The third season ofCall of Duty: Vanguardis off to an atypical start. Titled “Classified Arms,” it’s an unexpected crossover betweenCall of DutyandtheGodzilla vs. Kongfilm franchise. The update heavily favorsCall of Duty: Warzone, as a majority of the new content can only be experienced in the series battle royale spinoff title. However,Call of Duty: Vanguard’s multiplayer did receive a new small-scale map titled Mayhem. It’s got a very similar feel to the notorious launch map Das Haus, but one clever Redditor pointed out that it’s also hugely important to theGodzillafranchise.
In a post submitted to r/CODVanguard, u/Heavyduty35 extols the intricacies of Sledgehammer’s new multiplayer offering, elucidating that it’s intended as an homage to the very firstGodzillafilm. Not only is Mayhem set in the midst of a scaled-down city built on a soundstage, but it also takes place in November 1954 in Tokyo, Japan, the month in which the movie debuted in its native territory. That’s technically nine years after the conclusion of the conflict in whichCall of Duty: Vanguardis set, but it’s not as if the series has ever rigidly adhered to any kind of authenticity.
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That said, this is definitely a great way to work theGodzilla vs. Kongproperty intoCall of Duty: Vanguardwithout completely shattering player immersion. Mayhem comes across as an excellent re-imagining of the pioneering days of Japanese filmmaking, and, in the heat of a firefight, it could easily trick players into believing that they themselves are hundred-foot-tall kaiju. Of course, players who want to further that fantasycould pick up the King Kong and Mechagodzilla operator skins, goofy as they are.
TheCall of Dutyseries has actually referenced more than a few popular movies in the past. In 2020’sCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, players could purchase multiplayer operators based on80s action icons John Rambo and John McClane. Additionally, prior games included Eater eggs to recognizable films such asItandEnemy At The Gates. Plus, rumors of aCall of Dutymovie have been swirling since 2015, though such a cinematic endeavor doesn’t seem likely to materialize any time soon.
Players who aren’t particularly interested in the newGodzilla vs. Kongcrossover may have to wait a few weeks for the next map, Sphere, to go live. Additionally, there was essentially no new zombies content available during the debut of Season 3, but Treyarch, the development team in charge ofCall of Duty: Vanguard’s zombies component, has stated thatround-based zombies content will finally be making its wayto the 2021Call of Dutyouting in the near future.
Call of Duty: Vanguardis available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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