15 Ways That Activision Can Make The Next Call of Duty More “Ambitious” And “Creative”

14. Do away with linear gameplay

This is where Black Ops II comes in. The game had provided optional missions in between the campaigns main missions to let players enjoy a little bit. Players had the option of doing the mission completely at their leisure, or not bothering with them at all.

This was criticised by many for not being a really appealing feature but it did serve to somewhat diminish the linear gameplay that CoD games have often . It may not be the best of features but I see great potential in offering players a choice in what they want to do. Needless to say, we don not want a Skyrim-esque world, but something more exciting, by means of putting secret weapons caches or bonus perks. Again, something that Black Ops II had had, even if rather poorly implemented.