Re: Wolfenstein - The New Order
I beat this last night (on Uber) and it was one hell of a ride. Not only one of the better single player FPS I've played (especially recently), but one of the better single player campaigns I've played of any game in recent memory.
The gameplay is tight and smooth with a great sense of balance with each encounter. There's a lot of great stealth sections, some massive gun battles, a lot of great dual-wielding moments, and the "boss" battles are utilized better than most games. Sneaking up on an unaware (or even sleeping) Nazi solider is as satisfying as rounding the corner with a machine gun (or shotgun) in each hand and spraying a room full of them until they're all laying on the floor.
The cast of characters are memorable and stay with you even after you turn off the game which is something most games fail to accomplish outside of one or two characters. Here is a handful of characters that serve the story, but are also fairly developed into believable creations. In a genre that features an empty canvas with two hands even the main character is given clear motivations and a full character arc.
Having played this on Uber I utilized the cover system fairly often, but the game was one of the easiest max difficulty games I can remember. Sure, I died on occasion, but none of the sections felt insurmountable to the point of rage quitting and never coming back. Most of the sections feature multiple routes to flank enemies and utilize a fair bit of strategy so you never feel pigeon-holed. Of course the game also features its fair share of corridors to run down guns blazing. Still, there is a sense of accomplishment after finishing the more difficult sections of the game, but more importantly it is a pure joy to play through thanks to the gameplay, characters, and its maps.
Downloading this off of PSN for $9 was the best use of $9 I can ever remember. Hell, even at $60 I would feel completely satisfied and wanting to run through the campaign again for collectibles and the absolute blast of shooting hundreds of Nazis in the head.
I beat this last night (on Uber) and it was one hell of a ride. Not only one of the better single player FPS I've played (especially recently), but one of the better single player campaigns I've played of any game in recent memory.
The gameplay is tight and smooth with a great sense of balance with each encounter. There's a lot of great stealth sections, some massive gun battles, a lot of great dual-wielding moments, and the "boss" battles are utilized better than most games. Sneaking up on an unaware (or even sleeping) Nazi solider is as satisfying as rounding the corner with a machine gun (or shotgun) in each hand and spraying a room full of them until they're all laying on the floor.
The cast of characters are memorable and stay with you even after you turn off the game which is something most games fail to accomplish outside of one or two characters. Here is a handful of characters that serve the story, but are also fairly developed into believable creations. In a genre that features an empty canvas with two hands even the main character is given clear motivations and a full character arc.
Having played this on Uber I utilized the cover system fairly often, but the game was one of the easiest max difficulty games I can remember. Sure, I died on occasion, but none of the sections felt insurmountable to the point of rage quitting and never coming back. Most of the sections feature multiple routes to flank enemies and utilize a fair bit of strategy so you never feel pigeon-holed. Of course the game also features its fair share of corridors to run down guns blazing. Still, there is a sense of accomplishment after finishing the more difficult sections of the game, but more importantly it is a pure joy to play through thanks to the gameplay, characters, and its maps.
Downloading this off of PSN for $9 was the best use of $9 I can ever remember. Hell, even at $60 I would feel completely satisfied and wanting to run through the campaign again for collectibles and the absolute blast of shooting hundreds of Nazis in the head.
Comment