The Order: 1886

 PlayStation 4
  • Publisher: SCEA
  • Release Date: Feb 20, 2015
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  1. Agent-D
    Feb 20, 2015
    6
    I will start off by saying unfortunately a lot of what you may have read is in fact accurate.

    While The Order: 1886 is a graphical masterpiece it has far more in common with titles released by TellTale Games than it does third person shooters like Gears of War. In it's brisk 5-7 hour run time (largely depending on player skill and the want/need to find the collectibles). The game    I will start off by saying unfortunately a lot of what you may have read is in fact accurate.

    While The Order: 1886 is a graphical masterpiece it has far more in common with titles released by TellTale Games than it does third person shooters like Gears of War. In it's brisk 5-7 hour run time (largely depending on player skill and the want/need to find the collectibles). The game offers no incredibly noticeable difference in challenge across the difficulties nor does it present a trophy for beating it on any specific difficulty so feel free to play it as you see fit.

    Out of the entire run time of the game approximately half of that time is not player controlled due to the use of frequent and at times long cutscenes (similar to the presentation in most Metal Gear Solid games), at times these segments will feature small interactive QTE's to keep the player invested but otherwise offer no actual gameplay. The story is primarily told through these cutscenes and QTE's and as such they non playable segments are 100% unskippable, meaning you must watch them, all the way through, every time you play the game...

    One of the major downfalls for me was I felt the game was more or less sold as a supernatural cinematic action game, while the cinematic part is correct The Order features VERY little action and the supernatural aspect is almost non existent. The same can also be said for some of the games more unique weapons as you find yourself using the same weapons for 90% of the already short actual play time, only allowing for around 10% of hands on times with the "cool weapons". The game controls well enough as a third person shooter, but I can not stress enough that for such a minute amount of gameplay time, it should have been absolutely exceptional.

    The characters and atmosphere are the strongest aspects of the game outside of the graphics, it made me frustrated that the narrative moved away from it's supernatural elements too quickly as I felt that was the element that really could have made The Order stand out from other third person shooters or cinematic adventure games. I only hope that Ready at Dawn moves the series in a slightly different direction if the series continues and given the events at the end, I would say it's entirely possible we could eventually get a sequel.

    To actively address the cinematic ratio black bars, they did not hurt my experience with the title, nor did they provide any benefit. They meant absolutely nothing to me either way and did not effect the score of this review in anyway. The game is beautiful and well acted but none of that can change the fact it's just not very good.

    (Note: Any review under a 5 is an absolute joke and anything above a 7 is laughable and both cases should raise questions about the review/reviewers agenda.)    … Expand
  2. Kaniya
    Feb 20, 2015
    6
    i have finished the game on hard difficulty and it took me roughly about 6 hours and half ( perhaps close to 7)
    i should admit like Ryse, The Order is more like a commercialized product showcasing PS4 power.
    Part of the game u just walk around, watch cut scenes and investigate items, in these part all you can do is to enjoy the nice atmosphere, fantastic graphics and remarkable voice    i have finished the game on hard difficulty and it took me roughly about 6 hours and half ( perhaps close to 7)
    i should admit like Ryse, The Order is more like a commercialized product showcasing PS4 power.
    Part of the game u just walk around, watch cut scenes and investigate items, in these part all you can do is to enjoy the nice atmosphere, fantastic graphics and remarkable voice acting and catchy soundtracks! walking around and checking items are not fun to do since they are not rewarding at all and there is no scope of story in them. It seems RAD developed the game in a way to push gamer to know that Order is the best looking game atm, and yes it is! there are parts in the game that are simply Jaw dropping in terms of visual presentation. but i guess having too much focus on this, makes the game like walking in a half boring half fun museum. specially that story kicks off well and midway it becomes well .... lets just say so so.
    The Other part of the game is QTEs and gunplay, some of the QTEs are fun but mostly they have overloaded the game with QTEs, due to the letterbox presentation and almost there is no sense of gameplay sometimes, u feel like its an interactive movie just like TWDs or Heavy Rain but the lack of meaningful choices, 0 interactivity with the environments and a super linear adventure ( not necessarily a negative but it sounds like the game really sets u on a roller coaster ) makes it much inferior than those titles.
    Another part is the gunplay, the guns are fantastic, shooter feels so good, but bad thing is that it ends fast, just where everything starts to be very cool, bang, the game throws u into a cut-scene and it ends all the fun. (i definitely suggest you to play on hard so it takes longer for the fun to end) it is a shame to see developers preferred all the boring scenes to the cooler parts, even facing half breeds (which is the coolest part of the game) falls pretty short. The game is designed in a way that wants you know there are cool things awaiting but in the end the outcome is not satisfying and all the cool parts are pretty short.
    I should say there are a few cool parts in the game, shooter is smooth and nice, atmosphere and the world is engaging but the content and overall balance of gameplay is lacking attention.
    definitely worthy of playing once !    … Expand
  3. Rem
    Feb 20, 2015
    6
    The Order 1886 struggles with finding identity between an interactive movie and an actual game. Without a doubt, this is among the most gorgeous of games, every little detail crammed into the game and its presentation is top-notch which helps its blockbuster feel. Following in the footsteps of the Evil Within, it uses a letterbox presentation using black bars in the top and bottom to evokeThe Order 1886 struggles with finding identity between an interactive movie and an actual game. Without a doubt, this is among the most gorgeous of games, every little detail crammed into the game and its presentation is top-notch which helps its blockbuster feel. Following in the footsteps of the Evil Within, it uses a letterbox presentation using black bars in the top and bottom to evoke a cinematic feel which in turn makes it feel more cinematic, but detrimental to the gameplay as there is almost a lack of a HUD. The plot of the Order 1886 at its best feels like eating popcorn along with friends except I'm supposed to have a controller in my hands. Alternate history London is a joy to watch, but the gameplay restricts you to only looking at it as there is absolutely nothing off the beaten path, if there was. So many times the game cuts between what is played and what is meant to be watched that is broken up by needless piles of QTE's which is this game's biggest sin .The characters are superbly acted though the writing is sort of hit and miss but then again is negated by some truly incredible voicework by the main protagonist. The shooter portions is solid, but nothing superb though the excellent presentation makes some of the moments fiery for brief moments with the era-inspired weaponry. Finally, the game hardly makes an effort to do much more than tell its short story which took me around 9 hours to complete with no incentive to return. The Order 1886 is certainly a disappointment in getting you to play it, but it sure is dandy to watch, much like David Cage games.… Expand
  4. PieZed
    Feb 20, 2015
    7
    This game will put you in a big dilemma. It is a masterpiece from a technical standpoint. Great directing, wonderful art design on every level, the voice acting is flawless (one of the best, if you ask me) and also great character design with no typical stereotypes (particularly the women). The characters are very well written and you will care about them till the last minute.

    But why    This game will put you in a big dilemma. It is a masterpiece from a technical standpoint. Great directing, wonderful art design on every level, the voice acting is flawless (one of the best, if you ask me) and also great character design with no typical stereotypes (particularly the women). The characters are very well written and you will care about them till the last minute.

    But why oh why is the rest of the game so mediocre. And let me make this perfectly clear. The problem of The Order is not the amount of Quick Tim Events (QTE) or all the cut scenes (there are a lot, but all are very very good and fun to watch), There is more gameplay that you would expect after all the negativity in last few weeks. But the gameplay is comepletely generic. The shootouts have not enough dynamic and the AI does not set you under pressure and always stay behind the cover. The presentation of the werewolves are underwhelming. No suspense, no horror and the same attacking scheme every time (they run towards you, short QTE, they run away while you shoot them, after not even 1 second they start running again. It is the same thing over and over). Especially the werewolves would have been a great opportunity for some horror elements and scares.

    Next are the weapons. In a steam punk scenario yu would expect some crazy stuff especially with Nicola Tesla in the Game. But no, the weapons are all comepletly dull and generic. All your standard stuff like handgun, MG, Shotgun (except for the Arc Gun, which shoots a focused stream of electricity). Why they did not use the scenario to develop some crazy steampunk weapons like the Arc Gun? The disappointment in this regard becomes mostly clear when you first enter Tesla's research laboratory. Now you think there will be great gadgets and inventions, right? No, you can not touch one if the great inventions in his laboratory (except one gadget which is used for a mini game throughout the rest of the game). And the "greatest invention" Nicola Tesla shows you (this are his own words in the game) is a boring sniper rifle. Seriously? You are in Nicola Tesla's laboratory and all you get to see is a sniper rifle.

    The Order can not decide what it really wants to be. A 3rd Person Shooter a la Gears of War or a cinematic game like Heavy Rain. If the developers would have focused on either one of the sides the game would have been great.

    And here lies the dilemma. If you like a game with new gameplay aspects and a lt of surprises, then you will hate The Order. If you like the technical aspect and great cinematic and well written characters you will love it.

    I think I am between those two sides. I hope The Order sells well and the developers can make a sequel where they can completely focus on the gameplay aspects. Because the artwork and technical foundation is great and I am looking forward to dive in the world of The Order again.    … Expand
  5. synced
    Feb 20, 2015
    6
    why Sony why. this game had so much potential but once again sony **** up everting -.-'

    technically The order is amazing grafics, sound, atmosphere of the game, everting is gorgerous but why this game has so many QTE why only 6 hours why has no have MP $60 game for 6 **** hours of gameplay honestly Sony is taking the huge success of the PS4 and **** up everting first party game    why Sony why. this game had so much potential but once again sony **** up everting -.-'

    technically The order is amazing grafics, sound, atmosphere of the game, everting is gorgerous but why this game has so many QTE why only 6 hours why has no have MP $60 game for 6 **** hours of gameplay

    honestly Sony is taking the huge success of the PS4 and **** up everting first party game

    knack, KZ SF, LBP3, Drive Clube, all games is bad or very dissapointing

    Pros
    Grafics
    soud
    jogability

    Cons
    QTE
    MORE QTE
    6 Hours of Gameplay
    Stupid I.A
    No MP
    3 hours of cinematics
    This game runs on 30 FPS and SUB-FULL HD

    6.5/10    … Expand
  6. griffey546
    Feb 20, 2015
    5
    I decided to give this game a rating of 5, just like how long the game is. Despite the game being buggy, extremely short for a game that costs $60, and also has no replay ability what so ever, "The Order: 1886" has nothing fun to offer other than a decent story with mostly walking and cutscenes. It is only acceptable to make a game 5 hours long if it's a free roaming game, or if its $10,I decided to give this game a rating of 5, just like how long the game is. Despite the game being buggy, extremely short for a game that costs $60, and also has no replay ability what so ever, "The Order: 1886" has nothing fun to offer other than a decent story with mostly walking and cutscenes. It is only acceptable to make a game 5 hours long if it's a free roaming game, or if its $10, unfortunately it's neither, and I will be returning this game back to the store I bought it from.… Expand
  7. captainmartin
    Feb 20, 2015
    7
    Crossover between movie (TV mini series) and game.Graphical benchmark for PS4, visual and audio presentation triumphed over simplistic and short gameplay so typical for cove-based shooters.Imagine that HBO called Zack Snyder and give him enormous budget in order to create mini-series and add a little bit of gameplay. Visual "orgies" meets alternative history set in Victorian era,Crossover between movie (TV mini series) and game.Graphical benchmark for PS4, visual and audio presentation triumphed over simplistic and short gameplay so typical for cove-based shooters.Imagine that HBO called Zack Snyder and give him enormous budget in order to create mini-series and add a little bit of gameplay. Visual "orgies" meets alternative history set in Victorian era, mysterious story consisting all typical "blockbuster" elements and archetypes, but everything is extremely well-executed. A mix of too many QTE events, and short gameplay sequences compared to long cutscenes might be disappointing for typical gamers, but The Order 1886 can be still perceived as a good game for beginners and extremely casual players.… Expand
  8. Veska
    Feb 20, 2015
    6
    Well...
    1st Non-skippable cut scenes, so if one goes for the second time, he must see again and again the same scenes.
    2st Cutscene and QTE account for about 50% of the game with a game time of 5-7 hours. 3rd Enemy AI is as AI from Lemings. 4th Animation of lycanthrope are continuously repeated. So far I counted 4 again and again repeating. 5th Duel with boss on the principle of QTE    Well...
    1st Non-skippable cut scenes, so if one goes for the second time, he must see again and again the same scenes.
    2st Cutscene and QTE account for about 50% of the game with a game time of 5-7 hours.
    3rd Enemy AI is as AI from Lemings.
    4th Animation of lycanthrope are continuously repeated. So far I counted 4 again and again repeating.
    5th Duel with boss on the principle of QTE is something shocking. But it isnt the worst thing. Finall boss and one boss in half of game are the "same". Same QTE and animations....
    6th Trimmed graphics. Somewhere I found how the game should look like and how it looks. Better are the shadows, but the rest is hacked, including details around a single character.
    7th Untapped potential of Victorian England is a great steampunk inventions of Nikola Tesla in the background of the war with werewolves.
    8th Boring coridor and stupid stealt passages which indicate that the authors put it there either forced or over them completely considered.    … Expand
  9. Termin8ter
    Feb 9, 2016
    5
    The Order 1886 is a very disappointing game, with excellent graphics, but average gameplay(that rips off Red Dead Redemption), sort of interesting story, too much QTE, and a cliffhanger ending!! The Lycans were hyped up for years to be menacing bad asses, but when you finally get to face one, the entire boss fight is just quick time events!! The AI takes the I out of AI. And the TPSThe Order 1886 is a very disappointing game, with excellent graphics, but average gameplay(that rips off Red Dead Redemption), sort of interesting story, too much QTE, and a cliffhanger ending!! The Lycans were hyped up for years to be menacing bad asses, but when you finally get to face one, the entire boss fight is just quick time events!! The AI takes the I out of AI. And the TPS gameplay is just a plain copy-paste of Gears Of War. After the excellent God Of War games, how could Santa Monica screw up this badly!? Don't buy this game, you knew that already.… Expand
  10. themilkybarkid
    Jun 22, 2016
    6
    Given the reviews and initial impressions, my expectations were already through the floor. It's basically 1 long corridor for beginning to end. The gunplay is fun. The weapons feel diverse and have real weight too them. When the corridor opens up to provide more strategy , it's really good. Although it's a steampunk kind of world, they do a really good job at making them feel authentic-Given the reviews and initial impressions, my expectations were already through the floor. It's basically 1 long corridor for beginning to end. The gunplay is fun. The weapons feel diverse and have real weight too them. When the corridor opens up to provide more strategy , it's really good. Although it's a steampunk kind of world, they do a really good job at making them feel authentic- like they really existed in that time. But it's still mainly an A to B corridor.

    The characters, their VO's, setting and tone are all fantastic. The game is. Absolutely. Beautiful. Probably the best I've seen. Though I'd hazard a guess that they would struggle to achieve that standard if it was more open. A lot of people said they couldn't believe the story finished where it did so I was waiting for it, but it continued passed the points it could have several times and finished on a nice platform ready for a sequel.

    I'd like to see a second game for sure, perhaps implementing a hub world. The characters and the story they've built are worthy of one. But as interesting as the world is and as gorgeous as the game is, it's still an A to B corridor with vary little variation. The insta-fail QTE's can do one 'n all.    … Expand
  11. DarkReaperV3
    Jun 29, 2016
    6
    No tiene multijugador, graficos excelentes, hostoria regular es muy corta, en dos dias acabas el juego. Esperaba mas de este juego, recomiedo solo rentarlo para pasar la campaña y no hay nada mas...
  12. Tselel
    Oct 14, 2016
    5
    Story/Campaign - Well, one word to describe this game. DISSAPOINTING. The story isnt bad, its actually is good and could be great if only the idiots Ready at Dawn made an actual full story of the game and not an obvious sequel bait. No questions were answered nor closure was felt by me even in the end. Freaking stupid to make that kind of move. The game SHOULD just be a DLC due to itsStory/Campaign - Well, one word to describe this game. DISSAPOINTING. The story isnt bad, its actually is good and could be great if only the idiots Ready at Dawn made an actual full story of the game and not an obvious sequel bait. No questions were answered nor closure was felt by me even in the end. Freaking stupid to make that kind of move. The game SHOULD just be a DLC due to its short campaign, you could easily finish the game in 2-3 hours if its not for the long and many cutscenes and QTE moments of the game. There isnt even any other modes to play in the game after you finish the campaign which makes it worthless if you dont intend to replay the campaign, no multiplayer both online or offline or challenge mode or etc. Collectibles are useless and doesnt really show you anything that is relevant for its story. Though its not all that bad though, the characters of the game are all good and interesting, their voice acting are great, and everyone has their unique personality to make them memorable for the gamers. However, you were not given enough time to understand them more due to its short campaign. This part deserves a 3/10 score.

    Gameplay - The game is a interactive game with third person shooter gameplay. Its shoot and cover based mechanic despite being basic and ordinary is actually good and the melee fights are actually interesting, though the QTE segment of the game really dissolves its challenge and fun aspect. Every QTE are easy and very dissapointing that was the mechanic used and recycled in all its few boss fights. Should've been better to focus more to being a shooter game than the interactive part. The guns are good and very detailed. Another dissapointing performance by the game which desrves another 3/10

    Graphics - The graphics on the other hand ARE A MASTERPIECE. The game looks like a film even when you are not in the cutscenes. Its beautiful, detailed and no words can really describe how beautiful the graphics of this game was but MASTERPIECE. A score of 10/10 for this.

    Sound - As to its music though, i cannot recall a good music from this game nor even remembered them. The sound of the guns exlosions and electricity are good though, does that count?? A score of 3/10 for these.

    Total = 4.75

    First of all, I really wanted this game to be successful and i really saw that Ready at Dawn put effort in making this game because of how beautiful its graphics and environment are. However, It really showed that preferring graphics over gameplay and story results in a dissapointing game. The game shows potential to be great but its developers are overconfident that this would sell despite having a very short and not including a multiplayer in the game causing it to have almost no content. Damn, I doubt sony would make a sequel for this series considering how poor this game was. Too bad this game died before it was even born.    … Expand
  13. ElleryHQ
    Jan 26, 2019
    7
    Приятная графика, интересный сеттинг. Раздражает лишь концовка, что явно напрашивается на сиквел, который, судя по всему, мы никогда не увидим.
  14. BITESCREEN
    Jun 22, 2017
    5
    Der Start der Playstation 4 war durch fehlende Spitzentitel schwach, selbst Referenzreihen wie Killzone zeigten im November 2013 ihre hässliche Seite. Seither hecheln Zocker gierig jedem potenziellen Next-Gen-Kracher entgegen – wie The Order – 1886. Der Exklusivtitel von Ready at Dawn lockte auf der vorletzten E3 mit feschem viktorianischen Steampunk und trotze dank neuer Marke demDer Start der Playstation 4 war durch fehlende Spitzentitel schwach, selbst Referenzreihen wie Killzone zeigten im November 2013 ihre hässliche Seite. Seither hecheln Zocker gierig jedem potenziellen Next-Gen-Kracher entgegen – wie The Order – 1886. Der Exklusivtitel von Ready at Dawn lockte auf der vorletzten E3 mit feschem viktorianischen Steampunk und trotze dank neuer Marke dem Fortsetzungswahn. Jetzt erscheint das Spiel hinter dem Bombast-Trailer – und entpuppt sich als optisch atemberaubender Deckungsshooter mit langsamem Tempo und überflüssigem Beiwerk. Unspannende Zwischensequenzen, eine schwache Story mit entsprechenden Charakteren, aufgesetztes Schleichen und viele ungeliebte Quicktime-Events machen den Einstieg zäh. In der zweiten Spielhälfte verdichten sich die bis aufs etwas fehlerhafte Deckungssystem gelungenen Shootersequenzen, sodass The Order – 1886 gerade noch die Kurve kriegt.… Expand
  15. HappySpaceInvad
    Dec 24, 2018
    7
    I'd like to address one of the most damaging criticisms of this game: that the game is the prelude to something better and ends on a cliffhanger. In fact, this criticism put me off bothering to complete the game until today, despite having bought the game at release. But it's simply untrue. If you were expecting "and they all lived happily every after", then yes you might beI'd like to address one of the most damaging criticisms of this game: that the game is the prelude to something better and ends on a cliffhanger. In fact, this criticism put me off bothering to complete the game until today, despite having bought the game at release. But it's simply untrue. If you were expecting "and they all lived happily every after", then yes you might be disappointed... but the story in fact closes in the most logical way, given the direction it was heading. It does leave open the possibility of a follow-up, but by no means demands it.

    With that out of the way, I really enjoyed the game, despite its obvious shortcomings. Besides the astonishing graphics and motion-capture (which still haven't been bettered on PS4), the story was original and the lore rich enough to allow me to enjoy the slower sections of the game. Some of the weapons were really fun to use and the combat against human AI was always enjoyable. The voice acting was solid, and the music is possibly one of the highlights... I ended up getting the soundtrack album.

    In terms of story and replayability, it is no more linear than Uncharted, and I will certainly be going back to play it again to get the trophies I missed, perfecting my combat (I managed to finish the game without even being aware of the "Blacksight" skill) and trying the harder difficulty setting.

    I was really only disappointed with the fact that there were too many quicktime sections for their own sake, and some where missing them did not affect the consequences. Also, although I was happy with the length of the game, I don't consider it value for money at its original price. If you can pick it up for around £20/$20, I think that's about right.    … Expand
  16. llDust
    Apr 21, 2018
    7
    This is definitely one of the game with the best graphics on a console. Unfortunately, the game was really short and the gameplay lacking and a little to be desire. Also, around the final act the story felt rushed. would have really loved to see more world building and character building.
  17. bersi84
    Jan 25, 2020
    7
    The Order 1886 is a well made game that left so much potential on the track but is still worth a grab at a reasonable discount. It is hard to rate, but I ve given it a 7/10. Read on if you want to know more about it.

    It has taken me quite some time to finally grab The Order 1886 at a reasonable discount. I played it on my PS4 Pro SSD and encountered no bluescreens, bugs or frame issues    The Order 1886 is a well made game that left so much potential on the track but is still worth a grab at a reasonable discount. It is hard to rate, but I ve given it a 7/10. Read on if you want to know more about it.

    It has taken me quite some time to finally grab The Order 1886 at a reasonable discount. I played it on my PS4 Pro SSD and encountered no bluescreens, bugs or frame issues at all besides of a tiny sequence later in the game. The engine does quite some magic and besides its age the game delivers outstanding graphical atmosphere, intense sound and really good voice acting.

    I will not spoil the story but I personally liked it a lot. I think it is well developed but nothing too outstanding. The characters are nicely placed within the world but do not have enough time to rise because the game itself is rather short. I think its easily finishable in a 5hr slot and might take 7 to 10hrs at most. The gunplay is really good with a decent amount of arsenal to play with consisting of rifles, snipers, shotguns, smgs, revolvers and special weapons I wont spoil here. The visual and sound effects in gunplay are fun and suit the weapons you wield pretty accurate.

    Gameplay consist of few core features: quick time events, walking simulator, movie sequence and action sequences. Some clever mechanics are included also in the game but do not play a significant role. All the other core parts might share equal parts. You could considere The Order more as interactive movie with stealth accents, if I were to quote it in a single line.

    Why only 7/10 you might ask now? It is really hard to explain because the game does everything right in certain areas deserving a plain 10/10 but the short length after all and the heavy cutscenes within this short period deserve at least a minus of 1 or 2. Besides that some controls are clunky. They are not bad at all and you will get used to it but the switching between weapons and control schemes onto quick time events are sometimes annoying and will lead to frustrating moments. Also the encounters are often pretty bland and it is more of enduring waves of enemies then intelligent gunplay.

    My summary is that I m glad that I finally tried out THe Order 1886 considering there will be a successor and it will hopefully take the good parts and enhance the improveable ones to a great game experience. Visually the game is outstanding for its age. I liked the story and the characters. Gameplay is smooth and gunplay is mostly fun. Grab this short but worthwhile game experience at a discount of at least 50 to 80% in regards to the retail price and I think you will make a nice deal with some enjoyable moments.    … Expand
  18. Mattyc96
    Dec 24, 2019
    6
    The game felt like it had potential, but was ultimately disappointing. Gameplay is bland and often accompanied by too many quick time events. I did enjoy the weapons though. This game lacked the freedom to explore its beautiful world. Story had a few good moments, but came up short in the end. I got it for 3$ so can't complain that much.
  19. Denis94
    Feb 7, 2020
    7
    Juego ambientado en la maravillosa época victoriana, extremadamente cinematográfico tanto para bien como para mal, gráficos de un nivel muy alto, sonido y banda sonora geniales, historia muy bien construida e interesante, falla el gameplay que no es muy variado pero dada la corta duración del juego unas 7 u 8 horas que me llevó no se llega hacer repetitivo, entiendo las críticas de suJuego ambientado en la maravillosa época victoriana, extremadamente cinematográfico tanto para bien como para mal, gráficos de un nivel muy alto, sonido y banda sonora geniales, historia muy bien construida e interesante, falla el gameplay que no es muy variado pero dada la corta duración del juego unas 7 u 8 horas que me llevó no se llega hacer repetitivo, entiendo las críticas de su momento pero no creo que mereciera tanto "hate" como recibió, si tengo que resaltar una cosa realmente mala es el no poder poner el juego en inglés, sinceramente le quita bastante ambientación al juego, The order 1886 creo que esta hecho para jugadores que aprecien más la historia que es sin duda su punto fuerte.

    PD: hay escena post créditos.    … Expand
  20. goodgriff33
    Dec 24, 2022
    7
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  21. Deonord
    Mar 26, 2015
    6
    Game just doesnt feel to be finished. Big fight with last boss is same as few hours back. Its really sad, because game had big potential to become something more than just a promises. Yeah, graphics is best I have ever seen but the game does not worth the full price because of too short story.
  22. DrugsMeazureTim
    Mar 28, 2015
    6
    many things i do love in the order. many things i also hate in the order.

    pros best graphics on ps4 awesome story great cutscenes great soundtrack good sound effects cons many of quicktime events AI is not much of smart 5 hours.. terribly lacking gameplay, mostly you watch cutscenes. i do love the order 1886. but it proves that GRAPHICS ARE NOT EVERYTHING. and that's sad    many things i do love in the order. many things i also hate in the order.

    pros
    best graphics on ps4
    awesome story
    great cutscenes
    great soundtrack
    good sound effects
    cons
    many of quicktime events
    AI is not much of smart
    5 hours..
    terribly lacking gameplay, mostly you watch cutscenes.

    i do love the order 1886. but it proves that GRAPHICS ARE NOT EVERYTHING.
    and that's sad that this game was developed 5 years. and finished like too human,duke nukem forever,aliens colonial marines and ride to hell    … Expand
  23. BaronMonaco
    Aug 21, 2016
    7
    The Order was supposed to be the new killer app license for Sony, but they missed their shot, let's see why.

    First technically the game is marvelous, the graphics are jaw dropping for its time, with an incredible amount of details and the world around you actually reacting to your actions in realistic ways. No bugs or framerate issues, clearly the game stands up to the expectations in    The Order was supposed to be the new killer app license for Sony, but they missed their shot, let's see why.

    First technically the game is marvelous, the graphics are jaw dropping for its time, with an incredible amount of details and the world around you actually reacting to your actions in realistic ways. No bugs or framerate issues, clearly the game stands up to the expectations in this department.

    Concerning the gameplay, most of the time it's a common TPS (you go undercover shoot the enemies that are coming in front of you then go to the next area) it's not badly done, there's some nice guns but nothing is ground breaking and it lacks variety in terms of actions possible during those said fight. There's also a bit of QTE fights in the game, that are welcome to change your habit and have more cinematic fights (a good thing they picked up from God Of War).But the main complaint I have about the gameplay is the level design that is way too tight for what I want in this generation of gaming, people were okay with corridors in the PS3/360 era but now a great game must offer a minimal of space to the player.

    The story is pretty good with a nice build up, an universe appealing and clearly detailed in the mind of its creators but the awfully short 6 hours of gameplay needed to finish the game is too short even for the story itself that is not concluded at the end of the game and it's clearly yelling for a sequel, which is a bad thing considering such sequel is uncertain and I would hate to see this universe being waste just because they did a game too short because this is clearly the main issue of this game and if it would have last the required 12-15 hours for a solo focus experienced, critics and sales would have been very different in my opinion.

    So in conclusion The Order is a gorgeously short common TPS with a good story, that is fun to play for the time it'll last but not unmissable either. Considering its price now (10-15 $/€) if you're attracted to its universe or looking for a new TPS to play I'll advise the purchase, you'll not pay too much for the time its length.    … Expand
  24. Tailynd
    Apr 23, 2016
    7
    This is one of the best looking games ive ever played. It astounding how good it looks. I like the setting, it really feels like you are there and at that time 1886. I was into the story and the game has a way of making the quick time Event feel a lot better from other games. I like the the weapons, thier are cool interesting new guns. Now the thing i didnt like it was too short. andThis is one of the best looking games ive ever played. It astounding how good it looks. I like the setting, it really feels like you are there and at that time 1886. I was into the story and the game has a way of making the quick time Event feel a lot better from other games. I like the the weapons, thier are cool interesting new guns. Now the thing i didnt like it was too short. and the game has a way of taking you out of the gameplay by makimg you walk and not having access to your weapons. But i feel they made you walk so you could really take in the beauty of the game. I got this game for $10 buck on black friday. I would wait for a sell. Definitely enjoyed my experience 7.1 and its a easy Platinum.… Expand
  25. Feedee1986
    May 6, 2016
    7
    Había leído muchos análisis negativos del juego sin haberlo jugado, hasta que por fin lo jugué. Y para mi no es tan malo como dicen, es un juego que gráficamente luce espectacular, parece una película en todo momento y eso es algo muy destacable, porque es lo que esta generación tendría que brindar. Sobre la jugabilidad y la mecánica del juego, quizás sea algo genérica, pero no es mala yHabía leído muchos análisis negativos del juego sin haberlo jugado, hasta que por fin lo jugué. Y para mi no es tan malo como dicen, es un juego que gráficamente luce espectacular, parece una película en todo momento y eso es algo muy destacable, porque es lo que esta generación tendría que brindar. Sobre la jugabilidad y la mecánica del juego, quizás sea algo genérica, pero no es mala y cumple con su cuota de entretenimiento. Quizás la critica venga en el sentido que le falta algo mas de "profundidad" a la historia, y quizás con unas horas mas en el modo campaña hubiera sido mucho mejor. Otra critica es que no haya modo multijugador, ya que se habría podido aprovechar mas el juego Tiene partes en las que vas muy tranquilo y de pronto se vienen enfrentamientos muy buenos, mas sobre el final de juego. Tiene ese buen impacto de sorpresa. En conclusión, buenos gráficos, una historia aceptable, y un modo de juego distinto que por momentos entretiene.… Expand
  26. Archulysses
    Dec 13, 2016
    6
    Story - The game is set in the 1886 London whereby and order of knights which has access to advanced weaponry are protecting the country from half breeds, those monster which are combination of beast and man. The main character of the story is one of the members of the knights called Galahad in his battle against both half breeds and rebels and his discovery to the dark secrets of his ownStory - The game is set in the 1886 London whereby and order of knights which has access to advanced weaponry are protecting the country from half breeds, those monster which are combination of beast and man. The main character of the story is one of the members of the knights called Galahad in his battle against both half breeds and rebels and his discovery to the dark secrets of his own organization. The story of the game really has promise to get into that epic or masterpiece level but is far from that due to its very short campaign and the frustrating sequel bait ending, they should have just finished the game from the get go to have the people to really love this game. The characters imo is also likable but their personalities weren't highlighted enough to show their strength due to the same reason that the whole campaign is so short it is ridiculous. Everything is affected negatively due to that. Therefore, a score of 3/10 will do for that promising but dissapointing length of its story and campaign.

    Gameplay - The gameplay is your typical cover based third person shooter with added QTE cutscenes in game. As for me, the gameplay is actually good, the fighting scenes of the game in the whole campaign are all awesome and fun. The guns are also good and varies from each other. However, what really lacks in this game is its replayability, there are no more modes other than the main campaign, no multiplayer, no lan, no challenge mode nor anything more to do after doing the campaign, the collectibles in game are there but no really relevance since usually they arent that connected in the main storyline or anything. And another bad thing in the game is its boss fights which are recycled in the game and how bad the ai of the half breeds are that results in your fight against them to be very easy and predictable rather than you being afraid of them. Due to this factors, it deserves a score of 4/10.

    Graphics - Now let us focus on the main part where the developers really gave their 100%, its graphics. All i can say is that, IT IS A MASTERPIECE visually. Everything is detailed from the smoke of London to its inhabitants, the faces of each character, the fall of rain in every object in game and how everything looks a big budget 3D film even in cutscenes, qte scenes and fight scenes. There are zero fps drops and really showed how beautiful the developers want us to see in their game. It is one of the best looking games ever. Therefore, it deserves a score of 10/10.

    Music and Sound - The music of this game is actually good with abundant use of piano, violin in orchestrated style of music. I liked its soundtrack personally but lacks of that memorable song which gives me LSS. And as to the voice acting, it is also top notched with how the accent of each characters really fits London and their times using old english terms and vocabulary not use anymore in today's era. Best voice acting for me is Lafayette and his great french accent. Due to this, a score of 8/10 deserves its aspect.

    Total average = 6.25

    Despite its dissapointing flaws, The Order 1886 imo is a good game. I really loved my short experienced to it and how i loved its graphics and its characters. I was dissapointed though that the developers are overconfident they thought that graphics alone can win them the fans. This game proved that grahics alone cant lift a game to be great. I really wish that if the developers has any intent to make a sequel of this game is that they should learn from their mistakes and give us gamers that masterpiece game they have the potential to do. Stay strong!    … Expand
  27. joshcohen73
    Dec 27, 2017
    7
    Extremely Underrated Game.

    I understand how people could be dissapointed by the game, and I get that it's not the Insanely amazing new AAA Sony exclusive they were hoping for, but I think it definitely deserves a sequel to get things right. The graphics, I'm sure you've heard.. are INSANELY amazing. The lighting, the atmosphere, the realism. Just check out your character model while    Extremely Underrated Game.

    I understand how people could be dissapointed by the game, and I get that it's not the Insanely amazing new AAA Sony exclusive they were hoping for, but I think it definitely deserves a sequel to get things right.

    The graphics, I'm sure you've heard.. are INSANELY amazing. The lighting, the atmosphere, the realism. Just check out your character model while you're playing. INSANE! The sound is also amazing. Whole game plays like a movie, it's great.

    Where the game could definitely improve a lot on is in the gameplay. The shooting mechanics are okay. Very basic shooting, and there is huge rooms for improvement, as the shooting mechanics are a little too bare bones. When you're not in shoot outs, you're probably platforming and climbing through the levels (which i actually enjoyed). Reminded me a bit of uncharted.

    Honestly, I get that people feel that player choice was taken out the window and yes it can be cheap to press a button to get something to happen (mini quick time events) but it's done in such a cinematic way that it's not that big of a deal.

    I feel like the game was going for something different possibly, and was suppose to be more of a point and click game (but with action segments) as it is very cinematic and seamless, and the shooting scenes for me are just like part of the movie or something. Its all done very smoothly together.

    Is the game the most fun game ever? no. Is it a little boring at times? yes. but in NOOOO way does it deserve anything less than a 6 out of 10. sure, above an 8 is a very generous review for this game, but below a 6 is also ridiculous. There are MUCH worse games out there.

    I'd only pick this up if you get it on sale. They should have charged 39.99 for the game instead of full price, as id be annoyed if i paid full price, but I got this on PSN for practically $5 so I cant complain too much.. though I am enjoying the game somewhat, as Im in between games.    … Expand
  28. DreamEaglr
    Jul 9, 2018
    6
    Добротный шутер в футуристичной викторианской эпохе с рыцарями круглого стола, воюющими против оборотней. Парочка неожиданных поворотов и большая недосказанность в конце присутствует.
  29. jstanothergamr
    Feb 22, 2015
    5
    Amazing. It's as equally stunning as it is dull.

    The Order: 1886 = 50% cutscene, 15% walking from one cutscene to another, 15% QT cutscene, and 20% actual gunplay / poorly done stealth. Anyone that says this is an intelligent game in it's design is.. quite honestly, just a dumb person. (Enjoying the game doesn't make you dumb, but saying its a well made game does). It is simply the    Amazing. It's as equally stunning as it is dull.

    The Order: 1886 = 50% cutscene, 15% walking from one cutscene to another, 15% QT cutscene, and 20% actual gunplay / poorly done stealth.

    Anyone that says this is an intelligent game in it's design is.. quite honestly, just a dumb person. (Enjoying the game doesn't make you dumb, but saying its a well made game does). It is simply the most linear and under developed single player game I have every played and It's shocking how little of the game is under the control of the player. These developers seem to have forgotten what a game is.

    The story is about as deep as an "Underworld" movie, mixed with a little Christopher Nolan, lowest-common-denominator, "humanity." The game also ends, once the story seems like it's about to get interesting. ••••(SPOILER)•••• And Jack the Ripper is the big bad, except only in the sequel.

    All that being said, I enjoyed portions of it, the world was interesting (the world, not the story the game focuses on), and it was visually breathtaking. Now, imagine if the 3d artists involved in this game worked with a company that new how to design games. It's simply not worth the money so that's an automatic 2 points off the score. The other 3 points are for extremely poor game design and a very weak & unfinished story.

    This game is a rental only (as in, check out how pretty it is and move on with your life). Save your well earned $60.    … Expand
  30. Glennfire
    Feb 20, 2015
    7
    I'm currently halfway through the game and its already been four hours so those who say it's onl 6 hours are just xbox fanboys or retards. Presentation is really good and not as much QTE like some people would like you to believe, the cinematics are great and also not as much as most people say so that makes it clear that some people just want to give this game a bad score without probI'm currently halfway through the game and its already been four hours so those who say it's onl 6 hours are just xbox fanboys or retards. Presentation is really good and not as much QTE like some people would like you to believe, the cinematics are great and also not as much as most people say so that makes it clear that some people just want to give this game a bad score without prob even playing it. Gameplay is average but the mechanics could use some improvement. The story is verry verry nice and I like the whole setting and characters. This game might not be a must-buy for everyone but def worth renting it, I don't mind that I actually bought it cause I'll surely play it again some time soon after I finished it.

    Last thing I want to say is, beware of most of negative userscores here!!! Most people who gave it a 0 gave 0's to a few ps4 gams but 10's to xbox games so it's pretty clear they are xboxfanboys and so yhey make the whole metacritic page useless in som kind of way. Also a lot of these people only have 1 game reviewed again making it clear they're just here to bash the game.

    Verdict: rent it and judge for yourself, don't let fanboys destroy all the hard work the dev's put n this game cause it might not be the best game but it's got a great story, it looks amazing and it's rich in detail and it surely doesn't deserve all the 0's it gets here!!!

    I got message for you retarded xboxfanboys, stop being pathetic and stop your consolewars cause no one cares really. It's not funny breakin down anyones hard work just cause it's not on the console you own!!!    … Expand
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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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