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Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus |OT| Amerika ist wieder großartig
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I had forgotten that Wolfenstein isn't actually easy. But I'm having a lot of fun even when I'm dying so it's all good.
I do agree with this tho. I just can't tell when I'm getting hit. I don't remember having this problem with The New Order or The Old Blood.
True enough, I suppose. Mecha-Hitler is a must. I just struggle to see what more interesting things you can do with BJ by casting him as a player character. He'd absolutely be a huge part of a sequel, but maybe in another role. I love the jarhead too but you can only say "just one more fight" so many times before it gets ridiculous, you know? Anyway it's just speculation, it's more interesting how TNC works as a denouncement of the past game. BJ was a character fated for death, a remnant of the old way in the face of The New Order (hah), and was all too aware of this. But now in TNC his friends and family yank him out of that old mentality and calls it out for what it is - a selfish attempt at protecting himself from real, emotional consequences - which sets him on a path of recovery and, well, love! It's just that it shows by fighting. And that means killing nazis. But the point is, it's never just one more fight. I guess. So maybe it IS worth bringing him back... Hmm.
And also something about extending his life with an artificial body gotta be some kind of message right lmfao.
And also something about extending his life with an artificial body gotta be some kind of message right lmfao.
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To be honest I think the only message with BJ getting a new body is that he's a bad ass mother fucker :P I love how comfortable he is afterwards "oooh yeah I'm ready to kill more Nazis!" In terms of BJs character I'm pretty sure the team can do something interesting with him in the third game. I'll be honest though, I'd be happy with him wisecracking whilst shooting Nazis that's how easily pleased I am! They spent 2 games building him up/tearing him down, I'd be fine if the third Wolf game was just all the characters killing Nazis and wisecracking
I honestly don't remember. I think there was just more visual and sound feedback in those games.
Glad to see it's not just me in this thread, this game is...pretty fucking hard. Even dropping the difficulty pretty low I'm still getting killed a decent amount. I don't think I ever had these issues in TNO. Having said that, the story and writing in this game is just the top of the tops.
9 hours in now, outta Roswell.
This game man, It is absolutely insanely amazing, words cannot describe the shit I've seen today.
I've been grinning like a Cheshire cat, had my mind blown and a dumb look upon my face on more than one occasion. The game is just MAD FUN, it is fucking crazy how fun this game is.
So far, I think it's actually on par with Half-Life 2, it has been that good to me, it is a phenomenal piece of work, absolutely incredible.
This game man, It is absolutely insanely amazing, words cannot describe the shit I've seen today.
I've been grinning like a Cheshire cat, had my mind blown and a dumb look upon my face on more than one occasion. The game is just MAD FUN, it is fucking crazy how fun this game is.
So far, I think it's actually on par with Half-Life 2, it has been that good to me, it is a phenomenal piece of work, absolutely incredible.
i swear automatic pick up doesnt work half time, like a soldier drops his helmet and i still gotta pick it up, same with ammo half time
Questions from a potential buyer: is the game as short as some people said? How sidequests work? Would you recommend this over Origins, even for a long AC fan( I love TNO and OB also).
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I'm 9 hours in and it feels like I'm barely a 1/3 of the way through, so definitely not short. There are sidequests for your comrades on your base, all quite basic (so far) but give a cool insight into their different personalities, motivations etc.
I'm a big AC fan too, and honestly if I only had the cash for this or AC:O, I would've gone with AC:O as that's where my heart is, but I bought both and boy am I glad I did, this has exceeded all my expectations by some margin. Origins is waiting until I've finished this.
It's longer than TNO for me. Finished at 11 hours, still got some extra missions to do. Dunno if you'd like it more than Origins, haven't played it.
Just finished the main story, took me around 9 hours on "Do or die!" difficulty. I did a 2-sitting marathon because I couldn't look away. There's some crazy shit in this game. The action is frantic and the weapons feel powerful. Although I disliked the mission hub, I can appreciate why it's there.
This game is stunning on PC (4770K/GTX1080), and IMO runs very well even with the settings cranked (ultra?) at 1440p. id Tech 6 is crazy.
This game is stunning on PC (4770K/GTX1080), and IMO runs very well even with the settings cranked (ultra?) at 1440p. id Tech 6 is crazy.
About halfway through..
It really FEELS like you are encouraged to run and gun (music, badass comments etc), but with all the hitscan enemies you are forced to play it like a stealth/cover game. I dropped the difficulity and it is way more fun not covering all the time.. that said it is still not as run and gun as i would like
Also why do i have to press a button to pick up armor/health etc?
After Doom 2016 these two things REALLY annoy me
It really FEELS like you are encouraged to run and gun (music, badass comments etc), but with all the hitscan enemies you are forced to play it like a stealth/cover game. I dropped the difficulity and it is way more fun not covering all the time.. that said it is still not as run and gun as i would like
Also why do i have to press a button to pick up armor/health etc?
After Doom 2016 these two things REALLY annoy me
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Anyone know if you still have to use a button prompt to pick up ammo/health/armor? Or can you enable auto-pick up when moving over it?
Edit: Just read the thread above me...shame. That's what stopped me from beating the previous game. Such an dumb mechanic that ruins the flow. Just make it like DOOM ffs.
Guess I'll never play the game now.
Edit: Just read the thread above me...shame. That's what stopped me from beating the previous game. Such an dumb mechanic that ruins the flow. Just make it like DOOM ffs.
Guess I'll never play the game now.
My first run took 18 hours and I took my time and explored but still missed a ton of side content and missions. Side quests take place during the hub where you use a map to access side missions.
I would but I don't like Assassins Creed and want this to sell well enough to get more lol.
Really pleasantly surprised with how this game runs on my PC. I saw the specs and the minimum being a GTX 770 and thought "uh oh", as my card is a 780 6GB. In the starting area though I can hit 60fps at 1080p with everything on High (and a couple of settings on Ultra). Not sure if that will change later in the game in other areas and I'll have to dial the settings back, but considering when I saw the specs I thought I'd be playing on a mix of medium and low settings, I'm very pleased with how it runs.
Items do pick up my walking over them but it can be pretty janky.
Auto-pickups are enabled by default, it's just pretty finicky.
Thanks for the answers guys, ill buy Wolf 2 instead of Origins, i gave AC and Ubi more chances than they deserve. I also want to see the end of this trilogy, if the game director keeps his promises. 3 needs to be wilder tho.
Campaign finished.
Overall pretty good though this felt like it enforced stealth a bit more than Wolf TNO. At least until i got a contraption.
I am a bit dissatisfied with the end but that's just me. Felt a tad abrupt. That said, the game has incredible amount of good sections and scenes, so i'm not too bothered by that.
However, i will not be replaying this or getting DLC unless the game gets an option to disable headbob. It is just too much for me, borderline nauseating (very rare for me in games). Because of this, i feel i paid a bit too much for this :/
Overall pretty good though this felt like it enforced stealth a bit more than Wolf TNO. At least until i got a contraption.
I am a bit dissatisfied with the end but that's just me. Felt a tad abrupt. That said, the game has incredible amount of good sections and scenes, so i'm not too bothered by that.
However, i will not be replaying this or getting DLC unless the game gets an option to disable headbob. It is just too much for me, borderline nauseating (very rare for me in games). Because of this, i feel i paid a bit too much for this :/
Not official but people have been saying that this has worked well http://steamcommunity.com/app/612880/discussions/0/1479856439031296705/
Gotta try that, thanks! Because if it solves the problem for me, i figure i can get the DLC as well.
Some notes after couple of hours:
- Sound mixing (all profiles) is weird just like in TNO
- Works well on 2600k / 970 with high 60 fps 1440p, some bugs encountered such as visible mouse cursor popping up
- Hit indicators are not visible enough, sometimes it's hard to see you are actually taking damage
- The enemy AI seems to be quite simple, firefights are more like whack-a-mole just like in the first one
- Picking up items still annoying and you end up mashing pickup key anyways
- Narrative, characters, environments & alternate history stuff are still awesome
- Sound mixing (all profiles) is weird just like in TNO
- Works well on 2600k / 970 with high 60 fps 1440p, some bugs encountered such as visible mouse cursor popping up
- Hit indicators are not visible enough, sometimes it's hard to see you are actually taking damage
- The enemy AI seems to be quite simple, firefights are more like whack-a-mole just like in the first one
- Picking up items still annoying and you end up mashing pickup key anyways
- Narrative, characters, environments & alternate history stuff are still awesome
On medium the AI does attempt flanking (surprised me a couple of times) and it does throw grenades if you hole somewhere. But given how weak you're for most of the game, i figure they left the AI dumb on purpose.
Also, whether AI can do anything depends on your style, i noticed it is kinda bad in face of aggression. And area matters too, it is better in open areas, i think.
Also, there is auto-pickup but it does not apply to all items.
Also, whether AI can do anything depends on your style, i noticed it is kinda bad in face of aggression. And area matters too, it is better in open areas, i think.
Also, there is auto-pickup but it does not apply to all items.
I went with Wyatt, because I went with Fergus first in TNO and I need to see his adventures in LSD.
it works but it can introduce a ton of bugs. there's been a few cutscenes, in engine not pre rendered, where the camera doesnt go where it supposed to because everything seems tied to bj's head and turning head bob off detaches the camera.
ill play both like in tno but my first playthrough is currently fergus. i love the engl..... i mean, scotsman.
does the penthouse fight time out eventually and you're just saved? I stealth killed a few people and emp'd the mechanical soldier and then a helicopter flew in. Previously, I had tried to run and gun and had to fight many more soldiers before dying.
Basically my problems with the game so far as well.
The game even started off with the cinematic audio preset or whatever, and after trying out all three presets, I'm pretty sure TV ended up being the best, while still being really shitty.
Shit... basically one probably should disable it before cutscenes?
Still, perhaps it is worth trying.
I really don't want to play it again as it is.
Yup.
I don't know if I'm being crazy fella's but about 3 hours in and I have to say the gunplay isn't nearly as satisfying as New Order was to me. Did it take a while to click for any of you?
Also why in the hell do I not pick up HEALTH, AMMO & ARMOR AUTOMATICALLY
Also why in the hell do I not pick up HEALTH, AMMO & ARMOR AUTOMATICALLY
are there health and armour increase pickups that I'm just missing? I really liked the collectables in TNO, but it looks like it's just weapon upgrades this time, and they're so easy to miss because they don't stand out at all. :|
it has started to warm up for me. I'm playing on PC (hard mode), and some of the crazy things you can do while running from one side of a massive arena to the other in a second or two is really cool. My enjoyment of the game fucking tripled once I let go of my collectionist scouring of every nook and cranny and allowed myself to just roll with fucked up stealth attempts rather than reloading.
Pretty certain you need to kill them all.
Just watching some of DraQus initial playthrough on Twitch replay here and 'I Am Death Incarnate' difficulty honestly looks like no fun at all, at least to me.
I think I'm about 70% through the game and I just want to put some thoughts out there.
I'm so happy they fixed the audio issues from the first game. I replayed it a week ago and the crackling sound effects and weird mixing was the worst. All those problems seem to be entirely gone now and it sounds pretty good. The soundtrack is also a lot better. TNO had a good soundtrack but it wasn't Mick Gordan's finest but this one that has some killer tracks.
The gameplay itself is greatly improved. The weapons seem like they pack more of a punch (especially the shotguns) and the way dual wielding is handled is the best I've seen.
So far, I have three real issues with the game. The level design is really lacking with not enough interesting areas and everything feels too short. The pacing is all over the place due to the constant need for cutscenes over single decently length levels like TNO. The side "assassination" missions are honestly pretty bad. They try to fluff them up by changing the layouts and adding extra stuff but they're just filler.
I'm so happy they fixed the audio issues from the first game. I replayed it a week ago and the crackling sound effects and weird mixing was the worst. All those problems seem to be entirely gone now and it sounds pretty good. The soundtrack is also a lot better. TNO had a good soundtrack but it wasn't Mick Gordan's finest but this one that has some killer tracks.
The gameplay itself is greatly improved. The weapons seem like they pack more of a punch (especially the shotguns) and the way dual wielding is handled is the best I've seen.
So far, I have three real issues with the game. The level design is really lacking with not enough interesting areas and everything feels too short. The pacing is all over the place due to the constant need for cutscenes over single decently length levels like TNO. The side "assassination" missions are honestly pretty bad. They try to fluff them up by changing the layouts and adding extra stuff but they're just filler.
I wasn't so sure on the story before this point with BJ being depressed and all. Watching him getting decapitated and given a new super body made everything return to the crazy and fun shit that I loved from TNO. I'm really happy right now but I feel like it should have happened sooner.
You will get a one-time health upgrade at certain point in the story.
There is partial ammo and armor pickup. But only for dropped items, not pre-placed ones.
IMO the game's guns suffer from being... boring. the shotgun has lost some of its luster and otherwise i just went with dual wield assault rifles. Stealth feels like it is harder so i didn't use the pistol really.
Kinda. You get more health but less armor (50/200 vs 100/100). I never felt like I was exceptionally sturdy after the boost, but considering that you can only overcharge heath, it's still pretty helpful
Rez that is exactly what I'm doing! I'm trying to collect everything. Plus I swear I'm the most imprecise marksman of all time in this game. If I get a headshot its dumb luck not skill
So many of the game's problems are exacerbated by the decision to start you out with 50 health. Once you go back to 100 health maximum/default, these issues are a lot more tolerable. I get it from a storytelling perspective, but halving your health at the start was just a bad design decision.