Wolfenstein: Youngblood

 Xbox One
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2.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 253 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 49 out of 253
  2. Mixed: 27 out of 253
  3. Negative: 177 out of 253
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  1. AceAscendus
    Jul 26, 2019
    0
    WTF? They turned a FPS game into some RPG hybrid abomination with predatory micro transactions...???!!!! What the HELL were they thinking? There are also a lot of glitches and bugs... avoid this trash game like the plague.
  2. zerafian
    Jul 30, 2019
    1
    This is NOT New Order, Old Blood, or New Colossus. It feels like an entirely different game with Wolfenstein skin. The weapons arent impact-ful, dont feel heavy when they fire. Its like Im shooting a rock or wall when I hit enemies. When the gun play was one of the best parts of the other games. The combat just feels hollow. Like I might as well knife every enemy.

    Also...where the hell    This is NOT New Order, Old Blood, or New Colossus. It feels like an entirely different game with Wolfenstein skin. The weapons arent impact-ful, dont feel heavy when they fire. Its like Im shooting a rock or wall when I hit enemies. When the gun play was one of the best parts of the other games. The combat just feels hollow. Like I might as well knife every enemy.

    Also...where the hell is the pause button. I gotta get my coffee, take a poo, feed my cats. I gotta hope that I run back through the level, far enough, that I dont get killed. For god sake, what kind of game doesnt have a pause button!?

    The story, within the first 15 minutes felt disjointed and scattered and kinda cookie cutter. I get into game and I feel like Im racing to get currency to unlock things. It didnt feel like I was trying to find out what was happening to the characters...at all. I've been waiting for this game for nearly a year now, I suppose my expectations were too high. This is not Wolfenstein. As other reviews stated, its a looter shooter. A big, shallow ocean...the most hours of game play but everything else is 1 inch deep.    … Expand
  3. Foeloemakoo
    Aug 3, 2019
    3
    Negatives: Single player is unplayable - just one big mission to keep your AI partner alive. Boss fights are almost impossible in Single player mode. Lack of checkpoints are frustrating as hell to say the least - just running through everything at this point. Can't pause the game. Enemies are bullet sponges. Bullet/shield switching system is frustrating and unintuitive. Matchmaking isNegatives: Single player is unplayable - just one big mission to keep your AI partner alive. Boss fights are almost impossible in Single player mode. Lack of checkpoints are frustrating as hell to say the least - just running through everything at this point. Can't pause the game. Enemies are bullet sponges. Bullet/shield switching system is frustrating and unintuitive. Matchmaking is horrible.

    Positive. Game looks good. Character feels good to play.    … Expand
  4. apieceajit
    Aug 1, 2019
    1
    I hate to say this but what a terrible game. I've been buying Wolfenstein games for 25+ years and this is the first I've completely regretted purchasing (though I also didn't love New Colossus). One thing I'll say upfront is that I didn't mind the sisters that much. I know a lot of people hate their characterizations and dialog. I really don't care about that, as I was simply happy to seeI hate to say this but what a terrible game. I've been buying Wolfenstein games for 25+ years and this is the first I've completely regretted purchasing (though I also didn't love New Colossus). One thing I'll say upfront is that I didn't mind the sisters that much. I know a lot of people hate their characterizations and dialog. I really don't care about that, as I was simply happy to see that this game included more gameplay than the cut-scene-fest that was New Colossus. I also never really ran into any situations where I felt a need to even look at the available micro-transactions, though it's very clear that the game limits ammo, checkpoints, etc. in such a way that purchasing gold bars could be beneficial for players who get in a bind (which is a huge negative despite me not personally running into it).

    EDIT (08/01/2019): Micro-transactions associated with in-game boosters (ammo, armor, etc.) seem to have been removed at some point, which I did not realize. I'm fairly certain they were present at launch and patched out shortly after.

    For me, rather, the big negatives for this game include the insanely repetitive mission design (which attempts to gloss over the smallness of the hub levels), the spongy enemies, and far and away my biggest complaint - the wildly incompetent AI that the non-played sister displays if you don't have a real co-op partner. Combined with lack of checkpoints, I more than once lost 20+ minutes of gameplay because the AI sister would simply stand in the middle (or corner) of a boss arena and take maximum punishment. Most of the bosses I could handle easily enough myself but a couple of times on initially trying a boss (and not knowing the pattern the boss would follow) I did bite the dust. Very infuriating to have to completely restart a level. Would be less so if the game wasn't so repetitive, I suppose.

    EDIT (08/01/2019): I wanted to clarify that I have no problem with a game not having checkpoints. I recognize the argument that I simply need to get good at the game. What I DO have a problem with is when I die (with no checkpoints) primarily because the AI implemented by the development team is not properly functional.

    Additionally to all that, I disliked that when hosting a public match players who were nowhere near the same level as me could jump into the game. The loading screen tips like to say that your co-op partners level / combat experience is specific to them but I have no idea how that's supposed to work. It didn't seem to carry over into level-specific missions, as I more than once had to kick a Level 1 player out of a 20+ level mission because they had no idea what was going on and/or just got wiped immediately. Additionally, the Buddy Pass (on XBOX) is a total joke. In order to invite someone, you have to invite them in-game and then they have to download the free trial version of the game. There is no mention of 'buddy pass' anywhere, which is very confusing when you are a) trying to verify you are using a buddy pass and b) explain that the free trial IS the buddy pass version (when explaining it to your buddy who is also confused about what's going on).

    In all, this game is a total cluster. Avoid this trash and hope (like I am) that Wolfenstein gets handed off to a new developer for future games, assuming this abortion didn't just completely tank the franchise as a whole.    … Expand
  5. AlexTheGreat40
    Aug 4, 2019
    1
    I love the Wolfenstein Games. So this was especially heartbreaking for me when I started to play. They ripped out everything that was great about there predecessors. The game barley has a story and cut scenes, the main antagonists are really bad and not like able. I could go on and on. The only good thing about the game is I enjoyed all the weapons and customizations you can do. Other thanI love the Wolfenstein Games. So this was especially heartbreaking for me when I started to play. They ripped out everything that was great about there predecessors. The game barley has a story and cut scenes, the main antagonists are really bad and not like able. I could go on and on. The only good thing about the game is I enjoyed all the weapons and customizations you can do. Other than that I hope the series goes back to its single player story driven experience. The game has No heart.… Expand
  6. KingOf6h6e6ll
    Aug 2, 2019
    0
    It just a looter shooter cash grab. I just wanted a continuation of the last story. I feel kinda betrayed
  7. prostefan
    Jan 10, 2020
    1
    Simply destroys franchise, great FPS turning to RPG, if I wanted RPG I would buy Fallout, stupid story... Just awful, big stain on Wolfenstein name, and so great franchise has been destroyed...
  8. ttj101gr
    Feb 28, 2021
    4
    Good shooting mechanics but boring enemies and more boring bosses.
    It does not add anything to the Wolfenstein story even the last boss is a nobody in the whole story.
    Maps are good but not so good to visit them so many times for missions it really gets boring. The real problem is that there is no story you are just killing Nazis in Paris that's all. The twins are acting like    Good shooting mechanics but boring enemies and more boring bosses.
    It does not add anything to the Wolfenstein story even the last boss is a nobody in the whole story.
    Maps are good but not so good to visit them so many times for missions it really gets boring.

    The real problem is that there is no story you are just killing Nazis in Paris that's all.
    The twins are acting like teenagers on school trip really disappointing.

    It could be so much better with more maps and better bosses    … Expand
  9. GABRIELHGB1999
    Feb 10, 2020
    0
    Um dos piores jogos que ja joguei na minha vida inteira, parabéns pelo fracasso
  10. Jaytonitus
    Apr 5, 2021
    2
    This is the most boring game I had to sit through that included guns, shooting, and Nazis. The characters in this game are so unlikable I wish the twin sisters either died or turned into the bad guys. I had to grind for probably like 30 hours to do all the guns up to level 10, because any gun besides the MaschinePistol is trash. The map has no reason to be open world, and the worst part ofThis is the most boring game I had to sit through that included guns, shooting, and Nazis. The characters in this game are so unlikable I wish the twin sisters either died or turned into the bad guys. I had to grind for probably like 30 hours to do all the guns up to level 10, because any gun besides the MaschinePistol is trash. The map has no reason to be open world, and the worst part of this game is the fact there are microtransactions in the game. This game should never be played alone, nor should it be played with friends.… Expand
  11. Jersey_Devil666
    Jul 28, 2019
    0
    The final boss is completely broken on single player. Bethesda, you retards, we didn’t want a co-op shooter. The morons who made this and New Colossus need to be fired.
  12. Boopydoopy
    Jul 29, 2019
    0
    Filled to the brim with microtransactions no story and shallow gameplay i used to love this series now i hate it
  13. NoLifeDGenerate
    Jul 29, 2019
    0
    You can't access the Deluxe Pack, Classic Pack, or online co-op without creating a secondary account. The only account I should need on Xbox is the Xbox account I bought the bloody game with. Last Bethesda game I buy until this stops.

    Second, the idiot AI that can't be disabled ruins the game. It's even worse than RE5. The stupid whore will just stand there and watch you die sometimes    You can't access the Deluxe Pack, Classic Pack, or online co-op without creating a secondary account. The only account I should need on Xbox is the Xbox account I bought the bloody game with. Last Bethesda game I buy until this stops.

    Second, the idiot AI that can't be disabled ruins the game. It's even worse than RE5. The stupid whore will just stand there and watch you die sometimes when there isn't even anything shooting her. It's ridiculously bad.

    Plus, the game has glitched achievements, and it appears a couple of the tutorials can be permanently missed because you can't get back to the area. The enemies are also bullet sponges even on normal, and there's entirely too many worthless collectibles, too much repeating the same areas, etc. It's a lousy entry overall.    … Expand
  14. twtgoblin
    Aug 2, 2019
    0
    Tedious and annoying gameplay, cringe-worthy dialog, and extremely poor design choices make this game unbearable. I got it free with a video card purchase and I still want a refund. Refund all the time I spent playing this pile of garbage. Don't even play it if it's free.
  15. yungroj
    Jul 31, 2019
    0
    Mcrotransactions, poorly written story, bad characters and sjw pandering.

    I used to like the series but now I hate it.
  16. 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.
  17. Th3_terminator
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    Where the new order, old blood, and new colossus tell a captivating story with interesting characters, diverse environments, and the ability to kill nazis with impunity, Youngblood tells a very different story, the story of please give us more money, please, just a little, I know you bought the enhanced edition but please just a little bit more. In what is likely another attempt byWhere the new order, old blood, and new colossus tell a captivating story with interesting characters, diverse environments, and the ability to kill nazis with impunity, Youngblood tells a very different story, the story of please give us more money, please, just a little, I know you bought the enhanced edition but please just a little bit more. In what is likely another attempt by Bethesda to reap maximum reward with minimum effort a bland story with uninspired and frankly annoying characters takes center stage while everything else suffers, just don't buy it unless you're willing to spend money to play the classic wolfenstein emulated in an in game arcade machine, though it is arguably a better experience than the main game.… Expand
  18. Kavaec94
    Jul 30, 2019
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game itself is somewhat enjoyable, but has thinly veiled political jabs including insinuating anyone who doesn't believe in man made climate change or anyone who agrees with President Trump is a nazi, and in this game nazis are shot.… Expand
  19. RubbishDuck
    Aug 3, 2019
    0
    This game is a failure! A first person shooter is not a 2 person shooter! Previous versoins gave me the possibliity to sneak up on the enemy with my sniper and finish them off wihout them seeing me! And I could take all the time I need! Now my sister asks me whether I will play on or not, because she is bored! When I look too much at my tab info: the same! I don't like the concept of 2This game is a failure! A first person shooter is not a 2 person shooter! Previous versoins gave me the possibliity to sneak up on the enemy with my sniper and finish them off wihout them seeing me! And I could take all the time I need! Now my sister asks me whether I will play on or not, because she is bored! When I look too much at my tab info: the same! I don't like the concept of 2 persons of which one is a digital version that runs in your way, runs into the enemy, runs in your sight, actually simply exisis! Also to be obliged to play as a girl is stupid! I am a man and I want to play like a man! I miss Blascowicz! It might have been fun if you could choose for a boy alone or in the Deluxe version for a male twin. That would solve it a lot, but no! An amateur game programmer had the luminous idea to start playing girly! The story is simply boring and the same of what it was and the enemy is almost immune to your bullets while the magazine of your guns is too small! At least it feels that way! A nice headshot that finishes the enemy off (even a normal soldier) is rare, even in Easy Mode. i hope next version will give the possibilities back. I don't mind if it's gonna be the son of Blasco, but please, let a man be a man (certainly when using guns) and let me play alone again!… Expand
  20. darek79r19
    Jul 28, 2019
    0
    You have 0 because of that sh|t
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  21. redmachine1
    Aug 27, 2019
    0
    Save you money and don't get this, bugs bugs and more bugs, and talk about frustrating to play with no check points or saves unless you complete the mission. I have waited my time with this game and can truly say this is the worst game that i have ever bought or played, stay away from this so called game!
  22. Landon_Orr
    Aug 14, 2019
    1
    God awful piece of trash that by far does not deserve the word Wolfenstein in its name...

    I don't know why on God God green Earth Bethesda put microtransactions in this game
  23. VecchioLupo
    Sep 18, 2019
    0
    Continuing the terrible story, characters and game design from New Colossus, it looks like a franchise the publisher knows is dead but is trying to milk one last cash grab from before the fumes they've been coasting on since the first two games of the reboot dry up.
    Everyone should just walk away from this dumpster fire, the publisher already has. Way to go Bethesda, you took one of the    Continuing the terrible story, characters and game design from New Colossus, it looks like a franchise the publisher knows is dead but is trying to milk one last cash grab from before the fumes they've been coasting on since the first two games of the reboot dry up.
    Everyone should just walk away from this dumpster fire, the publisher already has. Way to go Bethesda, you took one of the greatest surprise resurrections of a proud old franchise (New Order/Old Blood) and within two iterations buried it for good with your preachy, poorly designed, boring, money grab.    … Expand
  24. Broyax
    Jan 24, 2020
    0
    Dans le fond et avec un peu d'indulgence, ce nouveau Wolfenstein avec les deux fifilles à leur papounet est tout-à-fait présentable et plus "léger" dans son approche, moins sérieux, presque une sorte... de comédie. D'ailleurs, peut-être auraient-ils dû forcer davantage dans cette direction ; on voit bien qu'ils ont hésité plus ou moins regulièrement (il suffit de voir les séquences dansDans le fond et avec un peu d'indulgence, ce nouveau Wolfenstein avec les deux fifilles à leur papounet est tout-à-fait présentable et plus "léger" dans son approche, moins sérieux, presque une sorte... de comédie. D'ailleurs, peut-être auraient-ils dû forcer davantage dans cette direction ; on voit bien qu'ils ont hésité plus ou moins regulièrement (il suffit de voir les séquences dans les ascenseurs !).

    Immatures et plutôt bêbêtes les jumelles en tout cas, carrément bourrines et ultra-violentes : elles tiennent de leur père, assurément ! alors comme dans les deux précédents mais surtout le précédent (Wolf II Colossus truc) on sent encore la propagande SJW de gauche, ici fortement haineuse dans les actes et les discours, d'autant plus irascible qu'elle ne veut pas vivre ensemble avec les Nazis !

    ça manque donc de tolérance, de dignité, de pupitre-hommage, de fleurs et de bougies comme on fait chez nous en France... et cette haine rageuse haineuse est tout au premier degré et en met partout, montrant les crocs dans les cinématiques (bien plus rares qu'avant, heureusement) et quelques dialogues imbéciles.

    Mais ce n'est le plus gros souci de ce Wolf pensé pour le coop kikoolol mais qu'on peut faire en solo (avec l'IA). Non, son plus gros souci tient dans un gros sac de soucis plus ou moins merdiques comme la disaprition de la sauvegarde manuelle par exemple ! en outre, les sauvegardes automatiques sont très espacées et très mal placées...

    L'approche furtive qui était assez praticable dans le Wolf précédent, on peut l'oublier ici : elle est loupée, complètement loupée et même les niveaux eux-mêmes sont baucoup moins propices à toute tentative d'infiltration. Il paraît qu'à cet effet, Arkane Studios s'y est collé pour le "level design"... mais on se demande ce qu'ils ont foutu. En fait, rien...!

    Les ennemis sont des éponges à bastos comme on en a rarement vu et ça ne fait qu'empirer jusqu'à la fin, une "fin" qui en fait et rajoute encore des tonnes... dans les boss relous à 36 couches de blindage. Deutsche qualität d'accord mais quand même ! tu nous les casses à mort, là. Sans parler des compétences à débloquer... pfff !

    Enfin et défaut non négligeable, la confusion des combats (enragés) est particulièrement merdique et bordélique comme c'est pas permis de l'être : trop d'effets, de particules et de flammes pour faire le beau, dans tous les sens, ce qui entraîne des chutes de framerate assez regrettables, qui surajoutent encore au foutoir ambiant.

    Ce sang neuf est donc daubé jusqu'au trognon, dommage pour nos petites pétasses qui voulaient en découdre ! et avaient rangé la boîte à couture.    … Expand
  25. basemoodxl
    Jan 16, 2020
    0
    why this game is "wolfenstein" disrespect for WOLFENSTEIN games just say everything is terrible but cutscene not bad
  26. Kaede393
    May 27, 2020
    2
    Wolfenstein Youngblood is one of the worst games I've ever play in the FPS genre. Stay away from this crap. Not worth your time, much less your money
  27. asqr18
    Jan 19, 2021
    0
    The game is very weak, the characters are bad, and all in order to satisfy the feminist communities, the main hero has been vandalized and replaced by two girls. This is a very bad thing
  28. danishwonder
    Jan 21, 2023
    0
    This game has unskipable cutscenes. So it gets AUTOMATIC ZERO from me. I do not play video games to watch movies. I watch movies to watch movies. Video games that force me to watch a movie get an automatic zero and often a one way trip to the trash.
  29. scrubadubhugs
    Jan 1, 2022
    0
    Utter garbage, one of the most moronically boring games I've ever had the misfortune of wasting my time playing. Solo or coop makes no difference in terms of your experience, you will regret it and never look at a Wolfenstein game the same again. Thanks for ruining the franchise, you utter bungling idiots.
  30. GabFire
    Aug 9, 2020
    3
    No jogo estão cheias de piadinhas toscas, sabe o que é mais engraçado e tosco, a forma como esse jogo é, simplesmente um dos piores que a Bethesda pode produzir na vida, e também destruiu essa franquia maravilhosa.
  31. DarkPolar01
    Sep 14, 2020
    3
    Gioco che va a rovinare un pò la serie di wolfenstein, proponendo una storia a dir poco ridicola ed un gameplay che sembra peggiorato rispetto ai vecchi capitoli. Gioco sconsilito, per fortuna ho avuto la possibilità di giocarlo tramite Game Pass.
  32. Jesus_Saves
    Apr 12, 2023
    4
    This game is not awful, so I feel conflicted giving it a 4/10, but personally I couldn't get into it. It's not utter garbage, and I like the premise, graphics, and even the gameplay of it, but despite all that, it did not butter my croissant.
  33. ZackH25
    Jun 20, 2023
    4
    Some of the level design was good and some missions are alright but it is mostly a below average game. Also characters you play as are mostly unlikable and this makes the story much worse. Also the progression in this game is quite bad as many areas will have much higher enemy levels than your own level, this means you either have to grind on previous levels or the enemies you face will beSome of the level design was good and some missions are alright but it is mostly a below average game. Also characters you play as are mostly unlikable and this makes the story much worse. Also the progression in this game is quite bad as many areas will have much higher enemy levels than your own level, this means you either have to grind on previous levels or the enemies you face will be bullet sponges. Overall not a good game.… Expand
  34. krak02
    Jul 26, 2023
    0
    2023, and they haven't fixed their game yet. The enemy spawn is so broken, your sister walks weird asf in coop. AND this thing doesn't have checkpoints!
    (dialogues are so cringe.)
  35. BlueAurelius
    Jul 26, 2023
    0
    Do not waste your time with this game.
    Poor dialogues, no checkpoints, a lot of bugs and repetitive missions.

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#8 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2019

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Metascore
68

Mixed or average reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 23
  3. Negative: 1 out of 23
  1. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Oct 13, 2019
    60
    As a budget, somewhat unambitious retooling of the Wolfenstein engine, Youngblood offers impactful shootouts that showcase some truly brilliant guns. Yet by aiming for co-op grind, this offshoot loses the charm of BJ’s blasters. A slight misfire, then, but the sisterly slaughter on display still has its moments. [Issue#181, p.75]
  2. TheXboxHub
    Aug 23, 2019
    80
    The story brings a satisfying conclusion, and there are plenty of Nazis to kill once more, which in turn makes for another enjoyable Wolfenstein experience.
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  3. ZTGD
    Aug 13, 2019
    65
    In the end, Youngblood is a budget priced spinoff that works in the gameplay department just like the previous games, but lacks in a lot of other areas. I would suggest it to players that have a co-op partner to play with and with the Deluxe Edition, a co-op pass code is available. Even then, players may find themselves burned out on this one much faster than the mainline games that came before it.
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