Wolfenstein: The Two Pack

I'm wondering if we will see Wolfenstein 2 any time soon? I only buy games at GOG now. Hate DRM.

When the New Order came out back in 2014, it was a surprise hit. It was a return to form after the decent, but somewhat forgotten 2009 Wolfenstein game. New Order was a modern take on a linear single player shooter. There is no big open world with lots of collectibles and side-activities. It is very much an "old-school" game in a sense that it is focused on single player narrative, with carefully crafted levels and simple yet satisfying gameplay. The gunplay in this game is excellent - weapons look, sound and feel like powerful tools, and enemies react to it accordingly. Many also praise the story - its surprisingly well written and revolves around an interesting alternative history scenario. Old Blood shares most of New Order's strengths. It is a prequel to TNO, taking place in 1946 rather than 1960, so the war isn't over yet. Once again the gunplay is excellent, and I found the 1946 weapons feeling even better than their 1960 counterparts. There is not as much focus on the narrative as in the previous game, but it works out in this games favor as it is designed to have more uninterrupted action. The first half of the game is very reminiscent of the 2001 classic Return to Castle Wolfenstein - I think anyone who played that game will find in this one as well. Unfortunately, Old Blood suffers from a very, very rough start - the second level is practically a forced stealth section and its slow and boring. As soon as you get through it, it gets much better. Overall both games are great, and if you are a fan of single player shooter genre, this might be as good as it gets.

Both games are essentially broken releases. Untested, memory leaks, crashes, freezes and apparently neither developer nor publisher has the intention to fix these issues nearly 10 month after the release on GOG. The high amount of 5 star reviews immediately after release leads to the assumption that there are fake reviews.

As I elaborated in the individual Reviews, both Titles are a clear must-buy. 100% carnage in fun gunplay, two engaging stories with very different tone and focus and decent, grounded stealth gameplay. The Old Blood features a slighty crippled Console, while TNO achievements are buggy as hell, but other than that, you owe yourself to try these masterpieces.

I got this game without knowing its success with the new and current audience. Last Wolfenstein I played was Return to Castle Wolfenstein which is quite different in story apart from the Nazi element. It was a horror which remains one of my finest gaming memories from over 20 years ago. This game however, was different. Now different isn't always bad and this sure wasn't. Despite a more action and fast pace direction from RtCW, the overall story telling and finer details really did leave an impression on me. A good game which took me by a little surprise.