Too bad it's really not this time though, -and- it failed High School English 101 as well
That was just poorly done drive by shit-posting, far too extreme in its claim (10minutes?) to be deemed clever.
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GAF you mislead me!! The Order!!
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Too bad it's really not this time though, -and- it failed High School English 101 as well
That was just poorly done drive by shit-posting, far too extreme in its claim (10minutes?) to be deemed clever.
Pretty much. I'm glad I played it, and definitely enjoyed it. However, I'm glad I played it via Gamefly, because I'd have been a bit irritated if I spent 60 bucks on it.
Fbh
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It's an ok rental game or worth playing if you have some friend to borrow it from.
But it is indeed pretty bad and a joke as a big AAA exclusive. The gunplay is actually good but the actual gameplay lacks more variety. The enemy variety is sad, it lack more big Uncharted like setpiece moments and there's basically 2 encounters with werewolves (which was supposed to be the thing to set it apart from being "the most by the numbers cover shooter ever) in a 7 hours long game and yet they recycled them
The story which they focus SO much on feels like the prologue to something better instead of a full tale. If it had been a movie it would have been a bad one, but that doesn't matter because it's a videogame.... except it's also not a good videogame.
Oh and the content is laughable. In a age of games like Bloodborne, The Witcher 3, Bayonetta 2, or even freaking Destiny having a 7 hours long game with NO replay value and NO multiplayer is just a joke if you are going for full retail release
But it is indeed pretty bad and a joke as a big AAA exclusive. The gunplay is actually good but the actual gameplay lacks more variety. The enemy variety is sad, it lack more big Uncharted like setpiece moments and there's basically 2 encounters with werewolves (which was supposed to be the thing to set it apart from being "the most by the numbers cover shooter ever) in a 7 hours long game and yet they recycled them
The story which they focus SO much on feels like the prologue to something better instead of a full tale. If it had been a movie it would have been a bad one, but that doesn't matter because it's a videogame.... except it's also not a good videogame.
Oh and the content is laughable. In a age of games like Bloodborne, The Witcher 3, Bayonetta 2, or even freaking Destiny having a 7 hours long game with NO replay value and NO multiplayer is just a joke if you are going for full retail release
Oh yeah I rented this for a weekend and had fun with it. Its perfect in the $20-$30 range.
xXBetter Off DadXx
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You allowed yourself to be mislead.
LookAtMeGo
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I enjoyed my time with it. The fact that there are only 4 lycan encounters and they were recycled and they sucked, in a game about lycans, ruined my overall experience. Plus the lazy implementation of QTE and the fact the the 'revolutionary' branching QTE were almost non existent. It was a huge disappointment. The production value, punchy and unique weapons (although you barely get to use the good ones), good voice acting and overall atmosphere saved this game from being a complete and utter failure and brought it into the meh-ok range. Huuuuge missed potential with this game. But dem grafix! Holy shit.
mcz117chief
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thank you, mods. Honestly, thank you.
Kurt Angle
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no graphics in order confirmed
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Yep. I agree, OP. The Order gets waaay too many hate for what it is. Ready at Dawn was transparent at what kind of game it is, and for some reason, some people weren't OK with it.
I personally loved my time with the game and found the story engaging. Now? Seeing as I don't think it sold that well, we won't see what happens next. Sigh.
Enjoy the game! Next time, go try it or buy based on instincts. The Order is one of the few times where I think the majority of the reviewers didn't get it right. I know being "right" is subjective, but I think it's nowhere near being a 5 or 6 only game as some sites think it is.
I personally loved my time with the game and found the story engaging. Now? Seeing as I don't think it sold that well, we won't see what happens next. Sigh.
Enjoy the game! Next time, go try it or buy based on instincts. The Order is one of the few times where I think the majority of the reviewers didn't get it right. I know being "right" is subjective, but I think it's nowhere near being a 5 or 6 only game as some sites think it is.
Graphics aside, I thought that game was a joke and a game designer shame... I am still not even sure that the ennemies have eyesight...any average shooting game offers a better game design.
The shooting feels good?! Big deal! I can't recall any recent AAA game where I thought the gunplay felt bad. It's just the very minimum when you make a shooting game isn't it?
But if some people liked it, good on them !
The shooting feels good?! Big deal! I can't recall any recent AAA game where I thought the gunplay felt bad. It's just the very minimum when you make a shooting game isn't it?
But if some people liked it, good on them !
I paid $30 for it and enjoyed it. I would have liked it more if they actually followed through with the supernatural aspect. There were only
. I hope they get a chance to do a sequel and expand on it.
10 Lycans in the whole game, and then the addition of Vampires that led to nothing
wumster3000
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I really enjoyed it. I enjoyed the story, combat and pace. I have told my friends about the game and they all feel the same as I. Gaf is a good place to debate. Don't make your game purchases based off this forum. I would have missed out on a lot of things.
Neuromancer
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I tried to tell everyone that the game is actually really good and well worth playing, but no one listens to me. Some of the things I liked about it were that enemies weren't bullet sponges and that enemy encounters didn't go on forever like 2 popular 3rd person shooter franchises I could mention. Anyway I'm glad you enjoyed it, and let's hope we get a sequel some day.
Fredrik
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Yup it's truly great, weighty gameplay, better shooting than Uncharted, the story and characters are interesting, and it's still the best looking game on any platform. Killed by the hype but raised from the dead by people like you and me. I'd recommend everyone to give it a try. One of the finest PS4 exclusives so far.
Canis lupus
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25 quid is just about what the game is worth. I enjoyed the game, went in expecting nothing.
Thanks for cleaning up. It wasn't even funny, sometimes people try too hard to be witty for that 1st post/spot, all the "oh damn", "/close thread" like quotes are even more annoying.
Thanks for cleaning up. It wasn't even funny, sometimes people try too hard to be witty for that 1st post/spot, all the "oh damn", "/close thread" like quotes are even more annoying.
I give people credit on saying the story felt incomplete, or for criticizing some of the paths that weren't explored yet. They're clearly envisioning a bigger arc. However, nitpicking lines like this makes no sense.
Galahad didn't want to shoot anybody because he wasn't sure which side was right or who to believe... then he got shot at by a sniper. If I'm in that situation that's when I ditch the pacifist act too.
"You and i are not so different"
*Hour later from another character*
"You and i are not so different"
Dat storytelling.
lol, but seriously i'm over getting angry. RAD screwed up and lesson learnt. Hope they do better next time, if there will be one. Sony has been suspiciously quite regarding this game. They could have easily picked a hand full of gaf comments and made a video about how awesome the game is to persuade the masses.
The Inventor
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Just look at the angry review, maybe there you can find a couple of reasons the game didn't do well.
Is that why it got middling reviews from most outlets? Or were those the "few zealots"?
Can't get behind such a shallow game. Less depth than Super Mario Bros. on the NES.
The guns do "feel good" in a vacuum. But the level elements do nothing to facilitate fun shooting and decent interplay.
Not to mention that the big draw of the story wasn't even good.
It's a real shame to see a game like this put up as an important first party release.
The guns do "feel good" in a vacuum. But the level elements do nothing to facilitate fun shooting and decent interplay.
Not to mention that the big draw of the story wasn't even good.
It's a real shame to see a game like this put up as an important first party release.
Looks great and the shooting was solid, if simple.
Unfortunately, it's still a bad game, with terrible pacing and not so great enemy and level design.
What really sucks is when you realize that RAD can turn out a great game experience, like GOW ghost of sparta.
Unfortunately, it's still a bad game, with terrible pacing and not so great enemy and level design.
What really sucks is when you realize that RAD can turn out a great game experience, like GOW ghost of sparta.
Eh, it sure feels like it a lot of the time. There's a ton of slow walking sections mixed in with the cutscenes so it feels like the actual firefights don't happen that much.
timothyonfire
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It was a fun way to waste a night. I bought it pre-owned from Gamestop for $31, beat it that night and got the platinum the next morning and returned it that afternoon.
I wish they would've added more to it. The world was nice and inviting but you couldn't do much with it except to enjoy the atmosphere it presented. I went into it after the reviews obviously so I knew what to expect. I learned my mistake from the hype train that was Watch Dogs.
I wish they would've added more to it. The world was nice and inviting but you couldn't do much with it except to enjoy the atmosphere it presented. I went into it after the reviews obviously so I knew what to expect. I learned my mistake from the hype train that was Watch Dogs.
electroshockwave
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Even as an MGS fan I think they go overboard with cutscenes. I love it when they're entertaining in themselves but often they're not, with the worst offenders being the codec conversations with people you're standing beside in 2 and mission briefings in 4. The thing is that outside of cutscenes MGS has an abundance of gameplay- different ways to play, great boss fights, replayability, secrets and extras- but even when The Order does let you play it's restrictive and offers no real reason for a second playthrough.
I mean if they could at least be original about it, bring something new to the table people.
mcz117chief
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Anything above 5 is good. I would wager that vast majority of people would rate it that way.
TrojanBlade
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Yeah I was expecting a bad game after the reviews and a lot of gaffers giving really bad impressions. But so glad I recently got it and really liking it so far. It has some issues but it's far from 'piece of crap' game. The game looks amazing and no other game can touch it in visuals. The atmosphere is great. Story is pretty good so far when other games can get away with worse or no stories at all. Shooting and gunplay is really well done. Yes there is room for improvement and if RAD listens to the positive criticism the sequel can be like UC2. I really hope Sony gives them another chance.
A solid 7/8 for me so far.
A solid 7/8 for me so far.
Because nobody in any order thread, or any reviewer, actually played The Order.
eXistor
Member
I hated it. Outside of the technical prowess, the game had very little going for it; boring and drawn-out enemy encounters, forced usage of certain weapons, boring cutscenes that lead to nowhere. I found it quite an achievement that a game this short could be so boring so fast.
The reviews were too kind, this is a 5 game at best and nothing more.
The reviews were too kind, this is a 5 game at best and nothing more.
shinobi602
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I really enjoyed it. If I listened to GAF for game impressions I'd have missed out on so many fun games.
Its a pretty good encompassing picture of exactly whats wrong with the AAA side industry today.
The gunplay is fine. Great even. Highly polished.
Which is par for the course, a highly polished graphical budget buster, with mechanics refined to mirror like sheen by about 2 decades of doing the same thing with the same controls really well.....
And complete and absolute shit design.
There can only be one opinion! If you hate it, you never played it.
But most people won't even beat the game once, there's stats that prove it.
The Red Wizard
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It's a solid 6/10 but that's not what you expect from an exclusive on a machine with a lack of killer apps.
Vital Tundra
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Gears of War happened almost 10 years ago, but had reasons to replay it. The Order is mediocre at best.
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
I didn't think it was particularly bad when I started playing it, but it just got so mind numbingly boring that I put it away and have zero intention of ever finishing it. The fact that the story was awful in a game that strives for such a cinematic approach was a big blow for me.
……forgetit
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The order is for a very specific subset of people. Not for me personally, but I can recommend it was to some.
Oh hugely hyperbole bullshit of course.
The game is in fact mostly cover based shooting and said shooting is amongst best around.
The issue that hit the game hard I believe is that it starts really slow and QTE focused with some fairly chunky cut scenes and it doesn't live up to promise of extended non-human combat.
But once you get past the beginning there's only a few cutscenes of any length, most are short vs long periods of gameplay.
I thought it was ok but not great. There's enough there to make you aware it could be great which I believe also annoyed many (arguably fairly enough): you keep thinking "if they'd just nailed this element" as you play through it. Or I did anyway.
Is it possible to be part of that specific subset of people but still not enjoy the game? Or is it a case of the game isn't for you if you didn't like it? I mean I love the games that influenced it and enjoy cinematic adventures. The game isn't some deep complex experience that very few will get. It has the mass appeal bulletpoints except it's not good evident by the sales, critics and silence from Sony and RAD. Of course that doesn't mean people can't enjoy it, because even really bad games can still have their fanbase. It's just sometimes hard for said fans to accept to liking a bad game something film fans have already matured to understand. The Room has a fanbase those fans know they like a terrible film. Maybe it's to do with the difference in pricing.