"What's that? Kill as many Nazis as I can?" Let's Play The Old Blood

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AradoBalanga: Jan 3, 2013

As someone who enjoyed your The New Order LP, I am looking forward to this one as well.

As for Agent One/Wesley returning from the grave but looking different that the previous one, I would not be surprised if this Wesley was supposed to be nod to how (as of this posting) 6 different actors have all played the same character, super spy James Bond.

# ¿ Sep 8, 2015 20:53

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# ¿ May 22, 2024 10:17

AradoBalanga: Jan 3, 2013

1stGear posted:

Why on Earth would any think its a good idea to send BJ on an undercover mission

BJ may have chicken fried rear end for a stealth stat, but any mission he's sent on will guarantee a significant amount of dead Nazis left in his wake, meaning everyone else has to worry about less Nazis to kill, which means good news for everyone else.

# ¿ Sep 10, 2015 04:11

AradoBalanga: Jan 3, 2013

RickVoid posted:

I'm not going to even touch that ridiculous gun he's holding. It has three barrels and what I can only assume is some kind of very, very large scope? It's like they married a grenade launcher to I don't even know what.

TNO has a sniper rifle that has a secondary mode that turns it into a laser rifle by flipping the scope to one side. Just accept that...whatever young BJ is holding is the product of Crazy Nazi Science^TM and all will be better.

# ¿ Sep 12, 2015 03:09

AradoBalanga: Jan 3, 2013

Samovar posted:

We're gonna kill Rudi's dog in front of his eyes, aren't we?

Given BJ's history, absolutely. And probably in the most painful way possible (for both Greta and Rudi).

Alternate option: We somehow trick Greta into attacking Rudi, and Rudi accidentally kills Greta in the confusion. Cue the Rudi Jager boss fight.

# ¿ Sep 12, 2015 19:49

AradoBalanga: Jan 3, 2013

DeusExMachinima posted:

BJ rammed a pipe straight through a dude's steel helmet.

Well, BJ's plan is to kill all the Nazis in his way. Even if it means using sporadic feats of superhuman strength to increase the body count.

# ¿ Sep 15, 2015 05:00

AradoBalanga: Jan 3, 2013

Anime Reference posted:

I think this game represents the point in the Wolfenstein timeline where the Nazis decide that this supernatural stuff is more trouble than it's worth and go pure stolen Jewish technomagic.

It also helps that BJ has pretty much brutally murdered or severely incapacitated the Nazi commanders who delve into the supernatural by this point, leaving Deathshead (and his lieutenants, Helga aside) as the only commander around with the strength to push his tech-based agenda on the rest of the regime.

# ¿ Sep 20, 2015 00:56

AradoBalanga: Jan 3, 2013

Night10194 posted:

This is actually the canon explanation.

The SS Paranormal Division's status is almost entirely 'Murdered to death by BJ.' at this point.

And Helga, as well as Rudi and Greta for that matter, are all that remain before the status changes to "100% extinct".

# ¿ Sep 20, 2015 01:04

AradoBalanga: Jan 3, 2013

Night10194 posted:

Wyatt isn't boring. He's a good and fun guy.

He's just up against one of the best NPCs in gaming.

Wyatt's other issue is that the armor boosts he gives usually are not as valuable as the health boosts Fergus gives. And of course, nervous American rookie vs. grizzled Scottish veteran will always lean in Fergus' favor.

# ¿ Sep 20, 2015 19:15

AradoBalanga: Jan 3, 2013

I'm kind of bummed that Greta was finished off with the regular dog kill animation instead of a unique one.

She's coming back as a Lovecraftian superhorror later on, isn't she? :ohdear:

# ¿ Sep 23, 2015 02:41

AradoBalanga: Jan 3, 2013

Cythereal posted:

Alternatively, give her a Da'at Yichud exoskeleton or the like and go the opposite direction.

Personally, I can't help but be a bit irritated that the idea of a female protagonist instantly makes people think it must be a stealth game rather than an action game.

In Anya's case, I think people assume it'd be stealth-based because ( :siren:

TNO spoilers within :siren:

) she admits to BJ to have been a serial killer targeting Nazis during BJ's hospitalization (so at least from 1946 to 1960), and given her past, a more stealth-based game is what people would expect out of someone like Anya, regardless of gender.

Granted, I would adore Anya charging Super Soldats with nothing but dual auto-shotguns and not giving a poo poo. My bigger concern is how a sequel to The New Order would handle the Fergus/Wyatt situation. Does some plot element (read: Nazis loving with the supernatural for the gorillionth time) result in both timelines getting merged or do you import a save file and that file determines which timeline you continue?

# ¿ Sep 23, 2015 22:55

AradoBalanga: Jan 3, 2013

Ometeotl posted:

It's Wolfenstein, not Wolfenchangstein

Oh like you wouldn't want to see Wolfenstein: Big Trouble in Little China.

# ¿ Sep 24, 2015 01:52

AradoBalanga: Jan 3, 2013

KozmoNaut posted:

Nazi helmet coconut bra.

Someone please draw this.

# ¿ Sep 26, 2015 20:44

AradoBalanga: Jan 3, 2013

berryjon posted:

So that's how BJ will survive the end of the New Order! He's got this Flaming Nazi Zombie thing going on, and being BJ, will not be evil!

Honestly, I'm half-expecting Veil Shenanigans to help BJ survive, should he appear in a sequel. Like, some residual energy from the Black Sun heals him back to normal or mostly heals him but with some drawbacks. Alternately, as Anticheese said, Set Roth/Da'at Yichud Ex Machina is also an acceptable solution.

# ¿ Oct 3, 2015 04:52

AradoBalanga: Jan 3, 2013

I love how BJ just casually used a dead Nazi as a ladder, like it was nothing out of the ordinary for him. :allears:

# ¿ Oct 5, 2015 23:35

AradoBalanga: Jan 3, 2013

Moonwalking super soldiers. Sure, why not? Probably the least hosed up thing BJ has seen over the years.

# ¿ Oct 10, 2015 01:46

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# ¿ May 22, 2024 10:17

AradoBalanga: Jan 3, 2013

I think we're supposed to figure out that the monster is blind by its thrashing of Helga. She clearly manages to control it and gives out clear orders (attack the American) that anyone who could see their target would recognize. However, since the monster cannot see, it uses its hearing and attacks the closest source of noise, thinking that Helga is the target. And if you missed this cue, the fact that the monster goes after ANY source of noise, be it BJ or Nazis, is the other cue that King Otto's monster is blind. And this second one is something that players would be bound to stumble upon during the fight and put the pieces together. So yes, the game does tell you the monster's crippling weakness, but unfortunately opts to do it in a very roundabout way that can be easily missed by the player.

Also, I'm glad Fergus came back for the ending. I suspected both he and Wyatt would show up as a lead in towards TNO's events, but I guess they really wanted Wyatt to be the "new kid on his first day at work" character, so he gets left out.

# ¿ Oct 14, 2015 05:46

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