Been on a fun little kick playing the Sniper Elite series and the Wolfenstein series and want some suggestions for what can replace it once I run out of campaign missions to do in those games.

While I would love to replay the campaign missions of COD, I ain’t paying like $30-60 for a two decade plus old game from EA. While I do prefer shooting nazi nazis, I don’t mind suggestions that have you shooting fascists in general.

Not interested in debating politics, just wanna shoot nazis.

  • terabyterex@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1611·
    9 days ago

    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.

      • Samsy@lemmy.mlEnglish
        22·
        9 days ago

        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.

    • Grizzlybur@piefed.caOPEnglish
      26·
      9 days ago

      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 .

      • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
        5·
        9 days ago

        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.

    • Murse@slrpnk.netEnglish
      8·
      8 days ago

      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.

        • Grizzlybur@piefed.caOPEnglish
          1·
          7 days ago

          I think first and foremost that was to be a foil to explain why the Nazis, who were historically irl incompetent, and canonically just as incompetent in game, were able to make such technology. Kinda the same logic between making jewish actors play nazis in movies, its so real nazis IRL cannot as easily idolize them. I think the whole Jewish magi-tech stuff was a bit much too, but I let it slide because it warms my heart how much it probably pisses off irl Nazis.

  • pricklypearbear@lemmy.worldEnglish
    66·
    9 days ago

    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.

    • DrCake@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      9 days ago

      It’s such a goofy game that hasn’t really aged well (in both gameplay and writing) but I absolutely love it

      • xspurnx@leminal.spaceEnglish
        6·
        9 days ago

        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.

      • pi3r8@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        8 days ago

        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.

      • glasratz@feddit.orgEnglish
        2·
        9 days ago

        It’s not that it didn’t age well, it was seen as very goofy when it came out, too. If I remember correctly, there was a copy protection that censored boobs in pirated versions.

  • Hapankaali@lemmy.worldEnglish
    42·
    9 days ago

    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.”

    • Grizzlybur@piefed.caOPEnglish
      9·
      9 days ago

      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.

      • Hapankaali@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        9 days ago

        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.

      • crimson_iris@piefed.socialEnglish
        2·
        8 days ago

        If you do decide to try Jagged Alliance 2, get the 1.13 mod. It fixes a lot of things and adds new items and features. I still play it very often.

    • FenrirIII@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      8 days ago

      Fallout 4 has the Brotherhood (fascists) and the Institute (fascist Nazis?). My next playthrough is going full scorched earth and burning it all down.

  • ButtermilkBiscuit@feddit.nlEnglish
    31·
    9 days ago

    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.

    • g5pw@feddit.itEnglish
      4·
      9 days ago

      Currently playing this, tons of fun… basically GTA with nazis and machine gun blimps. Oh and you can climb buildings, too!

    • Boost@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      8 days ago

      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.

  • cheat700000007@lemmy.worldEnglish
    301·
    9 days ago

    If you emulate the original bionic commando, you get to blow up Hitler’s preserved head in gory detail

    Also cod isn’t ea.

  • xspurnx@leminal.spaceEnglish
    27·
    9 days ago

    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.

    • omega_x3@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      9 days ago

      You can punch Nazis, you can shoot Nazis, you smash them with sledge hammers or shovels. Highly recommend.

    • Grizzlybur@piefed.caOPEnglish
      9·
      9 days ago

      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.

    • Rolivers@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      3·
      9 days ago

      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.

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      3·
      9 days ago

      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

  • OwOarchist@pawb.socialEnglish
    25·
    9 days ago

    I don’t mind suggestions that have you shooting fascists in general.

    Far Cry 6

    IMO, the ultimate ‘killing fascists for catharsis’ game. Set in totally-not-Cuba, where a psuedo-communist revolution took place in 1967, leading to a blockade that cut the island off from the rest of the world, but eventually the descendant of one of the pre-revolution leaders was elected president and has steered the country in a full-on fascist direction, backed by foreign investment. You play as a refugee who turns into a badass guerilla insurgent when your escape plan goes bust. And the ultimate aim is to not only kill lots and lots of fascists (and break their stuff, take over their bases), but eventually to kill El Presidente and topple the entire regime. Besides the rank-and-file soldados of the fascist regime, it gives you some very hateable fascist leaders who you’ll (for the most part) eventually get to kill in pretty satisfying ways. Oh, and spoiler:

    spoiler

    you even get to kill a foreign billionaire who’s been backing the regime!

    Plus, the whole thing is done well, with gorgeous graphics, a huge and well-detailed open world map, and pretty decent story for the most part. (Only thing that really annoys me about it is that it’s autosave-only, and the autosave can be finicky to trigger sometimes.)

    Would definitely recommend; it’s one of my favorite games ever. And it’s exactly what you’re asking for!

    • aaa999@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      9 days ago

      is that the one with all the commercials where giancarlo esposito cuts a bunch of promos on you, the player

      • OwOarchist@pawb.socialEnglish
        5·
        9 days ago

        He does play El Presidente … but I’m not sure what you mean by ‘cuts a bunch of promos’.

        • aaa999@lemmy.worldEnglish
          8·
          9 days ago

          “cut a promo” is pro wrestling terminology for “make a speech about how you are going to defeat someone (while also summarizing the soap opera plot that got you here and why the audience gives a shit and so on)”

          in all of the commercials the guy is like “I, Giancarlo Esposito, am too powerful for you, the player. You, the player, suck at video games and I, Giancarlo Esposito, will win the video game as an NPC in the game” even though he was nominally in character, and it was very funny

  • LittleBorat3@lemmy.worldEnglish
    22·
    8 days ago

    Indiana Jones, you hit them over the head with a spade and somehow this made me flinch more than mowing 200 of them down

  • Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.caEnglish
    21·
    9 days ago

    Bloodrayne. Hot sexy vampire chick that slices up Nazi scum with arm blades? Teenaged me thought that was THE SHIT.

    • MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      9 days ago

      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

      • Duamerthrax@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        8 days ago

        Even by the standards of the time, it’s not very good. If you already have it, then try it. Otherwise, it’s cheap on GoG and I would still wait for a sale.

    • cobysev@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      9 days ago

      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.

      • Talcosis@lemmy.zipEnglish
        6·
        9 days ago

        *himmler was obsessed with the occult. The rest of them thought he was a bit kooky.

        • cobysev@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          9 days ago

          Ah, maybe I’m getting my pop media confused with actual history. Hitler is obsessed with the occult in many films and video games.

    • Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      9 days ago

      I came here to suggest the Saboteur. When you clear that first area of occupied Paris and it goes from blank&white to full color… chefs kiss.

  • habitualcynic@lemmy.worldEnglish
    19·
    9 days ago

    Not interested in debating politics, just wanna shoot nazis

    I saved this thread just because of this. Also, your taste in games is magnificent