![]() ![]() Do you like playing as the opposite gender or would you prefer more choice in the games you play? But I’d like to hear from my readers on this. There’s a time and a place to make big changes, but I don’t think a super macho franchise such Wolfenstein is the platform to start changing hearts and minds. That’s no better than us OG gamer girls having only male characters to play. But should everyone be forced to play as those characters? I don’t believe so. I applaud the emergence of female main characters who aren’t dressed like harlots and who look like they workout and could actually whoop some a$$. I’m all for freedom of choice so let’s give gamers a real option here instead of erroring so far in the opposite direction. ![]() The devs missed an opportunity to appeal to a wider audience while still taking care of the traditional male gamers who supported the franchise. But the twins are fraternal so why not make one male and one female like Assassin’s Creed Syndicate? I would have loved to see BJ, Jr. I’m definitely not dinging the franchise for offering female protagonists. And I think it’s okay that said fan base didn’t like the devs forcing them to play as teenage girls. There are plenty of games that target a specific group of the population. I mean, c’mon, the other games had a difficulty setting called “Daddy, can I play?” And there’s nothing wrong with that. Not to get on my feminist high horse (I promise, I’m not) but I think what all the horrid reviews boil down to is the fact that the game’s fan base is predominantly male. Like, gag me with a spoon (go ahead, Google that phrase. I was alive way back then and folks-especially teenage girls-did speak that way. But the fact that game takes place in 1981 makes their affected speech totally appropriate. Okay, yes, I agree that their vernacular such as “tubular” and “cool, dude” does sound a bit absurd. As many players stated in their reviews, the main characters are annoying. Speaking of Jess and Soph brings me to what I think is the central “problem” of the game. While I, as Jess, took cover and tried to evade the big attacks, Sophia would face-tank the whole fight and inevitably go down. To me the big struggle in the boss battles was keeping Sophia alive while playing solo. ![]() And there are some unique qualities to each boss in Youngblood. You have to figure out how to weaken them before you can blast away at their now exposed bullet-sponginess. Name a video game where the boss isn’t tankier than f%&k? It’s true some of the bosses in the other Wolfenstein games do have a bit a puzzle element to them. And the fast travel makes exploration super easy.Īs for the bosses being bulletsponges…I mean c’mon. Not to mention, the game is semi-open world with side quests and other events to explore instead of a closed storyline. You can also upgrade your weapons with money you collect. Hell, the fact that you level up and earn points to spend to improve your character is big plus in Youngblood. For instance, you’ve got a lot more control over the skill tree. Yes, it did stray from the formula of the other three games, but I found a lot of the changes added to the game. Let’s take the most nebulous allegation first: Youngblood ruined the Wolfenstein franchise. ![]() But they are far from perfect and occasionally the storylines veer off into absurdity. And they all are a hell of a lot violent mayhem-y fun. All three games are closed world, single player, and they all limit the skills and weapons the player can acquire. In The New Order, The Old Blood and The New Colossus, you play as BJ Blaskowicz, the baddest bada$$ who ever engaged in bada$$ery. Well, not completely true anyway.įirst let’s look at the other Wolfenstein games from the reboot starting 2014. But the reviews based on actual content, the consensus is that the protagonists are annoying, the bosses are bullet sponges, and the whole game ruins the franchise. Unfortunately that’s just gaming these days. I didn’t capture the reviews based on bugs or microtransactions. Yikes! Not gonna lie, if I’d been a dev for this game I’d have considered seppuku. Here’s some screenshots of the reviews for Youngblood. Such was the case with Wolfenstein: Youngblood. All that being said (I promise this rambling has a point), if the title with trash reviews is free with GamePass, I’ll usually give it a shot, reviews be damned. It doesn’t necessarily discourge me completely, but if the game is full price, yeah…I might wait till it’s on sale. I mean, c’mon, we’ve all seen a one star titled something like “Not Enough Tits”.īut when a game garners one star after one star after one star and the reasons stated seem valid enough, it does give me pause. That being said, I also apply critical thinking when reading reviews. Game reviews are a useful tool, and I’ll admit, I do read them before I purchase or play a game I’ve never heard of. ![]()
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