Activision and Sledgehammer Gamesrecentlyshowed off a new story trailer for their upcomingCall of Duty: Vanguard’s campaign. The two-minute video highlights the full cast of operators that players will get to know in the campaign, which takes place both during and after World War II. TheCall of Duty: Vanguardtrailer reveals that after Hitler’s Germany fell, an underground group of Germans attempted to give birth to “The Fourth Reich” and it’s up to our gang of heroes to stop them.
Activision is going all out in this new iteration for theCall of Dutyseries. During theVanguardcampaign, players will span through several fronts of war and jump through various characters demanded by the situation. Most people know theCall of Dutyseries for its intense multiplayerand, even more nowadays, for itsWarzonebattle royale, however, its cinematic campaigns are also a huge selling point for fans each year.
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In the new story trailer, players get to meet the characters who will bring the story to life. The trailer shows offCall of Duty: Vanguard’s main character, Arthur Kingsley, who leads the team, alongside Lucas, the resident demolitionist, Wade, the ace pilot, Helena, the terrifying Russian sniper, and lastly, Kingsley’s right-hand man, Richard. We also get to meet the intimidating antagonist Freisinger, whose aims are to bring his own new world order to live in the final days of Hitler’s reign.
The story trailer is an absolute rollercoaster. It begins with a philosophical lament about the nature of war and how terrible it is. Seconds later it shows that by scenes of hardcore urban warfare on the ground, combat in realistic and violent detail with a knife to a neck, and some uncomfortable scenes to “extract information.” It has some tonal whiplash but that didn’t ruin the effect ofhow beautifulCall of Duty: Vanguardlooks.
Call of Duty: Vanguard’s story takes the action from the deserts of North Africa right into the streets of Berlin, from the frozen forests of Russia to the skies of jungle mountain ranges. They showed that players will have some sections driven by stealth and others showcasing the explosive combat. The trailer also confirms that theCall of Duty: Vanguarddigital pre-orderswill automatically grantCall of Duty: WarzoneandBlack Ops Cold Warplayers instant access to the Night Raid Mastercraft weapons and Kingsley as an operator.
Call of Duty: Vanguardwill release on November 5 for PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.
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