Wolfenstein: Youngblood

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2.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 923 Ratings

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  1. nonameforme
    Jul 30, 2019
    0
    This game advertise itself as FPS.
    IT IS NOT.
    If it didn't use Wolfenstein name and marketed itself as borderland's clone, I would gave it 3 score. Saying that this is FPS is like saying Portal is a FPS because it's first-person and you have a thing that use trigger to activate. Or calling Borderland a COD clone. This is a destiny sponge-shooter clone marketed using Wolfenstein    This game advertise itself as FPS.
    IT IS NOT.

    If it didn't use Wolfenstein name and marketed itself as borderland's clone, I would gave it 3 score.

    Saying that this is FPS is like saying Portal is a FPS because it's first-person and you have a thing that use trigger to activate. Or calling Borderland a COD clone.

    This is a destiny sponge-shooter clone marketed using Wolfenstein name, it's a disgrace. Aiming don't do anything because they use WOW's HP system where aiming at head just do 2X dmg and not worth doing it (since aiming at body = less miss = more DPS).

    The game is WOW's level of grinding, this is likely to force player to buy level and item using real-world money through their in-game $hop.    … Expand
  2. Gizilq
    Jul 30, 2019
    3
    Почему эта игра плохая?
    1. Это не шутер. Разработчики, непонятно зачем, решили добавить полоски жизни. Причем они двух видов, и игроку постоянно приходится переключаться между дробовиком и штурмовой винтовкой. Нет драйва.
    2. Сюжет. Сюжета тут нет. Игра заставляет игрока проходить десятки пойди-убей миссий.Очень однообразных и абсолютно бессюжетных миссий. 3. Героини. Они отвратительны.    Почему эта игра плохая?
    1. Это не шутер. Разработчики, непонятно зачем, решили добавить полоски жизни. Причем они двух видов, и игроку постоянно приходится переключаться между дробовиком и штурмовой винтовкой. Нет драйва.
    2. Сюжет. Сюжета тут нет. Игра заставляет игрока проходить десятки пойди-убей миссий.Очень однообразных и абсолютно бессюжетных миссий.
    3. Героини. Они отвратительны. не потому что некрасивые, а потому что у них характеры гопников. Я не могу проявлять эмпатию к тем, чей образ основывается на тех, кто сидит на кортанах и отжимает мобилочки.
    4. Бусты опыта. Гениально! Плати чтобы не играть.
    Мне страшно за Дум.
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    Sorry for Google translation
    Why is this game bad?
    1. This is not a shooter. Developers, it is not clear why, decided to add health bar. And they are of two types, and the player constantly has to switch between the shotgun and the assault rifle. No drive.
    2. The plot. The game makes the player go through dozens of go and kill missions. Very monotonous and absolutely plotless missions.
    3. Heroines. They are disgusting. Not because they are ugly, but because they have Gopnik (a person of low social class that is usually dressed in sportswear and who lives in the suburbs. He is also very rude and can pinch your smartphone) characters. I can not show empathy to chav.
    4. Boost XP. Brilliant! Pay not to play.
    I'm scared for Doom.    … Expand
  3. kut52
    Jul 30, 2019
    0
    Broken mess of a game. Even for 30 bucks, this game is not worth buying nor played ever. The game has no pause, no map and has added unnecessary RPG elements on top of the game which totally goes against the spirit of the franchise.
    Story-wise, the game is absolutely doing itself no favours. The story is a pure cliche and the characters feel absolutely annoying.
    The game clearly has a    Broken mess of a game. Even for 30 bucks, this game is not worth buying nor played ever. The game has no pause, no map and has added unnecessary RPG elements on top of the game which totally goes against the spirit of the franchise.
    Story-wise, the game is absolutely doing itself no favours. The story is a pure cliche and the characters feel absolutely annoying.
    The game clearly has a ton of microtransactions coming in a single-player game which just infuriates me further.
    Single-player mode cannot be played offline and the co-op mechanics of the game simply don't work and are broken. You get stuck in a healing loop all the time and even worse your co-op partner so consistently bugs out that it is impossible to play it without getting mad.
    The game simply breaks all common design practices and checkpoints do not exist between levels, plus the ammo is severely lacking considering that enemies have changed into bullet sponges.
    In conclusion, do not touch this game - it is not worth your nerves or your money - it is a TERRIBLE game and its story does not do it any favours. I expect this to get a lot of microtransactions added on top of it very soon. This game is a mess which cannot be repaired and won't be repaired.    … Expand
  4. 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
  5. bxgdvn
    Jul 30, 2019
    0
    Wokenstein menstrual blood - is is a spit in the face of a Wolfenstein franchise. Want to make a good female lead without a cringe — look at Tomb Raider or Beyond good and evil. Want to make a looter shooter — just don't. This is just an assemblage of bad writing with a terrible game mechanics and optimization.
  6. Nizorro
    Jul 29, 2019
    2
    I have no idea what happened here.

    I could barely bring myself to finish this game. I feel sick for playing it. These are the most annoying characters I have yet to play as or just watch act their goofy **** out on my monitor. No, this was horrible, all of it. The RPG mechanics, the bullet sponge enemies, just wtf happened?
  7. adriantorres
    Jul 29, 2019
    7
    The graphics+
    Gameplay +
    Story and ending suck
    Character are ok
    The worst part about this game is no checkpoints.
  8. zsavage999
    Jul 29, 2019
    9
    I'm new to the series but when I picked up and played this title I loved the gameplay. The action is great
  9. KeybladeAlex
    Jul 29, 2019
    0
    this game made me go back to New Order. the rpg element does not work for wolfenstein games at all.
    Amount of times you have to go back to the same area over and over again. did they evne have QA testers for this game? the level design for this game is just god awful. do not buy this game.
  10. Avadon
    Jul 29, 2019
    1
    A spectacular dumpster fire of a game. You can outright forget it exists if you were thinking of playing it solo, the AI actively sabotages your play, has no concept of stealth, can not be ordered around and immediately suicides during tough fights. Half your playtime will be spent trying to resurrect her. Just forget it. The trainwreck is completed by repetitive mission design, constantA spectacular dumpster fire of a game. You can outright forget it exists if you were thinking of playing it solo, the AI actively sabotages your play, has no concept of stealth, can not be ordered around and immediately suicides during tough fights. Half your playtime will be spent trying to resurrect her. Just forget it. The trainwreck is completed by repetitive mission design, constant backtracking through the same poorly designed areas full of infinitely respawning enemies and a shocking lack of checkpoints that can cause you to lose 30+ minutes of gameplay if you die. Add to that the terrible boss fights and butchered combat pacing caused by the game forcing you to fiddle around with your weapons CONSTANTLY to exploit ammo type vulnerabilities, and you have a game that manages to ruin absolutely everything. Apart from the graphics I guess, although even they are nothing to write home about.

    I refuse to believe that this is the best that Machine games and Arkane could come up with. These are great studios. Not all their games have been flawless, but even in the mediocre ones it was obvious that at least they tried. Nobody tried or cared here. Let's hope this was the game that they assigned to their diversity hires to get them off their backs, while the main teams have been working on actual videogames. I'm willing to give them one more chance.    … Expand
  11. Uhmiforgot
    Jul 29, 2019
    8
    Why so much hate? I'm having fun. The co-op works fine and plays like a wolfenstien game. If you like co-op and you like wolfenstien gameplay this one is just fine
  12. JeremyVT
    Jul 29, 2019
    1
    Graphics are pretty good on ultra but still not 2019 good. The Story makes absolutely no sense, and is led by the main twin sister characters that just seem to chatter about killing nazis. Bullet sponge enemies and poorly designed health bars that are hard to read while your moving.

    It's a poorly written and designed game about a timeframe that doesn't exist, with long drawn out cut    Graphics are pretty good on ultra but still not 2019 good. The Story makes absolutely no sense, and is led by the main twin sister characters that just seem to chatter about killing nazis. Bullet sponge enemies and poorly designed health bars that are hard to read while your moving.

    It's a poorly written and designed game about a timeframe that doesn't exist, with long drawn out cut scenes that appear to be about absolutely nothing of value to the story.

    Luckily I got the game for free with the pur hase of a video card, because I would be rather upset if I paid for it. Let us not forget the micro transactions. It's an insult to injury in this situation. I'm gonna have to reccomend a strong PASS on this game, don't say I didn't warn you...    … Expand
  13. DrShepherdLIVE
    Jul 29, 2019
    0
    This is copied from steam but it is point on so enjoy:

    After RAGE 2 Bethesda drops yet another stinker. Wolfenstein: Youngblood has so many problems I don't know where to begin. The game takes place many years after New Colossus and BJ Blazkowicz's twin daughters have grown up to be annoying brats. It's almost like the developers played way too much Life is Strange and decided that    This is copied from steam but it is point on so enjoy:

    After RAGE 2 Bethesda drops yet another stinker.
    Wolfenstein: Youngblood has so many problems I don't know where to begin.

    The game takes place many years after New Colossus and BJ Blazkowicz's twin daughters have grown up to be annoying brats. It's almost like the developers played way too much Life is Strange and decided that they want to introduce a Chloé-esque character to the Wolfenstein universe, but not just one but two! "Awesome right, dude?" "F'yeah dude! Very awesome, dude"

    Which brings me to the next issue: this is a coop game. A forced coop at that. Even if you want to play alone you will have an AI companion, who wouldn't shut up for 2 seconds. The main objectives require both you and your human/AI partner to be alive, so if your companion is stuck elsewhere, then it's tough luck.
    The game doesn't use checkpoints, but instead only saves your EXP and item progression.
    What does this mean? It means if you and your partner run out of lives (3) then you are sent back to the beginning of the mission.
    This can happen very often as AI tends to wander off and then get downed. If you don't save her in time, then that's -1 life even if you don't die.

    Sounds fun huh?
    Oh wait, but there's more!
    There's no pause option in singleplayer.
    Let that just sink in: There. Is. NO. Pause.

    Alright, but is the shooting fun? Yes, it is. Granted if you are on the same level as your enemies.
    Levels? What Levels? Oh, didn't you know? Youngblood introduces a tedious leveling system. Most story related activites are locked behind a level requirement, meaning even if you are very good at FPS games higher level enemies have so much HP and dmg it's not even possible to succeed. So have fun grinding the first few hours.

    And to top all that up the game has microtransactions/in-game store.
    Not much needed to be said about this.

    Overall thoughts? Game is crap, and after 2 crappy FPS games in a row from Bethesda, both containing microtransactions I'm seriously worried how DOOM: Eternal will turn out. But one thing is for sure: Bethesda ain't getting another first day buy from me.

    PROS

    - Graphics are great
    - No performance issues
    - Gunplay is fun as long as you are in the same level range as your enemies
    - Enemy variety is decent, with some new addtions (EG:Laserhund, Bombenhund) and some returning ones such as the Elite Guards
    - Level design is interesting at times, when you discover shortcuts and hidden areas. Compared to other Wolfenstein games, this one's level design is less linear and incorporates more verticality.

    CONS

    - Extremely annoying main characters, who act and talk like infantiles
    - Poorly implemented leveling system, forcing you to grind to be able to tackle specific objectives
    - Pointless collectibles, which require you to revisit older areas with no real pay-off
    - Forced co-op with horrible AI companion
    - No pause option
    - Very limited content, even for a 30€ game.
    - Microtransactions    … Expand
  14. GFG
    Jul 29, 2019
    0
    This "game" is so freaking outrageous to this franchise, this is straight out treason. This is disgusting. Everything about this game is disgusting, the alienated gameplay, the horrendous story and characters, the only thing underrated are the visuals which are, as always quite amazing and inspired.
  15. PoProstu
    Jul 29, 2019
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. in my opinion its one of the best 2019 games:
    -nice graphic
    -optymalization 10/10
    -story 5/10 (wolfenstein without B.J!)
    new ideas: yes    … Expand
  16. clemente
    Jul 29, 2019
    4
    I rarely leave a review, but I feel compelled to express my disappointment this time. The game design seems to be broken, so much so I decided to quit and delete it. Unable to save you are often forced to restart from a point where you have zero chances to survive. Missions are brain-dead repetitive and, over and over, in the same locations. Walking around is confusing and time-wasting.I rarely leave a review, but I feel compelled to express my disappointment this time. The game design seems to be broken, so much so I decided to quit and delete it. Unable to save you are often forced to restart from a point where you have zero chances to survive. Missions are brain-dead repetitive and, over and over, in the same locations. Walking around is confusing and time-wasting. Dialogs and characters have been written by teenagers for teenagers. Say "cool" again and I will shoot you in the face. The linear game design that made compelling and fun to play the previous games has been broken to favor a pointless co-op game. The single-player game has been completely ruined.… Expand
  17. D4nilf
    Jul 29, 2019
    0
    Ставлю 0 из 10 потому что главные герои ужасны
    А из мясного шутера сделали рпг(
  18. 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
  19. ajinkyablaze
    Jul 29, 2019
    1
    It's pathetic, loaded with microtransactions, poor characters, poor story, dumb AI, decent graphics, no gameplay fluidity.
  20. MasterRedBird
    Jul 29, 2019
    1
    Backtracking, terrible cut scenes, bullet sponge enemies. I jumped on a ladder and clipped through the floor. Ugly skins. The game ONLY has a mini map REPEAT THERE IS NO ACTUAL MAP IN THIS GAME. Don't die in a boss battle because you will just have to start over completely.
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. jcarterchadwick
    Jul 29, 2019
    10
    Wolfenstein is a pretty good game with some flaws. Some of the boss fights are fun while others are bullet spongey and long. Jess and Soph have interesting dialogue that is not earthshatteringly good but just above passable. The guns are powerful and fun but most of the dual wielding gone except for use with pistols which is disappointing. The enemies are sometimes bullet spongey as wellWolfenstein is a pretty good game with some flaws. Some of the boss fights are fun while others are bullet spongey and long. Jess and Soph have interesting dialogue that is not earthshatteringly good but just above passable. The guns are powerful and fun but most of the dual wielding gone except for use with pistols which is disappointing. The enemies are sometimes bullet spongey as well but not terrible. The story was interesting enough and makes me excited for a Wolfenstein 3. If you enjoyed the enigma codes in Wolf 2 this guy should be very good for you.… Expand
  24. Max_Swift
    Jul 29, 2019
    1
    It is truly sad to see the Wolfenstein series being slowly dragged though the mud like this. Every aspect of this game is broken.
    -Forget about playing solo. The AI is beyond stupid and forgets to raise you half the time. Plus it has a tendency to just derp out when its pathing breaks
    -the checkpoint system is completely moronic. You don't get ammo back after death and no checkpoints to    It is truly sad to see the Wolfenstein series being slowly dragged though the mud like this. Every aspect of this game is broken.
    -Forget about playing solo. The AI is beyond stupid and forgets to raise you half the time. Plus it has a tendency to just derp out when its pathing breaks
    -the checkpoint system is completely moronic. You don't get ammo back after death and no checkpoints to boot... I don't know how this got past play-testing.
    -Half of the game is spent backtracking. "Slog" doesn't even begin to cover it
    -Did I mention this game has the cringiest dialogue I have seen all year. I had to play on mute just to endure this crap    … Expand
  25. miccael
    Jul 29, 2019
    1
    Well I be damned, what a garbage fire this game is. I have no idea what it has such a high critics score when it is so painfully mediocre, I had to force myself to play it just to review it here, no kidding.
    Who wanted this game?! I am a fan of New Order, Colossus was OK (bad ending), had some real improvements but story was not as bad as this garbage. This is carbon copy of Colossus    Well I be damned, what a garbage fire this game is. I have no idea what it has such a high critics score when it is so painfully mediocre, I had to force myself to play it just to review it here, no kidding.
    Who wanted this game?! I am a fan of New Order, Colossus was OK (bad ending), had some real improvements but story was not as bad as this garbage. This is carbon copy of Colossus graphics and sounds and guns with almost NO changes. Intermission screens are CRINGY, screaming "hell yeah dude" after every kill is tiring and just why.... why make this game? Looks like Bethesda forced Arkane to make it. Characters are just bad. No personality. Game has weird bugs like black boxes on screen. And the ending is bad, made the whole story pointless and rushed. Why Wolfenstein needs a RPG mechanics? Levels mean everything, higher LVL enemy means you are down by 1 shot. Every damn game now is doing that. The most fun thing from New Order was dual wielding of guns... well that is gone here. RIP fun stuff.
    Killing animations are bugged too, and repetitive. Level design is bad, they repeat same areas. Even side missions are in same areas and break the "open world" feel that nobody asked. There are also NO checkpoints, you die = start over from beginning. AI sometimes just breaks, especially if you hide. Playing with friend is painful, animations are dumbed down. And of course there are microtransactions lol.
    There is no XP rewards for higher difficulties, you can't pause the game sometimes. Also stealth is useless because of map design.
    But the worst thing? YOU. CANNOT. PLAY. SINGLE PLAYER. OFFLINE!!!
    What! Why?    … Expand
  26. 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.
  27. Thomaz_
    Jul 29, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I painfully regret purchasing this terrible awful game, I wouldn't recommend it even if you were to pirate it or get it for free.… Expand
  28. Giantmonkey
    Jul 29, 2019
    7
    Having a great time with this game, much better than Wolfenstein the new colossus which i thought pretty boring after completing it. This game is a somewhat open world/RPG with mission questing and i personally love it! Fantastic level design and very good gameplay!
  29. christinacrouch
    Jul 29, 2019
    5
    I am approaching this review as a newcomer to the Wolfenstein franchise. I think a more balanced review is needed to redress the balance of metacritic reviews. I'm not going to say that the game is in a good state at the moment, but I do think there are features to recommend, and some of the issues could be patched straighforwardly if the designers were willing to make the game much moreI am approaching this review as a newcomer to the Wolfenstein franchise. I think a more balanced review is needed to redress the balance of metacritic reviews. I'm not going to say that the game is in a good state at the moment, but I do think there are features to recommend, and some of the issues could be patched straighforwardly if the designers were willing to make the game much more playable. There are, also, unfortunately quite a few problems.

    Characters:
    I like having a game with two female protagonists - I find it refreshing in a mostly male dominated genre. Yes they're very goofy, and occasionally the dialogue is rather silly, but I think it adds levity to the game. This is not a game trying to take itself too seriously. If you want something serious, look elsewhere.

    Buddy code
    We liked the buddy code system - I bought the deluxe to share with a friend, and its nice that not everyone has to buy the game to play so you can bring a friend in and see if they enjoy the game first for just an extra £10. More games should do this!

    Performance
    The release of the game was shambolic to put it politely. The PC version released a day before consoles, and you could pre-download it but it didn't work until about a day or so later, I guess when they'd patched it. The known issues at release was also pretty long. This said, when I finally got it running, the game runs smoothly on relatively modest computer performance (I am running a Ryzen 5 2600X and Vega 64). This said, my playing partner was still having glitches through the cut-scenes.

    World
    The story opens as essentially a rescue mission for BJ Blasckowitz set in the 1980s. The sisters infiltrate the French resistance in the underground system of Paris. The initial mission on the blimp is supposed to act as the tutorial, and then the world is designed around an explorable overworld connecting to locations.

    Tutorial/Opening scenario
    The blimp 'tutorial' has rather uneven pacing. The early mission stuff was fairly trivial (like opening shared life crates), but there is a massive difficulty spike with the final boss compared with the rest of the mission. We completed the rest of it on normal, but had to lower to casual to do the boss, and had numerous attempts at it. We do like the 'save your partner' resuscitation and pep system. Unfortunately, the first frustration is that when you both die and game over, the ammo you have is the ammo you had when you died, not when you saved. This means that successive attempts in a limited ammo environment result in dwindling ammo unless you basically do an ammo trolley dash, and then deliberately die, just to start on more ammo. This is such a stupid system that needs patching.

    Traversing Paris
    Once you are done with the tutorial, you reach the resistance hub world, where you can take the metro to your missions in paris (with additional ones to collect from the people at the hub). The hub is decently designed. The game appears to give you choice as to where you can go next, but because of the levelling system, the choice is not as open as it appears because of the level of the enemies. Under level enemies are reasonable trivial. Over level ones will kick your butt. So you only want to do level matched missions. This also brings up the second issue with the game - the RPG mechanics. I can understand the idea of progressively adding mechanics during the tutorial, but locking powers out in the main game is annoying, and the levelling system removes free will. Also some of the powers are disappointing. Dual wield only lets you dual wield pistols (your basic pea-shooter). The second issue that comes out on the world map is saving. There is no saving on the hub world. You die on the way to a mission, its back to the start for you. How about some checkpoints??? Another issue is that there can be named 'wanted' enemies roaming the map that you cannot kill (because you are underlevelled) that you can potentially accidentally run into. And we did.

    Upgrading
    The gun upgrading mechanics seem decent with a huge amount of customisability allowing you to get your guns how you want them to be. However, here comes the next problem:, is that the game doesn't pause when you enter the menu. Need a wee? You can't. Need to upgrade something? Get shot while you are doing it. The game needs a pause function.

    Summary:
    The thing that's disappointing is that the game could be good. The enemy types and environments are interesting, it has a newcomer approachable story and characters. The levelling system could potentially be removed to allow players more free roaming / choice, but retain progressive skill unlocking if they must, and gun upgrading. The game desperately needs more / better placed checkpoints, a proper pause function, and a save system based on either free saving where you want or at least reviving you with the load out you had before the save. 5/10    … Expand
  30. GunsPapaco
    Jul 29, 2019
    1
    You won't hear from "gaming journalists' how **** the AI is, how It brings nothing new to the main game other than semi-rpg stuff(poorly implemented), how there are bullet sponges, abusive microtransactions and you get to play the same levels multiple times. You know why? Because the cringy"progressive" writing Will keep tem from talking about it.
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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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