The latest trends in gameland seems to be that all lineair games should be thrown in the garbage bin, not that I'm agreeing with that. Secondly a game should always have a multiplayer or be innovative these days, so that's already 3 flaws for the order. Lately there has been a new trend of intrest and that's the trend against QTE. So the order has already made three fatal flaws before it even releases. Funny enough no-one mentions either of these flaws in known IP's but if a new IP releases with those faults it's already doomed to fail especially the order 1886. Most people already wrote the game off while they've not seen 10 minutes of gameplay.

So even if the order 1886 turns out to be great, then it will be at best the game sonyfans deserve but not the one they need right now. Do you think this game could achieve the batman status or do you think the game will be a total failure because of legitimate reasons.

Or could the game become a critical succes if gameplay turns out to be solid. Personally I think the game is already doomed to score lower than 80 due to the reasons I explained, which ironically are all into bayonetta 2 which scores over 90, I own and love the game. 

Well it looks terrible. Linearity needs to go and qtes were always a godawful idea. It's a game that wants to be a movie, much like sony's other notable cinematic stink bombs , uncharted and the last of us. Pass.

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So the only criteria is a review score?

Unless you noticed, The Evil Within sold fabulously having the same "flaws" you claim: Linear, no MP, QTE. Alien Isolation is the same. Wolfenstein another.
In fact, there are many many linear, non-MP games that are great and loved by gamers.

Another interesting tidbit is the fact that almost 50% of PS4 owners don't subscribe to PS+ for online gaming, so I believe that the emphasis on MP importance is excessive.

The Order will succeed or fail on its own merits, regardless of the "flaws" you mention.

its fantastic how linearity is now described as a flaw rather than a design choice. then people go and complain about not having variety.

Yes, two of the highest acclaimed games of the last generation referred to as "stink bombs".

Gues it's too hard for some people to realize that some games are great, just not their cup of tea. 

As for the OP. Qwark,I think you're 100% right. I don't see any way in which this game will be well received no matter how good it might. How dare they make linear, cinematic game with qte's!

It's because the media agrees with that train of thought, so it must be truth.

Me personally, I get bored quickly with open world games. I've always liked linear styled gaming. Only exception is with RPGs and even they can sometimes be linear if they choose to close off specific areas unless some objective is completed first.

Im eagerly awaiting my linear games like The Order and Until Dawn.

Note, they were also commercial successes as well as critical successes

I think it's refreshing to have a nice linear game. All the games I seem to be playing are open world games and without some variety, it gets a bit repetitve. I also want a highly cinematic game from time to time. I'm looking forward to the Order personally, esepcially with Ready at Dawn's PSP track record

QTEs can be good, if they're done right. Uncharted 1 was an example of how to do them wrong, as there are about 3 in the whole game, then you have a QTE boss at the end. God of War is how you do it right

Shadows of Mordor got good review scores despite the QTEs, but I guess since they were msotly constrained to the story that nobody cared about, it was fine

It's the world we live I wonder if a new lineair IP could still suceed, judging all the hate the order gets form it's own fanbase I guess not. They hate the game for everything which made Uncharted and tlou a great games except the MP. 

I think it will be like most Sony games for me. Really great, but only worth beating once.

Anyone else notice that many of these superior open world titles tend to be chock full of fetch quests? People want to talk about flaws... It's hard to get more boring than that.