Gamer Buzz: The Order: 1886 and Dogfish Head Burton Baton
It’s 1886 and a subset of humanity has evolved into some sort of monstrous Half-Breed race, vying to rise from the shadows and disturb the balance The Order has fought so hard to maintain for centuries. This alternate universe set in late 19th century London has forced mankind to develop technology faster in order to maintain dominance over the beastly Half-Breeds. Even Nikola Tesla himself has moved far beyond his alternating current, which already lights the streets of London, and instead devotes his time to developing powerful weapons for The Order.
The Order: 1886 is a visually stunning, movie-esque Playstation 4-exclusive game with rich environments that occasionally feel more like a Monet painting than a mere video game setting. The next gen graphics are sharp and the storytelling is immersive, but the game is, at times, painfully linear. The take on the alternate history, where London’s problems are much more complex than a dose of the black plague, is fresh, but familiar, and creates an interesting launching point. As Sir Galahad, one of the Knights of the Round Table, now known as The Order, you are tasked with protecting human life as we know it from the pesky, menacing, Half-Breeds. And picking up random sheets of paper that have nothing to do with the plot.
“I found another piece of paper on this table. Oh, it’s just pamphlet for a local brothel.”