HELLO, HI, AND HOWDY, GOOD PEOPLE OF HIVE! 🤠
ANDD WE ARE BACK!
The long-awaited OG Rebirth Island is here, finally! I don't think this game, community, or scene has seen this much hype in the past 3 to 4 years or so. The original map and mode that saved this game, is back again.
But, will it be able to save or at least push the game to its limits? That, we can't say for sure; not yet at least. However, since we've managed to play a handful of games and test things out, I can certainly share a few thoughts and talk about my first impressions.
So, let's get into it!
The hype with this one is for real! I don't think people were as hyped for releases like MW2 or even MW3; which are new games. Nor could the newer maps bring in such hype and excitement; this "old map" has managed to stir up the scene like no other.
The map goes way back to the days of Black Ops and Alcatraz, but the real hype started when it was introduced as Rebirth Island back in 2020, during the Cold War Seasons. It came as a completely new mode, the Resurgence mode. A mix of battle royale and Multiplayer, and even though it may sound odd, the COD folk loved it. It ended up saving Warzone back then. Because the big maps and BR mode, mainly after Caldera, had messed the whole game up. People started leaving and there was no way to hold them back.
I and the mates stayed back because of this mode and map, or we would've quit it too. It was just that bad. And to be honest, even Rebirth was off to a shaky start, it wasn't until the Revamp in later Seasons that the game looked and played like a true masterpiece. It didn't take much time to win us over because the experience was unequaled, like nothing we've tried before.
It got so popular that other games started copying this mode and its play style.
We've waited a long, long time for this thing to make a comeback. And it took me a while to fathom the fact that it was being added to the game. I was in denial for quite a while; I wouldn't believe the rumors or news until the game was added to the game.
Well, it's been a few days now, and we've managed to play a few games so far. It's not a dream then, and there's no need to pinch me. Rebirth Island is back for real!
Yes, we are not the team that we used to be, since we don't put in as many hours anymore, but we're keeping up. Even though other players have leveled up their game, we've lost our touch. It's a competitive game after all, no matter how arcadey and noob friendly it is, you still must play and practice regularly to stay on top of the game.
Yet, we're not sweating as much anymore. We're just happy to have this mode back and available in the game again.
That's about it I guess. Enough of my fairly lengthy and emotional blabbering, let's get into the gameplay and enjoy some fast-paced action on this beauty of a map.
Cheers & GG! 🥃☮️
Do you think this can help MW3? I see that the AAA Shooters of this size have had a radical decline, starting with the failure of Battlefield 2024. Thanks for share this!
This can and has helped MW3/Warzone 3, but I doubt it'll last long. They'll have to implement or introduce something revolutionary to get it back to where it was. And it'll be tough. Because the team and studio themselves murdered this game and its player base with MW2 and Warzone 2. Now they're trying to revive the scene with the nostalgia factor, and even though I want it to succeed, I really don't see this working in the long-run.
Well lets gonna see what happens ;)
The test of time and patience.