Wolfenstein: Youngblood is one of the latest FSP experiences on the market and the latest entry in the amazing Wolfenstein series. But instead of using B J Blazkowicz’s story, this time around we are following his twins as they try to liberate Paris from the Nazis. This is not a main entry in the story, more of a side entry that was designed to connect the second game in the series with the third one.
What you will notice with Wolfenstein: Youngblood is that this game is not exactly the regular shooter you expected. Since this is a side entry, the Machine Games and Arkane Studios teams decided to take some chances. And this time around you have some looter shooter mechanics. All enemies in the game have a large health bar and they are basically bullet sponges.
That being said, you have all the cool enemies from the previous games and some new ones too. Paris on its own is very interesting, it looks amazing and the game did a very good job at allowing you to test out new ways to kill them.
The fact that you can play in coop is great as you have a lot of fun exploring all these cool mechanics. The AI companion is pretty bad and will end up stuck at times. However if you find someone to play with, you will open up some cool experiences and mechanics. The attacks are fluid and the experiences themselves are a lot more interesting and rewarding which is a good thing.
The gun play is nice, and you will find the game shines especially during the boss battles. It’s certainly the type of experience that shines with a friend. It’s fun but at the same time it’s super exciting and just a pleasure to play and have fun with, which is always great.
It’s also very well optimized, unlike other FPS games this one doesn’t really have frame issues or stuttering that much. There are missions that will repeat in the same locations.
Also, the main characters are quite wooden, you don’t have a lot of character development and that can be a bit tricky. The dialogue is also pretty bad between the characters, which is definitely something that pushes the game down and that’s unfortunate. At least you have a lot of action and you will find yourself playing again and again with new missions.
The game is not long but at least you can repeat the missions which is always nice and fun. On top of that, the gameplay is pretty exciting and the gun play feels nice. Of course it’s not the perfect game, it’s also cheaper than other AAA games, so as an experiment it’s pretty good. The problem with Wolfenstein: Youngblood is that it comes with new characters, it ends up being very repetitive and the dialogue as well as story are not as great. That alone is a bit problematic. But if you get past that, there’s some fun to be had there.
Images: Wolfenstein: Youngblood Press Kit