History YMMV / CallOfDutyInfiniteWarfare

** Similarly, [[spoiler:players never actually fight [[BigBad Admiral Salen Kotch]] himself, not even as a cinematic Quick Time Event. Players must hack a bot to bash his head into a console a few times, and Kotch will die of his injuries a few minutes later if the player doesn't stab him in the throat]].
*** FridgeBrilliance: [[spoiler:This may have been intentional, though, considering the game's overall [[SubvertedTrope Subversion]] of the classic [=CoD=] campaign.]]

* BrokenBase: The game's outer space setting - some fans were excited about the focus on space combat and the potential new game-play modes while others have grown burnt-out with the science-fiction aesthetic of [[VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsII the]] [[VideoGame/CallOfDutyGhosts past]] [[VideoGame/CallOfDutyAdvancedWarfare several]] [[VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsIII entries]] in the series and would rather see the franchise return to its original UsefulNotes/WorldWarII setting (which hasn't been visited in nearly [[VideoGame/CallOfDutyWorldAtWar seven years]], excluding the Bastogne virtual sequence from ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsIII'') and something they would [[VideoGame/CallOfDutyWWII eventually do]], similar conflicts like ''VideoGame/Battlefield1'' or, to a far lesser extent, being set in the modern era. Of course with the new game being released, this has been quelled a slight bit.

** ''[[Characters/InfiniteWarfareZombies Zombies]]'': [[SatanicArchetype Mephistopheles]] is a demon who manipulated [[TheHeavy Willard Wyler]] into accepting a [[DealWithTheDevil deal]], giving Wyler the power to [[TrappedInTVLand trap people in his horror films]] and have zombies and butchers slaughter them while Mephistopheles would [[SoulEating devour their souls]]; among the dozens of people killed were Wyler's pregnant daughter. When the four actors defeat Wyler, Mephistopheles himself battles them so that he may enslave them and force them to collect more souls for him to devour.

* PortingDisaster: The PC version - not only is it prone to the storage space problems (see above), it uses peer-to-peer connections -- a major security risk to users -- as the primary servers for multiplayer. Following the game's launch, it was discovered that, for some bizarre reason, the server's populace was segregated into separate servers for the [[Creator/ValveSoftware Steam]] version and the physical[=/=]Windows Store versions (the former version's numbers were severely lower compared to earlier ''Call of Duty'' installments). To top it off, the arrow keys are borderline unusable due to some weird input lag bug that has yet to be patched even several months post-launch, a problem which has plagued left-handed players.

** ''[[Characters/InfiniteWarfareZombies Zombies]]'': [[SatanicArchetype Mephistopheles]] is a demon who manipulated [[TheHeavy Willard Wyler]] into accepting a [[DealWithTheDevil deal]], giving Wyler the power to trap people in his horror films and have zombies and butchers slaughter them while Mephistopheles would [[SoulEating devour their souls]]; among the dozens of people killed were Wyler's pregnant daughter. When the four actors defeat Wyler, Mephistopheles himself battles them so that he may enslave them and force them to collect more souls for him to devour.

** Main campaign [[InsaneAdmiral Admiral Salen Kotch]] is the ruthless and single-minded [[BigBad leader]] of the [[MasterRace SDF]], and is devoted to the conquest of the Solar System, and the eradication of Earth-born bloodlines, [[ANaziByAnyOtherName which he sees as inferior and unworthy]]. Kotch [[EstablishingCharacterMoment introduces himself]] confronting wounded UNSA soldiers, briefly feigning sympathy before ordering their brutal execution. In that same scene, [[BadBoss he casually shoots one of his own soldiers]] to demonstrate that by not caring, he has what it takes to win the war. He would go on to orchestrate a terror attack on a city, causing wanton destruction and thousands of deliberate civilian casualties, before going on to destroy Tigris and killing all its personnel. Throughout the campaign, Kotch sends out broadcasts to the UNSA that their cause will fail and that they should accept surrender and execution. He also sent a spy on a suicide mission to activate a beacon to signal a full SDF invasion of Earth. When the invasion begins, Kotch has his flagship ''[[TheBattlestar Olympus Mons]]'' destroy the UNSA headquarters, killing Admiral Raines. When Reyes and his team board ''Olympus Mons'', Kotch [[TakingYouWithMe orders its self-destruction]] to wipe them out and to destroy the city beneath them in the process. Unscrupulous and fanatical to the bitter end, Kotch is willing to sacrifice civilians, his own men and ultimately his own life to the cause of Earth's devastation and further the power of SDF.

* CompleteMonster: [[InsaneAdmiral Admiral Salen Kotch]] is the ruthless and single-minded [[BigBad leader]] of the [[MasterRace SDF]], and is devoted to the conquest of the Solar System, and the eradication of Earth-born bloodlines, [[ANaziByAnyOtherName which he sees as inferior and unworthy]]. Kotch [[EstablishingCharacterMoment introduces himself]] confronting wounded UNSA soldiers, briefly feigning sympathy before ordering their brutal execution. In that same scene, [[BadBoss he casually shoots one of his own soldiers]] to demonstrate that by not caring, he has what it takes to win the war. He would go on to orchestrate a terror attack on a city, causing wanton destruction and thousands of deliberate civilian casualties, before going on to destroy Tigris and killing all its personnel. Throughout the campaign, Kotch sends out broadcasts to the UNSA that their cause will fail and that they should accept surrender and execution. He also sent a spy on a suicide mission to activate a beacon to signal a full SDF invasion of Earth. When the invasion begins, Kotch has his flagship ''[[TheBattlestar Olympus Mons]]'' destroy the UNSA headquarters, killing Admiral Raines. When Reyes and his team board ''Olympus Mons'', Kotch [[TakingYouWithMe orders its self-destruction]] to wipe them out and to destroy the city beneath them in the process. Unscrupulous and fanatical to the bitter end, Kotch is willing to sacrifice civilians, his own men and ultimately his own life to the cause of Earth's devastation and further the power of SDF.

* CompleteMonster:
** Main campaign: [[InsaneAdmiral Admiral Salen Kotch]] is the ruthless and single-minded [[BigBad leader]] of the [[MasterRace SDF]], and is devoted to the conquest of the Solar System, and the eradication of Earth-born bloodlines, [[ANaziByAnyOtherName which he sees as inferior and unworthy]]. Kotch [[EstablishingCharacterMoment introduces himself]] confronting wounded UNSA soldiers, briefly feigning sympathy before ordering their brutal execution. In that same scene, [[BadBoss he casually shoots one of his own soldiers]] to demonstrate that by not caring, he has what it takes to win the war. He would go on to orchestrate a terror attack on a city, causing wanton destruction and thousands of deliberate civilian casualties, before going on to destroy Tigris and killing all its personnel. Throughout the campaign, Kotch sends out broadcasts to the UNSA that their cause will fail and that they should accept surrender and execution. He also sent a spy on a suicide mission to activate a beacon to signal a full SDF invasion of Earth. When the invasion begins, Kotch has his flagship ''[[TheBattlestar Olympus Mons]]'' destroy the UNSA headquarters, killing Admiral Raines. When Reyes and his team board ''Olympus Mons'', Kotch [[TakingYouWithMe orders its self-destruction]] to wipe them out and to destroy the city beneath them in the process. Unscrupulous and fanatical to the bitter end, Kotch is willing to sacrifice civilians, his own men and ultimately his own life to the cause of Earth's devastation and further the power of SDF.
** ''Zombies'': [[GreaterScopeVillain Mephistopheles]] is a demon who struck a [[DealWithTheDevil deal]] with horror film director [[BigBad Willard Wyler]]. Devouring and twisting Wyler's soul, Mephistopheles corrupted him into a madman who has thrown dozens of people, including his pregnant daughter, into his horror films to meet [[CruelAndUnusualDeath gruesome fates]] at the hands of the zombies and slashers in his films. Mephistopheles happily uses these brutal slaughters to [[SoulEating gorge himself on the souls of their victims]]. When four actors manage to fight back against Wyler and seemingly kill him, Mephistopheles tosses Wyler aside to corrupt their souls so they can supply him with innocents to kill and devour.

* CompleteMonster: [[HeroKiller Admiral Salen Kotch]] is the ruthless and single-minded [[BigBad leader]] of the [[MasterRace SDF]], and is devoted to the conquest of the Solar System, and the eradication of Earth-born bloodlines, [[ANaziByAnyOtherName which he sees as inferior and unworthy]]. Kotch [[EstablishingCharacterMoment introduces himself]] confronting wounded UNSA soldiers, briefly feigning sympathy before ordering their brutal execution. In that same scene, [[BadBoss he casually shoots one of his own soldiers]] to demonstrate that by not caring, he has what it takes to win the war. He would go on to orchestrate a terror attack on Geneva, causing wanton destruction and thousands of deliberate civilian casualties, before going on to destroy the ''Tigris'' and killing all its personnel. Throughout the campaign, [[YouHaveNoChanceToSurvive Kotch sends out broadcasts to the UNSA that their cause will fail and that they should accept surrender and execution]]. He also sent a spy on a suicide mission to activate a beacon to signal a full SDF invasion of Earth. [[spoiler:When the invasion begins, Kotch has his flagship, the ''[[TheBattlestar Olympus Mons]]'', destroy the UNSA headquarters, killing Admiral Raines. When Reyes and his team board the ''Olympus Mons'', Kotch [[TakingYouWithMe orders its self-destruction]] to wipe them out and to destroy the city beneath them in the process.]] Unscrupulous and fanatical to the bitter end, Kotch is willing to sacrifice civilians, his own men and ultimately his own life to the cause of Earth's devastation and further the power of SDF.

* CompleteMonster: [[HeroKiller Admiral Salen Kotch]] is the ruthless and single-minded [[BigBad leader]] of the [[MasterRace SDF]], and is devoted to the conquest of the Solar System, and the eradication of Earth-born bloodlines, [[ANaziByAnyOtherName which he sees as inferior and unworthy]]. Kotch [[EstablishingCharacterMoment introduces himself]] confronting wounded UNSA soldiers, briefly feigning sympathy before ordering their brutal execution. In that same scene, [[BadBoss he casually shoots one of his own soldiers]] to demonstrate that by not caring, he has what it takes to win the war. He would go on to orchestrate a terror attack on Geneva, causing wanton destruction and thousands of deliberate civilian casualties, before going on to destroy the ''Tigris'' and killing all its personnel. Throughout the campaign, [[YouHaveNoChanceToSurvive Kotch sends out broadcasts to the UNSA that their cause will fail and that they should accept surrender and execution]]. He also sent a spy on a suicide mission to activate a beacon to signal a full SDF invasion of Earth. When the invasion begins, Kotch has his flagship, the ''[[TheBattlestar Olympus Mons]]'', destroy the UNSA headquarters, killing Admiral Raines. When Reyes and his team board the ''Olympus Mons'', Kotch [[TakingYouWithMe orders its self-destruction]] to wipe them out and to destroy the city beneath them in the process. Unscrupulous and fanatical to the bitter end, Kotch is willing to sacrifice civilians, his own men and ultimately his own life to the cause of Earth's devastation and further the power of SDF.

** [[spoiler: [[RocksFallEveryoneDies The ending]] can be seen as a case of RealityEnsues as many soldiers didn't live to see the end of a war, or a ''Videogame/MassEffect3'' style WriterCopOut after realizing how the game's reception will be.]]

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: While the story is generally considered better than some of the previous ''Call of Duty'' games, some feel that the CentralTheme of compassion could have been far more interesting if it was actually explored instead of just saying "COMPASSION IS WEAKNESS" over and over again.

* {{HoYay}}: Smartly dodging a romantic angle to Reyes and Salter in favor of a very tight platonic bond along with everything else being subdued professional relationships makes the strikingly dramatic devotion and love between Reyes and Ethan [[{{RoboShip}} the robot]] shine all the more.

* {{HoYay}}/{{RoboShip}}: Smartly dodging a romantic angle to Reyes and Salter in favor of a very tight platonic bond along with everything else being subdued professional relationships makes the strikingly dramatic devotion and love between Reyes and Ethan shine all the more.

* HoYay: Smartly dodging a romantic angle to Reyes and Salter in favor of a very tight platonic bond along with everything else being subdued professional relationships makes the strikingly dramatic devotion and love between Reyes and Ethan shine all the more.

* {{Narm}}: The SDF are just so... cartoonishly evil, with every line of dialogue from Kotch and his people being all the horrible, monstrous things they plan on doing to the earth. Whatever reasons they have for wanting this are glossed over at best, and there's not a single hint of anyone in the vastness of the SDF being even mildly sympathetic. Even their ''very name'' sounds ridiculous, especially in full.

* HoYay: Smartly dodging a romantic angle to Reyes and Salter in favor of a very tight platonic bond somehow makes the strikingly dramatic devotion and love between Reyes and Ethan shine all the more.

* InternetBackdraft:
** The continued futuristic setting for fans who wished for another major change in the franchise, such as the return of a UsefulNotes/WorldWarII setting or another wartime event. The reveal trailer reached a monumental '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeF3UTkCoxY three million dislikes]]''', giving it the dubious honor of being both the video to reach two million dislikes the fastest (in a little over two weeks) ''and'' the second most disliked video on [=YouTube=][[note]]{{Irony}} ensues when it's also the ''most liked'' trailer for the franchise[[/note]]. Activision fired back and claimed that [[https://www.thurrott.com/xbox/90243/activision-admits-call-duty-infinite-warfare-failure it's the fans' fault for not liking what they saw,]] turning the whole situation the gaming equivalent of ''Film/Ghostbusters2016.''
** The announcement of UsefulNotes/HighDefinition ''[[VideoGame/ModernWarfare Call of Duty: Modern Warfare]] [[VideoGameRemake Remastered]]'' was praised, however; unfortunately, it was released alongside ''Infinite Warfare'', not separately, annoying and souring fans (see JustHereForGodzilla). This is before mentioning physical copies of ''Infinite Warfare'' are ''required'' to even access ''Modern Warfare Remastered''.
** ''Infinite Warfare'' using a whopping '''''130 gigabytes''''' of storage space for installation on all platforms due to the ultra high resolution textures to accommodate resolution screens (primarily 4K). Granted, the file size includes ''Modern Warfare Remastered''[[note]]Including a day-one update and multiplayer maps[[/note]], but it forces players to ensure they have available space to even play the game on their platform of choice. Compare this against other contemporary video games like ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt'' (35 GB) or competing FirstPersonShooter ''Battlefield 1'' (50 GB, 10 GB short of ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV''); even ''Black Ops III'' had less than half the size of ''Infinite Warfare'' (just under 60 GB).
*** It was later analyzed ''Infinite Warfare'' took 70 GB while ''Modern Warfare Remastered'' took 55: while it made sense for the former, players still complain about the disproportionately large size of ''Remastered'' when it's a shot-by-shot highly detailed remake (barring very few minor differences) of a normally 7 GB game just a generation behind.
*** Currently (at least on Xbox One), ''Infinite Warfare'' takes up 54.6 GB, while ''Modern Warfare Remastered'' takes up a whopping 74 GB, making it take up over 10 times the space of the original ''Modern Warfare''.

** Quite a few fans expressed getting ''Infinite Warfare'' simply for ''Modern Warfare Remastered,'' which accompanies the [[LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition special editions]]; even publisher Creator/{{Activision}} banked on this trope by not releasing ''Remastered'' as a standalone. Naturally, [[InternetBackdraft just as many fans were unhappy about this]].

* CompleteMonster: [[HeroKiller Admiral Salen Kotch]] is the ruthless and single-minded [[BigBad leader]] of the [[MasterRace SDF]], and is devoted to the conquest of the Solar System, and the eradication of Earth-born bloodlines, [[ANaziByAnyOtherName which he sees as inferior and unworthy]]. Kotch [[EstablishingCharacterMoment introduces himself]] confronting wounded UNSA soldiers, briefly feigning sympathy before ordering their brutal execution. In that same scene, [[BadBoss he casually shoots one of his own soldiers]] to demonstrate that by not caring, he has what it takes to win the war. He would go on to orchestrate a terror attack on a city, causing wanton destruction and thousands of deliberate civilian casualties, before going on to destroy Tigris and killing all its personnel. Throughout the campaign, Kotch sends out broadcasts to the UNSA that their cause will fail and that they should accept surrender and execution. He also sent a spy on a suicide mission to activate a beacon to signal a full SDF invasion of Earth. When the invasion begins, Kotch has his flagship ''[[TheBattlestar Olympus Mons]]'' destroy the UNSA headquarters, killing Admiral Raines. When Reyes and his team board ''Olympus Mons'', Kotch [[TakingYouWithMe orders its self-destruction]] to wipe them out and to destroy the city beneath them in the process. Unscrupulous and fanatical to the bitter end, Kotch is willing to sacrifice civilians, his own men and ultimately his own life to the cause of Earth's devastation and further the power of SDF.

* FanNickname: ''Call of Duty: [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Universal Century]]'', ''Call of Duty: Gundam Warfare'' or ''Mobile Suit Gundam: Infinite Warfare'', due to fans pointing out the similarities between this game's setting and the [[TheFederation Earth Federation]]/[[TheEmpire Principality of Zeon]] "One Year War" in the Universal Century timeline of the ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' franchise. To further the reference, players point out [[spoiler:[[KillEmAll the ending]]]] of the campaign is essentially what ''Gundam'' creator Creator/YoshiyukiTomino would have done himself if asked to pen the story for a ''Call of Duty'' game.
* GameBreaker

* AwesomeMusic: Sarah Schachner's score for the game. ''All of it''.

* CompleteMonster: [[InsaneAdmiral Admiral]] Salen [[HeroKiller Kotch]] is the ruthless and single-minded [[BigBad leader]] of the [[MasterRace SDF]], and is devoted to the conquest of the Solar System, and the eradication of Earth-born bloodlines, [[ANaziByAnyOtherName which he sees as inferior and unworthy]]. Kotch [[EstablishingCharacterMoment introduces himself]] confronting wounded UNSA soldiers, briefly feigning sympathy before ordering their brutal execution. In that same scene, [[BadBoss he casually shoots one of his own soldiers]] to demonstrate that by not caring, he has what it takes to win the war. He would go on to orchestrate a terror attack on a city, causing wanton destruction and thousands of deliberate civilian casualties, before going on to destroy Tigris and killing all its personnel. Throughout the campaign, Kotch sends out broadcasts to the UNSA that their cause will fail and that they should accept surrender and execution. He also sent a spy on a suicide mission to activate a beacon to signal a full SDF invasion of Earth. When the invasion begins, Kotch has his flagship ''[[TheBattlestar Olympus Mons]]'' destroy the UNSA headquarters, killing Admiral Raines. When Reyes and his team board ''Olympus Mons'', Kotch [[TakingYouWithMe orders its self-destruction]] to wipe them out and to destroy the city beneath them in the process. Unscrupulous and fanatical to the bitter end, Kotch is willing to sacrifice civilians, his own men and ultimately his own life to the cause of Earth's devastation and further the power of SDF.

* FunnyMoment: Chief engineer Audrey [=McCallum=] is played by Creator/ClaudiaBlack. To a ''Franchise/DragonAge'' fan, it can be pretty funny to watch the scene in which ''[[IceQueen Morrigan]]'' talks about having stepped down from command because she cared too much about those serving under her.

** The "NV4" assault rifle: Its Epic variant does full damage at all ranges, and is among the most commonly used weapons - especially in Hardcore, where it's a one-shot kill. The base variant is no slouch either, boasting a fast reload, excellent accuracy and damage.