Taking place a decade after the end of Black Ops 2, it would've made sense for Black Ops 7 to explore ramifications from the game it's following up on: a world fractured by the death of a martyred terrorist and social media revolutionary. Instead, the main objective of the player's four-person squad is to prevent a criminal organization known as The Guild from deploying its fear toxin MacGuffin (the same bioweapon at the center of Black Ops 6's story) around the world. The launch map, Ashes of the Damned, feels like a modernized version of Black Ops 2's Tranzit map, bringing back the concept of driving between main hubs of zombie-slaying action but giving the player complete autonomy over where they head next.
Author: Tyler Graham
Published at: 2025-11-19 22:49:54
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