Missions like the Forest Compound required silenced weapons and careful movement, punishing players who tried to "run and gun."

The game begins with B.J. Blazkowicz imprisoned in the titular castle. From the moment you escape your cell, the game masters a tonal shift that few modern titles achieve. You start by fighting standard Wehrmacht soldiers in stone corridors, but as the story unfolds, the reality of the "SS Paranormal Division" sets in.

One moment you are sniping officers in a foggy village; the next, you are deep in a crypt, listening to the scraping of shields as undead knights rise from their tombs. Gameplay: A Masterclass in Variety