Gamer not important in Call of Duty: Black Ops single player campaign

There is a bit of controversy over a video showing a gamer waltzing through the first level of the Call of Duty: Black Ops without firing a single bullet. This has caused many to question if the game is scripted to a point where the player doesn’t matter anymore.

The difference between a movie and a video game is the user’s ability to interact and impact the outcome of the story. In a video game, there would be no story progression without the player’s interaction.

As pointed out by CVG, this is exactly what some gamers are saying about Black Ops. A gamer uploaded a video of the first mission where he makes it through the level without killing anyone. The NPCs pretty much cleared the path for the player and the story continued to proceed without the gamers’ input.

It almost seemed like the NPCs in Black Ops were the main characters and you’re just a bystander. Its possible that Treyarch may have overpowered the NPCs in the game accidentally, or just figured that no one would find out that its all smoke and mirrors.

Its a little disappointing that the game is scripted to this degree, but does it really matter if you weren’t aware of it in the first place?