Blazkowicz entered the series in Wolfenstein 3D and, in the time since, has killed Hitler, assassinated a variety of fictional Nazi leaders, halted Nazi weapons research, stopped plans to resurrect an ancient German king, stopped the Fourth Reich’s usage of paranormal powers to destroy their enemies, and prevented evil SS leader Deathshead from creating an army of undead cyborgs. With The New Order, players once again find themselves in the shoes of protagonist William “B.J.” Blazkowicz, a U.S. Wolfenstein 3D, which debuted in 1992 and established most of the tropes that exist in modern first-person shooters, ended its campaign by pitting the player against Hitler, dressed in a chain-gun suit. Wolfenstein: The New Order starts by posing one question, a question that fuels every decision and story arc over the game’s single-player narrative: What if? The series has always focused on the Nazis as an antagonist - their horrific atrocities during World War II provide endless material for inspiring gamers to pick up a gun and work through a campaign - but it does so with a heavy dose of fiction.

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