What is so great about this game? Is it just because it's the revival of a renowned 90s franchise? Maybe, but it's not old school mechanics that made Wolfenstein boring. It's a run of the mill FPS containing almost every stupid design trend in the book.
Wolfenstein has an interesting setting and story with a good cast of characters, but that wasn't good enough for me to push all the way through this game.
Gameplay is about as basic as you get for a FPS these days. It's a basic as hell FPS with so many small annoying ticks that drag it down. The biggest is having to manualy pick up ammo from every enemy in increments of 10 bullets or less a la metro. WHY IS THIS A THING?? It ruins the flow of combat. Stealth is bad because it slows down the game makes it too easy. I abandoned it whenever the game allowed. Theres also only 5-6 base weapons in this game. Also why does the game strip you of all your guns after every level? The perk system feels tacked on, a lame attempt at mimicking other games.
I don't understand all the 8's and 9's this game gets. Yes the setting is interesting, but I feel like if this game was a new IP and was never was based of of the 90s game, it wouldn't be getting as high praise.
Review of Wolfenstein: The New Order
