Easter Egg From CoD Black Ops 6 Zombies’ Terminus Cinematic Hiding More

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Easter Egg From CoD Black Ops 6 Zombies' Terminus Cinematic Hiding More

Highlights

  • Treyarch is going back to basics with classic round-based survival gameplay for Black Ops 6 Zombies.
  • The Terminus map in Black Ops 6 hints at connections to Shangri-La with music and gameplay ties.
  • The presence of “Pareidolia” in the Terminus cinematic suggests solid links to Shangri-La in the game’s future.

As a seasoned veteran of the Call of Duty Zombies universe, I can confidently say that the latest revelations about Black Ops 6 have sent my heart racing with excitement! The fact that Treyarch is going back to basics with classic round-based survival gameplay for Black Ops 6 Zombies is music to my ears. It’s been a long time coming, and I can hardly wait to get my hands on this nostalgic return to the roots of the mode we all know and love.

There’s been a lot of focus on the zombie experience in “Call of Duty: Black Ops 6” before its release, as Treyarch emphasizes that the series will return to its roots in terms of the popular undead survival mode. It’s true that the Zombies mode has faced some criticism due to significant changes in its fundamental gameplay mechanics over the years. However, it’s been confirmed that “Call of Duty: Black Ops 6” will revert back to traditional round-based survival when it launches.

In a surprising move, the significant role of the Zombie mode in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 was highlighted before any full unveiling of the game’s main multiplayer features on August 8. The event centered around one of the game’s launch Zombies maps, Terminus, with the music in its cinematic trailer linked to the famous Zombies map, Shangri-La. This musical connection is likely more than casual for longtime Call of Duty: Zombies fans, who might interpret it as a clue regarding key features of Terminus or potential plans for Black Ops 6’s Zombie mode overall.

A Lot Can Be Inferred From the Secrets of Black Ops 6’s Terminus Trailer

During the unveiling of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s Zombies mode, we gained additional insights into the new primary characters and how elements like Gobblegum will function in the upcoming game. However, the focus during the reveal was primarily on the Terminus map, for which Treyarch provided a 20-minute gameplay video and a separate trailer.

The gameplay trailer for Terminus showcased the main quirks of the map, such as its unique traps, new perks, and power-up abilities, but the cinematic for the map shed more light on the narrative of the map, as well as Black Ops 6 Zombies as a whole. Towards the start of the cinematic, when the main cast of Terminus is being broken out of jail, a song can briefly be heard blaring over the facility’s speakers, with keen fans quickly identifying the tune as “Pareidolia” from 2010’s Black Ops.

As a gamer, I can’t forget the thrill of discovering “Pareidolia” hidden within the legendary map of Black Ops, Shangri-La. Back then, we were tasked with activating mysterious meteorites scattered across the map to unveil this tune. Though it resurfaced in later Zombies maps like Kino der Toten and Call of the Dead, the song will forever be linked to Shangri-La for me, even as it reappeared elsewhere.

Terminus’ Ties to Shangri-La Could Go Beyond a Shared Song

The lore and hidden details of the Zombies franchise have never been something that Treyarch has handled with half-measures, and so the presence of “Pareidolia” in the Terminus cinematic is likely an indicator of something much more. Of course, it could be possible that Treyarch is bringing back “Pareidolia” as the Easter egg song for Terminus, or perhaps a remixed version of the song, but the presence of the track in the Terminus cinematic could be directly tying the upcoming map to Shangri-La.

As a dedicated fan, it feels like there are strong connections between the map Terminus and the legendary location, Shangri-La. It’s not far-fetched to think that these similarities might run deeper than just their tropical settings. Could we possibly witness the same day/night cycle in Terminus as we did in Shangri-La? Or perhaps, the presence of “Pareidolia” could mean that Shangri-La will reappear as a map in Black Ops 6 at some point during the game’s lifespan. It seems that Black Oops 6’s Zombies mode is drawing heavily from the rich history of this game mode, and the song choice for Terminus might be hinting at some intriguing links to Shangri-La in the future of the game.

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2024-08-15 15:35