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You can kill nazis in this game. That's all you need to know.

This is an excellent game. I feel that it is one of those games that will stick with me, not though the gameplay itself is extremely innovative, but that every aspect of this game is engaging, entertaining, and has excellent production values in the best sense.

The gameplay is very solid and just downright fun. But what makes the whole thing work so well (beyond the gameplay), is the story, the actors, the music, and the CGI acting.

This is the most downright poignant and engrossing story I've seen in an FPS possibly ever. And yes, I'm comparing to Bioshock, Mass Effect trilogy, and System Shock 2. But it's not because of any mindblowing twists, or epic plot structure... It's because the characters are so well-drawn (and I'm not talking literally, although the nuances that are conveyed are incredibly well done, in spite of lacking COD: AW or LA Noire tech), and the voice acting is absolutely top notch. That's not too say that the characters are extremely fleshed out, but the back-stories are in their faces and voices; in other words, they have character and soul that are completely missing in the majority of games in the genre.

This is just a superb game. Anyone who enjoys the genre owe it to themselves to play this. Everyone involved in this game should be proud of their accomplishment.

It's just really, really, good.

'Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)' revives its pioneering series and attempts to kick the first-person shooter genre back to its roots. The game really only has one thing in its mind: shooting Nazis. Thankfully, then, this aspect of its design is highly satisfying, thanks to the piece's refined controls and large arsenal of weapons. It's gory, over-the-top and a lot of fun. This does sort of clash with the thing's story, as the narrative attempts to be somewhat serious with just a dash of satire here and there. Ultimately, though, it maintains a tonal balance and works as a kind of schlocky, 'what-if?' science-fiction. A lot of time is spent on delivering the plot, which isn't an issue since it's so well-written and enjoyable. The game's level design is almost labyrinthine at times, allowing you to explore at your own pace and search for secrets if you so wish. This makes it rather replayable, as each mission feels distinct and the few hub locations you visit have a variety of rooms to explore. Here, you can interact further with the game's rag-tag cast of characters, cementing them within the world-space. Overall, this is one of the more enjoyable FPS games of the 2010s, principally because it focuses on its shooting mechanics and doesn't encumber the player with a weapon limit or a slow movement speed. It's great fun. 8/10

Coming from a market where thoughtless shooters and pay-to-play online games are dominant, I found that Wolfenstein: The New Order was a wonderful breath of fresh air. The writing in the game is excellent, giving a compelling narrative that distinguishes this game from others on the market today, and allows you to understand more about the B.J. Blazkowicz that we've come to know and love over the decades. The ethical dilemmas presented in the game add a dimension not seen in previous incarnations, and help enormously with the replay value. The graphics were decent (probably look better on next-gen systems) and game play is smooth. The only drawback I found was the somewhat tedious task of stockpiling ammo, armor, and health packs, but this hearkens back to the earlier games, so some may find it more charming. Overall, I would highly recommend this game for purchase and look forward to many hours of replay.

This game was selling it self as an old school shooter in modern times, never did I imagine that it had a great story too. It has been a long time since I had such a great all round FPS game experience.

Story: The game is set in an alternate timeline where the Nazis have won WWII and now rule over the world and we are part of a rebellion to take them down. This setting alone is great enough for me, but the game gives you much more than that. IT has a pretty well developed set of characters, including our hero, and there is a hefty amount of cut-scenes to really get you into the story, something I was completely surprised to see. You actually care for the characters and what happens to them etc, I loved that. This was helped a lot by great voice acting. The game had a RPG feel to it as far as story goes and that's a good thing as RPGs usually have good stories. I loved reading news articles that showed how different things happened after the Nazis won.

The ending did felt a bit rushed to me though, would have loved it if it was prolonged or something. Also, there was this mysterious secret story part too, which I won't spoil, BUT it was underutilized. Wish they expanded more on it.

Gameplay: Since the game is like an old school shooter, it has many of those elements. Stuff like ability to carry all your weapons arsenal at once, no health/armor regen, leaning etc. And you know what, it was refreshing to play a shooter like this, took me away from all the modern shooters and felt like a refreshing experience. The shooting was fluid, gory and plain fun. Killing Nazis was a pure blast.

The game also has a stealth element in it, which was pretty simple, but effective. I found myself many times trying to stealth kill enemies. The only thing I didn't like was the weapon wheel, but that's more of a personal complaint considering I'm so used to modern shooters, changing weapons via a wheel felt odd and distracting.

Graphics: The game looked good for the most part, nice gun models, decent facial animations and such. It used the same ID 5 tech that was used in Rage, and along with it had the same problems. While many of the surroundings, open areas and such looked great, textures were really muddy or low res indoors, and very oftenly too. Took me back to the PS2 era, that bad. I mean it wasn't all row res, but you would often see switches, beams and other stuff having lame textures and they would really stick out.

Sound: Game boasted a robust and awesome soundtrack. The tracks varied from heavy rock to calm peaceful pieces. During action, most of the time you would hear rock music or such and it would make you pumped up. But during emotional scenes, or low down time, the track changes dramatically, and I loved that.

Another thing I was really impressed with was the gun sounds, they sounded so punchier and powerful, something modern shooters lack. I loved firing every weapon.

Overall: A great shooter, the best I have played in a long while now. Awesome all round experience and I'm already getting a craving to play it again. Highly recommended.

9/10

This game is awesome. Story, gameplay and graphics are all good I just want the boss battles to better but apart from that it's a 9/10.

The game knows well what the audience wants and it delivers it to them with a plate full of brutality and action. Apart from the well known fun shooting against the modern Nazis you can follow an actual story with characters that are stereotypical and funny. It's quite bizarre and violent but that's what made this game memorable.

Wolfenstein: The New Order shows that we can trust that Bethesda and Machine Games can handle the franchise. The review is coming from a person, who played Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Wolfenstein. Now, let's list the pluses in W:TNO.

1)Nice graphics.

2)Good voice acting.

3)Better story.

4)Awesome gameplay, that mixes regenerating health and the need of health packs.

5)Plenty of guns.

6)Great level design.

7)Section where you can choose to use stealth or to go guns and blazing.

8)Various animations when you kill an enemy with knife. They don't get old.

9)Various enemies.

10)Great concept.

11)Collectables are fum to find.

12)Bits of the soundtrack.

13)Interesting characters.

14)Levels are fun to replay.

15)Game is replayable with 4 different mods.

16)The setting.

17)Newspaper articles in the game, like this is a real world.

18)Nice voice acting.

19)Finally Nazis speak German.

20)Dialogue, not only in English, but in German and (not 100% sure) Polish.

21)Great villains.

I may have missed some pluses, but now I'm going to talk about the minuses.

1)The two different timelines, that you choose which to follow, don't affect the story much.

2)When replaying the levels, I wish you could skip the non-action parts. I wanted to skip them.

3)Loading times when you die are kinda too long.

Wolfenstein: The New Order is a fun first-person shooter. From BAD 1 to EXCELLENT 6 I give it EXCELLENT 5.50 - it's better than a VERY GOOD game, but not a truly EXCELLENT game. I hope that the new Doom will be better, or at least as good as this game.

Greetings from Lithuania.

So i finally forced myself to beat "Wolfenstein: The New Order" (2014) on PS4. This is not bad game at all , settings are pretty unique, story is also kinda fresh, game mechanics can be clumsy at times, but they are OK to. Graphics won't blow you away, but they are pretty OK. Sound design, voice acting were also OK, nothing great. So why only 7/10 ? Because this is a pretty standard FPS - it doesn't bring anything new to the table. Also more depth character development would done this game a favor - i wasn't attached to anyone. The story while it is OK, it didn't really engaged my into. And while there are some weapon upgrades, lack of any more developed weapon progress system or skills didn't helped this game either.

Overall, "Wolfenstein: The New Order" is not bad pretty standard and straightforward shooter. It doesn't bring anything better, but for what it was it was OK to play it once.

I don't know if it's good or not. And you technically "can" play it in Germany. But it is in German, the original audio has been entirely blocked and there is absolutely no legal way to buy the game in its original form.

I am well aware that this isn't the fault of the developer. This one star rating isn't for the game itself. I just want to bring the attention to the fact that in Germany you are not allowed to play this game in its original form.

This is the most ironic case of censorship I have ever experienced and frankly I don't know how to feel about it. I would've even been okay with them removing Hitler's name and any swastikas. But the fact that it is not in English is just devastating to me.

Oh the strange times we live in... I mean, Sniper Elite is legal in Germany. What makes Sniper Elite okay and Wolfenstein not? I just don't get it...

Wolfenstein: The New Order is a game that will undoubtedly leave an unforgettable impression on anyone who decides to dive into its captivating world. It combines many strong aspects, such as dynamic gameplay, stunning graphics, and an engaging storyline, making it one of the best in the first-person shooter genre. From the very beginning, the game grabs your attention and holds it until the very end, offering a unique experience and an alternative take on history.

One of the biggest advantages of the game is its dynamic gameplay, which leaves no room for boredom. In Wolfenstein: The New Order, you don't just run and shoot - the game requires strategy, the right approach to different situations, and skillful use of a wide variety of weapons. Every encounter with enemies is filled with adrenaline, keeping you constantly on edge. The vast arsenal of weapons allows you to tailor the gameplay to your style: whether it's a fast and aggressive approach or a more cautious, tactical game. Additionally, the enemies are diverse - from regular soldiers to powerful mechanized opponents, each with their own strengths and weaknesses.

Special attention should be given to the graphics, which make the game even more immersive. Despite the fact that the game was released some time ago, its visual style is still impressive. The detailing of the environments, characters, and weapons is top-notch, allowing players to fully immerse themselves in the atmosphere of an alternate history. Every location in the game, whether it's huge Nazi military bases or ancient castle ruins, is carefully crafted, giving the game a unique visual style. The atmosphere of constant threat and darkness is felt at every turn, thanks to the realistic graphics and quality lighting.

The game's storyline deserves separate praise. Wolfenstein: The New Order offers a unique and captivating story set in an alternate world where the Nazis won World War II. This theme alone creates an interesting foundation for the plot, and the characters and script add even more depth. Players take on the role of a brave soldier named Blazkowicz, who fights against the Nazis, trying to stop their rule and save humanity. Throughout the game, you will encounter many characters, each with their own story and motivations. The story is filled with emotional moments, unexpected twists, and difficult choices that make you think about what people are capable of in a world where evil has triumphed.

Overall, the alternate world in which the game's events unfold is one of the most attractive aspects of Wolfenstein: The New Order. The idea that the Nazis won the war not only adds drama to the game but also allows players to experience an entirely new, grim world where future technologies and totalitarian regimes merge. This creates a unique atmosphere that will not leave anyone indifferent. Many elements of this alternate world are impressive in scale and detail, from massive war machines to the futuristic architecture of the Nazi empire.

The game also offers a wide range of activities. In addition to the main story missions, players can find hidden locations, collect various items, and complete side quests. This adds replayability, as even after completing the main story, there are plenty of interesting things to discover or do. Every corner of this alternate world hides its own secrets, which can change your perspective on the game's events or reveal additional details of the story.

One of the most important aspects of the game is the variety of weapons and enemies, which keeps the player on their toes until the very end. In Wolfenstein: The New Order, players have access to a vast arsenal of weapons, each with its own unique features and abilities. From classic assault rifles and pistols to futuristic laser cannons, players can experiment with different options to find the most effective ways to defeat their enemies. And speaking of enemies, there are plenty - from regular soldiers to giant robots, each type of opponent requires a different strategy to overcome.

In conclusion, Wolfenstein: The New Order is a game that deserves the highest praise. Its gripping story, dynamic gameplay, and excellent graphics make it a must-play for all fans of the shooter genre. If you appreciate deep stories, quality combat mechanics, and alternate worlds, this game is definitely for you. I highly recommend it to all shooter enthusiasts and those who want to dive into an unforgettable story about the fight against the Nazi regime in an alternate future.

One of the best modern shooters, up there with Halo, Doom, and Titanfall!

This is one of the best shooters period. Here are the major positives.

• Amazing action and gunplay.

• A really good story that will go after your heart. I did not expect choice and consequence and I did not expect romance in this game!

• The story is also bold and does stuff most shooters won't do.

• Great characters all around.

• Great level design and set pieces.

• The world building and lore is very interesting and unique. I love alternate history stuff!

• Solid creepy and hate able villains.

This is an amazing shooter. One you have to play if you love the genre. It is also on Gamepass!

After recently purchasing a PS4 and wanting to check out what games would go along with my initial purchase, the title "Wolfenstein" caught my eye. The reason? I consider myself more of an "old school" gamer, very much intrigued by games (or re-workings of games) that I used to play once upon a time. I spent many hours as a child in front of my computer monitor playing Wolfenstein 3D, so I was excited to see the game given a modern tweak. Unfortunately, I was underwhelmed by the story and a bit overwhelmed by the level of difficulty/controls.

As far as shooter games go, this one is probably pretty good. I don't usually dabble in this genre, so I'm not really the one to be asking about this sort of thing. But, it seems straightforward enough: you have objectives to meet and you have a kill a lot of Nazi's and Nazi robots/creatures to get them accomplished. The controls were a bit difficult for me to pick up, but I will readily admit that could be due to my newness to the PS controller after years of Nintendo/XBox.

Anyway, the main reason I'm cutting ties with this game after only playing through a few of the missions is because it didn't provide any of the nostalgia factor that I was looking for. I really was hoping that the game would have more nods to its history, but after a number of hours playing it I concluded that wasn't the point. "New Order" is more about moving forward than it is about hearkening back to a 1990s PC shooter.

Thus, a 100% objective review of this game would probably bump it up a star (or maybe even two if you really, really like shooters). However, for what I was looking for, this game didn't cut it. I had to play on the easiest difficulty level to make any progress, and I kept looking for nods to the past when none were to be given. My advice to potential purchasers would be to examine what exactly you want from the game: If you are only buying it for the "Wolfenstein" name, you might very likely be disappointed.

Stories OK but I wish they had better bosses, and better graphics but after all it's OK

Nazi vs bland main hero.

Okay so basically what you do throw out this game is going around kill many Nazis as possible and I enjoy that part of the game.

The main hero of the game is just uninteresting and pretty bland. I loved the gritty and cold start to this game but when you reach to the ending of the game you lose that gritters and coldness.

The graphs looks pretty good if I have to say and the game-play is a lot of fun.

Overall Wolfenstein: The New Order is fun game to play, it dose have it's problems but name a game that doesn't have problems in it.

What is so great about this game? Is it just because it's the revival of a renowned 90s franchise? Maybe, but it's not old school mechanics that made Wolfenstein boring. It's a run of the mill FPS containing almost every stupid design trend in the book. Wolfenstein has an interesting setting and story with a good cast of characters, but that wasn't good enough for me to push all the way through this game. Gameplay is about as basic as you get for a FPS these days. It's a basic as hell FPS with so many small annoying ticks that drag it down. The biggest is having to manualy pick up ammo from every enemy in increments of 10 bullets or less a la metro. WHY IS THIS A THING?? It ruins the flow of combat. Stealth is bad because it slows down the game makes it too easy. I abandoned it whenever the game allowed. Theres also only 5-6 base weapons in this game. Also why does the game strip you of all your guns after every level? The perk system feels tacked on, a lame attempt at mimicking other games. I don't understand all the 8's and 9's this game gets. Yes the setting is interesting, but I feel like if this game was a new IP and was never was based of of the 90s game, it wouldn't be getting as high praise.

If you played Wolfenstein as an early 3D shooter back in ye olde days of 1992, you know that it was ridiculous fun. Fast forward to 2014 and games since then have passed a lot of waters and have become way more advanced both in graphics and story telling--which I love tbh.

Come the new day, comes Wolfenstein: The New Order, an updated retelling(?) of the classic Nazi shooter romp. I say romp because you're still dealing with ridiculous levels of cheese, mutant cyborg Nazis, giant mechs, going to a Nazi moonbase. My problem that all this was interspersed with a lot of dramatic weight and I mean A LOT of drama. After BJ Blazkowicz's umpteenth grumbling soliloquies about how life is terrible and how the Nazi's do terrible things to good people, you begin to want to tell this roided-up yank to lighten the hell up. You're a walking box of a man with a sexually suggestive name who kills Nazi's in mechs or on a space station.

All the while I played this game, the cuts scenes simply get in the way when something this out there takes itself way too seriously. Have some fun while you can in between the cuts scenes too because it's a surprisingly short game too.

Wolfenstein is back and bigger and better than ever.

So I played this game on the Xbox One X so I have 4K graphics enabled through the television and the console.

The Nazi's won WW2 and now in 1960 it is up to a group of resistance fighters to stop them. Firstly, if you have played Homeland: The Revolution Wolfenstein is not an open world it is a linear first person shooting game.

A lot of the achievements can be unlocked by starting, playing and restarting the first mission.

With the 4K enhancement with your system the graphics are more cleaner and crispy. However, I play on the Xbox One X not the Xbox Series X but Wolfenstein is one game amongst hundreds of others which you can experience this revolution in console game visuals even if it may not be as fluent.

Basically, you kill a variety of Nazi characters even a dog sometimes kitted out in this iron armour you have to act fast to save yourself before the dog mauls you. I was playing on one mission and you have to kill this one dog five times to unlock the achievement. So I went back to that particular part of the game but the dog was not in the location it was before. So I gave up because where else could this dog be I couldn't find it.

Achievement hunting with this game is rather easy because there are no Xbox Live achievements as Wolfenstein: The New Order is not a multiplayer game. You try and play other games with people around the world on Xbox Live most of them don't have even a handful of players.

Just go out and buy it especially if you are rather skilled at first person shooters unlike myself but I still completed it on the hardest difficulty you just get game over a lot but you pick yourself up and have another try.

Finally, if anyone is reading these reviews, I have been a bit on the back foot with this one because I have been exoeriencing bouts of depression and stubbornness. A lot of the time I just don't want to play over the last few weeks because of how I feel with myself. But hopefully things will be better soon and I can churn out more completed games with the reviews alongside to keep you informed.

Happy gaming.

Wolfenstein The New Order is absolutely awesome! I loved almost everything about this game. The story was a phenomenal story about the evil of Nazis, the cruelty of abusing power, the tragedy of murder, the horror of war, the beauty of the future, and to take care of your friends and family. The gameplay combat with all the guns, and the stealth was extremely fun. I loved finding all the secret rooms and collectibles. The attention to detail with all the various rooms all across Europe, and the futuristic technology was beautiful, and so very cool; however the main reason why I can't give this game a 10 out of 10 is because the gore, foul language, and sexual immorality was very inappropriate, and there's no filter to turn off that content, so unfortunately that's why it deserves the 7/10 and not the 10/10. Without doubt though Wolfenstein The New Order is still one of my favorite videogames because it's one of the best. Have a great day, and goooo Wolfenstein!