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During The Game Awards 2022, Christopher Judge's acceptance speech for the "Best Performance" award (given to him for his performance as Kratos in God of War Ragnarök) ran for 7 minutes and 59 seconds. This speech has been noted for surpassing the Guinness World Record for the "Longest speech accepting an Oscar award", which is currently held by actress Greer Garson for her speech at the 15th Academy Awards in 1943, which lasted for 5 minutes and 30 seconds. The length of Judge's speech was referenced during his appearance at The Game Awards 2023, where he presented that year's award for "Best Performance". Prior to announcing the nominees, he took the opportunity to poke fun at the length of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III's campaign, claiming "my speech last year was longer than this year's Call of Duty campaign". Following the ceremony, several developers who currently and formerly worked on the Call of Duty series responded negatively to the roast, with Sledgehammer Games engineer Darcy Sandall saying:
It's worth noting that both before and after release, Modern Warfare III's campaign mode was heavily criticized, with many describing it as shallow, short, rushed, and disappointing in spite of its technical aspects.
"Honestly, as COD developers, we've heard way worse. But we don't expect it from a peer, at an event that supposed to be celebrating this years achievements in gaming. Especially with all the information that was leaked about it's development."
It's worth noting that both before and after release, Modern Warfare III's campaign mode was heavily criticized, with many describing it as shallow, short, rushed, and disappointing in spite of its technical aspects.
New world record article:
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2022/12/random-kratos-actors-epic-god-of-war-ragnarok-award-speech-broke-a-world-record
Guinness World Record for "Longest speech accepting an Oscar award":
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/69853-longest-speech-accepting-an-oscar-award/
Call of Duty devs response:
https://www.ign.com/articles/call-of-duty-devs-are-a-little-peeved-at-christopher-judges-dig-during-the-game-awards
Darcy Sandall statement:
https://x.com/darcy_sandall/status/1733031322610958377?s=20
Modern Warfare III campaign criticism (pre-release):
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/review/modern-warfare-3/
https://www.ign.com/articles/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-single-player-campaign-review
https://www.polygon.com/reviews/23949450/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-campaign-review
https://kotaku.com/call-duty-modern-warfare-3-mwiii-dlc-rush-crunch-1851009723
Modern Warfare III campaign criticism (post-release):
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10096943-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-review-gameplay-impressions-for-campaign-multiplayer
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2022/12/random-kratos-actors-epic-god-of-war-ragnarok-award-speech-broke-a-world-record
Guinness World Record for "Longest speech accepting an Oscar award":
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/69853-longest-speech-accepting-an-oscar-award/
Call of Duty devs response:
https://www.ign.com/articles/call-of-duty-devs-are-a-little-peeved-at-christopher-judges-dig-during-the-game-awards
Darcy Sandall statement:
https://x.com/darcy_sandall/status/1733031322610958377?s=20
Modern Warfare III campaign criticism (pre-release):
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/review/modern-warfare-3/
https://www.ign.com/articles/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-single-player-campaign-review
https://www.polygon.com/reviews/23949450/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-campaign-review
https://kotaku.com/call-duty-modern-warfare-3-mwiii-dlc-rush-crunch-1851009723
Modern Warfare III campaign criticism (post-release):
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10096943-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-review-gameplay-impressions-for-campaign-multiplayer
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