Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is almost nine years old. It?s hard to believe, but time flies when you?re having fun. We were doing so at Activision?s Call of Duty XP 2016 event, and managed to snag some hands-on time with the upcoming remaster of this iconic entry. Take a gander at our impressions below.
Visual Refresh
Modern Warfare was an impressive display of graphical prowess when it released in 2007, and the remaster is looking great as well. While not the best-looking shooter out there any more, simply due to the point in time that the original assets were created, textures have been upgraded, effects have increased in number, and even the lighting has seen an HDR upgrade. Even if the frame rate was not confirmed at the event, it never faltered, and gameplay remained silky smooth. Perhaps it has been too long since I last played Modern Warfare, but one thing that stuck out to me is that there was no music playing during matches. This shows a difference in the way multiplayer was approached back then. Since you can hear enemies coming, paying attention to the game audio was very important, something which is less of an issue with the newer games thanks to traits and attributes which show visual indicators of enemy locations. This is a subtle but important difference between entries of Call of Duty.

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