Despite the mixed reception to The New Colossus and its spin-off in Youngblood, there’s no question that developer MachineGames was able to resurrect the Wolfenstein series for modern audiences. Heck, Amazon has its sights set on a TV adaption. Luckily for gamers, MachineGames isn’t quite done with the series, and in fact has plans for a third entry.
In the latest documentary from NoClip on the making of the modern Wolfenstein, MachineGames reveals that the studio’s plans for their take on the series was always to be a trilogy. “The first game is very much about BJ, and obviously he understands that the Nazis won the war but it’s also a very personal journey for him,” says MachineGames studio head Jerk Gustafsson. Gustafsson then goes on to explain the progression and growth of BJ’s character, which sees him meeting Anya in The New Order, then becoming part of the resistance in The New Colossus, which in turn leads to BJ starting a family (which was expanded upon in Youngblood).
“I think this is important to say because we have always seen this as a trilogy,” Gustafsson continues. “So that journey for BJ, even those during those first weeks at id [Software], when we mapped out New Order, we still had the plan for at least that character – what will happen in the second one, and what will happen in the third one. I think that’s that’s important to say because, at least I hope, that we’re not done with Wolfenstein yet. We have a story to tell.”
Of course, that’s not a definite confirmation that Bethesda has given the green light for a third entry just yet. However, with the announcement of the TV series, one would think it’d make sense for the series to continue. After all, MachineGames has proven themselves to be consistent with their titles, the most recent being Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.
Time will tell, as they say.