[오늘의 스팀] this… Full price? Modern Warfare 3 evaluation worsens 2023.11.14 13:42 Game Mecca Reporter Kim Hyeong-jong
▲ TOP 20 highest concurrent users per day as of 11 a.m. on November 14 (data source: Steam)
‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 2023’ has faced such severe user criticism that it has been evaluated as the worst game in the series ever.
Modern Warfare 3 remains in 6th place with the highest daily concurrent users of 154,669 at 11:00 on the 14th, domestic time, and the Call of Duty franchise is still the number 1 best-selling title worldwide on Steam. However, Steam user evaluations continue to decline, receiving ‘generally negative reviews (27% positive out of 3,426 reviews).’
▲ Modern Warfare 3 Steam evaluation (Photo source: Steam)
Modern Warfare 3’s campaign pre-play began on the 3rd exclusively for Bolt Edition buyers. Afterwards, it was officially released on the 10th and multiplayer was also opened. Many users who have played the game are criticizing the short campaign length and the high price compared to the changes in multiplayer elements.
Since the first installment of the Call of Duty series was released in 2003, a new title has been released every year. ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 2022’, which was criticized for the completeness of the campaign last year, was also released as a complete title, including the addition of multiplayer ‘Call of Duty: Warzone’.
▲ Modern Warfare 3 screenshot (Photo source: Game Steam page)
On the other hand, Modern Warfare 3 has a short campaign of about 3 to 4 hours, and no new multiplayer has been released. Some point out that this is a full-price DLC worth 84,500 won. Users poured out criticism, such as “DLC is being sold for 84,500 won,” “I don’t want to play Warzone, but it feels like the developer is forcing me,” and “Bugs occur frequently and it crashes frequently on multiplayer servers.” there is.
Of course, there are few positive reviews, but they do exist. The zombie mode added this time is quite fun, and some say the multiplayer is still valuable. However, many of the positive reviews contain content that is sarcastic or critical of the developer, so you can guess the anger of fans.
▲ TOP 10 best-selling packages worldwide on Steam as of 11 a.m. on November 14th (data source: Steam) (This ranking was accessed via US IP to display games not exposed in Korea)
Meanwhile, ‘Age of Empires 4: Anniversary Edition’, which started a 50% sale, ranked 6th among Steam’s worldwide selling titles. Also, ‘Risk of Rain: Returns’, which was in 5th place on the 13th, was one level higher, in 4th place.
