Exactly. On KBM running and gunning around, scopes on and off, switching weapons, jumping between ADS and hip fire is excellent.
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I am really struggling with the gunplay of Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
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Sorry if this off topic, but that courtroom scene was complete bullshit. Almost made me quit the game. It was so bad.
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Placed on my PC, had no problems. Tried streaming it to TV and using controller and I did not like it at all.
I didn't think it was a very good game, I thought the level design was really poor, but for me the gunplay was excellent and what kept me playing.
I had the problem with the first game playing on PS4. I ended up getting TNC on PC and enjoyed it a lot more than I did the original.
Level design is terrible, it only got fun for me near the end when I had all upgrades. I even jacked the difficulty back up on Hard and went akimbo on everything. Too bad you feel largely underpowered in the game, also narratively this is the case.
TNC should've followed the Doom template, but then with Nazis.
TNC should've followed the Doom template, but then with Nazis.
I played it on PC and felt the aiming was fine. Some fire fights were kind of a pain to deal with but I managed to get through it.
It's hard to tell when you are getting hit sometimes. The difficulty curve is kind of fucked in this game. I still liked it though.
Seriously. Entire thread is pretty unanimously ripping core parts of the entire game apart, yet...88 metacritic.
Absolutely ridiculous.
Could not agree more, wish I knew it for my first run. Playing on the difficulty above normal really soured my experience of Wolf 2.
Yeah OP, I'm with you. I'm a fan of a strong but fair challenge in FPSs. Play my Halo's on Legendary. But Wolf 2 was no fun when it was difficult. Felt like a chore. Just turn down the difficulty and play through it as an ass kicker. Watch the insane story unfold.
Ohhh didn't know it was Arkane making youngblood. Interesting !
This game is proof that satisfying, impactful shooting is far more than just blood and gore. Limbs and heads get blown off regularly and gibs are plentiful, but the enemies still feel hollow and weightless. No sense of slugs hitting mass, just viscera spraying everywhere. The only kills that feel impactful are the axe executions.
I also felt that the whole mix-and-match approach to the dual weilding system made things needlessly convoluted. "No, I didn't want a silenced pistol in one hand and the shotgun in the other, I just wanted to... no, no, not just a single... Ah, screw it - constant dual shotguns it is."
Throw in level design that has to accommodate three different physical upgrades, and the whole experience feels like Machine Games just tried to do too much to one-up themselves.
I also felt that the whole mix-and-match approach to the dual weilding system made things needlessly convoluted. "No, I didn't want a silenced pistol in one hand and the shotgun in the other, I just wanted to... no, no, not just a single... Ah, screw it - constant dual shotguns it is."
Throw in level design that has to accommodate three different physical upgrades, and the whole experience feels like Machine Games just tried to do too much to one-up themselves.
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Yeah this is just one of those games that can be two completely different gaming experiences depending on if you are playing on pc vs console/controller vs kbm.
The courtroom battle for instance, is widely regarded as unfairly difficult, this isn't the case at all on pc, it's no harder than your average gore nest encounter in Doom 2016, the ability to run and hipfire with extreme accuracy means you're rarely ever getting hit, where on console I've seen footage of people playing that encounter slowly, trying to ADS in the open while getting unloaded on from every direction since hipfire isn't nearly as valuable.
The courtroom battle for instance, is widely regarded as unfairly difficult, this isn't the case at all on pc, it's no harder than your average gore nest encounter in Doom 2016, the ability to run and hipfire with extreme accuracy means you're rarely ever getting hit, where on console I've seen footage of people playing that encounter slowly, trying to ADS in the open while getting unloaded on from every direction since hipfire isn't nearly as valuable.
No, it's still primarily being developed by MachineGames with Arkane Lyon assisting in creating an 'open-ended' gameplay style similar to the Dishonored games.
https://wccftech.com/wolfenstein-youngblood-lots-similarities-dishonored-games/
Playing it on PC doesn't fix the core issues of the game, it just makes the aiming faster. It still has awful sound mixing, non existent hit reactions, poor damage indicators, the level design is still crap and your health still drops to nothing in seconds.
Did you play at release or post-patch? At launch, the damage indication was totally off and you'd seemingly just die for no reason, but they really improved it when I played through it a second time.
Definitely not a game that I'd play through on a high difficulty though.
Same here, beat TNO on the hardest difficulty, but played TNC on easy and enjoyed it well enough. The harder difficulties just weren't fun in TNC
The whole game is odd OP. I've said numerous times that the new wolf's biggest issue is being unsure what style it wants to be. It gives you whiplash on how often it jerks back and forth on wanting to be Doom 2016 or something more slow and methodical. The controls definitely play a part into that.
I'm hoping Youngblood finally finds the right balance in all aspects.
I'm hoping Youngblood finally finds the right balance in all aspects.
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So uhh any idea why this thread got merged with a Netflix film thread? Haha
It definitely doesn't feel as tight as the original game. I went back to my playthrough of The Old Blood after I finished TNC and the shooting just felt so much more snappy after playing it. It gave me a new appreciation for the original game's gunplay.
Just dual wield the AR and focus on eliminating enemies fast. If you can upgrade it with more powerful ammo early it helps.
I thought the weapons mostly felt and sounded great. It was only heavies that didn't react satisfyingly to being shot. *shrug*
I played through it on PC at launch then again on Switch when that came out. They'd patched the difficulty so even on 30fps with joycons I didn't find it unbearable to play and even the courthouse didn't wreck me like it did on PC at launch.
I thought the weapons mostly felt and sounded great. It was only heavies that didn't react satisfyingly to being shot. *shrug*
I played through it on PC at launch then again on Switch when that came out. They'd patched the difficulty so even on 30fps with joycons I didn't find it unbearable to play and even the courthouse didn't wreck me like it did on PC at launch.
mmmmmmeh i think it's a great game overall although the gunplay isn't as visceral and slick as I want it to be.
compare it to the likes of DOOM (2016), RAGE 2 or hell even Fallout 4. just isn't nearly as good. still way better than the new order though :D
I had the same problem with this game that I had with Neir. All the buzz I heard was how amazing the game was... except for the gameplay. I bought and tried both but couldn't force myself to play through either of them to get to the cool stuff.
The best I can do is respect them from afar.
The best I can do is respect them from afar.
Agreed, and to me in a way it kinda fit the story more as BJ is supposed to be this unstoppable killing machine. You don't get that feeling after repeating a checkpoint for the 10th time because you drop in seconds while every enemy is a sponge. I made it halfway through the game on Hard before getting stuck in one sequence for over and hour, turned it down to Easy, and had an overall way better experience.
To be honest the story isn't even particularly good, too much zany fluff and shocks for the sake of it to the point if feels ridiculous even by Wolfenstein standards. The environments in the latter half of the game are a huge let down too, I kept expecting to see cool stuff but it never happened.
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus isn't an id Software game... It was developed by MachineGames up in Sweden.
Yeah every thread I'm just sitting here on planet fuck wondering what's going on. In the last 18 months I've seen threads where (numerous) people have stated that effectively every aspect of the game as being awful except the graphics.
Yeah I thought this game had bad combat and level design, which is too bad because I enjoyed the first Wolfenstein reboot. Hopefully they get it right in the next one.
It's been a while since I played the first game, but I feel like this one feels different. I adored the first game, but this one isn't quite doing it for me.
Can anyone who has played both recently comment on this? Do they feel different? Or are they exactly the same and I've just gotten worse at games?
Can anyone who has played both recently comment on this? Do they feel different? Or are they exactly the same and I've just gotten worse at games?