How Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is Improving Cold War’s Safe House

In the early days of Call of Duty, the campaign used to be one of, if not the biggest highlight of the entire experience. But with Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare‘s multiplayer mode breaking new ground for console shooters, the series quickly started to shift its focus to more multiplayer-oriented content. Flash forward over a decade later and Call of Duty‘s campaigns are often seen as an afterthought. But Treyarch has always tried its best to deliver a compelling campaign, and it seems as though that’ll be the case again with Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.

An incredibly insightful presentation, the recent Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Direct offered a 20-minute breakdown of what this year’s CoD entry will have to offer, and it already looks like the complete package. On top of a loaded multiplayer mode and the return of round-based Zombies, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is delivering a fully-fledged campaign, one that looks like it could wash away the bad taste left by Modern Warfare 3. And for fans of Treyarch’s last Call of Duty campaign, there are some nice improvements to the formula this time around, including a revamped Safe House.

How Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s Safe House Improves Upon Cold War’s

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s Safe House Encourages Exploration

Introduced in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, the Safe House is essentially an in-game and in-universe hub that players return to after each main mission in the campaign. In Cold War, the Safe House was located in West Berlin, close to a lot of the campaign’s most important locales. The Safe House is making a triumphant return in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, but this time it’s experienced a few big improvements, the first of which is undoubtedly its new location.

In Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, players will have access to a new Safe House located in an abandoned manor that stands on the top of an oceanside cliff. This abandoned manor used to be a KGB black site during the Cold War, where the Soviet Union would secretly detain high-value targets. As such, Black Ops 6‘s Safe House has a lot more natural intrigue about it than the one in Cold War.

Players will be able to explore Call of Duty: Black Ops 6‘s Safe House freely between missions, and discover a range of collectibles that provide more information on the Safe House’s KGB background. It also seems likely that Black Ops 6‘s Safe House will be home to a few fun Call of Duty Easter eggs and secrets, as Cold War‘s contained a hidden computer terminal that was filled with tidbits of lore and references to the rest of the series.

The Evidence Board Will Be The Focal Point of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s Safe House

During the recent Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Direct, it was also briefly mentioned that the main point of interest in this new Safe House would once again be the Evidence Board. In Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, the Evidence Board gave players intriguing details related to each story mission before letting them launch into the action. In the Black Ops 6 Direct, it was stated that this new version of the Evidence Board would feature “brand new upgrades,” though it wasn’t made clear just what these upgrades would be in the final product.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is the next entry in Activision’s FPS franchise, and includes all the modes fans know and love – from an extensive campaign to 2v2 and 6v6 multiplayer, plus the popular Zombies mode.

Released

October 25, 2024

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