Wolfenstein: The New Order

 PlayStation 4
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8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1856 Ratings

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  1. looom
    Jan 3, 2016
    4
    Ive been brought to this game by good score in many reviews, also colleague of mine told that this in MUST-PLAY game on PS4. Ive been tempted to buy it in full price however did it just last week on PSN Christmas sales for about 10$.... to be precise let me do it in points
    Good:
    1) Like perk system - to be better in stealth you have to do more stealth action - thats quite innovative and    Ive been brought to this game by good score in many reviews, also colleague of mine told that this in MUST-PLAY game on PS4. Ive been tempted to buy it in full price however did it just last week on PSN Christmas sales for about 10$.... to be precise let me do it in points
    Good:
    1) Like perk system - to be better in stealth you have to do more stealth action - thats quite innovative and logical
    2) Enemies concepts, models etc... Looks like they have good imagination and will to create unique characters
    Bad:
    1) Plot- They are trying to do deep story with protagonist with difficult past, hurting memories... Really??? There are some interesting courses of action, Interesting post(?)-nazi world however ...imagine porn with main character surrounded by doubts, uncertain of his past role ... That is not what we are looking for;)
    Transition between the areas are done by cut-scenes....thats cheap! Can't you guys in game-dev play once again in Unreal/Half Life and how they design heroe march through game?
    2)Closed world - it shooter on rails, no exploration, no consequences of your action ( you shoot, throw grenades in one room and then move 50 meters and no-one is aware about any shooting)
    3) Check point - random, stupid and frustrating, you cannot even chose from which checkpoint you want to start your game! WHERE IS SAVE/LOAD option???? Thats been in Wolf3D in early 90s!!
    4) You gather carefully ammo and 3 minutes later game take it all from you and you are left with knife. I hate it. In Half Life 1/2 this was done for a reason here its done just to make game a little bit longer to make you strife to survive... And its done 4-6 times in a game!
    5) Difficulty curve--- there is no such thing, some levels in the middle are super easy while some on the beggining make you want to scream! And the fight with this huge Machine in London - come on! Its dull!

    In summary... That might be good game however someone from game design did shortcuts, artificially trying to make game longer because of stupid difficulty curve, and removing(?) load/save, cut scenes that are justifying putting you in many stupid places...    … Expand
  2. chihiro_cz
    Jan 26, 2019
    4
    This game would have been great and figure as a powerful successor to the old and beloved RtCW. Would have been... if it weren't for terrible controls and glitches on PS4.
    The console version is bad on so many levels that I rage-quit in 4th mission (Eisenwald). Not only the checkpoints are extremly stupid and put you so much in history that you will soon attain hystery, but it is obvious    This game would have been great and figure as a powerful successor to the old and beloved RtCW. Would have been... if it weren't for terrible controls and glitches on PS4.
    The console version is bad on so many levels that I rage-quit in 4th mission (Eisenwald). Not only the checkpoints are extremly stupid and put you so much in history that you will soon attain hystery, but it is obvious that the creators didn't put much effort in tweaking the game for gamepads.
    Unlike the heavenly feel of having the game under YOUR control in DOOM, you won't fight enemies here. You will fight the controls.

    Layout cannot be much customized. If you played DOOM first, you will be raging. If you expect any help in aiming, you will be disappointed. And when the game makes a glitch that during gunfire you will suddenly look behind and get shot in the back, you will delete that game. Especially when you find out the closest checkpoint is 5 minutes back.

    Graphics. Prepare for being distracted by aliasing. And awful textures. And unequal lighting. And texture popping-in (if you don't have SSD or at least hybrid I switched to).

    Sound. It will distract you as well. Music cannot be lowered so you could hear what's happening in your vicinity, like someone talking etc. Reaching checkpoint would always scare me as I thought something important happened.

    AI. Unfair. They killed me through the walls. They spotted me behind their back. Peeking is useless. On medium difficulty. The game doesn't slow or pause on weapon selection (circle system, which is not well-crafted for TVs where nothing is clearly visible BTW).

    I've finished many FPSs on PS4. This is the worst so far.
    Maybe on PC I'll be allowed to enjoy it, but not on console. Bad port.    … Expand
  3. XzRecolz
    Jun 29, 2014
    0
    - Nothing new, just another FPS that copied other FPS'ers. Don't play it if you are expecting a whole new experience.
    - Game is only 5 hours long. You get platinum in only 1 day. Not worth the money.
    - AI is dumb as hell. - AI teleporting. I saw all of the enemies in a room, I ran up stairs, and an enemy just popped right in front of my face and killed me. Not even from behind a corner.    - Nothing new, just another FPS that copied other FPS'ers. Don't play it if you are expecting a whole new experience.
    - Game is only 5 hours long. You get platinum in only 1 day. Not worth the money.
    - AI is dumb as hell.
    - AI teleporting. I saw all of the enemies in a room, I ran up stairs, and an enemy just popped right in front of my face and killed me. Not even from behind a corner. He just teleported right in front of me.
    - AI running through closed doors.
    - You get no help from allies, while they are close to you. There was a mission where you get dropped off by a friend in a helicopter. Then he just leaves, instead of giving covering fire.
    - Story is dumb. Frau Engel could've died when you escaped the prison. But no, thye made it so she survives it... I think everyone should think that when you can control a robot, you should make sure she's dead, instead of throwing her away and making her survive. Guess they needed to make the game longer in the worst way possible.
    - 2008 graphics for a 2014 game.    … Expand
  4. SuneThrane
    Jul 19, 2014
    3
    This game starts out as a nice fps with extra elements, quite challenging and fun. Unfortunately towards the end a series of extremely lame and unfun boss battles completely ruins the game.
  5. zkonedog
    Mar 2, 2017
    3
    After recently purchasing a PS4 and wanting to check out what games would go along with my initial purchase, the title "Wolfenstein" caught my eye. The reason? I consider myself more of an "old school" gamer, very much intrigued by games (or re-workings of games) that I used to play once upon a time. I spent many hours as a child in front of my computer monitor playing Wolfenstein 3D, so IAfter recently purchasing a PS4 and wanting to check out what games would go along with my initial purchase, the title "Wolfenstein" caught my eye. The reason? I consider myself more of an "old school" gamer, very much intrigued by games (or re-workings of games) that I used to play once upon a time. I spent many hours as a child in front of my computer monitor playing Wolfenstein 3D, so I was excited to see the game given a modern tweak. Unfortunately, I was underwhelmed by the story and a bit overwhelmed by the level of difficulty/controls.

    As far as shooter games go, this one is probably pretty good. I don't usually dabble in this genre, so I'm not really the one to be asking about this sort of thing. But, it seems straightforward enough: you have objectives to meet and you have a kill a lot of Nazi's and Nazi robots/creatures to get them accomplished. The controls were a bit difficult for me to pick up, but I will readily admit that could be due to my newness to the PS controller after years of Nintendo/XBox.

    Anyway, the main reason I'm cutting ties with this game after only playing through a few of the missions is because it didn't provide any of the nostalgia factor that I was looking for. I really was hoping that the game would have more nods to its history, but after a number of hours playing it I concluded that wasn't the point. "New Order" is more about moving forward than it is about harkening back to a 1990s PC shooter.

    Thus, a 100% objective review of this game would probably bump it up a star (or maybe even two if you really, really like shooters). However, for what I was looking for, this game didn't cut it. I had to play on the easiest difficulty level to make any progress, and I kept looking for nods to the past when none were to be given. My advice to potential purchasers would be to examine what exactly you want from the game: If you are only buying it for the "Wolfenstein" name, you might very likely be disappointed.    … Expand
  6. AmazingBlazini
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    Very boring game with a lot of stupid cutscenes, walking simulation missions and fetching quests. There is almost no action at all, and this action is actually pretty boring too. Big disappointment.
  7. brigitte1357
    Jan 16, 2015
    0
    its a good game. although its graphic is not 10 but 7 . its game-play and story is 10. it has a long game-play and its worth to pay for. its weapon are good and are variable. your enemy are strong and if you don't pay attention you will be killed easily.
  8. koji8123
    Jun 3, 2014
    3
    Honestly, even in hard mode this was easy. Maybe it's just nostalgia speaking to me but Wolfenstein 3D was MUCH better than this. This as absolutely boring. Great graphics, but not much in storyline or gameplay. Save your money.
  9. allimport247
    May 22, 2014
    4
    Due to the lack of games for the PS4 I bought this in hopes for some new entertainment. I love games with detailed graphics and in depth character and weapon customization. This game's graphics are PS3 quality which was the initial let down. The game is linear and somewhat boring as the only thing that keeps me playing it is the story (I want to see how it plays out in the end). The onlyDue to the lack of games for the PS4 I bought this in hopes for some new entertainment. I love games with detailed graphics and in depth character and weapon customization. This game's graphics are PS3 quality which was the initial let down. The game is linear and somewhat boring as the only thing that keeps me playing it is the story (I want to see how it plays out in the end). The only weapon customization there is was a suppressor for my pistol that I get to screw on and off the muzzle. There are other things but nothing exciting. There is a perk system that allows you to enhance your character but not in the form of spending skill points, but more like kill 30 enemies in stealth and you'll be able to move faster while crouched...ok cool so my character improves as I play. I can't wait to finish the game so I can sell it and hope something better comes out that takes full advantage of what the PS4 is capable of. I feel ripped off for spending $60+tax on this. Very expensive movie.… Expand
  10. Shelledfade
    May 20, 2014
    3
    Way too short. Only 8 to 10 hours long, way too heavily scripted and way too many cutscenes for such a short game. Extremely linear, but does have the occasional slightly larger area you can run around in before entering the next corridor tube. Technical issues galore with AMD. No multiplayer, little replay value. Different choices you make barely change much in the end, its all the sameWay too short. Only 8 to 10 hours long, way too heavily scripted and way too many cutscenes for such a short game. Extremely linear, but does have the occasional slightly larger area you can run around in before entering the next corridor tube. Technical issues galore with AMD. No multiplayer, little replay value. Different choices you make barely change much in the end, its all the same scripts and cutscenes anyway.

    Value isn't there for the price. Shouldn't have been anything more than 30 dollars day 1 retail.    … Expand
  11. Das2003
    May 20, 2014
    4
    I bought this game because it's one of the first new wave of games to come out on next gen consoles. I thought it being a single player game only that a lot of bugs and bad game design elements would be fine tuned but I was wrong, first off it plays like an old school fps, something that I have forgotten about since the old school Medal of Honour games, this is no different, it just hasI bought this game because it's one of the first new wave of games to come out on next gen consoles. I thought it being a single player game only that a lot of bugs and bad game design elements would be fine tuned but I was wrong, first off it plays like an old school fps, something that I have forgotten about since the old school Medal of Honour games, this is no different, it just has shinier graphics to tell apart. Speaking of the graphics, this is not next gen, dull low res textures are rampant. As for game play everything is scripted even the atrocious A.I. This game feels a lot like the on the rails shooter that was released for the iPhone ( Rage ). There's nothing next gen about this game apart from the price €70!! WTF!!… Expand
  12. TheKewl345
    May 22, 2014
    0
    I didn’t like it.
    Armies were too weak and dumb. They won’t recognize the enemy, even they come near them. Throw a one knife at army and they die. That`s just too unrealistic.
    Nazis in space, robots, SF weapons, that is just too unrealistic. This is not a Nazis. Robots, dogs, weapons are not good. I wanted to see battle with more realistic Nazis and real WW2 weapons. I wanted exactly    I didn’t like it.
    Armies were too weak and dumb. They won’t recognize the enemy, even they come near them. Throw a one knife at army and they die. That`s just too unrealistic.
    Nazis in space, robots, SF weapons, that is just too unrealistic. This is not a Nazis.
    Robots, dogs, weapons are not good. I wanted to see battle with more realistic Nazis and real WW2 weapons. I wanted exactly the same Wolfenstein 3D game, but with better graphics. Wolfenstein 3D is still my favorite game.

    Wolfenstein: The New Order was kind of like Diamonds Are Forever. I wanted to see Hitler. Shooting games makes me bored. All the levels are shooting. I just like shooting games because I like the characters and places. I like games like Alien: Isolation. No weapons is more thrill and fun.    … Expand
  13. AnimeUnknown
    Feb 26, 2015
    0
    This is seriously not fun. Even though I paid for it I can't bring myself to defeat the final boss it's just so laborious. How are there so many good reviews for this game? I paid $35 AUD and it's still not worth it. Graphics are nice and that's where it ends. Gun selection is boring, they try hard to get you attached to characters but it doesn't work, gunplay is incredibly repetitive,This is seriously not fun. Even though I paid for it I can't bring myself to defeat the final boss it's just so laborious. How are there so many good reviews for this game? I paid $35 AUD and it's still not worth it. Graphics are nice and that's where it ends. Gun selection is boring, they try hard to get you attached to characters but it doesn't work, gunplay is incredibly repetitive, they most challenging enemies just have big armor and walk towards you while shooting, "boss" enemies are invincible unless you figure out the one particular way the developers wanted you to kill them... I could go on and on. Final Words: Looks pretty, but is NO FUN. AVOID.… Expand
  14. Akapone
    Jun 1, 2014
    2
    Shooter with an AI outta hell. The visuals are ok, but not really next gen. Generally like all other ego shooter: repetetive and boring! The only thing in the game thats make fun is to shoot nazis.
  15. SadMaskSalesman
    Jun 18, 2014
    1
    The same history: an American Guy (ex-military) saves the world, oh my god how creative.
    It's just boring and predictable.............................
  16. DanteRashidi23
    May 31, 2021
    4
    I died more than when i played Soulsborne games. Not cuz game is hard, all of stupidity, like, enemy teleports, you have to use 100 bullets to kill one guy, game's so slow, u cant run and kill, you have to cover and shoot. Grpahics mehhh, story mehhh, musics mehhh. I was so sick of this game , just try to finosh it, and after i fimished didnt evem lool at ending, jist closed it and delete it.
  17. Nfjdhsbsh
    Apr 12, 2021
    0
    **** story and terrible difficulty jump. Wtf is that bridge level. Graphics are **** even by 2914 standards and the controls are clunky. You can't also adjust your doc so it feels like you're looking through a fish bowl.
  18. Slooonya
    Oct 1, 2021
    0
    Words cannot describe how bad this game is...
    But numbers can - 0/10.
    :))))
  19. IniciusV
    Feb 4, 2023
    0
    FPS É UMA MERDA, SHOOTER É UMA MERDA, PRIMEIRA PESSOA É UMA MERDA, SÓ TEM FPS/SHOOTER/PRIMEIRA PESSOA NESSA MERDA
  20. nickyblaze
    Jun 25, 2014
    4
    Rented this because I heard so many good things about it on all these gaming sites but I have to say, it's just not for me. Wolfenstein attempts to blend old school FPS with the modern FPS style and it doesn't work. Generic lead character, pretty muddy/ cartoonish graphics, and an incredibly repetitive nature, make this game feel like more of a chore than an innovative FPS experience, TheRented this because I heard so many good things about it on all these gaming sites but I have to say, it's just not for me. Wolfenstein attempts to blend old school FPS with the modern FPS style and it doesn't work. Generic lead character, pretty muddy/ cartoonish graphics, and an incredibly repetitive nature, make this game feel like more of a chore than an innovative FPS experience, The gore factor is a major plus, but not much else to help this title compete with modern giants. I'm not even a fan of modern FPS titles such as Call of Duty anymore but they're definitely a more immersive adventure than this. I'd recommend skipping it unless your a classic FPS fan or a diehard Wolfenstein player.… Expand
  21. Apakungen
    Apr 30, 2020
    2
    How a game about sci-fi nazis and robots can take itself this seriously is beyond me, but I really wouldn´t care as long a there were some good action to go along with it. However, this game has more cheesy cut-scenes and dialogues than it has actual gameplay.

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 73 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 60 out of 73
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 73
  3. Negative: 0 out of 73
  1. Telegraph
    Aug 26, 2014
    80
    MachineGames haven’t exactly reinvented the FPS or even Wolfenstein here, but they have put together a consistently enjoyable, well-crafted action game and given you the motivation to blast your way through its stringier bits. If this is the New Order for Wolfenstein, then this is a promising start.
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  2. GameCritics
    Jul 23, 2014
    100
    Thanks to the quality in both concept and function, this is one of the finest first-person-shooters I've ever played, and the best iteration of one of gaming's most storied franchises.
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  3. SpazioGames
    Jul 18, 2014
    80
    We would have preferred a greater freedom of action for the levels, rather than the linear and driven that we've found, but they are trifles for a title that deserves to be played at least once.
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