Wolfenstein: Youngblood, the co-op enabled, lower-priced shooter sequel that sees B.J. Blazkowicz's twin daughters slaughter all kinds of Nazis, has received slightly mixed reviews. Most sites are calling it a perfectly competent and enjoyable shooter, but others are dinging it for lacklustre story elements and stunted character progression. If you're a fan of the Wolfenstein games then you're probably going to like this, but it perhaps doesn't live up to its predecessors.
IGN - 6/10
Wolfenstein: Youngblood is an aggressively okay co-op shooter that doesn’t come close to recapturing the joy of its predecessor’s action or its surprisingly interesting characters and story. It doesn’t completely fumble the joy of its weapons and abilities or counteract the pleasing sensation of squishing Nazis between your toes, but it does make it harder to enjoy at seemingly every turn with an out-of-place leveling system, busted stealth gameplay, some aggravating boss fights and inadequate checkpoint saves. Frankly, I expected more from the Blazkowicz twins.
Game Informer - 8.5/10
Youngblood excels as an entertaining shooter with the right kind of RPG elements and choices. However, when compared to the stellar and shocking storytelling of previous Wolfensteins, this entry comes up short. It has a few interesting breadcrumbs about what happened in the aftermath of Wolfenstein II, including the fates of a couple characters, but this outing is mainly focused on the exploits of its dynamic duo. As far as protagonists go, Jess and Soph are likeable goofballs – a detour from their sad-sack papa – but they don’t have any real character development.
PC Gamer - 79/100
Youngblood's gorgeous, terrible world is worth exploring, despite a slight narrative and oppressively boring progression systems.
Destructoid - 6/10
Maybe I just expected too much, but I find myself missing the careful balance of story and gameplay that The New Order had down pat. Youngblood makes plenty of strides forward for this series, but it also takes some steps backward that end up hurting the overall package.
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Sounds like what I expected really. It's a stopgap before the next proper entry.
They struck gold with The New Order IMO. Old Blood and New Colossus kinda sucked.. not interested in this one.
I didn't like Wolfenstein The New Order and didn't even bother with the other one. DOOM'S my FPS of choice! Hope people who do like the series enjoy it though!
Don't forget to add one to the score for them having a Carpenter Brut soundtrack.
Seemed an odd title to put out after the success of The New Colossus.
I'd have thought it would've made more sense to wait a few years and get the hype going for Wolfenstein III. Now, people might be a bit more sceptical about the franchise again.
I tried really hard to get through it, but New Colossus was really boring, I definitely regret buying that game at launch. It just didn't grab me as I'd have liked, and definitely not like The New Order...
I'll wait for a deep discount on this one.
I don't think any sequel or spin off could top The New Order. Fantastic game.
F**k you, moon.
I liked The New Order, for the most part. The mix of old-school FPS gameplay with an insanely dark, alternate-history tale of a victorious Nazi takeover of the world was compelling. It had all the absurdity and subversive appeal of exploitation cinema, but it with an undeniable streak of quality to the production, and a great balance of gameplay and narrative.
It's too bad they haven't been able to find that balance in subsequent games.
Alanah Peace's YouTube video was quite enlightening. She described it as Wolfenstein trying to Destiny/Divison's looter shooter with levels you revisit constantly. Plus microtransactions maybe involved as well.
@AdamNovice yup MT is definitely involved check store pages there are ingame purchases. i hate it when they put in such mechanics deliberately to increase longevity of game rpg stuff enemies bulletsponge. even after 3-4 games this series i still go back to new order its perfect game with no drama or bs just pure fun.
I was not expecting this set the world on fire, especially with how poor 2 is compared to the 1st entry.
@get2sammyb did you ever even get to playing TNO?
£10 in store maybe worth it then
@kyleforrester87 I thought old blood was great
@jly1987 the story in TNO was a big plus for me, and TOB didn’t really have any. Gameplay was good enough, though!
I feel the first thing to note is the game is only $39.00. It should get a slight pass over a full $59.00 game. Mine will be delivered tomorrow.
Im picking it up this afternoon it was cheap and it looks fun. 😃
I am loving this. If you love the series you wont be dissappointed.
It is AMAZING!... the opening scene with their first kill is hysterical! 😂
Got to Invite my cousin for free as a Buddy. And we both logging on at after work and "family life" is done for some Story Co-op Fun.
That on its own is worth the price.
I just played it for a few hours and it is so disappointing. They've added random RPG elements to pad out the game's length. It's filled with boring and uninspired quests. None of the characters stand out in anyway.
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