Art book Review: The Art of Wolfenstein: The New Order
By Keri Honea
I admit that nostalgia is the primary driving force behind my desire and glee for Bethesda’s upcoming Wolfenstein: The New Order. However, after getting a glimpse of the concept art for the game thanks to Dark Horse, my excitement has gone through the roof. If only the cut scenes look as fantastic as the art contained in this book, Wolfenstein: The New Order will be the best darn Nazi-killing game ever conceived.
Wolfenstein: The New Order is unlike past Wolfenstein games in that this one is set in an alternate future as if Germany won World War II. The protagonist may be the same, but the era is certainly different. If you need proof, just check out page 8 of the art book, which has a stunning image of an astronaut (or is it a cosmonaut?) on the moon, saluting the Nazi flag with a grand Heil Hitler. I got chills looking at that one screenshot.
I admit that nostalgia is the primary driving force behind my desire and glee for Bethesda’s upcoming Wolfenstein: The New Order. However, after getting a glimpse of the concept art for the game thanks to Dark Horse, my excitement has gone through the roof. If only the cut scenes look as fantastic as the art contained in this book, Wolfenstein: The New Order will be the best darn Nazi-killing game ever conceived.
Wolfenstein: The New Order is unlike past Wolfenstein games in that this one is set in an alternate future as if Germany won World War II. The protagonist may be the same, but the era is certainly different. If you need proof, just check out page 8 of the art book, which has a stunning image of an astronaut (or is it a cosmonaut?) on the moon, saluting the Nazi flag with a grand Heil Hitler. I got chills looking at that one screenshot.
I admit that nostalgia is the primary driving force behind my desire and glee for Bethesda’s upcoming Wolfenstein: The New Order. However, after getting a glimpse of the concept art for the game thanks to Dark Horse, my excitement has gone through the roof. If only the cut scenes look as fantastic as the art contained in this book, Wolfenstein: The New Order will be the best darn Nazi-killing game ever conceived.
Wolfenstein: The New Order is unlike past Wolfenstein games in that this one is set in an alternate future as if Germany won World War II. The protagonist may be the same, but the era is certainly different. If you need proof, just check out page 8 of the art book, which has a stunning image of an astronaut (or is it a cosmonaut?) on the moon, saluting the Nazi flag with a grand Heil Hitler. I got chills looking at that one screenshot.
The game takes place in an alternate 1960s decade, “where the Nazis won and giant robots and laser technology are integrated into everyday life.” Tor Frick and Axel Torvenius, designers from MachineGames, explained their design choices for this vision as thus:
The design elements we chose resulted in a vast palette of fantastic ideas and endless possibilities for creating unique machinery, grim characters, and designs that speak to the industrialized evil and cruelty of the Nazi empire. The world of Wolfenstein: The New Order mixes contemporary design, dark science fiction, the grounded and clunky technology of World War II, and the stuff of nightmares infused with Wolfenstein steel.
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