“Make America Nazi Free Again.” Just one of the highly emotive straplines used to promote Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus in the past few months and certainly, it feels, the most relevant. You see, whilst it has clearly been in development for some time, MachineGames seem to have captured the current state of world politics absolutely perfectly and then woven them into a plot about an alternate reality in which the victorious armies of the Third Reich ultimately conquered the world, including America.
Not only can you punch Nazis, stab and dismember them, burn them, blow them up, melt them and simply shoot them (when other options are limited) there is also a surprisingly personal story here. That tale is one of a childhood filled with dark memories, abuse and loathing, but it sets the tone for a lifetime of righteous vengeance – which is exactly what the main narrative requires...
Not only can you punch Nazis, stab and dismember them, burn them, blow them up, melt them and simply shoot them (when other options are limited) there is also a surprisingly personal story here. That tale is one of a childhood filled with dark memories, abuse and loathing, but it sets the tone for a lifetime of righteous vengeance – which is exactly what the main narrative requires...
- 11/20/2017
- by Matthew Smail
- Nerdly
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