What is the
appropriate length for a video game these days? How many hours of gameplay do
we expect to make the £50 we paid worthwhile? Well, I bloody well hope that it
is more than five – I’m looking at you The Order: 1886. Yes, the brand new PS4
exclusive is reported to be able to be completed in little over five hours,
meaning you could play a multi-million dollar blockbuster game, from start to
finish, on a slow Saturday afternoon.
So, with a
laughably short single player campaign, and no multiplayer component to speak
of, is The Order: 1886 worth its RRP? You could make the argument that it is a
case of quality over quantity, and I agree that you shouldn’t overstuff your
game unnecessarily just for the sake of it (Assassin’s Creed) but we are
talking about FIVE HOURS OF GAMEPLAY!
Even, if you
experienced some of the best video game storytelling and played in the awe of
the, quite frankly, breathtaking graphics – do you honestly believe that makes
The Order: 1886 worth the full asking price? You only need to look as far as
video games like Skyrim and Grand Theft Auto, to find games that are fully
worth the money we throw at them. I paid £40 for Skyrim in 2011 and, through
multiple play-throughs, have probably sunk well over 300 hours in the world of
Tamriel. THAT is value for money!
There is too
much insistence and pressure on the graphical prowess and looks of video games
these days that the studios back themselves into corners where they are
shelling out way too much on lighting effects and resolution, and not enough on
beefing up the game with actual gameplay. Even as video game prices steadily
increase, we are seeing more and more games pop up with a pitiful play-through
time. We aren’t endless wells of money to be taken advantage of, we want to get
bang for our buck and really feel that our money has been well spent.
The Order:
1886 looks to have an interesting world but if I’m only going to get to spend 5
hours in there, I think I will keep my money to myself.
Alex A.
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