The twitchiest FPS in the biz is about to get faster.
Of all the details on Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 coming out of the Xbox Games Showcase, the head turner of the day was “Omnimovement,” a redesigned movement system that’ll let players sprint or dive in any direction for the first time.
It’s a strange idea—sprinting around corners while facing the opposite direction sounds like it’ll look goofy—but Treyarch is confident it’ll do wonders for BO6’s movement. Treyarch says Omnimovement shatters “long-established FPS constructs,” letting players move “much more realistically” than past Calls of Duty.
“We truly believe that once you experience Omnimovement, there’s no going back,” Treyarch said.
Looking in the direction that you want to sprint is as natural as breathing for longtime CoD players. I’ve never wished I could aggressively sidestep, though maybe playing really is believing in this case. I already consider Call of Duty one of the best-feeling shooters out there, so I’m not sure how much camera-agnostic sprinting will move the needle.
