An SSD is highly recommended. Loading times on an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) are significantly longer, and you may experience texture pop-in during gameplay.

Here is the story of , which serves as a direct sequel to the original Black Ops (2010).

During the escape, it is revealed that . In a shocking twist (reminiscent of the first game's brainwashing themes), it is revealed that Bell was born in Russia and was Perseus's right-hand lieutenant. The "recruitment" at the beginning of the game was actually a complex psychological interrogation and conditioning operation orchestrated by Adler to turn Bell against Perseus. The memories Bell had of being a US soldier were implanted.

This is significantly less than the 175GB figure initially rumored before the game’s launch. In fact, the developer managed to shave off about 53% of the expected size for the standard edition.

If the player chooses to lie to Adler about Perseus’s location, Bell leads the CIA team into a trap at Duga-3 (a radar installation in Ukraine). The team is ambushed and killed. Perseus and Bell watch the radar array activate. The stolen nuclear bomb is detonated in a major European city (implied to be London or another capital). The devastation is blamed on the US, NATO falls apart, and the Soviet Union emerges as the dominant global superpower.

: In the in-game Graphics menu, you can set "On-Demand High-Quality Streaming" to

Here is the final comparison:

Be wary of websites offering a "$5 highly compressed setup guide" or "Ultra repack installer." The easiest way to get Black Ops Cold War on PC for the smallest size is to purchase it on Steam or Battle.net and simply .

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