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I got the platinum trophy for this game last year after years of not playing and man I wish they had continued building this world, I was genuinely invested. Obviously with better game mechanics

Still one of the most aesthetically refined games ever made. And it's not just that the graphics still looks "next gen"; so much care was put into every single aspect of presentation.

The Order feels like the kinda game that you would get when you buy the console. u know. the kind of game that comes in the box. open up the console on a crisp Christmas morning, and rush upstairs to plug it in and just play something. so you pop it in. and it looks beautiful. great technology demonstrator. Really shows the ability of a focused camera.

I managed to play this game about a few months ago. I think the biggest complaint I have towards the game is that right before the credits rolled, I was ready to sink another 8-10 hours into the game at least, and it just ended. The lore was super interesting, the story had me pretty hooked, the set pieces and graphics were great to look at. Yet, all of that ended up feeling sorta wasted when I realized after my extremely short journey, it was over. I think out of any game I've played, this one might take the cake for most wasted potential.

Kind of missed the trend back then during the early 2010s when alot of games had this Victorian theme to them. The Order 1886, Assassin's Creed Syndicate, Bloodborne, Dishonored 1 and 2, Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs... as a fan of that era it was nice to see that setting get alot of love.

Even with all the flaws, I adore this game. The graphics, the atmosphere, the story. I hope we get a proper, lenghty sequel.

Before launch I remember watching the trailers and being truly blown away by the graphics and the setting looked great to me, but at the time I did not have a PS, I was so disappointed and I forgot about the game. Then I got PS4 Pro when it came out and during one of the PSN sales I saw this game for 6 bucks and bought it straightaway. I was not expecting much to be honest because of the game's reputation, I got it only because of the memories of the trailers and its cheap price. But I was pleasantly surprised, I love narrative games and this did not disappoint at all. I get why people that bought it for $60 at launch would be angry but having bought if for $6 I felt it was great. And oh yeah, I would absolutely play the sequel if they ever did one, I hope they do it, plus this time I'm sure the gameplay part will be much better.

The length of the game for the price I was paying for it was the only issue I had with it. Now it’s always on sale for less than 10 dollars. If you’re a PlayStation fan it’s a must play.

I unironically love this game and still hope we get a sequel

I've always said that this game had some of the most immersive world building I've seen. The characters, symbolism and blending of different themes came together to make something that I thought was really special. Despite how short this game was, despite it's lackluster gameplay, I will always hold this as one of my top games as I truly felt like I could get immersed in the world they created. Other than Borderlands 3, this was the only game I ever bothered to platinum. It really is a shame that we'll never get a sequel to this.

I want further games built off of this. The way the world reacts to you, the world building, the gameplay mechanics, the a.I., Combat, objects reacting to ur weapon's. I love this game.

I remember getting this for $5 a couple months after release at Walmart. It has one of my favorite settings in all of gaming and incredibly memorable set-pieces. If this game was priced at $30-40 at release reception would’ve been much different. I’m just sad with the way things turned out because it definitely had potential

3:24 The bare minimum to recognizing motion is around 12 fps and not 24 fps, which is why many animations are on 2s (a new drawing every 2 frames) rather than 1s (a new drawing every frame). 24fps was established as the designated framerate for many reasons aside from money, including to eliminate flicker from the film projectors so there was a persistent image on screen at all times :)

The narrative set-up for a sequel was perfect. This is still one of my favourite games of all time (perhaps more for what it might have been, than for what it actually was).

If a sequel is off the table then maybe a TV show or movie would be great. It would really fit into what Sony Studios doing right now. The IP is just sitting there wasting away.

I have no issue with a game that is this well crafted, being what some might think is too short. What was accomplished here is a very refined video game experience, one that I feel very fond of and hope to one day see a sequel.

Never gonna forget this one; had me absolutely enamored when I first played it

So when someone asks me my favorite game ever I will say loudly The Witcher 3. But under my breath, I almost always whisper "But I really loved The order 1886". I get it disappointed people about it's length but it's my favorite world building of any game and I still want a sequel. I was so invested in the story (I am a player who is always into the narrative of video games). However, my memory of the majority of complaints was more on the quicktime events which were many. It was billed as a shooter but it was really more of a cinematic game like The Quarry and I think that hurt it as much or more as the length did. What a waste.

I purchased this when it first came out for $60 because I was so hyped for it. I was a bit upset at just how short it was, but even at that time I still got really invested in the world, characters and thought the graphics were mind blowing for the time. At the time, I loved straight forward story driven games even more than I do now, so I wasn't TOO disappointed but always wished there was more to it. I had fun with the game play even though it could've been a lot better, but I would recommend anybody who hasn't played this to pick it up at its current price point.

Just found your channel yesterday and I gotta say I love these videos and you always keep me engaged thank you for the great content

I started playing evil West and it put me in the mood to play this again. Absolutely loving it again.

And genuinely scary werewolves! A lot of movies and games struggle with werewolves but I remember the transformation scene in this game made me nervous to fight it lol

This game was ahead of his time when it came out. Graphics were top notch, gameplay has his flaws and was too short, but a worth experience overall

The lore of this game was fucking cool. I was interested in seeing where it would go.

I love this game and Im so gutted that there's not a new franchise.

I feel like the only thing that this game did well was the graphics.

I'd still love a sequel. Love the content. I'll watch this when I get back in from work. Smashing it with the content as per usual. Keep it up buddy.

this game if done correctly couldve been a new assasins creed. The setting the art style the lore and everything was just as special as assasins creed was when it first came out but unfortunately the gamplay was so bad this absolute gem of a world we all want to explore died. if i was a billionaire i wouldve bought the rights to this and done it justice but im not, sorry.

The Order: 1886 is one of the most underrated game of its time. I played the game approximately 6 years after its release, knowing full well that it was generally viewed as a failure. To my surprise I actually had an amazing time with it. Even at the end of the PS4 generation the game looked fantastic. Even today, seeing this video, it looks better than some recent PS5 games. The story was also excellent. I was expecting the cliffhanger everyone was talking about the whole time. But then again, I was quite surprised that the game's story actually had a proper conclusion. Sure, it was open to a sequel, but there was nothing that would spoil the story experience for me. And don't even get me started about absolutely stunning environments. The game certainly isn't flawless, it's mostly lacking some of the quality of life improvements we are used to in games these days, I wished the environments were more open, but even so, the game is still great. Even today. If you haven't played it yet, I'd recommend you to do so.

Only via this channel i discovered three great games and loved it, wouldn't have played otherwise - Days Gone, Mafia Remake and Order 1886.

From memory my main issue was that they kept taking control away from the player. When I'm playing a game I want to play it and not have a cut scene trigger every 5 minutes. That being said, there were a few awesome moments in the game.

The Order 1886 doesn’t run at 24 fps. Digital Foundry has a video up that shows it’s 30 fps. The discussion about this “cinematic” frame rate was that 30 is closer 24 fps thus “more cinematic” than 60. It was an excuse by developers as an artistic choice back then due to the PS4 not being able to hit 60 fps in certain games. I believe they used this excuse as to not disparage the PS4 hardware.

I recently played through that game..took me 16hour....i, for the love of god, don't get how so many people only needed 7 hours...like..how!?

Give The Order IP to Santa Monica and, trust me, you'll have a massive sequel hit. The universe makes even more sense now, post-Bloodborne.

I forgot this game was a thing. Wasn't it about werewolves but wasn't about werewolves lol. But yeah, this game was really just a tech demo to show off what the ps4 could do. Ryse did the same thing for Xbox One.

What’s baffling to me is that years later this game has become a cult classic and Sony hasn’t placed it onto its PS Plus service. I think they should really consider doing that and see how many people would be clamoring for a sequel. Especially with how Sony makes games now.

I think 1886 is one of those games that would actually work much better as a tv series

A while ago I actually did a creative writing project (a TV pilot script) in college that was directly inspired by The Order 1886 (that I directly cited). It was a steampunk fantasy setting with a mercenary who welded a katana as the protagonist So thanks Sony/Ready at Dawn for being a stepping stone for my budding career Luke please do a video on Kena Bridge of Spirits. It's one of the best indie games made in recent years and reminds me of classic Disney animated movies.

What sucks about this game is that the shooting is actually great fun. But you NEVER GET TO ACTUALLY DO IT.

one of my favorite games of all time I wanted a a sequel for it so much... I still mourn about it :(

This is still one of the most aesthetically refined games ever made. And it's not just that the graphics still look "next gen"; so much care was put into every single aspect of the presentation.

I keep seeing this game everywhere lately and didn't even know it existed until about a week ago. It looks worth giving a shot. Those transformations almost remind me of dead space 2 transformations into Necromorph alien monsters but way prettier.

I picked it up used on disc for $5, and I'm fully in camp "give me a sequel that does more interesting things with the gameplay!" Excellent atmospherics & world building hampered by a troubled development and story that ends just as it finally gets moving.

Why is no one talking about how cool Luke's room is? He literally has a skull on his PC.

Please try returnal. It's a rogue like sci-fi psychological thriller where you play as Selene. An astronaut who got shot and landed on a uncharted Planet. She discovers her own body and Audio logs and realises she is stuck in a loop. Every time she dies, she will reawake at the crashsite and have to start again. When she restarts, the layout of the planet will shift so you always have to find a new path for reaching your goal. the story is fascinating and you have little answers to what you are doing. Everything is crypted and there is room for your own theory what the story is all about. The vibe is very alien (franchise) in combination with some lovecrafteon jnfluences. You will like this

Worst way to play The Order 1886 is trying to rush though the game as fast as possible and skipping routes, as well as picking up the phone when the cutscenes arrive, treat it as a 3 part movie. Best way to play the game is 3 hours at a time, walk through the game and look at everything, every pillar every window listen to the other conversations as it forshadows and adds to the story, read the news papers when you see them, check out the photos, listen to the audio logs, they all serve a purpose, sometimes for the story sometimes for the easter eggs, as well as the setting youre in. After you're done completing the game playing the second time would be a great opportunity to check out the photo mode, if you like a setting/filter, enable it during the gameplay, i beat the game in black and white, looked really cool, also that old western movie filter looked pretty cool playing. Get some amazing screen shots and keep them in your collection. Photo mode is amazing in games and PS games usually have the best of the best in photo mode, this is one of them. Have fun with the game and be patient. Not a good 60 dollar game, heck, i wouldn't even justify 50 on release, but for the price its at now (5-10 dollars) its a steal, it aged like fine wine, and for a game that doesnt focus on gameplay, the enviorment, the way the enemies take hits, the way the guns feel, recoil all that, is top notch. Mechanics are snappy and responsive, like Driveclub, everything got better over time.

It is a bad game but is still simply stunning,in art style and also sheer technical accomplishment. Yeah,i agree,it's a tech demo.

Would love to see another game set in that alternate victorian steampunk setting. It's awesome. Even an LA Noir style game

The game is released on something 2013 and the graphics can beat every nowadays games

You are being incorrect, the game runs at 30fps. The 24fps thing came out of ppl joking about this game being so cinematic that the devs limited the framerate to 24fps because that's how movies operate.

Keep up the good work:))

Reducing resolution (or other tricks) to improve performance is the entire story of real-time computer graphics in EVERY game ever. That this is a complaint is simply ignorant, as most commentary about the technicalities surrounding game design is. But there are many other optimisations for performance in this title. Notably, it is forward rendered with a z-prepass for lighting, reducing the bandwidth that typically accompanies deferred rendering pipelines, and getting MSAA cheaply rather than a separate compositing pass. The Order's INCREDIBLE QUALITY isn't simply because of the "black bars" or the "film grain". This game was punching above its weight, because it RENDERED differently than other games. And it would look good on the PS5 if it were released today at higher resolutions. That's saying something.

played it for the first time on my PS5 I swear it felt like a game that came out FOR the ps5 recently, really good for what it is, I love the vibe and world it is set in, idc about the QTEs or length of the story, I enjoyed the writing overall and the combat was fun with the more unique weapons, for the price I got it for, a total steal, this game is the most underrated exclusive next to days gone and death stranding, all great games 👍🏻

Dude, you're videos are so fuckin soothing and relaxing i don't even care about the game but i watch lol

The theme of this game is just absolutely gorgeous 10/10

It's such a shame this never got the remaster it deserved. Imagine, full screen, 4k, 60fps...

Producer: “How many camera angle shifts do you want?” Luke: “Yes”

Being late and looking at this 'game' it looks so good even today , maybe the gameplay is not great but the cinematic and aesthetic was immersive .

It was cinematically ahead of its time but it wasn't received well but the story was very good.

I remember when the trailer for this came out and thought it looked amazing. But when I read the reviews, all the things you've said VS the price just didn't make it valuable to me. However, I love that it's still fun and worth it at a discounted price.

Recently played the game for the first time and bought it for 10. Personally I didn’t have a problem with the gameplay. Of course it could’ve used some actual implemented mechanics, but I still had a solid time. But the shooting felt great imo. I’m not sure what the problem is. The weird special guns were dope too.

Needs a part two

I got this game with my PS4, remember it being not the most enjoyable to 'play' but it was great visually and a cool world, even now it's still my PS4 theme with them abseiling down the zepplin, maybe the soft spot comes from it being the first game i played on the console, and not feeling like I paid a lot of money for it as I wanted the console and the game was a bonus, but yeah it's a shame it wasn't succesful, though like you I can see why that was really. Nice video 👍

I saw Lukes review and tried Forgotten city its one of the best games i ever played thank u sir for such honest reviews

I feel like this game is just now starting its comeback arc

IF the level design actually let's you move around and have different approaches in combat, the mobility and smoothness of running-shooting-CQB stuff of the player character combined with the enemies not being spongey and have satisfying reaction to being eviscerated by weapons, they could have something special here, gameplay-wise. Granted I've played on the hardest difficulty (it was still not hard at all), so staying out of cover is pretty deadly, but the problem lies with the level design, with very few levels like the docks and the mansion near the end of the game letting you have a forward momentum to break the monotony of a shooting gallery. Not that you can't move around the levels, but in the first big gun fight in the game, if you even dare move to the other side of the "arena", you'll be swarmed by freshly spawned enemies on all sides. The mansion fight was great and I've recorded a bit of it. It has a certain number of enemies to deal with, the covers felt natural parts of the setting and you can rush them other than sitting on a corner dealing headshots. The worst sin of the game is on dealing with Lycans. Basically they're just stalkers in Dead Space where you just wait in a corner as they try to hit and run you. It was so bad. They could have just aped RE4/Dead Space with a dedicated dodge button when dealing with melee enemies/monsters, because they already got the fundamentals of a great TPS: great feeling weapons, recoil mechanics, great feedback/gore, smooth animation for hip firing/melee takedowns. Felt like English Wick in the right moment

I played it for the first time not too long ago -- only paid $10 for it and I was told what to expect before starting it -- and, for what it was, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was probably one of the best looking PS4 games that I've ever seen despite its age.

I’m playing through this game right now, and I am riveted. The world, the guns, the FASHION. You say the gameplay is boring but honestly it has a nice variety of things for you to do, and there are some small change-ups that make it feel distinct from another cover-shooter like GOW. For instance, when you take cover, you really can’t see what’s on the other side unless you either aim your weapon or actively look. Each enemy type is visually distinct and tells you how they’ll behave and what weapon class they use. And when you have a power weapon, enemies will caution each other thusly. Gameplay could use some touch-ups, but it’s hardly bad.

I tried it for the first time a couple months ago and found the gameplay painful through the entire game. I didn't have any poblems besides that, I wouldn't mind if it lasted 7 hours of refined carefully crafted gameplay. But honestly it was poor for the time it released and now feels incredibly dated. It comes down to tastes and tolerances but personally I wouldn't recommend this game to anyone, definitely a negative experience overall for me

Oh wow, I did not realize it came out in 2015. I still remember seeing it show during E3. Dang, time flies...

This game was top notch on the victorian style... for just a month, then Bloodborne was released.

Can't beleive Knack got a sequel but not this.

Playing this game for the first time and I gotta say, the press absolutely ruined all chances of this game.

Love the content man keep it up. Question- how do you feel about the new ac game mirage

Do y'all remember those interactive games you'd find in the bonus contents of dvd movies? The order 1886 is basically that, but stretched into 7 hours.

First time I watched your video I was curious wtf does this man have to say for 2 bloody hours…don’t remember which video it was but the run time had me wondering. Finished the whole video to my surprise

I hope they come back to this game it has lots of potential

Heeey, I just wanted to point out that it runs at 30 fps. Or at least it did, according to digital foundry’s test from 7 years ago. And pretty stable 30 fps at that, too.

Luke this whole video 'I'd buy That for a Dollar!'

This game was awesome imo. It’s only major fault imo was how short it was.

I enjoyed it as an experience. Presentation and visuals were amazing, and I was very interested in the world. Would've played a sequel for sure, especially if they improved the gameplay experience.

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The tone and influences are so well handled. We won’t see a sequel. Sony Santa Monica are making games that fill this slot for now and after God of War they are likely to want to create something original.

Just to clarify, in case no one else has, The Order does NOT run at 24fps as Luke states here. Easy to understand how he landed there, as the game tries to be quite filmic but it does in fact run at 30fps.

I got the COLLECTOR'S EDITION of this game just FOUR MONTHS after release for FORTY DOLLARS and it's easily one of best gaming purchases. Totally a great experience at the right price, I still have the Galahad statue sitting on my desk.

Couldn't agree more with you. I wish they make sequel for redeem first game. It has great potential and great world building.

I was just talking about this game! I wish they kept going because I loved the characters and story. I just hate it was soo short

this game is the video game equivalent of the “Girl who got away” what couldve been is pondered, what happened is left in disappointment and obscurity

i remember seeing this games trailer as ps4’s launch title i was absolutely floored by how good the graphics is

I bought this game full price in 2015 and not regretted the decision. I still play it from time to time, the lore the story, the graphics and sound design of this game was something else there is still nothing like it nowadays. I don't have a problem it being short at all, as the game have no down time, no padding and bloat of today's AAA games like long length is a requirement. Each gameplay loop was fun and addictive enough that it sticks and never overstays it welcome. Even the forced walking sections didn't feel "forced" but well intentioned and not something to hide technical limitations or a tedious way to tell and move the story, even TLOU/Part 2 did fell prey to this but not this game. I just need a sequel.

They copy-pasted the same two boss battles in a game that can be beaten in four hours. How anyone can call this game a “masterpiece” is hilarious to me. Still, the art direction kicks ass, just too bad the writing and gameplay design couldn’t stack up.

This game was a letdown but the art, characters, story, graphics and many other things are amazing. I wish they had more time to put more content and maybe have a better ending but yeah. sucks for anyone that paid 60 bucks at release.

I could imagine that a sequel could of been a similar step up like Uncharted 2 was to Uncharted 1. Even adding a cool MP would of been amazing to try out.

i actually like...the letterbox (black bars) and I do enjoy the cinematic look for a story mode game.. obviously online I would prefer performance but for story, I absolutely love the cinematic experience.

We need more steampunk games like this. I hope it can get a sequel soon.

I literally just reinstalled this and I’m looking to finally playing the whole game through!

This game has so much potential. I loved it but got stuck so never completed it. Even with the vertical resolution and frame rate limit, the technical achievement is insane for a PS4 game from 8 years ago. If this came out now it would still be praised for its graphics.

Sir U have the best eye for quality and mostly play the games u recomend

Same could be said about Ryse Son of Rome, it's sad we won't ever see a sequel