Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)

lindo juego, la historia me atrapó un montón. el "¿qué pasaría si los nazis hubiesen ganado la II guerra mundial?" fue una re idea. cuando lo empecé por primera vez me sorprendí con los gráficos de un juego que había salido hace más de 10 años, lamentablemente olvidamos lo que fueron los juegos alguna vez. que bronca lo que duró irene engel, re invencible la hija de puta, no se moría más el final me pareció tremendo, igual re complicado, casi rompo todo hasta que al quinto intento pude.

★★★☆☆ 3/5

It’s a game that tried and very well could have succeeded. The characters are distinct, seemingly could have been interesting, and the plot goes through all these wild turns. But then it just concludes and the paths that were to be explored are just left untouched, not dove into. The characters never got to mature and we never got to truly know them. This game feels like it should have been twice as long as it actually was. Throughout it, you get little glimpses into how the world has changed but never the full picture. It’s dreadfully unsatisfying.

The mechanics of the game were sloppy to say the least. Changing between weapons was very annoying and I would frequently change to a weapon I hadn’t put in my small lineup (of two weapons) and I would have to then change mid-battle whilst sustaining damage from enemies. Controlling the laser cutter was hard and the cutting would usually be very imperfect and I’d have to redo it. Picking up ammo when on the move was not easy as there was a very small window between encountering the pick up symbol and actually being able to pick up the ammo. The electricity powered guns seemed highly inconsistent in how many times they could be fired before losing charge again. Even after charging the weapon all the way, sometimes I’d get like 10 shots from it and other times just 3 or 4 and it never had much logic to it.

I understand the cult following and I enjoyed playing the game but it felt messy and unpolished in a bad way.

Finished this and after a whole month of RE, I really appreciate just how straightforward the whole thing was. Just aim and shoot. Very refreshing. It really felt like an action movie in a game format and was very fun. I feel I should play more shooter.

Anyway, I'll put playing order here so I don't forget it.

1. The New Order
2. The Old Blood
3. The New Colossus
4. Youngblood

First wolfenstein game ever and I am hooked, the game has non stop action, removes all the boring bits (most of them) and it shoots adrenaline through your veins. Playing the game in hard was, challenging, but never to the point that I had to hold a point and just peak and take pot shots, constant moving, using dual wield to move and mow down everything on my path, full of action to be had. the story is entertaining and always kept me wondering what's next? what is the next set piece? and they never disappointed.

The story is not perfect and requires suspension of disbelief at certain parts, but it definitely entertains. gunplay is phenomenal, the way the game lets you approach all the challenges is flexible and let's you do it your own way.

the game would have been perfect for me if it hadn't had those sections where you need to do some fetch quests around the base, yeah it adds some backstory or flavour to the characters but I wasn't in for that. other than that killing the pacing for me, everythin else was right up my alley.

I am now more interested to checkout the next installment in the series

This game. Wow.

At some point you end up in a shed with a Nazi officer tied to a chair. There's a chainsaw on the nearby workbench. Obviously, i immediately tried to grab it. Not allowed, you have to "put on spatter protection". Fine, i grab the apron. Nope, not enough. After a minute or two of looking around i finally discovered a microscopic blue interactible icon. I put on the goggles. I grab the chainsaw.

A fucking cutscene starts playing. Wow. It goes on for too long, like every ""story"" element in this game.

And then it ends before you see the Nazi get his head cut off.

What. The actual. Fuck. Go fuck yourself MachineGames.

It was hard to go back to sitting through cut-scenes and having to click to pick up items after experiencing the more streamlined Doom.

Immersion is frequently broken by the stealth sections that happen in rooms/areas immediately adjacent to where a massive battle took place- I understand the gameplay and game engine need to string out enemy encounters rather than having the enemy launching a coordinated attack on you, but it's just silly to see guards acting like nothing has happened after minutes of gunfire and explosions on the other side of a wall. If they don't rush to their aide of their fellow soldiers, it would fit the story better to have them cowering behind defenses and firing wildly at the smallest sound, or running away (possibly in the wrong direction)- maybe you could still sneak up on them, but the tone would be more appropriate.

The lunar surface section is too short after all the build-up, doesn't involve shooting at soldiers in space suits and patching holes in your own. Gravity doesn't seem to be correct either.