Blazkowicz as he uncovers this sinister secret and fights against a Nazi regime that has swallowed the free world whole. Now, players follow the series' familiar protagonist B.J. Rather, the Third Reich is mysteriously outfitted with ferocious robot hounds, giant walking robots, and super-soldier cyborgs-all inexplicably advanced tech that would baffle even scientists and engineers in the 21st-century.Įven if the war is over, a battle still rages. That's because in the world of The New Order, the Allies weren't outfoxed by brilliant Nazi tacticians or beaten back by sheer number. It’s about this David and Goliath theme filled with occultism or mysticism.'īut Öjerfors quickly adds, 'Well, it's more like mystic technology in our game.' 'Together we figured out that Wolfenstein is based on a few pillars,' Öjerfors says. In this game, which reignites a decades-old first-person shooter with a new twist-the war is over and the Nazis won.Īcquired by ZeniMax Media in 2010, MachineGames teamed up with Id Software, the company that created the lauded and pixelated Wolfenstein 3D in 1992, to discuss what elements went into making a great Wolfenstein game-and how The New Order would add a new chapter to the legacy.
That was the question posed to Andreas Öjerfors, senior gameplay designer for MachineGames' upcoming title, Wolfenstein: The New Order. 'What would a world created by fascism look like?'
