Wolfenstein: Youngblood

 PlayStation 4
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2.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 404 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 73 out of 404
  2. Mixed: 40 out of 404
  3. Negative: 291 out of 404
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  1. Theseus77
    Jul 27, 2019
    0
    Where could the mistake happen? We're going back to the Middle Ages .... This is how games are no longer done, sorry
  2. Ned_Flanders
    Jul 26, 2019
    1
    Grindy for micro transactions, terrible characters, bad writing, awful AI, broken mechanics. This game is horrendous, stay away and save yourself $60
  3. BillySpandex
    Jul 27, 2019
    2
    This is pathetic SJ pandering. It's barely a Wolfenstein game and rather a looter shooter wannabe. I would not recommend it at all. I spent 8 hours in the game, and I'm done. I just wished I didn't buy the digital version because I would have sold the disk within minutes.
  4. Liaramancer
    Aug 2, 2019
    1
    The gameplay is bad enough, but I couldn't stand any of the characters. Especially the two sisters because the cringe is worse than anything I've ever experienced. I have a brother and a sister, and playing wolfen-cringe was too much for me. The only explanation is that both sisters are brain damaged from when their mom was six months pregnant fighting on the front lines.
  5. 3Edges
    Aug 11, 2019
    0
    Another example of why video-game companies should stop turning a lovable game series into a poorly executed bullet sponge simulator.
  6. willowertzky
    Aug 4, 2019
    0
    I waited very long for this game but I was just utterly disappointed.
    The level design does not work at all for a Wolfenstein game, I'm sick of going to the same places over and over again just to do the same objectives all the time, everything is so repetitive.
    What a total let-down this game is! Also, there is not a lot of content here, there are basically just the three towers and    I waited very long for this game but I was just utterly disappointed.
    The level design does not work at all for a Wolfenstein game, I'm sick of going to the same places over and over again just to do the same objectives all the time, everything is so repetitive.
    What a total let-down this game is!
    Also, there is not a lot of content here, there are basically just the three towers and the final mission. Now that I've done all the missions there is nothing to do except explore and search for collectibles but I don't want the focus to be on exploration in this kind of game but rather on action-oriented gameplay. Arkane studios should never have been a part of this project at all!
    The story is also too shallow for a single-player campaign.
    I don't care if you're a die-hard Wolfenstein fan, my advice is to skip this really crappy game.
    Luckily, I own the physical copy of the game and I will sell it right away.
    Thanks for reading, peace out!    … Expand
  7. Ruzaky
    Aug 26, 2020
    1
    No one asked for this. Stop try to make Rpg / Service game out of everything. We had pretty good games before this.
  8. Panacea_Bullet
    Aug 10, 2019
    3
    The weakest of the franchise. I would speculate that the script writers lack experience of normative social interactions to reference. Simply, a disappointment. Shame.
  9. GameAnarchist
    Aug 10, 2019
    0
    This RPG system. Killed the game. Bethesda stop ruining your games! Please!
  10. 89iogre9up
    Jan 1, 2020
    0
    What happened in development? Ai works absolutely awful, i sometimes sat there saying to myself, ''wish i could just play without it''. It always dies/knocked down, when theres a lever or button thats requires you both to do it, the AI is will take its time doing it, wheres the story? its nowhere to be found, it doesnt innovate enough, it feels like every other game but set in paris, theWhat happened in development? Ai works absolutely awful, i sometimes sat there saying to myself, ''wish i could just play without it''. It always dies/knocked down, when theres a lever or button thats requires you both to do it, the AI is will take its time doing it, wheres the story? its nowhere to be found, it doesnt innovate enough, it feels like every other game but set in paris, the checkpoints are godawful, (SPOILERS) i was on the lab X part of the game, got into the lab, was about 30 minutes of gameplay into it, died (because of the overkill amount of enemies, i'll get to that point later) and it set me about 45 minutes of gameplay back because of the horrible checkpoints, now into the enemies, i play on the normal level of difficultly, and theres way too many enemies, theres no need for one street block to have 30 enemies, also every part is riddled with these giant robots that are overpowered, that do a billion damage per hit, it would be 5 percent better if soph or jess (whoever you dont play as) didnt die every 10 seconds, i really wouldnt play this if i was you, i deleted the game off of my playstation, i dont even need the space, the game just sucks, hope i can return it… Expand
  11. IOMDutch
    Aug 16, 2020
    9
    I have just beaten the game and found it thoroughly entertaining. This has gotten me into trying out the rest of the new franchise games. The characters were both good. Cheesy, eighties and fun. The co-op mechanic was great, it rarely let me down on single player. The story was a little short but reflected in the price. I liked the design of arriving in a city and branching off onI have just beaten the game and found it thoroughly entertaining. This has gotten me into trying out the rest of the new franchise games. The characters were both good. Cheesy, eighties and fun. The co-op mechanic was great, it rarely let me down on single player. The story was a little short but reflected in the price. I liked the design of arriving in a city and branching off on indepentent missions around the main story which was accessible early on but gave me the feeling of a present waiting to be unwrapped so I took my time before doing so. Can't really understand the very lower scores personally. This was a great entertaining romp around a fantatic location and solid gunplay to boot.… Expand
  12. Necrophat
    Aug 6, 2019
    4
    i really didn't want to believe the reviews and after the first hour of playing I thought they were wrong, however the longer you play this game you realise the user reviews are bang on. This game is way off what a Wolfenstein game should be, an absolute grind if you're playing single player and just bearable in co-op, the story is very very thin, with many tedious moments, get ready fori really didn't want to believe the reviews and after the first hour of playing I thought they were wrong, however the longer you play this game you realise the user reviews are bang on. This game is way off what a Wolfenstein game should be, an absolute grind if you're playing single player and just bearable in co-op, the story is very very thin, with many tedious moments, get ready for some frustration. A lot of moments are aimed to be funny but just come across annoying by a certain point as they're copied and pasted in various moments, I could go on and on but this is a very poor instalment from Bethesda and they need to up their game. This is rightfully reviewed poorly and for any Wolfenstein fan, I would give it a miss.… Expand
  13. TheDatenshiMMA
    Apr 28, 2021
    0
    Worst wolfenstein of them all. Paid 20€ for it on the ps store and got completely robbed ! the story is 2h long with a friend, the mission are terribly repetitive, there is no point in stealthing, the sisters are cringe as hell "hell yeah dude" and also boring as hell i should've listen to metacritic
  14. Armin4
    Jun 27, 2020
    0
    Terrible game in every way
    Gameplay is worst than second game
    Story is terrible
    Graphics are ok
    Music is bad
    Voice acting is bad
    And more
  15. Mantas007
    Oct 3, 2019
    0
    Wolfengrind Young Cringe! Im angry at myself that I paid for this! Its cringe fest, characters are cretins, boring repetitive game play, you play same maps over and over and over again, with enemies that can take millions of bullets!
  16. Hackslashshoot
    Feb 12, 2021
    10
    how in the world is this game at 2.6 on here???? I have played just about every first person shooter out there this game is at least a 7. co-op check ...double jump check ...killing nazis check.... grab a nazis gun and shoot him in the face check.... grabbing ledges check ...progression balance check. peak out of cover check.... it might not have the epic bj story line but as far as gamehow in the world is this game at 2.6 on here???? I have played just about every first person shooter out there this game is at least a 7. co-op check ...double jump check ...killing nazis check.... grab a nazis gun and shoot him in the face check.... grabbing ledges check ...progression balance check. peak out of cover check.... it might not have the epic bj story line but as far as game play goes It is better than doom. If you enjoyed doom or any wolfenstein you will enjoy this one. this game is fun.… Expand
  17. Slozol
    Oct 3, 2020
    0
    This Game is just painfully bad.

    -The Enemies eat your Bullets like theres no Damage been dealt at all. -The Bot is just plain stupid. if it goes down you are forced to help it otherwise you have to start the Mission all over again. -Been confronted with nasty Microtransactions to upgrade your Weapons and Stuff.. in the first few Minutes -cringy Sibling Interactions .... to anyone    This Game is just painfully bad.

    -The Enemies eat your Bullets like theres no Damage been dealt at all.
    -The Bot is just plain stupid. if it goes down you are forced to help it otherwise you have to start the Mission all over again.
    -Been confronted with nasty Microtransactions to upgrade your Weapons and Stuff.. in the first few Minutes
    -cringy Sibling Interactions .... to anyone that has a Sibling or a Twin....
    -almost impossible to do stealth Missions due to your Team Mate, or the Enemies X-Ray Eyes...
    -not be able to save or quicksave like in the previous Games
    -no Map to look on... disoriented, running around like a headless Chicken sometimes..

    + the only good thing may be the Cutscenes.

    At the End im just disapponted this Game is just a Pain to play if you have played the previous ones. Its truly a Shame what they have done to this Franchise.....    … Expand
  18. WhyNotBeASith
    Jul 8, 2021
    0
    My biggest complaint amongst many is how much of a downgrade the new characters are, not just the twins. I really enjoy the interaction between the old characters, but when the new ones talk such as the twins to either themselves are someone else it's simply awful. and idk why but the gameplay itself doesn't feel nearly as good as the last game that might be because the consistent talkingMy biggest complaint amongst many is how much of a downgrade the new characters are, not just the twins. I really enjoy the interaction between the old characters, but when the new ones talk such as the twins to either themselves are someone else it's simply awful. and idk why but the gameplay itself doesn't feel nearly as good as the last game that might be because the consistent talking between the sisters takes me out of the tension or maybe it's the new hud. I don't know how old the sisters are but the way they talk seems to me like middle school girls, not people who were trained as Terror-Billy''s kids. not super important but something that for some reason bothered me is the blond sister's laugh is awful it sounds like they replaced the voice actor with Patrick from Spongebob. finally, the time jump thing is **** they should have made this the 5th game instead of the fourth and make a game of us killing Hitler not just saying oh by the way our dad killed Hitler. it didn't bother me at all before but when I heard them say that not even in a cutscene but just them doing their annoying talks with each other. by making the fourth game about TB killing Hitler it would have been a smoother transition to this game.… Expand
  19. Msbockbock
    Jun 20, 2022
    9
    Its not as bad as people say it is a fun game to play with friends might not be as good as the new order of New colossus but its a fun game. Also you can make the shotgun a assault rifle.
  20. Ruften
    Jul 30, 2019
    0
    Not my Wolfenstein. Not anybody's Wolfenstein to be honest. Cash grabby, unorginal, uninspired, soulless piece of cringyness. Goodbye
  21. TotalBloodMan
    Jul 31, 2019
    2
    Awful. It's not for Wolfenstein fans, it's cheap, pretty much no story, worst characters I ever seen, stupid jokes, awful "RPG elements" with enemies level, backtracking to make game seem bigger. Ughh... Bethesda was one of my favorite publishers, but after the last few games, I'm starting to really hate them.
  22. LolTacoBell
    Jul 30, 2019
    4
    Dull, uninspired, and just not fun anymore. Absolutely painful to see the franchise come to this screeching halt, and I'm sad to see that if it does continue, I don't think it will ever be the same for the better after this... Please god don't let them do this to Doom.
  23. FGPT
    Jul 31, 2019
    0
    Gameplay is awful and unbalanced! The story is absolutely low quality that you will be rolling your eyes at the cringe that can only be appealing for the far left (and we all know those people don't buy anything). It feels rushed and a microtransaction rigged cash grab. Avoid at all cost.
  24. Advancedwarlord
    Aug 3, 2019
    1
    Takes everything great about the previous games and completely destroys it.
  25. godmachine06
    Jul 30, 2019
    1
    Micro transaction, awful characters and horrible dialog. Stay away from this SJW trash.
  26. Russia777
    Aug 3, 2019
    0
    Сюжет говно. Феминизм. Почему главные герои женщины??? В войне должны быть мужчины.
  27. Jesti
    Aug 4, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hmmmmmm, wtf no man in army crew , and the final boss is so easy and boring he have no charisma...… Expand
  28. objectuser
    Aug 8, 2019
    2
    I wish I could get my money back. This is the worst game I have played in years. No pause. Terrible partner AI in solo gameplay ... but the AI is required to make progress. Then if you die, way back to the beginning of the episode.

    The weapons are weak, the enemies either very weak or way too strong at any given time.
  29. JimmieReview
    Jul 28, 2019
    3
    I love Wolfenstein and Im swedish so I want to see machinegames do great - but this flat out stinks. Enemies are turned into absolute bullet sponges for you to sit through grinding on hours or - what Bethesda obviously wants you to do, if not now than eventually when all the reviews are out and everyone already payed for the game - whip out your wallet to skip the grind. Im shooting theseI love Wolfenstein and Im swedish so I want to see machinegames do great - but this flat out stinks. Enemies are turned into absolute bullet sponges for you to sit through grinding on hours or - what Bethesda obviously wants you to do, if not now than eventually when all the reviews are out and everyone already payed for the game - whip out your wallet to skip the grind. Im shooting these nazi guys with no armor in the face for a solid 5 seconds with a machine gun and they dont even die. Every soldier has a god damn healthbar over their head to indicate their health status - and what ammo to use on them for maximum efficiency.

    Its like they tried to turn Wolfenstein into a grindy looter shooter with microtransactions it. These Anthem-style looter shooters are ruining gaming for everyone.

    The characters you play as are not good either - I dont care that they are women - I love tomb raider and I loved senuas sacrifice too. But these characters are flat, boring and cringy. The main character models in this game don't even look good (no, not like the women are ugly - the models are poorly made). Everything about this game feels bellow average quality. Gun play is still good but completely destroyed by the endless grinding.

    Oh and also, you cant pause the game - even if your playing by yourself. I got stuck on one of the first levels in this game cause obviously I need to grind in the side missions to progress. I just refuse to put up with that. This RPG, grindy, bullet sponge gameplay has no place in a Wolfenstein game.

    Stay away from this game, even if your a hardcore Wolfenstein fan like me    … Expand
  30. JonnyMenthol
    Jul 29, 2019
    1
    I can not believe I'm rating a game worse than I did, Fallout 76. What is this **** How could you **** up something that was so good and falsely market this. It's not a modern Wolfenstien game folks, it wants to be a co-op destiny but where Destiny has tight fun gunplay they have screwed over even that here. Somehow worse than TNO and TNC. I was skeptical of the 40 euro price tag but II can not believe I'm rating a game worse than I did, Fallout 76. What is this **** How could you **** up something that was so good and falsely market this. It's not a modern Wolfenstien game folks, it wants to be a co-op destiny but where Destiny has tight fun gunplay they have screwed over even that here. Somehow worse than TNO and TNC. I was skeptical of the 40 euro price tag but I couldn't have seen this coming, absolutely the eorst game of 2019 and 2018, Hell maybe the worst game of the Gen so far. That is saying something and the characters, good lord they are mind numbingly annoying and I didn't exactly like BJ in the last two mainlines, his constant mumbling was off putting but this is full obnoxious and meaningless. It's cringey. The game is cringey, bland and often terrible. Bethesda games are dead. I'm weary of Doom enternal now. They seem intent on destroying all their IP. And on that note, how are critics giving 5his anywhere higher than a 5? Games media is sinking itself with bethesda and these games publishers who seem intent on creating another video games crash.

    I'm not not one for voting with zeros unless a game is entirely broken and unplayable like BravoTeam On PSVR but this is the closest to a zero I think I've ever given a working game. Do not buy.    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 36 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 36
  3. Negative: 5 out of 36
  1. PSX Extreme
    Sep 24, 2019
    80
    Whether or not you enjoy Wolfenstein: Youngblood is going to depend on a lot of factors. If you loved the previous games for their narrative depth, linear story, and simplified gameplay, this might be a tough sell for you. Youngblood is still fundamentally Wolfenstein in almost every way that matters but, like its rookie heroines, it’s a little unpolished and rough around the edges. If you’re looking for something new, innovative, and daring, and can overlook a few flaws (some more glaring than others) then it’s time to suit up, gear up, and once again prove that the only good Nazi is a dead one.
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  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Aug 27, 2019
    80
    Even if you only want to do the main missions and enough side-content to level up sufficiently, you’ll get at least ten to 12 hours of play. What’s interesting is the endgame, providing daily and weekly challenges, and allowing you to replay missions for extra XP. Solo this will become tiring, but with a friend? Any excuse to kill Nazis is a good excuse. [Issue#166, p.79]
  3. Gaming Age
    Aug 20, 2019
    16
    At $30, I expected a short but dense Wolfenstein experience with two new protagonists and a tangible narrative thread connecting them to the original games, their father B.J. Blazkowicz. What we got was a horrible imitation of the rest of the series, complete with an absolutely senseless plot, unacceptably bad and annoying characters, and joyless combat. I find that a weak plot can be forgiven if gameplay is flawless and satisfying, and sometimes weaker gameplay can be ignored in favor of an incredible story, but you cannot botch BOTH aspects and expect people to like your game.
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