not interested in debating politics. Just want to shoot Nazis
That made me cry a little. So beautiful.
not interested in debating politics. Just want to shoot Nazis
That made me cry a little. So beautiful.
Wolfenstein 3D
The Saboteur is about an Irishmen killing nazi's in France. Older game but was overall fun. Its like a PS3 era free-roam game.
It’s such a goofy game that hasn’t really aged well (in both gameplay and writing) but I absolutely love it
Played it on Xbox 360 recently after it was mentioned in a similar thread. I concur about the story (and characters, mission design) but it's fun enough in short bursts of 1-2 hours - if you go into it expecting a b-movie setting.
I did enjoy climbing buildings and silently killing Nazis. The world is surprisingly detailed, even beautiful in places. Made me suspect a lot more content/missions might have been planned but were scrapped.
What bothered me most (being prepared for the typical stuff this 'historical setting' is usually plagued by and the games of the time [gender stereotypes etc.]) was the Soundtrack - it's way too short for such a long game and doesn't fit the era.
This is exactly how I feel about the game. I recommend it every chance I get. It's goofy and it has it's quirks but there's just something so satisfying about slowly dismantling infrastructure in the occupied areas until colour returns to the map. I actually started a new play through yesterday.
i am not sure there are any politics to debate , killing nazis is good.
you could try the old.medal of honor or, for a good story but also old- brothers in arms.
Oh, there would be debate from reddit admins on that one.
Reddit admins would debate shooting videogame Nazis? Wtf? Things going on in GTA aren't the same?
GTA 7 should be a time traveler, stealing Panzerkraftwagen IV and shoot Nazis.
Hard agree, but there are oftentimes apologists who are summoned from these posts or the people who make the argument that idolizing violence against anyone is abhorrent (nazis have families too!! etc etc), which to an extent I can agree with. However I have two history degrees which has given me insight on many topics, one being that non-violent resistance to true tyranny is a borderline myth. I subscribe to the paradox of tolerance .
I'm proud to say that Lemmy largely does not subscribe to the modern media "all violence is bad" mentality. Everyone with a functional brain knows that's bullshit. Even the people who supposedly agree with that idea support the police's use of violence sometimes. The monopoly of violence by the state is just a useful thing they push to keep people in line, and it's mostly not a thing here.
i am not sure there are any politics to debate , killing nazis is good.
Yeah but it has to be in the context of videogames, or it's "iNciTiNG viOLeNcE" or some shit.
You didn't say "shoot Nazis (or fascists)" in shooter games specifically, so I'm going to interpret your question broadly.
In BioShock Infinite (story-heavy shooter game with some RPG elements), the main villain is some turbo-racist Nazi who runs his own "utopia." The prior releases in the series have you facing objectivist villains, which I guess is Nazi-adjacent.
In the Jagged Alliance series (a turn-based strategy game), you control a small band of mercenaries fighting a totalitarian dictator. JA2 is a classic, though almost 30 years old by now. JA3 (released in 2023) is a more modern version and a worthy successor.
Hearts of Iron IV is a strategy game where you can literally fight the Nazis, though much of its dubious player base does the opposite. You won't literally do the shooting though.
In Skyrim (which I'm guessing you've played already), there is a civil war between two factions that are basically lawful evil Nazis and chaotic evil Nazis. Though Skyrim is thin on story, at least you can decide to kill (almost) everyone.
One of the factions in Fallout: New Vegas (one of the best first-person shooter RPG's of all time) consists of slave-driving Nazis (as much inspired by ancient Romans as the actual Nazis) called "Caesar's Legion." You can just go to their camp and kill everyone, including "Caesar."
While I did have shooters in mind, I did leave it open for interpretation for any genre of game!
Never heard of the Jagged Alliance series before, but I do enjoy my turn based games. I struggle with RTS games, I like to take my time and be methodical. It's on sale right now for quite a bit so I will consider this, seems similar to XCOM.
All the other games I've played before but are excellent suggestions. HOI4 has become too feature bloated imo, but it is great fun playing as Canada and building the most specialized shock troops of the allies and just shredding holes into the German front lines for the american and british troops to pour though.
In the spirit of the broad interpretation, I think an argument could be made for This War of Mine, as a resistance against fascism in the idea of surviving as ordinary citizens at all costs. But that is more so anti-war than particularly anti-fascism, although the two often go hand in hand of course.
JA2 is indeed similar to XCOM in terms of gameplay. If you can live with the very dated graphics, the gameplay still holds up and is even better than XCOM in my opinion. There are some recent mods and patches to fix some bugs and keep the game playable on modern machines.
I've actually never played HOI4, the setting just doesn't appeal to me, maybe it just hits too close to home. In terms of Paradox games I prefer CK3, though that game isn't without its flaws.
Fallout 4 has the Brotherhood (fascists) and the Institute (fascist Nazis?). My next playthrough is going full scorched earth and burning it all down.
Just finished this:
https://www.gog.com/en/game/saboteur
It's straight up killing Nazis for about 30 hours of fun SP campaign. You play as a french resistance fighter in paris during WWII. Race cars, make wildly inappropriate innuendos, kill Nazi, rinse and repeat. Has an interesting wanted level mechanic and a stealth system with disguises. Had a few weird bugs but nothing game breaking. 8.5 / 10.
Also the last game of the legendary Pandemic Studios. It would really deserve a sequel or even a remaster.
Currently playing this, tons of fun… basically GTA with nazis and machine gun blimps. Oh and you can climb buildings, too!
I recently played through this, somehow I had never heard of it. Some parts didn't age great but overall a very fun game. Lots of nazi killing.
Wolfenstein: The New Order and also The New Collossus
I think Old Blood is the best of all three.
I was so surprised I didn't see Wolfenstein further up. They are like THE Nazi killing games.
India Jones and the Great Circle - I don't have the hardware to play it, but I have read great things (including a pretty good story if you like the old movies.).
Yes, you get to punch and kill lots of Nazis too.
You can punch Nazis, you can shoot Nazis, you smash them with sledge hammers or shovels. Highly recommend.
I love Indiana Jones as a franchise, concept, and the look of this video game but even at 40% off it'll be $60+ CAD which is a tough sell for one game. Base price its $90 CAD, which is more like $100+ after taxes. I'll definitely play it eventually, but I think ill be playing the waiting game for a super steep discount.
It's indeed a lot like the older movies. And it runs somewhat decently on a steam deck but expect texture pop in issues.
I thought the game was worth it.
I'm stuck in the first area of this game because I can't stop myself from blowing my disguise so I can smash Italian fascists with lead pipes
Indiana Jones, you hit them over the head with a spade and somehow this made me flinch more than mowing 200 of them down
Got immense satisfaction playing this game last year for exactly this reason
I'm amazed we got that game properly told as is tbh given how maga fee-fees probably got hurt over it.
Bloodrayne. Hot sexy vampire chick that slices up Nazi scum with arm blades? Teenaged me thought that was THE SHIT.
I got a copy of the second one for the OG Xbox when i bought some guys old console to have something to play Halo CE and Halo 2 on native hardware. I've been wanting to get into it for a long while ever since
Is that one with the bouncy boobs cheat code?
Zombie Army 4. Zombie nazis. Nazis have already died once. Kill them again
Interesting note: Zombie Army is actually a spinoff series from the Sniper Elite franchise. It was originally called Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army, but they dropped the lengthy title when the third Zombie Army game released. There are 4 of them out now.
Sniper Elite focuses on a sniper behind enemy lines during WWII. Despite creating unique stories and events for you to play, its overall setting is somewhat accurate to real life history.
Zombie Army, however, is an alternate history where Hitler revived his fallen Nazis as zombies, as a final solution when he knew he was losing the war. These are supernatural zombies, as real-life this Hitler was obsessed with the occult. No virus plague zombies here.
The two game franchises don't have much to do with each other, but they started out under the same franchise title.
*himmler was obsessed with the occult. The rest of them thought he was a bit kooky.
Theres also zombie army trillogy. BTW these run om the same engine and have the same gameplay as sniper elite
That is an absolutely terrible vantage point. Totally exposed to fire. If you're gonna fight Nazis, don't give them an easy shot.
Not interested in debating politics, just wanna shoot nazis
I saved this thread just because of this. Also, your taste in games is magnificent
The Saboteur is fairly old at this point, but still holds up gameplay-wise.
I can explode 4 to 6 nazi testicles with one shot in the Sniper Elite games. That alone is proof that video games are art.
If you don't mind a suggestion a bit out of left field, how about Freedom Force vs the 3rd Reich? Love that game.
There is the Company of Heroes games and the Commandos series.
It's not first person, but company of heroes is definitely a delight! Nothing will make you feel more like you're actually winning the war against Hitler than that game. It feels like being a colonel on the set of Band of Brothers.
I never get tired of hearing the squad chatter.
"We need a fuckin' bazooka for this shit!"
"Come on engineers, we're holding up the whole god damn war!"
”Jesus Conrad... TIE YOUR FUCKIN LACES!”
Farcry 6 is neat, but I like Farcry 5 for this! Curbstomp fundamentalist religious cultists with redneck accents, reclaim the beauty of rural America! Take a break to fish in the majestic waterways of Montana, then go carpet bomb yall'qaeda camps while listening to some chill country/folk! Take a second to admire the breathtaking mountain scenery before hitting the detonator on a mountain of explosives and demolish a hideous fascist monument while parachuting away to safety! This game has ALL the catharsis for you 🤠
Fascists in general?
Fallout has both the Enclave and Brotherhood of Steel to slaughter.
Far Cry 6, already mentioned but it’s great taking down fascists in very bloody ways. Some of the goofiest and most fun I’ve had with vehicles are the things the Yarans cobble together, like a dune buggy that also flies.
If you emulate the original bionic commando, you get to blow up Hitler's preserved head in gory detail
Also cod isn't ea.
I’d definitely recommend Mouse, P.I. . They don’t wear swastikas on their sleeve, but for how silly the game is they do take steps to show just how organized the Big Mouse Party is about fascism and oppressing minorities. Some of the first villains of the game are an army of cops that happily kidnaps shrews - “lesser” mice - into human trafficking. And you get to melt them with an acid gun.
Wait a few years and you won't even need a computer to play that game.
Bloodrayne was pretty fun back on the ps2. I think there's a pc port on steam. That is if you want to dismember and devour them Nazis.
Yeah, I have some Nazi-killing games for you.
As for games that are close to shooting Nazis:
Upcoming one is Nekome
https://aftermath.site/nekome-nazi-hunter-trailer-probablymonsters/
Fuck that does look about what I'm looking for. I really like the alt-history stuff like Wolfenstein where the nazis have "won" but there are still people out there fighting the good fight even in the face of overwhelming tyranny. Reminds me of some advice my uncle used to give me, it doesn't if you won it matters most that you fought back.
Fascism is a central theme in the “Infamous” games
Commandos 2/3 are exquisite for shooting nazis if you don't mind the lack of first person perspective
It's definitely a bit old and janky by today's standards, and I can't say it'd hold up well, but Homefront: The Revolution is a decent romp against Nazi-esque NK takeover. Takes place in a pseudo-Philadelphia warzone and has some cool features. Even if it ends up not clicking with you, at least stick around until you can play Timesplitters 2 on the arcade cabinet.
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