The story directors at MachineGames can't even maintain a consistent tone within an individual cut scene, evidenced by a somber moment between lovers interrupted by a bathroom joke.

ruminates about his impending death, then fights giant fire-breathing mechanical dogs. dreaming about his father's savagery and racism, then segues into a ludicrous chapter in which our hero mows down Nazis from a wheelchair. Once awake he joins what's left of the European resistance movement in an attempt to liberate America, which has fallen under Nazi control.Īs it did in its first stab at the franchise, MachineGames cannot make up its mind about Wolfenstein II, from either a narrative or gameplay point of view. returns to Eva's Hammer, a commandeered U-Boat, where he slips into a coma for a few months. Series hero William 'B.J.' Blazkowicz, mortally wounded after an assault on a Nazi stronghold, is rescued by his ragtag group of freedom fighters. It picks up immediately after the credits roll in The New Order. The New Colossus takes place in an alternate reality 1961 where Germany won WWII. Things improve sharply in the final few chapters, but it's a case of too little, too late. As a result, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is even more jarring in tone and confused in content than its predecessor, especially in its front half. Instead of ironing out that incongruity in the game's sequel, developer MachineGames has exaggerated the tug of war between social satire and butchery. Half of the game embraced the fast-paced over-the-top bloodbaths of old-school shooters like Doom and Quake, and half attempted to tell a sober, subversive story about war and violence. By Evan Norris, posted on 27 November 2017 / 7,186 Viewsįor all its good parts, 2014's Wolfenstein: The New Order suffered from a serious identity crisis.

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