Wolfenstein Youngblood is around a month out from launch and more news about the game is coming to light. In an interview with GamesBeat, Wolfenstein Executive Producer Jerk Gustafsson gave players an idea on how big the upcoming game is.
“I think we’re looking at at least 25 to 30 hours if you play through everything,” Gustafsson said. This would make Youngblood the longest entry in the series to date. In the interview, Gustafsson also talks about how the game is more open area based compared to the previous Wolfenstein games, so look forward to more exploration and side missions than previous titles. "It’s a bit weird, because this is our biggest game yet, but it’s a pretty short production time. Like I said, the story is lighter in content as well as tone. But the level progression and the non-linear narrative gives us the ability to add a lot of activities and a lot of missions to do, so the total game time is actually longer than our previous titles," he elaborated.
This is also the first game in the series where you can play a co-operative campaign. It will be cool for players to explore the different locations more in-depth than they would have in Youngblood's predecessors. Gustafsson also mentioned in an interview VG24/7 that there will be no Mecha Hitler boss fight in Youngblood because Hitler is already dead. Bethesda and Machine Games released a great trailer leading up to the game's launch at the Bethesda E3 Showcase. We gave Wolfenstein Youngblood Best Cooperative Game at E3 and from what has been shown it’s warranted.
You can watch the trailer for the game below. Wolfenstein Youngblood releases on July 26 later this year. The game is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC at launch. It will later release on Google Stadia. Be sure to look out for our Review of Youngblood as the game launches.