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The Order 1886 wins VES realtime graphics prize
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Did it? Where?
Perception and opinions are quite curious things, aren't they?
Pretty sure nowhere.
Gamer @ Heart
Member
They designed a beautiful movie you walk through.
What about the few shooting gallaries they bothered to design gives you the feeling of potential?
The game carries itself entirely on presentation.
Hope it was worth it..
The funniest part about the game is that it's all in service of presenting such a bad story. It would be one thing if it was simply average or forgettable. But The Order's story is legitimately one of the worst of 2015. It's so incredibly stupid and unfinished.
Psychoward
Banned
Sure, except the majority is on my side so I'm curious on how anyone can find the characters charming or interesting.
Psychoward
Banned
While I agree with that sentiment generally, the only thing the Order innovated in was how to create pretty enviornments.
ThatsMytrunks
Member
Beat me to it. So good.
Gamer @ Heart
Member
Yup, Such a waste of incredible visuals and atmosphere. The twist you see coming from a mile away, the half baked romance plot, secret plot and investigating mentor/father figure, no one saying what they fucking think instead sparking a bunch of bullshit drama, it just checks so many boxes.
Already Torn
Banned
In my heart. But the Escapist was the first that game to mind, and that's when you only count "Worst" and not "Most Disappointing" or "Most Mediocre"
brandonh83
Banned
I can think of other unfinished stories that are praised around here yet came in 3rd place in the goty rankings.
Not like it would change much.
Phreakuency
Banned
A visual award and the same butt hurt people as always getting their shot in about the garbage gameplay.
How does it go... Gaf gonna Gaf.
How does it go... Gaf gonna Gaf.
SomeOneInaHat
Member
Exactly my reaction while playing The Order.
flipswitch
Member
Same. Just wish there was more of it, like dlc or something to extend it further.
what do you wish/expect? a one hundred page thread full of good, deserved, awesome!, gimme sequel?
Huge Succeeded
Banned
can't believe he expected anything beyond a pointed joke being quoted ad-infinitum, this is gaf after all yoooooo
Nope, the VR thing created by Weta on UE4.
https://www.fxguide.com/featured/state-of-vr/
http://vrfocus.com/archives/12472/preview-hobbit-thief-shadows/
http://www.slashgear.com/the-hobbit-vr-hands-on-a-thief-in-the-shadows-06372453/
Would love to see it, looks quite impressive.
This thread... i am choking.
But seriouslly... no ROTTR, no Until Dawn, TW3... what kind of competition is this? What a mess.
It wouldn't matter anyways as the order is visually better than those in the said award.
SMOK3Y
Generous Member
Wasnt that PC Ryse though?
Ban Puncher
Member
Nah. TR looks wonderful but The Order, Battlefront, and Batman Arkham Knight all exceed it. I could see TR coming in at number 4, though.
ss_lemonade
Member
Why no Arkham Knight? I'm currently playing the PC version and I'm constantly in awe with how good the game looks (and I've played and beaten other good looking games like Witcher 3 and The Order). I'm also glad it actually performs rather decently for me after reading all the negative impressions
icecold1983
Member
Definitely deserved. Game is a visual marvel
Pop
Member
Congrats and well deserved
But this thread turned into shit like every other thread. Why is that allowed? Discussion is great but to come into a thread to shit post and then 20 others going "hurr hurr" agreeing, is fucking annoying. Just avoid the topic like every other normal person. Shows your maturity level.
But this thread turned into shit like every other thread. Why is that allowed? Discussion is great but to come into a thread to shit post and then 20 others going "hurr hurr" agreeing, is fucking annoying. Just avoid the topic like every other normal person. Shows your maturity level.
Those nominees, why?
Or maybe some people think it just sucks despite it beeing right up their alley due to its glaring issues. Crazy idea i know
Or maybe some people think it just sucks despite it beeing right up their alley due to its glaring issues. Crazy idea i know
First off, I doubt that any representative surveys on the matter have been conducted so you being in the majority is also a matter of perception (based on a relatively small, non-representative sample, I would imagine), not fact (if you're talking about general critical reception, of course, that may be a different story, but that's not what you're talking about). Secondly, a majority of people agreeing on something does not necessarily make it right or more valid. There are countless examples in history of things that were generally regarded as fact by most people at the time which later turned out to be utterly wrong. Of course, in this case there is no such thing as right or wrong because, while there are certain rules and guidelines which can be used to craft a story which could generally be said to be a good story with regards to most people's learned expectations and notions of what constitutes a good story, there is no way of empirically measuing or determining the quality of a story (or of fictional characters) and you cannot objectively call a story good or bad, no matter how many people may agree on either. And that is my point entirely. Your opinion is no more valid or "right" than that of anyone who did like the story and did like the characters and it doesn't matter whether the majority is "on your side" or not, that doesn't make it more or less valid.
Well done.
Heh.
Pretty sure they didn't win the gameplay price.
Super Stardust
Member
Pankratous
Member
Completely deserved, what a technical masterpiece. And a fantastic game too.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
Happens with every technical thread about the game.
thelastword
Banned
When a game gets a bad rap for gameplay, people will find ways to criticize every element of the game as possible. Like:
"Oh, black bars"
"The story sucked donkey b's"
"The characters had less charisma than driftwood"
Here we have a thread that awards 1886 for it's visuals and we have so many jabs and comments about gameplay, (which has nothing to do with visuals).
The funny thing is Ryse got a siggraph award for graphics, it's sitting at a lower meta than 1886, but what does that matter, it's about visuals not gameplay. The order also has better visuals than that, native rez, solid framerate, better sound, better environments, better character models and if we can touch up on some more....better sound and tighter controls.......
In any case, well deserved, 1886 has received the best graphics from more than one publication now anyway, it's definitely the best looking game on any platform.
Massively deserved by RAD.
Graphics and tech behind the game were absolute face melting stuff.
Nothing has topped it since though I expect UC4 to come close.
Sad to see the mud slinging has already started in a graphics topic but then again it is a The Order 18886 thread lol.
Graphics and tech behind the game were absolute face melting stuff.
Nothing has topped it since though I expect UC4 to come close.
Sad to see the mud slinging has already started in a graphics topic but then again it is a The Order 18886 thread lol.