Wolfenstein: Youngblood was released recently and the internet seems to be collectively bringing this game down. It may be the game's fault, not because of the development, but because of the drastic changes it made to the series, such as the removal of the main character, awesome one-dimensional power we all know and love. How dare you Bethesda ?! How dare you…
Development and reception
But let's talk about it seriously. You can't really blame or hate a game just because it's not your favorite character right now. So the studio decided to expand the story a bit, so what? And, they added Blazkowicz's binoculars this time, what's wrong with that? What can be cooler than two badass chicks on a filming adventure? Well the internet begs to differ as the play received so far has mixed up to the average odds. It has 6.5 / 10 on IGN and many YouTubers have rushed to post videos disparaging this game. However, on PC Gamer it has scored 79/100 and Metacritic has awarded around 70, depending on the platform. It's not that bad.
Wolfenstein: Youngblood's release date was July 25, 2019, and it was developed by MachineGames and Arkane Studios, with Bethesda's handling of the edit being understood. Now, in their speech, critics mainly focus their arguments on the comparison of this title with its predecessor, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, released in 2017. The game was a resounding success and it is still critically acclaimed. But instead of going on their own, Machine Games Studios were joined by Arkane Studios and the game was developed for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, as well as the standard PC version. The previous title in the series was released for all of these platforms as well, and here is perhaps an explanation as to why the studios have moved in that direction. Perhaps this has to do with the game's narrative, co-op play conditions, and the general tendency to have mostly male characters in video games.
the old fan favorite, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. The New Colossus was the culmination of all the events set up in previous titles. Blazkowicz woke up after a five-month coma he entered after destroying the nuclear cannon. He discovers that Anya, his lover, is carrying their twins. 20 years later, this plot takes place after Blazgowicz and Anya live in peace, raising their two daughters in a society without Nazis. However, voices from the past soon come to ring and Blazkowicz disappears without a trace, leaving the two twins, Jessica and Sophia, to travel to Neu-Paris, a city occupied by the Nazis, to contact the French resistance and wage their own battle. . 19659007] The game
Adding the twin girls as the protagonists seems like a smart move, if we're impartial. You play as Sophia or Jessica, but, and here's the thing, the twin sisters have to get through the game. That means you're playing this in multiplayer or the other sister is AI controlled, and this is where the first problems start. The dominant feedback so far is that the AI is too poor when playing single player. The other AI-controlled sister is dying all the time and not behaving to the best of her ability, polluting a single player's gaming experience. This is solved by playing like a co-op, which is why most reviewers say this game is a must-have for co-ops.
The second complaint is about the twins and the general opinion is that they just aren't as cool as their daddy. Of course they are not! All jokes aside, most critics agreed that their characters were too poorly written, that the sister's mutual dialogue and interaction felt too generic, and that the old talkative flavor of Wolfenstein was taken out of the picture altogether. game. However, this game seems destined to offer a cooperative experience and its priority was to overlook many other iconic moments of Wolfenstein.
Other complaints about the game relate to in-game mechanics, like when you die you respawn with the amount of ammo and weapons you had at that certain checkpoint, so you have to start over. Also, the checkpoints are too far apart and sometimes a boss can kill you just to get you through a new part of the level which is quite annoying. And, since your AI-controlled twin sister dies on a regular basis, the game is sometimes impossible to handle, which completely pollutes the experience.
Graphics
Wolfenstein: Youngblood represents a step forward from the previous title, Wolfenstein: The New Colossus. Many graphic elements are also part of it. However, this may be due to the game's adaptability to older consoles and a larger audience. As a co-op shooter, this game is too demanding for portable devices. In order to sort out the gameplay and make the experience smoother, the developers opted for a budget variant. If so, it can't really hang from them, because they can also make a game that none of our devices can run, so ...
Verdict [19659006] Wolfenstein: Youngblood has embraced radical and daring fashions, and he's paying the price. However, you cannot create the same game over and over and call it a different name. Ultimately you have to evolve the story and the characters, and in that regard this game is overall a good idea. He just needs to fix some of his in-game issues, fix the AI, and maybe rebalance some mechanics. As a co-op experience, this game represents a good opportunity to have fun and is at least worth trying. Atmosphere 7
Graphics 7
Gameplay 7
Atmosphere 7
Graphics 7
Gameplay 7
