History YMMV / WolfensteinYoungblood

** The game has many doors which can only be opened using one of the three [[{{BFG}} high tech weapons]]. This wouldn't necessarily be a problem except that said weapons can only be obtained in the Brother fortresses, and Brother 2 and 3 both require super weapons from the earlier Brothers to open certain doors which are necessary to complete the level, meaning if you do them out of order you will get stuck midway through and be unable to complete them, which [[InventionalWisdom raises the obvious question of why they even programmed the game to let you do them out of order in the first place.]]

* FanonDiscontinuity: Thanks to it's divisive main characters, frustrating gameplay changes detailed below in the ScrappyMechanic examples, having a far simpler plot compared to its predecessors that many fans of the previous games find forgettable at best and controversial worldbuilding(including pulling HappyEndingOverride on ''New Colossus's'' ending, inexplicably making the proudly anti-establishment Grace Walker the head of a revived FBI, killing [[spoiler:Hitler ''offscreen'']] and the bizarre [[spoiler:multiverse]] plot twist that [[AssPull many felt came right out of nowhere]]). Many ''Wolfenstein'' fans like to pretend that ''Youngblood'' never happened.

** In combination with the levels and the armor, this makes many Mooks IncrediblyDurableEnemies, making it very unfun to fight them.

** If you die, your ammo doesn't refresh when you are sent back to a checkpoint, and you respawn with the amount of ammo you had when you died. This means you can potentially restart an entire level or boss fight ''with no ammunition''.

** The game doesn't actually pause when you enter a menu, even in single-player mode. In a game like ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' it's more tolerable due to plenty of opportunities to go AFK with relative safety, and the ability to suspend your game any time, but in a fast-paced game like ''Youngblood'' with plenty of RespawningEnemies and that only saves at checkpoints it's less forgivable.

* FanonDiscontinuity: Thanks to it's divisive main characters, frustrating gameplay changes detailed below in the ScrappyMechanic examples, having a far simpler plot compared to its predecessors that many fans of the previous games find forgettable at best and controversial worldbuilding(including pulling HappyEndingOverride on ''New Colossus's'' ending, inexplicably making the proudly anti-establishment Grace Walker the head of a revived FBI, killing [[spoiler:Hitler ''offscreen'']] and the bizarre [[spoiler:multiverse]] plot twist that [[AssPull many felt came right out of nowhere]]). Many ''Wolfenstein'' fans preferer to pretend that ''Youngblood'' never happened.

* FanonDiscontinuity: Thanks to it's divisive main characters, having a far simpler plot compared to its predecessors that many fans of the previous games find forgettable at best and controversial worldbuilding(including pulling HappyEndingOverride on ''New Colossus's'' ending, inexplicably making the proudly anti-establishment Grace Walker the head of a revived FBI, killing [[spoiler:Hitler ''offscreen'']] and the bizarre [[spoiler:multiverse]] plot twist that [[AssPull many felt came right out of nowhere]]). Many ''Wolfenstein'' fans preferer to pretend that ''Youngblood'' never happened.

%%* CriticalDissonance: Game critics largely agree that the game is SoOkayItsAverage, with the Metacritic score in the high 70s. However, the Metacritic user scores are at around 2.9 while Steam user reviews only have about 40%[[note]]as of August 2019[[/note]] of players recommending the game.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Somewhat strangely, a lot of people seem to sympathize with the Nazi {{Mook}} who is the twins' first kill. This may be because they show him listening to a cassette tape just beforehand, which humanizes him somewhat. That the girls [[PutTheLaughterInSlaughter burst out laughing afterwards]] certainly doesn't help, even if it was intended to be MirthlessLaughter.

* ObviousBeta: The last update to the game adding post-campaign content introduced a couple of new areas to explore, namely the Little Berlin Cistern, and Detention Area 4 Engineering Lab. The two maps feel dramatically designed to be playable demos, or vertical slices, featuring environments and gameplay flows at odds with the rest of the game. Features, but isn't limited to:

** A new square area features a distinct uncanny feel to it, a non-functional subway station normally used as fast-travel. Parts of this area are even recycled in the Brother 1 front door area.

* ObviousBeta: The last update to the game adding post-campaign content introduced a couple of new areas to explore, namely the Little Berlin Cistern, and Detention Area 4 Engineering Lab. The two maps feel dramatically designed to be playable vertical slices, featuring environments and gameplay flows at odds with the rest of the game. Features, but isn't limited to:

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Somewhat strangely, a lot of people seem to sympathize with the Nazi {{Mook}} who is the twins' first kill. This may be because they show him listening to a cassette tape just beforehand, which humanizes him somewhat. That the girls [[PutTheLaughterInSlaughter burst out laughing afterwards]] certainly doesn't help.

** There's also a shot at the end where [[spoiler: The twins, Abby, Grace, Anya, and B.J all have a group hug/arm link.]]

* ContestedSequel: Like ''Videogame/ShadowWarrior2'', the RPGElements and the loot mechanics became a point of contention for some fans who felt that they were all introduced in an unsubtle attempt to ram "[[BribingYourWayToVictory Pay to Win]]" elements into the game. The co-op element also got an especially cold reception from fans of the series, who broadly disliked the introduction of multiplayer elements into what had, up to this point, been a singleplayer-centric, narrative-driven series.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Somewhat strangely, a lot of people seem to sympathize with the Nazi {{Mook}} who is the twins' first kill. This may be because they show him listening to a cassette tape just beforehand, which humanizes him somewhat. That the girls [[PutTheLaughterInSlaughter burst out laughing afterwards]] certainly doesn't help (although, to be fair, they are probably laughing more to relieve tension than due to the joy of killing, as one of them [[StressVomit pukes all over the floor]] during the same scene).

* AuthorsSavingThrow:
** The game does a lot to address the criticisms that were leveled at ''The New Colossus'' and how it changed the gameplay formula for the worse compared to ''The New Order''. The difficulty has been rebalanced so enemies aren't melting you in seconds before you even know where you're being shot from (though the RPG mechanics can re-create this issue depending on your progression), and the game has a much larger emphasis on gameplay rather than a ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid''-like infatuation with interrupting gameplay with lengthy cutscenes every ten minutes or so. The game also has quite a few boss fights after the previous game's use of MooksButNoBosses.
** A number of basic single player features were added in through patches to address major criticisms people had, such as the A.I. partner making stealth impossible (she now has a cloaking device and won't attack unless enemies are already alerted), the inability to pause the game at all (the game can now be paused in single player when accessing menus), respawning at a checkpoint not restoring your spent ammo (you now receive a base amount of ammo at respawn), enemies and bosses being too bullet-spongy (enemy durability was globally adjusted), etc.

* ContestedSequel: Like ''Videogame/ShadowWarrior2'', the RPGElements and the loot mechanics became point of contention for the fans who felt that they were all introduced in an unsubtle attempt to ram "[[BribingYourWayToVictory Pay to Win]]" elements into the game. The co-up element also got an especially cold reception from fans of the series, who broadly disliked the introduction of multiplayer elements into what had, up to this point, been a singleplayer-centric, narrative-driven series.

* RonTheDeathEater: The twins themselves have acquired this reputation, mainly due to how during their first kill they burst out laughing, as well as their incredibly obnoxious personalities throughout the entire game.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Somewhat strangely, a lot of people seem to sympathize with the Nazi {{Mook}} who is the twin's first kill. This may be because they show him listening to a cassette tape just before hand, which humanizes him somewhat. That the girls [[PutTheLaughterInSlaughter bursting out laughing afterwards]] certainly doesn't help, although, to be fair, they are probably laughing more to relieve tension than due to the joy of killing, as one of them [[StressVomit pukes all over the floor]] during the same scene.

* RonTheDeathEater: Curiously, the twins themselves seem to have this reputation among some detractors, mainly due to how during their first kill they burst out laughing, even though it's pretty obvious they are doing it as a stress response due to, you know, [[TheseHandsHaveKilled killing someone for the first time]], as well as likely due to relief they ''themselves'' weren't killed (as it was their first fight and they didn't know how tough he was.)

* ContestedSequel: Like ''Videogame/ShadowWarrior2'', the RPGElements and the loot mechanics became point of contention for the fans.

** There's also a shot at the end where [[spoiler: The twins, Abby, Grace, and B.J all have a group hug/arm link.]]

** The game does a lot to address the criticisms that were leveled at ''The New Colossus'' and how it changed the gameplay formula for the worse compared to ''The New Order''. The difficulty has been rebalanced so enemies aren't melting you in seconds before you even know where you're being shot from (though the RPG mechanics can re-create this issue depending on your progression), and the game has a much larger emphasis on gameplay rather than a ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid''-like infatuation with interrupting gameplay with lengthy cutscenes every ten minutes or so. The game also has quite a few boss fights after the previous game's use of MooksButNoBosses. Unfortunately, they also added new problems to this game that really hinder the experience (See ScrappyMechanic).

* DarthWiki/MostAnnoyingSound: "Hell yeah dude!"[[note]]Thanks to the frequency that you will hear this on top of the Narmy reasons below[[/note]]

** A number of basic single player features were added in through patches to address major criticisms people had, such as the A.I. partner making stealth impossible (she now has a cloaking device and won't attack unless enemies are already alerted) or the inability to pause the game at all (the game can now be paused in single player when accessing menus).

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The game does a lot to address the criticisms that were leveled at ''The New Colossus'' and how it changed the gameplay formula for the worse compared to ''The New Order''. The difficulty has been rebalanced so enemies aren't melting you in seconds before you even know where you're being shot from (though the RPG mechanics can re-create this issue depending on your progression), and the game has a much larger emphasis on gameplay rather than a ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid''-like infatuation with interrupting gameplay with lengthy cutscenes every ten minutes or so. The game also has quite a few boss fights after the previous game's use of MooksButNoBosses. Unfortunately, they also added new problems to this game that really hinder the experience (See ScrappyMechanic).

* CriticalDissonance: Game critics largely agree that the game is SoOkayItsAverage, with the Metacritic score in the high 70s. However, the Metacritic user scores are at around 2.9 while Steam user reviews only have about 40%[[note]]as of August 2019[[/note]] of players recommending the game.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The game does a lot to address the criticisms that were leveled at ''The New Colossus'' and how it changed the gameplay formula for the worse compared to ''The New Order''. The difficulty has been rebalanced so enemies aren't melting you in seconds before you even know where you're being shot from (though the RPG mechanics can re-create this issue depending on your progression), and the game has a much larger emphasis on gameplay rather than a ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid''-like infatuation with interrupting gameplay with lengthy cutscenes every ten minutes or so. The game also has quite a few boss fights after the previous game's use of MooksButNoBosses.