![]() ![]() "Stark" of course, is German for "Strong" therefore, their name is Hans Armstrong. Allohistorical Allusion: One of the newspaper articles you can find mentions that the name of the first Nazi astronaut on the moon was Hans Armstark.Alternate-History Nazi Victory: As noted above, the game is set in an alternate timeline where the Nazis won.This is emphasized by famous historical and cultural images being Nazified, such as The VJ Day Kiss and The Beatles' iconic Abbey Road Crossing photo being performed by German soldiers. Alternate History: Not only has World War II lasted three years longer, but the Nazis have won.Alas, Poor Villain: Downplayed, but Bubi's death provides Frau Engel with her only vaguely sympathetic or humanizing moment in the entire series.Arguably a case of Shown Their Work, as the G3 was descended from a prototype assault rifle developed by Mauser in 1944/45. In turn, the 1960 Assault Rifle is a more fictional design, though mating several elements of the Heckler & Koch G3 (most notably the rear sight drum) with the game's version of the StG (the front sight and charging handle). Even the Thompson SMG, Luger and StG 44 used in the 1946 sections are referred to as generically as possible, though the StG that shows up in the game is heavily modified, such as an integrated folding foregrip and a wider profile due to "bullet acceleration tanks". AKA47: The firearms are simply referred to by generic names.The game takes great pains to show that the Nazis were the worst of humanity, and that there is no justification for their behavior. Most neo-Nazis ignore the racist part in favor of Nazis just being a totalitarian force this game reveals just why letting the Nazis have anything at all is bad, reconstructing the idea of Nazis as Acceptable Targets. An Aesop: This is one of the few pieces of Nazi-killing media that reminds us that Nazis are bad specifically because they're racist and genocidal.It's likely they were deemed incompatible with the darker, more mature tone that Starbreeze/Machine Games wanted to take the series in. Their absence is particularly noticeable since almost every other major memorable enemy from Return to Castle Wolfenstein, including the Black Guard and Uber Soldiers, make an appearance. Adapted Out: The agile, black leather wearing Elite Guard Nazi dominatrixes are absent from The New Order, despite appearing prominently in the previous two Wolfenstein games.Action Prologue: The first mission starts with Blazkowicz and Fergus taking part in an aerial assault of Deathshead's base, followed by an on-foot assault that includes climbing a tower, using turrets to take down hordes of enemies and having to make a Sadistic Choice at the end of the mission. ![]() Wolfenstein: The New Order provides examples of: Not to be confused with the seminal British indie band or the Hearts of Iron IV mod with a similar concept ![]() A sequel, titled Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, was released on October 27, 2017.Ĭheck the character sheet. ![]() but how can he win a war that's already been lost?Ī standalone prequel entitled Wolfenstein: The Old Blood was released on May 5, 2015. Blazkowicz joins a La Résistance group, the Kreisau Circle, in Berlin in an attempt to make things right. Come 1960, Blazkowicz awakens only to find that the worst has happened: the Nazis have won the war and now rule the world with their incredibly advanced technology. barely escapes alive and suffers head trauma in the process, and spends the next fourteen years in an insane asylum. Unfortunately, the mission goes horribly wrong. Blazkowicz is sent on a secret mission to assassinate the man responsible for this: Wilhelm "Deathshead" Strasse. It is 1946, and the Allies are losing World War II thanks to a sudden technological leap made by the Nazi regime. Wolfenstein: The New Order is the fourth entry note sixth if you also include Castle Wolfenstein and Beyond Castle Wolfenstein in the Wolfenstein series, developed by MachineGames, a studio founded by several key members of Starbreeze Studios (developers of The Darkness, Escape from Butcher Bay, and Assault on Dark Athena) who left in 2009. ![]()
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