Wolfenstein: The New Order by MachineGames has an Inglourious Basterds-esk vibe and is set in the 60is with a Jimi Hendrix theme. BJ Blazkowicz (Brian Bloom) is stopped by Frau Engel (Nina Franoszek), an officer within the Reich. She ensnares B.J. in the kind of social trap that is endemic to societies where one group of people holds institutional dominance over another. She is utterly at ease in her position of power as she beckons you over to her table, knowing you cannot refuse. As she runs you through a casual test to see if you are a true Aryan, having you choose between pairs of seemingly innocuous postcard images, her eyes flicker between mirth and malice. This is a woman who clearly enjoys flaunting her power over others, and in this scene, you feel powerless. She even places her pistol on the table between you and her, trusting completely in her power over you and underscoring just how helpless you are. But there's another dynamic at work here that makes the scene even darker. Frau Engel is accompanied by an effete young man in uniform, a much younger officer whom she affectionately calls "Bubi" (Thomas Miskuz).They titter and tease each other, exchanging suggestive looks and reaching into each other's lap under the table. Throughout this flirtation, it's clear that Engel is the dominant partner in the relationship, and as your test progresses, she begins to extend their flirtation to include you. Her sexual power over Bubi intermingles with her societal power over you, suffusing the already tense situation with a miasma of intimacy. It's an unsettling feeling to be at the mercy of such a menacing villain, and MachineGames is dedicated to the idea that that a true hero needs a worthy villain. I won't give away the outcome of the situation, but the tension here is pretty damn great, along with a poetic complexity that no firefight could possibly capture. Source: gamespot.com/features/rewriting-history-in-wolfenstein-the-new-order-6408113