Ever thought that maybe, just maybe, people have different opinions? Maybe some people prefer the type of game The Order is over Bloodborne. Personally I didn't play any of the Souls games for various reasons but I am pretty hyped for The Order.
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The Order 1886 Review Thread
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Ever thought that maybe, just maybe, people have different opinions? Maybe some people prefer the type of game The Order is over Bloodborne. Personally I didn't play any of the Souls games for various reasons but I am pretty hyped for The Order.
TheRedSnifit
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The Order: 1886 review thread of scoring less than Resident Evil 6.
Ouch.
Ouch.
Breakfast at Noon
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Yes there is, a tired multiplayer.
he did say.
review wise i do not know how cod keeps getting them so high for the turd it is.
orthodoxy1095
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Tales from the ass, The Order could and probably will easily clear that many copies in the US.
Call of Duty is known for its simple but bombastic single player combined with a metric ton of multiplayer/co-op features.
Even CoD Ghosts, which is considered to be one of the weakest entries in the franchise, has multiplayer, multiplayer with bots, competitive mulitplayer with bots, Co-op alien killing mode, offline alien killing mode.
Even CoD Ghosts, which is considered to be one of the weakest entries in the franchise, has multiplayer, multiplayer with bots, competitive mulitplayer with bots, Co-op alien killing mode, offline alien killing mode.
BouncyFrag
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Even though that gif is a parody, Daniel Day Lewis is still incredible and I'm off to watchit again, but will think of this thread when this scene comes up.
Daffy Duck
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Bugger, just had a despatch order for my preorder, I totally forgot I preordered this.
I certainly hope no one is dying on a hill for a video game.
And if they are I don't think we should be coaching that type of person.
Gross. There's room for all types of games in this industry.
Mad Season
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half of the game time is cinematics? thats ridiculous
Well that's a bummer.
Have it coming from Gamefly so hopefully it's at least solid for one playthrough.
Like others, I think the story set-up and the setting is really cool, so it's a shame they couldn't wrap that around a more interesting game.
Have it coming from Gamefly so hopefully it's at least solid for one playthrough.
Like others, I think the story set-up and the setting is really cool, so it's a shame they couldn't wrap that around a more interesting game.
Anyone who dies on a hill for any video game on any platform needs to relax a bit.
Ah, maybe you're right. If the premise is that this game was bound to be hated because it's linear and story focused, I don't agree. It had everything that would ensure it's a critical darling, but seemingly did not deliver well.
I admit not having MP was surprising, not that every game needs it. But I figured The Order was poised to become the new Sony flagship TPS, and that would've given it something else to stand on. But linear and story focused does not always mean critical thrashing, just in this case it sounds that it is, as you said, not as compelling as it needed to be.
But as of now I'm speculating, still looking forward to trying it myself.
orthodoxy1095
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The fact that those things bother you and make you feel there isn't replay value is entirely subjective. I replay a lot of games to re-experience the story. Therefore, I could find replay value in this game if I find it passable.
LookAtMeGo
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I wonder if this games reception will make other devs shy away from the whole "cinematic" TPS genre for future new IP's.
I mean up and coming devs, not already proven ones.
I mean up and coming devs, not already proven ones.
bananafactory
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I hope we aren't talking about Advanced Warfare because the story there was laughable.
The campaign was indeed a ton of fun, though.
It seeks like RAD just cashed in all those checks that Sony gave them and made a game purely for their own desire. They label it as cinematic experience so that they could get away with a game like this. Shame on them. I am glad that they got exposed and hope that Sony will be smart enough not to fund a sequel for them.
Constantine81
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I agree, different people have different opinions. What I have a hard time believing is that someone would rather play what equates to an interactive movie, rather than an actual game. The main advantage that games have over movies is that they're interactive. If the majority of the game is not interactive then how can one justify the price-point, or even call it a game? It should priced more like a movie in this case. $25 sounds pretty reasonable for something like The Order.
Breakfast at Noon
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Same, like buying a movie after your already saw it at the cinema.
Stereogatari
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WTF is an avi? (not counting the video format).
I think time plays into that also.
Personally I do not have the time I used to for gaming (work, family, blah blah).
I picked up the first souls game a while back and remember playing a good 2 hours and ultimately making no progress. I threw away my hardcore gamer card and never booted it up again.
Cinematic AAA 1st/3rd party shooter are pretty much instant gratification without a lot of time invested.
The recent sale for LoTF has put me on board for the genre and I am now more likely to pick up Bloodborne. Reviews for this game however have completely taken it off my radar, I was cautiously optimistic before
orthodoxy1095
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Absolutely. Of course the games need to be good, but we should be willing to embrace the possibility of all kinds of experiences.
It's even got a somewhat similar theme, as well as actually focusing on fighting the monsters.
Reading the reviews it's actually the lack of enemy variety that puts me off (not sure if this really needs spoilers, but I will just in case);
after all the supernatural Victorian alt-history setting stuff hearing that it's mostly manshoot with a few tacked-on Werewolf fights is really disappointing.
But the story doesn't give you any control. That's an important part of Quantic Dream games.
Rollo Tomasi
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Its all about balance if you don't hit the balance right then stuff like this happens. They definitely swinged to much to one side with this one.
I mean if a new up and coming dev is confident that they can hit it right then I don't see how they can let this deter them from making a game in the same genre. Just gotta be more willing to listen to criticism along the way and not be so gung-ho on your vision.
GatticusFinch
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Metacritic needs to crack down on internet bullying by taking down any review under 80.
While Im not surprised at the reviews and scores I did hope it would be received a bit better. Granted that could change after I play the game tomorrow. I love single player story driven games. Pretty much what and how I play games(Very little interest in Online). I gravitate to more linear experiences and I almost actively avoid 'Open World'. From what Ive seen of this games story/world, it looks pretty interesting and I hope they take the criticism and not just abandon the IP. But again, my feeling could be different this weekend.
uomoartificiale
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If you know what this game is offering and you're ok with it, pay your 60$ and have your (6 hour of) fun. But if you preordered and now you're surprised, you did this to yourself: they can really market anything to you.
Possible major spoiller... but watching the Gametrailers review...
http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/47q8ww/the-order--1886-review @ 5:30
They say they encountered one bug, where your character
... (WARNING AGAIN, POSSIBLE MAJOR SPOILER)
Could this not be a big and a hint at something else rumored about the game?
http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/47q8ww/the-order--1886-review @ 5:30
They say they encountered one bug, where your character
doesn't reflect in mirrors
Could this not be a big and a hint at something else rumored about the game?
They timed that embargo to perfection, then.
Uno Venova
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I admit I expected the thread with those kinds of scores to be worse, seems we're at the point of talking about the meltdowns more than they're actually happening.
ArkkAngel007
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Hopefully they're all smart enough to read the reception the game received and recognize what went wrong, rather than just look at a metacritic number.
The Order 1886 could have been great. It has the bare foundations to be. Takes little effort to recognize that while recognizing that RAD didn't do anything with what they had.
makes sense, they never thought that someone would want to play the game more than one time so there was no need to add such complicated features.
they're smart at RAD
Shining Sunshine
Banned
Zombies is a $15 addon dlc.
Advanced Warfare had terrible story and the game looked ugly.
Northeastmonk
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The People who still enjoy it likely enjoy every other game on the market. Some people hate what scores a perfect 10. People still preorder Fallout and they cosplay games that others think üçk.
People hate AW and yet some wear tshirts and claim its the best in the world. What if MGSV was reviewed by a guy who hates MGS? Will you believe that guy over what you already know? No. You want it for yourself regardless because you know what you're getting. It's just a matter of taste here.
Funny you say that, because I had these very thoughts during my time with the game. I said "This feels like a QD game but with good controls and more action". The issue with the game is it never impresses. It does what it does at an okay level and just stays on that path. It's like a rollercoaster with no thrills.
But I read that you had QB for GOTY 2015, lol.
BruceLeeRoy
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Yeah definitely. Keep us updated, I would love to see how the general public responds to it.
Supermanisdead
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Sure, you might. But when people generally discuss replayability factor, they use those metrics. And this game has none of it.
swazzyswess
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Remember this thread? Eurogamer - Why you might not want to pre-order The Order: 1886
Remember the outrage?
Good stuff.
Remember the outrage?
Good stuff.
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