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The Order 1886 | Impressions Thread of not shooting the messenger.
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I don't think you can. I just estimated it based on playing it in two sessions of 5 hours each.
Hoho for breakfast
Member
Hrmmm ok well that's a little better. I don't know why someone was saying you couldn't.
OK thanks!
I just received an email from Amazon. My order have been shipped. I hope I'll received it tomorrow.
This is sad. When the hell did re-releases of old games become system sellers? We've had so many of them lately now we've got people begging for ones that haven't even been announced instead of a sequel or a new IP.
Probably because they didn't see it in the YouTube play through they watched.
Alright so I finally beat it, it took me at least over 9-10 hours playing on Hard. Died a couple of times so had to re-do certain areas. This is an add-on to the impressions I shared earlier so I guess you can call this my final impressions
Overall I feel the games main issue is pacing. There are some gameplay gripes as well that I mentioned but I feel like this is the biggest thing.
The shootouts are fun albeit simplistic but in the beginning they are spread far too thin. They share the spotlight a bit to much with downtime moments and cutscenes. Where I feel far later in the game they hit that right balance all the way down to the conclusion.
The story is overall pretty good and sets up the universe perfectly for future story lines and sequels. The storyline however also suffers from pacing issues and I feel that it didn't really hook me until later in the game
Personally if you are into these types of games (heavily story driven) then definitely go for it. If you are looking for a TPS but not very much into the story aspects within games this may not be for you. If you dislike heavily story driven games and linearity in general avoid.
Can't wait to see where they take the franchise next hopefully there will be many improvements.
Overall I feel the games main issue is pacing. There are some gameplay gripes as well that I mentioned but I feel like this is the biggest thing.
The shootouts are fun albeit simplistic but in the beginning they are spread far too thin. They share the spotlight a bit to much with downtime moments and cutscenes. Where I feel far later in the game they hit that right balance all the way down to the conclusion.
The story is overall pretty good and sets up the universe perfectly for future story lines and sequels. The storyline however also suffers from pacing issues and I feel that it didn't really hook me until later in the game
Personally if you are into these types of games (heavily story driven) then definitely go for it. If you are looking for a TPS but not very much into the story aspects within games this may not be for you. If you dislike heavily story driven games and linearity in general avoid.
Can't wait to see where they take the franchise next hopefully there will be many improvements.
jmaine_ph
Member
Thanks for your impressions. I get the feel that the community response will heavily influence the sequel. I can't wait to play it.
The point I'm trying to make is that only last ten we had a TPS with similar cover system that launched with more gameplay and MP.
This has none of that.
Right but we also had Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. A short, simple, SP only, cinematic TPS published by Sony relatively early in the gen that pushed visuals and launched a highly successful franchise. Obviously success is yet to be determined but the rest describes The Order perfectly.
I think Drake's Fortune had a lot more going for it than The Order though, scaling environments, actual puzzles and a fair amount of things to do with collectible treasures and a platinum that will take a while to get.
OsirisBlack
Banned
I agree but a lot has happened between then. Both of those franchises launched with multiple sequels with MP.
I feel sorry for the devs reading these comments because I'm sure they poured a lot of time and effort into this but this game is not a patch on what was previewed at PS4 launch.
AngelOFDeath
Member
Horrible downgrade.
Damn that looks good.
I expect a sequel to this game to have MP, if it happens.
I'm not sure what your second paragraph means.
Nightengale
Member
Plat that takes a while to get doesn't really mean anything. Had the Order required you to clear Normal to unlock Hard, and completing Hard is what gets plat, that easily pads the plat achievement by double for no other reason than to make it longer.
As for the other factors, it's all relative to the developer and their vision of the game. One may not like the heavy cinematics focus, the QTE interactive cutscenes or even their choice of a highly linear story-focused shooter, but that is no practically no different from Uncharted's design design of environment scaling, set-pieces, arena style combat levels, etc.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Dammittttt. Now I wish I had bought the CE ;_;Here's the statue of the CE:
I need to find another statue for the other side to make it like a bookshelf holder. (something like the MK CE)
I'm just saying Uncharted 1 had a better foundation to leap into Uncharted 2, with The Order this is as basic as you can get, if they do make a sequel there'd need to be a lot of added substance to the gameplay.
nelsonroyale
Member
We need an 19th century detective game with these visuals. Could be awesome in this setting as well.
FunkyPajamas
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shinobi602
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ReplacementPelican
Member
Naughty Dog just shit themselves.Horrible downgrade.
FunkyPajamas
Member
Imagine a collaboration between these guys and the ICE team.
*drools*
Sony please bring RAD on board!
Ugh I need to stop visiting this thread. I have three midterms next Tuesday, back to back and I told myself to not touch the game until afterwards. I'll buy it on Friday on PSN since I game share with my bf and I want him to be able to play when I bury my head in econometrics and finance shit. But I know that the second it's finished downloading I won't be able to resist the temptation to spend "30 minutes" to check out the graphics. That'll turn into 3 hours, then before I know it would have studied nothing this weekend ;__;
Ugh life is hard you guys
Ugh life is hard you guys
Glorified G
Member
As someone who has played both I don't know how you can say UC1 had a better foundation to build from than The Order. UC1 is as basic as it gets. Pretty cutscenes, automatic platforming, solid TPS but with bullet sponges AI and unimaginative set pieces, short campaign with no MP. There is no more substance in UC1 than the Order.
:O
Yes. Wow, yes. Like Victorian LA Noire, except leave out the half-baked gameplay and disappointment!
thelastword
Banned
I'll be more than fine with that, Drake's fortune is my favourite uncharted.
Nightengale
Member
Well, if you told me UC2 was going to come out of UC1, I would've laughed at you.
Wait you played it?
JackLongRod
Banned
Drake's handy pocket book, which is a joy to flip through and the smattering of puzzles that go on to become a staple of the series would make me say otherwise, and although the platforming and climbing is mostly automatic, it's still offers more freedom than The Order.
I think it's the impressive set pieces that really make UC2 so special, that entire train sequence start to end was glorious.
Nope, I just watched playmethrough's playthrough, but unless there's some hidden gameplay elements or features or mechanics he somehow missed out on I can still tell you that The Order has very basic gameplay and that I personally think Uncharted had a better base to build from.
viveks86
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BotoxAgent
Member
Okaaaaay then and the point of your comment is?
Dr.Cornwallis
Neo Member
May I ask a simple question?
Why do I get the impression that most of you want this game to fail?
Why do I get the impression that most of you want this game to fail?
viveks86
Member
I can be a stealthy bastard at times
Don't know how you've come to that impression.
Ironically enough your original comment had no point either considering you didn't want to elaborate on your experience with the game. If you played it that is.
FunkyPajamas
Member
The same could be asked of your post. What was the point of coming into a thread for impressions of a game and saying what you did.
Console warz.
Naughty_Doge
Member
Massive downgrade. Still looks good.
I thought we were long past this...
Xamtheking
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