The Order: 1886 is nothing more than a computer program. That may seem an arbitrary statement, but it's simply not applicable to most video games. Not good ones, and certainly not full, AAA narrative experiences. ‘Experiences' is the important word there.

Probably the best-looking console game ever made

Shooting is average at best; No respect for player involvement; Takes control away at every opportunity; Story and characters are unremarkable; Little will stay with you

The Order: 1886 is a torturer and a tease. It promises you a circuitous story populated with near-immortal knights, it promises you exciting encounters with snarling werewolves, it promises you clever weaponry the likes of which you rarely see in video games.

Fantastic voice acting; Consistent; stylish visuals; A couple of really cool weapons to play with

Overlooks the best aspects of its premise in favor of boring storytelling; Every gameplay element is drab and rote; Too little of the cool stuff (guns; werewolves); lots of the dull stuff (looking at things; walking slowly

"The game that changes the gaming scene of 2006." Two brand new IPs changed the way the Sony Playstation defined gaming, the argument of having console exclusive games and the way it [...]

Fantastically motion captured; Flawless Visuals; A great rendition of the steampunk 1886 London

No replay value; Loose storyline; Frame letterboxing; Flawed NPCs; Rehashed Boss Fights; enemies lack variety; Predated game design; Too many QTEs

The concept of cinematic videogames has always been an odd one for me. Why would a developer restrict themselves by trying to emulate the silver screen when videogames are capable of so much more?

Ready at Dawn deserve a lot of credit for fighting for their vision of The Order: 1886 . Theyve achieved what they set out do despite gathering criticism along the way from previews and leaks, demonstrating a satisfying drive for production of their game, not our game.

I wish The Order: 1886 was a worse game than it is. I wish developer Ready at Dawn didn't put such clear and concerted effort into making this a PlayStation 4 exclusive. Mostly, however, I wish this wasn't a $59.99 game you'll put down after less than six hours.

Visually stunning, detailed alternate-history Victorian London; Mechanically functional action

Incredibly short with little replay value; Repetitive structure; Awkward pacing; No multiplayer option

The Order: 1886 is a beautiful yet seriously flawed third-person-shooter. If all you desire is a look at the graphical capabilities of the PS4, then go out and buy this game. From every bullet that you fire, to every beam of sunlight that skews through its pseudo-Victorian environment, the amount of...

The most stunning graphics yet seen on the PS4; A unique pseudo-Victorian London setting; An interesting story and a varied cast of characters

Too many quick-time events; Heartbreakingly linear gameplay; An obscene amount of walking

There was so much potential surrounding The Order, yet it hasn’t lived up to the expectations

There's a word for games like The Order: 1886. Rental.

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Breathtaking Visuals; Flawless Technicals

Weak story; non-interactive gameplay