this game was hated. I really liked it because it gave the same feeling as BF1 did.
The gameplay and graphics are so nice. Cool game
I know they're American but my God the friendly fire when playing the P-47 was insane!
Great video man, no HUD and very well-rehearsed campaign run, very fun and immersive to watch
Thanks man, I appreciate that
@@JK90 it truly is
COD WWII is underrated as hell in my opinion. I loved just about everything this game had to offer at its core. It isn’t perfect by any means but I think it gets overlooked too much and deserves to be appreciated.
Can’t wait for a game where the enemies hide behind cover.
You can really see the inspiration they took from band of brothers
Just finished watching the series. Absolutely amazing! Since there is no HUD I wonder if they used the 101st in this? I’ve never played this COD so I wouldn’t know 🤷♂️
Yeah, the scene in the trench at the beginning where they're talking about boots is pure BoB.
....Bro that first engagement was so clean. Didn't miss a shot. Nice 😎
Campaign was brilliant. A bit sad they only showed the war from one perspective, but it was still thoroughly enjoyable.
Yeah
3:13
Love the realism here. Daniel is from the south of America so it makes sense that he would have a little bit of racism, demonstrated by The hesitation in his voice
Weird choice to go with an early P-47 variant for the escort mission... makes more sense for that plane to either be a later variant or a P-51D
A US medic at Bastogne was quoted saying about the Germans, "They got us surrounded. The poor bastards." The 101st and Easy company would have held out with or without Patton.
Your sniping was on point Bro! 💯💯💯
Thanks man
Snipping?
for someone wining about the cold he sure can move
"Taking evasive maneuvers to evade flak" - Proceeds to burn energy climbing straight up then fly straight well within flak range lol.
My great uncle was a major in Battle of the Bulge. His son also died December 23th, his son was a p52 mustang captain for the RAF
Bro was absolutely STRUGGLING in that dog fight 😂😂
War is not funny, bro
I love how he goes into a full sprint from the fetal position in a WW2 trench in the winter
This is one of my favorite campaigns ever from Call of Duty No campaign in recent years brought you this deep into the game. You actually felt like you were there
This, infinite warfare and black ops 3 are my favorite campaigns from largely hated cod games, not to dimish my love for advanced warfare
Holy hell this guy’s a damn track star. This was a fun campaign even though it played like a Michael Bay movie.
This is history. The Men who risked their life to save us. They will always be remembered
Nice Sniping. I'm going to have to dive back into the Campaign on Series X. I just bought the game for $4.95 lol.
It’s a shame multiplayers hard to get a game on, prop hunt will always be my favourite
9:00 that shit is just straight up transformer
AHHHH yes nothing like historical accuracy like an Enfield during the buldge.....
The British were also in the Bulge but yeah i agree, the Americans having one is weird, especially for a sniper rifle (Lee Enfield is objectively not that great for sniping apparently)
Also is it me or are the flying Wildcats?
And the .30 Cal that shoots and sounds like a .50 Cal
WW2 was a battle fought on so many fronts. This game, along with BF1 give depictions of how intense these battles were.
Campaign was one of the best ever, multiplayer was good too just needed more maps and zombies imo was really bad I never got into it, overall it’s one of my favourite cod’s ever
Call of Duty 2 on Pc was my all time favourite first person shooter! All skill, no perks, no red dots. Just pure bolt action fun!
Such an underrated game and campaign. My favorite COD by far
Yeah we all hear that Line for every cod when it gets old bla bla
Not my favorite but the campaign was vert good in its story telling!
Lmao 😂
Cod Fucking sucks
Oh yeaaaah man, black women be cool n shiet
I always liked WW2 because it brought back the nostalgia of playing the older Cods as a kid
Last mortar barely hit the ground: "ITS OVER, LETS KEEP ON GOING"
For the rest brilliant made imo.
Definitely one of the best campaigns in cod history
Shoots like a real Frederick Zoller
Brings me back to the good days of COD, nice video
The "good ol days" of CoD were CoD 2 to Black Ops
This gives me band of brothers ptsd
I love the planes in this game it give me the chills
WW2 was criminally underrated by the community not me though. one of my all time fav cods. i only wish my friends enjoyed it as much as i do and i would have had more enjoyment out of it for sure. The headquarters was amazing and its a shame its not come back to call of duty. the story was also amazing. My only gripe with this game to this day is the lack of NASI flags in the game if you are going to claim historical accuracy it needs to be in the game and if someone is offended oh well that was what happened its the truth
Scary to think these were real life events
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Far worse than any game could portray, I think Band of Brothers will be the only one that comes close probably.
Yeah, once u drop the veil, it’s actually terrifying
It’s the more mundane moments like freezing on Christmas Day in the trenches that hit home
@@liamregan4975 look up russian movie come and see. Even that is not the whole reality of war. But it comes closer to it than any other movie.
Trying not to freeze to death in a hole while bullets replace snowflakes as the most common thing in the sky at that moment.
WWII is the best cod game ever I think personally, but that’s just bc I generally just enjoy WW2 themed things…
7:07 i love how the air support is the entire United states air force
Only a few p47 help they with the cas, the heavy bombers were going to another mission in game
Nothing more scared than a group going for one final offensive
Probably one of the best WW2 campains since the original Medal of Honor and Brothers in Arms games.
Medal of Honor Frontline was SO good
Bro is walking fast as hell💀
This and Infinite Warfare were seriously underrated
Iw will forever be shit to me I'm sorry
@@ChrisJones-qv6ty Not the campaign
History’s greatest sniper:
Personally prefer WaW 100%,
But WWII had some pretty damn good moments too
Agreed.
I love the realism of sprinting at 20mph while carrying 30lbs in front of you 😂
and the beltless chauchat lmg?
Shock is one hell of a drug
And they are prob all on coke or other drugs
Cola
@@Scallywag2008 no cococain with was in the first cola
The fire rate on that 30 cal is comical...
"Realism". Yeah, quite a realistic portrayal of a damn cyborg running back and forth between the trenches.
Almost flys into a friendly bomber god damn
i wish call of duty added more dogfights, especially the one in vanguard, so fun
I'm going to State a unpopular opinion but I think this is an underrated game and one of the best cods, if compare to Vanguard, this is a unforgettable masterpiece.
This cod is slept on I played the whole campaign that says a lot
I like this game because pearl Harbour is reality game of this war 🎮🎮🎮🎮
1. 1:10 to 1:45: Anyone whose been to Bastogne and the Ardennes knows how compact the trees are in the forest are. They aren't large and spaced out like they are in this. They're slim and tall. Also, this forest seem to be modeled off an North American or Southern German mountain forest, not the Ardennes. The Ardennes near Foy and Bastogne are rolling hills; there are not (many) large rock formations every 30 feet. The forest is relatively flat in comparison to most regions in Europe. The developers should have just googled pictures of Bastogne or Bois Jacques Foxholes for inspiration. 3/10.
2. 2:31 to 3:00: The way the character walks across the ice and snow effortlessly is kind of funny watching. Anyone whose ever been in the military and done training in the snow will tell you that walking around like that and not waddling at all is nearly impossible. Especially when carrying boxes of ammo, E-tools, an eight pound rifle and standard infantry loadout. The animation is probably hard to recreate in a video game; rendering that texture to simulate the reality of walking in slush and mud while it's sub zero celsius is probably the last thing developers worry about. 6/10.
3. 4:07 to 4:44: When taking indirect fire, it's standard for a soldiers to immediately drop to the ground and make themselves small as possible, that way shrapnel and debris doesn't wound or kill them. Seeing all the soldiers run about to their foxholes is possible happenstance - but directly goes against training, and could likely happen to inexperienced, cocky, or stupid soldiers. It's kind of silly to hear them yell, "Get your heads down!" as they all sprint around to their foxholes, like which one do you want? To get down? Or to get into the fighting position? 4/10.
4. 0:38, 5:07, 20:35: I'll give these instances brownie points. This is realistic to me. The way to junior soldiers act around the Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) is accurate. A bit of resentment, but will still follow directives - even if with some protest. The way they constantly say, "Yes Sergeant." "No Sergeant." "Sergeant...?" when addressing them is real to me. This shows the soldiers, while not fond of their NCO, still respect his rank and display basic customs and courtesy. Additionally, Corporals are NCOs, and some junior soldiers don't give them enough respect because they're not matured or given the same paygrade as a Sergeant or Staff Sergeant. Often times, Corporals are treated like NCOs by their superiors and simeltaiously like privates and are given constant objection from other junior soldiers - sometimes outright disobedience, so big daddy NCO has to come in and fuck everyone up to get things done. 10/10.
5. 14:45, 17:03: The Browning M1919 Machine Gun has a much high rate of fire, probably around 400-500 rounds per minute. The game's varient is being fired at around 240 rounds a minute in cyclic fire (holding down the trigger until ammo is gone). To give comparison, it's peer, the MG42, fires over 1,000 rounds per minute - making it sounds scary as fuck, but prone to overheating and constant barely changes, even when fired in bursts, but I digress. 6/10.
6. 15:20: Those Shermans breaking cover to move into the middle of the valley seems odd to me, but not unreasonable. Afterall, tanks, especially Shermans, are designed to support infantry in direct fire combat. What seems more unrealistic to me is (at 15:39) the tanks turning their hull a full 90 degrees opposite of the enemy to move, completely exposing their second weakest side. After seeing the first tank get blown up, the other tank commanders *should* realize that the enemy is equipped with anti-armor weapons and should use more caution. Real tank commanders would wait until the threat of anti-tank is gone to push laterally with the forward line of troops. Besdes where they move to is not warranted, and the developers probably just wanted to the tanks to move around to immerse the player. 5/10.
7. 16:25: Again with the tanks. The fact the commander/turrent gunner (can't really tell), isn't ordering the drive to reposition the tank while there is still no enemy armor present baffles me. They know which direction the enemy is facing, why isn't the tank moving their frontal hull to face the direction of known enemy troops? C'mon developers - we all saw Fury (2016) get shit on by armchair and professional historians for armor fallacies and misjudgments. Granted, that's a movie, and this is a video - so realism is the last thing to try and accomplish beyond story and world immersion. It is possible the tanks didn't see the enemy armor until it was too late, but it's off that they would position themselves like that in the first place. 5/10
I get it - it's a video game. But I hope these bullets help illustrate a more realistic vision of what the battle might have looked like, to include some insights on small unit tactics and weaponry. Overall I'd give the mission a D+ ON REALISM. Gameplay looks fun. It's impressive visually but misses the actuality of the landscape, having been to Bastogne, Foy, Clervaux, and Gouvy, it pulled me out. The character interactions feel real; weapons, uniforms, and tanks look realistic, but fall short in how they execute actual combat roles. But like I said, it's a video game. If you're looking to Call of Duty to base your interpretation of war, especially World War 2, correct yourself. Read books, watch documentaries and interviews of veterans, and if you can afford it - travel to these places. Belgium is amazing and rich with history.
It would still look realistic if you only know a few basic stuff of ww2. Tbh, it always impossible to get a very accurate ww2 game so it’s alright.
My ONE gripe with the campaign on this game was the enemy and yourself not using weapons that were accurate at the time. Like the Germans using PPSH's on the beaches of normandy, or like how you start off with a Lee Enfield sniper rifle in this mission, like, is it that hard to give me a springfield? and to give the germans on normandy an mp40? Killed my immersion.
The whole thing about the battle of the bulge is that the allies could not use airsupport.
The entire German offensive depented on it
The skies broke up on the 25th
"i cant feel my hand"
thats because im sitting on it"
🤣
One of my favourite campaigns for awhile
My grandfather was there, he was in logistics. He would run up ammunition to the front line and go back to get more. He never said much about it except for that it was so cold that the bullets wouldn't fire so they had to pee on them to thaw them out lol.
How does an American soldier during the battle of the bulge somehow have a Lee Enfield (British rifle) instead of a 1903 Springfield? Really Sledgehammer?🤦🏻♂️
Preference or just picked it up from a dead body
Ikr. Stupid sledgehammer can’t get anything right. No wonder why this game is mediocre and vanguard is the most hated cod.
And the 30cal’s rate of fire…
@@Benjamin-578 Think that's bad? Try the MG-42... Rate of fire is 1200 rounds and it doesn't feel like that in this
@@Benjamin-578 hahaha I was about to say the 30 cal wasn't a single shot machine gun🤣
Actually met a vet from this battle yesterday, gonna have his 100th birthday this april. Real awesome guy that I just had to thank for sending those bastards to hell.
How can this can do a better job of representing ww2 than god damn vanguard?
Because codww2 had somewhat realistic features while vanguard threw in junk like guns with reflex sights
Just finished watching Band of Brothers episode 7: The Breaking Point. And this video is recommended. That works. What a game. Damn.
The campaign in this game was a masterpiece
Damn that part when the cam flew through the B17 waist gunner ports was pretty sick
Shot down more of his own bombers than the enemy did.
survivng all the way from D-day to the end is crazy.
2:20 I wonder why he is using a Lee Enfield NO4 and not a Springfield 1903? The main issue is logistically it doesn't make sense because now they have to provide a whole new type of ammunition.
brotherhood of the dauntless - ardheny episode
we should call in air support "LooK DaNiEls juST reMemBeReD He's a CoRpOraL"
yeeeah we shouldn't go over there "YOURE A CORPORAL NOW GOD DAMMIT START ACTING LIKE ONE"
the toxic leadership in this game is so realistic it gives me chills!!
Miền trung trời mưa mà có nồi cari với bánh mì ngồi ăn chung với gia đình thì quá tuyệt vời.❤️
I loved CoD WW2, so much content and all of it you could earn for free by playing the game. Zombies was a fun twist on the classic zombies, unlike Vanguard. Campaign was actually fun and the multiplayer was a great experience. Sledgehammer could’ve honestly released this game last year with tac sprint under the new engine and called it Vanguard and I’d be perfectly happy
When the map came up I was like wow😮
Crazy dog fight- half of yours bullets hits bombers 😉
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such a masterpiece of a campaign i had to complete it twice. I have to play vanguard’s campaign too
don't. this wasn't the best in my opinion, but Vanguard is a waste of time. It is a steaming shit pile compared to this.
Lol masterpiece. All the Brothers in Arms campaigns for example are way better than this game and they are over 10 years older.
Vanguard is horrible
I feel like this was the last "old school" Call of Duty campaign we ever had with the world around you bigger than you and you being but just one part of the greater brotherhood of men in the midst of war. Just finished the battle of the bulge btw got goosebumps from the Germans' last ditch, desperate attempt to break your position with their long blue coats.
FW190's were more prevalent during the bomber raids compared to BF-109s. BF's were mainly dogfighters against P-40's, P-51's. Also P-63's were mostly the defenders of bombers due to their insane maneuvers against said FWs. P-51's and P-400's were mainly used for bombing ground forces. Angels on the infantry shoulders.
Can't believe then went from this to Vanguard