![]() ![]() Luckily, the game never focuses on these scenes too long. I’m not saying it’s going to rub everyone the wrong way but for me, it made me feel a bit unsettled. These scenes are, of course, meant to set up the great American hero saving the day-and to that extent they do their job-but they also kind of feel like they are making light of the horrible war crimes the Nazi’s committed in World War II. There’s a scene with prisoners tied under flaming furnaces, for example. However, there are these scenes that the game goes into that get awfully close to the real atrocities that the Nazi’s committed. The Nazis are cartoon-ified, turned into Saturday morning cartoon villains, as is the tradition of Wolfenstein, and if they stayed that way it would be all well and good. On the other hand, the game is stuck in a sort of uncomfortable ultra-patriotic jingoistic space with Michael Bay levels of action and inconsistent levels of realism. We all basically agree that what the Nazis did was wrong and getting to be the hero that cuts a swath through their forces is hard to feel bad about. There are no loaded political views here, which is kind of a breath of fresh air. On one hand, it actually feels good to be killing Nazis again. It’s up to him to stop the Nazis and their horrible new world regime. You play as BJ Blazkowicz-yes THE BJ Blazkowicz from all the Wolfensteins past-fresh out of a coma from a piece of errant shrapnel embedded in his dome. However, this time around, the game doesn’t take place in World War II, but an alternate timeline where the Nazi’s won World War II, hence the name The New Order. Oh it wouldn’t be a Wolfenstein game without Nazis. Let’s start by talking about the centerpiece of Wolfenstein 3d: the Nazis. However, I did manage to have fun with it, flaws and all, and that should be the thing that counts right? Heck, I wouldn’t even call it a shooter that will be fondly remembers. The New Order certainly isn’t a AAA shooter blockbuster. All things considered, I didn’t have high hopes for Wolfenstein: The New Order, the latest in the Wolfenstein franchise, but these sane and skeptical expectations did me well. Back when polygonal graphics were new, the franchise revolutionized the first person shooter, but these days it seems more concerned with cults and zombies and demons and generally creating mediocre attempts to revive the franchise. Wolfenstein hasn’t exactly has the best run in recent days. ![]()
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