Whatever it is, the result is a Zombies mode more accessible than ever without catering specifically to the inexperienced. Perhaps it was the lack of a story campaign this year that spurred the developer to put more effort into onboarding new players, or maybe it’s the start of a new story line in Zombies universe that offered the team a chance for a do-over. Treyarch is seemingly aware that a large portion of the Call of Duty community wants to get into blasting crispy cadavers but can't due to some hurdles born out of the mode's very design mantra, and years of additions and expansions to its systems. This year, I got my wish with Black Ops 4. Every year a new Call of Duty game releases and I jump in as eager as ever to hopefully, finally enjoy Zombies – or at the very least explore the content of these maps – but it never happens. Yet after over half a dozen Call of Duty games, each with their own take on Zombies, not once was I able to able to get into shooting undead for more than a few rounds in solo.

Having a progression system on top of that with unlocks and modifiers is another layer that ensures you’re always shooting for something, even if you're pants.

The structure of Zombies spawning in with meagre starting weapons and working your way through upgrades and through the map itself encourages discovery and breeds replayability. The idea of a zombie survival mode with Call of Duty mechanics always sounded very appealing on paper.

Zombies has always been one of my least played modes in Call of Duty games, probably since its introduction in World at War, and not for lack of interest.

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