Posted on: March 18, 2025
Magnitus
Verified ownerGames: Reviews: 94
Flawed, But Enjoyable Homage To Oldies
If you are someone who likes shooters around the time the original Wolfenstein came out, but would like to (re)visit that experience with some modern amenities, this game is probably for you. Otherwise, your mileage may vary. While I have fond memories of it, I don't think I'd have the patience revisit the original Wolfenstein in its entirety, but this game gave me a lot of that vibe, while still remaining quite enjoyable for the entire duration of the campaign. While the game is a shooter and not a history course, I think the different setting (Spanish revolution around the earlier Franco years) of the game is kind of nice. There is not a crazy variety of enemies, but there are enough (and they are different enough) to keep the game fresh for its 10 hours or so duration. There are 3 main chapters to the campaign (plus an optional S difficulty level that can be played on its own) and while chapter 1 feels a little stale, chapter 2 and 3 definitely go out of old school shooter territory (by Wolfenstein years) and has a lot of fun levels. The maps are fairly large and well thought of. Most of the guns are pretty enjoyable though I mostly found myself alternating with 3 (the minigun, rifle and shotgun) with the rare use of dynamite. The game has a few blemishes, though no show stoppers: Some enemies get stuck in walls and can shoot you from them (dynamite will help there), I once fell on a chair and couldn't move (had to reload) and even though you can clearly see enemies, you can't shoot through some windows or from corners unless you are almost completely around them. Each chapter in the game has stages that can be played in succession (though you have to restart a new game on the next chapter) or you can jump straight to any stage you like. There are also options to customize how retro (ie, wolfenstein-like vs more modern) you want your game to be. Running out of characters. Fun game.
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