Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

 Xbox One
Metascore
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
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  1. XboxEra
    Oct 28, 2022
    70
    Wolfenstein II: The New Order is almost great but is held back by a number of issues. A few design choices Machine Games made far too often took me out of the game and frustrated me to no end. For such a great feeling game, the lack of damage indicators to and from enemies made the game feel off far too many times. An outdated health system forced me to play the game differently than I wanted to. Instead of the clear intent at fast paced chaotic action the game does so well, I was too often hiding behind cover, scouring for health packs, and dying in seconds due to frequent difficulty spikes. Even with these issues, I still had an overall positive experience with the game due to strong story beats and chaotic moment to moment action. Wolfenstein II is a game I would recommend to anyone but is a game that may leave you feeling a bit frustrated in the end.

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#4 Best Xbox One Game of 2017
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#12 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2017
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#18 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2017

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7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 615 Ratings

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  1. Xbox_Alive
    Jan 2, 2018
    9
    I was a very big fan of the first Wolfenstein game and I think they did a pretty decent job with it. I did however feel it was lacking inI was a very big fan of the first Wolfenstein game and I think they did a pretty decent job with it. I did however feel it was lacking in certain areas and it wasn’t always compelling. Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus however has took what was good from the first game and made it even better and the best thing is that it was compelling throughout and it didn’t really lack in any areas. The story in the game is stunning and in my opinion it’s one of the best story’s I’ve ever encountered in a game. The characters make the story even better and you can tell that a lot of thought has gone into them and the best thing is that no character in the game feels underdeveloped. When it comes to the gameplay a lot of the mechanics shine through very brightly, and most of them have been done to perfection. I was especially impressed with the gun mechanics in the game and they have managed to make them feel great whilst also making them fun at the same time. The same can also be said about the combat in the game. The combat in the game has a really vicious side to it and this vicious side is both fun and very very satisfying, which is awesome. The presentation side of the game has been done to perfection. Visually the game can look stunning at times and they’ve done a fantastic job of capturing a realistic feel in the locations they’ve used. The accompanying sound design has also been done very well and each different component gives the game even more immersion. At the end of the day I must admit that I didn’t think Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus would be this good. They have impressed me on all levels and without a doubt this is the best shooter so far this year, in fact it’s one of the best shooters I’ve ever played. Everything in the game just seems to click and you can tell that extra effort has been placed in a number of areas, and this extra effort makes the game a candidate for game of the year. I can not recommend this game enough and for fans of shooters this game is a must buy.… Full Review »
  2. alex_the_a-hole
    Oct 31, 2017
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. I buy only a few games each year because of financial constraints, and this was one of my three purchases of 2017. As such, you can understand that I was EXTREMELY excited for this game, but it was quite the let down at the end of the day. I'd give it a 3/10 overall, as the game play was a solid 7/10 (not quite as good as the last one, It really seems they went backwards) and the story was a 3/10, as it was ridiculously hamfisted in creating a world that had such potential.
    The gameplay was fine for the most part, however it was inferior to the first game in its encounters, and also had far too many long cut-scenes . As somebody who typically loves cut-scenes, I found them entirely game breaking in Wolf 2. the ratio of actual gameplay to cut-scenes would seem to be about 3:1, and the gameplay side of that may be exaggerated by the fact that I'm a completionist and was intent on finding every single object. The game is also remarkably short, only being slightly lengthened by assassination missions that take place on maps you've already played through.

    Now Entering Spoiler Territory:
    The plot begins in the most preachy manor possible: Your father is the worst human being possible. I mean truly the worst. We're talking Disney levels of puppy kicking evil here. Hitler, who appears in the game, is a useless, insane, old coot, yet still not portrayed as being as purely evil as Blazco, Sr. Blazco is Jewish (which may have been established in earlier games, but to my knowledge was a new addition to the plot line), the leader of the US resistance becomes the commander of Blazco's contingent for no real reason, Jews are smart (but black people are smarter), being crippled is hard, masculinity is fragile, white people are cowards and follow the Nazis, black people fight the good fight, pregnant women are just as capable of operating in a war zone, etc.
    I tried very hard to remove any political leanings I had from the view of this game, yet every few minutes I was confronted with some bit of social commentary. I was raised on WW2 shooters, so killing Nazis comes as easily to me as walking, but the game kept breaking my immersion by trying to draw parallels between the Nazi occupied US of the game and the US as it stands today. A line of dialogue that occurs early on in the game is "How can they promote violence toward us, just because we hold a different point of view?". I don't need my games, especially something like Wolfenstein, to get political. When I play Wolfenstein, I want to slaughter Nazis, hear a couple of witty jokes, and traverse my way through interesting and a number of vast and creative level designs. Get the damn politics out of my Nazi (and Klansman) killing simulator! And write a goddamn competent story!!!    … Full Review »
  3. DeLeon
    Oct 27, 2017
    10
    I was tired of shooters because last gen we got too many but I really liked this one
    Single playing gaming at it's finest..........I really    I was tired of shooters because last gen we got too many but I really liked this one
    Single playing gaming at it's finest..........I really recommend it if you like FPS    … Full Review »
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