The German headquarters series, as the originator of FPS games, was previously a sensational work that caused a whole world. After the mushrooming of various FPS today, this series and the voice of the Doom gradually declined in the last era, and even the new works later were not played by many people.
Remember that the final game was Activision's 2009 reboot of the Obsidian Conspiracy, with large changes, non-linear missions, weapon upgrades, and super powers. In addition to the Nazi theme, the rest is no longer related to the old German headquarters, but it is quite fun to return it in the end. It's a pity that I didn't applaud and died in the Ganges of the game market. Just when I thought that this series would not have a sound for the time being, I didn't expect it to come back five years later, and it was in the name of a reboot. However, judging from the trailer, this work is more inclined to restore the old cheerfulness, which is purely a Nazi shot.
"New Order" is another reboot of the series, and the developer has switched from Activision to Machine Games. After World War II, the Nazis won World War II by crushing the Allies with high technology, and ruled the world. And the protagonist BJ they try to restore the appearance of the old game as much as possible, super-similar to the oldest German headquarters, and after the defeat in World War II, regroup the resistance army to deal with the ultra-high-tech Nazi government.
This work builds its own universe, re-gives the brain-opening background, and restores the smooth, heavily armed bullet FPS that the old German headquarters has. Interestingly, the official deliberately reduced the connection with the Obsidian conspiracy, borrowing only the same name, and also said that Activision handled it badly, so he did not want to have anything to do with it.
Artistic expression
As a work that has been handed over from the old to the new, there is a concession in the picture. After all, it is the period when the new host is on the market, the new and old hosts have to be done, the picture is still more biased towards the old generation, and the details are not so high. In addition, the PC version does not seem to have a de-aliasing option, so the aliasing feeling is very serious.
The background of the game spans the Nazi rule during World War II and beyond, due to the relationship between Nazi black technology, the characters and weapons design is relatively fresh, there are that kind of avant-garde weapons and giant machinery, the design is a patchwork of various electrical appliances and large mechanical structures, the appearance looks simple, but it seems to be very powerful. Looking at the Nazi soldiers dressed in black armor, but carrying charging backpacks behind their backs, it feels like they are also very good.
At the beginning, the World War II period was a bit realistic, and you could see the classic German headquarters fortress. The background is an overhead future, and although there are not many areas in the game, you can still see Finland and France with Nazi flags and a bunch of heavy technical infantry patrolling, presenting a future ruled by the Nazis. Interestingly, there are also many anecdotes that pay tribute to historical events. Such as the first moon landing, the Nazi version of the Beatles, the Nazi singer, etc., give the world a layer of realism.
The game's levels are quite rich, unlike those previously limited to World War II frontlines, trenches and cities. There are super-giant submarines underwater, submarines across Europe, avant-garde space labs and weapons factories, heavily guarded vertical prisons, and a super-large moon base. Show the Nazis' scientific and technological prowess in the most direct way.
Of course, I don't know why, this series must involve ancient ruins or supernatural forces, so this work will also appear mysterious ruins and super powerful ancient technology. In the end, this is, after all, the German headquarters series, the degree of bloody is certain, and the amputated limb burst is by no means absent. Rushing through the Nazis, bullets, and a bunch of ketchup spraying is indispensable for this kind of shooter that emphasizes the coolness.
The plot of the work
This is the first time in the series that it is no longer stuck in World War II, and there is an empty future of Nazi rule. The focus is also on the development and imagination of this future, telling the story of a novel German headquarters. It has to be said that this starting point is excellent, not only retains the core characteristics of the German military headquarters, but also has the opportunity to expand the world view. Although the prologue still starts from World War II, it is only the laying out of the plot, and the entire plot after that is focused on the future world.
During World War II, the Allies were defeated by the Nazis' scientific and technological prowess, and the protagonist BJ was rushing to the battlefield of the Nazi headquarters. Because the location of the "dead head" of Nazi scientists was found. The Allies decided to take the first rank of the dead head in an all-army assault. As long as the Nazi head of science is cut off, then technology will stop. So the protagonist B.J followed the brothers and flew quickly to the battlefield where the dead head was.
After a siege of the city, they finally sneaked into the headquarters, but things did not develop as expected, the squad accidentally fell into a trap, and all the members were captured. And Death Skull brutally killed his compatriots in front of BJ. In the nick of time, the protagonist and his remaining companion jump into the sea and are lucky to be rescued by a passing fishing boat. But unfortunately, the process was affected by the explosion, and the brain was seriously injured and became a vegetative person.
BJ, who became a vegetative person, watched patients come and go in the hospital, year after year, watching doctors and nurses make daily diagnoses, watching Nazi soldiers take patients away, but could not respond to anything.
Until one day, the soldiers came to the hospital again, but this time they came prepared and began to shoot the people in the hospital. Just as the soldier slowly approached and the barrel of the gun was already pointed at his head, BJ picked up the dinner knife and quickly stabbed it into the soldier's throat, and he finally woke up after being numb. After escaping from the hospital, he was questioned to find that the Allies had surrendered 12 years earlier, and the world was now completely ruled by the Nazis. But the protagonist BJ is a former hero of World War II, how can he sit still? So he decided to find his companions who had escaped with him, organize the rebels, and re-eradicate the Nazis.
Gaming systems
As a series that focuses on FPS fast shooting, this game retains a fast game pace and exaggerated firepower. There are also new systems to increase the game's variations and choices. Simply put, not only is it cool to shoot, but it can also have more fun.
The shooting feel is very good, the weapon has low recoil, fast rate of fire, fast reloading, and even some weapons do not need to be changed, highlighting a concept that allows you to shoot well. And the protagonist is also a very traditional setting, that is, Superman with all guns on his back, only cares about what weapon to cut, does not need to consider the difficulty of picking up a gun at all, very simple and violent. And weapons can be switched modes, such as machine guns can be cut into grenades, shotguns can be replaced with warheads, pistols can be silenced, etc., and there are more things that can be selected to shoot.
There are two types of weapons in the game, and the general weapon is very traditional to eat ordinary ammunition; Laser weapons require charging. Charging is not like ammunition to pick up, but charging stations to replenish energy. Because the game charging station is all over the floor and can be charged repeatedly, basically the screen can not find the bullet. However, the disadvantage is that the charging process is longer and there are fewer magazines.
Among them, one of the laser weapons is a feature of this work - the laser cutting gun. You can cut the barbed wire or relatively thin iron plate to drill some small holes or ventilation pipes, you can also cut a hole as a muzzle, and puzzles are often used, which is a very versatile weapon.
In this game, any weapon can be wielded. Right! Any weapon. Small guns, submachine guns, shotguns and even sniper rifles, each weapon can be dual-wielded and unleashed dual firepower. Although this will reduce the accuracy of the shot and is not scientific at all, it is to highlight a cool word. When you take turns bombing with two shotguns, no heavy machine can stop you.
Although the game features a sudden fun, there are still options for stealth. Commander signals appear in certain stealth areas. Players can consider taking out the commander without being detected, so that enemies in this area do not appear, and players can safely advance the story. Therefore, this work has many secret passages and small holes to drill in the level design, which is of great help in frontal combat and stealth. There will also be some hidden supplies inside, which greatly encourages players to look for holes everywhere.
If you are not discovered, it will trigger an alarm and a large number of trash fish will continue to pop up until you take out the commander. So if you want to be reckless, you can rush in head-on; However, on higher difficulty, you will be killed with a few shots from the enemy, and stealth will be a better solution.
The in-game supplements can be eaten casually, and the player can still eat all the visible supplements despite the player's full blood and shield. These supplements will break through the upper limit and become a state of overdose, and the overdose treatment will slowly drop back to normal HP, but at this time your HP may explode a lot, and you will have the capital to fight the enemy. This design is very enjoyable when there is a bunch of supplements on the ground, and you can rush out to make a big fuss after eating, without worries.
Although there is no skill tree that can be actively upgraded in this work, there is a talent tree that can be unlocked. By completing the challenges on the talent tree, you can unlock talents and enhance the protagonist's abilities. Challenges such as maximum health, maximum ammo, movement speed, etc., are some fancy ways to kill enemies, so the game encourages players to try and change their battle choices with various things. Anyway, killing people can make you more able to kill, and killing more can make you kill more people.
epilogue
The shooting feeling of this work is full, the Nazi trash fish is basically a few shots, and a large number of them come, and the fight is very enjoyable. And also provides stealth options, the game experience of the two is very different, it is recommended to play two rounds. The game's controls are also smooth, and there are parkour moves such as sliding barriers, climbing, etc., which can show a very trendy fancy killing. You wield a laser sniper rifle and then hit the Nazi head with a sliding base, which is only possible in this game, and it is not against the rules.
Personally, I like the new worldview that this game attempts. After all, the previous series could not be separated from World War II, and it was already a little tired of watching, but this attempt to expand the future world is quite fresh. And the plot of this work is also good, a very direct and violent heroic style, the protagonist and his companions go to various Nazi strongholds to stir up, and fight against the leaders of Nazi organizations. The process is also mixed with some American black humor.
If there is a disadvantage, it is that this work is a work from 2014, and the picture quality is slightly lower. And I don't understand why PCs don't have anti-aliasing options, even if the image quality is extremely high, the jagged edges are still too bad.
All in all, if you like refreshing FPS, this is a work not to be missed. As the first game after the series reboot, it is worth experiencing. The expansion "Old Bloodline", which was later launched by this work, tells the prequel of this work, which has different combat system characteristics, which is also quite good.