Wolfenstein: The New Colossus (Review/Analysis) - Humanity Through Absurdity @WritingOnGames
Wolfenstein: The New Colossus (Review/Analysis) - Humanity Through Absurdity  @WritingOnGames
Uploaded November 2017 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
*SPOILERS FOR THE NEW ORDER, POTENTIAL LIGHT SPOILERS FOR THE NEW COLOSSUS*

In this episode of Writing on Games, I take a look at Wolfenstein: The New Colossus; examining how its "slice of life" style of storytelling can work so well against the background of cartoonish grindhouse shlock, and why its story and gameplay work more seamlessly than its 2014 predecessor, The New Order.

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Additional footage from videogamecredits, BabyZone, TheRelaxingEnd, GamesGlitches Gaming and Duck360Gaming2. Thank you all!

Intro Text Provided by Lashman - twitter.com/RobotBrush

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