Decline The Order: 1886, the new 5 hour movie from Ready at Dawn Studios

[Modron]

Thanks for helping me to die a little more inside.

 

[Echo Mirage]

223 pages of how to press buttons. My god.

 

[Machocruz]

A strategy guide ?

 

[omega21]

Is this a magazine page or a strategy guide? If it's a magazine page it's most likely a result of the editor going "ayy fuck we need 5 pages of content for this new game, think of something"

 

[pippin]

At the bottom it says Chapter XVI, so it should be some sort of guide or manual.

 

[Astral Rag]

Strategy guide for all popamole games:

 

[Astral Rag]

 

[Average Manatee]

I'm not trying to defend this piece of shit but all these harsh reviews are total bullshit. Those are the very same sites and magazines that threw 9/10s, 10/10s and 11/10s at every single "cinematic experience" of the last generation, a trend that was as bad or even worse than the FMV craze of the 90s. They create a monster that completely ruined the action genre for an entire gen and now they blame this one for small length and few gameplay bits.

What a sad scapegoat this game is, I almost feel bad for the devs because if this was a Naughty Dog game it'd have tons of reviews saying this is the first killer app of the newershit.

I don't believe there's a media worse than game journalism anywhere in the world and in any field of any sort.

Theory: shit sites trying to up their game because of #gamergate and wanting to look like the good guys.

This. It's happened before, its happening again.

The Order is the allotted Two Minutes of Hate for the game reviewers. It's a game made by no-name devs who have no pull in the industry. it's a game that is undeniably crap. It has no political message or other shit to weasel out positive reviews with. It's a game that has been overhyped to death (and no one is going to point fingers because every one of them was hyping it). It will be the "fall guy" game of the year.

 

[Astral Rag]

A developer weighs in:

 

[Average Manatee]

THERE IS SOMEONE WHO WILL PAY MONEY FOR THIS

 

[evdk]

Kuchera does it again

From the comments:

He’s exploring both viewpoints.

Its almost like he is fleshing out both arguments for the readers and trying to understand peoples points of views better.

I know its hard to accept that someone does not exist in a binary state of "I believe this and its true and thats it". I am really impressed with his ability to rise beyond the standard internet opinion.

It’s one of the reasons I’ve been a fan of Mr. Kuchera for a while now. Being able to change an opinion or even have a different opinion on the same subject based on other factors is not a bad thing at all. And some would say is also a sign of wisdom. In this case, long and short games are both good, and there is nothing wrong with favoring one over the other based on different factors.

Spoiler

 

[mediocrepoet]

It really goes to show just how far gaming journalism has come when they're able to consider the nuances and benefits of more than one side of an opinion on such deep issues as game length. Truly, these are the intellectual masters of this modern art.

Kuchera does it again

Spoiler

From the comments:

He’s exploring both viewpoints.

Its almost like he is fleshing out both arguments for the readers and trying to understand peoples points of views better.

I know its hard to accept that someone does not exist in a binary state of "I believe this and its true and thats it". I am really impressed with his ability to rise beyond the standard internet opinion.

It’s one of the reasons I’ve been a fan of Mr. Kuchera for a while now. Being able to change an opinion or even have a different opinion on the same subject based on other factors is not a bad thing at all. And some would say is also a sign of wisdom. In this case, long and short games are both good, and there is nothing wrong with favoring one over the other based on different factors.

Spoiler

 

[Ebonsword]

I'm not trying to defend this piece of shit but all these harsh reviews are total bullshit. Those are the very same sites and magazines that threw 9/10s, 10/10s and 11/10s at every single "cinematic experience" of the last generation, a trend that was as bad or even worse than the FMV craze of the 90s. They create a monster that completely ruined the action genre for an entire gen and now they blame this one for small length and few gameplay bits.

What a sad scapegoat this game is, I almost feel bad for the devs because if this was a Naughty Dog game it'd have tons of reviews saying this is the first killer app of the newershit.

Every once in a while, game journos decide it's safe to hate a big budget title and they all pile on it as if it's the worst thing ever, even though they've all rated similar titles highly in the past.

Resident Evil 6 is a perfect example of this phenomena.

 

[Jick Magger]

I remember reading a preview for the 2008 Alien vs. Predator game in an issue of Official Playstation Magazine NZ, and you could almost picture the precum staining the writer's pants as he was describing the game: how the demo oozed atmosphere, how the gunplay was absolutely perfect and the way the xenomorphs would circle around you and attack you terrifying, the man basically did everything short of calling it the second coming of god.

Then I read another issue a few months later that had the review for the final release for it: they gave it a six out of ten. Saying the gameplay was annoying, the enemy AI rock stupid, and the story weak.

These people are fucking vultures, they'll defend you at every turn right up until the mob's at your door, then they'll wheel around and join in with them demanding your head on a spike.

 

[deuxhero]

After Bioshock:Infinite strategy guide nothing will surprise me.

I actually haven't seen that one. Care to enlighten me?

 

[Grimlorn]

Most people could see this game was bad from a mile away based on all the footage and interviews since its announcement. I just don't understand the level of fanboyism people go to defend an obviously shitty game.

Too much ego. Too afraid of looking like fools. No self-awareness or reflection. And I guess for people who've never been fooled by a shitty game before, they have to see it for themselves.

 

[Maschtervoz]

[guide for retards]

THERE IS SOMEONE WHO WILL PAY MONEY FOR THIS

But there is more. Someone will pay money for this because they actually encounter difficulties in pressing the buttons that flash on the screen and need to be explained how to do it properly.

That someone is the target audience for a huge chunk of the gaming industry.

 

[Ninja Destroyer]

After Bioshock:Infinite strategy guide nothing will surprise me.

I actually haven't seen that one. Care to enlighten me?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELCLfYJRhb4

 

[Astral Rag]

 

[hivemind]

I have been watching a stream of this shit for a while and it's not even well written, like what the fuck. If you are going to make a movie than at the very least have it be good movie.

 

[Markman]

Watched a bit of Liriks stream, it does look sexy. Shame that the gameplay is retarded even more than the Tomb Raider that was the hallmark of AAA cinematic experiences so far. Press buttons shown on screen and look at cool shit happen. Much gameplay and much skill involved. Noobz not allowed.

 

[evdk]

Watched a bit of Liriks stream, it does look sexy. Shame that the gameplay is retarded even more than the Tomb Raider that was the hallmark of AAA cinematic experiences so far. Press buttons shown on screen and look at cool shit happen. Much gameplay and much skill involved. Noobz not allowed.

Tomb Raider actually was about 20 hours long and most of that was non QTE gameplay.

 

[Markman]

Watched a bit of Liriks stream, it does look sexy. Shame that the gameplay is retarded even more than the Tomb Raider that was the hallmark of AAA cinematic experiences so far. Press buttons shown on screen and look at cool shit happen. Much gameplay and much skill involved. Noobz not allowed.

Tomb Raider actually was about 20 hours long and most of that was non QTE gameplay.

On rails sections were all QTE, iirc. And there's a bunch of em. And puzzles were way easy. Still, a decent "experience".
And its nowhere close to 20 hours. I think this is 80% done.

Spoiler

 

[evdk]

Watched a bit of Liriks stream, it does look sexy. Shame that the gameplay is retarded even more than the Tomb Raider that was the hallmark of AAA cinematic experiences so far. Press buttons shown on screen and look at cool shit happen. Much gameplay and much skill involved. Noobz not allowed.

Tomb Raider actually was about 20 hours long and most of that was non QTE gameplay.

On rails sections were all QTE, iirc. And there's a bunch of em. And puzzles were way easy. Still, a decent "experience".
And its nowhere close to 20 hours. I think this is 80% done.

Spoiler

I guess you are better than me, because it took me 22 hours to finish and the way I remember it, after the initial "cinematic survival flee for your life" bits, it was more free roam than on the rails and the QTE frequency lessened a bit.

 

[ghostdog]

this is hilarious. I have a friend who was waiting for this game for the ps4 like it was the best thing evar. I'm gonna bust bust his balls over this and his stupid decision to buy the console so early. I told him to wait at least one year, but no, he just had to buy it. Now all he plays is PES2014 with super PS4 graphix