The New Colossus, the highest rated
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus came out on Steam on 2017-10-26, developed by MachineGames, Metacritic 86, $39.99. It is the highest-rated MachineGames entry and the last mainline Wolfenstein campaign.
Released in October 2017, set in an occupied America in 1961, and rated higher than either of its predecessors. The New Colossus is the game Wolfenstein 3 has to follow, and it has been the last mainline Wolfenstein for nine years.
The record
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Steam appid | 612880 | Steam store API |
| Steam release | 2017-10-26 | Steam store API |
| Developer | MachineGames | Steam store API |
| Publisher | Bethesda Softworks | Steam store API |
| Metacritic | 86 | Steam store API |
| Price | $39.99 | Steam store API |
| Platforms on Steam | Windows only | Steam store API |
| Languages with full audio | English, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil) | Steam store API |
The 86
That score is the highest of any MachineGames game on Steam, and the second highest in the whole series behind Return to Castle Wolfenstein's 88. It is also the score cited every time someone argues that the studio's Wolfenstein peaked here.
| Game | Metacritic | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein | 88 | 2001 (Steam 2007) |
| Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus | 86 | 2017 |
| Wolfenstein: The New Order | 81 | 2014 |
| Wolfenstein: The Old Blood | 76 | 2015 |
| Wolfenstein: Youngblood | 69 | 2019 |
| Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot | 54 | 2019 |
Where the story stopped
The game ends with the resistance in a stronger position and B.J. still standing, which is the sort of ending that leaves room for a third part without demanding one. The studio then spent seven years making other things.
What it shares with the announcement
Grace Walker, played by Debra Wilson, is a character from this game, and her return is the second half of the casting news Xbox gave. So two of the three named people on the Wolfenstein 3 announcement, B.J. and Grace, come from the game this one follows directly.
| Wolfenstein 3 element | From this game |
|---|---|
| Grace Walker | Yes, first appeared here in 2017 |
| Debra Wilson as Grace | Yes, same performance role |
| The 1961 setting | Not stated for Wolfenstein 3, do not assume |
| Fergus | No, Fergus is from The New Order |
The cast page covers both actors, and the series timeline puts this game's release date against the rest.