Date played: August 25th
Platform: PS4
Session fun rating: 8/10
I finished The Order: 1886!
It was a very short game... but it was a quality game. While I thought the story was really good and the presentation was amazing, I just wish there had been a bit more shooting sequences. It doesn't help that a lot of the shooting that's in the game typically features a whole bunch of dudes running into the same room. It would have been nice if instead, it was the same amount of enemies, but in different rooms with different fighting opportunities.
The last few chapters of the game begin with Galahad being sentenced by his peers for his "treason". Of course, Lucan, the half-breed masquerading as a Knight, had his word to say. Lord Hastings also made an appearance and voiced his opinion. I was sad to see that Lady Igraine found Galahad guilty... The only person that I felt was on my side was Marquis de Lafayette, even though he was forced to call me guilty. Galahad was sentenced to death and sent to the catacombs...
The opening of the game was a "flash forward" to this part of the story, as Galahad manages to escape the depths of the catacombs, then jumping off a bridge into a river as he was being held at gunpoint by the head of the Order. In a weird twist, it turns out that Nikola Tesla had some relation to the Rebels and Lakshmi. He found Galahad in the river somehow and brought him to a safe place for him to heal and recuperate. Galahad was in and out of consciousness for more than a month. Tesla had informed Lakshmi, so she's the one that helped Galahad get back on his feet.
Galahad was now hellbent on killing Lucan now. He got some gear and headed straight into the catacombs again, this time armed to the teeth. He was going to kill Lucan or get killed doing it. There was a lot of combat here, but it was only in a few rooms... I just wish there was more variety to it. Eventually, I reached Lucan in Tesla's lab and confronted him head on.
This was the final boss battle and it was basically a series of quick time events and a few knife slashes. I mean, don't get me wrong, it was exciting and looked stunning, but it was still a quick time event... In the end, it was revealed that Lucan's father, the head of the Order, knew that he was a half-breed his whole life. He had adopted him as a young child after slaying Lucan's real father. After a brief conversation, Galahad shot the wounded Lucan in the head and killed him.
In the credits, there was a short scene showing that Galahad was still fighting against the lycans and vampires and was working with Tesla, but he was a knight no more. I'm really glad I played The Order for it's great story and impeccable presentation, I just wish there was more "game" to it.
Platform: PS4
Session fun rating: 8/10
I finished The Order: 1886!
It was a very short game... but it was a quality game. While I thought the story was really good and the presentation was amazing, I just wish there had been a bit more shooting sequences. It doesn't help that a lot of the shooting that's in the game typically features a whole bunch of dudes running into the same room. It would have been nice if instead, it was the same amount of enemies, but in different rooms with different fighting opportunities.
The last few chapters of the game begin with Galahad being sentenced by his peers for his "treason". Of course, Lucan, the half-breed masquerading as a Knight, had his word to say. Lord Hastings also made an appearance and voiced his opinion. I was sad to see that Lady Igraine found Galahad guilty... The only person that I felt was on my side was Marquis de Lafayette, even though he was forced to call me guilty. Galahad was sentenced to death and sent to the catacombs...
The opening of the game was a "flash forward" to this part of the story, as Galahad manages to escape the depths of the catacombs, then jumping off a bridge into a river as he was being held at gunpoint by the head of the Order. In a weird twist, it turns out that Nikola Tesla had some relation to the Rebels and Lakshmi. He found Galahad in the river somehow and brought him to a safe place for him to heal and recuperate. Galahad was in and out of consciousness for more than a month. Tesla had informed Lakshmi, so she's the one that helped Galahad get back on his feet.
Galahad was now hellbent on killing Lucan now. He got some gear and headed straight into the catacombs again, this time armed to the teeth. He was going to kill Lucan or get killed doing it. There was a lot of combat here, but it was only in a few rooms... I just wish there was more variety to it. Eventually, I reached Lucan in Tesla's lab and confronted him head on.
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| Galahad gets his revenge |
In the credits, there was a short scene showing that Galahad was still fighting against the lycans and vampires and was working with Tesla, but he was a knight no more. I'm really glad I played The Order for it's great story and impeccable presentation, I just wish there was more "game" to it.
