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Wolfenstein's Launch Trailer

Get ready to shout "Mein leben!" a lot this week.

Aug. 17 2009

Posted by: Brad

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Wolfenstein

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christ almighty
 
this is probably the worst framerate i've seen in a trailer for a very long time
 
at least the game's not out soon right!!!!
 
....

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JEFF IS GOING DOWN

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Wow.. That didn't look very good.

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I keep expecting to see Clocky Von Sand-Body from Hellboy in these trailers.  You know, when he is dressed as a Nazi?

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Looks pretty damn cool to me.

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I'll pass on this one.

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its a rental, shame to say

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@Ivanetc: Who's to say that it's not just the video?
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Agreed with the above. Looks like crapola.

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Graphics looks like a 1 st gen 360 game... really, looks like the engine is 4 years old. The animation and destruction is impressive. The animation being the the strong suit there. I just fear that game design and level design will be just as outdated as the graphics. Worthy of a rental. Just cause its Wolfenstein... they are usually good shooters. But its been so long since the last one. So I'm really skeptical about it.

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Played demo of it @ Quakecon & it does look pretty good compared to this cinematic. Hell to control on the PC after playing some many of the shooters like this on the 360 (& used to those controls) but from the first opening cinematic & gameplay on the first level it was really solid for a Wolfenstein game.
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mixed feelings..i really liked Return To...but this seems kinda cartoony.
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Wait, a white action hero character who is not voiced by Nolan North?.... what the hell is going on?!

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After watching this... I can't wait for Singularity to come out!

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this trailer is awesome!!

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 Das is nicht eine Booby!

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it could be fun.. right?

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@Ivanetc said:
"christ almighty  this is probably the worst framerate i've seen in a trailer for a very long time  at least the game's not out soon right!!!!  .... "

Seriously, the framerate was slowed down for dramatic slo-mo effect for the trailer... never seen trailers before? How about movie trailers? Never watched a movie before? Christ almighty.
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This game looks like it's from 2005.
 
Sorry Jeff.

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@Bjorn:
The Engine is roughly 4 years old! Hahaha, its the Doom 3 Engine.... 
 
That trailer is terrible... The story/premise looks to be good, but the graphics and everything else about it make me want to pass... And to think i was interested in this one...
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@ajamafalous said:
" This game looks like it's from 2005.  Sorry Jeff. "
It does have a launch game vibe. I think they're just pushing it out the door. I could save a few dimes and go buy Prey or Timeshift or something  with this 60 dollars here. No wonder they're bribing people with infomercial style desperation offers.
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no gameplay in the launch trailer?  
 
Now THATS confindence

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I need to see Jeff's review before I make a decision. If you preorder it at Amazon you get a free code for Wolenstein 3-D on XBLA.

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@Bjorn: That's funny because  the engine is 5 years old.  It's running on the Doom 3 engine.  Still looks great tbh, unlike most games these days what it lacks in high poly models it makes up for in visual style.
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Seems like it's got a cool Indiana Jones-y vibe going. 
Will need to hear about the multiplayer before I commit, but looks kinda neat.
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IST MEIN NEIN STACHENBLOCHEN!!!

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Starring Rip Steakface!

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Hate to judge game based on a choppy, uneven video but... this definitely didn't help me get out to a store and pre-order, that's for sure.

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Trailer music is so predictable these days. Resolve your fucking chord already.

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Jeff is going to drink some gin!

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Edited By Crocio

Bad Framerate?
This is obviously just slow motion.
//No, I'm not being sarcastic.

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I heard that this is just a large marketing ploy by treyarch for map pack #4 in CoD:WaW. Success in my opinion

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I've spent more time playing Enemy Territory than I'd care to admit, but this really doesn't interest me at all. It looks like a bunch of other games that I've played years ago.

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Aww, come on, don't let this dampen your spirits! It's true that the graphics aren't "cutting edge", but are we really such a fickle group that we ignore something if it isn't shiny enough? I got a chance to play through the first level way back in '06, and I had a blast. Definately going to try to pick this game up if I can find an NTSC version somewhere 
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I've also noticed that every single trailer they've released for this game, the frame rate of the everything in-engine is terrible. This is not a jab at the actual game. I just think whoever is editing these trailers is doing a bad job and not doing this game any promotional favors. 
 
On a positive note: I watched some multiplayer beta videos people uploaded to youtube and the game looked and ran perfectly fine. Duno.

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Looks very generic.
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I wouldn't mind buying it, but still not sure about paying full price for it.

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Looks cool

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So looks are everything, that's what you're saying?

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I think this going to be another ugly fps game... just a guess

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How do you 'unlock a key'?

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I was watching Hellboy (the first one) last night, and the opening scene reminds me a lot of this trailer in look and vibe
 
as for the game itself, it will bomb... HARD. no reviews and the game is out today (?) is never a good sign, and I have seen absolutely NO buzz about it any ware (as opposed to say...batman AA, not to mention shadow complex)

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Hmm I'm really torn on this game I love the Franchise AND NO looks are not everything but they help. Its all gonna come down to the PC version having good graphics options I hate ports to the computer with no options I just built my new computer and I wanna USE IT!!!

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@TheFrostedGamer said:
" I've also noticed that every single trailer they've released for this game, the frame rate of the everything in-engine is terrible.
Maybe they use something like FRAPS" to record it, cutting the FPS in half.
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There is a reason nobody has reviewed this yet.

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They almost had me there until the giant bug!!!

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Some of those animations look really bad.
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@Crocio said:
" Bad Framerate? This is obviously just slow motion. //No, I'm not being sarcastic. "
Or are you?
 
 
In other news, Nazis are still the universal symbol of hate and id hasn't released a decent game in years.
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@balaamsafe said:
" There is a reason nobody has reviewed this yet. "
They're busy playing Shadow Complex! I knew it!