The Order: 1886 review: Witness revolution, but don't touch it

By Tim Biggs
Updated May 5 2015 - 11:08am, first published February 24 2015 - 2:07pm
Ready at Dawn's debut console game shows features an amazingly powerful graphics engine, a well-realised London and the beginnings of a really interesting story, but less attention is given to everything else.
Ready at Dawn's debut console game shows features an amazingly powerful graphics engine, a well-realised London and the beginnings of a really interesting story, but less attention is given to everything else.
The game's London 1886 is suitably grubby, smoggy and dark, but also features unexpectedly advanced technology like walkie-talkies.
The game's London 1886 is suitably grubby, smoggy and dark, but also features unexpectedly advanced technology like walkie-talkies.
The 'letterbox' presentation lends a great cinematic feel, but often gets in the way during firefights.
The 'letterbox' presentation lends a great cinematic feel, but often gets in the way during firefights.

The Order: 1886
on PS4
$79-95 - $99.95
Classification: R18+
Reviewer's rating: 6/10