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The Man With The Golden Dong
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The Order: 1886 |OT| Gears of Yore
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ArkkAngel007
Member
$25 off with Power Up rewards at GameStop. It's 25,000 points for the coupon.
Only problem I might have is that it said it can't be used on reservations. Hopefully that just means I can't use it as money/credit down, but valid when I make the actual purchase.
Edit: May get it for $30 since there's a $5 coupon as well (5,000). Mostly just cleaning it all out since Amazon has taken over due to the 30 minutes it takes to get to GS.
Nightengale
Member
Asian region store's PS+ discount. Basically every first-party Sony title gets a 10% or so discount for early purchase.
So yeah, it's kinda not worth it. You have to purchase a separate Asia PS+ to enjoy that 10% benefit.
I'm a few hours in.
Visuals are just ridiculous. Nevermind consoles or PCs, this is the best looking video game that currently exists. The post processing effects and anti-aliasing add such a professional gloss to the image, I know people say it all the time, but it's like watching a CG film. There are no jaggies, no stray pixels, no blurry textures, no strange artifacts. Even the chromatic aberration is used tastefully, adding a soft coloured blur at the edges of the screen - not a tacky hard afterimage like many other games. The depth of field and motion blur is the best I've ever seen.
I mean, holy shit, guys. (minor location spoilers from the first couple of hours)
http://i.imgur.com/boM0whQ.png
http://i.imgur.com/SkOVbnA.png
http://i.imgur.com/GVSz2qT.png
http://i.imgur.com/OZZGDWN.png
http://i.imgur.com/GVSz2qT.png
My one gameplay complaint is that the camera moves far too close to Galahad when you're in cover. It's hard to get a sense of situational awareness (and see those pesky shotgunners) unless you pop out of cover to aim and risk getting shot (I'm playing on hard). In some cases I've just stayed out of strict cover and used obstacles as "natural" cover.
So far the combat scenarios are nothing special. You basically get taken from room to room and kill all the bad guys. The gunplay of aiming, firing and shifting cover is very good, but the context around battles needs that extra "set piece" oomph to make it more exciting.
Visuals are just ridiculous. Nevermind consoles or PCs, this is the best looking video game that currently exists. The post processing effects and anti-aliasing add such a professional gloss to the image, I know people say it all the time, but it's like watching a CG film. There are no jaggies, no stray pixels, no blurry textures, no strange artifacts. Even the chromatic aberration is used tastefully, adding a soft coloured blur at the edges of the screen - not a tacky hard afterimage like many other games. The depth of field and motion blur is the best I've ever seen.
I mean, holy shit, guys. (minor location spoilers from the first couple of hours)
http://i.imgur.com/boM0whQ.png
http://i.imgur.com/SkOVbnA.png
http://i.imgur.com/GVSz2qT.png
http://i.imgur.com/OZZGDWN.png
http://i.imgur.com/GVSz2qT.png
My one gameplay complaint is that the camera moves far too close to Galahad when you're in cover. It's hard to get a sense of situational awareness (and see those pesky shotgunners) unless you pop out of cover to aim and risk getting shot (I'm playing on hard). In some cases I've just stayed out of strict cover and used obstacles as "natural" cover.
So far the combat scenarios are nothing special. You basically get taken from room to room and kill all the bad guys. The gunplay of aiming, firing and shifting cover is very good, but the context around battles needs that extra "set piece" oomph to make it more exciting.
Yeah, you can use it when you purchase it. Can't combine coupons though.
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10 more minutes to unlock!
Tizoc
Member
Asian region store's PS+ discount. Basically every first-party Sony title gets a 10% or so discount for early purchase.
So yeah, it's kinda not worth it. You have to purchase a separate Asia PS+ to enjoy that 10% benefit.
Isn't there a Plus trial for Asia PSN?
Played for a few hours, taking turns with friends who knew nothing about the game. Can definitely see where the pacing complaints are coming from, honestly there shouldn't be so many slow-walking sections, they're getting annoying. Some instances where I'm like, okay, rather than have me slowly walk for a few seconds there in between cutscenes, why not just make the whole damn thing a cutscene and be done with it?
The visuals, cutscenes, world seem good so far. The gunplay feels good as well. I was playing on the projector and pretty much forgot about the black bars. Friends didn't seem to notice either that the game had black bars.
The
gun was really fun to use. Stopped right at the beginning of the airship level that was shown off at PSX. I do hope that the ratio of slow-walk to gunplay is not the same for the remainder of the game and the amount of slow-walk is toned down.
The visuals, cutscenes, world seem good so far. The gunplay feels good as well. I was playing on the projector and pretty much forgot about the black bars. Friends didn't seem to notice either that the game had black bars.
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Broadbandito
Member
yea the presentation and visuals are fantastic. Gunplay/feel and sound is amazing.
ArkkAngel007
Member
Yep, realized that. Might use the 5 towards a Wii U or 3DS title (Didn't buy any last year...yes I feel ashamed) in the next couple of months.
Storm Raider
Banned
Still want to play albeit the reviews.
Just not full price..
Just not full price..
fallen_dawn
Member
Just finished Chapter 9. Sure, the game is no masterpiece, but how some sites scored it below 50% is past me. I suppose it helps that I don't mind slow-walking/cutscenes/QTEs...
I imagine that most of the time RaD spent on the project was on the phenomenal engine/technical aspects of the game. If that is the case, I have very high hopes that in a sequel (if they make one), many of the problems in this first iteration may be vastly improved upon.
I imagine that most of the time RaD spent on the project was on the phenomenal engine/technical aspects of the game. If that is the case, I have very high hopes that in a sequel (if they make one), many of the problems in this first iteration may be vastly improved upon.
Goodacre0081
Member
I think a slapped on MP mode would be a fine idea. look how gears1 turned out, apparently that MP mode was a last minute thing Epic threw together.
FINALLY, I HAZ IT! I will start playing Order 1886 on Twitch in just a minute or two @ http://www.twitch.tv/diehaard 
drotahorror
Member
What's the deal with the audio settings? Only 2 options? Stereo - Headset and Stereo - Speakers? I have a 5.1 setup.
flipswitch
Member
I'm finding myself coming back to this game every hour or so to play a little more.
Anyone else feel that the game appears a little blurry when in regular camera distance from character? I swear i am unable to really describe it too well. When i press L2 and zoom in on textures they appear sharp and top notch. But despite the very clean/cg like image quality, i feel like its a little blurry (perhaps soft is the right word) ?
While it is technically missable, you'd have to be paying like zero attention.
It's in a pretty obvious spot, right in the direction of progression through to the next area so shouldn't be an issue.
ShutterMunster
Junior Member
For $16 I ain't mad at it! It took me about 55 minutes to get through chapter one. The graphics are just out of this world insane. The lighting, the materials, the art assets. This is the most beautiful game I've ever laid eyes on. I'll let the rest of you debate technical merits. I've failed two QTEs, both by being a bit oblivious. I'm playing on Hard and it doesn't seem too difficult, normal must be a breeze. First encounters with the three Lycans was a bit of a letdown though. Some of the mechanics seem a bit lazy.
Thermite rifle is great, I really like the concept behind it. Also AI is not so domb(on hard) they flank you, they try to suppres you while other enemies change teir position and the most important they knew how what grenade is and how to use it to make your life harder. And I have shotgunners
I have to agree with that! But for me it's more lack of experiense than lazyness
I have to agree with that! But for me it's more lack of experiense than lazyness
There's a lot of effects going on to smoothen the image, namely the depth of field, with a bit of chromatic aberration. There's also a very slight lens distortion effect. The soft look is definitely intentional to reduce the harshness of aliasing which gives an image a videogamey look.
Chapter 3
Right after the big jump with Lafayette getting his leg stuck, you go in a house. It's on the bookshelf right next to the stairs.
plasmawave
Banned
God damn this game looks unbelievably good.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Is Galahad a vampire? Why doesn't he have a reflection? Or did RaD overlook that detail?
Chapter 3
It is very visible in the path that you're going to take on that level. There's an icon on it as well for interactable objects.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Yeah found that fucking bizarre.
Kapten Stoffe
Member
Just got the game. Can't wait for the sun to go down, so I can start playing it.
Haha! All stocked up on Swedish sweets!
Would you recommend playing on hard? I don't care about the length, but if it's frustrating until you know the game I'll more likely start on normal and play through a second time at a higher difficulty.
Also saw that, and suspected some kind of bug. Did not have time to investigate. Does the game still output surround sound, or is this a genuine bug?
LoneWolf780
Neo Member
Wow that sucks, it didn't even cross my mind that a game in 2015 wouldn't have surround sound.
drotahorror
Member
I was playing with headphones on but switched to my system.
Still outputs in Surround regardless of what the audio setting says. Actually sounds amazing. Very good sound mix.
*audio settings in PS4 are set to linear PCM.
"Video game journalism"
(Adam is the reviewer from Digital Trends)
I think people should be making more of this. It is disgusting behaviour for journalists from a professional outfit to be shitting on a game like this in public. Sure criticise it in a balanced review, but to do this is out of order.
Kotaku are always one of the first on the moral high ground when anyone else does anything wrong, so they should be totally called out for this. I think it's disgusting.
Melchiah
Member
They've been my traditional gaming sweets ever since I noticed they were available here in Finland. =)
Cthulhu_Steev
Member
Yes. Absolutely yes. The attention to detail and art here is basically second to none. I've already spent way too much time analysing textures, art work, posters, random objects, furniture, materials, playing with lighting etc etc.
Examples.
Just look at Galahad sniffing that sofa fabric.
John Bender
Banned
"Video game journalism"
(Adam is the reviewer from Digital Trends)
Never go full retard! But they did!