That sounds like terrible design. The game should be fun on all difficulty levels.
You shouldn't need to play on hard the first time to make it entertaining.
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The Order 1886 | Impressions Thread of not shooting the messenger.
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That sounds like terrible design. The game should be fun on all difficulty levels.
You shouldn't need to play on hard the first time to make it entertaining.
I guess, in a way, LA Noire really provides perspective as to why people are concerned about The Order. All I remember about Noire is the impeccable facial animations.
have u played this game? of course not. and i dont know where is the replayability in vanquish.
notworksafe
Member
but how does it play?
That is not what I said at all.
GeordieMark
Member
It does sound like people are suggesting extending the length of the game by doing everything possible to make it tougher.
This kind of comment makes me think the game must be pretty short.
Considering every other person on GAF who has played it took more than twice that, have said there's plenty of gameplay, and the fact that you're a junior member without much of a reputation to fall back on you'll probably want to find a way to back this up.
I believe their main objective for the first game was to get an engine ready for their new venture into home console gaming and "establish" an IP to work with. I'm hoping for more innovations on the mechanical aspects in a sequel .
-MD-
Member
Do I need to play the game to comment on it? Of course not.
I've watched a playthrough so I'm willing to bet I know more about it than you.
The violins are very well tuned.
Common, the majority weren't cutscenes.....
Does this classify as a drive by shit post?
GarciaHotspur
Member
Why are posts like this always posted by junior member ?
If he is bullshitting us then yes. If he actually has the game and played it then no.
No, I think he's just trying to help people make a decision about buy vs. rent.
Seems reasonable.
DryvBy
Member
What's your gamer tag? We can check on PSN Profiles.
Have you played the game?
Don't shoot the messenger....
Funny that, because everyone on GAF told me I was doing it wrong when I said I was playing TLOU first on normal.
You know why...
Aces&Eights
Member
For me, that is all I do. I rarely play MP so when I buy a game it is for the SP. Most games really do not have much in the way of replayability for me, anyway, as I don't ever need to go back and "beat my score", etc. The Souls games are different in that New Game + offers new and different stuff so those I replay. But for the most part, I drop $60.00 all day long on games; Assassins Creed, Far Cry, Portal, Infamous, Batman, Uncharted, Killzone, GTA, Metal Gear and so on.
All I ask of my games is to be engaging and run and play well. This game sounds like it does that in spades. The combat sounds meaty, the environments stunning and I've already seen .gifs of the animations and they look out of this world.
Def picking up this game on Friday. Thanks, for the impressions.
RIP
BiGBoSSMk23
A company being excited for their new game is a huge slap in the face to all the fans that liked their old games.
No, it's not like a QD game. It's a lot more laser focused with its narrative, less puppeteering gameplay, more shooting, straight to the point exposition, etc...
nvm carry on
Uno Venova
Banned
Everyone? I played it on normal for the first playthrough and loved it.
And we don't even need to bet to say that the OP definitely knows more about it than you.
Apparantley about 1/4 to 1/3 of the game is cutscenes, there is about 5 chapters that are just cutscenes. This is off the YouTube videos. Make of that what you will.
Oh no, he's gone. Wait, did he play the game?
Nevermind, I don't give a shit.
Are people even paying attention to the impressions in this thread and others when they say stuff like this?
I'm going to try to round up the impressions from other gaffers and move them into this thread as well.
Jawbreaker
Member
I'm surprised that alt account lasted as long as it did, to be honest.
SocksAndShoes
Banned
That's because TLOU on hard w/ listening mode off is essentially perfect, as far as difficulty goes.
Nah I would like them to post it themselves you know?
There's footage of the entire game online by someone who completed the game in 5 hours 23 mins.
I'm going to say the average play through will be 7-9 hours, and the average GAF play through will be longer because the share button
Doctor_Thomas
Member
Still love the fact that this game brings out so many haters. Love it. It's like the perfect game to rile people up.
Crossing Eden
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Apparently not, there is a thing called "The Armoury" in the main menu but beating the game apparently doesn't unlock it. Maybe beating the game on hard or collecting everything does?
Well to be fair RAD's game seems mechanically solid from the looks of it compared to the shit show known as Ryse. KZ2 level shooting = Nirvana. Very few games can match up to that in the console shooter department so it looks like they have the mechanics down. They need to expand on it more and concentrate on providing good level design for the sequel. I have hope that the sequel ( if it ever happens ) could potentially be very very good.
There will be one more angry user on IGN today.
OP a serious question, does the game have more than one difficulty??
Ok, but do you think this is a "unique" experience? I know you said you think they accomplished what they set out to do, which was to create a very deliberate cinematic experience. What I want to know is if the game feels like something you haven't seen before in gaming, or if it's just an improvement upon previous experiences?
I vaguely remember being told something like I wasn't getting the experience the game was supposed to give me unless I was playing it on hard by numerous folk.
Ingueferroque
Banned
Why is this thread even open before the game is out? That is just asking for trouble.
Haunted
Member
I'm confused by this statement.
I would never call a cinematic, storytelling focused game focusing on story and presentation above gameplay "old-fashioned" in any sense of the word or categorise these sorts of games as being so rare as to have them make a "comeback".
Maybe I'm just misreading it, or maybe I'm just 20 years older than the OP and from a different generation of videogames.
That said, I don't dislike this kind of game. I like story-heavy graphical showcases if they're done well.
I kinda liked Ryse for what it was when I played it on PC. I think this will be similar.