Correcting Every Historical Inaccuracy in 'Call of Duty 2: Big Red One'

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  @TheFrosty_1 · 6 months ago (edited) · pinned

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  @welkingunther5417 · 6 months ago

  I&apos;ll just say this:<br><br>Regardless of what one may think of this game, this one was basically THE cornerstone game for me. It simultaneously kickstarted my interest in both gaming AND history. I will always adore this game to bits.

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  @daffa_odon · 6 months ago (edited)

  Call of Duty 2 Big Red One is the first WW2 game that literally told me:<br>&quot;There are other nations in axis powers God dang it!&quot;

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  @ImSomethingSpecial · 6 months ago

  What I&apos;ll always praise this game for is the fact you ACTUALLY get promoted throughout the campaign.

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  @PinkThorn242 · 6 months ago

  the &quot;no ranks on uniforms&quot; thing is mostly a quirk of the fact that all of the name / rank combinations on the UI are randomly generated unless the NPC is part of a scripted event.

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  @richardtouchstone5508 · 6 months ago

  I liked Big Red One, it is one of the few WWII shooters that included the Vichy French and Italians.

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  @rdn9991 · 6 months ago

  Can&apos;t wait for the sequel &quot;Small Blue Two&quot;

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  @reviathan3524 · 6 months ago

  Game: Brooklyn dies during Dragon&apos;s Teeth 😢<br>History: BROOKLYN SURVIVES!

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  @Sedan57Chevy · 6 months ago

  Accurate? Hell no. But this game was operating on maximum vibes. The voice acting and the fact that you stuck with a squad and had a regular back and forth between them really created an incredible experience of advancing through the different stages of war. This remains my favorite Call of Duty campaign, and arguably my favorite FPS. Out of all the games in the franchise, this game deserves to be remade by a loving team who want to enhance the experience by improving the fidelity and accuracy.

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  @unsuisseegare1291 · 6 months ago

  the duality of man<br>I watch videos correcting errors in game and movie and take a lot of enjoyement out of it because I like accuracy<br>then I go to my workbench to make completly historically innacurate models because it&apos;s more fun that way

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  @ThatsUtterMalarkey · 6 months ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j7Ud8QNJAw&amp;t=20">0:20</a> hearing how seriously that they want to give us an authentic experience, fast forward 20 years later<br>oh how the mighty have fallen so hard

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  @MikeAkkerman · 6 months ago

  It was a long time coming. I loved doing the mockups for this one.

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