The Order: 1886

 PlayStation 4
  • Publisher: SCEA
  • Release Date: Feb 20, 2015
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  1. YCAdrianGames
    Feb 20, 2015
    4
    There is several things to like about the game. Firstly, its graphics. It is straight up amazing. Every place, character and location looks atmospheric, stunning and detailed. It is definitely the best looking game in this generation. Secondly, the voice acting is superb. It also has one of the most unique setting I have ever seen in recent years. However, besides these, most other thingsThere is several things to like about the game. Firstly, its graphics. It is straight up amazing. Every place, character and location looks atmospheric, stunning and detailed. It is definitely the best looking game in this generation. Secondly, the voice acting is superb. It also has one of the most unique setting I have ever seen in recent years. However, besides these, most other things fall flat. Firstly, The Order: 1886 try to get many things merged into one together, but none of them were really outstanding. Cover-based shooting is okay, but generic, weapons are overpowered, AI is relatively not smart, pathetic enemy types. Its stealth also feel half-finished. and I have no idea why they even include some puzzle-solving in this game. There is some great moment found in this game, but they are very often too far between. The game also feels linear, you are often forced to do what the game told you to do. You have no choice but to do so. Labeled as a cover-based shooter I actually spent a lot of the time watching cutscenes, which is acceptable. You walk and initiate another cutscene, well I don't really like that. This is also a cinematic experience, as what RAD has promoted. Therefore they add a lot of Quick Time Events (QTE). I do believe that it can help players to further immerse into the story. However, if every action required you to press button then it become something tiring. Most importantly, I don't found playing this game fun. It is straight up boring. The campaign last for 7 hours, which is short when compared with other games in the market. For a already boring game with such length, a multiplayer option would be awesome as it can effectively extend the game's lifespan. Unfortunately it didn't has any. It is really a pity because it have a lot of potential to become a 4-player co-operative games. Even the gameplay aren't done right, the story can still saves the game. It is pretty good and quite engaging. It also has a rich back story, However, for such as a short game, the story is under-developed and there is a huge cliffhanger in the ending of the game. Disappointing. The repetitive color tone can also be a problem. It has made every places feel like the same. Overall it is Crysis 3 again, another tech demo with superb graphics and pathetic length. While Crysis 3 gets its gameplay and multiplayer right. The Order didn't. To me it is surprisingly disappointing. It's hard to believe that the creator of Daxter and God of War will make such a under-performing game. If they planned a sequel (They probably does considering that cliffhanger), I hope they can make the game more rich in content.… Expand
  2. J4MESOX4D
    Feb 20, 2015
    3
    The Order 1886 is quite possibly the most visually impressive videogame ever created on console to date; unfortunately, it is also one of the most tedious experiences you'll ever play and a wasted opportunity as this title sacrifices gameplay ahead of delivering a cinematic experience that fails to captivate.

    The game suffers from a dreadful design with a rolling format of cutscenes,    The Order 1886 is quite possibly the most visually impressive videogame ever created on console to date; unfortunately, it is also one of the most tedious experiences you'll ever play and a wasted opportunity as this title sacrifices gameplay ahead of delivering a cinematic experience that fails to captivate.

    The game suffers from a dreadful design with a rolling format of cutscenes, quick-time events, occasional shooting and pointless walking around played out over a few hours. The pacing is dreadful and almost every element of the gameplay is bland and ultimately boring. The cutscenes are incredibly impressive but offer little to the weak narrative. The single-button press QTE's are painfully annoying and any combat events are few and far between. Exploring is restricted to narrow paths and limited interactions with the environment. You can pick up a few items which offer absolutely no meaning to the game and there is no real engagement with fellow characters in Victorian London as you walk around aimlessly to progress.

    You will finish this game once, and once only in around 6 hours. There is absolutely no replay value here whatsoever. Two reasonable gaming sessions and your £50/$60 investment in this product will be reached with a pitiful return in terms of an engrossing experience and longevity. I'd really struggle to recommend this at even a third of the retail price as there is nothing to this product apart from staggering visuals.

    Overall, The Order 1886 will go down as possibly one of the biggest wasted opportunities in gaming history. 5 years of development for a measly 6 hours of mundane gameplay is completely unacceptable. This product is merely a tech demo to showcase the future possibilities of the PS4 and offers absolutely nothing in respect to an absorbing title. The lackluster story, dreadfully generic mechanics and shoddy design structure render this game a major letdown and should be avoided at all costs unless you can borrow the game and even then; it may not even be worth your time.    … Expand
  3. Escafoides
    Feb 20, 2015
    4
    I haven't finished it yet, so I can't account for length, but I've no bothers with the story as of yet. The setting, plot, characters, it's all got me invested so far. I can't lie that the characters aren't the most stand out and original, they're enjoyable and likeable and feel real, but I probably won't remember most of us them come next week. The setting is a pretty sweet premise, theI haven't finished it yet, so I can't account for length, but I've no bothers with the story as of yet. The setting, plot, characters, it's all got me invested so far. I can't lie that the characters aren't the most stand out and original, they're enjoyable and likeable and feel real, but I probably won't remember most of us them come next week. The setting is a pretty sweet premise, the Queens's Order of Knights preserve the peace in Victorian London from rebellions and the supernatural with technology way beyond it's time, created by Nikola Tesla. I've only seen some elixir in cutscenes that heals grave wounds instantly, and some of the characters are talking as though they've been around for centuries with no sense of humour, so that's got me wanting to know more. The plot so far is dealing with betrayal within the Order, and the rebellion possibly allying with half-breeds (half werewolf/human I think). I'm wiling to bet all this would make for a kickass immersive world RPG or film.

    The gameplay though. It's Ryse with guns. Like, if you've played Ryse then play this, you will see exactly what I mean. One problem is that I'll be finally really be getting into combat, and then it'll yank the control away from me again for a cutscene that you can't skip or look away from incase there's a QTE, so it holds your attention hostage when it shouldn't have to. On the combat, it could feel weightier and grittier. They've already decided on creating a gritty world, but the combat doesn't match that. It feels the kind of game that would warrant a bit of gore, as it would have fitting context. Honestly though, it's the kind of third person shooter that ticks the boxes smoothly and that's about it as far as I've seen. There's honestly way too **** many QTEs, it's as though Ready At Dawn tried to translate some of their God of War experience to this, and they've brought the QTEs with them, not realising that shooters like this work best when the firefights are frantic, brutal, and organically paced by the player and AI. The button prompts break immersion like a **** and this game needs every bit of immersion it can get.

    This game had the potential to be so much more, but they spent too much time making a tech demo instead of a game.    … Expand
  4. Tastycakes
    Dec 30, 2022
    2
    I find it hard to illustrate how good or bad this game is, on one hand it isn't the worst product on the market, yet on the other it's almost an embarrassment to video gaming as a whole. I'll give it credit for being occasionally pretty, the visuals can be quite nice even with the FPS issues. Next I'll give it a point for not being riddled with bugs like some other games can be, so that'sI find it hard to illustrate how good or bad this game is, on one hand it isn't the worst product on the market, yet on the other it's almost an embarrassment to video gaming as a whole. I'll give it credit for being occasionally pretty, the visuals can be quite nice even with the FPS issues. Next I'll give it a point for not being riddled with bugs like some other games can be, so that's a positive.

    Now onto the actual game, it's incredibly short. You are looking at around 2.5-3 hours of play time with the rest being cut scenes, some cut scenes are almost 45 minutes long. Straight. Fighting is basic cover, shoot followed by tons on QTE's. As has been mentioned there are even QTE sequences that are literally copied throughout the game. It's the same exact sequences.

    This game has no replay value, no extra modes, no real anything extra. There are no choices, there is no exploring, it's an on the rails cinematic experience with poor FPS and a bad, poorly thought out story. Rent this game, beat it in a couple hours and you will still feel ripped off. This game is the definition of bad. It's the definition of a video game failure. The only reason I won't score lower is because it technically could have been completely broken and never looked pretty at all.    … Expand
  5. TheVJ
    Feb 20, 2015
    2
    I'm giving this 2 points because of the visuals alone. They are great. The problem is that is all there is to the Order 1886. There is almost no gameplay worth speaking of, the story is cliche and not interesting, enemies are recycles, the characters are flat. Maybe the developers shouldn't have said "Gameplay is something that...it's a game, we can't get around it."

    Well there    I'm giving this 2 points because of the visuals alone. They are great. The problem is that is all there is to the Order 1886. There is almost no gameplay worth speaking of, the story is cliche and not interesting, enemies are recycles, the characters are flat. Maybe the developers shouldn't have said "Gameplay is something that...it's a game, we can't get around it."

    Well there certainly is little to do in this title other than the odd QTE or failproof cover based shooter section. For a game that was going to rely so much on its story that area is really poor as well. I assume the writers' penmanship was too bad for Hollywood so they went for the video game industry. Please don't repeat this.    … Expand
  6. eggb
    Aug 25, 2015
    4
    This is what you get if you priorities graphics over everything else, game play is non existent and the who thing just turns into a boring experience after around 20mins.
  7. axioms
    Feb 20, 2015
    0
    So as you might expect i really don't like this game, don't get me wrong graphically it is a beautiful cinematic experience, but there lies the problem, i want a game not a movie, the graphics are the only thing in the orders corner, everything else about the game is bad, the pace is slow, the movement of your character is slugish and sometimes unresponsive, the QTE's are far to often, theSo as you might expect i really don't like this game, don't get me wrong graphically it is a beautiful cinematic experience, but there lies the problem, i want a game not a movie, the graphics are the only thing in the orders corner, everything else about the game is bad, the pace is slow, the movement of your character is slugish and sometimes unresponsive, the QTE's are far to often, the characters are not engaging, they give you no reason to care about them.

    i played for around 2 hours last night i became bored very quickly, i mean just over an hour of that was cut scenes and QTE's.

    Its a shame really because it is a very big missed opportunity for a game that had so much potential to be something more. my verdict the order 1886 doesn't just stumble out of the gate it face plants.    … Expand
  8. fps4ever
    Feb 20, 2015
    1
    About 1-2 hours of actual user game play. If I wanted to watch a movie I would go to the theaters. Visuals are awesome and best I've seen on the PS4 but that does not make up for the lack of everything else. Seems like the game was made to get you too buy sequels as there really isn't an ending, more like a proof of concept or showing off of the engine. If this was on the PC i would waitAbout 1-2 hours of actual user game play. If I wanted to watch a movie I would go to the theaters. Visuals are awesome and best I've seen on the PS4 but that does not make up for the lack of everything else. Seems like the game was made to get you too buy sequels as there really isn't an ending, more like a proof of concept or showing off of the engine. If this was on the PC i would wait until its on a Humble Bundle!… Expand
  9. Saika
    Feb 20, 2015
    0
    Finished the game in 7 hours.
    But how long did I really play?Between the cinematics, QTE's and forced walking/infiltration (because yes, the game decides how you are supposed to play, don't expect to run when they want you to walk or crouch) there is actually very few actual gameplay.
    Sadly, we get nothing else than endless corridors with wave of enemies to kill (terrible level design),    Finished the game in 7 hours.
    But how long did I really play?Between the cinematics, QTE's and forced walking/infiltration (because yes, the game decides how you are supposed to play, don't expect to run when they want you to walk or crouch) there is actually very few actual gameplay.
    Sadly, we get nothing else than endless corridors with wave of enemies to kill (terrible level design), hidden behind whatever is in front of us.The AI, simply isn't there.They either run at you, stay still, or try to hide with their head out in the open.
    There is absolutely no innovation.This is something you would expect in 2005, not 10 years later.

    As for the scenario, it isn't much to talk about, for the same price you could buy yourself 10 books or so if what you're after is a good story.
    The Order is an empty shell, there is no gameplay and the story is passable.Boring is the best way to describe it.

    As for the graphics, we know the new consoles are far behind computers.But who cares, because only gameplay matters right?
    Funny, because now all we hear are people discarding the gameplay completely and praising the game just for it looks.
    Personally, I'm not impressed at all.The black bars are the main reason there is little aliasing, and people would freak out if they were to become a new trend (plus they become quickly a nuisance in shooting scenes because you can't see enough).That and we have heavy blur (that you wouldn't have on PC) and below 30 FPS.Which is kinda sad because there isn't that much action going on in the screen and we're mostly inside enclosed sections so there's less things to process.    … Expand
  10. gagames_br
    Feb 20, 2015
    0
    This game will be an embarrassment to anyone who enjoys video games, incredibly short, 3:0 and 2:0 of custcenes, linear to the extreme, very basic coverage system, very QTE in main parts, fights against the werewolf are repetitive, replay factor is zero, there is no what to explore, on Rails, bad story.
  11. elgroxo
    Feb 20, 2015
    0
    The Order 1886 is a movie with some game play on it, but it was advertised as a third person shooting game, not as a visual novel. Black bars letter boxing, a 5 hour campaign with 2 hours of unskippable cut scenes... don't buy.
  12. Fabrizzio1000
    Feb 20, 2015
    1
    The story is just boring with characters you don't care about, Game play there is hardly any, huge cutscenes that make you feel you are watching the End scene of the game almost from the start, pointless QuickTime events where there doesn't need to be any, as for any shooting the guns seem ridiculously overpowered and obliterate everything in sight without even having to bother about anyThe story is just boring with characters you don't care about, Game play there is hardly any, huge cutscenes that make you feel you are watching the End scene of the game almost from the start, pointless QuickTime events where there doesn't need to be any, as for any shooting the guns seem ridiculously overpowered and obliterate everything in sight without even having to bother about any aiming accuracy.
    The graphics seem to of been the priority of this game and everything else just an afterthought.    … Expand
  13. RealGamer2004
    Feb 20, 2015
    0
    The graphics are decent....but thats all this game has going for it. Story is uneventful and boring, gameplay is linear and feels like its on rails, quick time events are plenty. Lack of content. NO MULTIPLAYER. Just an attrocious game over all. Does this game even qualify as a tripple A game? its more like a single F-
  14. nightshade77
    Feb 21, 2022
    0
    The worst game in the history of gaming. 75% of the game is filled with cutscenes, and there is no gameplay. One of the worst out there
  15. Biss
    May 26, 2015
    1
    Not a game, just a narrow tunneling movie. What a pity, even the story is not cool or surprising. The cut scenes are nice but boring, the shooting sequences are too short but good looking. This is not enough for a full prize game.
  16. JayLightBar
    Mar 10, 2015
    4
    Alright look, I'm not going to repeat the tired excuse of giving the game a low rating because of its length or whatever. No, the game gets a low rating for being so terribly average, attempting to give a good deal of cutscenes and story, and yet making me care very little for any of the characters. And of course, the game looks beautiful. But, why care that a game looks so good, when it'sAlright look, I'm not going to repeat the tired excuse of giving the game a low rating because of its length or whatever. No, the game gets a low rating for being so terribly average, attempting to give a good deal of cutscenes and story, and yet making me care very little for any of the characters. And of course, the game looks beautiful. But, why care that a game looks so good, when it's so freaking boring.… Expand
  17. kamgeforce
    Mar 2, 2015
    3
    Couldnt care less about visuals when the **** game itself provides 3 hours of actual gameplay... 60 bucks fot this, biggest waste of money in my life. And the ending is dreadfull.
  18. LostSandwich
    Mar 3, 2015
    2
    This is a game that proves, graphics are not everything in a video game. Basic mediocre shooting mechanics with so much QTE it sickens me. A poor story with a HORRIBLE ending, 2 boss battles in the game, both being Quick Time Events but what is even more insulting is that the final boss battle is a COMPLETE COPY OF THE FIRST BATTLE. I'm so disappointed in PlayStation gamers for saying thisThis is a game that proves, graphics are not everything in a video game. Basic mediocre shooting mechanics with so much QTE it sickens me. A poor story with a HORRIBLE ending, 2 boss battles in the game, both being Quick Time Events but what is even more insulting is that the final boss battle is a COMPLETE COPY OF THE FIRST BATTLE. I'm so disappointed in PlayStation gamers for saying this demo, and a **** demo at that, is worth $60! Took me 5 hours to beat the single player, yeah the multiplayer is ok but... wait... THERE IS NO MULTIPLAYER! Please, for the sake of your wallet, DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!… Expand
  19. whitescarf
    Mar 7, 2015
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Order | 1886 is the best looking game ever. That's about the only real pro I can find for this game though, sadly. With bland generic gameplay that's hardly present at times, you're taken across this hallway ride of cutscene to cutscene to cutscene to walking segment to cutscene to QTE moment to cutscene to finally a part where you're truly in 'control', and The Order's interesting world ends up becoming flaccid in its presentation. The story has some rather interesting concepts like King Arthur's knights of the round table actually discovering and keeping the Holy Grail and its magical water, along with Lycans roaming amongst citizens, Jack the Ripper killings, and advanced weaponry from Nikola Tesla. However, the story and writing is forced down with cliches in both its characters, progression, and its 'twists'.

    The main character is a piece of cardboard with a thick moustache and an army helmet whose only purpose is to be a gullible, gruff military man that drinks pure absinthe. His companions consist of a French baguette that can't stop following people of the female variety. A woman that's a grey, boring slab that can't handle being butt-hurt and is also a love interest. Because she is a main character at the protagonist side. And a woman. With lady bits. Making her the clear choice that you should want Gritty Moustachio to want that. Characters also include an old man mentor with just two days left until retirement with a fat red target painted on his face. And a generic nationalist basket of fish and chips soaked in tea that remains in the background of the story with half of his dialogue being, "I am the grey slab's brother. She is my sister. Oh brother, what is a brotherly brother to do. I am her brother after all. DID I MENTION THAT WE'RE SIBLINGS."

    And not only that, but the main villain is Indian. That's about as much as I can say about her. She also has a sister. That's about as much as I can say about her too. Oh wait, she is also Indian. Their personalities are being Indian and telling Gruff McMoustache that they're the good guys.

    And The Order's story just has so many cliches, I find it hard to believe someone was paid actual existent money to write it.

    - The 'evil' rebellion turns out to be the good guys.
    - The old mentor dies before the pupil's eyes. (Pun intentional.)
    - Pupil goes out on a personal revenge spat.
    - In a story with Lycans, there's a twist that reveals vampires are in the story as well.
    - Vampires Vs. Werewolves
    - The rich, big corrupt corporation actually turns out to be corrupt.
    - Allies turns out to be corrupt.
    - Main character with good intentions is seen as the bad guy.
    - Character who suffers a fatal blow who we've already seen in a flash-forward in the beginning of the game as alive, turns out to stay alive. (Not so much a cliche, but rather a stupid attempt to make us feel something.)
    - Old evil-looking man who was in -order- of everything turns out to be behind everything.
    - Game ends with a gunshot-cut-to-black.
    - Everything is set-up for a sequel.

    Most complain about the length of cutscenes or the gameplay, but saying that the story is great, when it really isn't. The plot of The Order | 1886 is that a vampire as Jack the Ripper is using wolf-men to make more vampires. It's dumb. It's dumb. It's so dumb.

    But don't worry, gameplay's just as bland as the greyness of this game. Generic third person cover shooting with the only interesting guns limited to certain segments of the game, either with little unreplenishable ammo, or infinite ammo to use for just a few minutes during one segment of a fight. QTE dick punching. The illusion of choice of whether or not you can stab a monster in the face or dick. Sucky monster fight that's recycled to be the final boss fight. Hardly any Lycans that you kill, but wave after wave of expendable human men for you to mow down, ridding London of half its human population. No vampires to fight. Boss fight is isn't even the main villain. Main villain is only in like two cutscenes, both of which are never at the end of the game. Oh God, I've gotten off track. What was I saying? Oh forget it. It's late at night. I feel depressed but angry talking about this mediocre game. I'm going to bed.

    tl;dr - The game is pretty but built like toothpicks with Elmer's glue. Combat is nothing special. Characters are boring. Story twists are cliche. Monster fights are sad rodeos and so few (maybe that's a good thing). And I beat it in just six hours and never want to replay it since it's just a set-up for a sequel. Don't spend more than twenty bucks on this game unless you want to get ripped off. Or just watch the 'movie' on YouTube for free. Have someone's sixty burnt dollars mean something if others can watch the shlock.    … Expand
  20. WildFire15
    Mar 12, 2015
    3
    The visuals are certainly very nice, as is the design of the world, but it's wasted on a very poor game. It works at a most basic level, but it's massively limited and even seems to resent the fact it has to be played at times, being aggressively linear and full of quick-time events in place of some engagements. Characters are bland and while the story does get interesting, it ends on aThe visuals are certainly very nice, as is the design of the world, but it's wasted on a very poor game. It works at a most basic level, but it's massively limited and even seems to resent the fact it has to be played at times, being aggressively linear and full of quick-time events in place of some engagements. Characters are bland and while the story does get interesting, it ends on a terrible anti-climax after only an afternoon's solid play.
    Besides something to gawp at, there's next to nothing to recommend in The Order: 1886. It's certainly not worth a full £50. If you don't believe me, play Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and then compare it to and ideally rented copy of The Order: 1886.    … Expand
  21. bveracka
    Apr 2, 2015
    4
    Much like Destiny, The Order was dangled in front of our faces for two years with TV commercials, magazine ad's, and written about in gaming media outlets. Simply put, with The Order, the product that was advertised ended up being completely different than the finished product. Because The Order *looked* amazing, I bought it. I quickly learned the hard way that looks aren't everything whenMuch like Destiny, The Order was dangled in front of our faces for two years with TV commercials, magazine ad's, and written about in gaming media outlets. Simply put, with The Order, the product that was advertised ended up being completely different than the finished product. Because The Order *looked* amazing, I bought it. I quickly learned the hard way that looks aren't everything when it comes to making a good game!
    The game is essentially a movie which requires you to take part in. There are some difficult gun battles, but they're not difficult because the enemy A.I. is good; it's difficult because the game is poorly designed.

    The fact that everything looks amazing in the game only makes it worse, as you are walked through each level with this "look-but-don't-touch" environment. In this beautiful-looking game, there are no rewards for exploration, and the collectible items serve no purpose to the story or the game. The Order is--by far & without any doubt, the worst PS4-exclusive title to date, which is why I'm so surprised to see almost 1,500 positive user reviews which are obviously dishonest, and should be ignored--just like this game. I honestly wouldn't recommend The Order to anyone. Sold entirely on hype and by way of aggressive advertising, The Order is as hollow as a pumpkin and shallow as a puddle!    … Expand
  22. wishpishh
    Apr 3, 2015
    3
    This is the embodiment of what I hate about modern AAA games. All surface, no substance. It looks awesome, but that gets old in about twenty minutes. Generic story. Stereotypical characters. Same old gameplay we have seen a hundred times before. Glorified quicktime events. Lots of "press X to win" moments. I couldn't stand more than a couple of hours and the thought of returning makes meThis is the embodiment of what I hate about modern AAA games. All surface, no substance. It looks awesome, but that gets old in about twenty minutes. Generic story. Stereotypical characters. Same old gameplay we have seen a hundred times before. Glorified quicktime events. Lots of "press X to win" moments. I couldn't stand more than a couple of hours and the thought of returning makes me depressed. I wish I could have my money back.… Expand
  23. nop
    Sep 23, 2018
    4
    Yes, it is that bad.
    Not only it only has few hours worth of gameplay, but those not-so-precious hours mostly consist of long repetitive shooting-range-like firefights against seemingly endless hordes of the same dumb and fearless human enemies in a confined environment full of copy-pasted assets. So annoying and repetitive, you wish there were even less. Also has one of the worst stealth    Yes, it is that bad.
    Not only it only has few hours worth of gameplay, but those not-so-precious hours mostly consist of long repetitive shooting-range-like firefights against seemingly endless hordes of the same dumb and fearless human enemies in a confined environment full of copy-pasted assets. So annoying and repetitive, you wish there were even less. Also has one of the worst stealth segments I’ve ever seen. And sudden QTEs to check that you didn’t fell asleep during the non-skippable non-interactive cinematic segments. Has QTE boss fights too, feeling like something you have done countless times already. There’s no real resolution to the story (which is kinda dumb), ends abruptly and feels like a first chapter of a much longer game which I don’t really want to see. Too bad, they could probably make something much better with these characters, setting and engine(which only looks good because it renders almost monochromatic picture full of instanced objects at < 30 FPS without anisotropic filtering in a reduced screen area thanks to those huge black bars).
    Seen it being compared with MGS, but it is lightyears away from mainline MGS games by the amount of content, gameplay features and the quality of the story. It only deserves to be compared to crappy FMV CD-ROM games from early 90s.
    A score of 5 or 6 would probably be more fitting, as it is still nice-looking & somewhat playable, but I decided to give it highest possible "negative" score, because my opinion is anything but mixed. I don't want more games like this one to be made, sorry. A huge waste of people’s time, money and of development talent.    … Expand
  24. MaxIndieGames
    Jul 2, 2015
    4
    This game feels unfinished, the graphics look great but the combat is straight up awful and the single-player campaign is way too short and boring to enjoy this game, if you're an experienced third-person shooter gamer, you can finish this game in less than 3-4 hours, it's just so laughable.
  25. os2251car
    Apr 11, 2020
    1
    este juego me costo 1000 pesos mexicanos que son aproximadamente 60 dolares de su tiempo. yo tenia muchas esperanzas de este juego me acuerdo que incluso lo compre en preventa estaba tan emocionado por el y vaya error. el juego solo lo juegue 2 horas y me cago solo 2 horas basto para que lo odiara, un juego del montón que agarra mecánicas de otros juegos pero que lo hace peor. el juegoeste juego me costo 1000 pesos mexicanos que son aproximadamente 60 dolares de su tiempo. yo tenia muchas esperanzas de este juego me acuerdo que incluso lo compre en preventa estaba tan emocionado por el y vaya error. el juego solo lo juegue 2 horas y me cago solo 2 horas basto para que lo odiara, un juego del montón que agarra mecánicas de otros juegos pero que lo hace peor. el juego tenia unas barras negras como si fueran de una película. el juego mas aburrido que e jugado sin mencionar que la historia es una mierda y no tiene sentido. gracias a este juego ya no compro cosas en preventa… Expand
  26. shame_on_me
    Feb 23, 2015
    0
    This game is really bad. I'm not speaking about it's life time, about 5-6hours of "gaming". The main failure it's the gameplay. It's so dull and basic. All we do is walking and peacking at backgrounds which are impressives and then we have a cut-scene (God there are sooo many cut-scenes) and then some gameplay, where we shoot 2 or 3 weebos, and back again to the walk.
    I'm sorry, but this    This game is really bad. I'm not speaking about it's life time, about 5-6hours of "gaming". The main failure it's the gameplay. It's so dull and basic. All we do is walking and peacking at backgrounds which are impressives and then we have a cut-scene (God there are sooo many cut-scenes) and then some gameplay, where we shoot 2 or 3 weebos, and back again to the walk.
    I'm sorry, but this kind of game is more about a movie, than a game. I had more fun doing the mission on MGS GZ, but that was 30bucks, not 70!!!
    So buttom line, we need to go back to the roots of gaming and stop having games like this ....    … Expand
  27. blackeclipsevii
    Feb 26, 2015
    3
    Do you like to play games? Don't buy this. Do you like to watch games? You'll probably like this. Gorgeous graphics are a fantastic treat, but it's hard to rate a game anything above fail when it's more of a CGI movie.
  28. X50
    Mar 9, 2015
    0
    This is a movie not a game. The Order: 1886 is very short, have very cutscene, not have multiplayer, the history is weak, this movie its very very bad.
  29. kordy
    Feb 22, 2015
    4
    a bad poorly paced game with a half decent story, clunky cover system, shoddy stealth systems.
    play it for yourself, keep your expectations low and you might enjoy it
    i was really looking forward to this game but its bad.
  30. charmer
    Mar 8, 2015
    4
    Once again, style trumps substance in the AAA gaming world. There's no denying Order 1886 excels at the production values, including beautiful and detailed graphics, character and facial animations, voice acting etc. So much potential...

    To a large degree though, all that came to naught, unfortunately. Even if you are not a seasoned gamer, you will recognize that the game rehashes a lot    Once again, style trumps substance in the AAA gaming world. There's no denying Order 1886 excels at the production values, including beautiful and detailed graphics, character and facial animations, voice acting etc. So much potential...

    To a large degree though, all that came to naught, unfortunately. Even if you are not a seasoned gamer, you will recognize that the game rehashes a lot of mechanics and formulas from other recent game titles and countless movies as well (in terms of plot and narration). Dishonored, Last of Us, or Bioshock Infinite come to mind. The problem is that the game does not quite succeed to implement the aspects of the past well and fails to deliver enough of fresh and new material of its own.

    Order 1886 is very linear, with the world that is only glimpsed at that even at the end remains very unexplored. Transitions from gameplay to cinematics are smooth on screen but forced in terms of pacing - dull and inconsequential exploration sequences are followed by generic shooting galleries, then some QTE mashing and a cutscene. Rinse and repeat several times and that's all you get. The plot isn't particularly original or interesting and has no notable twists. The game also isn't very long (cca 6 hours) and has an unsatisfying and ambiguous ending. As a whole, the game really feels like a prequel to a real thing but isn't really priced as one.

    All in all, this game has high cinematic aspirations and assets to back them up so I suggest, instead of playing it, watch it as "let's play" movie and save yourself some disappointment and money.    … Expand
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#24 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2015

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63

Mixed or average reviews - based on 94 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 94
  2. Mixed: 53 out of 94
  3. Negative: 11 out of 94
  1. Games Master UK
    May 6, 2015
    61
    A limp story, repetitive combat and lack of agency take the shine off a great technical achievement. [May 2015, p.64]
  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Apr 22, 2015
    50
    Visually it's everything you could have hoped for, but the compromises required to reach that fidelity, and moments of narcissism as a result of it, are hugely damaging. [Apr 2015, p.81]
  3. Washington Post
    Apr 6, 2015
    40
    Although the storyline invokes weighty subjects like colonialization and socioeconomic inequality, it fails to address these topics in any substantive way. Ditto the game’s dialogue, which contains flourishes of eloquence that founder because, as pleasing as the words are to the ear, the actions they affect have no bite.
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