Okay so first off — Black Ops 6 is intense. I’ve played pretty much every COD since middle school, and this one definitely feels different but in a good way. The campaign hit me right away — the vibe is dark, gritty, and kinda unpredictable. You’re dropped into this whole spy-thriller Cold War setting, but it’s not the usual predictable military story. There’s sneaking around, hacking stuff, sudden betrayals… it actually kept me wanting to know what happens next. That never used to happen in COD campaigns for me.
The graphics on PS5? Super clean. Everything just looks sharper — like even little stuff like dust floating in the air or the shine on a gun barrel when the sun hits it. DualSense feedback adds that nice “thump” when you shoot or reload. You really feel it when you’re sprinting through a collapsing hallway or blasting someone point blank in Zombies.
Multiplayer is crazy fast. I jumped into TDM and was getting destroyed for like the first 20 minutes because everyone’s cracked already. But once I switched to a good loadout (shoutout to the new SMGs), I actually started climbing the scoreboard. Maps are tighter and more vertical — you gotta check above and below constantly. It keeps you moving, no more camping corners and waiting around.
Oh and yeah — Zombies mode is wild this year. It’s like full-on open-world with objectives and squad missions, kinda like DMZ but with undead. It gets chaotic fast but it’s such a blast with friends. We were screaming into our mics trying to extract while like 200 zombies swarmed in. It’s not just survive-and-shoot anymore, there’s actual stuff to do.
One thing though — it’s still got that usual COD vibe where sometimes skill gets thrown out the window and you just get blown up five times in a row by some dude jumping around with a shotgun. But honestly, I kind of love that chaos. It feels like old school Black Ops but more polished, more modern, and way more packed with stuff to grind and unlock.
Bottom line — if you’re into high-speed FPS games and want something that’s not just “aim and shoot,” this is it. BO6 really brought the energy back. The mix of tactical and over-the-top is perfect, especially for PS5 where everything just feels smoother and faster.
Definitely worth picking up if you play online with friends or just want a solid shooter to sink hours into. I already lost track of time last night and it was like 3AM before I noticed. No regrets though.