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Wolfenstein: The New Order Review | Word of the Nerd

WOTN writes: Wolfenstein: The New Order succeeds as one of my favorite games this year simply because it doesn’t hide what it is.

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ziggurcat3960d ago

playing it right now (oddly enough, it was in conjunction with valiant hearts). i'm not a *huge* fan of FPS (i prefer 3rd person - the only FPS i really enjoy is bioshock), but i have to say that i'm having fun with this one.

ThatEnglishDude3960d ago

This is a good ol' fashioned shooter that's an absolute blast to play. What more could you want?

Captain Qwark 93960d ago (Edited 3960d ago )

i like it a lot so far. the story seems quite good. im about 2/3 hrs in

wish it had an mp like return did though. that would make it even better

MadLad3960d ago

Yeah. I would like to see them implement multiplayer going forward. If not in some sort of update or DLC even, at least in the next title. Can't argue with a truly stellar single-player campaign and at a good length though.

KakashiHotake3960d ago

I'm actually downloading this right now. I got so many games now I'm always late to the new releases. Just beat darksiders 2 now I'm about halfway through Borderlands 2 and DMC. Honestly it's so many good games out it's nearly impossible to keep up.

ziggurcat3960d ago

i hear you... i have about an 80 game backlog currently sitting on my PS3 (thanks, PS+...), and a few games already on backlog on my PS4 (still need to finish killzone, start watchdogs, finish thief, finish tomb raider: definitive, finish resogun, finish MGS: GZ, start trine 2, start pixeljunk ultimate shooter...).

wolfenstein is a great game, so far. it's gotten a lot of really positive reviews, and for good reason.

MadLad3960d ago

Grabbed it on the Steam sale. Easily the best shooter I've played since Last Light. Hell, I'd go as far as to say it's easily one of the best of many years.

Eldyraen3960d ago

It is one of the best FPSers in years so you didn't have to go far to say it.

Console wise it is the best single player shooter thus far for the new generation (not much competition yet really but this holiday that will change). Killzone had tight controls but Wolfenstein trumps its story by a long shot and BF/CoD story wise... well why go into detail when it isn't necessary).

Bioshock Infinite and Metro LL are the 2 shooters that stand out in my mind in "recent" history(within past 1-2 years or so, hard to keep track) and Wolfentein might not be quite on their level (debateable of course but just my opinion) but it comes closest (think I forgot a shooter that would join them but to be honest the names of shooters are what I am most prone to forget as there are a ton of them).

I had rented Wolfenstein on PS4 but like you had to pick it up once I saww it was on sale. A solid shooter and a great game.

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Wolfenstein: The New Order Is The Last Of Its Kind

Wolfenstein: The New Order turns ten years old today, so we decided to play it again and discovered just how much of an extinct kind of game it is.

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SovereignSnaKe346d ago

It's an outstanding game and so was The Old Blood. Also a lost era of gaming. Interesting, I received a physical copy of The Old Blood 9 years ago today from Poland. It was digital only in North America initially upon release so I had to import.

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Wolfenstein: The New Order - A Highly Rated FPS That Hasn't Stood the Test of Time

Wolfenstein: The New Order launched 10 years ago today, but can it stand up to the modern FPS titles it inspired?

Seth_hun346d ago

I disagree. Its still a fantastic game, with very good gunplay and a surprisingly loveable cast of characters and a good story trough many different and interesting setpieces

hiawa23346d ago (Edited 346d ago )

All The New Order needs for my tastes is a this gen enhancement patch.

ChasterMies346d ago

I played New Order a couple of years after launch and I give it an 8/10. The shooter holds up because it is focused on being a good shooter. There is no crafting, no RPG elements, no open world find the question mark Weapons are fun. Enemies are fun. Levels offer a nice mix of stealth and shooting. You get to be the predator; this isn’t a game about fending off waves of enemies while a robot companion unlocks a door. Most importantly, New Order is the last of a dying breed of single player shooters.

Skuletor346d ago

Singleplayer shooters are still getting released every year, just look up "boomer shooters" and you'll find an an abundance of them. AAA fps campaigns, not so much.

Last year had Trepang2, RoboCop: Rogue City, Turbo Overkill, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, Dread Templar, Sprawl and more

DustMan346d ago

The games you mentioned are not from AAA developers. Wolfenstein likely had a budget that was probably as big as all those games you mentioned combined. I'm not knocking the new wave of retro shooters. I absolutely love them (I think some get much higher review scores than they deserve though). I just really wouldn't describe Wolfenstein as purely a boomer shooter based on the relatively cohesive story, with cut scenes and is fully voice acted. Full set piece moments.

AA development seems to be focused keeping the single player solo experience alive. But the big developers are only concerned about the MTX and milking players who enjoy multiplayer.

ChasterMies346d ago (Edited 346d ago )

The age of AA shooters. I’m not saying it’s a bad thing. I like less expense, shorter games.

Abear21346d ago

Weird all the Wolfenstein articles.

Can you guess what will be announced at Xbox showcase?

DefenderOfDoom2346d ago

What Machine Games did with Wolfenstein franchise is awesome. The game play definitely to me , is still very fun to play !!!

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