i was pretty close to beating the game, probably like 1-2 hours left, but my file corrupted and my last save file was a couple of in-game hours before. i have no intention of redoing the previous shit again, especially with me playing the game on the hardest difficulty. i wasn't really enjoying the experience with the game anyways. the story was boring as hell. the gameplay was uninspired and didn't justify it being a sequel. i also think this game unfortunately deals with the inherent evolution of game technology. the game feels way too sluggish and "realistic" for my liking. one thing i loved about "return to castle wolfenstein" was the beautiful fluid movement; it's the type of game i would love to speedrun. the fast-paced movement and smooth controls allowed for more fun gameplay. this game doesn't have any of this, and it's sorely missed for me.

fun! until the final boss who almost ruined my entire experience.

wolfenstein: the new order isn't as fluid as the return to castle wolfenstein in terms of gameplay, but i still enjoy this game overall. there are some interesting ideas in the narrative, but it starts to get pretty boring and repetitive. the amount of times we see blazkowicz get saved last second is pretty funny. the gameplay was fun for the most part, except for some really clunky movements, especially during some of the more intense fights in the game. i played this on uber cuz i'm not a little baby, and that movement got me killed way too often. i also really enjoyed the return to more stealth mechanics, which i think the previous wolfenstein (2009) installment sorely missed. there's a lot of potential in this game that i don't think was fully realized, both with its story and gameplay, but it's still worth my time.