Review cover Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (Computer)
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Product Information:

  • Release Date (NA): October 27, 2017
  • Release Date (EU): October 27, 2017
  • Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
  • Developer: MachineGames
  • Genres: First-person shooter
  • Also For: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

Game Features:

Single player
Local Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer
Co-operative
Time to kill some Nazis.

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Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus starts where The New Order left off: William "B.J." Blazkowicz is seen, guts out, bleeding out when the Kreisau Circle comes to his aid, retrieving him from Deathshead's fortress before destroying it with a nuclear cannon. He is then operated on aboard the Kreisau Circle-commandeered Eva's Hammer, a Nazi U-boat where he spends 5 months in a coma.

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During that time he has some flashbacks, from William’s childhood to some not so-distant past memories. One of these forces you to make a choice: save Fergus or Wyatt (characters who appeared in the previous installment). This decision will determine which special weapon you’ll have access to for the entire game and also each character will influence the tone of the game. Choosing Fergus will reward you with a more experienced and outspoken companion. This playthrough will also equip you with the Laserkraftwerk, a weapon that fires laser beams which is quite useful for taking down those numerous armored enemies. Wyatt is a more easy-going companion and will provide some more comical scenes during your playthrough. The Dieselkraftwerk will also be unlocked via this choice. This weapon blasts sticky explosives that can attach to any surface and is handy in opening certain doors and hatches.

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Fast forward 5 months and the Eva’s Hammer is under attack by those damn Nazis under Frau Engel’s order, who is hell-bent on recapturing Terror Billy. The latter just woke up from his coma and is bound to a wheelchair due to his incapacitated lower limbs. But in true Terror Billy fashion, he’s ready to pick up guns, kick some Nazi ass and look for his other comrades.

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Incapacitated legs? Nothing a Da'at Yichud Power Suit can’t fix

That’s when the story unfolds, putting the gamer in a high octane ride where you’ll come across the gruesome murder of a key team member, Blazkowicz’s ensuing depressing thoughts, his literal revival, travel to freaking Venus, the merger of Kreisau Circle with fellow rebel factions and their mission to free the United States and use it as a platform to free the world. Phew! That’s a lot for a ~9 hour game! The aesthetics are there to make the experience all the more enjoyable. The game’s environment and characters are highly detailed and animated in typical Bethesda-esque pseudo-cel shading, offering impressive cinematic cutscenes which are supplemented by on point voice acting. There is also a nice balance between serious segments and more humorous ones that breathes life among the crew. Quite an unusual combination that Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus masterfully blends together.

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A little party never killed nobody

This opus strongly builds on B.J’s character, often going back to his tough childhood to show the hardships he had to endure with an abusive father. You will witness firsthand Blazkowicz’s character progression from depressed thoughts to a revamped bravado. However, the new characters, albeit seemingly interesting, don’t get the same treatment as Billy and are left feeling quite one-dimensional.

Not only is the plot pretty eventful on the stroy perspective but the game pits Blazkowicz (and the player) in varying conditions from cosplaying as a firefighter, going down tunnels, testing William’s swimming abilities, hijacking cargo trains, go back in time when Billy wasn’t such a terror, to attending an audition session! There are some interesting challenges for the player as well, like balancing between the needing to cool your Venus suit down and killing Nazis while infiltrating their Venusian base or knowing when to Solid Snake your way through or just say f*ck it and go in guns blazing.

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To remind you once again that it is a Bethesda-published game, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus boasts features similar to other games from the publisher like Prey or Dishonored . As such you’ll find upgradeable weapons, freedom of exploration, some passive storytelling to flesh out the game’s universe and several routes to reach your destination that allow for your favorite playstyle. Oh and lots of gory sequences.

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While there are quite the variety of enemies, the boss fights aren’t much memorable, save for a few like the helicopter battle in William’s childhood house hanging perpendicular in mid-air (if that even counts as a boss fight...). The latter proved to have quite an interesting level design and is easily one of my favorites.

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The Upside Down

The side missions didn’t entice me much to invest time in them either. The main plot was much more engaging.Another complain that I have is that several of the other levels are left feeling more of the same; mostly rubble of once a majestic megalopolis that thrived. However, they do set the tone for the post-war, Nazi-dominated world of Wolfenstein.

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Accompanying William on his Nazi-killing spree will a generous option of weapons, most of which can be dual-wielded for twice the rampage. Some of the enemies' weapons can even be picked up like machine guns or grenade launchers

if you are low on ammo or feeling particularly stingy. Additionally, you can also crank up the difficulty at will from the easy “Can I play daddy?” to the hardcore “I Am Death Incarnate” should you not be "death incarnate" in every situations...

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Definitely not having an orgasm

Oh and like it is customary these days with like any cinematographic experience, stay after the end credits ;)

Verdict

What We Liked ...
  • Freedom of exploration
  • Choice of playstyle
  • William’s character development
  • Captivating cinematic sequences
  • Post end-credit extras
What We Didn't Like ...
  • Not memorable boss fights
  • New characters not so developed upon
  • Not so enticing side missions
  • Similar-looking levels
8
Gameplay
Best enjoyed in fast pace action, this opus also gives the player the option to follow a more stealthy route that works with some effort.
8
Presentation
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus has the typical Wolfesteinian play and feel with a typical Bethesda-touch. Its cinematic sequences are captivating and professionally executed, like the game as a whole.
8
Lasting Appeal
The game lasts for a reasonable amount of time and completionists like explorers will find their fair share. Moreover, stay for the end-credits extra ;)
8
out of 10

Overall

Get ready to kick some Nazi ass in a high octane title starring a revamped Terror Billy, for the father of FPS games is back in action.
The cinematic work in this game was AMAZING. By far some of the best-directed cinematics and cutscenes in a video game ever. Genuinely hilarious all the way through while still being sensitive about its subject matter and offering solid gameplay. A truly excellent game, and personally speaking, the best shooter of 2017. I had a lot of fun with this one.
 
@TotalInsanity4 You mean nazi sympathizers that think we killed the wrong enemy. The greatest story never told, and Hitler is a hero to save people from the zionist jews. This game is propaganda by the jew bankers that rule the world and are in bed with the reptilian overlord elites that marry horses, dress up like werewolves and sacrifice children on bloody alters. And how this game offends them.

That discourse?
 
@TotalInsanity4 You mean nazi sympathizers that think we killed the wrong enemy. The greatest story never told, and Hitler is a hero to save people from the zionist jews. This game is propaganda by the jew bankers that rule the world and are in bed with the reptilian overlord elites that marry horses, dress up like werewolves and sacrifice children on bloody alters. And how this game offends them.

That discourse?
Yeah that one
 
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Anyone knows how much and in which way was this game censored/changed/cut in Germany? That is one question I have and my laziness prevents me to research on my own. /s
 
Good review! I've always enjoyed alternate history type of stories such as 1984, man in the high castle, bring the jubilee to name a few. so this definitely looks like something up my alley. Haven't played the first game in the new series though so I'd have to start out there, plus I'm really curious about how this is going to run on the switch.
 
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- Hitler isn't hitler but only "the commander" or something like that
Hitler lost his mustache, his name was changed Heiler and instead of "Mein Führer" is adressed as "Mein Kanzler" (My Chancellor) - just like Angela Merkel.
Watch how this cutscene completely lost its context: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=267&v=kTQ1eBiRRRo
Shame on Germany for trying to whitewash their own history, even in a work of fiction (on the contrary, Tarantino`s Inglourious Basterds wasn`t censored in Germany).
 
Hitler lost his mustache, his name was changed Heiler and instead of "Mein Führer" is adressed as "Mein Kanzler" (My Chancellor) - just like Angela Merkel.
Watch how this cutscene completely lost its context: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=267&v=kTQ1eBiRRRo
Shame on Germany for trying to whitewash their own history, even in a work of fiction (on the contrary, Tarantino`s Inglourious Basterds wasn`t censored in Germany).
I honestly don't mind the change. Yes, I prefer that scene with Hitler in it, but Germany's modern constitution basically roots its foundation in the idea that Nazism can't be glorified in any way. Since this is a work of fiction, rather than a factual retelling of events of WWII, I can understand Bethesda's decision to alter the imagery for Germany specifically. It still very much gets the point across that the "big bad" is supposed to be a fascist regime
 
Yes, I prefer that scene with Hitler in it, but Germany's modern constitution basically roots its foundation in the idea that Nazism can't be glorified in any way.
I think this scene is clearly mocking Nazis and has nothing to do with glorification. Hitler is portrayed there as a self-obsessed, ageing, frustrated tyrant. It's bordering on grotesque, similar to his character in the movie "Downfall". I find it incoherent that Nazi portrayals in movies shown in Germany are considered art and analogical portrayals in video games are considered glorification.

Btw, I forgot to point out in the last post, they changed "Are you a Jew?" to "Are you a traitor?".
 
I think this scene is clearly mocking Nazis and has nothing to do with glorification. Hitler is portrayed there as a self-obsessed, ageing, frustrated tyrant. It's bordering on grotesque, similar to his character in the movie "Downfall". I find it incoherent that Nazi portrayals in movies shown in Germany are considered art and analogical portrayals in video games are considered glorification.

Btw, I forgot to point out in the last post, they changed "Are you a Jew?" to "Are you a traitor?".
The law is the law. It should be changed because it sucks, but as long as it stands companies can only adhere.
Meanwhile, though I don't give a fuck about them changing swastikas for something else, the changes in plot and script that lead to the game making no sense are discouraging me from getting the game. Unless I plan to play it with a bag of popcorn and laughing my ass off at how the changes make no sense or are plain stupid.

So now Jews are traitors... I can't even.
 
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So the 9 hours thing was kind of offputting, do you feel like this game has good replayability?
 
So the 9 hours thing was kind of offputting, do you feel like this game has good replayability?
It does have in terms of in-game collectibles if you are the completionist type. Additionally, new missions open up once you finish the game. And there are seasons pass on the way as well.
 
i got this crash help

Firma con problemas: Nombre del evento de problema:APPCRASH Nombre de la aplicación:NewColossus_x64vk.exe Versión de la aplicación:6.5.0.1103 Marca de tiempo de la aplicación:59fc1b1d Nombre del módulo con errores:REVOLT64.dll Versión del módulo con errores:0.0.0.0 Marca de tiempo del módulo con errores:559e4f3c Código de excepción:c0000005 Desplazamiento de excepción:00000000000af21a Versión del sistema operativo:6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1 Id. de configuración regional:11274 Información adicional 1:b696 Información adicional 2:b696cce19e9943bafbffc2a172404cc0 Información adicional 3:d4e8 Información adicional 4:d4e89c2dd3d051f92ea64c9bbf367830
 
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Product Information:
  • Release Date (NA): October 27, 2017
  • Release Date (EU): October 27, 2017
  • Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
  • Developer: MachineGames
  • Genres: First-person shooter
  • Also For: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Game Features:
Single player
Local Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer
Co-operative

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