John Carmack’s leftover graphics
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Wolfenstein, one of the longest running PC franchises of all time. It has a come a long way. Sort of. For some reason this game feels OLD, it has great RPG elements, such as the ability to customize your weapons and abilities; but there are a few things that really suprise me coming from ID and Raven.
First and foremost are the dated graphics, Id Software and Raven are known to produce stunning looking games, such as Raven’s recent release of Wolverine: Origins, which actually had great presentation value. This game however, falls dead short; even in the opening scene I knew it was going downhill when the telephone in the “cinematic” cut scene had eight flat sides.
Regardless, I played more and was rewarded with an interesting story about an ancient German evil cult and some difficult bosses (not really, just takes awhile to kill them). In all honesty, I had the most fun customizing my WW2 guns and weapons; this aspect alone makes the game fun to play, but not to spend spacebucks on. The game has some RPG features. I’d rather see the next Wolfenstein be a Fallout in WW2, the RPG aspects were fun but limited. It is also fun to mow down Nazi’s, for a little while.
