Wolfenstein: Youngblood

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2.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 923 Ratings

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  1. Happy_3211
    Feb 24, 2020
    3
    Слишком много недоработок, миссий слишком однообразный. Предыдущие персонажи серий Wolfenstein были более живыми и они заставляли тебя сопереживать , эти же схожи на пустышки
  2. Daermon
    Jul 31, 2019
    3
    This game is not good. Is very bad... just one big sh*t. If you can NOT buy, go back and play true Wolfenstein games.
  3. madcat148
    Jul 26, 2019
    3
    I have a feeling that they wanted to attract more people using Wolfenstein IP, but giving us not actually Wolfenstein. Absolutely everything in this game killing me as a fan!
  4. Pecone
    Jul 29, 2019
    3
    I am a big fan of the Wolfenstein series, but this - I don't know what this is. The new RPG mechanics are terribly implemented, the loot, the guns and the enemies are all the same. The humor is terrible and the plot is **** The whole game is a disaster. The AI is brain-dead, the sister companion is annoying and not helpful at all, the guns are the same from the previous game. There isI am a big fan of the Wolfenstein series, but this - I don't know what this is. The new RPG mechanics are terribly implemented, the loot, the guns and the enemies are all the same. The humor is terrible and the plot is **** The whole game is a disaster. The AI is brain-dead, the sister companion is annoying and not helpful at all, the guns are the same from the previous game. There is absolutely nothing to like, except the game runs really well on PC and it doesn't look half bad, but again - this is a carbon copy of the previous Wolfenstein.
    Do not buy this garbage! Bethesda will turn up the micro-transactions to 11 after the reviews, just watch. There are micro-transactions currently, but it will get much, much worse.

    I bought this game for $20 and I still feel like I paid too much! It is terrible. I never thought I would say that about a Wolfenstein game, but here it is...Bethesda did it again.    … Expand
  5. Trainspotting
    Sep 4, 2019
    3
    I have played all the recent incarnations of Wolfenstein including the New Order, the New Blood and the New Colossus. Those games rank from very good to excellent. Youngblood is terrible it should not even be considered part of the series. I will go over a few of the major problems.

    I played with the AI as my coop partner. The coop partner is as dumb as a bag of hammers. If you are    I have played all the recent incarnations of Wolfenstein including the New Order, the New Blood and the New Colossus. Those games rank from very good to excellent. Youngblood is terrible it should not even be considered part of the series. I will go over a few of the major problems.

    I played with the AI as my coop partner. The coop partner is as dumb as a bag of hammers. If you are fighting a boss it goes right up to it and just stands in there and shoots until you have to go rescue them. You can't finish bosses because the AI keeps losing lives for you.

    The worse thing if you lose a boss battle it sets you back to when you enter one of the Brothers (boss area). This makes you do over 15 to 25 minutes over again to get to the boss area. Bleep that.

    You constantly have to keep going over areas that you have been through to get to the next mission and fight in the exact same areas. If you clear an area and step out it for even a second and step back it is fully stocked once again, what a waste of time.

    The map is worthless and garbage.

    The main complaint that everyone finds is that the earlier Wolfensteins had a very good story. This one has a nonexistent storyline. It is boring and does not try to absorb your at all.

    Everyone knows it Bethesda so can you say micro transactions.

    The final straw for me was during one of the boss battles I was to pick up 2 computer keys after killing the bosses. I killed both bosses and got 1 key but where they said the other key was there was nothing. I tried for 15 minutes trying to get to the location of the key and could not pick it up where it should have been on the screen. That was it for me, I deleted the game.

    I compare this to the last AAA game I played Metro Exodus which I would give a 9 out of 10 and this one fails in every respect. Bethesda hopefully the new Doom game coming out will be a whole lot better. However Fallout 76 and this dumpster fire does not make me think it will be much better.    … Expand
  6. Hieulo
    Jul 27, 2019
    3
    Lame storyline, gameplay is easy to get bored after 2hours, shieatty teammate AI.
  7. Shnnji
    Jul 27, 2019
    3
    If you call this game a spin off, you can spin my **** middle finger inside your ass, this game is so **** boring i brought my pal and we abused that cool pep system they implemented trying to speedrun levels just to get hit by lvl barrier, then i just dropped it and went to watch the ending on youtube to be even more dissapointed. if you absolutely hate grinding and lame hp bar rpg systemIf you call this game a spin off, you can spin my **** middle finger inside your ass, this game is so **** boring i brought my pal and we abused that cool pep system they implemented trying to speedrun levels just to get hit by lvl barrier, then i just dropped it and went to watch the ending on youtube to be even more dissapointed. if you absolutely hate grinding and lame hp bar rpg system go play previous games, don't waste your time playing this half-assed product.

    Shooting and level design are good though so i give it a 3.    … Expand
  8. BlackEyeDCaat47
    Jul 30, 2019
    3
    -Partners Ai in solo mode is bad and stupid. Despite all of your requests to revive she will ignore you until she finally decide to revive you by choosing the longest possible route. And of cource it wil leads to your death.
    -Ai of enemies is bad and stupid.
    -Boring repetitive quests -Boring repetitive missions -Bullet spongie enemies and unwanted RPG elements -Main Characters Cringie    -Partners Ai in solo mode is bad and stupid. Despite all of your requests to revive she will ignore you until she finally decide to revive you by choosing the longest possible route. And of cource it wil leads to your death.
    -Ai of enemies is bad and stupid.
    -Boring repetitive quests
    -Boring repetitive missions
    -Bullet spongie enemies and unwanted RPG elements
    -Main Characters Cringie AF! Not because there are females, but because they are stupid kids like Beaves and Butthead with same stupid phrases, with stupid voice and stupid acting. No charisma, no immersion. Just pure cringe.
    -No checkpoints, so if you die, you need to start level from the beginning.
    -Grind, grind, grind

    Bethesda really thought, that if they put female characters, they can do other part without a try and people will eat this because of woke stuff. But surprise. We didn't. The sole purpose of this game is try to squeeze is much money and time from you is possible, forcing you to grind and spent time on a same fricking levels over and over again. Every game desing decision was made by greed and laziness. Don't buy this game by no circumstances.    … Expand
  9. JackDibs
    Aug 2, 2019
    3
    So thats why i got this free with my new gfx card. Pay2Win Microtransactions in a single player shooter... btw: HELL YEA DUDE!
  10. Gunfoods
    Aug 5, 2019
    3
    This game would be fun if not for the stupid AI that controls your partner. They should strip that part completely out of the game as she will not give you revives uses up your lives and keeps getting caught by the NPCs. How are you supposed to beat large NPC when your helper stays stuck up your butt so that you can never get a good angle on anything your fighting. Also whom are theseThis game would be fun if not for the stupid AI that controls your partner. They should strip that part completely out of the game as she will not give you revives uses up your lives and keeps getting caught by the NPCs. How are you supposed to beat large NPC when your helper stays stuck up your butt so that you can never get a good angle on anything your fighting. Also whom are these people supposed to be the Bill and Ted of FPS??? Honestly are we all 14 year old half wits? I take it back this Is Duke Nukem Forever meets Bill and Ted with a sex change. I uninstalled this game because what should have been a simple fight with a boss became impossible because instead of my helper taking up and advantageous position across the ways and firing in burst to direct the enemy fire this way the back of the guy will always be to one of us and taking cover when he is facing you. This AI gets the bosses attention while running straight at me blowing us both up. then when i revive and run away from here to get a few bullets into bosses back she comes to and does the same stupid crap all over again. Do not buy this if you are playing solo period.… Expand
  11. Tombula77
    Feb 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First, sorry for my english level. In mechanics and overall engine it/s a nothing moe than copy of Wolfenstein : New Colossus. Sounds good? Sorry, it is'nt. Targeting coop mode with micro transaction. Yeah, shooting is the same as in previous game but you can't feel the kick. Looks like Bethesda wants to bury another game :(… Expand
  12. fl1te
    Nov 13, 2020
    3
    If 10 years ago you said that Raven's Wolfenstein was awful, you:
    a) So-so wrong
    b) just didn't know what gonna be after 10 years...
  13. impulsiv
    Dec 8, 2020
    3
    I like wolfenstein but I don't like this. Co-op is not fun and story is not good like the other games.
  14. Procrustes7
    May 26, 2022
    3
    gunplay αρκετα καλο story πολυ κακο μην το παιξετε.
  15. realWhiteMan
    Apr 8, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My rating is based on my impressions of the game. This is not an objective review. I play quite a big number of titles per year and decided to review them as a peace of art and not as a product.… Expand
  16. Nasher
    Jul 28, 2019
    2
    Writing is bad, characters are obnoxious and irritating, game is very short.

    It's just rubbish...8/10 from so called games journalists? WTF are they smoking?
  17. Vasot
    Aug 1, 2019
    2
    Worse Wolfenstein title i have ever played the game is an ABOMINATION. Bad plot, idiotic characters, checkpoint system and backtracking missions, stupid mindless gameplay and with Denuvo DRM above all that along with Microtransactions. Worse cash grab of 2019 !!!
  18. tdebug
    Feb 8, 2020
    2
    Highly repetitive gameplay, with respawning enemies and typical missions. Was it really necessary to destroy single player on purpose?
  19. MacheteDontText
    Jul 26, 2019
    2
    Member how ppl were whining about strong female characters in Kill Bill or Planet Terror? No?? I wonder why...
  20. sobhan_mp
    Jul 28, 2019
    2
    ew ew ew!!! how could they mess up the awesome wolfenstein this much is the real mystery! it's like a bloody shooter for 3 years old kids! not recommend at all
  21. Netspirit
    Jul 28, 2019
    2
    They managed to trash what used to be a PC gaming icon with thick leftist propaganda. Why? OMG why?
  22. downliner
    Jul 29, 2019
    2
    What to say about this game? It's awful. The Critics score on the left should give you a pretty good reason to never trust a Critic. No save option. No map! No story worth playing for. No memorable characters. Awful jokes. Micro transactions! In fact the only thing that they did ok was the graphics which are essentially the same as the previous Wolfenstein. Don't waste your money on thisWhat to say about this game? It's awful. The Critics score on the left should give you a pretty good reason to never trust a Critic. No save option. No map! No story worth playing for. No memorable characters. Awful jokes. Micro transactions! In fact the only thing that they did ok was the graphics which are essentially the same as the previous Wolfenstein. Don't waste your money on this trash. I have to wonder if Bethesda's intent now is to literally destroy their own company because in the last 4 years they have obliterated what reputation they had in the gaming industry. Is it the Shareholders that are responsible? Who knows?

    What i do know is you don't want to waste your money on this game.    … Expand
  23. Philkidder
    Jul 27, 2019
    2
    Don’t buy this game. It’s nothing like it’s predecessors. The micro transactions. Forced co op, bad writing. And worst of all a checkpoint system that makes the game unplayable. You can play for 45 minutes them die and start at the beginning again, which is obviously unacceptable in modern gaming .
  24. AngryShark92
    Jul 30, 2019
    2
    TL;DR - Wolfenstein as we knew it is dead, thank god I got this for free with an RTX GPU because it is worth about $10.

    + 80s themes & atmosphere + Some good world design - Broken co-op system - Cheesy dialogue that repeats way too often - Bullet sponge enemies - Weapon-swapping galore - Integrated RPG mechanics need serious re-work - Micro-transactions do not belong in    TL;DR - Wolfenstein as we knew it is dead, thank god I got this for free with an RTX GPU because it is worth about $10.

    + 80s themes & atmosphere
    + Some good world design

    - Broken co-op system
    - Cheesy dialogue that repeats way too often
    - Bullet sponge enemies
    - Weapon-swapping galore
    - Integrated RPG mechanics need serious re-work
    - Micro-transactions do not belong in narrative-driven games
    - Lacklustre story
    - Repetitive and boring gameplay
    - Checkpoint system is terrible
    - Awful characters
    - Highly touted ray tracing features are not here
    - Just could not resist politics

    I don't know what to say, I loved RTCW, enjoyed 09 Wolfenstein, thought New Order & Old Blood were brilliant, and then we somehow just drove off a cliff at that point. I knew after the heavy-handed political themes from Colossus that this franchise would be rotten until another studio got a hold of it, but Youngblood wasn't even really that bad with political crap in comparison. It is just a boring terrible DLC that was sold for half-price of a full game.

    Positives, I love the 80s themes and the music that is sometimes playing in the background while I am searching for things, doing side quests, or just reading notes. I thought that that aspect, in conjunction with the 80s style world design really made me appreciate the work that went into it. That's about it.

    Negatives. Co-op system is a joke, I want to play these types of games alone so I opted to play with a bot that just stands there and does nothing but occasionally pull the myriad of conveniently placed two-lever apparatuses around the environment, give me health peps, and repeat the same cheesy dialogue every 1-2 minutes of down time. Makes me really invested in these incredibly written characters who were tolerable and humorous at times, in the beginning, but later I considered playing with voices off so my ears would stop bleeding.

    You know what else I find fun? Spraying loads and loads of bullets into enemies with a fully upgraded gun and run out of ammo before they die. In case, I didn't enjoy that enough, let's give them shields that are only susceptible to certain types of bullet fire so I can constantly change my weapons during fast-paced combat with a clunky as hell weapon-swapping system.

    Wait wait! There's more... Do you like paying for cosmetics? Especially where the ones that are potentially cool can only be bought with real currency? IN A NARRITIVE-DRIVEN, BASICALLY SINGLE-PLAYER GAME? Well, don't worry because the narrative is bad, but the MTX is a plenty. Also, don't confuse MTX (Micro-Transactions) with RTX (Ray-Tracing) because only the former is available in this game, despite what you may have heard.

    This game could have been fun, it could have had the gunplay of TNO and TNC with new forms of hybrid-RPG mechanics and really could have been a fun co-op experience for people to play with buddies to have some mindless fun, but this game literally screwed up every single good thing about it's two predecessors. The gunplay was a saving grace for Colossus, and the spongy enemies, weapon switching, and brain-dead AI companions ruined all that in a heartbeat.

    Without excellent gunplay in the current Wolfenstein games... What is there to stay for? The cringe dialogue? The ham-fisted politics? The micro-transactions? Forget it. This game should have never been released like this or by this studio... Wolfenstein as a franchise deserves a hell of a lot better than this garbage.

    All the critics giving this game anything above a 5, should have their credibility stripped... and to all of those on here giving the game a 10 because they believe it will balance out the zeroes... way to completely compromise your objective opinion on the game. If you were able to give this anything above a 5, I just have to ask... Did you start playing games in 2016? Did you play RTCW, Wolf 3D, SoD, 09' Wolfenstein, or even TNO/TOB?

    If you want to play Wolfenstein at its best, play RTCW, if you want updated graphics, play TNO & TOB. If you want to become a drone of today's current society, play TNC & YB. Congratulations on another game studio that would rather infect media spaces with their political agendas, instead of making a great game people can immerse themselves in to escape from all that garbage. This is a very soft 2/10.    … Expand
  25. NothingnessEFLC
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    After completing the game, I can say that it's garbage. RPG mechanics ruined the game. It's just not fun anymore. Either you grind or suffer. Storyline is a joke. Main characters are anti-charismatic, boss fight are pathetic and the game ends with a cliffhanger. Please, don't tell me, that Wolfenstein 3 is gonna be about this characters. If so, I am officially stop buying this games.

    2/10    After completing the game, I can say that it's garbage. RPG mechanics ruined the game. It's just not fun anymore. Either you grind or suffer. Storyline is a joke. Main characters are anti-charismatic, boss fight are pathetic and the game ends with a cliffhanger. Please, don't tell me, that Wolfenstein 3 is gonna be about this characters. If so, I am officially stop buying this games.

    2/10 for graphics and sound design    … Expand
  26. passionne
    Apr 18, 2023
    2
    The good :
    - the gameplay
    The bad : - graphics : low resolution textures, far too dark when ray tracing is enabled. - the map is divided in small parts - no manual save The awful : - too repetitive : once you quit an area and return back to this one, all the enemies have respawn which forces to kill them again and again. - childish dialogues by the 2 sisters. - a little bit of    The good :
    - the gameplay

    The bad :
    - graphics : low resolution textures, far too dark when ray tracing is enabled.
    - the map is divided in small parts
    - no manual save

    The awful :
    - too repetitive : once you quit an area and return back to this one, all the enemies have respawn which forces to kill them again and again.
    - childish dialogues by the 2 sisters.
    - a little bit of "woke" propganda.    … Expand
  27. Haefen
    Jul 29, 2019
    2
    3/10 at the max. It looks pretty when it wants to work properly, it still gives you a rush for a little while. Bogged with microtransactions and apparently more on the way based on their own Steam page. Pretty much all the same weapons but with less dual wielding and the protagonists never shut up. I think the only redeeming quality is playing with a friend, but that's because you're3/10 at the max. It looks pretty when it wants to work properly, it still gives you a rush for a little while. Bogged with microtransactions and apparently more on the way based on their own Steam page. Pretty much all the same weapons but with less dual wielding and the protagonists never shut up. I think the only redeeming quality is playing with a friend, but that's because you're making your own fun.… Expand
  28. kira84
    Jul 29, 2019
    2
    The game is bad, boring, repetitive, don't bring anything new and can be finished under 6 hours.
    Bethesda has added microtransaction to the game.
    This game is just a mobile game with pc graphics, better keep your money in your pocket.
  29. Tlussa
    Jul 26, 2019
    2
    There is so much wrong with this game.. Like with any other game which is created with only purpose of spreading communists/SJW bs propaganda, with everything we love games for hastily strapped to this smoking pile of garbage with a duct tape.

    Lots of bugs, horrible AI, co-op which doesn't works half of the time, boring plot and bland, boring, forced dialogues, grind instead of a    There is so much wrong with this game.. Like with any other game which is created with only purpose of spreading communists/SJW bs propaganda, with everything we love games for hastily strapped to this smoking pile of garbage with a duct tape.

    Lots of bugs, horrible AI, co-op which doesn't works half of the time, boring plot and bland, boring, forced dialogues, grind instead of a gameplay (in a WF game!) - everything you hate is here, my fellow WF fans!

    That's a typical disaster when you allow SJW fanatic to have access to anything that matters. Avoid this crap at all costs!    … Expand
  30. Connair
    Jul 26, 2019
    2
    Gameplay ruined by awful microtransactions and a crowbarred in leveling system. I loved this franchise and to see it be treated like this appals me. The way this game is designed feels more like far cry new dawn then wolfenstein if youve liked the last 2 games dont buy this.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 50 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 29 out of 50
  3. Negative: 2 out of 50
  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Oct 11, 2019
    70
    When Youngblood falls back to its linear roots, like in Bruder missions, it turns into a pretty good Wolfenstein game; but its open-world segments and RPG elements feel entirely out of place. [Issue#240, p.58]
  2. VG247
    Sep 18, 2019
    60
    From a pure level design perspective, it’s a huge improvement over Wolfenstein 2. Unfortunately, it seems to have forgotten a lot of what made both New Order and The New Colossus such great games in the process.
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  3. Riot Pixels
    Sep 11, 2019
    55
    Detailed environments is the only thing that Youngblood inherited from its famous parents. The rest is just wild mess of ideas that the devs plucked from all their favorite first-person shooters.
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