re: The Order: 1886

I wasn't planning on getting this after reading the reviews, but most people who have played the game say it's actually decent. Then I started thinking about the fact that I've paid $60 in the past to play Call of Duty single player campaigns and how games like Gears of War offer campaigns of a similar length.

I'm about halfway through the game (7 of 15?), and so far, I really like the game. The graphics and art style are well-realized and the story is intriguing.

It reminds me of a cross between Uncharted/Heavy Rain and Gears of War. It's very linear but given its cinematic feel, that's part of the point. Gunplay is very responsive and as old hat as the cover-shooter may be in 2015, it's still a lot of fun.

The biggest annoyance for me at times is how the black bars limit your field of view. In cover, you pretty much can't see anything else aside from your character and the wall you're sitting behind.

The QTEs actually didn't bother me. There wasn't near as many as people made it seem when they were showing game play before it came out.

I bought it because I bought into the hype and no it's probably not worth $60 bucks or the $80 I payed for the collectors Ed.

With that being said I really liked the game, yes some parts were tedious but overall it's a good game. The story and world of the Order is what sells it for me. I really didn't like it much until I got about halfway through it. Yes was like a movie with some 3rd person shooting, and a little stealth. Some of the stuff was archaic and it almost seemed like they didn't know where they wanted to focus on gameplay.

So wait for it go down, rent it, borrow it. I think you should give it a shot if your into supernatural stuff.