Okay so I just beat
on Death Incarnate. That is some hard ish. Also this story is so amazing.
I feel like we have to be at the same spot
courtroom
I feel like we have to be at the same spot
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Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus |OT| Amerika ist wieder großartig
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The only thing I didn't like about THAT scene is that
While the execution of the scene was perfect, I wish I hadn't spent so much time on the internet before the game came out.
Only myself to blame though.
it was pretty much what some people were speculating before release, so it lost some impact for me.
While the execution of the scene was perfect, I wish I hadn't spent so much time on the internet before the game came out.
Only myself to blame though.
Yeah I just got to the crazy part lol. I'm having a blast with this game but man is it tough sometimes. Ended up having to lower the difficulty level for myself but I think I'll enjoy it more now that I can run and gun a little easier.
Also my first post on resetera!
Also my first post on resetera!
I just beat the game the other night. Overall I really loved it. Fun, solid gameplay. If I have one beef I'd say there's not enough enemy variety, and not enough weapon variety. Largely the same arsenal as the first game, and even then I just found myself using the assault rifle and pistol the most.
Some more spoilery issues:
Some more spoilery issues:
I thought the whole confrontation with BJ's father could have been done better. I was kind of hoping for a dramatic fist fight or something, with BJ beating the crap out of his dad, instead he just effortlessly hatchets off his arm and plunges it into his chest in like a split second, sucked a lot of the drama out of the scene.
The scene right at the end where Anya throws her shirt off and you get a slow motion shot of her dual wielding assault rifles while her breasts jiggle and nazi blood splashes over her. Like, really? It seemed really gratuitous even for Wolfenstein.
The second half of the game felt really rushed story wise. Like you rescue Horton and his group from New Orleans... And then he doesn't do anything, you don't get to know him at all. The death of Frau Engel felt like it was lacking a lot of punch too. The final "Boss" being two kind of tough enemies was a big letdown too after the great final boss fight with Death's Head in TNO, or the big monster thing in TOB.
yeah the gameplay felt too... safe? its the same loop over and over, and not the best loop. Wish the gameplay had some of the craziness and cinematography of the cutscenes lol.
I agree with all that. Minor issues in the grand scheme of things but they definitely stood out compared to everything else.
Anti not to get emotional but bro its so good seeing you on here.
I love how seamlessly so many people moved over and instantly started in on the discussions on the same games as if nothing changed.
I kind of agree about all three things.
The confrontation is a little anticlimactic, but I actually liked that in a weird way. It felt kind of thematically spot on.
The nude scene is totally gratuitous and just weird. The weirdness of it is emphasized by it being basically one of the last scenes of the game. It wouldn't have made it good if it was earlier in the game, but it might not have been so weird as having it be one of the last things you leave your audience with.
I agree with Horton not getting enough development, a few optional side-missions or something would have helped probably. I did like the death though, I thought that was way more satisfying than the end of TNO even.
The nude scene is totally gratuitous and just weird. The weirdness of it is emphasized by it being basically one of the last scenes of the game. It wouldn't have made it good if it was earlier in the game, but it might not have been so weird as having it be one of the last things you leave your audience with.
I agree with Horton not getting enough development, a few optional side-missions or something would have helped probably. I did like the death though, I thought that was way more satisfying than the end of TNO even.
Yeah I'm not really enjoying this one
I'm starting to find a rhythm with the combat, but I can't get over how boring the levels are, how restrictive the health system is, and the glacial pacing.
There's way too much downtime in between missions here compared to TNO. I mean, the cut-scenes are my favorite part of the game, but there's just way too many of them in between the combat portions.
I also HATE the weapon wheel. It feels even worse this time around, as I often accidently activate dual wielding when I'm trying to remember where the weapons are. It doesn't help that it takes like a half second too long for the wheel to pop up, and once it does, it takes too long for BJ to switch weapons. The animation is way too slow. Doom already figured this out by having time slow down.
Machine Games, play Doom. It's a better FPS than you guys have made and there's a lot to learn from its gameplay.
And I might get in trouble for this, and I don't disagree with a single viewpoint made by the devs, and I very much enjoy all the characters, but I feel the political subtext here is way too sloppy and heavy handed. I just find it poorly written in a way I never found TNO to be.
I was kinda hoping TNC would be Wolfenstein played in the key of Doom, but instead I'm feeling like it's a worse version of its predecessor.
Does it improve past Roswell?
I'm starting to find a rhythm with the combat, but I can't get over how boring the levels are, how restrictive the health system is, and the glacial pacing.
There's way too much downtime in between missions here compared to TNO. I mean, the cut-scenes are my favorite part of the game, but there's just way too many of them in between the combat portions.
I also HATE the weapon wheel. It feels even worse this time around, as I often accidently activate dual wielding when I'm trying to remember where the weapons are. It doesn't help that it takes like a half second too long for the wheel to pop up, and once it does, it takes too long for BJ to switch weapons. The animation is way too slow. Doom already figured this out by having time slow down.
Machine Games, play Doom. It's a better FPS than you guys have made and there's a lot to learn from its gameplay.
And I might get in trouble for this, and I don't disagree with a single viewpoint made by the devs, and I very much enjoy all the characters, but I feel the political subtext here is way too sloppy and heavy handed. I just find it poorly written in a way I never found TNO to be.
I was kinda hoping TNC would be Wolfenstein played in the key of Doom, but instead I'm feeling like it's a worse version of its predecessor.
Does it improve past Roswell?
Just finished it. So sad that I did. The only FPS I enjoy playing single player. Time to wait for part 3 :(
Game actually does pick up after Roswell IMO. especially story wise. Gmaeplay picks up slightly.
It doesn't play as well as doom still though but it's its own thing I guess. I feel like some small changes (time slow on weapon wheel/better hit awareness/response. Less hitscan. ) would make the game sing.
Some parts of this game are so damn amazing, especially story-wise, but other parts leave you confounded and thinking "how the fuck could they mess this up so badly?".
As so many already have mentioned incl. me, the damage feedback is utter shit, the game is obnoxiously unfair on harder difficulties and the dreadful sound mixing actually becomes an active hindrance when you cannot hear enemies approaching or firing properly. Additionally, sound effects are glaringly missing in many places, e.g. when melee-fighting dogs, punching the boxing bag in Fergus' room etc. The weapon-wheel is terrible too; slow, cumbersome, janky especially when selecting a dual-wield setup and the weapon switching is SLOW. Considering how goddamn hard the game is, it's no fun selecting new weapons in the middle of gunfights.
Also, I don't think I'm a fan of (spoilers):
Hey, at least you can grind!
As so many already have mentioned incl. me, the damage feedback is utter shit, the game is obnoxiously unfair on harder difficulties and the dreadful sound mixing actually becomes an active hindrance when you cannot hear enemies approaching or firing properly. Additionally, sound effects are glaringly missing in many places, e.g. when melee-fighting dogs, punching the boxing bag in Fergus' room etc. The weapon-wheel is terrible too; slow, cumbersome, janky especially when selecting a dual-wield setup and the weapon switching is SLOW. Considering how goddamn hard the game is, it's no fun selecting new weapons in the middle of gunfights.
Also, I don't think I'm a fan of (spoilers):
The district sidequests. it's initially fun to revisit some of the previous areas in a new light, but all of these repetitive missions feel tacked on with no substance to speak of. They simply feel glaringly out of place, and are definitely not a good substitute for the lack of Chapter Select.
Just got to the diner and my God I'm really enjoying the game so far, just oozes charm. Love that the story is as entertaining as the gameplay, blows my mind how they make the characters so fun and how so many games can't do what Machinegames do with their writing, it's great stuff.
So I just finished the game and
Is there any point to doing all the Ubercommando missions, like an extra scene or something
Doing all the ubercommandos just unlocks the 16th one which is in a (bad) unique map. There's one nice vista at the end of it. Linking it below.
https://abload.de/img/desktopscreenshot2017ddjiy.png
So....not really worth.
https://abload.de/img/desktopscreenshot2017ddjiy.png
So....not really worth.
Thoughts on the third game.
Considering how much of a pathetic, feeble old man Hitler was here I'm interested in what they do with him in the final installment. He seemed more like a doddering figurehead mired in his own passions than someone with an active role in the new order. MachineGames has basically confirmed mecha Hitler is the final boss, so I'm very excited to see what they do with the story there.
Man some shit that happens in this game is bonkers. Just when I thought it was over. It comes back in a complete other way.
I bumped the difficulty down to the lowest setting and I'm actually having fun now. This just isn't the kind of game that benefits from having to take cover and run away. It is at its best when you're mowing down waves of Nazis and it sucks that I have to hamstring the difficulty in order to enable that as opposed to DOOM where I played on the highest setting, but the results speak for themselves for me. I just finished Roswell and it actually really feels like it's kicking off now.
It took me some time to beat that part
but when you know, where the health pickups and armor is, it is much easier. And when the door open, quick sprint on upper level, camp there and use the stairway for nice shooting field
It's a poorly designed section alright. You gotta hit F5 often but not to often lest you lock yourself into a low-health-instant-death-loop. I will definitely play on normal or lower for second timeline replay.
Can you restart the primary missions again or do I have to play through the whole thing to get any missing achievements? I can't find any way to do it in game anyway.
Anyone else playing on PS4 Pro have their console kick into "jet engine mode"? Game makes my console run LOUD!
Yep. All id tech games do this to my console.
Gameplay really is good. Just drop ADS, go dual and run behind pillars now and then. I just wish pickups were auto. I did die because prompts for health/armor didn't show.
Gameplay really is good. Just drop ADS, go dual and run behind pillars now and then. I just wish pickups were auto. I did die because prompts for health/armor didn't show.
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Yup. Twice today the fans really picked up. This is the first game I've played on my pro that this has happened on.
What kind of achievements are you trying to get in the main missions? I assumed the district side-quest selector allowed you to revisit any necessary areas to gather the collectibles.
Ah, haven't reached that part yet, so I guess I can suit myself for getting spoiled :D I guess not then, but thanks for the warning.
Yeah, stealth is just frustrating this time around. Making matters worse is the fact that you have huge areas and it's not fun sneaking around looking for the commanders. And you're inevitably gonna get caught.
Oh, I love the sub too, and I listen to all the stuff the NPCs have to say. I just think the area you get to explore should maybe be smaller, so the NPCs weren't so spread out. You spend too much time running around and there's one story mission too many.
But really, that's just a small problem in itself. It just adds up to a bunch of other small problems and makes it less special than the new order.
I think the game would have maybe been better with a couple of secondary antagonists, to raise the stakes in the first half of the game. Also, some of the writing strikes me as... not entirely spontaneous. Hard to put into words, but it's a feeling I have.
I also feel like BJ monologues less than he did in the first game.
It remains an amazing game, with generally superb characters, writing, graphics and soundtrack and fun shooting. Just a bit disappointing, considering the standard set by its predecessor.
I definitely think TNO was a better game. I enjoyed TNC a lot but I feel like the levels were less interesting and there was less variety in the campaign. We got to explore much more in TNO than in TNC. Some gameplay mechanics were also a bit frustrating, I had problems double jumping then fitting into smaller spaces as I would get stuck sometimes. Changing weapons is still bad, I hate the weapon wheel, Doom did it better. I was also disappointed with the weapon variety, was expecting more stuff to shoot Nazis with. I think TNO had more weapons? Or maybe I didn't find all of them here. Still a great game though, will definitely replay again to collect everything and do the side missions.
I agree with most of this - I really feel like BJ as a character was interesting in the beginning but near the end just became a killing powerhouse with little done to address his character.
Beat the game yeasterday. What a fucking brilliant game. My only gripe is hit indication being almost absent until you're at 20 HP or so.
Can't wrap my head around why people are calling the ending bad and the second half rushed. It's a fucking Tarantino movie. It's almost perfect! I loved BJ's lines throughout the game. Give me wings and all that, got me all tear-eyed.
Wolfenstein III
gun be gud. Bring it on machinegames!
Also why the fuck didn't Bethesda release the OST in time again? How long do we have to wait for the return of Mick Gordon the God?
Also, this credits song. Whose idea was mixing Twisted Sister with Meshuggah?!
Can't wrap my head around why people are calling the ending bad and the second half rushed. It's a fucking Tarantino movie. It's almost perfect! I loved BJ's lines throughout the game. Give me wings and all that, got me all tear-eyed.
Wolfenstein III
with the secret jewish gravity gun and NO DOUBT MECHA FUCKING HITLER AI
Also why the fuck didn't Bethesda release the OST in time again? How long do we have to wait for the return of Mick Gordon the God?
Also, this credits song. Whose idea was mixing Twisted Sister with Meshuggah?!
It does, considerably. My take: forget about stealth and go in guns blazing. You'll have one, maybe two difficulty spikes, but it'll be less frustrating in the long run.
Haven't finished the game yet, but I wanted to share this. In the main hub, there's a room called Hacker Central.
In Perfect Dark's Carrington Institute hub, there was a room upstairs where Grimshaw and a few other minor NPCs hung out, and when you entered Grimshaw would declare, "Welcome to Hacker Central!" Hacker Central was also a Combat Simulator game mode involving a Data Uplink and a Laptop.
Possibly a complete coincidence but it'd be neat if it were a deliberate nod to the Carrington Institute hub. After all, the hub system is not exactly common in the FPS genre. And "Hacker Central" is not exactly a common phrase.
In Perfect Dark's Carrington Institute hub, there was a room upstairs where Grimshaw and a few other minor NPCs hung out, and when you entered Grimshaw would declare, "Welcome to Hacker Central!" Hacker Central was also a Combat Simulator game mode involving a Data Uplink and a Laptop.
Possibly a complete coincidence but it'd be neat if it were a deliberate nod to the Carrington Institute hub. After all, the hub system is not exactly common in the FPS genre. And "Hacker Central" is not exactly a common phrase.
I think larger areas are fine in theory, but you also have to have enough tools at your disposal to get around those large areas. MachineGames doesn't need to turn you into Corvo Attano, but just a few more tools to stealth might make it more viable.
On the one hand, I did like how the size of the sub gave a sense of scale, but on the other hand, I do agree, trying to traverse the thing, mentally checking off who you've seen is a bit much.
I was a little surprised given the setting and the obvious marketing message that they didn't do anything to really add any
serious American antagonist.
TNO had better gameplay but TNC went beyond it with its script and pacing.
I'm guessing I'm at the halfway point of this now. It's decent, which is about what I thought of the first. Head and shoulders above the general shooter market these days, but not exactly DOOM. It's also laying it on a little too heavy with the cutscenes. Like the first, I wouldn't mind so much, but the missions in between are often too short.
It also has a major issue communicating how much damage you're taking, like the first. Going into a fight with max health and armour, being halfway through it thinking it's going really well and that you haven't taken much damage, only to look down and see that all your armour is gone and you've got 20 health left happens a little too frequently for me. I noticed right from the start someone could be firing at me in the same room and it would sound like they're miles away, which is part of the issue.
It also has a major issue communicating how much damage you're taking, like the first. Going into a fight with max health and armour, being halfway through it thinking it's going really well and that you haven't taken much damage, only to look down and see that all your armour is gone and you've got 20 health left happens a little too frequently for me. I noticed right from the start someone could be firing at me in the same room and it would sound like they're miles away, which is part of the issue.
If you don't like the cutscenes this isn't the game for you. That's where the heart and soul of it is.
That's a rather extreme assumption to make. I simply don't think the pacing of events toward the middle of the game is quite right. Utterly bizarre to suggest that it's not for me when I've clearly said I think it's head and shoulders above the majority of modern shooters.
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the difficulty in this game is super weird to me. the grunt AI moves like a console shooter. they plop their feet on the ground and beg "headshot me", which you can do pretty quickly with a KB+M. on the other-hand, the amount of damage they put out means you need to be snap killing them as soon as they get a line of sight on you (more or less). so you have a game that almost demands PC control, but is crazy easy when you actually have it... weird.
it might be because the upgraded assault rifle with scope and armour piercing bullets + electromagnetic grenade kills every single enemy I've met, including the bigger bossish things, in the blink of an eye. like, it makes my lazerkraftwerk (spelling?) and shotgun almost completely redundant. this thing has insane DPS and borderline perfect accuracy across arenas with no damage falloff. like, what
it might be because the upgraded assault rifle with scope and armour piercing bullets + electromagnetic grenade kills every single enemy I've met, including the bigger bossish things, in the blink of an eye. like, it makes my lazerkraftwerk (spelling?) and shotgun almost completely redundant. this thing has insane DPS and borderline perfect accuracy across arenas with no damage falloff. like, what