Regardless of what critiques might tell you to take away from the grandeur that is Wolfenstein The New Order, you cannot miss this game. Judging by my score, you are rightfully expecting me to list all that I found to be good in this game, and that is exactly what I will be doing here. I will move past rhetorics like "other games have done it better" and judge this game by its own rights.
This game starts off in our timeline, 1946 Germany during World War II, American Soldiers attacking the Nazis and Strasse in particular, who is referred to as General Deathshead for his psychotic demeanor and practices as a scientist working on man-machine experiments to unite them as one entity capable of the discipline of a machine combined with conscience of a man. He will leave no path unexplored in his quest to build the soldiers of tomorrow if the Germans win over Europe. And that is exactly what happens eventually. The Germans take over everything you know around you. Incredible stone walls of castle-like buildings hug the skyline, cast a black shadow on the ground of oppression, control, authority and union in rule. Those of impure blood (non-Aryan) are executed, prisoners are kept in concentration camps under strict watch of the oppressors and the free media is no more. Such has been the reality till 1960, when protagonist B.J Blazkowicz wakes up from a vegetative state induced from a shrapnel wound on his head to face the reality of the situation and starts gathering allies to form a resistance to go against the Nazis.
Make no mistake, the objective of B.J is to kill as many Nazis as he can. He is fed up with the totalitarian government, the oppression and the lack of freedom he faces in America, London, and Europe as a whole. With a compelling story like this, all ID Software had to do was make gameplay competent to go with this, and they have done more than just that. The gun play is fast, addictive and easy to master. Guns are plenty and need no upgrade beside the basics which every game offers. Dual wielding is crazy fun and the enemy types are sufficient to keep the gameplay from getting stale.
World building is Wolfensteins highest credit, only to be seconded by the story which finishes on a cliffhanger or a complete satisfactory conclusion depending on how you take it - such is their proficiency in weaving this alternate timeline. The symbolism in this game is something you have to notice from afar, from B.Js apparent perfect stature to the facts that all Nazi soldiers wear masks, to the conclusion of the story. It is reading between the lines of a story already packed with moments of emotional turmoil provided by its many characters and the world it wears around its shoulders.