machinegames
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The Wheelchair Portion Of Wolfenstein: The New Colossus Is Some Bullshit
In the opening level of 2017’s Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, a critically injured B.J. Blazkowicz navigates a captured German U-boat in a rickety wheelchair. Having spent the past year and a half confined to a wheelchair, I have some thoughts on the sequence. For starters, it’s total bullshit.
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It’s Kind Of Amazing How Well Wolfenstein 2 Runs On The Switch
GIF: Digital Foundry (YouTube) Games that have adaptive resolutions are the ones that tend to handle the Switch transition the best. Wolfenstein 2 is one such game, and while studio Panic Button has made some savage cuts to maintain the frame rate, the game’s Switch port holds up surprisingly well.
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Wolfenstein 2 Reminds Us What Heroes Look Like
Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus is about injury. From crippled heroes to resistance leaders grappling with PTSD, the game’s cast of heroes bears deep wounds that recall the all-too-real injuries of war veterans, victims, and those who would ignore them.
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Wolfenstein 2 The New Colossus: The Kotaku Review
The warm sun beats down on a main street in Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus, just in time for the Victory Day parade. Uniformed SS march down swastika-filled streets to thunderous applause. By the old diner, two members of the Ku Klux Klan practice their German. Everyone is white and happy. And it is so…