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[FoxMcChief]

What is this POS. Played for 1 hour and the uninstalled. My god how can this even be labeled as a game. It's a movie.. and not a good one.

Did you play the first one?

 

[Maddoxswe]

Did you play the first one?

Yes i did. It was more a game then this srsly. I will prolly give this one more chance but not now.

 

[adamsapple]

Did you play the first one?

I doubt he's played this one so far, either.

Had ultimate for 2 years and played 1 game i think. Worst deal in gaming.

Ps5 i'm sorry i touched that shit, wont happen again. I PROMISE

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Who had ‘Fighting over whether this is as shit as The Order 1886’ on their Hellblade 2 release bingo card?

I did.

I'm surprised they are not fighting over "black bars are staling image on my TV." tho.

 

[kiphalfton]

70-79

That's the real score. The circle jerk pseudo intellectuals will give it a 90-99 and say it's a breath of fresh air and sheds light on their own personal mental illness.

 

[Maddoxswe]

I doubt he's played this one so far, either.

You know i can resub if i want to play a game right ? You are such a troll.

 

[Dick Jones]

Based on recent Metacritic scores, we now know The Order 1886 was ahead of its time.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

If you’re the type who owns a console and like physical media, you can buy it used instead. That way you’re not directly supporting the developer and you can still play a good game.

True. It's not high on my list to begin with. Haven't even finished the first one yet.

 

[JackMcGunns]

Huh?

Why would it matter at all if it’s a sequel? If anything a sequel should be more critical than an original

Not sure why you're confused, it's rather simple, but let me use a sports game analogy

NFL 2K5: OMG, the greatest football game ever created! the most realistic, most amazing experience ever in a football game, an amazing launch title. Perfect 10!!
NFL 2K6: Other that an updated roster, NFL 2K6 does not offer anything over the original, in fact it plays exactly the same. Don't spend your money. 6.5.

Now imagine someone who never played NFL 2K5 and is seeking to buy NFL2K6 and they see that score and choose to buy Madden NFL 2005 because it scored a 7.5.

I hope that explains my point.

 

[adamsapple]

You know i can resub if i want to play a game right ? You are such a troll.

I'm sure you did.

 

[Romulus]

People enjoy low scoring games all the time. What does score has to do with enjoyment?

I'm talking about reviewers. This game is scoring positively overall.

 

[alphachino]

I don't understand why Yong Yea gave this such an effusive review... but then I remembered that he did the voice over for a Yakuza Game, which is a SEGA game, and SEGA are in bed with Microsoft and it made a lot of sense to me then.

 

[FoxMcChief]

That's the real score. The circle jerk pseudo intellectuals will give it a 90-99 and say it's a breath of fresh air and sheds light on their own personal mental illness.

Wonder what it says about the ones circle jerking about the negativity and focusing more on the sub 60 scores, and will never play it themselves.

 

[Mortisfacio]

Based on recent Metacritic scores, we now know The Order 1886 was ahead of its time.

The Order was trashed for many reasons, though. Length and boring gameplay was only part of the reason for low reviews. Other than visuals, it didn't do anything well.

 

[FoxMcChief]

I liked The Order.

 

[Three]

The Order was trashed for many reasons, though. Length and boring gameplay was only part of the reason for low reviews. Other than visuals, it didn't do anything well.

Exactly, which brings us to...

 

[Mr Moose]

If you’re the type who owns a console and like physical media, you can buy it used instead. That way you’re not directly supporting the developer and you can still play a good game.

Is the joke that Alan Wake 2 is digital only?

 

[Bernardougf]

Oh really?
I have to see what changed... but I cant because its not on PS like the first.

So when will it port to the PS? 2024 or 2025?

1 year per hour of "gameplay" .. so ... 2029

 

[SlimySnake]

I don't understand why Yong Yea gave this such an effusive review... but then I remembered that he did the voice over for a Yakuza Game, which is a SEGA game, and SEGA are in bed with Microsoft and it made a lot of sense to me then.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

The Order was trashed for many reasons, though. Length and boring gameplay was only part of the reason for low reviews. Other than visuals, it didn't do anything well.

Same with HB2

 

[Aguero9320]

I think we all need to hope Microsoft never truly get their act together, as the diehard warriors on the Sony side are not even handling 'pretty good' well at all if this thread is anything to go by. Imagine if they start to bring out some 90+s... It will be brutal.

I wasn't going to rush to play this, but I think I've seen enough to want to give it a run sooner rather than later.

 

[Pedro Motta]

The Order was trashed for many reasons, though. Length and boring gameplay was only part of the reason for low reviews. Other than visuals, it didn't do anything well.

 

[SlimySnake]

One marketing guy thanking another marketing guy.

 

[Dr.brain64]

Gamespot's review: 6/10

The Good​

• Impressive visuals, motion capture, and performances make for a striking cinematic experience
• Music and overall sound design triumph at elevating tension and emotion

The Bad​

• Shallow, muddled storytelling falls short in offering a unique or introspective experience
• Extremely minimal gameplay with simple puzzles and flat combat
• Set pieces, encounters, story beats, and gameplay quickly grow repetitive

oof

 

[Maddoxswe]

I'm sure you did.

You are such a scum srsly

 

[adamsapple]

You are such a scum srsly

Holy shit, you actually bought a sub just now to try and prove a point

And don't say you already had it, it wouldn't have taken you 10 minutes just to get that screen-grab.

 

[Little Chicken]

For consistency.

The Order 1886:

IGN Brazil: 6.5
IGN France: 7.2
IGN Spain: 7.5
IGN US: 6.5

Hellblade 2

IGN Brazil: 9.0
IGN France: 9.0
IGN Spain: 9.0
IGN US: 8.0


If you factor in that sequels will get their scores knocked down if they don't improve enough over the original, those numbers can be higher. If you take away the complaint that "It doesn't do enough over the original" "It's more of the same", where as The Order was the original title, then you definitely have to acknowledge that Hellblade was received well and should not be compared to The Order in any way, except for maybe that they both are cinematic masterpieces for their time. One delivered the goods, the other one didn't. You can't say they both failed, that's just a lie you're trying to spread by normalizing these 2.

You're yelling into the void, people have resorted to making up "the real OC score" now.

It's not every day a publisher writes a blank check for a small dev team to make games like this, perhaps the GaaS future is deserved after all

 

[Luipadre]

Gamespot's review: 6/10



oof

On point, but i still enjoyed what i played. I like these type of experiences, but i wouldnt recommend it to anyone without knowing if they like these type of games or not

 

[Maddoxswe]

Holy shit, you actually bought a sub just now to try and prove a point

And don't say you already had it, it wouldn't have taken you 10 minutes just to get that screen-grab.

If it feels better for you then we can say that.. my god phils balls, you are on another level.

 

[Dick Jones]

The Order was trashed for many reasons, though. Length and boring gameplay was only part of the reason for low reviews. Other than visuals, it didn't do anything well.

 

[vagabond-]

So this is the order part 2? lmao

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Think i'm at the last boss. He's giving last boss vibes

 

[Mortisfacio]

Same with HB2

Maybe. Just like yourself, I haven't actually played HB2 yet. Will dive in later after work.

 

[SRTtoZ]

Eurogamer 10/10. I mean, I don't doubt that this has its merits but a perfect score?

Nah.

Eurogamer will give anything a 10 as long as it has state of the art graphics

 

[NT80]

The Order 1886 had the excuse of being a launch game. Some launch games for a new console are showcase games for that consoles power.

 

[Kilau]

You are such a scum srsly

Thread heating back up with alt madness.

 

[Dick Jones]

So this is the order part 2? lmao

I think The Order came day 1, it wouldn't be trashed as it was at release. It was a beautiful tech demo and has great foundations for sequels.

I think Hellblade 2 will suffer for the same reasons. I think Ninja Theory will close shop before the next gen starts.

 

[adamsapple]

Eurogamer will give anything a 10 as long as it has state of the art graphics

nvm lol

I think The Order came day 1, it wouldn't be trashed as it was at release. It was a beautiful tech demo and has great foundations for sequels.

I think Hellblade 2 will suffer for the same reasons. I think Ninja Theory will close shop before the next gen starts.

The Order was a full priced game, this is a lower priced game. That probably accounts for some of the reasons it got trashed.

 

[xHunter]

While the first 20 or so minutes is indeed just pressing up (and a few times a und lt/rt), the review that said you will hold up for 40 minutes is either exaggerating or was playing really slow. I think at around the 20-25 minute mark you get the sword and fight people.

 

[Kilau]

The Order 1886 had the excuse of being a launch game. Some launch games for a new console are showcase games for that consoles power.

It came out in 2015 tho.

 

[Dusktildawn48]

2 hours in, Loving it and don't give a shit what gaf says.

 

[Topher]

This feels like nothing more than a photomode game.

 

[JackMcGunns]

I see your post and I raise you

 

[j0hnnix]

How is the audio outside of headphones? I have a 7.1.2 setup.. I don't want to deal with headphones.

 

[Pedro Motta]

Think i'm at the last boss. He's giving last boss vibes

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

I like The Order and Hellblade for what they are. Fuck me right?!?

 

[Maddoxswe]

This feels like nothing more than a photomode game.

Exactly my point

 

[Mortisfacio]

It came out in 2015 tho.

When I bought my PS4! I was going to wait until UC4, but Bloodborne launched and had to get it. Moving from Bloodborne to The Order was one of the most jarring experiences of "wtf is this?" going from a great game to something so terrible. Almost as bad as moving from BG3 > Phantom Liberty and then to Starfield.

 

[Kilau]

I like The Order and Hellblade for what they are. Fuck me right?!?

It do feel like that in here.

 

[Topher]

I see your post and I raise you

Actual quote from that "review"......

"I don't even really want to discuss the combat or the puzzles or the length. All these things are so secondary..."

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