Wolfenstein: The New Order Review - SpawnFirst

Karl Dodd writes: "Wolfenstein: The New Order begins in an alternate history version of the year 1946. World War II is still ongoing and the Nazis have managed to develop advanced technologies, which give them a huge advantage over the Allied forces. William ‘B.J.’ Blazkowicz and a team of Allies undergo a raid on an enemy fortress that is being run by B.J.’s old nemesis Deathshead. From there things go badly and the player is forced to make a moral choice which will alter the timeline you experience."

[SG1_dapunisherX]

Nice grade

[mikeslemonade]

As I predicted it should get low 8s while Watchdogs gets mid 8s.

[hellzsupernova]

I. Very skeptical about watch dogs doing well. This game 8 is what I expect it is a fps based on nazis which is kind of silly but I cannot wait

[Flutterby]

Well I gave it a 7 so only 1 point off , yet people where convinced I didn't play it because I didn't say it was the best game ever.

[Webbyy]

Yea 8s not bad at all.. Still debating whether to buy it or not..

My mind is telling me NO! but the gamer in me is saying go for it :-/

[Ares84HU]

What the heck is low 8s and mid 8s??? An 8 is an 8 on this planet.

[showtimefolks]

mikeslemonade

i think watch dogs will be mostly mid 7's and some mid 8's. UBI are shooting for the moon and its a new IP so expect some rough bumps along the way

but i am buying both(mainly because need something to play)

[UltraNova]

It gets solid 8s so far and its a Nazi killing Single player fps, what more could anyone want!???

Emphasis on SINGLE PLAYER playem while you can guys!

Day one, multiple play-throughs.

[GamerDad1987]

I'm still not convinced at all with Wolfenstein. I've been watching alot of people streaming it on PS4 and it looks very sub-par at best to me.

[ThatEnglishDude]

... and to think, killing Nazi's seems somewhat fresh by todays standards. I do want to get round to playing this at some point.

[diesoft]

The bandwagon was jumped when modern warfare came out. Then it was all about brown graphics and military lingo, set in a desert.

Who would've thought 10 years ago that we wouldn't mind killing some nazis again?

[LordMaim]

I thought it 5 years ago when I was playing the last Wolfenstein game. :)

[diesoft]

Nah, there have been trickles but gaming as a whole had way too many games set in WWII.

[BattleReach]

Yes! Really hoping this game gets good reviews! The game looks very promising and most important: it looks fun.

It doesn't takes itself very serious unlike most shooters, altough the setting is very interesting and scary.

We need more games to be like this! Can't wait for tomorrow!

[incendy35]

Good score, but the review itself wasn't very informative. Wonder when the embargo breaks for more professional reviews.

[Wingsfan24]

Its SpawnFirst, I wouldn't read too much into them.

[fluffydelusions]

Embargo is tomorrow morning

[joydestroy]

my copy just shipped from amazon. i'm looking forward to seeing/reading positive reviews.

edit: also, my first day 1 game for PS4 :D very excited guy here

[RogueLeader1101]

Looks good! Didn't know about the two choices in the beginning. I'm excited.

If you preorder at BestBuy you get $20 in reward certificates. So if you're on the fence about it, preorder it there, beat it, get about 40 dollars back and then spend the 20 dollar giftcard.

[Dudebro90]

Someone broke embargo. Explains why it has next to no detail.

[karamsoul]

Embargo was not broken. This copy was purchased early. There's no embargo on reviewing a game that you bought.

[mrmarx]

different places on earth have different time zones

[darlingharbour]

This copy was received in the UK so it was an early release no broken embargo.

[Kraftwerk]

Stop saying embargo you parrot.

[PrinceOfAllSaiyans]

So hyped for this game. I'll wait to the weekend to get it because that's when I will get my XB1. I already have a lot of PS4 games. Way more excited for this then Watch Dogs. Can't wait to kill some Nazi scums. Murica !

[TrollingKoala]

I think the reason why killing nazis is just excepted is well they are generally represented as evil people so it if you want to grind that stinkin nazi into tiny little dog snack bits with a gatling gun then fire to your hearts desire.

[DefenderOfDoom2]

now only 18 hours to before pick up this game ! Heck yeah!!!!

[JonnyBigBoss]

You broke embargo you idiot.

[karamsoul]

Read the disclaimer in the review before calling others idiots.

[JonnyBigBoss]

There was no disclaimer when I posted and now I can't edit my post. I apologize.

[karamsoul]

No problem, Jonny.

[Summons75]

8s pretty good, I was like the idea of this game then I saw the launch trailer and the dialogue in it was pretty cheesy and awful. Guess I'll check out some video reviews tomorrow.

[rivencleft]

Sweet, can't wait to get to shootin'! Game looks fun as hell.

[darlingharbour]

I am thinking about getting this as well! I can't stop playing Transistor though but this game looks great!

[dmonee]

I love the watchdogs "should get mid 8's" predictions. If it intrigues you, then buy it! Ever since I stopped looking at review scores and started purchasing games that I felt I really wanted, gaming became much more enjoyable. Review scores are the worst thing to happen to gaming since superman 64.

[mcarsehat]

yes, reviews matter balls all. It's up to me what i like.

[LordMaim]

I'm buying Wolfenstein and Watch_Dogs as well at release and they look fantastic. But if there were bad reviews for them, I'd probably have waited.

Reviews aren't everything, but if *everyone* is saying a game is bad, I like to find out why before investing. That's how I avoided buying Aliens Colonial Marines, and I'm glad I dodged that bullet. Same with Thief, but I'll probably invest in that when it drops to a discount price. Everyone has different tastes sure, but where there's smoke there's usually fire.

[mcarsehat]

that's the point lol NO ONE can unanimously hate something like a game or a film. it's all affected by taste.

I love George Orwell's 1984

My favourite show is Person of interest

My favourite film of all time is the bourne ultimatum

How can i possibly not want to buy watch_dogs?

[wheatley]

I keep wanting to pick up this game, but got too many games on my list at the moment. :(

[Skate-AK]

That's good. Was hoping this would turn out well.

[bigD64]

Personally i can't wait to play this, have it preordered just waiting for shipping. I love to see how people get so defensive or mad at review scores. It is a PERSONAL OPINION by one person or company, that doesn't mean that's what everyone has to think about it. If you think it looks fun buy or rent it, if not don't. It's as simple as that. So have fun debating the score on a web site, I will be too busy having fun killing Nazi scum.

[mcarsehat]

any kind of level/chapter/checkpoint select?

[jholden3249]

$20 in reward certificates at Best Buy, coupled with 20% off through Gamer's Club Unlocked means I effectively paid $27.99 for a day one pre order. Too good a deal to pass up.

[kryteris]

pretty sure that there is a review embargo date, not if you have a retail early disc.

[Tornadobounce]

Do not buy this game on 360. The graphics are shockingly bad. I'm disgusted. Glad I only rented it.

[diesoft]

Graphics nazi!

[Elda]

Definitely buying this tomorrow.

[wheresmymonkey]

My copy turned up yesterday. It's brilliant. Mixes the best of old and new school with a great story.

[DefenderOfDoom2]

i like the fact there are secret areas and items to look for in WOLFENSTEIN NEW ORDER - now only 5 hours to go!!!

[abstractel]

Ok, spent three hours with this game so far. How this game scored better so far than Shadowfall is beyond me. The graphics are _horrendous_ (highest settings on PC) both technically and artistically. On top of that it doesn't have MP. So how does this game deserve higher ratings than Shadowfall?

[brich233]

Games aren't rated on graphics only, there's also fun factor and story. I'm having lots of fun with it so far.

[HollywoodLA]

Nine, nine, nine, nine!!!! ...STOP, STOP!!!!

BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM.

*DOOM BETA*

[BillytheBarbarian]

Flop