The Order: 1886 (PS4)

Being fashionably late to the PS4 party, The Order 1886 was one of those games I became aware of years back and found myself stunned by how totally gorgeous the thing looks - this and needing to find out how the reboot Tomb Raider series carried on and ended cemented my desire for getting a PS4. The optimum thing contingent on the deal of course being price... Obviously, given The Order came out in 2015, it's taken some time, but I'm seriously glad I finally got there. All negative reviews of this game from when it was originally released aside, the first thing you notice as soon as put the thing in your basic PS4 is - suddenly - its like you're playing on a PS4 Pro, the graphics here are out there park gorgeous, even for current generation games you're hard-pressed to find a more handsome, detailed game world that absolutely captures the essence of its Steampunk inspired alternative Victorian England. Game wise you play as protagonist Galahad - a bellowing, perpetually furious throwback to a bygone age of literary character such as Alan Quartermane and Bulldog Drummond: you're kind of like a Victorian era James Bond, neither suave nor stylish - but this perpetually clenched fist of righteous fury just waiting for a face to pummel, a limb to break, a neck to snap. You're part of an order based on the original Arthurian Knights of the Round Table in a Knight vs Werewolves and Vampires story, which on paper sounds as ludicrous as it does actually writing it out loud - yet the incredible thing is - it actually works. Though entirely linier with only the scantest lip-service placed on exploration, most boss fights settled wholly by QuickTime events - The Order nevertheless delivers a story of such audacity and style, you can easily forgive it its shortcomings and just revel in its absolute delights. Gameplay consists mostly of ranged, surprisingly challenging cover based firefights you can attack however you choose - and the all-but-last battle to reach the final villain is a challenge for any game player, even on easy its HARD - you have to keep moving, avoid getting pinned down and really think on your feet to get through it and the adrenalin surge getting there is palpable. There are, as I say, the occasional QuickTime boss fights, a few levels involving curiously satisfying stealth notably more towards the end - but mostly you're playing The Order for its absolutely top-notch story. Seriously, if Amazon are reading you really should do more than think about getting the rights for this, It's got a long-running, action packed TV series all the way through it and all too tragically comes to a clear cliffhanger ending all too quickly. Whereas so many games can leave you wanting less - The Order leaves you yearning for more, with no excess or gristle left on the bone. It's story, direction and production values are absolutely off-the-chart perfection. Coming to this as I did on the back of throwing in the towel playing the StarWars Jedi: Fallen Order, this for me proved to be exactly what the Doctor ordered: in a games world awash with open world this, that and the other - sometimes all you really crave is a nice juicy steak of a game: something you can just sink your teeth into and relish not because its particularly innovative - just because It's honest about being what it is and gets you from point A-B without feeling you've missed out who-know-what flummery and pointless fetch-quests to stretch out the time in-between. Sorry for the length but I honestly can't praise this game enough - it's no 22 hours just to complete the main story - at best, all in, if going for every trophy it'll probably take you no more than 10 hours to complete tops: if you're just playing through for the story, likely considerably less. Combat lacks depth, there's no skill point system, no getting better or gradually increasing your skill - you start off like a bull in a china shop and along the way get handed the Victorian equivalent of nuclear weapons just to settle a riot - as Galahad you are this absolutely unstoppable force brilliantly played - as all characters are - by a really top-notch cast who also performed the motion capture. Seriously, in every narrative context, this game delivers on all fronts - it really pulls you into it and keeps you wanting to play. I can honestly say I haven't enjoyed a game quite as much in years, and I've no qualms about going back, it's a world that seriously should have been developed further: this was crying out for sequels which would easily have addressed and fixed its shortcomings. I'm disappointed there wasn't ever more yet so glad I actually got to play this genuinely underrated gem.

So, I have never written a game review before and I am not a hardcore gamer by any stretch of the imagination, but I like what I like, and play it. But I had to write this because this may be the most underrated game in the history of games. It is absolutely breathtaking in scope, storytelling, and scene. Yes, the reviews about the game being too short is absolutely true, but please don't let this dissuade you, because it still needs to be experienced. It's shortness is enough to raise an eyebrow, but I felt this is due more to the fact that it does 'cut short' your experience of playing it when all you want is more, and that is the crying shame. From the first scenes/chapters (not giving away any spoilers) I just wanted to stay in the environment to look at and experience absolutely everything, but felt too compelled to muck in and follow the mission. (Note to self: 2nd play is needed) They made everything so damned gorgeous (could that be seen as a drawback?) that when you are in the heat of action you realize you are basically running past the most stunning architecture and environment design that simply cannot be given the appreciation it deserves. This game is obviously not for everyone. I admit I am really quite biased in that I love the genre the game is set in, but after reading some of the reviews (not all from Amazon), I was on the fence about buying it. I took a chance and was not sorry I jumped in at all. The characters are immediately fleshed out and relatable in the first few scenes, and you sometimes think you are in a movie and not playing a video game at all..and that's not just because of the cut scenes, but because the play melts almost seamlessly together with them. I love that you are just thrown into the middle of the story, but with such excellent script writing, acting and voice overs, everything starts to come together. I really wish this was a motion a picture, or even a set of novels, because the world building is second to none. Unfortunately game movies tend to be cringe, but if you brought in the same script writers for the game (and good actors of course) this would be phenomenal. So if you like a good immersive story, brilliant visuals, characters and environments in your game, and you don't have a lot of time or want to commit to a big blockbuster, then check this out. The Order: 1886 has a little of everything in it to keep it enjoyable. It's not just a shoot em' up, stealth, reconnaissance, or slash fest 100% of the time. its variety keeps the narrative flowing and the game play intriguing. I really wish there was an 'The Art of The Order:1886' coffee table book..I would buy it in a second.

Picked this up for under £10 as id been put off by a lot of the negative coverage and am so glad i did because what a ride. Is it short ? Yes unfortunately so, are there some odd design decisions like QTE's again yes though luckily these are relatively infrequent but what a story. This has been for me one of the most engaging and memorable tales in gaming i can remember for many years. The dialogue and voice work is superb as is the pacing and art direction. Graphically this is stunning with incredible detail and realism. Gameplay is a mixed bag due to some of the design decisions and action gamers will likely be frustrated by the heavy cut scene driven style (though the transitions are seamless and fluid) ,the gunplay i found refreshing and fun due to the less than precise period weaponry like old BF1942 but again this may frustrate fans of the instahit COD style gunplay, it just felt more rewarding to me. The whole left me feeling like id just watched a superb film and this would surely make a great movie franchise - victorian London, knights of the round table, werewolves, vampires and Nikolai Tesla whats not to like! Sadly we are unlikely to see more of this which the story so desperately deserves but if you are a gamer into your story driven games this is definately one you don't want to miss out on and at the current low price its cheaper than a cinema trip!

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Buen juego y entretenido pero muy corto

Seppur il gioco sia breve vi è un opera di ottima fattura con una storia scritta bene e eccellenti ambientazioni. Il gioco si lascia giocare da solo anche se ha alcune imperfezioni e di breve durata. Lo consiglio.

Le jeu est incontestablement sublime à l'écran, grâce à une direction artistique éclatante, et une technique quasi irréprochable. Mais le scénario plus téléphoné qu'un Nokia, le gameplay sans idées et sans identité en font un jeu spectaculairement moyen ; tout a déjà été vu ailleurs : les situations, les phases de shoot TPS avec les murets pour couverture, les pseudo-énigmes. Du coup, The Order fait comme les autres jeux, mais en moins bien, et ne démarque que par son univers steampunk classieux. On ne peut s'empêcher de penser "tout ça pour ça" quand défile le générique final. Dommage, l'univers décrit méritait mieux que ça. Pas un mauvais jeu, mais loin d'être un bon jeu pour autant.

absolutely mind blowing game... absolute masterclass graphics... superb gameplay but very short, the length of the game should have been a little bit more a sequel should be made