It's not that bad, but even shareware version of Wolf 3D is better.
I was really young when I used to play Wolf 3D with my father. We had some fun there: it was repetitive, it was basically linear, but noone can deny, it was fun as hell.
Then, after many years, they came up with Return to Castle Wolfenstein. My father bought it and I loved it, finished it like ten times.
But well, this is a Wolfenstein (2009) review, eh?
I got the game, full of expectations, installed it, drooling at the installation screenshots. Looked so great there.
So, I got in game. Went to the graphics options. I'm more of a player than enthusiast, but I really like good looking games and some fine anti-aliasing. Found poor options, I expected more since I've played other games with Havok engine. And liked them.
So, I got in game. First impression I had was that the graphics weren't as good. Maybe because I had just finished games like Batman Arkham Asylum and Resident Evil 5, I wasn't feeling so good about the graphics. But ok, it was Wolfenstein, that would make for it.
The game followed a linear map, regular shooting scenes, regular cutscenes. Nothing much. But I didn't really like B.J. Blaskowicz in this game. He had too much attitude and sounded too childish. Don't ask, I just had a different impression of him from the other games.
Then the game goes on. I try to love it, I really do, but I don't. I can't. The other games were so much better and this game is so poor. First this Call of Duty system, get to cover and you will heal yourself up! How genious!
Then this poor storyline, about a medallion... Damn, I mean, the other storylines had more maps and much more action. This game doesn't have many stealth levels, is just too easy, it goes on only in one place... Urgh. Just, I regret getting this.
I mean, Free Roam in a FPS game must be well done, and this is just too boring. It just doesn't motivate me to explore more. The updating system is just ridiculous and makes the game easier. I mean, it's the first id Software game that makes me feel like this. I'm simply disappointed.