... Is it worth getting Wolfenstein (2009) before playing this?

[Fru Fru Brigade]

There's at least one returning character, but I hear that it's not very good, plus it's way more difficult to find and expensive than it should be (particularly the PC version) because someone at ID didn't like digital distribution and deliberately released it only as a physical box.

[CursedPanther]

It certainly isn't the worst FPS in history, but at the same time nothing about it is exceptional.

If you're not flooding with cash, Old Blood and New Order alone are enough to keep you entertained for the next few days.

[DogMeat]

Honestly I liked Wolf 2009 more than New Order. Old Blood was a huge improvement and I'd say I like Old Blood/Wolf 09 about equally.

Wolf 2009 is one of those games people either love (like myself) or hate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBqUkGwHS24

If you can find it for cheap on EBay or something I'd say go for it. If you have one of the last gen consoles you can also pick it up. In fact I first played Wolf 09 on 360 and then picked up a copy on Steam when it was available because I enjoyed it so much.

If you can't or don't want to get a copy you can always watch a playthrough on YouTube if you feel the need to get caught up on story. Or just watch the cutscenes on YouTube if you don't like watching others play a game.

Also, the game not being on Steam is an issue with the publishers, Bethesda and Activision. Like Wolfenstein 2009 Quake 4 was created by Raven Software and Published by activision yet when Bethesda bought id they removed and then rereleased Quake 4 back on Steam with their publisher splash screen replacing activisions. Why they haven't done the same for Wolfenstein 2009... who knows. Rumors say they don't want title confusion, or they ran out of keys, or they think the game isn't worth rereleasing.

[TopperHarley]

This game can be got through ill means very easily if you want. I , like Dogmeat have a soft spot for this and I also played on console. Pc version looks and plays better . Also RTCW has a great graphics mod for pc players so u should def play that too.

[Fru Fru Brigade]

Already played through Return to Castle Wolfenstein. Not with Graphics Mod, though.

[Half-dude]

It's not a bad game, it's just very dirivitive and not that original. But it's more of the awesomeness of Wolfenstein, nazis, nazi sci-fi science, supernatural creatures, occult, and lots of shooting!