#WOLFENSTEIN THE OLD BLOOD MONSTER PC#

There's also no real reason to try new ways of combat, as the leveling up system is far less substantial than the new one.

#WOLFENSTEIN THE OLD BLOOD MONSTER PC#

Bringing back the Castle Wolfenstein is extremely promising, only to have about as much substance as the original PC version. There is a castle you have to fight your way out of, then there is a village that you have to fight out of, and that's about it. Unlike The New Order, The Old Blood scrapes by with almost no story and barely any character, and no reverence for the WWII setting. Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, however, is the exact opposite, playing up every tired FPS trope that The New Order avoided and becoming just another bland FPS in the process. The New Order found a way to take FPS' weaknesses and turn them into strengths, and I loved the game for it. In my recent review of Wolfenstein: The New Order, I pointed out how through simple additions, the Wolfenstein franchise furthered the FPS genre in really fascinating ways. The Old Blood might not break much new ground, but it's a quick fix for those that long for the old (post Apple II, so oldish) Wolfenstein feel and aren't quite ready to jump into the strange new world that New Order brought. There's still firefights and giant mechs and melee abound, but a significant portion of it (especially on harder difficulties) will be mastering the art of the sneak. So much has been put into carefully sneaking up on commanders, past heavies and taking down regular soldiers, that the game is impressive as one of the stealthiest Wolfensteins to date. The big star of this show is the stealth. That said, the story borrows plenty to reference but there isn't much that Wolfenstein 09' didn't do better. Some bits are brought back from New Order like the mech dog and the Ubersoldats, which have a weak point much like the heavy mechs in Wolfenstein 09 added to them. Plenty feels like it's reaching for nostalgia from Wolfenstein 3D and Return to Castle Wolfenstein, with the zombies galore and machine gun mech suits. Taking place in 1946 before the Nazis take over the world, BJ foils a plot to utilize occult energies for Nazi bidding. However, there's enough tweaks and new events here and there to make this the spooky little trip. The Old Blood tries its darndest not to look like an expansion, but there's plenty familiar with this adventure that ends up lacking the story of New Order. I will rate this 7.5/10 which is closer to 8 than it's to 7. I also didn't like the final boss that much.Д«ut overall it's a solid shooter and the whole Wolfenstein reboot, while nothing groundbreaking in comparison to Doom's reboot for example, is worth a playthrough. In comparison the second half that shifted attention to the supernatural stuff felt a lot weaker and was just not that interesting or engaging for me. It's the most old school shooter out of the Wolfenstein reboot.ДЇirst half that focused on escaping the castle was fantastic and provided some of the best moments in the reboot series. There's barely any cutscenes in it and it's mostly moving from one encounter to the next. This one though, in comparison to both New Order and New Colossus, focuses more on gameplay and less on story. It's basically more of the same, and if you liked both you will like New Colossus too.

If you played New Order you will also like Old Blood. Overall, a very solid entry that makes me even more excited for the upcoming Wolfenstein: Youngblood. It's the kind of fight which solidifies my opinion that the Wolfenstein games are some of the best in the modern FPS genre in the way MachineGames has essentially made movement and cover firing fun, which no one has ever done before to my knowledge (Titanfall 2 being the obvious exception). The ending boss fight is brilliant fun and an actual challenge. The game essentially peaks in its first half, then when the zombies showed up I could feel my eyes glazing over more and more by the second. Despite this, he soldiers on determined to continue the fight against all odds, and that's why he's such a strong and interesting protagonist. You really get a sense of impending doom from the very beginning, as if BJ has already given in to the idea of a war lost to the Nazis. It's a lot smaller in scale compared to its big brother The New Order, but it takes advantage of its own restrictions by essentially making an updated version of an old Wolfenstein, while still incorporating the strengths of new Wolf's storytelling. As a big fan of both reboot Wolfenstein games, I was looking forward to finally giving this one a go.

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