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Wolfenstein: The New Order |OT| They put Nazis on the Moon, Scheiß auf den Mond!
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Black Soma
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So what's the best current gen version? PS3 or 360?
Noisepurge
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Great video on Youtube. Very informative. Subscribed.
Just watched some gameplay video, it also seems auto leveling everything. This would have been great with DICE quality audio.
Duxxy3
Member
fuck!
If you're thinking about using a headset, or headphones, don't bother. You'll get the same information from a mono speaker.
Net_Wrecker
Member
I have to agree that the audio mix is strange. The sound samples seem good, but the levels are all over the place. Sometimes you'll fire a gun indoors and hear the work they put into environmental reverb, then sometimes you can't hear your gun over the sounds of everything else. The voices are the same.
Still though, I'm having fun. I'm very early in the game, but the lack of prodding and "go-go-go" feels good. Also just solved a little puzzle. Puzzles. In a shooter. SHOCKING CONCEPT.
EDIT: Gotdamn, and now I'm in a room where the auto rifle and its echos sound amazing. Has to be mixing issues.
Still though, I'm having fun. I'm very early in the game, but the lack of prodding and "go-go-go" feels good. Also just solved a little puzzle. Puzzles. In a shooter. SHOCKING CONCEPT.
EDIT: Gotdamn, and now I'm in a room where the auto rifle and its echos sound amazing. Has to be mixing issues.
constantstatic
Member
I'm glad it's not just me I played with my pc audio settings and my surround sound and couldn't get a good audio mix. The guns should be screaming loud in this game and they just sound hollow most of the time.
v0mitg0d
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Platform: PS4
Difficulty: "Bringem On!", but suggest playing on "I am death incarnate!"
Playtime: Roughly 12 hours
Should you get it: Yes!
Gameplay
The walking, running, jumping, and shooting feels wonderful! When peaking out from cover, adjusting my aim and breach from cover with the stick, I felt like I had total control--more than usual in shooters--and really enjoyed that part of the gunplay.
The pacing of the action vs the (well made) cutscenes is done so neither is tedious.
Unfortunately the (mostly) joyous gameplay can be interrupted by a fairly steady stream of unlocks. Things like concept art, notes and character bios seemingly keep asking for your attention. Yes you can ignore them, but sometimes I found them too distracting as it happens all throughout the game.
One of my favorite things about the game is how it handles stealthy gameplay, and its closer to the stealth in BioShocks Infinite Burial at Sea, rather than Theif or Deus Ex Human Revolution; that is to say, its minimalistic--and I love it. The stealthy gameplay in Wolfenstein would feel bogged down and probably too top-heavy if it were otherwise. It effective enough so it works, but also at time leaves you guessing which leads to some exciting times.
Unfortunately the AI responds strangly to the character when playing stealthily. When spotting you, they only remark with a "huh?!" but then turn back to what they're doing no matter how many times this happens. Playing on "bring'em on!" Suggest playing on "I am death incarnate!" When spotting me, the bad guys would slowly walk toward me and sometime quickly attack--its confusing and weird.
Story
Though its not earth-shattering, I quite liked the little love story woven through the Save-The-World narrative. A lot of the characters--supporting and lead--are interesting and left me wanting to know more about them, unfortunately some of the really interesting characters (some supporting cast in particular) are left under-developed. Also, sex in video games is still awkward.
Graphics
For me, the game running at a smooth 1080P/60fps and looking as great as it does is one of real grabs. At times It looks gosh darn gorgeous, and then other times it its filled with some flat and undetailed textures here and there. There can be some rather boring corridor sequences too, but the character models and some of the detailed set-pieces (particularly the main hub area) are really fantastic to watch.
Sometimes the animations look utterly fantastic, and then every once in a while you see something that looks a little rough. Overall though
I really enjoyed looking at this game.
Sounds/Music
The music just rocks! I love it. The voice acting is wonderful too.
Random Notes
- I felt like, at times, I spent too much time recharging the energy weapon.
- Towards the end there are one too many corridors and conflicts. Felt a bit padded.
- Picking up stuff on the ground became a hassle. Throughout the entire game youre often looking down at the ground and mashing the pick-up button--before and after combat--and doing so during combat (ex: low on health) lead to some frustrating instances for me.
- Solid checkpoint system.
- The ending is mostly effective, but it felt too abrupt.
Difficulty: "Bringem On!", but suggest playing on "I am death incarnate!"
Playtime: Roughly 12 hours
Should you get it: Yes!
Gameplay
The walking, running, jumping, and shooting feels wonderful! When peaking out from cover, adjusting my aim and breach from cover with the stick, I felt like I had total control--more than usual in shooters--and really enjoyed that part of the gunplay.
The pacing of the action vs the (well made) cutscenes is done so neither is tedious.
Unfortunately the (mostly) joyous gameplay can be interrupted by a fairly steady stream of unlocks. Things like concept art, notes and character bios seemingly keep asking for your attention. Yes you can ignore them, but sometimes I found them too distracting as it happens all throughout the game.
One of my favorite things about the game is how it handles stealthy gameplay, and its closer to the stealth in BioShocks Infinite Burial at Sea, rather than Theif or Deus Ex Human Revolution; that is to say, its minimalistic--and I love it. The stealthy gameplay in Wolfenstein would feel bogged down and probably too top-heavy if it were otherwise. It effective enough so it works, but also at time leaves you guessing which leads to some exciting times.
Unfortunately the AI responds strangly to the character when playing stealthily. When spotting you, they only remark with a "huh?!" but then turn back to what they're doing no matter how many times this happens. Playing on "bring'em on!" Suggest playing on "I am death incarnate!" When spotting me, the bad guys would slowly walk toward me and sometime quickly attack--its confusing and weird.
Story
Though its not earth-shattering, I quite liked the little love story woven through the Save-The-World narrative. A lot of the characters--supporting and lead--are interesting and left me wanting to know more about them, unfortunately some of the really interesting characters (some supporting cast in particular) are left under-developed. Also, sex in video games is still awkward.
Graphics
For me, the game running at a smooth 1080P/60fps and looking as great as it does is one of real grabs. At times It looks gosh darn gorgeous, and then other times it its filled with some flat and undetailed textures here and there. There can be some rather boring corridor sequences too, but the character models and some of the detailed set-pieces (particularly the main hub area) are really fantastic to watch.
Sometimes the animations look utterly fantastic, and then every once in a while you see something that looks a little rough. Overall though
I really enjoyed looking at this game.
Sounds/Music
The music just rocks! I love it. The voice acting is wonderful too.
Random Notes
- I felt like, at times, I spent too much time recharging the energy weapon.
- Towards the end there are one too many corridors and conflicts. Felt a bit padded.
- Picking up stuff on the ground became a hassle. Throughout the entire game youre often looking down at the ground and mashing the pick-up button--before and after combat--and doing so during combat (ex: low on health) lead to some frustrating instances for me.
- Solid checkpoint system.
- The ending is mostly effective, but it felt too abrupt.
Wolf 09 had "Get Psyched!" as the loading screen tip for the last level. It was pretty hype.
The audio complaints hurt my soul. Sound is super important to me. I think it was mentioned earlier that there aren't even separate settings for adjusting voice/music/sound effects - is that true?
Stupid question - when you put the disc into the PS4, does it automatically begin downloading the patch? I've forgotten how it works.
Stupid question - when you put the disc into the PS4, does it automatically begin downloading the patch? I've forgotten how it works.
Black Soma
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Net_Wrecker
Member
THIS ROOM early in the first chapter sounds great. Sharp sounds and great echos. I don't know why that isn't consistent.
It did for me. It installed first then the download began.
ElzarTheBam
Member
Uber is incredibly easy, I mean, I just can't believe how easy it seems far.
My PS4 copy was waiting for me when I got home, woo!
Played for about two hours straight and got part way through chapter 3 before I put it down for the night. Honestly, with some of the negativity in this thread yesterday I was starting to get a bit worried but so far it's been absolutely great. Smile plastered on my face the whole time playing.
A few very early observations/impressions:
Guns feel meaty, or at least to me they do. Being able to quickly dual wield stuff and tear shit apart is tonnes of fun. I like the lean mechanic, I wish more fps games had something similar. Stealth is basic but a lot of fun, and is how I've initially tried to tackle these first few levels before shit inevitably hits the fan.
Level design in the first few levels is nice and open with plenty of secrets. The castle area in the first chapter was pretty awesome.
Maybe the 'normal' difficulty I'm playing on is a bit too easy, but I'm not sure whether I should bother changing it to 'Death Incarnate' now since I probably won't get the trophy at the end. Oh well. It seems that that's probably the best difficulty to pick for a first play-through.
Visually, it's mixed. The frame-rate seems solid so far, so that's good. But some parts seriously just look like an up-ressed last gen game. Textures can range from okay or pretty poor. However, there can be some really nice looking areas, of which I think the art direction helps this a lot. I thought chapter 2 looked pretty beautiful. I've taken a surprising amount of screens in some of these places.
I echo a few complaints about audio mixing. Some sounds are way to quiet, like BJ's inner monologues. Despite this there are some nice touches with the audio design. Love the sound made when you stealth kill an enemy, almost seems as if it's used to tell if an enemy's spotted the dead body (I think). The music and ambient music is surprisingly really good, adds to a great atmosphere.
So yeah, really enjoying it so far. Best single- player fps I've played in a long while.
Played for about two hours straight and got part way through chapter 3 before I put it down for the night. Honestly, with some of the negativity in this thread yesterday I was starting to get a bit worried but so far it's been absolutely great. Smile plastered on my face the whole time playing.
A few very early observations/impressions:
Guns feel meaty, or at least to me they do. Being able to quickly dual wield stuff and tear shit apart is tonnes of fun. I like the lean mechanic, I wish more fps games had something similar. Stealth is basic but a lot of fun, and is how I've initially tried to tackle these first few levels before shit inevitably hits the fan.
Level design in the first few levels is nice and open with plenty of secrets. The castle area in the first chapter was pretty awesome.
Maybe the 'normal' difficulty I'm playing on is a bit too easy, but I'm not sure whether I should bother changing it to 'Death Incarnate' now since I probably won't get the trophy at the end. Oh well. It seems that that's probably the best difficulty to pick for a first play-through.
Visually, it's mixed. The frame-rate seems solid so far, so that's good. But some parts seriously just look like an up-ressed last gen game. Textures can range from okay or pretty poor. However, there can be some really nice looking areas, of which I think the art direction helps this a lot. I thought chapter 2 looked pretty beautiful. I've taken a surprising amount of screens in some of these places.
I echo a few complaints about audio mixing. Some sounds are way to quiet, like BJ's inner monologues. Despite this there are some nice touches with the audio design. Love the sound made when you stealth kill an enemy, almost seems as if it's used to tell if an enemy's spotted the dead body (I think). The music and ambient music is surprisingly really good, adds to a great atmosphere.
So yeah, really enjoying it so far. Best single- player fps I've played in a long while.
chixdiggit
Member
Agreed. I figured the 45 gb would at least include great sound.
Sithlord77
Banned
Which version is better PS4 or Xbone?
The x86 twins are the same apparently. No report on the 360/PS3 as far as I know. PC is pretty alright, I got my bugs sorted by cranking everything to max. id tech 5 is a weird fucking engine.
Chapter 6 now and I am not terribly impressed with the game. The gunplay is fines but the AI is super dump, graphically it sucks and tone wise the game doesn't know what it wants to be. Also calling the level design old school must be the most disingenuous statement ever. Really regretting my purchase so far. It's pretty much as average as the last Wolfenstein so far.
The perfect Dark
Banned
Lol, I can't find the first enigma code in the first chapter, Where is it? 
The one before Über.
therealminime
Member
Finished the intro (got to the opening credits) and I have to say I'm enjoying it. Visuals aren't amazing, but that's fine. I'll take locked 60 and good gameplay over fancy visuals. The sound mixing definitely isn't great. I was using a surround system but I'll try it on headphones. Hopefully it's something that can be fix.
The thing I thought was most impressive (so far) is how well they've captured lots of the little things that make Wolfenstein games cool. They've managed to keep the old school things but also make it a modern feeling game.
Looking forward to the rest of the game.
The thing I thought was most impressive (so far) is how well they've captured lots of the little things that make Wolfenstein games cool. They've managed to keep the old school things but also make it a modern feeling game.
Looking forward to the rest of the game.
I found a temporary fix for the surround sound on PS4 and I think the problem is from the new system FW. In the same way that FW 1.7 has turned off the controller vibration by default, it has reverted the audio to two channels (stereo). To get back the full 5.1 follow these steps: Settings>Sound and Screen>Audio Output Settings>Audio Format. Then unselect Linear PCM by selecting Bitstream, then re-select Linear PCM.
This has greatly improved the sound mixing and now I can actually hear the voices.
This has greatly improved the sound mixing and now I can actually hear the voices.
Really? I don't see it on their website, wad that for pre order only?
Neuromancer
Member
Did anyone get their figure from Best Buy?
ieatzombies
Member
Nope. Supposed to get the $5 egift card due to maufacturing issues in replace of that on top of the $10 rewards.
RoyaleDuke
Banned
Installing now, GAF.
I can't wait to shoot some motherfucking Nazis.
On the motherfucking moon.
Liferebooted
Banned
By "current gen" I mean PS3/360
Current gen is ps4\xbone since they're both released...
Either way ps3 and 360 are about the same.
lem0n
Member
Nah, didnt preorder. Went in for that trade bonus thing they're running, and happened to notice the gift card bonus on the sale tag. I traded BF4, Morrowwind and Pikmin (lol, really) and it paid off my game and a hot wheels haha.
Neuromancer
Member
Ok thanks. Is there anything special I have to do?
ieatzombies
Member
This patch download is brutal. It's been an hour and still 3 hours until it's done. I think I should connect through ethernet instead of wireless.. Might play some transistor in the mean time. Hype!
About to dive into it.. looking forward to some old faction shooter action.
I did enjoy the title screen as well.. seems old school as well ..
Wolfenstein New Order Title Screen
I did enjoy the title screen as well.. seems old school as well ..
Wolfenstein New Order Title Screen
Thanks I'll look for that when I pick it up.
So, with the game out now...
Do you guys enjoy exploring the levels as well? Searching for hidden details and collectibles? I kinda loved doing that. I'm not usually big on collectibles, but I enjoyed looking in every nook and cranny. Gave the chapters a more open feeling as well, despite the game still being somewhat of a linear experience.
Do you guys enjoy exploring the levels as well? Searching for hidden details and collectibles? I kinda loved doing that. I'm not usually big on collectibles, but I enjoyed looking in every nook and cranny. Gave the chapters a more open feeling as well, despite the game still being somewhat of a linear experience.
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