The Order 1886 [FEB 20 PS4] (Metacritic: 65)

[Fatboi1]

Fukk some self-righteous-dikk-up-his-ass-elitist neo-faq

Here's some more impressions　from a couple gaf users who have the game:

So fukking hard not too, the story is so tied into everything its hard to talk about anything without stepping on RADs toes. Gameplay really feels like a mix of TLOU and Gears of War. The only complaint I have is that some of the story building (slower moments) tend to go on for a bit too long.

The AI is good enemies take cover and actually try to flank you. Its not super advanced but they don't just stand there and wait on you to shoot them like they did at PSX.

Sorry took so long to respond we got kind of busy.

I wouldn't spoil myself the game watching streams like many are doing....you just won't be surprised when you get the game.
I'd like to read more impressions though, we already know that the graphics are top notch, I'd like to know how all the elements in the game blend together (gameplay, narrative pace, environments, sound).

The best word I can think of to describe the pacing is deliberate or maybe even methodical. The sound is absolutely top notch and I think the only score that will touch this one this year is Bloodborne or the Witcher III.Some of the ambient sounds are worth just standing still to listen to. Voice acting is superb some are better than others (Percival's va is so damn good while Lafayette's is hit or miss). The gameplay blends everything together in a very satisfying way.

Haven't gotten there yet lol.

I'm slow with games. :P

Lycan gameplay is like the mutants in the Uncharted games with a bit of a mechanic to it. They rush you in tight places. Legitimately unnerving.

I think people are going to be really impressed with this game despite what their assertions of what a proper "game" is.

There's nothing, literally, nothing hokey about this game. Nothing's faked. Nothing feels like it was lazily animated or modeled or placed. Top notch work. Honestly.

Non Spoiler gameplay clip

 

[BasedPrime]

gonna pick it up thursday breh, dont need opinions

 

[Fatboi1]

gonna pick it up thursday breh, dont need opinions

but what if it gets below an 85??

 

[BasedPrime]

 

[The Frozen One]

Game def looks like a rental. Play it once just to experience it

 

[Ciggavelli]

but what if it gets below an 85??

 

[Malta]

12-13 hours? I was thinking it'd honestly be around the 5-6 hour mark, really surprised by that.

 

[Fatboi1]

Finally finished.

Going to try to do this without saying anything at all about the graphics.

As I stated originally the game starts off slowly with a deliberate pacing building the characters story and atmosphere. After about 5 hours in the story becomes very tight but you are asked to read between the lines on a few issues which I will not spoil here. Following context clues makes some of them pretty blatant others a bit more elusive. It is all tied together very nicely.

Level design is good, not excellent but good there are often multiple ways to dispatch enemies besides hiding behind cover and playing whack a mole. I like to try different approaches to combat in every game I play and can make combat in Infamous Second Son look like a choreographed fight in a film.

Some of the things you can do in the Order when you put some thought into it are pretty amazing. They just require a bit of creative timing with Blacksight and the various weapons at your disposal. I do feel like something is missing from combat options but I cannot quite put my finger on exactly what it is. I never had a problem with the cover system and was at times impressed (annoyed heavily at one point) with the enemy AI.

The Order is going to be my new go to score and there is one track in particular that hits at just the right moment and adds an extra layer of drama to the already intense scene. The music never felt out of place but what stood out to me just as much as the music was the ambient sounds. Some of them are so good I would suggest standing still and just listening to the world around you.

There were a few QTE in the game that I felt were out of place outside of those few incidents the pacing and placement of them was fine. The game gets better as you go on and in my opinion ends on a very high note but I must admit it has left me wanting more. I would suggest playing with aim assist off, camera bias on and hard difficulty.

I will give the game another play through at a much slower pace but if I had to say yes or no to buying this game day one, I would say this is definitely a day one game.

I think the game is more akin to TLOU in pacing than Gears which is a good thing in my opinion and after completion I would still say this is my favorite new IP so far this generation.

First play through score 9/10

Edited to add:

My wife watched me play this entire game from beginning to end, the last game she watched me play from beginning to end was TLOU.

 

[BasedPrime]

The wife comment neosimps

 

[Kingshango]

Just saw the ending. It's gonna piss a lot of people off.

And these Gaf impressions are highly suspect since they've been shilling for this game to no end.

 

[Fatboi1]

Just saw the ending. It's gonna piss a lot of people off.

And these Gaf impressions are highly suspect since they've been shilling for this game to no end.

Why would you watch the ending for!?!
Either way don't spoil that shyt here.
Shilling??

 

[Regular_P]

Just saw the ending. It's gonna piss a lot of people off.

And these Gaf impressions are highly suspect since they've been shilling for this game to no end.

Yep, time to stay out of The Order threads until I finish it.

 

[ORDER_66]

I'm gonna buy it... just because it looks like hell of a strong game and i finished dying light twice already..... MEDIA BLACKOUT...... 5 DAYS...... see you guys when i got it

 

[Kingshango]

Why would you watch the ending for!?!
Either way don't spoil that shyt here.
Shilling??

Im not spoiling anything, im being careful with my words so don't worry.

Im gonna play the game myself anyway(Gamefly'd), spoilers mean shyt all to me as long as the game is ultimately in my hands.


And yes Gaf is filled to the brim with Sony employees and shills and they don't even attempt to hide it.

 

[Fatboi1]

Im not spoiling anything, im being careful with my words so don't worry.

Im gonna play the game myself anyway(Gamefly'd), spoilers mean shyt all to me as long as the game is ultimately in my hands.


And yes Gaf is filled to the brim with Sony employees and shills and they don't even attempt to hide it.

Those impressions are from regular ass posters that's been on there for a while. Sony employees that post over there aren't the ones that posted these impressions and they don't usually post like that either. They can't start spouting their impressions all willy nilly like that.