Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus dances between agony and ecstasy

Bethesda’s Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is going to be an awesome video game when it debuts on October 27. But it’s going to produce a lot of agony once players start trying to shoot the Nazis who have taken over America. That’s because the game is, like its predecessor Wolfenstein: The New Order from 2014, going to be difficult to play.

Yes, this is another episode of Dean Takahashi is bad at playing video games. But I hope it entertains and illuminates. I played the beginning level of Wolfenstein II at the recent Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles in June. It was tough, but I didn’t get have so much level that I couldn’t finish the level. But I played the game again at another couple of preview events, and that feeling of victory that comes when you finish a level eluded me.