We did get to see a cool laser cutter weapon though, which uses a procedural destruction system to let you slice through certain objects. We found the combat pretty standard shooter stuff, many weapons coming across as futuristic stylised modern guns (like a laser machine gun), with the occasional dual wielding for good measure.

Our second demo put more emphasis on the actual play of The New Order rather than the themes, making our way through a destroyed bridge and dispatching Nazi scum along the way (including Nazi branded robotic brawlers). She lets us pass, none the worse for wear. The thick tension is quickly broken by her manic cackle, revealing it was all ruse, a test to see not what photo we’d pick, but whether or not we’d take the gun on the table.

Sitting her gun on the table, she deals a set of photos and asks us to choose between them. She wants to make sure we’re of good Aryan stock. She demands we sit down, for a test of impurity. We’re not quite sure how far up the chain of command she sits, but we’re guessing pretty high. It all goes awry when we’re stopped in our tracks by an older lady clearly of senior Nazi status. We’re standing in a Nazi train (assuredly undercover) hurtling down the rail, collecting a coffee to take back to our cabin. Our first demo was a short introduction to the mood and themes of The New Order. We got to take a peak at two demo levels from the latest build, to see how this one man Inglorious Basterd will make his name in a revision history world. Set to reinvent the Wolfenstein brand name, Wolfenstein: The New Order (headed by Bethesda’s MachineGames) was on full display at E3 2013. And after spending fourteen years in a coma he’s back to kick some Nazi arse. Much has changed, but unfortunately for them B.J. The German Nazi Party has defeated the allies in World War II, conquering the known world, and even being the first to step foot on the moon.

Wolfenstein the new order train test