New to the gaming industry is not so easy to capture the attention of the audience. For this, developers can do anything, even use cunning and marketing. But in fact, gamers need very little: a good story, thoughtful gameplay and originality. Passage Wolfenstein 2 fully meets these criteria, apparently that's why the game was able to get good grades, becoming a worthy sequel.
Description
So, here is a new project from the MachineGames team, which is being published by the even more eminent Bethesda Softworks. This computer game appeared just a couple of weeks ago. On October 27, 2017, players around the world could try out the new first-person shooter. The project became available immediately on PC and popular game consoles.
As the name implies, the game Wolfenstein 2 is a sequel to the previous part. It was called Wolfenstein: The New Order and appeared in 2014.
The announcement of Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus took place at a presentation last year. But he was inferior, and the developers showed only a teaser. But at the beginning of 2017, there was more information at the E3 exhibition.
The creative director of the development company spoke there, warning that this part would most likely not be the last. Earlier, a statement was made that the series is planned as a trilogy.
What do you need?
As always, the developers presented Wolfenstein 2 minimum and recommended system requirements. The first configuration was already amusingly called “Papule, can I play?”, The second became ominously called “I am the embodiment of death”.
So, in order to somehow enjoy the game, you need an Intel Core i7-3770 processor or AMD FX-8350. RAM will have to stock up from 8 GB, on the drive you need to free 55 GB. The video card from Nvidia should not be weaker than the GeForce GTX 770, and from AMD - no weaker than the Radeon R9 290.
Wolfenstein 2 recommended system requirements allow you to apply high quality settings at 1080p resolution with 60 fps. For this, the processor should not be weaker than the Intel Core i7-4770 or AMD FX-9370, and the video card should be Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 470. At least 16 GB of RAM.
In both cases, the Windows operating system from version 7 is suitable. Otherwise, you can try to use a PC with the worst system performance. You may be able to configure it so that the gameplay is comfortable. For this, the developers gave the opportunity to fine-tune the graphic parameters, set special modes for high-quality images.
Memories
When reviewing Wolfenstein 2, avoiding spoilers is quite difficult. Therefore, readers need to be prepared to reveal some secrets. It's not interesting to tell the whole story, but you will have to go through the plot in order to understand in general terms what this game is about.
So, the main events carry the gamer in 1961, to America. It becomes clear that in the Second World War the Nazis won.
Here we have to remember how the previous part ended. In the last battle, the protagonist is critically wounded and, in his dying state, gives the order for a nuclear strike on the Strasse fortress.
The allies of the protagonist Blaskowitz save him by moving to a submarine. Then he undergoes an operation. In the moments when he loses consciousness, events of the past pop up in his memory. All these painful memories awaken him.
Walkthrough
So, finally we got to the main topic of the article - the passage of Wolfenstein 2. There will not be a step-by-step description of the action, but only a superficial help on the main events. This will be useful for experienced players who can stall at some specific points.
So, as we recall, the game begins with an introductory video. There we are reminded of the events of the previous part. In addition, you can quickly live through some past decisions and re-take them.
Victim
If you are familiar with the previous part, then you will not be surprised that in the new you will be offered to sacrifice your ally again. Developers return us to the choice between Wyatt or Fergus. Some of them will be killed further by General Skull, the rest will remain with you.
If you in the passage of Wolfenstein 2 leave Wyatt alive, then you will have an assistant in breaking mechanical locks. If Ferguson survives, then it will not be difficult for you to close the electrical circuits of electronic locks.
Firstly, this choice will affect the collection of things. Secondly, the paths of passage will depend on this. In some cases, the chapters will be different.
In this walkthrough, we chose Wyatt. This will be followed by a cut-scene in which decisions will need to be made. But the result of this will not change.
Siege
The Wolfenstein 2 review forces us to return to history again. It all starts with the capture of a submarine. What do you need to know to pass? The hero sits in a wheelchair, rolls out on opponents and shoots at them. There are additional tasks. They give you information about what you need to do specifically. For example, kill a certain number of enemies or aim only at the head.
Each time, carefully inspect the territory so as not to miss collection items.
Next, you will again find the cut scene. After it, you need to continue moving along the corridor, activating traps. This must be done to kill the enemies. But do not forget to deactivate them, so as not to get caught. To deactivate, just shoot the lever.
Then you will have to get acquainted with the technique of silent killing. To do this, you have to get to the enemies from the back and click on the mouse wheel.
After will be a long journey through pipes and conveyors. Then you yourself can figure out what's what. There will be traps along the way. If you look closely at the details, you will understand how to get around them. After a few puzzles, you will be on the upper deck.
Fortress
Again, watching the cut scene of Wolfenstein 2 . We see a weapon: you can pick up two machines at once. To break the grill on the floor, you need to jump and press Ctrl. The same combination can attack opponents.
Do not forget to always look in the lockers. In them you will find useful tools for passing. Then you will find yourself in a room with a lot of enemies. First you need to kill the officers silently. During their assassination, you will receive Enigma codes.
Further on the way you will meet a soldier in an armored suit. It’s harder to fight with it than with ordinary enemies. In battle, he uses jerks and laser weapons. To defeat him, all his tricks must be avoided. And after that you can take away the weapon and pave the way with it.
In this chapter, you will find a couple more battles with ordinary soldiers and officers. Include ingenuity and cunning, and then cross with Wyatt and Zingur to the boat.
Secret compartment
At the beginning of this chapter you will receive a diesel craftwork. This weapon will help you to undermine the doors. Therefore, immediately go to hack everything. Do not forget to pick up the soldier’s diary on one of the shelves, then find Fritz’s letter. Again several battles with a group of enemies.
We find Franky's postcard, again we move along the pipes and stairs. We find the officer, break the door and destroy the radio transmitter. At the end of the mission we use a turret.
Communication
This chapter in the passage of Wolfenstein 2 will make the player talk with everyone who meets in his way. Here you will learn a lot of things from the storyline and make an overall picture of events. After that, you will see another cut-scene and transfer to Manhattan.
Manhattan
In this area again have to go through several missions. First, on the streets to meet a couple of enemies, then go down the subway and deal with rivals there. Remember that you need to always pick up everything that is possible and collect. All the elements in the game you definitely need.
Then you will again find yourself on the street. She will lead you to the desired building. Rising to the very top, you will find a huge robot. Don't even try to defeat him right away. We need to find weapon sketches in the wreckage. After find the elevator.
Then you get to the penthouse. Here again, do the usual thing: kill enemies and look for useful objects.
After that, you will have the opportunity to plunge into the plot again and learn something new.
Roswell
Then the hero gets into a cafe, then goes down to the underground station. After all the obstacles, you have to be a train explorer. Moving along the car, you will kill enemies and find sketches.
Once in the reactor, you can choose several paths: either slow and secretive, or active and noisy. In the latter case, you will have to kill a lot and quickly solve problems.
Meeting with the monster
This is a chapter with memories that I especially don't want to talk about, since there are a lot of spoilers. The main thing - you need to remember that in order not to prematurely leave the level, it is better to leave the parent bedroom in the end. You need to come here when you explore the whole house and pick up all the cards and sketches.
After some events, you will find yourself in court, where you will be found guilty. At the end of this mission you will find a choice of new uniforms. Look at all the specifications and determine for yourself what will be useful to you.
We will miss the mission with side quests, because, firstly, it is not so difficult, and secondly, it is not of special importance. Although the stilts that you get after it will be needed in the final game.
Since you have a lot to communicate with other heroes, you can be upset by the Russian voice acting of Wolfenstein 2. She sometimes introduces into a stupor her objectively unsuccessful intonations and voices.
New Orleans
On the way to the desired goal, you will again have to destroy and collect. This is perhaps your main task. When you get to New Orleans, you will need to carefully examine all the buildings. You will find cards, sketches, letters, etc. As practice shows, it is best to conduct battles silently.
In this location you will go through the rooms. All this will lead you to the depot. Here you will need to look for star cards again. At the end of the mission, as always, a whole bunch of enemies await you. Then you can get to Horton.
The story does not end there. You are waiting for control of a robotic dog and a walk on Pantserhound. After the massacre there will be an opportunity to return to the submarine.
Climax
Venus will be the climax in history. Here you can do whatever you want, but periodically save and follow the main story. If you want to earn all the achievements, you can try to kick Hitler, but then they will kill you. Therefore, do not forget to save earlier.
Moving along Venus, you need to collect the code, sketches and cards. Also, do not forget about additional tools that will help in the current passage. All this is not difficult to do, since the Russian voice of Wolfenstein 2 is, albeit not perfect.
After you have to wander along the surface of Venus in a spacesuit. The essence of the gameplay, of course, has not changed. The only thing now you need to monitor freon. We again need to move along the corridors, kill opponents, look for sketches.
In the end, you have to destroy a large ball, to get into the room through a pipe. To do this, use stilts. If you don’t have them, you will have to come back and re-pass the game.
The final
The last mission is no less interesting. At first it will seem to you as some kind of ridiculous continuation of the story, but afterwards you will understand what's what. Just follow the familiar gameplay, complete quests.
Problems
As it turned out, nothing had passed since the release of Wolfenstein 2, and dissatisfied players who already complain about errors and other problems have already started appearing on the forums. Most likely, this is due precisely to the fact that the project is new, for it they have not yet had time to release any updates that would fix all the bugs. But experienced gamers have already found a solution to some problems, so then we will consider what to do in different cases.
No answer
So, Wolfenstein 2 does not start. So you bought and installed the game, click on the shortcut and do not see any reaction. First you can try to remove and reinstall it. There may have been some kind of system malfunction, and it was not saved correctly on your PC. It is important that absolutely every game file is installed on the system.
It is possible that Wolfenstein 2 does not start due to an antivirus program that decided to block some necessary files. Therefore, during reinstallation, it is better to disable it. We also check the integrity of the cache in the "Steam". We try to run the project as administrator. Remember that to run your system must be 64-bit.
Comfortable game
Everyone dreams of her, but not everyone has her. With the release of the project, many players began to complain that Wolfenstein 2 was freezing. This problem can include braking, low fps, and lags. All this can sometimes be really fixed, and sometimes you have to put up with it.
As you already understood, the game is very demanding on the PC. Even the initial gaming computer may not be able to handle it. Therefore, immediately look at the capabilities of your hardware. Updates to the video card, lowering the graphics settings, freeing the system from all processes can affect the improvement of the situation. If you have a gaming PC, then try to connect a special game mode.
Mistakes
But problems with Wolfenstein 2, unfortunately, do not end there. For example, a black screen may sometimes appear. If you encounter it, be patient and wait a bit. Perhaps the game needs time to load. Next, try switching the game to windowed mode and vice versa. Some advise again to update the "firewood" to the video card. If all else fails, then most likely your processor is outdated and cannot handle a similar project.
Sometimes Wolfenstein 2 errors occur, in which the game crashes. This usually indicates that the system resources are not enough to maintain activity. You can try to turn off all processes to free RAM. If you have less than 8 GB, then this is not at all surprising. You need to buy a couple more modules so that the amount of RAM is at least the minimum recommended.
conclusions
The release date for Wolfenstein 2 is October 27, 2017. In just 2 weeks, players have already been able to find a bunch of errors and problems associated with this game. Nevertheless, most often these grievances are associated with a weak hardware. Some gamers simply turn a blind eye to the recommendations of the developer, buy the game and install it on a weak computer.
If you do not look at technical problems, then this project turned out to be a success. He already managed to earn a lot of good reviews. Famous gaming publications went through it and expressed their opinion.
I liked the plot, which is also not without sin. There was no problem even with a sense of humor. The action itself turned out to be active and dynamic. Many liked the opportunity to tirelessly kill enemies. Well, no compromises from the game itself can be expected.
But many were disappointed that the story somehow ended abruptly. Perhaps it will be supplemented and continued in the third part. The shootings at the end are noticeably tiring, and I already want a peaceful passage. There are mechanical mistakes that have raised questions among the most experienced.
As a result, Wolfenstein 2 on PC is a solid project that definitely deserves the attention of shooter fans. Some cut scenes even make you think about the meaning of life. After passing you will surely have something to remember and what to spoil your friends.
The bold decision of the developers: to leave alone all the modern fashionable things such as lootboxes, multiplayer and the open world - played into their hands. You won’t put a “ten” in the game, but she definitely deserved a solid “nine”.