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The Order: 1886 |OT| Gears of Yore
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Primethius
Banned
It always surprises me how many people take reviews as gospel. Ah well. Can't wait for tomorrow.
Square Triangle
Member
One or two reviews, sure. When it's the vast majority then you can't blame someone who being hesitant with their money.
Get off here and get stuck in...Turn up the volume, close the curtains and dim the lights for the opening...your jaw will drop!
IonicSnake
Banned
They shipped my copy yesterday but still haven't gotten it. 
I guess tomorrow then.
I guess tomorrow then.Germany GamesCastle. They took it back for 55 Euros and will most likely resell it for 70 Euros lol.
Yeah. I mean, I buy whatever I'm interested in despite reviews, but I wouldn't hold it against anybody who uses reviews as a metric or at least a reference, specially when the majority (like in this case) are negative. The same for those who buy games based on great reviews.
Summer Haze
Banned
Ha, that's exactly what I plan on doing. Just waiting for it to install fully.
nelsonroyale
Member
Certainly disappointing reviews. I am still excited however, this is the first game on current gen to really fully come together visually in a new way in my opinion. Ryse was almost there, but this pushes it into near CG territory. i.e. consistency.
TheWorthyEdge
Member
How's the launch trailer? Don't know if I want to watch it or not...
FF Seraphim
Member
The game should come in tomorrow from Amazon, will start my playthrough on hard and won't sleep until I complete it!
Nightengale
Member
A lot of emotions going on in the review thread so far.
Primethius
Banned
Any spoilers in the launch trailer? More so then the conspiracy trailer?
Yeah spoilers.
FunkyPajamas
Member
Heh.
Probably none. I don't know.
I just want to see what issues there will be or if the game is solid for my hard earned money
DirgeExtinction
Member
Brutal reviews. Oh well, still getting the game.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
The problem with the scoring scale as far as I'm concerned is that we treat everything below a seven as trash. "5" should be the average point, and there a "6" should be above average, not "total trash."
brickarts295
Member
Hopefully this is one of those cases where sales speaks louder than reviews and hopefully if the game sells well, then RAD will be able to join the Sony family.
Nightengale
Member
Metro has always used the 10-point scale in earnest. And also a very vocal critic in stuff that The Order doesn't do well.
I wouldn't be too concerned with R@D, they clearly have incredible technical talent that is valuable.
I dont see the last thing you said happening especially after this game but RAD can definitely redeem themselves in future releases. It wouldn't make sense to aquire a dev who literally just released a dud on your console critically.
It's not scale problem here...the problem here is that players/press always want to have this wow factor when they play the game and solid game is not enough anymore.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
They won't dump RaD after all the work put into the engine. I'm confident they'll get at least one more shot to work on The Order.
FF Seraphim
Member
The fact Sony let GG work on more Killzone is a testament that if the game sells well they will allow the studio to keep working on the series.
Haloid1177
Banned
Amazon shipped mine yesterday. One of my friend's brother worked on the game so he's gonna come over and we're gonna play through it in a sitting. Should be fun.
Giriath_89
Member
I think this will sell well despite the reviews. If it does maybe RAD will stay with Sony and hopefully surprise everyone with the next Order.
Sephiroth_GR_
Member
Heh.
LMAO!
I disagree, especially after reading the 4/10's. If a game fails to do what it set out to do, I think it deserves it and in their opinion, complaints were lobbed at everything from story, pacing and gameplay mechanics.
When I get to play this on Saturday, it should be interesting. it's not often I play a game so soon after release when I thought it didn't look like my kind of game at all, so hopefully I'll still have an open mind and see how I like it before trading it in for some delicious profit for Bloodborne credit.
Maybe the lowered expectations will help.
Primethius
Banned
I'm not sure if its me, but the review thread feels really tame. Maybe I've just gotten used to GAF review threads and know the various phases and hoops it goes through.
I thought it would keep me entertained longer. Ah well.
I thought it would keep me entertained longer. Ah well.
I'm not sure if its me, but the review thread feels really tame. Maybe I've just gotten used to GAF review threads and know the various phases and hoops it goes through.
I thought it would keep me entertained longer. Ah well.
The best review threads to read are the ones for a game that a lot of people think will be great and the reviews back them up, then out of nowhere, a 6 or 7/10. The whole conversation turns to that one review and it becomes brutal.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
There were a few loony juniors but nothing all too spectacular. Some silly fanboys with conspiracies, some jerks taking delight in others' failures and occasionally some good discussion. Seems kinda par for the course but at a much faster paceI'm not sure if its me, but the review thread feels really tame. Maybe I've just gotten used to GAF review threads and know the various phases and hoops it goes through.
I thought it would keep me entertained longer. Ah well.
Sent on Wednesday and nothing delivered today, watched the postman walk straight past.
Fingers crossed for tomorrow now.
Collateral22
Member
If you were excited about this and didn't have an agenda on it, you will be very pleased. Very good game so far.
breakfuss
Member
Even IGN's video review of this was dreadfully boring. Hardly made it through. I decided a while back I wasn't buying this but now I don't even think I'm going to rent or borrow it. Just not interested. How is your story going to be ass when that's all you supposedly focused on? I don't understand it.
Night Hunter
Banned
The reviews seem about righ from what I've played. The game is mediocre with some redeeming parts and some they seriously have to work on for the next installment.
Gameplay wise, The Order had every part it needed to be a good or even great game, but due to overexcessive hand holding it ended up a mediocre game. If they integrated the stealth and traversal mechanics into the core gameplay instead of just pulling those mechanics out whenever it fit their narrative and adjusted the levels for it this could have been great.
Gameplay wise, The Order had every part it needed to be a good or even great game, but due to overexcessive hand holding it ended up a mediocre game. If they integrated the stealth and traversal mechanics into the core gameplay instead of just pulling those mechanics out whenever it fit their narrative and adjusted the levels for it this could have been great.