TL:DR The game is hated for its multiplayer, sly marketing techniques, and most of all, bad timing, being released after two other science-fiction Call of Duty games. If you're a multiplayer gamer, then skip this and play Planetside 2. But if you're a singleplayer gamer, or a fan of Call of Duty, I highly recommend this one. It's singleplayer is amazing and the game has become my favorite Call of Duty game to date. Also, I find the Jackal missions to be a blast.

Why does the internet hate this game so much? There are actually a few different reasons:

1. The main reason why this game got so much hate when the first trailer came out is because it was the third year in a row of science-fiction Call of Duty games. After Advanced Warfare, (2014,) and Black Ops III, (2015,) the fans of Call of Duty were aching for a return to the boots-on-the-ground style of warfare in either the modern era or in World War II, and with Infinity Ward's turn to release a Call of Duty game rolling around, most expected them to release Modern Warfare 4, Call of Duty: Ghosts 2, or some other form of modern or World War II war. Instead, we got slapped by Infinite Warfare, which not only continued the streak of science-fiction Call of Duty games, but took it a step further by taking things to space for the first time in the franchise. Hardcore fans from the Modern Warfare time didn't see this as a true Call of Duty game anymore, and the fans asking for a new Modern Warfare or a return to World War II felt like they were just given the finger. This is the main reason why the public outcry was so bad.

2. Activition bundled Infinite Warfare with Call of Duty 4 Remastered as a cheap marketing technique, forcing players to buy this if they wanted the remaster of the first Modern Warfare. While it was Activition's decision and therefore their fault, Infinite Warfare itself picked up a good chunk of the hate from this.

3. In recent years, most gamers have seemed to gravitate towards multiplayer games, such as Battlefield or Titanfall, which currently hold the titles as the giants of the FPS genre. With Battlefield's open combat plus drivable vehicles, and Titanfall providing parkour verticality in their gameplay as well as the ability to pilot Titans, Call of Duty stuck with its tried-and-true multiplayer formula of parking-lot-sized maps with a lot of corridor shooting, which let's face it, gets blown out of the water by the much bigger scales of combat put forth by the giants. People may have liked this type of multiplayer in the Modern Warfare era, but by the time Call of Duty: Ghosts rolled around in 2013, most multiplayer fans had already migrated to Battlefield 3 or Battlefield 4. This has resulted in an exponential trend of hate for the Call of Duty franchise, since it can't stand up to the giants in their multiplayer aspects, despite having good singleplayer. This is why the entire Call of Duty franchise is hated these days, actually. They just hate the multiplayer and don't care about the singleplayer campaigns.


However, if you focus on singleplayer, this is actually an excellent game. It's got good characters, a fine story, and most of all, a memorable universe. There are also a few new features that singleplayer gamers will enjoy. Mainly, sidemissions. There are now optional story missions that can be skipped, but feel like full missions and provide perks and upgrades as an incentive to do them. Doing all of them will give the player multiplayer-style upgrades like Sleight of Hand and Quickdraw, increasing their power and allowing them to chew through enemies that much faster. There is also a loadout system in singleplayer where you can choose what weapons you take into battle, with a total of three slots, plus a recommended slot that can be configured for one mission. On top of that, Jackal missions (where you fly a fighter in space combat,) are a blast in my opinion, although I can understand if people don't like them.

Overall, if you're a singleplayer gamer, or a Call of Duty fan, or a fan of science-fiction, or all of the above, then I highly recommend this one. Going off of the singleplayer, this is an excellent game that I've played through twice and enjoyed both times. You'll like it. And if you think the price is too high right now, wait a few months or maybe a year or two, and it'll go down.

TL:DR [spoiler]The game is hated for its multiplayer, sly marketing techniques, and most of all, bad timing, being released after two other science-fiction Call of Duty games. If you're a multiplayer gamer, then skip this and play Planetside 2. But if you're a singleplayer gamer, or a fan of Call of Duty, I highly recommend this one. It's singleplayer is amazing and the game has become my favorite Call of Duty game to date. Also, I find the Jackal missions to be a blast.[/spoiler] Why does the internet hate this game so much? There are actually a few different reasons: 1. The main reason why this game got so much hate when the first trailer came out is because it was the third year in a row of science-fiction Call of Duty games. After Advanced Warfare, (2014,) and Black Ops III, (2015,) the fans of Call of Duty were aching for a return to the boots-on-the-ground style of warfare in either the modern era or in World War II, and with Infinity Ward's turn to release a Call of Duty game rolling around, most expected them to release Modern Warfare 4, Call of Duty: Ghosts 2, or some other form of modern or World War II war. Instead, we got slapped by Infinite Warfare, which not only continued the streak of science-fiction Call of Duty games, but took it a step further by taking things to space for the first time in the franchise. Hardcore fans from the Modern Warfare time didn't see this as a true Call of Duty game anymore, and the fans asking for a new Modern Warfare or a return to World War II felt like they were just given the finger. This is the main reason why the public outcry was so bad. 2. Activition bundled Infinite Warfare with Call of Duty 4 Remastered as a cheap marketing technique, forcing players to buy this if they wanted the remaster of the first Modern Warfare. While it was Activition's decision and therefore their fault, Infinite Warfare itself picked up a good chunk of the hate from this. 3. In recent years, most gamers have seemed to gravitate towards multiplayer games, such as Battlefield or Titanfall, which currently hold the titles as the giants of the FPS genre. With Battlefield's open combat plus drivable vehicles, and Titanfall providing parkour verticality in their gameplay as well as the ability to pilot Titans, Call of Duty stuck with its tried-and-true multiplayer formula of parking-lot-sized maps with a lot of corridor shooting, which let's face it, gets blown out of the water by the much bigger scales of combat put forth by the giants. People may have liked this type of multiplayer in the Modern Warfare era, but by the time Call of Duty: Ghosts rolled around in 2013, most multiplayer fans had already migrated to Battlefield 3 or Battlefield 4. This has resulted in an exponential trend of hate for the Call of Duty franchise, since it can't stand up to the giants in their multiplayer aspects, despite having good singleplayer. This is why the entire Call of Duty franchise is hated these days, actually. They just hate the multiplayer and don't care about the singleplayer campaigns. However, if you focus on singleplayer, this is actually an excellent game. It's got good characters, a fine story, and most of all, a memorable universe. There are also a few new features that singleplayer gamers will enjoy. Mainly, sidemissions. There are now optional story missions that can be skipped, but feel like full missions and provide perks and upgrades as an incentive to do them. Doing all of them will give the player multiplayer-style upgrades like Sleight of Hand and Quickdraw, increasing their power and allowing them to chew through enemies that much faster. There is also a loadout system in singleplayer where you can choose what weapons you take into battle, with a total of three slots, plus a recommended slot that can be configured for one mission. On top of that, Jackal missions (where you fly a fighter in space combat,) are a blast in my opinion, although I can understand if people don't like them. Overall, if you're a singleplayer gamer, or a Call of Duty fan, or a fan of science-fiction, or all of the above, then I highly recommend this one. Going off of the singleplayer, this is an excellent game that I've played through twice and enjoyed both times. You'll like it. And if you think the price is too high right now, wait a few months or maybe a year or two, and it'll go down.