The new shooter Call of Duty WW2 (CoD WWII) takes place in World War II and aims to depict it accurately, but in multiplayer, liberties are taken. While there will be no swastikas on the Axis side, there will be black soldiers and women.
The studio Sledgehammer Games is committed to making Call of Duty: WWII historically accurate and bringing World War II to a new generation of gamers.
Singleplayer: Historically Accurate, Multiplayer: Not So
However, in multiplayer, Sledgehammer makes compromises on historical accuracy and takes liberties.
There will be no restrictions on which weapons players can use, depending on their side.
It will also be possible to fight as a black or white soldier, as a man or woman without any restrictions. The developers are aware that the German army only consisted of white men, but they take liberties here. Players will fight for the Allies half the time and for the Axis half the time, with the same soldier.
Players should be able to choose who represents them in multiplayer without restriction.
It is important, that the player has the freedom to choose what they play in multiplayer. It is therefore also possible to create a black or female soldier who fights for the Nazis.
Swastika – Dark Symbol, Doesn’t Fit in Multiplayer
The swastika was the symbol of Nazi Germany – the swastika will appear in the single-player campaign but not in the multiplayer of Call of Duty: WW2. As a rationale, the co-founder of the studio, Michael Condrey, stated to Eurogamer:
- In the campaign, it is about telling an authentic “World War II” story
- In multiplayer, it is about putting the player, no matter what they want to play, into a shooter set in World War II
The multiplayer of CoD WWII is meant to bring communities together. They want to honor local customs and laws worldwide. And the swastika is a dark symbol that is emotionally charged. Sledgehammer Games does not believe that the swastika fits in the multiplayer mode. They are, of course, aware of the legal difficulties in various countries.
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