Wolfenstein: Youngblood

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  • Summary: Wolfenstein®: Youngblood is a brand-new co-op experience from MachineGames, the award-winning studio that developed the critically acclaimed Wolfenstein® II: The New Colossus.

    Set in 1980, 19 years after BJ Blazkowicz ignited the second American Revolution, Wolfenstein®: Youngblood    Wolfenstein®: Youngblood is a brand-new co-op experience from MachineGames, the award-winning studio that developed the critically acclaimed Wolfenstein® II: The New Colossus.

    Set in 1980, 19 years after BJ Blazkowicz ignited the second American Revolution, Wolfenstein®: Youngblood introduces the next Blazkowicz generation to the fight against the Nazis. Play as one of BJ's twin daughters, Jess and Soph, as you search for your missing father in Nazi-occupied Paris.    … Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. Multiplayer.it
    Aug 1, 2019
    80
    Wolfenstein: Youngblood is a terrific shooter with nice characters, an online co-op mode and a brand new level design, but the graphics on Nintendo Switch are heavily downgraded.
  2. GameSpot
    Jul 30, 2019
    70
    Youngblood suffers as a result of the Switch's relatively underpowered hardware, but for all its technical shortcomings, the game still delivers intense, momentous, and challenging combat. Everything features-wise remains intact, and you'll get to enjoy taking a shotgun (or fully charged laser beam) to the heads of Nazi scum. The Blazkowicz sisters, Jess and Soph, bring their own unique swagger to the Wolfenstein franchise, too. So if the Switch version is your only way of playing Youngblood, you can be confident it's still one hell of a ride.
  3. Nintendo Life
    Jul 28, 2019
    70
    Wolfenstein: Youngblood is an odd little thing that evokes the smaller scale approach given to Far Cry: New Dawn earlier this year. Like New Dawn, Youngblood is a spin-off that focuses more on gameplay freedom while losing the focus on story. In some ways, it takes the series forward in the way it tries new ideas and mechanics - such as co-op and more open-ended level designs - and we hope a number of these features return for the next full sequel, but without the mind-bending twists and turns of its narrative, Youngblood pales in comparison to The New Order and The New Colossus. A fun and enjoyable co-op shooter (and another porting masterclass), but one that both improves and diminishes its own winning formula.
  4. Nintendo Enthusiast
    Jul 31, 2019
    70
    Wolfenstein: Youngblood offers exceptional gunplay the series is known for and brings a lot of interesting elements to the franchise for the first time. While the character-upgrades, sound design, and world are fantastic, the mission structure, lack of story, and awful checkpoint system bog down the experience.
  5. Pure Nintendo
    Aug 19, 2019
    70
    Overall, Youngblood is a welcome reinvention of the series, but lacks the personality of what makes a Wolfenstein game. Microtransactions aren’t as bad they’re made out, but it is still understandably going to impact each person differently. The extensive replay incentive and a charming, albeit short, story are appreciated. If you are a Wolfenstein enthusiast, this game definitely deserves at least one playthrough— just make sure you won’t have any interruptions during your sessions.
  6. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Apr 28, 2020
    70
    A really confusing game, in that it takes some of what made the modern era of Wolfenstein so great, then copies and pastes modern looter-shooter tropes on top. [Issue #41 – September 2019, p. 76]
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  7. Nintendojo
    Aug 9, 2019
    42
    All told, Wolfenstein: Youngblood is a rather baffling experience that doesn’t quite seem to fully understand what it’s trying to be. Many of the factors that made previous games enjoyable are still here: the core gameplay mechanics are solid and the presentation is legitimately impressive considering Switch’s hardware limitations. However, the changes they made both in terms of structure and the addition of RPG mechanics simply don’t work together in a cohesive way.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 25
  3. Negative: 9 out of 25
  1. bert0503
    Jul 28, 2019
    10
    It’s a good spin-off and a good first-person shooter. Nothing innovative about it and at the same time a great way for Bethesda to test theIt’s a good spin-off and a good first-person shooter. Nothing innovative about it and at the same time a great way for Bethesda to test the waters with the series by adding online co-op, light RPG elements, a fun buddy pass (allows a friend to play online with you for free without purchasing the game) and some challenging bosses (which the series has been known for). It's not the the first time a great series has had a good spinoff: Megan Man had Mega Man X and Resident Evil has had Resident Evil: Revelations.… Expand
  2. swinogrodzki
    Oct 3, 2022
    8
    Disregarding the previous games of the series, it's a decent shooter game, full of action. But some stealth is also possible. I'm playingDisregarding the previous games of the series, it's a decent shooter game, full of action. But some stealth is also possible. I'm playing offline and so far so good, I like it a lot. The negative reviews are mostly based on the sentiment. If you cut off the Wolfenstein-like narrative-based and mechanic-based expectations and assess the very game, it's very good and addictive. Of course it has some flaws, but that's why I give it 8 instead of 10. For that price it's really worth it and that's it, just don't expect the New Colossus 2.1. It's a totally new approach. But I like it.… Expand
  4. Tootzo
    Jul 26, 2019
    8
    This game is good. It plays just fine, the hub-like, non-linear missions structure is interesting. The characters may not be as deep as inThis game is good. It plays just fine, the hub-like, non-linear missions structure is interesting. The characters may not be as deep as in mainline games, but the gunplay is fun and the co-op works well, even when playing solo. … Expand
  5. Tomas_
    Sep 1, 2019
    7
    Wolfenstein Youngblood não é um mau jogo de todo,apesar dos grandes problemas que o jogo enfrenta.A ação frenética,as bonitas paisagens,humorWolfenstein Youngblood não é um mau jogo de todo,apesar dos grandes problemas que o jogo enfrenta.A ação frenética,as bonitas paisagens,humor e a história contribuem positivamente para este jogo apesar deste ser um pouco chato com as suas missões secundárias e as microtransições...O principal problema deste jogo é o crasheio que ele faz à consola de resto a nível técnico não há nenhum grave problema...Outro elemento que afeta negativamente a gameplay é a ausência do save manual sendo que… Expand
  6. Shane_IL
    Sep 8, 2019
    5
    I was expecting something far worse from all the negative hype this was getting, but after playing it for several hours, it's actually prettyI was expecting something far worse from all the negative hype this was getting, but after playing it for several hours, it's actually pretty fun. Yes there is no point to the coop and the AI is annoying, yes the story is garbage, but it's a fun run and gun shooter, no masterpiece like The New Order, but it still looks good and is fun to play for a bit. My only gripe about the combat is the enemy information is way too hard to read with them moving around. So I'll give this a solid 5/10, dead average.… Expand
  7. Obozrevatel
    Aug 28, 2019
    2
    1.Feminism 2.transactions 3. Artificial Intelligence therefore such an assessment
  8. steelies
    Jan 21, 2022
    0
    honestly, bought this game at launch. haven't thought about it till now, but I barely played an hour or 2 because--even at the easiesthonestly, bought this game at launch. haven't thought about it till now, but I barely played an hour or 2 because--even at the easiest difficulty--enemies are bullet sponges to a shocking degree. I played original wolfenstein 3d, LIVED return to castle wolfenstein...this game just isn't fun.… Expand

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