MachineGames seemingly hasn’t finished with its Wolfenstein series just yet.
While it’s been over half a decade since we last punched a Nazi in Wolfenstein: Youngblood, studio head Jerk Gustafsson has hinted the team would very much like to go back to the Wolfenstein universe to tie up BJ Blazkowicz’s story.
While both Youngblood and the 2019 VR title Cyberpilot touched on the wider Blazkowicz family’s fortunes, we haven’t actually played as series stalwart Blazkowicz since 2017’s The New Colossus. And it’s BJ’s story that seems to intrigue Gustafsson most — in fact, it seems Blazkowicz’s story was always meant to be told in three parts.
In a new interview with Noclip, Gustafsson said the team had “always seen [BJ’s story] as a trilogy,” adding: “That journey for BJ, even during those first weeks at [id Software], when we mapped out New Order — we still had the plan for at least [BJ], what would happen in the second one and what would happen in the third one.
“I think that’s important to say, because — at least, I hope — we’re not done with Wolfenstein yet. We have a story to tell,” he added (thanks, PC Gamer).
The last Wolfenstein game was 2019’s Wolftenstein: Youngblood, Set in 1980, 19 years after BJ Blazkowicz ignited the second American Revolution, it introduced the next Blazkowicz generation to the fight against the Nazis. In IGN’s review, we awarded it a middling 6.5, calling it “aggressively okay.”
MachineGames’ latest offering, however, was Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, which secured 9/10.
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world’s biggest gaming sites and publications. She’s also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky.
