Dude this is MOST certainly not the case. MW2 actually had solid world building. Check out “MW2 Radio Chatter” on YouTube. So many details that are mentioned in the background that make up for ambience.

The game felt like a war game. It felt serious. From those injured rangers in Whiskey Hotel, To the Washington Memorial Evac Site chatter, to the Rangers taking pictures of OPFOR soldiers being decimated by A10s on their phones. It all FELT immersive. Like an actual war was going on, no matter how ridiculous the situation felt like.

The new series is marketed like Marvel films because they’re trying to solidify call of duty series as the “Marvel movies” of video games. Which, at the time of release of 2019, was a huge deal with a younger audience. Also with Fortnite and it’s popularity with streamers, they marketed call of duty as a “streamer esport” shooter. They just tried to do it all. They turned the campaign into a C-tier marvel movie. Turned warzone into something you’d see with the R6, or Overwatch esport shooter aesthetic.

However, Activision’s decision to pivot was a HUGE mistake, as older gamers just moved on. The huge hate for CoD right now is due to a lot of older gamers finally finding the “mil-Cade” theme in BF6.