So I've Finally Played... Wolfenstein: The New Saga 

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Listening to the nazi's talking about random stuff in the background is literally my favourite part of all the wolfenstein games. It's so good.

I love that BJ is both a killing machine and a deeply sensitve and contemplative man. Makes you think what kind of man he could have been in a less fucked up world.

You can tell this guy just genuinely loves and respects the medium of video games. All of his criticisms are fleshed out and explained. You can sense the passion in his commendations, too. So many reviewers and even fans in general seem so jaded these days, glad people still love viyda games!

my video froze when you were talking about the engine's performance and legitimately thought it was a gag in the video.

When I first played The New Order, I described it to my friend as "stunningly well directed". When I first played The New Colossus, I described it to my friend as "batshit insane".

Oh boy, wonder how you will feel about Youngblood.

"BJ only speaks when being seen through a camera" Well I remember him talking to himself constantly in the new order. From the opening prologue, to when you use the Nazi water glider in the flooded sections where he recounts part of his childhood, I felt I was in his brain. I dunno if you meant physically speaking to people, but you absolutely hear his voice outside of cutscenes

It's ok to release a bit late, you didn't have to break your mother's arm.

The New Colossus is only six hours long. But it definitely isn't good for six hours. Bloody New York level.

New Order is honestly one of my favorite games of all time, I love to hear other perspectives on the game.

I love how despite how comically evil some of the villains are, a baffling amount of Nazis are humanized through their dialogue that plays if you don’t immediately kill them. You of course have your standard dialogue talking about killing the undesirables and locking up prisoners, crushing opposition under an iron boot. But so many others are just ordinary people. One wonders if it’s right to be part of the Nazi party when he’s a Christian. Another wonders why there’s rebellions because he genuinely believes they’re doing the right thing and bringing peace to the world post-war. They talk about their families. Sometimes they joke around with each other. A commandant sits on the edge of a ruined bridge that you wreck and stares into the horizon, and I firmly believe he’s thinking about what the Reich has been doing and if he’s been in the wrong this whole time. It’s great worldbuilding in a setting that might seem almost comical at first, and it makes sense given the differing stances of German citizens under the Reich during WW2 in real life. It’s amazing, and I wish more WW2 games would do that.

The first Serious Sam actually has some pretty beautiful temple-scapes, I might even describe it as majestic and relatively uncovered

I love these games. Great video Ray!

TNC gameplay was frustrating. Getting killed during takedown animations, being unable to fast swap weapons when using dual wield guns and missions you have to grind. Also TOB and TNO gave you the feeling that the nazi regime was strong, evil, coldblooded and scary to stand up against. TNC just portrays them as dumb, silly and passive, like it was obvious a group of rebels could outmaneuver them.

My favorite part of the Wolfenstein games, excluding the amazing gunplay, is the world itself. All the developers had to do was make a world where the Nazis won the war but they blew it out of the park! The use of the German language in everything from signs on walls, enemies speaking to each other, and even the soundtrack through collectible pop songs in German is down right mind blowing. It along with the imagery and symbolism adds to the authenticity of the game world that keeps drawing me into the world of Wolfenstein. As a German American, it is a treat to see the use of both American and German influence on this dystopian world of Nazi tyranny. Another part I like is that despite it being in the world of science fiction, the world seems grounded in mostly reality. The super soldiers clank around in heavy metal suits, and in the case of old blood require actual power sources. The guns are great as well and overall this series is by far my most important to me. I am so excited to see how the developers finish this series but until then I have another Wolfenstein marathon to play all the way through. Thank you and I loved the video, keep up the most spectacular work!

Considering how much I loved THE OLD BLOOD and NEW ORDER (Platinumed both) I was shocked at how quickly I just bounced off NEW COLOSSUS. I don't think I got more than an hour in, just couldn't get on with it and it's all to do with the game giving barely any feedback to damage being taken. Had a dozen times where I was in a room and saw my health drop in seconds because of an unseen enemy shooting me in the spine and game 'not reacting' at all. It's a little thing, but makes all the difference.

I think my biggest issue with TNC was the ending, or seeming lack thereof. The final boss fight was so underwhelming I didn't realise it was the final boss fight until the game ended. It also felt like the story got cut off right before the good stuff, the whole game is build-up to this grand revolution you never get to see or play (I'm not counting the assassination missions as those just seem like filler), and probably never will considering the next game has been revealed to take place in 1980. Overall I still had fun, just inconsistent fun, worth it for a discount but nothing more.

i remember skipping school for two day when new order released just to play it. what a phenomenal game

Can we please, get a “Dead Space __ Years later series?” I’d really love to see your take on the steady decline of the series.

Oh my good. I legit searcherd for a Video of yours Talking about wolfenstein. What a pleasent suprise

The Old Blood is cool but The New Order is a blast to play. TNC was extremely underwhelming, they put so much effort into it and amplified every aspect of the game that they forgot to actually see if it's fun to play.

2:26 This is literally what they did with Youngblood.

New order: An amazing experience, great game, and would recommend to anyone Old blood: Good game, worth a play, but maybe would have to be a little invested in the newer wolfenstein games New colossus: it had problems for sure, the weakest of the (newer) franchise so far, need to be invested in the wolfenstein games to have maximum fun (in my opinion), but was satisfying none the less, just not as unique or good as the others, but (bc we are allowed to have opinions) still enjoyable

You legit had me google "Wolfenstein: The New Saga" as I thought that was the name of some Wolfenstein DLC I had not herad of before. xD

The New Colossus feels that it was made by different developers...

I've always cited one of my biggest issues with Wolfenstein 2 was how heavily it leaned on stealth. I'd never really considered that the addition of the pointless 'replayability' design that centered around that massive hoard of commanders was forcing stealth into the gameplay every few minutes was the real culprit. It just felt like the game would give you ten steps for sprinting and then put you waist deep in molasses. I did appreciate the narrative and character building in the game, but the pivotal twist in the game that was wildly outlandish really drew me out of the gravity of the desperation in the plot. Then the choice of one of three new powers immediately had an effect on the level design. It created numerous areas where some of the paths forward were almost too obvious while others were completely unintuitive. I can't blame the level designers though, I can't imagine having to put in dozens of options to traverse a level depending on which of the three choices you made hours before. My biggest issue though was one you probably didn't encounter. Wolfenstein 2 was a mess at launch. I had so many issues with it crashing, freezing, and losing progress that I actually had to stop playing for a while until a patch came out. Even then there was one moment where the game would crash every single time in a cutscene until I ran it in safe mode. Really unacceptable for a full priced AAA game in my opinion. Coming off of the previous games excited to get back into the meaty world of being a dual wielding death machine, but I did not have a good time and it was tough finishing a game so full of issues, both technical and from a design perspective.

One thing that I love about Wolfenstein is that it humanizes the Nazis. You read notes and overhear their conversations about their families, their friends, how some of them actually feel horrible for what they're doing. Then you meet up with ex-Nazis and the daughter of a main villain working with the resistance. The game also makes it clear that not every enemy you shoot is some concentration camp mad scientist or a war criminal, a lot of them are just security guards, scientists, or at times people who took that job to AVOID committing atrocities, only to end up guarding that one piece of paper essential for the resistance. Even the comically evil villains have things they loved like their pet dogs. I actually wondered how many of these faceless mooks I mowed down could have turned to the resistance had things been different. That's what I think you should handle enemies like the Nazis. Not think of them as an otherworldly evil, but think "My God, they were human. Humans did this." That's the only real way to learn from the past, to understand the banality of evil.

Save the Scotsman... He’s funny.

Glad you mom is okay my dude. Family first, all else second.

"steel...stone...concrete....enemy of endless might"

I'm so glad this got recommended to me. This gave me the kick in the ass i needed to finally play these games. After watching this video I'm all hyped up to jump into them lol

The New Colossus was a bit of a mess, but I still had a blast shooting doods.

Wolfenstein Old Blood is easily my favourite out of three games, feels like a modern day return to castle wolfenstein. What I love the most how ever is how the narrative is concisely told. No 5-6 minute cutscenes bogging you down every 15 minutes, just mostly in game dialogue that delivers the same punches as the main games, like the deaths of BJ's OSA operatives or the death of that girl/elderly man. And that ending monologue...

Ending of old blood is one of the best moments, a person can experience. The slow violins and the incredible voice acting from Brian Bloom make it hit hard. You know what’s coming and that everything you just did was pointless in the end.

I just started the New Order and it took me by surprise. Initially I almost stopped playing and wrote the game off as overhyped generic shooter. At the train sequence the story suddenly grabbed me and now I'm glad I continued playing

New colossus jumped the shark.

What? Just 23 minutes? I don't recognize you

Raycevick, I’ve always loved your dives into old games but recommending that id5 tweaker has finally allowed me to okay these games with a good frame rate and visuals. Thank you so much!

I am so freaking happy that you ordered this chronologically. That's how I played through these three, and I always love your content. Great job man!

Wolfenstein is cool and all but Brink is pretty good

I played the new order on Xbox 360 and was amazed how well it actually runs on that console. Truly a showcase of what ID tech 5 could do on 7th gen.

This was freaking awesome!! Love the detail level you have in your essay. The amount of research you did is truly stunning. Please make more!!!

I felt sorry for Wyatt when i found out what happened to him after selecting him for dissection

Finally someone said it, even if I gloss over the enigma grindfest, to me, New Colossus almost feels unfinished, the gameplay feels not perfectly refined, level design sucks, and the menu is fucked My favorite is also The Old Blood

Regardless of my or anyone’s thoughts, these videos are so informative and super great. Hope all continues to go well and continue the good work.

well... its incredible how youngblood managed to nail the coffin a game earlier

Oh boy... Do youngblood now lmao

I really didn't like the New Colossus' level design. Felt incredibly clastrophobic and often hard to navigate through atleast for the most part.

Who else loves "The Partisan"?

Gotta love Raycevik. Makes you want to play those games you played a long time ago again.

Metro and Wolfenstein series are one of my favorites along with Bioshock. I recommend reading the Metro books if you loved the world and characters in Metro games, it REALLY deepens the connection.

It’s interesting to hear a different perspective. I wasn’t the “biggest” fan of Old Blood because it felt like a more “tired” version of the energetic encounters of New Order. Not that it was bad, but because I’ve “already done this” so the impression it left was more “impatience” to get to something unique

Escape from butcher bay was my favorite FPS for a long long time. It still ranks as the most unique shooter I've ever played and probably the best paced video game period. No one idea overstays its welcome. The whole thing is so wonderfully tight.

I forgot why I subbed to this channel, until I started watching the videos again. Longer videos, that are well thought out, and engaging. This is what I love about RU-vid, people with talent like this, given a platform to show it. Keep up the great work!

I would love to watch a "So I've Finally Played The Chronicles of Riddick Dark Athena" (which includes Butcher Bay). Though it received well deserved praise at the time, I just remember it being overshadowed by Doom 3 and Half Life 2. The game design, visuals and voice acting were way ahead of the standard for the time in my opinion. But most importantly, it's the one of the earliest video game adaptations of a film that wasn't just a quick cash grab movie tie in but a true adaptation. Bonus points if you watch Pitch Black before playing it.

Finally someone BIG mentioned Wolfenstein: the old blood's ending song Thanks mate Great video

Would you be willing too do the Borderlands games, or Metal Gear Rising Revengance?

As always your uploads are worth the wait. Thanks for posting I enjoyed the content on Wolfenstein. Thanks and have a great week.

I am genuinely impressed with your depth in the video.

I loved The New Order, but The New Colossus was probably the biggest gaming disappointment for me in the 2010's. The gameplay I felt discouraged me from playing a way I felt was fun, with the lowered health being of particular annoyance on higher difficulties. I played it near launch in late 2017, so my memory is a bit hazy on lots of the game, but I distinctly remember the court room scene being one of the absolute worst levels I can recall playing in a first person shooter. The politics in this game I felt came at a detriment to the story, with the developers trying and failing to create captivating parallels in their game to modern day events. To be clear on politics, I don't mind a wide range of political ideas in games as long as those ideas are conveyed well, and all of The New Colossus felt like it was just pandering to a certain demographic without giving any compelling reason why somebody who disagrees should rethink their philosophy. This last point may be partly my own fault, but some of the marketing I felt misled me. In all of the trailers you saw the happy American town with that 1950's aesthetic, but with Nazis prowling the streets. All of the marketing showed the game as Nazis sort of infecting classic images associated with the American Dream, and tainting them. I thought the game was going to be about going through the Nazi ridden streets of the classic idolized period of America and taking them back, but most of the game didn't take place in such a way. The first few levels all take place on that submarine. The first level were you actually get to play on American soil take place in a generic bombed out city. Sure it might be Manhattan, but visually it looks like the level could have been copy pasted from a Fallout or Metro game. When you finally do get to that 1950's esque town I was expecting some epic shootout that starts with that Diner scene, but instead I got booted into a cutscene before I could kill a single Nazi, and then was transported to the next underground secret base level which could have been a generic level from any other Wolfenstein game. For a game that has all of the United States as a pool to draw from for inspiration, the level designs really felt uninspired and boring to me. After The New Colossus, I don't think I will be giving Machine Games' newest Wolfenstein games a shot. To me, killing Nazis in videogames is something that should be a formula that is nearly impossible to mess up, but they somehow managed to make it so I wasn't having fun doing so.

Old Blood: Pretty good New Order: Masterpiece New Colossus: Wtf happened????? edit: Only good thing about New Colossus was Mick Gordon, and you can just play DOOM for that.

Thanks for this. I've been putting these off since they all released, but I think I'll finally give the first two a try soon.

Im always so amazed by the quality of your videos.

I loved new order & the old blood, but was so dissapointed with new colussus. Good that the engine is fixed in new colussus these days though, at launch the game crashed constantly.

Can you do 7 year later about syndicate from 2012?

Having played the latest 2 Wolfensteins back-to-back this year and the reboot entry a few years back--I appreciate your analysis and perspectives even more than I would coming from an outsider perspective. I re-experienced how I felt playing through the games my first time as you were describing each entry and showing appropriate footage. Your content is always top-tier. (You, Joseph Anderson, Gamemaker's Toolkit, Snoman Gaming, and a bunch of other incredible RU-vidrs have actually almost completely swapped me over from daytime TV shows like The Office, Game of Thrones to the more tangible videos y'all create. And I thank you for that.) Although I disagree with you on a few points (e.g. we're human; I have my preferences, you have yours)--I thought your explanations gave justice. Specifically, I liked the turn-it-up-to-11 feel of Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus; it seemed fitting for the universe and felt like a proper homage to the over-the-top feel of early 90s FPS. But you are correct that it pulled away for the emotional tangibility at its cost. Keep on creating top-tier content, my friend. About to look you up on Patreon to support your awesome work!

Your review of the game series made me subscribe immediately, really mature and well though out review, great job

I just want you to know I was drunk as all hell last night, shallow breathing, vomit, and everything so to distract myself I put this on and I think you saved my goddamn life. Good content

8:06 Who else found themselves humming to this awesome theme composed by Mick Gordon? In the start of the New Order theme it gives the feeling that the Nazis tyranny isn’t something to joke about because the Nazis taking over the world is imminent. Then the second part of the theme gives this depressing vibe of how it feels to live in a world of tyranny under the Nazis.

Really really really missed you man! I even started watching your older videos although I knew them line by line!

'Return to Castle Wolfenstein' is this the best. And Enemy Territory was a great MP game too.

You had Mandalore in the previous video, are you gonna get his African warlord twin for a future video ?

I love how you mentioned philosophy and politics. because for all of it's over the top "white nazi pigs" and characters out of a blaxploitation film, The New Colossus' political theme is simply "Racism is bad, M'kay?" Remember when Wolfenstein the New Order had moments about how about the *similarities* between the Nazis and the US, without being obnoxious (and ultimately counterproductive) about the subject matter? remember when it had talks about conviction and morality, free will, consciousness and even Jewish thought about a transcendental god? Remember when the deepest moment in New Colossus was... uh....

Excellent Video man. I had watched some of your videos and found them to be great but hadn't really given your "I finally played _____" Series a try until now. But I guess now I have to check out every single one of them. Because this was really great. Thanks for this. 😃👍

Brilliant editing

New colossus is actually my favourite because of the score and acting, gameplay may be a few steps behind but it still feels rewarding. Another reason is credited to those speeches. From Speshie’s alien speech to Wyatt’s final call to the citizens of America. So overall i just enjoy this game a lot more than old blood or new order.

The music was also superb in both first installments, I remember after finishing the Old Blood, i opened a window to my room for fresh air and just sat there listening to the Partisan, an absolute masterpiece. New Order also had some great memorable tracks, i mostly preferred the safehouse and cutscene guitar ones But the New Colossus, the only one i think i remember and i like is (11:53) this fucking thing, and the part of the mission while it plays is kinda underwhelming combat-wise

Thank you for the satisfyingly timed ad.

Superb as always, well done♥

Great video. My only gripe is that you should have saved Fergus. Apart from that, you pretty much nailed my thoughts on the series :)

holy shit a new Raycevick video. Guess my exam revision would have to wait

I love this channel so much. It doesn't matter what game, I could listen to this guy for hours. He just makes everything super interesting to listen to. This right here, is peak writing.

I love the amount of attention you pay to the score... it's the most important part of any game for me and most often many ignore it and its role.

The last iteration isn't a game, it's a movie.

7:06 A demonstration of the Allies' patented Silly Bullets.

You know, a thing I really like about it is how memorable it all is.

Awesome video!

The New Colossus was just disappointing for me. The constant commanders and lack of health for the first half was irritating, and on my first playthourgh, I did not even notice that there were assassination missions, so I completed it in like 7 hours, then was disappointed by the ending, and was overall just left unsatisfied... The first two were great though.

I loved the first two games from the Saga but I can't say the same for Wolfenstein 2 jumping the shark and more concerned with telling a poorly written forced storyline with more cutscene than ganeplay instead of a well paced campaign full of awesome gameplay.

I havent even played the new wolfensteins and saw the video was 20 mins long but ended up watching the whole thing- it was actually really interesting and showed how much work you put in to your vids wasted rambling maybe but you definitely have a new fan from nz good job bro

"That's why BRiNK..." YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST BOYS BRINK VIDEO CONFIRMED WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I still think that the New order was the best in the trilogy. Its PHENOMENAL, from the insanely immersive epilogue, to the last boss fight, its amazing, and its has its downsides, like the cringey sex scenes my 17 y/o self SOMEHOW enjoyed. Its truly amazing, and i would definitely recommend it! Edit: Its extremely immersive, the gunplay is pretty much perfect, with weapons that feel and work exactly as you'd expect them to. They dont feel like COD guns with 0 recoil and no inaccuracy, they have recoil, recoil that you can mitigate with skill, but it doesn't go to counter strike levels of utter crazy amounts of it either. Its just right, it feels right, it FEELS EMPOWERING, and i love it.

New order: loved it, thought it was the best it could ever be. New colossus: Very disappointed...

"Escape from Butcher Bay" was fun as hell I would recommend it.They also made the first "The Darkness" game too.

Great content!

22:55 Owo what's this? Escape from Tarkov launcher? Would love to hear your opinion about this game.

My favourite Nine Inch Nails fan and video game essay maker. Hello, Lucas!!

finally, somebody understands that old blood is the best one

God I love Brink making cameo's in videos. Probably one of the few PS3 games I still go back and play from time to time from beginning to completion.