All order and no chaos makes for a dull experience.
The first time I saw The Order: 1886, the PlayStation 4 exclusive by Ready at Dawn, I was stunned by the presentation. This was way back at a pre-E3 event in Santa Monica last year. The 19th-century Victorian England-era setting was super crisp. Every detail felt genuine; the heavy-looking clothes…
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Easily one the best-looking games ever made, letterbox format totally works
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Brief, almost unnoticeable load times
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Story takes itself seriously with solid voice acting
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And yet, there’s not really much of an actual story, character development
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Gameplay is beyond generic, not fun
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Length of campaign overstays its welcome even at less than 7 hours
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Not much incentive to play it over
