Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 356 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 255 out of 356
  2. Mixed: 37 out of 356
  3. Negative: 64 out of 356
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  1. rm-sdp
    Jul 19, 2018
    7
    This game should be evaluated in two different aspects:
    1 - As a sequel in the Wolfenstein franchise: greater plot, more cut-scenes, and action sequences yet straying from the rambo feeling and falling more into the games with story bucket, dual wielding games don't mix up well with emotional flashbacks.
    2 - As a port of a really nice looking game to a beefed-up tablet: lot's of    This game should be evaluated in two different aspects:
    1 - As a sequel in the Wolfenstein franchise: greater plot, more cut-scenes, and action sequences yet straying from the rambo feeling and falling more into the games with story bucket, dual wielding games don't mix up well with emotional flashbacks.
    2 - As a port of a really nice looking game to a beefed-up tablet: lot's of compromises were made; textures look like taken from goldeneye 64, fire particles looks 2d-ish, there is more blurring than on instagram celebrity pics and the usual frame drops, but neither of this stops the action and you can still enjoy the game, Motion aim assist is excellent, you aim with the stick then refine with the controller, works better than on doom, haven't found any annoying bug, just one on the first run where it wouldn't detect the joycons, fully restarting the switch fixed it; playing it undocked is just extending the definition of "playable", text is blurry and small and the FPS dips might annoy you.
    If you have other consoles, get wolf there, you'll probably enjoy it more on a stronger device, if you only have the switch then you'll get a well done and faithful port of an OK game just keep in mind that certain sacrifices had to be done.
    Oh and for some reason we still have to kill dogs :( they should have nazi robot dogs!    … Expand
  2. Hannibaal
    Aug 3, 2018
    5
    Basura subversiva e ideología del NOM, la típica mierda hollywodiense para adoctrinar a las masas . Muy inferior a RTC Wolfenstein.
  3. nusco
    Jan 9, 2021
    6
    Wolfenstein II is one of Panic Button's "impossible" Switch ports. It's a high-budget game with plenty of action, content, story and cutscenes. The whole, however, is less than the sum of its parts.

    The action and mechanics in Wolfenstein II are OK. They don't bring any new idea to the genre, but they seem eager to use every idea that already exists. All those options feel overwhelming.    Wolfenstein II is one of Panic Button's "impossible" Switch ports. It's a high-budget game with plenty of action, content, story and cutscenes. The whole, however, is less than the sum of its parts.

    The action and mechanics in Wolfenstein II are OK. They don't bring any new idea to the genre, but they seem eager to use every idea that already exists. All those options feel overwhelming. By the end of the game, I rarely ever tried some of the mechanics and weapons. You can deal with combat in multiple ways, including pure stealth-but stealth doesn't feel very well implemented. I always started with stealth, and always reverted to the classic blazing guns.

    The worst part of Wolfenstein II, to me, is also the one that the critics liked the best: its story. To me, it feels like an haphazard mess. The game never decides what its voice should be. It starts on an outright depressing tone, and it often comes back to a somber, serious mood. It constantly reminds you that the people you're killing have families and feelings, that you're going to die as well, that you're a bit of a monster. Then it seems to shrug ("Ah, screw it!") and reverts to a joyous nazi-killing gore-fest. You're left not knowing what you're supposed to feel. I was hoping for a nice piece of pulp fiction where you kill nazis in mech armors, and found something that's about… what? It's never quite clear.

    With all the effort that went into the story and the cutscenes, the result is puzzling at best and infuriating at worst. On one side, the game is really dark. It hints at concentration camps, it deals with themes such as racism and child abuse. But then, in the same breath, it throws buckets of gore at you as you gleefully dismember and kill hundreds of people. This schizophrenic attitude is also evident in the characters: on one side, the game wants to be "woke" and involve minority characters, no matter how awkward their presence is. On the other side, most of the characters are so absurdly cliche that they're borderline offensive. Black people in this game swear a lot, they play jazz music, they like to have random sex with white chicks. Even as a white person, I felt slightly insulted by these caricatures of blackness, and I found it impossible to care about the characters in general.

    PROS:
    - An "impossible" port: Wolfenstein II runs like a dream on the Switch. Aside from some texture blurriness, you can easily forget you're playing on a portable console.
    - Top production values: From the slick motion capture to the meticulously designed levels and abundant content, the game screams "triple A".
    - Brilliant gyro controls: I thought I'd never ejoy an FPS on a console. Wolfenstein II's gyro aiming is the closest you can get to play with a mouse and keyboard.

    CONS:
    - Mood Swings: Between serious themes, B-movie pulp, and straight-out farce, the game never finds a consistent tone.
    - Irritating characters: I was supposed to care about these people. I didn't. They were just too flat and cliche.
    - Just another FPS: It doesn't do anything particularly wrong, but it doesn't really ever shine either.    … Expand
  4. Nevermber
    Nov 26, 2019
    7
    Great port if you close your eyes to the graphics. Unfortunately, the blur is too strong to close his eyes to it.
  5. Sepherim
    Oct 14, 2021
    7
    Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus es un juego que está bastante bien. Siguiendo la línea de los que le precedieron, combina de modo bastante acertado tanto un apartado más narrativo centrado en la distopía de la victoria Nazi en Estados Unidos, como un aspecto de combate y uno de sigilo. La variedad de armas y enemigos quizás es un poco escasa para un juego de estas características, así comoWolfenstein 2: The New Colossus es un juego que está bastante bien. Siguiendo la línea de los que le precedieron, combina de modo bastante acertado tanto un apartado más narrativo centrado en la distopía de la victoria Nazi en Estados Unidos, como un aspecto de combate y uno de sigilo. La variedad de armas y enemigos quizás es un poco escasa para un juego de estas características, así como la cantidad de niveles, pero en general funciona todo bastante bien como conjunto, haciendo que sea un juego muy entretenido. Eso si, el final me ha parecido un tanto abrupto.

    A nivel gráfico el juego está muy bien, incluso con el tiempo que ha pasado desde que salió cumple más que adecuadamente. El sonido igualmente está muy bien. Pero tiene ciertos bugs como una tendencia a atascarse en algunos sitios con distintas alturas (subir escaleras, por ejemplo), algunos logros buggeados y a mi se me ha colgado un par de veces. Nada que haga imposible jugar, pero si resulta algo molesto.

    Por todo ello, Wolfenstein 2 no es un juego revolucionario (irónicamente) pero sin duda cumple bien lo que se lanza a hacer. Un 7.    … Expand
  6. Ni150N
    Sep 18, 2021
    7
    Awesome port. What's irritating is the game's political commentary on the current climate, short campaign and (mildly) confusing level design.
  7. quaresma_marcus
    Mar 9, 2023
    7
    Esse jogo tem um gameplay muito divertido com uma historia incrivel, o level desing é bom, as armas são muito bem feitas, os graficos são lindos e tudo mais. Mas ele se torma massante dps de um tempo e o stealth é ruim, apesar disso, o jogo é super divertido.
  8. Avey123Avey
    Mar 19, 2023
    6
    Another satisfying fps title with great gunplay, exciting set pieces and a fun story. That being said when compared to the New Order it feels like this game is lacking as many great set pieces and moments. Also the story ends really abruptly on a somewhat unsatisfying note

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 51 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 41 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 51
  3. Negative: 2 out of 51
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Sep 5, 2018
    85
    Stepping into the shoes of B.J. Blazkowicz makes for one wild ride! [Issue #35 – September/October 2018, p. 66]
  2. XGN
    Aug 17, 2018
    75
    At its core, Wolfenstein 2 for Switch feels exactly like the adventure we played last year. With solid mechanics and a thrilling story, the game truly shines. Despite some heavy technical downscaling, the shooter still plays very well on the Switch.
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  3. Gaming Age
    Aug 9, 2018
    67
    Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is an absolute must play for anyone who enjoys that genre at all. As for the Switch version, it is a bit of a mixed bag. If you only own Nintendo consoles and never use anything else, get it. If you are looking to play the game on the go and the Switch is your preferred gaming console, get it. If you have other consoles and you only use your Switch now and then, and want the best experience possible with Wolfenstein II, go a different route and experience it for the first time the way the developers intended.
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