Wolfenstein: Youngblood Reviews
It breaks my heart a little to slap a relatively low score on this. Both The New Order and The New Colossus were fantastic reinventions of a venerated gaming franchise, delivering satisfying gunplay with surprisingly touching narrative hooks. Youngblood still has that great feel, it's just wrapped up in a co-op focused bubble which detracts from the traditional flow of the game.
At this point do I believe that MachineGames can make another good Wolfenstein game? Honestly, I do not know, even with the help of a talented studio like Arkane, they were up able to learn from their previous mistakes. Honestly, Wolfenstein fans deserve better than what they got here and that is saying something.
Whether or not you enjoy Wolfenstein: Youngblood is going to depend on a lot of factors. If you loved the previous games for their narrative depth, linear story, and simplified gameplay, this might be a tough sell for you. Youngblood is still fundamentally Wolfenstein in almost every way that matters but, like its rookie heroines, it’s a little unpolished and rough around the edges. If you’re looking for something new, innovative, and daring, and can overlook a few flaws (some more glaring than others) then it’s time to suit up, gear up, and once again prove that the only good Nazi is a dead one.
An interesting and entertaining attempt at bringing the main Wolfenstein series' shooting mechanics into a co-op adventure that for the most part succeeds as long as you bring a friend. Solo play is disappointing but functional and fun times can be had regardless of how you play.
Wolfenstein: Youngblood is hurting without B.J.. While he was sort of made out to be a tool in The New Colossus, his daughters are insufferable dude-bros who only want to kill - they just so happen to use Nazis as an excuse to justify their bloodlust. There are no more soulful internal monologues, instead these girls cause tons of collateral damage, and the game acts like its cute. The gameplay is so flawed on a fundamental level that it is beyond saving and all of it is for the sake of padding.
More so, if you're a fan of the series, don't force yourself to try it for the sake of nostalgia, as it has almost nothing "Wolfenstein-ish" left in it.
Youngblood is a bold move; some of its changes are good ad reasonable. Some of the others seem great on paper but are not executed well. And some shouldn't even exist in the first place (I'm looking at you microtransactions). Maybe those good ideas will have better execution if the developers learn from their mistakes but that is for the future titles to be seen. But what about Youngblood itself? If you're a Wolfenstein fan, despite its flaws Youngblood can be enjoyable; like a cold drink in this hot summer
Review in Persian | Read full review
Wolfenstein: Youngblood gave the developers the opportunity to bring new things to the series, but the result wasn't as good as many expected. We hope that Wonfenstein 3 reminds us what made the series so special.
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Youngblood is no New Colossus, but it offers something fresh and new, even though that alone may turn away lots of old-time fans of the series.
The action is still exciting, it's hard not to get hooked on the gunplay, and it delivers a better setting and level design thanks to the collaboration of Arkane Studios.
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Wolfenstein Youngblood suffers from a myriad of issues including bad game design, unnecessary gameplay clutter, and a forced shift to co-op gameplay that hardly feels ideal. It is a disappointing entry in the classic Wolfenstein series that has delivered some of the best first-person narrative-focused shooters this generation.
Wolfenstein: Youngblood is a mediocre spin-off. There's some charm and fun to be had, but it is not worth suffering through the tedium.
Shallow, samey and unneeded. Youngblood is a huge letdown because of how blatantly it doesn't respect your time and money.
Review in Russian | Read full review
Wolfenstein: Youngblood is an adequate shooter, buried under a glut of unnecessary RPG elements and an obnoxious focus on cooperative play. Fans should look to the other games in the series to quench their thirst for straightforward Nazi killing.
A very polarizing game, that doesn't want you to love it despite your efforts. A lighthearted romp through some beautiful scenery coupled with some novel ideas, bogged down by a plethora of nuisances and annoyances.
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If you're looking for something to play during summer drought you should give it a chance, but don't expect a quality narrative and scenario like the one The New Colossus offers.
Review in Turkish | Read full review
Despite its issues though, Wolfenstein: Youngblood remains yet another solid entry in the Wolfenstein series.
As a side project, Wolfenstein: Youngblood comes off better than expected.
Youngblood allows you to kill lots of Nazis but with a friend this time with new co-op focused features that blend well into the experience. Lots of content and alternative paths and hidden items here and there makes it a great deal at half the full price
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Wolfenstein: Youngblood is a very good fast-paced action game that also has some RPG elements that make gameplay deeper than the previous installments in these series. Some of the RPG elements like leveling system may hinder the pace of the game in some ways, nonetheless, it is still a "Wolfenstein", a fast action game based on shooting and destroying every Nazi you see. The level design is more sandbox and non-linear and each mission offers you different ways to finish it. The AI of the partner in single-player mode has some issues, but if you play the game in co-op, it will be full of fun and great moments. At all, If you are fan of Wolfenstein series orlooking for a fast co-op action game full of killing and levelling, Wolfenstein: Youngblood is an amazing choice for you.
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