Black Ops 7 vs Battlefield 6: Which one should you choose

Black Ops 7 vs Battlefield 6 is a comparison that has been trending even before both games were released. If one looks at the numbers on Steam alone, Battlefield 6's player count peaked higher in one month than Call of Duty's did in three years. As of the time of writing, Black Ops 7 has a 24-hour peak of about 94,000 players, while BF6 held 290,411 players.

On paper, Battlefield 6 is clearly the more popular choice among players in its first month of release. However, while comparing the games, many considerations must be made. This article will explain which game you should pick to play and why.

Note: This article is subjective and reflects the writer's opinions only.

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Black Ops 7 vs Battlefield 6: Which is the better game to play?

The Campaign

Black Ops 7's antagonist, Emma Kagan (Image via Activision)

Let's start with the campaigns; both Black Ops 7 and Battlefield 6 have been criticized to a certain extent. However, despite its significant shortcomings, BF6's campaign is still a better choice than the one in BO7.

The story of BF6's Dagger 1-3 unit feels somewhat cliché and uninspired. The plot feels uninteresting, and the characters aren't exactly memorable or iconic. However, where the story lags, the visuals and mechanics of the game win players over. The destruction in the game is top-tier, and the same can be said about the visuals. Gameplay is enjoyable, despite the poorly executed AI enemies, because the campaign effectively incorporates all the mechanics and weaponry from the core game.

Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the campaign of Black Ops 7, which has been the subject of heavy bashing online. David Mason returns to the story, and so does Raul Menendez. The Cradle from Black Ops 6 has also been thrown into the mix to create interesting plot details and missions. However, it doesn't play as well as it sounds.

The Black Ops 7 campaign cannot be paused. So if you leave mid-way for any reason, you lose all progress because missions also lack checkpoints to restart from. There is also no difficulty setting to adjust for players; therefore, everyone plays just about the same game regardless of their preferences. The AI enemies are lackluster and can be ignored entirely to finish the objective easily. The lack of a difficulty setting makes this worse, as one has no way of making the campaign more challenging for themselves.

Finally, the story is rather convoluted with innovative ideas that eventually fall flat. Fighting the enemies is not entertaining for many, and giant machetes falling out of the sky during a mission has not been received well by many fans. Objectives in both campaigns feel predictable and uninnovative since they are often as simple as blowing up a lock to open a door or tracking an enemy by killing other enemies.

Overall, the Black Ops 7 campaign loses to the Battlefield 6 campaign by a small margin because of its unexciting storytelling, lackluster challenges, and a campaign that can not be paused or saved during an ongoing mission.

Also read: Ashes of the Damned main quest Easter Egg walkthrough: Black Ops 7 Zombies guide

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The Multiplayer experience

BF6 is a more grounded military shooter than BO7 (Image via EA)

Both games are Multiplayer first-person shooters. This is the game mode that either breaks or makes these games. Movement and movement speed are two of the most crucial aspects of gameplay for both games. In Black Ops 7, you can move rather fast thanks to Omnimovement and even jump off walls to gain verticality. The movement in BO7 is rather fast-paced and difficult to follow for many.

The same cannot be said about Battlefield 6's movement. During early development, thanks to community feedback, the developers reduced movement speed and introduced penalties for repeated actions such as spamming the jump button. This toned the movement down, grounding the game in its mil-sim genre further.

That being said, the Multiplayer experience is still acceptable in Black Ops 7. It feels somewhat similar to Black Ops 6, and the game has interesting maps, game modes, and battle-hungry players. The removal of SBMM has drawn more players; however, the ecosystem has not changed much, and you are still very likely to run into extremely strong players regularly.

In Battlefield 6, the environment is more immersive, gunplay is more realistic and satisfying, and the movement feels much less exaggerated than in BO7. Overall, its Multiplayer mode manages to stick to its grounded approach.

Overall, it's fair to say that Battlefield 6 offers a more satisfying and engaging Multiplayer experience than BO7 in its current state.

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Both games have the same price; however, one could argue that Battlefield 6 currently provides players a more engaging and immersive gameplay experience in its campaign as well as Multiplayer game mode than BO7.

If you prefer grounded mil-sim FPS shooters, BF6 is the way. However, if you want a great variety in your gameplay experience, perhaps BO7 can still entertain you with the Zombies mode, Warzone, and Multiplayer combined. Not to forget the new Endgame mode after the co-op campaign, which is also an interesting innovation.

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Edited by Prit Chauhan