The Nazi killing business continues to boom, but does New Colossus have enough tricks up its sleeve?
Here are our hands-on impressions!
Thats a far more complicated question.
The New Orders greatest asset was that nobody saw it coming.
It certainly didnt help that many previews of theNew Orderfailed to portray it as anything notably different.
One website that shall remain unnamed even tried to describe it as Oblivionwith Nazis.
It rescued multi-path levels, health packs, and genuinely threatening A.I.
Yet, it wasThe New Orders story and presentation that really made it the modern-day classic it truly is.
The New Colossusis forced to be more creative if it is to invoke that element of surprise.
Our playthrough of the game began shortly after whereNew Orderends.
Blazkowicz wakes up aboard a stolen Nazi ship after surviving yet another brush with death.
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This opening section is unlike any level inNew Order.
This particular moment concludes somewhat abruptly and we were unable to see just how Blazkowicz escapes this precarious scenario.
From there, we jumped to a level that seems to take place roughly midway through the final game.
There is a twinge of familiarity to the sequels storytelling beats thatNew Orderdid not have to overcome.
There are obvious modern political parallels one could draw from this world.
In any case, its an absolutely compelling setting that is dripping in details.
Once again, you are encouraged to quietly kill Nazi officers before they can trigger reinforcement alarms.
Let it be known thatNew Colossusis a much more unforgiving game than its predecessor.
Even at normal difficulty, youll likely have to replay sections several times before getting them right.
While this rise in challenge can largely be attributed to more advanced A.I.
By and large, though,New Colossus gunplay is much improved.
The same can be said of your new ability to mix-and-match dual-wield weapons.
It was also nice to see thatNew Colossus skill system is much more meaningful thanNew Orders.
