#Wolfenstein the new order soldier series#

In this regard, it's again following in the footsteps of its predecessor, but going much further again. It's almost shockingly clever and the writing is better than it has any right to be considering the over the top subject matter. There are just things said and done in this game that I haven't seen any other game attempt to do, let alone succeed at it so well. Several utterly gut-wrenching moments without even a hint of humor make their appearance throughout the story and caught me totally unprepared.

Since the developers are Swedish, I'm assuming that the original Swedish was translated to English and German separately, resulting in the discrepancies.Д¬haracters are also straddling the fine line between often morbidly funny parody and serious characterization, with some scenes switching between the two sides again and again with a level of confidence that is utterly rare in gaming. Although as a native German speaker, I must note that the English subtitles translating the German speech are often a bit inaccurate.

#Wolfenstein the new order soldier series#

It probably helps that they employed actual German speakers, really good ones too, which adds another level of authenticity (and there's even a German soldier scolding Americans for their poor German, which considering the past of the Wolfenstein series - Mein Leben! - is especially noteworthy). The 'Nazis have taken over the world' scenario is utterly ridiculous, yet its realized with such an amazing attention to detail that it's actually somewhat believable, in a strange way. On one hand, you're playing an amazing super soldier blasting Nazis left and right, but on the other hand, the protagonist is incredibly vulnerable both as a character, a human being and in terms of gameplay, especially in the beginning (you're literally fighting Nazis from a wheelchair and yes, there's wheelchair stealth action). I'm constantly amazed by the delicate balance this game manages to hold, just like its predecessor: The gameplay is carefully modified and enhanced with a few new and innovative features (but it still feels familiar enough) while the story is taken to new heights, although (I'm halfway through, I think), the pacing is a bit uneven by comparison, which on the other hand does have the advantage of making some of the twists more surprising. It's everything a sequel sequel should be.