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Recommended

11.2 hrs on record

Psychonauts and it's Sequel are two of the best 3D-platformers ever thought up - and Tim Schafer is a true psychic visionary. The video games industry wouldn't be the same without him.

I adore this game.

Posted 4 February.

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Recommended

8.5 hrs on record

Real complicated feelings on this one.

As a first-person shooter, a game to be experienced? Wolfenstein 2 of my new favorites. Looks and plays like a dream. The sound design and engine seriously make this 2017 game look like it came out today. Really high marks here.

But As the finale to a trilogy, a cinematic story tying up loose ends? Much more troubling.

While there are some very memorable set-pieces and moments of action, drama, and suspense, I felt myself getting really lost with how absurd the story starts to become. These games are anything but realistic, but they always felt just a bit more self-serious - Wolfenstein 2 is almost anything but. It's outwardly ludicrous in a way that is sometimes charming, but often grating or distracting. It's tone doesn't match the dire situations of the world & characters, and leaves me feeling dissonant from what it's trying to say. Also, I have to comment on some uniquely bad writing decisions here. Won't spoil anything, but yea - some of the flashbacks and the ending cutscene really stick out.

Overall - I do recommend Wolfenstein 2. I have really loved playing this trilogy, but I might consider this game the weakest of the three. Huge potential, and the opening hours had me ecstatic, but I feel like it gets very distracted as the runtime continues. Not terrible by any means though. The series has never felt better to *PLAY*. But if you've found yourself invested in the characters and world at all, this one may leave you feeling disappointed.

Posted 22 November, 2024.

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