Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

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  1. WoshW
    Sep 5, 2018
    7
    Everything OK, but the story was kinda meh ... Grace is fokin annoying character... just totally ruined enjoyment of the game for me.
    + graphic
    + gameplay
    - story
  2. Zane85
    Nov 22, 2017
    7
    Good game, follows on from the two earlier titles. Character and story is spot on, until Grace a really annoying character. She is also introduced oddly... with the rest of it done so well its a shame.
  3. Isogi
    Jan 31, 2021
    0
    I can't believe they made Blazkowicz a Jew. I had no problems playing this character when he was still Polish, but this is absurd. And everywhere this annoying leftism. The plot is a drama, low fps on a good setup. I turned off after 30 minutes and returned that ****
  4. Mandulum
    Dec 20, 2017
    8
    Five Word Review: Violence and insanity combine delightfully.
    Favorite Thing: I really enjoyed the gameplay but more than that I loved the story. It was perfectly crazy.
    Least Favorite Thing: I found the weapon switching slow and clunky. Trying to get the correct weapon into the correct hand did not feel good. Date Completed: 2017-12-20 Playtime: ~ 12h Enjoyment: 8/10    Five Word Review: Violence and insanity combine delightfully.
    Favorite Thing: I really enjoyed the gameplay but more than that I loved the story. It was perfectly crazy.
    Least Favorite Thing: I found the weapon switching slow and clunky. Trying to get the correct weapon into the correct hand did not feel good.

    Date Completed: 2017-12-20
    Playtime: ~ 12h
    Enjoyment: 8/10
    Recommendation: Yes. Worthwhile FPSes do not come along often enough. Make sure to play The New Order first.    … Expand
  5. Mahdiar
    Feb 9, 2018
    8
    Gameplay : 8
    Graphics : 8
    Story : 6
    Sound : 8
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    Overall : 8
  6. Hack
    Dec 17, 2017
    7
    I picked it up for £25 with the season pass yesterday and finished it the same day as it was only 7 hours long which surprised me. I still have the side missions and DLC to do but the campaign is done. I really enjoyed the first 2-3 hours, it started very strong but definitely got weaker and weaker as it went on, and frankly just bizarre. The characters definitely carried if for me, II picked it up for £25 with the season pass yesterday and finished it the same day as it was only 7 hours long which surprised me. I still have the side missions and DLC to do but the campaign is done. I really enjoyed the first 2-3 hours, it started very strong but definitely got weaker and weaker as it went on, and frankly just bizarre. The characters definitely carried if for me, I loved them all and they're were voiced really well, there was also a great mix of sadness and genuinely funny moments. The gameplay was fun but nothing special, I felt there was a lack of weapons and I didn't get anywhere near enough upgrade kits to modify even half of my weapons and I never felt particularly strong? Especially when getting instakilled by a headshot on normal difficulty, I just never felt like a Nazi slaying badass. I did like the inclusion of melee kills but in general the gameplay felt like Doom 2016 just not quite as good, and that feeling also extended to performance, while Wolfenstein 2 ran perfectly fine for the most part there were multiple areas that ran terribly for no notable reason (going from an average of 100fps to 30-40fps). One of the cooler set pieces was also ruined by performance problems due to the game having issues with fire apparently. The game also crashed every time I tried to alt+tab out. I was expecting much better on this front considering Doom 2016 ran maxed out at 100 - 144fps and felt so crisp throughout.

    Overall I was a little disappointed, especially as it started so well, it's not a bad game by any means, but I expected more, and I definitely expected it to run better than it did. I do wish I had waited for a deeper sale now, £25 for 7 hours (maybe another hour from the side missions) just isn't worth it to me, and we all know it'll hit £15 at some point, and at that price point it would be good value.    … Expand
  7. JaySilver
    Nov 9, 2017
    7
    Fast-paced and shooter with an interesting story. A ton to collect and upgrade. The only thing that really bugs me, is the platinum trophy, which is simply impossible. Why? You have to finish the game in one attempt on (8-12 hours) "Mein Leben", which means the difficulty is extremely hard, no checkpoints, savepoints but permadeath. A bit exaggerated and a turn-off for trophy hunters.
  8. Diegochocho
    Jul 3, 2018
    8
    GRANDIOSO JUEGO!!!
    Sigue siendo igual de bueno que el anterior Wolfenstein, manteniendo los mismos controles y una historia entretenida y coherente para este mundo... Y SEGUIR MATANDO MAS NAZIS!!
    Considero esta entrega superior al The Order a mi gusto.
  9. Dubeau
    Dec 3, 2017
    8
    WF2 is a good follow up to the previous game. The fighting is more fun, but maybe too bloody (no option to tone it down). But what I love even more was the more personal story and great description of the Nazi future world in general. I didn't care that it wasn't a realistic story (there are scifi elements in it) because the rest of the world is fun to discover. The side quest mostly comeWF2 is a good follow up to the previous game. The fighting is more fun, but maybe too bloody (no option to tone it down). But what I love even more was the more personal story and great description of the Nazi future world in general. I didn't care that it wasn't a realistic story (there are scifi elements in it) because the rest of the world is fun to discover. The side quest mostly come in the form of the enigma cards which tag you into an assassination target...I really hated it. It didN,t motivated me to return back into the levels. I wish the cards would have enlighten all the collectibles into a level instead. Performance wise, I have a 1060 Nvidia card with 10GB pf memory. The game has setup to medium graphics, but I am able to play at high easily. I noticed very few slow down to date. I give it a 80%. The lore is amazing and...you have to kill Nazis.… Expand
  10. auldgamer73
    Nov 13, 2017
    6
    More of the usual hordes of enemies against a single player instead of less in numbers and more in intelligent plans of attack. Enemies spawning behind the player in impossible areas is just lazy programming to creat a false difficulty rating. The lack of a chapter replay feature, present in all other Wolfenstein games, is a big loss.
  11. Nexon213
    Nov 14, 2017
    6
    Итеративный, скучный и совершенно ненужный. Этот выпуск серии примерно такой же, как и оригинал, был обновляющим и инновационным. Я пришел, чтобы насладиться возрождением мини-FPS, которое у нас было в играх в течение последних нескольких лет с Wolfenstein: The New Order и обновленной DOOM. Однако эта игра не соответствует этим названиям.Итеративный, скучный и совершенно ненужный. Этот выпуск серии примерно такой же, как и оригинал, был обновляющим и инновационным. Я пришел, чтобы насладиться возрождением мини-FPS, которое у нас было в играх в течение последних нескольких лет с Wolfenstein: The New Order и обновленной DOOM. Однако эта игра не соответствует этим названиям.
  12. Billad
    Feb 12, 2018
    7
    It's close to being a great game, but the main complaint I have is length. You can finish the game in 10 or so hours (with 100% collection of all side quests with mechanical benefits). So, its fun, but not enough "bang for the buck" so to speak.
  13. eiecctro
    Jul 25, 2018
    7
    difficult to the point where its unfair
    good story and good graphics
    gameplay needs work
  14. enermaaxx
    May 21, 2018
    7
    WITHOUT EPISODES

    Graphics 7/10: but not the best for 2017 came out Game. Sound 10/10: No Soundsbug, all sounds good, nothing to complain about. Gameplay 6/10: Not many Guns, enemies are very strong (you can die really fast), too many ways so you feel like you are in a maze. Story 6/10 short: only mainstory with some optional quests its very very short, i needed about 10h for the    WITHOUT EPISODES

    Graphics 7/10: but not the best for 2017 came out Game.
    Sound 10/10: No Soundsbug, all sounds good, nothing to complain about.
    Gameplay 6/10: Not many Guns, enemies are very strong (you can die really fast), too many ways so you feel like you are in a maze.
    Story 6/10 short: only mainstory with some optional quests its very very short, i needed about 10h for the Game, Cutscenes are too long and levels too short when you think about the cutscenes. As german you are f**ked, instead of Hakenkreuz you got "Y", Hitlers has no beard and you dont have quotes like Sieg Heil. For 50€ not worth it - wait for a sale!

    In Total: 29/40 Points
    Grade: 7    … Expand
  15. Dalray3s
    Jun 6, 2018
    9
    Me ha sorprendido sobretodo la historia, a pesar de ser una excusa para reventar nazis, esta bien llevada, con momentos épicos, graciosos y otros impactantes, me lo he pasado en 11 horas, asi que las 20 que marca en análisis entiendo que sera haciendo los contratos de los comandantes.

    Puntos positivos -Graficos -Doblaje -Gunplay Puntos negativos -En Pc, algún momento de caída de    Me ha sorprendido sobretodo la historia, a pesar de ser una excusa para reventar nazis, esta bien llevada, con momentos épicos, graciosos y otros impactantes, me lo he pasado en 11 horas, asi que las 20 que marca en análisis entiendo que sera haciendo los contratos de los comandantes.

    Puntos positivos
    -Graficos
    -Doblaje
    -Gunplay

    Puntos negativos
    -En Pc, algún momento de caída de FRAME importante que dificultaba el juego, hablamos de pasar a 20 fps llevando un I7-4790/16/1070TI,
    -Cuando se te hace difícil, si corres pasas los tramos mas complicados, resta reto al juego.    … Expand
  16. scall123
    Jun 20, 2018
    10
    Great Experience. Love killing Nazis! I don't get why there are so many reviews complaining about bugs and performance issues. I'm running this game on ultra settings at 1080p and I'm getting constant 144 fps+ with no frame drops with an i5-4690K and GTX 1080.
  17. JubTheBarbarian
    Oct 31, 2017
    10
    Shooting is super tight and feels great, a little slow paced but very satisfying. Gorgeous, great story, lots of dead nazis and salty incels. If you liked Doom or the Wolfenstein reboot you'll like this
  18. Baron01
    Oct 31, 2017
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I bought my copy of The New Colossus day before its release for a good price. I had very little info about the sequel to 2014 reboot of Wolfenstein franchise. I played the original and enjoyed it for what it was, a single-player story driven FPS, but it did not leave any lasting impressions.
    The New Colossus did not start well, error message right at the start left me with no choice other than to search internet for solution--and I was found relatively quickly, I had to instal latest Nvidia drivers.

    Once I installed latest drivers from Nvidia, the game started and played flawlessly on high settings in 1080p on my i7-4790k with GTX1070--rock solid 60fps, no noticeable slowdowns, no broken geometry or texture popping. Only other problem I have encountered from start to finish of the game were 2 game freezes during loading. I have not fiddled with video settings at all, the game run smoothly and looked amazing at default high settings.

    The game offers continuation of alternative history of WW2. The story was decent with several great characters that were flashed out as much as possible in a FPS game. The story absolutely parodies current political situation and does not shy away from controversial topics such as racism, sexism and spreading of neo-nazi propaganda. It is all in good fun and cartooney approach but there are some graphical moments not for feint of heart.

    I liked the gameplay because it is simplistic in its focus--provide well crafted experience focused on killing enemies, pure and unadulterated mayhem, with optional stealth that worked good enough. Weapon selection is limited to standard set of armaments including pistol, sub-machine gun, assault rifle, electricity-based gun and grenade/rocket launcher. There is also few heavy weapons that can be picked up from static gun posts or from fallen enemies. They have limited ammunition and must be carried in both hands slowing you down and forcing you to drop them on the ground if you want to use some of your standard guns. Gunplay is fine, each weapon feels differently.

    Length of the game is decent, I have finished the story at around 25 hours on Do or Die difficulty setting. Some parts of the game were rather difficult but nothing impossible. Enemy AI is very mobile and once alerted to your presence they can often surprise you by flanking you or coming from behind you. I always found it better to soften enemy forces by applying stealth early in the game levels--this is certainly recommended approach on higher difficulty settings when captains are present on the battlefield.
    I still have several ubercommanders to kill via helm navigation map, which is some kind of meta game on top of story missions. These kill missions are happening in locales you visit during story missions with slight modifications to what enemies are present, their placement and new collectibles.

    Character perk and weapon upgrade systems are good and fit the tune of the game. Character perks are gained naturally by performing specific actions, e.g. killing enemies while dual-wielding or performing stealth takedowns. These perks improve certain aspects of your character--mostly quality of life improvements but some of these perks are very powerful.
    Weapon upgrade system is simple enough but efficient. Upgrades provide improvements to a gun or even add new functionality to it. Upgrades can be toggled on and off so you do not have to worry whether you will like it or not. Weapon upgrade kits are relatively rare but you get enough of them to upgrade your favourite weapon or two. Side mission provide access to additional weapon upgrade kits.

    All in all, Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus was very positive surprise for me. High quality production value with slightly funky story that does not take itself too seriously. Once I overcome initial problem with incompatible GPU drivers, the game run smoothly without any major issues. Visuals and sound are great, music fits the theme and some tunes were outstanding. Gameplay is fast-pace with clear focus on combat with light elements of stealth that never felt cumbersome. Enemy AI is serviceable but it will not amaze you.    … Expand
  19. BooGiEM4n
    Oct 29, 2017
    10
    Its annoying to see so many negativ reviews because its not a racist friendly game and so many dumb people think this game promotes communism. Capitalism is killing more people and so many suffer. And I love those morons who give a negative review because its not running on their rigs at the moment. At least be so decent and change it after that has changed. Many negativ steam reviews areIts annoying to see so many negativ reviews because its not a racist friendly game and so many dumb people think this game promotes communism. Capitalism is killing more people and so many suffer. And I love those morons who give a negative review because its not running on their rigs at the moment. At least be so decent and change it after that has changed. Many negativ steam reviews are from shallow German kids because the German version has no swastika and is cut because of some **** laws they made. Use a VPN or look somewhere for a solution and do not blame the game for that. Well about the game itself I just played a little had no problems and looks fine to me.… Expand
  20. JrSpaceMan
    Oct 31, 2017
    10
    Wow!

    Killing Nazis is even more fun when the story provides context through character growth, conflict and excellent voice acting. There are some corny bits and the story does go in some controversial directions just by virtue of it's subject matter combined with the current social/political atmosphere. Which is an alarming situation that has nothing to do with this game but a sad    Wow!

    Killing Nazis is even more fun when the story provides context through character growth, conflict and excellent voice acting.

    There are some corny bits and the story does go in some controversial directions just by virtue of it's subject matter combined with the current social/political atmosphere. Which is an alarming situation that has nothing to do with this game but a sad sign of the times :( Where were all these snowflakes when Mafia 3 came out?

    The graphics don't seem to match the toll they take on performance but I really dig the style which serves the setting very well and creates a nearly perfect realization of location, tone and feel. Nothing feels out of place except the resistance, Perfect!

    It took about 20 minutes to disable the Vulcan bits that don't jive well on NVIDIA cards. Finding the fix was only one search and 2 clicks away.

    Much like Doom and The New Order, the devs don't overthink the gameplay. Kill bad guys, move the story, rinse repeat. While every other AAA game today lives or dies by it's open world combined with coop MP and pointless loot boxes containing fashionable armor designed to shoehorn an RPG in to pad gameplay, Wolfenstein 2 keeps it simple while achieving mechanical mediocrity on a grand scale and I love it!

    I give it a solid 8:
    + Gameplay is exciting
    + The setting is perfectly realized and eerily topical (weird times we live in, not games fault)
    + The story keeps the action honest throughout. The stakes always feel high.
    - Performance. There are easy fixes for NVIDIA users. I hate to subtract for this. PC gaming can be complicated but great power requires great responsibility, which equals amazing results. But I wish it had an NVIDIA button that disables the Vulcan bits that don't jive well on Maxwell/Pascal. I'm sure this will be patched but this is the current state.

    Final score goes to 10 for offending snowflakes. Where were all these people when Mafia 3 came out?    … Expand
  21. Jhango1
    Oct 30, 2017
    10
    I really dont get the hate here at all. The game is just awesome. Right amount of weapons and gameplay that gives a rush of adrenaline and a sense of acheivement. Story is very good, i seldom play fps for story but this game made me really care and some moments really kept me on my toes. I love this game and whole heartedly recommend it.
  22. ValvesHL3
    Oct 30, 2017
    10
    Best shooter in years, I cannot begin to describe the joy I felt playing this game. You could feel the heart, soul, and love of every little bit of thought out detail in this game. Very well **** done Machine Games. PLUS for the people that didn't like all the character building and story related elements, **** you. Games are more than just shooting ****
  23. DmitryStark
    Nov 2, 2017
    10
    Абсолютный шедевр, который в век поклонения играм-сервисам и лутбоксам способны оценить немногие. Настоящий сингловый шутер, который возвращает нас в эпоху величия подобных игр.
    Фантастический сюжет. Огромнейшее количество отсылок, тонкого юмора и деталей, которые современное поколение игроков понять уже не способно.
    Вы ставите плохие оценки играм, которые вытягивают игровую индустрию.    Абсолютный шедевр, который в век поклонения играм-сервисам и лутбоксам способны оценить немногие. Настоящий сингловый шутер, который возвращает нас в эпоху величия подобных игр.
    Фантастический сюжет. Огромнейшее количество отсылок, тонкого юмора и деталей, которые современное поколение игроков понять уже не способно.
    Вы ставите плохие оценки играм, которые вытягивают игровую индустрию. Благодаря таким как вы хороших проектов скоро не будет. Эта игра абсолютный шедевр, который смогут оценить лишь настоящие ценители игровой индустрии.
    Геймплей, классический саундтрек, персонажи, юмор, экшен, невероятные кат-сцены. Ругать игру просто не за что. Оптимизация? Все просто идеально.
    Играйте с английской озвучкой и будет вам счастье.    … Expand
  24. MaxPalaro
    Oct 29, 2017
    9
    The game is great, shows us a lot of racial issues that you can see on the negative reviews of this game. Characters are amazing, I cared for all of them all game long. Plot twists are amazing, really enjoyed some of the OMG moments. The gore moments are really good, you can feel the arm or head exploding after a 12cal shotgun hits it.The only issue I have is the level design could be moreThe game is great, shows us a lot of racial issues that you can see on the negative reviews of this game. Characters are amazing, I cared for all of them all game long. Plot twists are amazing, really enjoyed some of the OMG moments. The gore moments are really good, you can feel the arm or head exploding after a 12cal shotgun hits it.The only issue I have is the level design could be more inventive with the abilities you receive at the middle of the game. But this is the best 1st person shooter of the years so far in my opinion.… Expand
  25. AlexCornell
    Oct 27, 2017
    10
    PROS:
    1. Interesting villains
    2. Allies who lie on the grey side of morality
    3. Super satisfying shooting
    4. A whole lot better story-line than last game
    5. Sound and voice are stellar

    CONS:
    1. Uninteresting main character (handsome though)
    2. Suffered some performance issues
    3. A lot of talking, sometimes breaks away from all the fun Nazi-killing
  26. zoli0726
    Nov 2, 2017
    9
    Everyone should learn how to correctly install a videocard driver before downvoting this game.
    I must have a magic PC, because running the latest nvidia drivers, the game runs silky smooth without bugs and glitches 150+ fps on max settings everywhere.
    The game itself is fun, definitely better for me than new order. I recommend it. Edit: the endig was a little bit meh
  27. Juberberry
    Nov 1, 2017
    8
    Hi there.

    I don't write many reviews but this game is getting a lot of bad press from the bigots and racists. This game is a Wolfenstein game. You shoot Nazi's. If you're not okay shooting Nazi's you might be a bigot unless you're anti violence in video games, then why are you here. Pro's: The gameplay is fun. The storyline is good. Voice acting is decent to good. Wide range of    Hi there.

    I don't write many reviews but this game is getting a lot of bad press from the bigots and racists. This game is a Wolfenstein game. You shoot Nazi's. If you're not okay shooting Nazi's you might be a bigot unless you're anti violence in video games, then why are you here.

    Pro's:
    The gameplay is fun.
    The storyline is good.
    Voice acting is decent to good.
    Wide range of characters.

    Cons (Why I did not give it a 10)
    Technical issues.
    I haven't had any crashing, however I have had a lot of artifact issues and just general graphics hooey. Windowed mode has **** for resolution choices and editing the config file for a custom one screws up the text. Just play in Fullscreen and that's mostly fixed for me.

    Other people are having more serious issues and I cannot blame someone for rating the game low if they can't play it.    … Expand
  28. PULKEMONTHE
    Nov 21, 2017
    10
    After the first update the game works now smoothly have not had a problem yet with R9 290 at 1080p Ultra settings. Some of you may still have problem but I am speaking for me and my hardware.
  29. azraelko
    Nov 6, 2017
    9
    Had no problems whatsoever playing this game. No technical issues as opposed to other reviewers.
    As for the game itself, well obviously everyone sees in it what they want. I really don't see any threat to white people, or the western civilization or negative/positive discrimination for that matter. There are 2 (two) main characters which are black and 7 (seven) or more main characters    Had no problems whatsoever playing this game. No technical issues as opposed to other reviewers.
    As for the game itself, well obviously everyone sees in it what they want. I really don't see any threat to white people, or the western civilization or negative/positive discrimination for that matter. There are 2 (two) main characters which are black and 7 (seven) or more main characters which are white. So like wtf people? It goes very well in the settings of occupied U.S. of A. as, surprise surprise, there were (and are) a lot of black people in the country. Deal with it you racist pricks.
    Story is not too complicated but well executed. The cruelty of Frau Engel and her band of morons gave me shiver up my spine. The readable documents nicely contributed to the complexity of the world and pictured the nazi hate to untermenschen and their total lack of care for the lives of non-nazis, which were treated as livestock.
    Gameplay is nicely fast paced and fluent as in the previous games.
    I would give it a 10, but it seems that they focused primarily on the story and forgot to implement boss battles or any remarkable enemies.
    All in all a very good game which could be better if there were bosses or any other notable (and killable) enemy characters other than Frau Engel which you also see like 3 times total.

    Also Hitler gave it a zero. That means it cannot be bad ;)    … Expand
  30. zutrex
    Nov 14, 2017
    10
    Игра просто супер: бешеная темп игры, хороший сюжет, запоминающие персонажи. Не игра а шедевр, хорошо что разработчики уделили больше внимания над одиночным режимом, а мультиплеер вообще не делать
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#16 Best PC Game of 2017
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#15 Most Discussed PC Game of 2017
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#13 Most Shared PC Game of 2017

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Metascore
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 40
  3. Negative: 0 out of 40
  1. CD-Action
    Jan 10, 2018
    90
    Shooter of the year! It plays great, looks spectacular and sounds amazing. What’s more, despite an apparent lack of seriousness it’s not afraid to bring up difficult subjects, mixing comedy and tragedy in a stunning way. It’s a ridiculously good game. [13/2017, p.30]
  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 2, 2018
    80
    The re-ignited fight against the swastika is great action fun once again. It is a pity that a story is not intriguing enough, and it applies to it: what’s long, is stupid. [Issue#280]
  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Dec 30, 2017
    83
    Hopefully, by the time Machine Games starts work on Wolfenstein 3, they will find a writer who understands that fast-paced action does not mix well with protagonist’s constant complaining. [Issue#225, p.52]
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