Leaked Call of Duty Details Reveal How a Controversial Installment Almost Transformed the Franchise’s Single-Player Approach

There’s something about Call of Duty series that always makes it intriguing. It’s the unknown facts that occur out of nowhere only to make the fans wonder about some of the bizarre and unimaginable steps not taken. They could have made a drastic impact on the entire action saga and its future going forward. It’s that time again, to discuss yet another major detail that was recently revealed thanks to an online leak.

Call of Duty fans will be shocked to know this but it’s hundred percent true. Going by the latest reports, it’s been revealed that a very controversial release under the Black Ops series, seven years ago, was going to feature an open-world campaign!

Call of Duty Black Ops 3 almost had the first open-world Campaign in the franchise’s history

Few years ago, Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier had mentioned that 2015’s Black Ops title from Treyarch Studios was going to consist of a broad, open-world single-player format. However, it was eventually scrapped mid-way and never saw the light of the day.

Now, several newly leaked images online have reportedly revealed what Black Ops 3’s open-world map could have looked like. A Reddit user, named u/Purpletoaster, recently posted a series of multiple pictures on Imgur website. Upon seeing them, Call of Duty fans will notice that 2015’s Black Ops entry was actually much more than what it was made to have upon the launch, according to Insider Gaming.

That is, the game could have ended up having a sprawling, open-world single-player experience. Thus, it could have become the first title in the action series to feature such a Campaign. In general, Call of Duty games always come out with linear storylines and restricted map areas.

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Talking more about the scrapped open-world Campaign and the leaked images, then they show the following content that could have been added to the game:

• Large maps with points of interest
• Various mini modes including Sabotage, Defence, Assassination, and Retrieval
• Active day/night weather cycles
• Economy and other construction mechanics

Given the fact that Black Ops 3 was also a slightly controversial game in the series, such changes could have made things better or worse. Maybe that’s why the team of Treyarch decided to not experiment. Eventually, the officially released title had a comparatively shorter single-player experience. Fans also didn’t like it much to say the least.

However, the thought of witnessing an open-world offering from Call of Duty is quite fascinating to say the least. What are your thoughts on the aforementioned leak? Let us know in the comments down below.

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