The last time we saw Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus was at E3 this year. Last week, PlayStation LifeStyle was invited to make a stop at iam8bit?s Los Angeles office to check out a brand-new build of the upcoming shooter. We managed to make it through the demo intact, and have our preview ready for you below.
Familiar Rolling…At First
The demo played during this session had me playing through the exact same submarine level mentioned previously. Remembering where enemies were from the last time I played this section made it quite a bit easier to make quick progress. Before long, this level was completed, and it was time to travel to Roswell.
Liberated from the wheelchair, I could finally take in the traditional Wolfenstein experience. Playing as BJ Blazkowicz, the resistance tasked me with smuggling in a miniature nuclear weapon, which was dressed up as a fire extinguisher. I took on the role of a fake firefighter, and was thus able to walk amongst the enemy. It was here that a new glimpse of life in Nazi-occupied America was shown. I found myself in middle America, circa 1961. The town was small and relatively quiet, save for the occasional drone ? a reminder of Germany?s technological prowess in this alternate timeline. As I walked up to a gas station, I saw two people in startling costumes ? KKK members dressed in those traditional stupid white sheets. They are stopped by a Nazi soldier, who grills them on their German. Apparently, citizens who were deemed worthy...