Though many were left in dismay at the announcement that Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 wouldn't feature a singleplayer campagin, in actuality it does have a pseudo-story-mode - it's just not as obvious.
If you've taken to the "Specialists HQ" tab on the main menu, after completing a tutorial for your chosen Specialist, you will have been greeted by a cutscene. Each of these Specialist tutorials come equipped with multiple cutscenes and, when completed, form what might as well be considered a full-on story-mode - with twists, shocking moments, reveals, the whole shabang.
Black Ops 4 actually continues the story of the previous titles, bar Black Ops 3 as 4 is a prequel to that, with Alex Mason's granddaughters playing key roles in the backstory behind the multiplayer mode's Specialists as well as the the new "Blackout" battle-royale mode.
This recent video, from the YouTube channel Jackfrags, completes the mysterious jigsaw puzzle that is Black Ops 4's secret story - check it out below:
What do you think of the video? Are you intrigued by Black Ops 4's secret story?
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is out now on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.