Wolfenstein: The Old Blood

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 745 Ratings

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  1. Richard_dias
    Aug 14, 2023
    9
    An excellent prequel. Sporadically I find myself listening to the music that plays during the last monologue of the game, and with that I go back to that moment. It's definitely more action packed than The New Order, which may be the reason why I see some dudes ranking it higher than TNO but, for me, TNO takes it all for the impeccable plot.
  2. Nick7000
    May 1, 2023
    8
    Ничего нового, все такой же зубодробительный веселый шутан
  3. IX_MEHDI
    Mar 14, 2023
    7
    یک اسپین آف خوب و سرگرم کننده با محیط های خاطره انگیز
  4. last_of_us
    Mar 3, 2023
    8
    im not a shooter first person fan
    i dont play them cuz normal they not good
    but i finished this game & its nice
    its not prefect
    enemy AI is weak
    but its good game overall
  5. kerkdeller
    Jan 8, 2023
    8
    Pretty much just a large DLC for Wolfenstein The New Order, but with enough content to warrant its own game. Loved that the went back to some of the zombie stuff that was in Return to Castle Wolfenstein. A little short to really get invested in, but better too short than too long imo
  6. LT_Gruber
    Dec 21, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing game that came out of the blue.

    I am a big fan of the Wolfenstein series and when I finished Wolfenstein: The New Order, I thought that was it for a while. But then, out of the blue, came Wolfenstein: The Old Blood.

    This game takes place in the events before The New Order, in an alternative history. It is 1946 and you still have a chance to stop Nazi Germany from winning the war. The story itself is a little disappointing and, by far, the weakest in the series. It is just about infiltrating Castle Wolfenstein and obtain a top-secret folder which reveals the location of a German scientist and mastermind, General Deathshead and some sort of secret special weapon.

    Deathshead is the one responsible for developing superweapons that give Germany the advantage in the war, eventually winning it. You learn that a secret weapon is being produced and you set out to destroy it. It eventually appears to be some kind of zombie-creating gas. In the end, you find the weapon, which spawned/produced some sort of abomination monster thing, and, of course, murder his ass.

    In the core, this game is just Wolfenstein: The New Order. It plays exactly the same and follows the same mechanics, controls, skill system, collectibles and cover. The exception is the pipe, which you can use as one big melee weapon, or as two nun chuck-like bars to fight dual handed.

    The campaign in Wolfenstein: The Blood is a little short for my liking, for the simple story this game has, it could be expected, but still I hoped for a little more. For me, it redeemed itself with the excellent cut scenes the game offers, those enhanced the story dramatically.

    In terms of graphics, they are the same as The New Order, but a little more polished. The explosions and bullet impacts have improved tough. Also, when talking pixels, I really liked the various Nightmare levels in which you play in 3D first person of the game, trough the pixelated old-school levels of the Wolfenstein 3D game. It was really fun to see a highly polished gun, firing on 2D pixels. The Sound design is the same as the original game.

    What sets this game apart is its excellent combat encounters. The action is even better in this game than in The New Order. Fights are challenging, some new enemies are introduced like Nazi zombies (yeah boy) and overall, it just feels a lot more intense and balanced out. There are some stealth sections, which actually work, in comparison to The New Order, and the next moment, you go guns blazing, like you are used to.

    The level design is excellent in Wolfenstein: The Old Blood. Combine this with the fantastic combat, as described earlier, and you are good to go. Every level was fun to play and felt rewarding. I was just really pleasantly surprised when scouring trough, the levels and the ease in which you go through them.
    The new added challenge maps are also a lot of fun to play and, although hard as bricks, they are doable with the right practice. I think the most fun I had with this game, came from the challenges.

    Overall, Wolfenstein: The Old Blood is a nice addition to the series and, so far, the best in terms of combat, in my honest opinion.

    Definitely recommend trying it out for yourself.    … Expand
  7. zyllus
    Dec 8, 2022
    8
    It was an overall fun short game. The graphics and gameplay mechanics are good. Enjoyable.
  8. Tomle1202
    Nov 28, 2022
    8
    The Old Blood exhibited noticeable constrains of an expansion, but nonetheless entertained greatly.
  9. basic123
    Oct 16, 2022
    9
    Surprisingly good standalone expansion of the New Order. Not many gameplay improvements but I liked the story.
  10. WHITESIXOMAR
    Oct 8, 2022
    10
    What a masterpiece! 20001 return to castle Wolfenstein is one of my favorite shooter classics. The new order reboot of the saga was an explosive and fun new experience, but it lacked that mystical old castle filled with Nazis, zombies and dark magic secrets that the 2001 classic had. The old blood takes you back to that classic setting while maintaining the new gameplay mechanics andWhat a masterpiece! 20001 return to castle Wolfenstein is one of my favorite shooter classics. The new order reboot of the saga was an explosive and fun new experience, but it lacked that mystical old castle filled with Nazis, zombies and dark magic secrets that the 2001 classic had. The old blood takes you back to that classic setting while maintaining the new gameplay mechanics and graphics.

    Some stealth parts are too unforgiving on the hardest difficulties, and the checkpoint system makes for some repetitive shooting galleries as after some heavy encounters with tough enemies, the last standing Nazi would kill you, so you have to re-run the whole level. There is no waypoint, that's actually cool, but sometimes you get stuck not knowing what to do.

    Despite those details, Wolfenstein Old Blood is a masterpiece. The story and villains are memorable, and BJ blazkowitz never losses his charm or his passion for killing Nazis.    … Expand
  11. Lagosta_Comuna
    Sep 13, 2022
    8
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  12. frederik1478
    Aug 29, 2022
    9
    Wolfenstein the new order without the fat and an amazing first point to play it. don't take this the wrong way, I think the fat in the Wolfenstein new order is what made it special and my favourite is fps of all time but for work gameplay and amazing just about everything this is also a good choice if you want to be friends to play it. I just completed on the highest difficulty and it wasWolfenstein the new order without the fat and an amazing first point to play it. don't take this the wrong way, I think the fat in the Wolfenstein new order is what made it special and my favourite is fps of all time but for work gameplay and amazing just about everything this is also a good choice if you want to be friends to play it. I just completed on the highest difficulty and it was amazing. I will it felt like I was a desperately trying to survive them infinite amount of Nazis coming after me. The game voice acting is amazing and I love pj pleskovic voice actor he really make this tired sound that still trying to keep on fighting. a beautiful graphics all around.
    I could talk about this game and then new order for hours, but the most important thing is that it's an amazing game and you should try it.    … Expand
  13. ReubenIsAGod
    Aug 27, 2022
    9
    Just a very well done expansion pack. Fantastic gun play/really well done, tight level design. Incredibly refreshing playing this after Wolfenstein 2. Wolfenstein 2 should have taken more notes from this in relationship to level design, honestly.
  14. fake_nikpap
    Jul 14, 2022
    8
    A really good prequel to an already amazing first game. The reboot of the series is amazing. This one is short and sweet. Lots of action and not a lot of story. Just enough to make it interesting. Graphics and audio were good as well.
  15. Zeneko90
    Jun 2, 2022
    7
    Nettes. Spiel es hat echt viel Spaß gemacht. Mehr davon! Nicht zu lang, nicht zu kurz. Genau richtig.
  16. FRIST_008
    Jan 18, 2022
    8
    Да они подтянули стрельбу... Да, игра теперь может тягаться с батлой по ощущению оружия... Да они оставили открые уровни, исследования и примножили все это дело...

    Но теперь, не нужно использовать весь арсенал, так как боезапаса хватает всегда... При этом убрали врагов, которых каждого надо своим оружием и в итоге челенд не тот... Разнообразие локаций и уровней угробили тем, что игра    Да они подтянули стрельбу... Да, игра теперь может тягаться с батлой по ощущению оружия... Да они оставили открые уровни, исследования и примножили все это дело...

    Но теперь, не нужно использовать весь арсенал, так как боезапаса хватает всегда... При этом убрали врагов, которых каждого надо своим оружием и в итоге челенд не тот...

    Разнообразие локаций и уровней угробили тем, что игра стала более линейная и вся похоже происходит в замке вульфенштейна... От чего конечно я ловлю нотки ностальгии, которой тут можно поймать много... Но это не то... В первой части было такое разнообразие, что это был уровень Сони... А тут обычный КоД и батла

    Сюжет.... Твою мать... Где он...? Они пропили сценариста... Я прошел пол игры, и да... Сюжет тут лучше чем в любой батле и чем в любом КоДе... Но вот тайтанфул 2 уже будет по лучше. Тут от сюжета огрызок какой-то... Он есть чтобы... Чтобы была причина забраться в замок и выбраться, и всё...

    Персонажей нет как а первой части крутых... В первой я готов о каждом тебе написать пару А4 о его охрененной оригинальности... А тут персонажей просто нет...

    Сам Бласко... Ну он зелёный... Это прямо видно что он молодой и зелёный... Игра спин офф, предыстория первой части... Но она какой-то ни о чем.

    Игра про геймплей, это дум в чистом виде практически... Ну и отсылочки для олдов=) Я заценил=)

    - стрельба на 9
    - сюжет 7
    - атмосфера 7
    - челенджи и прокачка 9
    - пасхалки 9
    - разнообразие уровней 8
    Итого 8    … Expand
  17. vova22379
    Jan 8, 2022
    6
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  18. Andrevery
    Jan 5, 2022
    5
    Бегаешь с обломком трубы и убиваешь суперсолдат, отключая их от генераторов. Для любителей стелса зайдет, для любителей просто пострелять - вряд ли.
  19. Spajry
    Nov 15, 2021
    8
    the game felt kinda unfinished, repetitive levels and enemies, the story was not great, not terrible, although i enjoyed the gunplay
  20. Woolee
    Sep 28, 2021
    8
    Good as DLC, but not so detailed and dramatic as The New Order. Probably, devs should make this just like Plologue for TNO.
  21. muzmuz
    Jul 15, 2021
    7
    Story took a step down, but the entirety of the game is a notch above the preceding title. Less focus on the writing and more emphasis on the traversal and gameplay is the direction taken in the Old Blood; making this title a little bit different on the level design. The theme of the game also took a detour, as it went away from its purely sci fi theme fitting supernatural elements in theStory took a step down, but the entirety of the game is a notch above the preceding title. Less focus on the writing and more emphasis on the traversal and gameplay is the direction taken in the Old Blood; making this title a little bit different on the level design. The theme of the game also took a detour, as it went away from its purely sci fi theme fitting supernatural elements in the story, which I believe is their attempt on recreating Return to Castle Wolfenstein's plot, as Old Blood seeks to remake it and fit it on to the narrative set by the previous title.

    Nevertheless, the game is still very similar to The New Order, and even quicker to finish, which got me thinking that this should have been a DLC for it, while its technical improvements applied as an update instead.    … Expand
  22. Dariya
    Jul 3, 2021
    4
    Summary:
    Didn't like this part of the Wolfenstein at all. Wasn't attached to it.
  23. X117
    Jun 17, 2021
    9
    I love everything about this game, almost wish it was long. And had come out before the new order. Not a fan of when series pull a George Lucas star was timeline, I would say play this before the new order.
  24. AtaArda
    May 24, 2021
    8
    Please take those damn super soldiers out of the game. I don't want to fear them and quit the game anymore
  25. KevLooney
    May 12, 2021
    8
    The game was accessible enough to play. The game was not engaging enough to trigger flow state. The gunplay was too dull.
  26. pawq
    May 10, 2021
    7
    A decent prequel to The New Order, but felt less inspired overall. It's still a great shooter, with fun, balanced combat mechanics and cool world design, but the story was less varied and engaging, which made the game a bit more monotonous and even tedious. If you've played and enjoyed The New Order, then this is probably a great way to continue the fun, but if you haven't - go play thatA decent prequel to The New Order, but felt less inspired overall. It's still a great shooter, with fun, balanced combat mechanics and cool world design, but the story was less varied and engaging, which made the game a bit more monotonous and even tedious. If you've played and enjoyed The New Order, then this is probably a great way to continue the fun, but if you haven't - go play that instead :)… Expand
  27. JMFILM
    Mar 29, 2021
    10
    A short but sweet little masterpiece. It’s timeless Nazi killing fun with impeccable art direction and shooting mechanics that are so damn good that they border on Devine. Don’t let the 5 hour campaign fool you. This game is hugely replayable with an instant action arcade mode and advanced ai that makes each play through feel unique. It’s not the flashiest FPS out there but underneath theA short but sweet little masterpiece. It’s timeless Nazi killing fun with impeccable art direction and shooting mechanics that are so damn good that they border on Devine. Don’t let the 5 hour campaign fool you. This game is hugely replayable with an instant action arcade mode and advanced ai that makes each play through feel unique. It’s not the flashiest FPS out there but underneath the hood this is quite simply one of the best shooters ever made.… Expand
  28. tufekciero
    Mar 12, 2021
    4
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  29. MrPajamas
    Mar 12, 2021
    7
    Wolfenstein: The New Order was very pleasant, so I didn't have the slightest problem jumping on The Old Blood right away. Did he please too? Hard to say. I had mixed feelings about the game. What I would like to praise right at the beginning is the graphics I complained about in the previous game. On the contrary, what I praised was the story, which can no longer be said here. In otherWolfenstein: The New Order was very pleasant, so I didn't have the slightest problem jumping on The Old Blood right away. Did he please too? Hard to say. I had mixed feelings about the game. What I would like to praise right at the beginning is the graphics I complained about in the previous game. On the contrary, what I praised was the story, which can no longer be said here. In other words, The Old Blood affects me a bit like the opposite of The New Order. He added something and took something away. Location great, but there were few. It's logical when the game time is around 6 hours. It's hard for me to evaluate. I can't blame the game, because compared to the previous one, it is not even sold at full price, so it is not even a full-fledged sequel, on the one hand, despite the fact that you spend little money on the game, you get little music. I would conclude by saying that it is a good game. But I would probably recommend it only to Wolfenstein fans.… Expand
  30. MrIslamic
    Feb 16, 2021
    7
    A great game, I 100% recommend it. The secrets are satisfying to find and the gameplay is fun. The story was a bit simple, and near the end, it went off the rails, in a bad way.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 30
  3. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. PCWorld
    Jan 20, 2016
    70
    Old Blood is a good expansion to a great game. I wanted more Wolfenstein, and that’s exactly what I got here. Sure, it’s neither as inventive nor as heartfelt as New Order, but it’s a solid piece of content that’s still leagues better than most shooters. If you liked New Order, I’d recommend checking it out.
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jul 8, 2015
    80
    A juicy addition to a great game. It doesn't try to rebuild its foundations; on the contrary it uses them to deliver new portion of fun. That's how it should look, ladies and gentlemen. [Issue#253]
  3. CD-Action
    Jul 4, 2015
    70
    MachineGames took a step back in terms of design. The Old Blood is basically the same game as before but more action oriented, not as varied in terms of pace and lacking distinct ideas and settings. [07/2015, p.48]
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