WOLFENSTEIN OPENING CINEMATIC: NEIN! NEIN!

One of the few popular games of the past I haven’t had the chance to play just yet is Wolfenstein. I don’t know much about this game so I am looking forward to seeing what the next gen version is all about. My first real look into this game is this new opening cinematic. Only problem with this trailer is, it doesn’t represent actual gameplay and that’s what matters most to me. The character in this trailer looks like a mix of Max Payne and Nathan Drake from Uncharted. Except with a WWII/Nazi-ish twist I guess. Either way, even with my absolute disgust for another WWII themed game, I’m keeping my eye on this one. The developers claim it’s not really a WWII game anyway, it just happens to take place during that time.

Wolfenstein is currently under development by Raven Software in Wisconsin.

BIOSHOCK 2: DROWNING IN NEXT GEN GOODNESS

I remember playing Bioshock when it first came out and wasn’t really impressed with it as much as my friends were. I actually got pretty bored with it and never really cared to finish the whole game. I think I got half way through. That’s not to say that I don’t like the idea/story behind the game or that I don’t want to play the sequel. Checking out this new gameplay footage from GameTrailers.com, it looks pretty much the same as the first Bioshock. But there is a specific part that blew me away, I think you’ll be able to tell which part I’m talking about when you see it.

I think for me, with the first Bioshock, there were just too many options to have to deal with. All the weapons, all the injections, hacking etc. It was just too convoluted, I never knew what I was supposed to be doing. Call me simple-minded I guess, but whatever happened to fun games where you just have to use a couple of buttons? Y’know, you remember, either A or B? Now it’s a combination of 8 different buttons, triggers, stick clicks and D-pad pressing. It drives me crazy sometimes, but I think I will give Bioshock another chance when this sequel comes out. What about you? Are you going to buy this or just give it a quick rental?