Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, Underrated and Unforgettable

In this video I talk about Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, a prequel to the criminally underrated Wolfenstein: The New Order. Just like The New Order, The Old Blood was completely ignored and overshadowed, and it deserves way more attention because it's actually amazing!
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Intro: (0:00)
What is Wolfenstein: The Old Blood?: (1:51)
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood: (10:16)
Outro: (35:48)
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[@Proxidist]

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[@e.c.9468]

Great review man, for a great game

[@heftymagic4814]

Saying doom was the cause of fps games changing from cod clones is literally the biggest cope and lie 😂 nothing about nudoom innovated the genre, getting some people interested in indy single player arenas isnt that big

[@itchywuss3511]

It's actually crazy how history repeated itself. Wolfenstein 3d pretty much started the FPS genre, but Doom came after that and got all the credit. Now the New Order revived the FPS genre and brought it back to its roots, but then Doom (2016) comes out after it and gets all the credit. Does that mean that Id's new game will be a Quake one that has revolutionary graphics and multiplayer? I hope so ;)

[@jasonturek6671]

True bro

[@dftknight]

I'm not sure we can credit Wolfenstein with reviving the genre. Was it dead? Call of Duty and Halo and Battlefield were still popular. There's no similarities between Doom and Wolfenstein either. Wolfenstein is basically Half Life 2 + Inglorious Basterds. Heavily story based with lots of scripted set pieces and variety. Doom is basically an update on the classic arena shooter style. Not much story or scripted moments but an emphasis on movement , dodging slow moving projectiles and stylish kills. I don't see the similarity.

[@anthonykarnes6804]

@@dftknight I don't see where he says they are similar

[@giannilyanicks1718]

loved all these games make me want to replay these

[@Wolfen_Miku]

@@dftknight it's meant to be a return to what made FPS so popular a Revitalization! If you

[@Horatio787]

Luckily that opening stealth section goes by muuuuch faster on replay because you know exactly what to do.

[@fecalunfunny7109]

it was stealth?

[@fecalunfunny7109]

@@kazcav got one of their guns and just hoped i’d hit

[@drewsteenrod3110]

Tbh I liked the stealth section haha, once I figured out you could kill the super soldiers by shutting their power off I enjoyed it

[@cwoza5]

Old Blood was what Wolfenstein was supposed to be. I was my favorite of the three titles. Definitely a wink and a nod to Return to Castle Wolfenstein 👍

[@Aureliano01]

same here

[@WolfrostWasTaken]

Return to Castle Wolfenstein was the first game I ever played and seeing it "remade" in the Old Blood was INSANE!

[@cwoza5]

@@WolfrostWasTaken they need to just officially remake RTCW.

[@pootispencer9765]

You know that 90% of the stealth in that intro section is optional right? You can instakill powered down super soldiers with the pipe, grab their guns, fire at the connecting wire of the others, and they'll die quite easily. So you can do a mostly guns blazing way very easily. Guess most people missed that way of doing it.

[@Proxidist]

?!?!WHAT

[@pootispencer9765]

@@Proxidist Yep. You can also kill those detached super soldiers with the pipe - shoot their glowy bit till they keel over, and go to their front. You'll be prompted, and an animation will play with you wrenching off their chest armor. The foe will wake up, vulnerable at the chest now. Then, shoot the glowy bit again, run up to the front, and BJ boyo will ram that pipe into the grisly exposed heart of a supersoldaten - and then it'll actually fuckin explode. Unreal satisfaction. Edit: Easiest with the bombenschuss for precision targeting and high damage.

[@koldox4381]

De hecho, con la escopeta y disparando a su fuente de energía, la "bombilla" azul, los terminas de 2 disparos. Comienzan a incorporarse y ya los has eliminado.

[@e.c.9468]

Old Blood is soo good, I just wish it was a bit longer. BTW you can also make the nightmare in the asylum and in the Castle

[@dignusdingus3709]

I prefer the Old Blood as it's closer to the previous games with the whole occult angle, but with the gravy that is the new gameplay.

[@Robb1977]

Wolfenstein tended to have occult AND sci fi nazis. The best part of the old blood (in my opinion) was serving as an explanation of why there is no more occult in wolfenstein. The occult era ended because almost the entire paranormal division gets wiped out here, and they never actually yield any artifacts or progress, they fall victim to ancient curses just like they always do... meanwhile, the technological wonders have them actually winning the war.

[@AlphaSnowLion]

I must be the only person who's insane xD I actually really like the stealth mission across the prison block. I love the atmosphere, the fact that you have to hide from the super soldiers, and the entire area design itself is top notch imho, it's really enjoyable

[@user-zb9iu5mf8p]

Yeah for some people its amazing

[@danilojankovic660]

I think thats actually the point of wolfenstein, but everyone desires fast moving games with shooting around and not much thinking

[@cwoza5]

I agree. I thought the stealth angle of this game was spot on.

[@yuuki2507]

But you do know that you can kill the super soldier and steal his weapon, right?

[@mrmannsalt2444]

Personally I always liked stealthy games like dishonoured so I also loved that stealth section.

[@Its_varshan]

i have completed both the new order and the new collossus all because of you. Thank you for the amazing reccomendation and as always amazing vid!

[@fayazcharms]

Wolf 2 was the best one but there is young blood too there

[@nakazatelen141]

@@fayazcharms Man I still don't understand why so many people hate The New Collossus. I try to look at their reasons from their perspective but I still don't get it.

[@Proxidist]

Please play this game, it’s honestly so good!

[@zerotactix5739]

I Keep recommending all my friends the same thing. They see the 7/10 rating, or some see the beginning and just quit. It's one of my favorite FPSs as well.

[@mikeygamer6676]

Already did, can't wait for your thoughts on Wolfenstein 2

[@gamingcantina9157]

You weren't lying just started the game today and got to the part with the zombies . The only part that made me reluctant to keep going is the beginning with the stealth part for almost half the level.

[@TheMilkshakeMarxist]

It's crazy how many of the gags, references and ideas I got in your video. Great work! Out of curiosity, what would you think of a mod that added the old blood enemies and weapons to the opening sections of the new order? (Like the 1946 heavy soldier, SS paranormal elite, and sniper). I've been thinking of jumping on that after the rights to the id-tech 5 engine are released.

[@hugostiglitz491]

I've played it 5 times

[@JordanChar]

Just finished the game! It was very good and I'm glad I played it! On to the next one! Thanks for recommending it

[@ihave500hats]

If you've played Return to Castle Wolfenstein, you'll notice there's many parallels between the games, obviously they're not the same "timeline" per say, but they're very heavily related. It's my personal favorite of the universe, and it has a lot of community mods/levels too!

[@terryhaircastle5702]

Agreed - and just FYI, it's 'per se' 😊

[@pauls4522]

The biggest tying narrative point is deathshead. Wolfenstein 2009 referenced his super soldier program directly, while the dialogs are not spoken to link them in the new order, it's implied because he exist and because he's doing the same type of work. Of course they are not directly linked, as resistance leader in wolf 2009 was killed, but is alive in new order.

[@theicelandicnationalist2.023]

Fun fact, after you kill Jägers dog, if you turn around and follow Jäger through the room he retreats to, you can reacquire all of your weapons

[@bonniedykstra6722]

21:34 this whole section made me feel so cool, fighting through enemies and slowly regaining my weapons. It just felt so awesome

[@GeorgeMazur29]

Great editing. Strong script. Hope you blow up. New Order and Old Blood really were the last “Half Life” type games we got from the industry. Old Blood was the Opposing Force of the franchise, expansion on a small budget and under full price that refines the environments and design with crazier highs and lows. Wish triple AAA shooters had these sort of expansions still.

[@AkweliParker]

Came here to make this same comment. Holy hell this guy is good! I hope the algo gods reward his high-quality work.

[@metalfeva7320]

I just got this game today along with new Colossus. Cant wait to get off work soon and play it all weekend. Already played new order and loved it so much.

[@victorvance2573]

And now 9 days later how is your impression?

[@metalfeva7320]

@@victorvance2573 it was an amazing game. I just finally beat the game yesterday.

[@victorvance2573]

@@metalfeva7320 I thought so! 🙂

[@androogalt]

I love the Ol Blood because it tips the hat to Return to Castle Wolfenstein which is one of the most Badass shooters around. The Cable Car mission is dangerously close the escape from the Castle in RTCW and I was surprised by how much it got me

[@Cr1msnF4dger]

Old Blood is basically a huge homage to Return to Castle Wolfenstein. The comparisons are similar: I the beginning you get captured and you have to escape the Castle, but Agent One doesn't get so lucky. You arrive at the village to meet the resistance fighters. Later the supernatural kicks in with the ,,Nasties" being reanimated by the essence and Helga being interested into bringing back an ancient monstrosity to life, but instead killing her off not being able to control it. Finished off by a boss fight against an resurrected monster to prevent it being released to the world

[@Robb1977]

well... its an homage to the occult side of return. Return also has the whole X lab thing.

[@Bavari90]

Yay, welcome back man !

[@fojisan2398]

This is honestly my favorite Wolfenstein game. It has the incredible gameplay of TNO, while also cutting back a bit on the hefty amount of cutscenes, plus giving us a quick run through some of the most memorable aspects of Return to Castle Wolfenstein without all of that game's jank. Sure, the weapons aren't as interesting as TNO's but if sacrificing that means better pacing, level design, and overall more interesting combat encounters, so be it.

[@giannilyanicks1718]

thge closest we've got of a new gen RTCW

[@coltforceplayer]

The New Order is miles better but ok, sometimes clowns don’t need to be found, they show themselves

[@nickfitchner3218]

Same!!! Literally the only criticism I have for the game is that it’s too short!

[@denizo9263]

The reason you can't aim with the scope is that BJ's noodle arms can't keep the crosshair in the center of the screen.

[@trilby3447]

Every time I hear “castle Wolfenstein” I expect lightning to sound like that one joke from Young Frankenstein

[@NTonyy]

Finally somebody gives TNO and TOB unbridled praises. Incredible games with Amazing storylines with great and memorable characters and especially villains.

[@policemancronk9686]

this video is exactly how I feel on this. and its great to hear it articulated so concisely. well done bro

[@hugostiglitz491]

Excellent video 🫡

[@pop000690]

I think this and Return to Castle Wolfenstein are tied for my favourite Wolfenstein game. The New Order is great but I prefer Wolfenstein thats mixed with some Horror/Paranormal elements and I think The Old Blood mixes the alt history Sci-Fi with the Supernatural Horror perfectly imo.

[@Ron0p1]

Mine is RTCW and The new colonies(because of story )

[@gameknightplays1211]

I can understand why Anya wanted B.J to be the father of her children

[@Ron0p1]

Why?👀 Explain me

[@gameknightplays1211]

@@Ron0p1 amazing Genes

[@jacobwilson989]

"But bj misses all his shots like he was playing on a controller" that final boss on I am death incarnate was rough. Hitting its mouth while it headbangs around all the time.

[@linusdickens4767]

The old blood is my personal favorite as well. I think it doesn't get enough love so I really appreciate this video.

[@shalindelta7]

Reason is simple, TNO has a great blend of gameplay and story whilst TOB has great gameplay. TNO wins as a full package but if you want more pew pew without focusing on narrative then TOB is the one to play.

[@themoonshine8797]

NICE DUDE!!!

[@_ghostly_]

As a history buff I love some of the details. The intro says 1946, and we all know WW2 ended in 1945 (although I'm unsure this includes the pacific front). Another cool detail was a newspaper (I think it was outside the gate after escaping the the boat) advertising Normandy as a tourist attraction following the failed invasion on June 1944. Not only do we gain insight to how the Nazis won WW2 but also implies that Operation Overlord lasted for longer than the 6th of June.

[@thejuanderer4206]

Did not know Old Blood was underrated. I bought the double pack for Old Blood and New Order. I was unfamiliar with the series so playing O.B. made sense to play first, “Old’Blood”. Never got around to finishing it but I did very much enjoy the gameplay, I don’t care for spoilers so the reveal through your experience seems neat.

[@nicklancellotti4204]

Great video! How long have you been editing? And do you get paid for freelance?

[@bloodysimile4893]

Old Blood story take a lot of inspiration Return to Castle wolfsterin, which you check out. Also there are female nszi garuds. Be ware the game system is based on half life health system.

[@elslinky]

epic proxidist video

[@bmshaven]

I remember it was a cool thing to say 'x is so metal' when something was uber cool and absolutely badass. The Machine Games developed Wolfensteins embody: This game is 'metal'. And the gunplay....oh the gunplay.

[@heavyhummer9411]

The drunk guy in the village asked for some money

[@jendouglas9781]

How WW2 games went from this to "My team vs the enemy team" is beyond me.

[@dkkanofkash8798]

The first Wolfenstein games I played was some random old mobile port and the 2009 one, which I still think is a highly underrated game with enjoyable story and gameplay. When The New Order was advertised at a local Walmart, I knew I had to play it, and it blew me away once I did. Both The New Order and The Old Blood are the only games I can think of that I fully played through more than three times (about 5 times each). Personally, I love The Old Blood a lot more than The New Order. The WWII setting in a massive compound with odd sci-fi elements, zombies, and monsters sat well with me than The New Order’s more expanded story. It also reminded me of the movie Where Eagles Dare, which I’m sure inspired the people who made The Old Blood.

[@jonnze8949]

As a serious and authentic Kraut I really appreciate 5:45. :D Man I need to play New Order and Old Blood again. The New Colossus was so amazing I just love every second of it.

[@mrerplaysyt4397]

nice vid

[@coltforceplayer]

Although I’ll always love The New Order, The Old Blood was quite good as well, the game really goes crazy once the Shamblers fall from the sky

[@simon.r.k]

15:35 i don't know if it was left out because youtube being youtube but there is one prisoner sitting on the edge and if you walk up to him he will jump down. If I remember correctly BJ even comments on it with "Please don't"

[@androogalt]

Bombenschuss tips the cap to the FG42 paratrooper Rifle. I frel like this game was mad for people who loved Return by people who loved return

[@kazcav]

Coming back to this I personally grew to love the prison section, it's MUCH better with the minigun and armor perks enabled on a second playthrough! After you stealth kill the first super soldier you can grab that minigun and blast your way through the whole section easily if you aim at their weak spots, even on Über, watching them blow up into gibs is satisfying AF. And the atmosphere is amazing either way, I'd take this over that sluggish wheelchair section in the boring gray submarine environment.

[@Artsious]

Just bought all 4 of them havent played these games before, started from the old blood loving it so far these games are underrated asf

[@fayazcharms]

This game is awesome

[@KangMinseok]

You can actually pinpoint ESG DEI creeping into Wolfenstein... disability section... pregnant boss babe cutscene... it was like watching a slow-unfolding trainwreck where Young Blood was the logical final conclusion.

[@MrMightyZ]

I was loving these game until it was pointed out to me how huge all the weapons are. The rifle started feeling like I was waving around a motorcycle and the pistols looked like small 4 cylinder engines. They are so JUMBO that it started feeling like a cartoon and my character was tiny like a action-hero squirrel or like a badass cat.

[@unsuisseegare1291]

frankfurter is not only a sausage, it's the name of the peoples woh lives in Frankfurt, like hamburger for Hamburg

[@jhonsmith8425]

33:50 Fun Fact about this boss, I realized while fighting it, it only reacts to sound. If you stop shooting and moving and a zombie or enemy is approaching you, the monstrosity will attack the enemy and ignore you.

[@lazy-boi-oh3674]

I liked the section at the beginning

[@Ey0postal]

After 4 months the Wolfenstein video finnaly Got a sequal

[@xav9793]

No imma be real about the things i didn't like about old blood: 1. Health and armor only cap at 125 2. Running while dual wielding doesn't get a perk 3. The 1st prison lvl does indeed suck And 4. The golem boss feels more like a bullet sponge

[@fecalunfunny7109]

The secret levels broke me

[@dalowpoll5857]

How did i miss this game when i literally played the new order

[@shalindelta7]

That IS crazy not gonna lie. TNO was so good you'd think anyone would be searching to see if there's sequels ( unless you played TNO when it came out )

[@gameknightplays1211]

After my first time playing this It became My second favorite wolfenstein Game just behind The New Order

[@Hadras7094]

15:40 in fact if you stay in that section for a while one of the prisoners jumps there

[@Geralt.5261]

Asking someone if he's a "Frankfurter" actually perfectly makes sense as it simply means asking if the other person is from the German city Frankfurt. I haven't played the game though so maybe our boy Rudi was actually refering to the sausage.

[@fayazcharms]

I love the super natural thing me in old wolfintestines

[@Electric_Mercenary]

I like the Wolfestien series but I really can't get into it because of the movement but hey I get why people love this series

[@tragedy9992]

U literally didnt butcher the Word Bombenschuss at all. Sounded pretty good

[@Louthedrone]

Damn that pipe came in clutch

[@draakool166]

I swear, Old blood was a RTCW Fever dream that B.J. had between New Order, and New Collossus 😂

[@giannilyanicks1718]

ive got some nice memories from this game. i think it's my facve too

[@theicelandicnationalist2.023]

I actually enjoy the Ubersoldat stealth section… but I am nowhere near a “right mind” so… yea you are still right

[@Genialbeldia]

The old blood is my fav wolf, I even like the stealth intro

[@fayazcharms]

I never focused on music man

[@BM-wh5qk]

The only bad parts were the beginning stealth areas where you have to sneak past the robodogs.

[@tomasbillian4907]

In regards to the "Frankfurter" thing, Frankfurt is a German city. A "Frankfurter" would be someone from Frankfurt. So Rudi was aking him about his place of origin, not making a Sausage joke.

[@kevskikane]

I'm so glad it wasn't me who hated the stealth part at the start of the game.

[@sharpiesharpie8356]

me personally i love stealth games dishonored series ect is there a lot of stealth in this one ? thinking of grabbing it

[@lukemayes5007]

​@@sharpiesharpie8356yes, most encounters can be bypassed or elimanated via stealth

[@sharpiesharpie8356]

@@lukemayes5007 i’m about 10 hours in and it’s dope i played the others but since steam had a sale i got them all again for pc for 15$ this one i slept on lol better then expected thanks for the reply

[@thomasduhamel6489]

will you review wolfenstein 2 the new collussus?

[@pootispencer9765]

Hail to the grandaddy of fps

[@Augment_Failure]

Can agree on liking it more than New Order. The Bombenschuss is boss, the zombies and sawed off combo is supreme, and the kampfpistole is bangin'. ;) If only more games actually included zombie hordes as a potential story mode. I prefer the WW2 era feel of this game and the opening of New Order compared to the rest of NO. I'm a sucker for alt history, but New Order takes it too far after the intro. Need a Wolfenstein that takes place during the rest of the war. That would be so sick! Even if the Allies are destined to lose in said game, the contrast to actual history would be a magnificent selling point. Shame that New Collosus and Youngblood exists, yeesh!

[@moritzkotsche5854]

In Germany we call Bj, Till Schweiger

[@rockitoutnight8160]

I played wolfenstein 2 and it was okay not my fav but the places in this and the zombies seem cool

[@emanuelandrei7250]

28:03 she was yapping about wine or something

[@Letov1997]

5:56 the sway on the bombenschuss's scope is inaccurate, your shots will always be dead center on the middle of the screen, no matter the sway

[@koldox4381]

Qué hay de The new colossus?

[@mrmannsalt2444]

I loved old blood probably my favourite wolfenstein it has great gameplay great weapons great enemy’s great art style and great characters. My favourite area was probably castle wolfenstein as going through that place blasting natzis was amazing but chapter 2 was also good and I did not expect it to turn into natzi zombies but it was a welcome surprise for sure!

[@mrmannsalt2444]

Also the context it gives to BJ saying the breath and exhale line is great

[@mrmannsalt2444]

I also just loved stealthing in the game

[@richwalker5025]

Old blood honestly made me forgo this series after playing it as it felt uninspired after the new order, I'll have to give it another go after this and see if i was on point, maybe playing in chronological order this time

[@TheAustinWoolShow]

Hopefully the series won't die with Youngblood. I don't see how it could. Everybody likes killing that particular group of persons that KZbin doesn't like being mentioned.

[@ACTVRLADR]

Just bought this game today at gamestop. Dirt cheap lol hopefully a great game🤞

[@Ron0p1]

Love from India ❤

[@CaptainHindsight-xt9yd]

I don’t think the new order had anything to do with how Doom 2016 turned out. The new order came out in May 2014 and 1 month later Doom 2016 already had a cinematic at e3 and two months later a gameplay teaser at quake con. Doom must have entered development at least half a year before that point.

[@hansandhismp-4033]

I really love the occultism and the mysticism in this game, just like what the Nazis used to believe and what they are trying to achieve during WW2. I bought this game last week on Steam Sale 75% discount and it costs me only around 4$ and I think it is super worth it to buy especially the story is actually pretty good in my opinion (not as expanding as The New Order but I say for the price I got it is hella worth). I'm giving this game a solid 8/10

[@ayosisi1237]

Funny story I watched your vid and I got a nightmare about the nastys takeing me

[@cosmicwartoad2587]

It goes James Bond>Rambo>Indiana Jones.. The New Order goes from Rambo>James Bond>Rambo

[@conliffeiain]

I downloaded all the new Wolfenstein games after January 6th 2021 because I wanted to shoot nasties (LOL) and was honestly shocked at how great the games are.

[@AbandonedChannel682]

holy shit 37 minutes

[@fayazcharms]

It’s a brutal game too

[@seamusobrian9050]

Imo wolfenstein new order, old blood, amd new colussus are a fantastic fps trilogy. 2 gets a lot of flak but i think the story really is the best there

[@interlinkedMedia]

The overuse of the pipe-climb mechanic led me to prefer the new order. Old Blood is still way better than new colossus imo.

[@fayazcharms]

Young blood is there

[@TheRetroDen]

Pipe supremacy

[@seamusobrian9050]

People say machine games lost their touch but i think bethesda pushed hard for multiplayer which led to half baked projects wolfenstein youngblood, prey multiplayer vr, and redfall

[@EagleEye517]

Anyone else feels like Old Blood is some sort of remake to Return to Castle?

[@stequality]

Lol !

[@kertiszeroone]

I don't really get the hype around mediocre doom 2016 (or eternal), given the fact that machinegames wolfenstein reboot exists

[@stequality]

I enjoyed doom 2016 but eternal felt too much as a platformer

[@butterss1178]

If the previous games are canon then this is the third time blazkowicz infiltrates castle wolfenstein

[@shalindelta7]

It's a soft reboot so no.

[@Cazpa]

Bombenschuss is quite accurate pronounced. Bombshot in englisch