On PS4, the narrator’s wry observations emerge from the DualShock controller’s tinny little speaker, an effective device but one that would have worked better if used more sparingly.īattles with the rogue AI take place in real-time but can be paused to stack up movement coupled with attacks. Instead, revel in the distinctive art style - all neon edges and cyberpunk flourishes – chuckle at the deadpan narration and relish the deep combat systems. Take it from me, it doesn’t make any more sense the more you play.
It looks as if you can teach an old dog new tricks.ĪN EXQUISITELY presented RPG voiced by a sardonic narrator – now where have we seen that before? Why yes, that was Bastion, the previous game from Supergiant, the creator of Transistor.īut this is no mere Bastion II, even though Transistor clearly springs from the same prolific well.ĭon’t waste too many synapses on the plot – a nightclub singer rendered mute hooks up with a talking sword to escape AI creatures in a digitally created city. It’s far more satisfying than usual gameplay loop of fire-and-reload.Īll in all, The New Order marks a welcome rebirth for a series whose time had passed, whose ideas had become stale and whose thunder had been stolen. Yet it’s deftly handled, interweaving the Inglourious Basterds-style Nazi slaughter with subtly played cut-scenes featuring moments of rage and pathos.Īlthough the action is weighed heavily in favour of trigger-tastic mayhem, there’s frequently scope too for creeping through a heavily guarded fortress and quietly knifing your way to your destination. There’s even a plot of sorts, a well-worn riff on an alternative history in which the Nazis won World War II aided by futuristic technology and conquered the globe. Students of history will know, though, that Wolfenstein 3D evolved from Castle Wolfenstein, a simplistic 2D adventure where avoiding being seen is paramount. The New Order rewrites history in more ways than one but most interestingly introduces stealth as a viable tactic – a significant departure for a game synonymous with run and gun. But its whole ethos could be boiled down to one simple instruction: shoot Nazis in the face with a gun.
Without Wolfenstein, there would be no Halo, no Call of Duty, no Battlefield. Wolfenstein 3D spawned an entire industry in 1992, establishing the first-person shooter genre with a revolutionary perspective allied to a hyperactive trigger finger. SOMETIMES a leopard can change its spots.
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