Preview: Call Of Duty Black Ops 4: Blackout Battle Royale (PlayStation 4)

Blackout, where the universe of Black Ops comes to life in one massive battle royale experience. We take the PlayStation 4 version for a tour of the island. Without further ado I present Call Of Duty Black Ops 4: Blackout Battle Royale.

Pros:

• Decent graphics.
• Fast parachuting.
• Quick equip menu for changing out grenades/perks/health packs.
• The announcer that tells you when a drop is incoming, You are the last member of your squad and more.
• Loot is clearly highlighted.
• The map is huge and does a really good job of mashing many iconic locations into one coherent world.
• The whole game is very immediate, Fast ADS, You can run and slide along the floor, Game loads really fast and you are always battle-ready within minutes.
• Clear easy to understand UI.
• Uses DS4 speaker for countdown noises and notifications.
• Earn merits from kills and position and goes towards an overall level.
• Three modes of play- Solo, Duos, and quads.
• Male-female character models. You have 4 of each for the original characters then a selection of classic characters from Zombies and multiplayer.
• No jump packs!
• Vehicles! Boats, ATV, Trucks and even helicopters. All vehicles are easy to drive and have a button layout pop up for guidance.
• The whole presentation. Straight from the off, you fly in on a convoy of helicopters and you get a short briefing making it all feel like an exercise.
• Gadgets have a use limit.
• Loot boxes/bags and crates.
• Familiar feeling and controls.
• Perks are pickups in the game and you can carry multiple types and activate as you play. Perks include medic (faster revives), Paranoia (makes a noise when you are being targetted) Looter (shows loot through walls) or engineer (shows vehicles through walls).
• Has many gun types like LMG, SMG, Rocket launchers, Grenade launchers, and anti-air and snipers etc.
• Full stats and performance breakdown for both last game played and overall.
• Fast healing and revival mechanic. We are talking like a mere 2 seconds to revive, Healing is near instant and you can move as you heal.
• Zombies are in it, Seems they only spawn in set areas but they are tougher but grant great loot drops.
• Can choose to pick up attachments or auto equip them.
• 80 player servers despite being in a few games with many more players.
• Hit markers and uses a shield action to show if the damage is absorbed by armor.
• Can revive when prone.
• Staging area changes every time.
• Shows how many people are in the helicopter and obviously goes down as people drop out.
• Compass has an exact number for coordinates above it.
• Games are quick, Maybe not as fast as Fortnite but definitely faster than PUBG.
• Gadgets- From grappling hooks to RC bomb cars and barricades.
• Can spectate the player who killed you than the player that killed them.

Cons:

• Have to hold square to pick up which is slow.
• The map can be hard to read especially the writing as it blends into the scenery.
• Helicopters (at least what I found) had no countermeasures like flares.
• No look at how all the customization stuff will work.
• Random disconnects and blue screens.
• No way to rejoin matches.
• Leveling up is very slow.
• No leaning.
• No 3rd person view.
• Guns are far too common.
• Long range play outside of snipers is not easy or that common.
• Proners have a field day. These are people that instantly prone when shooting at you.