Just like Zack, countless players were angry.
Compared to other games, "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare" nicely combines the story, levels, and first-person shooter aspects, and it has a perfect pace.
Plus, the game's very smart AI makes players naturally feel like they are the main character.
When the main character is surrounded, they worry about him, just like Zack.
You could say the game uses different tricks to influence players from the very beginning.
For example, in the first team mission, players control Allen, who only lives for three episodes.
They get to experience missions with Sheffield first-hand.
And on the battlefield, Sheffield acts very bravely and even saves Allen's life.
In this situation, players will naturally think of Sheffield as a reliable leader.
Later on, Soap, Ghost, and other lively characters gradually make players feel connected to them, instead of being flat, boring characters in the game.
They are real people who can make players feel emotions as teammates.
Even though Sheffield does some things that seem a little wrong in the middle of the game,
because of Allen's mission, most players never doubted him.
Until he pointed that gun at Ghost and Roach's chests and fired.
Regret, anger, despair, and pain filled every player's heart.
Especially since players felt so strongly about Ghost and Roach before, they now felt even more pain and anger.
In the end, Roach reached out to grab Sheffield, and his unspoken question of "Why?" was something that players also felt.
On the other hand, Price, who escaped from the junkyard in Afghanistan, gave all the players an answer.
It turned out that Sheffield had been working with Makarov all along.
Allen, the 141 operative who never understood how his cover was blown, was betrayed by Sheffield.
As a general in 141 Task Force, Shadow Company, and the Marine Corps, Sheffield was the mastermind behind everything.
Allen was just a pawn for him to use with Makarov to start a war.
Ghost and Roach were also his pawns.
Whether it was 141 Task Force or Makarov, they were all just tools to him.
This time, it was a plan to kill two birds with one stone.
He could get rid of 141 Task Force and also get rid of any evidence of his dealings with Makarov.
That way, no one would know that Sheffield started the war.
When he finally stopped the war, he would be a true hero.
With his current position, he could become the most powerful person.
He could have real power over everyone.
A game must have a villain.
But Zack promised he had never felt this angry before.
Even when Gaz and Griggs died before, he felt more sadness than anger.
But now it was completely different.
Griggs and Gaz died honorably.
Because they died in battle.
But Ghost and Roach were different. One was a character controlled by the players, and the other was a trusted teammate.
But in the end, they were betrayed by their own side.
The game forums were full of player anger.
Especially the things Sheffield had said before were now full of irony.
"We" wouldn't hurt normal people?
Almost everything he said was ironic.
.........
And it wasn't just the players who were angry, but also Soap and Price in the game.
But they weren't doing well either.
The entire 141 Task Force was basically gone. Price and Soap had no support, were injured, and had been framed, making them fugitives.
At this time, Price made a crazy decision: to assassinate Sheffield.
Even though they didn't know how to change the situation or if they could survive, they were determined to kill Sheffield.
It was not only for themselves, but also to avenge their dead teammates.
And as Sheffield had said,
since history is written by the winners, the losers will have nothing left.
So Price made a bold decision.
Based on the idea that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, he reached out to Makarov to ask about Sheffield's location.
Price believed that he would tell him.
Because Makarov was also in a bad situation at the moment.
"Makarov, I know you can hear me. Tell me where Sheffield is, and we'll clean up this mess, or you won't last a week." Price contacted Makarov through his men's radios.
Makarov: "You too, right?"
Price: "Have you heard the saying, the enemy of my enemy is my friend?"
Makarov: "Price, that saying cuts both ways. Sheffield is at H-B base. You should know where that is. See you in hell."
Price: "I look forward to it. If you go to hell first, say hi to Zakhaev for me."
Both Makarov and Price understood that the cooperation was only temporary.
Later, with Nikolai's help, Price and Soap escaped.
And now, they had to get rid of the culprit: Sheffield!
No matter what, Sheffield must die!
"We only have one UMP, and they have an army. We don't even know if Makarov's information is correct." Soap said to Price on the plane.
"Price? Price?" Soap said, looking at Price sitting at the table.
"A normal person wouldn't wake up thinking about how they're going to die soon."
"But I think it's not a curse, but a luxury. Knowing you don't have much time left is a kind of freedom."
"Not enough firepower, not enough people, no way out... Looks like we'll just have to die with him."
"But this war-torn land will remember us for this battle, because even knowing we can't escape, we're still determined to take this road of no return."
"We're like a bullet fired, going forward without looking back."
"We're full of anger, and we only have one goal... We... must... kill him!" Price said expressionlessly, the scenes of Roach and Ghost appearing in his memories. Sheffield must die!
"I'll pick you up at the extraction point in three hours." Nikolai said as he sent Price and Soap to H-B base in Afghanistan.
But Price refused cleanly: "No need, brother. This is a one-way trip."
Nikolai: "Then good luck, brothers."
(End of Chapter)
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