Call of Duty: WWII was revealed in a lot more depth yesterday, with developer Sledgehammer Games unveiling the game`s release date, special editions, private beta, and first story trailer. Now, more details have emerged regarding the game`s single-player.According to Polygon, the campaign is ditching health regeneration, a system which has been present in the series since 2005`s Call of Duty 2.`You have to worry about every bullet,` Sledgehammer Games co-founder Glen Schofield told the site. `You`re not the superhero. You can`t just stand there taking seven bullets, ducking, shooting again. It`s refreshing for us to deal with recruits who aren`t Tier One warriors, to show that vulnerability. They`re naïve. It`s been a really cool challenge creating this different kind of gameplay.`The original Call of Duty required you to pick up medikits to replenish health, while every mainline game in the series since has restored health automatically when you`re not under fire.In a separate interview with GamesRadar, the developer`s other co-founder, Michael Condrey, suggests Call of Duty: WWII will have `several mechanics` where your teammates can help you out. One example is that you`ll need to rely largely on one particular squadmate to provide ammo.`Certain members of your squad have certain attributes that can help you,` said Condrey. And if you are in proximity to one of your squad members, and you need their help you can... it`s an active ability.`This is to help the series move away from the `super-soldier` idea, says Condrey:`Part of being this squad and working together was about helping each other out in a very different way than in previous games. This is [you] relying on your squad, and so that was a mechanic where you can rely on your squad members to help you, and in that case--when you`re low on ammo--your squad can share ammo.`What`s more, Condrey teases that there may be times when you`re separated from certain members of your squad, meaning you may have to ...
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