Playing the Forgotten, Lowest Rated CoD Campaign

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Published 2023-08-27
As the penultimate classic CoD, we take on Call of Duty: World at War Final Fronts - blind & on Veteran of course. This often forgotten PS2 counterpart of the beloved World at War is considered one of the worst campaigns in the franchise by any who even remember to include it in a ranking.

*Correction: the lowest rated CoD so far. Congrats MWIII.

Edited full game commentary playthrough.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:20 - Final Fronts history

1:41 - Basic Training
4:59 - Tokyo Express
8:10 - Betio Assault
12:09 - Betio Airfield
16:55 - Codename: Forager
21:03 - Mount Tapochau

25:14 - Ettelbruck
30:19 - The Race to Bastogne
33:10 - The Relief of Bastogne
38:00 - Battle of Bure
41:05 - The Rhine
44:03 - Braunau am Inn

48:11 - Typhoon of Steel
53:54 - Shuri Castle
1:00:31 - End

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All Comments (21)
  • @Sedan57Chevy
    I was the broke PS2 kid who wanted world at war more than any other game...even more than modern warfare. Compared to the other PS2 cods, I felt like this was actually pretty decent, taking inspiration from real world at war and adding its own spin on things. I would definitely play a remaster/port of this game, as it has some pretty good missions. Seeing it brought up to the same graphical standards as the actual world at war would've made it pretty awesome.
  • @The1of1000
    The real value to this game is that it was rated “T” as opposed to the regular WaW’s “M” rating. An absolute godsend for us kids who weren’t allowed to play M-rated games growing up, but wanted to play CoD.
  • @aztec0996
    I miss when call of duty games were like this and provided some historical context and the feeling of being part of a larger moment in time
  • @laughsxgiggles
    Now we know where Roebuck, Polansky and Miller were between Makin and Peliliu. Would be cool if someone remade these missions with a WaW mod.
  • @nicholasbates7826
    I had no idea there was a next gen version of this game when I was a kid. It wasn't until like 2010 when I played the PS3 version. I was blown away at the differences
  • @AnonEMus-cp2mn
    On the subject of VAs, the British squad leader in COD: Finest Hour was voiced by a member of AC/DC, and said the line "Get ready to break, ready to dash!" as a subtle reference.
  • @ayyyyph2797
    Fun thing about the flamer: If you hit the head hitbox with it, they'll die like getting a head shot from a normal gun
  • @aaronhancock3127
    I was one of the few kids in high school that thoroughly enjoyed Final Fronts and replayed it multiple times. I was raised on Medal of Honor, so this was the first CoD game I ever purchased. I knew from my conversations with friends that the 360 version of WaW was something totally different, but I still enjoyed this game nonetheless.
  • @adamir-magnumCZ
    The 6th Airbourne in Bastogne mission is something of a hidden gem The atmosphere and music, the snow, the pacing and situational context, variety of encounters and rapid transitions between loud shootouts and tense quiet moments, what a standout As for the rest of the game... yeah, what a bore
  • @kipper8320
    i played this game all the time as a kid but no one seemed to have heard of it. awesome to see you cover it i'm about to get all nostalgic :)
  • @HLGAM3R
    "Don't worry sweetie. Just try your best and they'll see how well you're doing." Me, trying my best: 42:54
  • @hamsolo8227
    i haven't heard the voice of the sergeant since that era of games, idk if it was just the mic quality getting better that has made any other work of his unrecognizable to me, but every time i hear his voice in these "older" games it peaks something in my brain
  • @MikiSuzuki2000
    COD World at War was something I saw a friend's dad playing when I lived in the States. I was just a kid and it scared the hell out of me. When I returned to Japan, I found out it was the only game in the COD series that was banned in Japan
  • @chandlerwhite6529
    I remember getting the hand-me-down PS2 from my cousin, renting this game from Blockbuster for the weekend, and being so pissed that this wasn't the World at War my cousin let me play at this house. This video definitely unlocked some sort of core memory.
  • I remember getting this after I got the actual World at War for the PS3 just because I was curious to see how the PS2 one played. I ended up realizing the single redeeming quality were the soundtrack songs that didn't appear in the regular World at War
  • @wareaglewelly
    That's wild, I always thought I remembered playing the actual World at War on the PS2 but it was this game the whole time...Didn't realize until I saw you shoot the helmets off the dummys. Brought back all the memories at once.
  • @perkypears
    i remember playing this game as a kid and being really confused about how zombies mode wasnt in it. i beat the entire campaign on veteran mode thinking maybe thats how. and it just never appeared. i didnt learn until a few months later that this is a different version of the game without it and i was extremely upset as i did not have a ps3/360 for years
  • @Bellbeing
    THIS EXISTS????? oh this is gonna be great
  • @StrukeTheDuke1294
    This game....... Definitely different than world at war lol. It's crazy how much Cod big red one sound effects are used. Only played through it once. Really appreciate you bringing this to light not a lot of people know this exists