The story picks up five years after Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare , following —including legendary characters like Captain Price, Soap MacTavish, and Ghost—as they hunt the Russian ultranationalist Vladimir Makarov. The remaster includes all original missions:
: Added an adjustable Field of View (FOV) slider, a feature not present in the previous Modern Warfare remaster. Plot and Key Missions
: Implementation of next-generation textures, physically-based rendering (PBR), and high-dynamic range (HDR) lighting.
: Support for true high-definition and 4K resolution on consoles like the PS4 Pro.
The remaster brings the classic blockbuster into the modern era with significant technical upgrades. Critics from IGN and Digital Foundry highlighted these key improvements: