Turning on the fly from a walking tank wielding dual-assault rifles (which have gotten a major overhaul in Old Blood) into an assassin popping off headshots from a silenced pistol has lost none of its lustre in this second pass. As with New Order, pure gun battles are a thrill in Old Blood, thanks to a flexible set of weapons that completely change the feel of the game with a button press. Old Blood shares its predecessor's biggest gameplay strength, which is how it allows players to blend stealth with all-out gunplay as the situation demands. If you were to imagine the first action-heavy-yet-character-light hour of New Order blown out to about five hours of wall-to-wall action, you'd have a pretty good idea of what you're getting in Old Blood's first act. races against time to save his squadmate, Wesley. The Old Blood is comprised of two acts, "Rudi Jager and the Den of Wolves" and "The Dark Secrets of Helga von Schabbs." Though originally intended for release as two separate products, they are treated as two, admittedly clearly bifurcated, parts of an overarching story here.ĭen of Wolves pits our hero, William "B.J." Blazkowicz against prototypical torture-loving, American-hating Nazi heavy Rudi Jager as B.J.
A skeptical player who skipped straight to The Old Blood, a new stand-alone expansion to New Order, would likely find that their doubts were well-founded: There's plenty of great action, but not enough heart to make it feel as vital and fresh as its predecessor. New Order had genuine pathos, real emotion and enough great character moments underscoring the real evil of the Third Reich to do the unthinkable: Make killing Nazis feel fresh again.
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