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[kiphalfton]

I have no faith in current year after the past couple of entries

Wish we'd get a Return to Castle Wolfenstein styled one again.

Never have I seen a series go down the toilet so quickly.

Wolf 1 was exellent
Wolf 2 was a decent step down
Wolf Youngblood fell off like a steel cliff

 

[niilokin]

Didn't like the attempt at character driven Tarantino/Rodriguez-film vibes at all, go back to the pulpy macho no drama nazi killing and there's no way not to love it.

 

[RoboCain]

Is Wolf 2 really that bad or is it ones of those "antiwoke" hardons that people here seem to get from time to time?

 

[Knight of the Round]

After Wolf2, they can go right ahead and cancel this, and mitigate their losses.

 

[Jesb]

Does anyone actually care about this ip. They'd be better off making something new.

 

[kevboard]

Is Wolf 2 really that bad or is it ones of those "antiwoke" hardons that people here seem to get from time to time?

the latter.

it wasn't as good as the first one, but mainly people hate on it for being "woke"

 

[evanft]

I wonder how terrible this one will be.

 

[Dutchy]

Is Wolf 2 really that bad or is it ones of those "antiwoke" hardons that people here seem to get from time to time?

Def the latter. Game had one of the most interesting set of main characters. A literal retard who can only say Max Has, a pregnant woman shooting enemies with her tits out. A love-able conspiracy theorist and an extremely obese and stereotypical ex-nazi women that falls in love with a black guy.

I guess there's one sassy black woman but I personally really liked her too as she never went overboard.

The actual gameplay was a minor step down at most.

Don't play youngbloods or whatever it's called though. That shit is straight ass

 

[vaibhavpisal]

I liked the shooting mechanics in Wolf 2 TNC.

Its good enough I enjoyed difficulty spikes. Would've hated them if shooting wasn't good.

 

[Rien]

the latter.

it wasn't as good as the first one, but mainly people hate on it for being "woke"

That game was woke for some people? I don't think at all, it didn't take itself serious at all. Liked it but not as much as the first.

Now busy with Indy but can't get into it yet. Hopefully it picks up. They should have made it third person because this doesn't work for me in these sort of games.

 

[GymWolf]

Good, can't wait to smash robo-hitler.

I didn't played the spin off with the chicks tho.

 

[March Climber]

Hopefully after the recent Doom trilogy and this game's trilogy, both Id and MachineGames can move on to Quake and Hexen.

 

[Ellis]

"I'm on the mother fucking moon"

I really enjoyed the first MG Wolf outing, along with its DLC. They did a great job giving BJ some character, whilst keeping him likable. Unlike in new DOOM trilogy where every cutscene made me dislike the games even more.

Wolf 2 disappointed me, so I never bothered with Young Bloods.

For the new game, give me a cryogenically frozen BJ who gets defrosted in the future by Doom Guy. They team up, but also fight eachother throughout.

 

[JimmyRustler]

IIRC the new ones were always planned as trilogy. I liked both the first one and New Colossus. Never played Youngblood and from the comments here I guess I haven't missed out.

 

[deriks]

First one is fine, but second it's weak as hell

Also DON'T PUT A BUTTON TO PICK BULLETS. This is bullshit on a FPS

 

[Bojji]

If they drop woke agenda this could be interesting.

 

[freemandos]

Less cutscene heavy, more pulpy and less gritty drama or cringey comedy. Blazkowicz as the main and only playable character,and just as a badass one man army a la 80's/90's action movie. Less interruption to talk about "feelings", preaching or autohumilliation and more badass shooting. Oh, and don't try to be a Doom Eternal clone (I'm not a hater, I liked it, I replayed it the last year).

And yes, I think Return to Castle Wolfenstein is by far the best entry.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Ill play it!

 

[Poppinfresh]

Context wise, she saw too fucking much, in a place where Nazi controls America and have been enslaving or exterminating black peoples like pests. That alone is quite anti-thesis to "woke"

What sort of crack are you smoking?

That is textbook wokeness.

 

[SeanyQuest]

Was Wolfenstein II still good? I'm not sure when the reboot actually went down the tubes.

With the new colossus so no IMO. If you're on controller, aiming doesn't feel right. There might be more cutscenes in this game than playtime. There was a slight sense of groundedness or camp in Wolf 1 and The Old Blood. The New Colossus also comes across as obscenely hard at times for absolutely no reason. Levels feel kinda small by comparison to previous games. Monster closets. No bueno man

 

[Critical Hit]

It's a shame that none of you want to play Debra Wilson as the main protagonist.

 

[SnapShot]

Trilogy, I assume this means we can pretend Young Blood never happened

 

[John Bilbo]

The weapon swap mechanic was interesting in the second one although the implementation was clunky.

They could have really utilised it more as a game mechanic designing weapons and enemies around the dual wielding.

I guess they kind of did though in the coop game but again the implementation was poor.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Is Wolf 2 really that bad or is it ones of those "antiwoke" hardons that people here seem to get from time to time?

Worse than the previous games when it comes to pacing and I remember the ending feeling quite rushed.

But the shooting's great and the game's still very fun to play.

 

[Cakeboxer]

You guys know that was Arkane Lyon, right? So was Cyberpilot.

My comment wasn't about the dev, it was just about a really bad part of the series.

 

[dgrdsv]

3 implies they are continuing the storyline after Youngbloods.

This does not bode well.

Youngblood was a spin-off set in distant future in relation to the main series so not necessarily.

 

[Buggy Loop]

What sort of crack are you smoking?

That is textbook wokeness.

That blacks in the game are enslaved or killed like pests?

You're out of your fucking mind

 

[Kikorin]

I don't remember if I played the first or the 2nd, but it was average, I expected more.

 

[Robb]

Finally. I loved both Wolfenstein 1 and 2.

Youngblood on the other hand.. I have no idea what they were thinking with that one. Absolutely horrendous entry.

Hopefully they keep this closer to the other numbered entries, otherwise I'm not interested.

 

[darrylgorn]

It's 2026, so in this one, you are the Nazi.

 

[confused_pumpkin1506]

yes get in my face

love these games

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

After Youngblood and Indiana Jones snnoying femali sidekick I dunno, man.

That being said, TNO, TOB and TNC are one of my all-time favs. So let's see, I guess.

 

[Cakeboxer]

After Youngblood and Indiana Jones snnoying femali sidekick I dunno, man.

I agree with Young Blood, but I actually thought the female in Indiana Jones was really okay.

 

[balls of snow]

Love the Hitler segment in 2. More of that please.

 

[Phobos Base]

TNC still remains the most tonally inconsistent game I've played, tried to be both a serious insight into the horrors of war and a zany OTT homage to 50's b-movies, thereby failing at both.

 

[Poppinfresh]

TNC still remains the most tonally inconsistent game I've played, tried to be both a serious insight into the horrors of war and a zany OTT homage to 50's b-movies, thereby failing at both.

Wolf 3d needs to be a light-hearted homage to 50s B-movies and Nazi exploitation films like Ilsa the She-Wolf of the SS. Just crazy zany shit.

When it takes itself too seriously, becomes woke, or tries to teach a lesson, it fails as a game.

I have zero faith that MachineGames can make a decent Wolf3d that isn't for the "modern audience."

 

[John Bilbo]

Wolf 3d needs to be a light-hearted homage to 50s B-movies and Nazi exploitation films like Ilsa the She-Wolf of the SS. Just crazy zany shit.

That would be dope.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

but I actually thought the female in Indiana Jones was really okay.

I guess my problem is that there was too much of her.

But on the topic, I really want for them to ignore Youngblood's existence altogether.

 

[I wasn't selling any]

It's 2026, so in this one, you are the Nazi.

Yea, the story will be about the hero protagonist that plans and executes a strike on a gas-powered plant in Berlin to save Germany from Nazi take-over.

 

[Fable]

I actually liked W2, i think the combat was good and the bits about BJ past was interesting, replayed it not so long ago on XSX and it holds pretty good.

 

[Froggo]

the latter.

it wasn't as good as the first one, but mainly people hate on it for being "woke"

And the ending wasn't great. It did have some great stuff in it, though. All the scenes with Hitler were gold.

 

[Corporal.Hicks]

I never cared for any of the Machine Games Wolfenstein games.

The same.

I loved Return to Castle Wolfenstein because of its perfect blend of a realistic art style and sci-fi / fantasy elements. Also combat was fun. Many of the missions felt similar to those in Medal of Honor or Call of Duty. The atmosphere was dark and clearly intended for a mature audience.

However, the last two Wolfenstein games didn't look or feel the same to me anymore. The art direction was unrealistic, and the atmosphere changed from dark to comedic. RTCW felt like a game made for adults, while the last two games felt like games made for a younger audience.

 

[Omnipunctual Godot]

I think I'm more surprised that Kotaku is still around.

 

[DeepEnigma]

the latter.

it wasn't as good as the first one, but mainly people hate on it for being "woke"

That becomes an issue for some when it impacts a core part of your narrative adventure and set pieces.

Things are judged by the sum of their parts.

 

[LordCBH]

Hard to be excited after Youngblood and New Colossus.

 

[kevboard]

That becomes an issue for some when it impacts a core part of your narrative adventure and set pieces.

Things are judged by the sum of their parts.

narrative? in Wolfenstein? who the fuck cares?

also what exactly was the issue? I didn't see any

 

[DeepEnigma]

narrative? in Wolfenstein? who the fuck cares?

 

[kevboard]

if you want narrative, watch a movie.
a silly shooter that doesn't take itself seriously isn't a good place to look for it.

and again, what exactly was the "narrative" issue in Wolfenstein 2?
maybe I'm not deranged enough to see it.

 

[DeepEnigma]

if you want narrative, watch a movie.
a silly shooter that doesn't take itself seriously isn't a good place to look for it.

and again, what exactly was the "narrative" issue in Wolfenstein 2?
maybe I'm not deranged enough to see it.

 

[kevboard]

so you can't tell me? thought so.