Let’s be honest – the campaign in Black Ops 7 is a real gut punch for long-time fans. If you’ve been around since the days of Mason and Woods, you’ll know exactly how far the series has fallen here. The story feels like it’s just ticking boxes, with none of the clever twists or tension that made the earlier games so gripping. Even the big “mystery” moments land flat. You’ll spend more time wondering why you should care about these characters than actually following the plot. It’s a jumble of futuristic spy stuff, rogue AI threats, and half-hearted mind games, but nothing sticks. It’s the kind of campaign where you start to realise halfway through that you’re playing out of habit, not excitement – and maybe you’d be better off jumping straight into CoD BO7 Bot Lobby instead. 

The pacing is all over the place. Long stretches of dull dialogue are broken up by firefights that feel like they’ve been copied from a dozen other shooters. There’s no sense of build-up or payoff – just “here’s the bad guy, now shoot your way through this corridor.” The villain? Forgettable. Their reason for doing what they do? Barely explained. And when the ending hits, it’s so abrupt you’re left staring at the screen thinking, “Wait… that’s it?” Compare that to the slow-burn tension of the first Black Ops and you’ll see how far this one misses the mark.

Gameplay-wise, it’s safe to say the campaign plays it far too safe. Missions are predictable – follow an NPC, defend a spot, clear a room, repeat. Enemy AI is shockingly poor, often standing in the open like they’re waiting for you to take them out. There’s nothing here that makes you want to replay a mission just for the thrill of it. Remember “Vorkuta” or “All Ghillied Up”? Those missions stuck in your head for years. Black Ops 7 has none of that magic. It’s all so routine that you could almost play on autopilot and not miss much.

The saddest part is how it’s lost the identity that made the series stand out. The gritty edge, the paranoia, the feeling that you were uncovering something huge – it’s all gone. What’s left could be any generic shooter with a futuristic skin. It doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t surprise you, and it doesn’t respect the legacy it’s built on. Sure, the multiplayer will keep people busy, but the campaign feels like an afterthought – a hollow shell that’s easy to forget. If you’re looking for something more engaging, you might find better value in CoD BO7 Bot Lobbies for sale than slogging through this six-hour disappointment.