The Order: 1886 Developer's New Game To Be Announced Next Week

Ready at Dawn, known for The Order: 1886, will announce their new game next week. It will be published under GameStop's GameTrust.

[Shubhendu_Singh]

Published under gamestop's gameTrust? Is this the first of their games ?

Well..hopefully RAD learned something from Order 1886 gameplay reception. Pretty as it was, the gameplay was decades behind.

[Alexious]

It's the second to be announced, the first one is Insomniac's Song of the Deep, due in July.

[CERN]

This game was never meant for your COD or your Maden players, it's a lenier story based qte, just like Heavy Rain and Beyond Two Souls. Ready at Dawn did say this when they first announced the game, but that didn't stop people from comparing it to Gears of War and crap.

[turdburgler1080]

Press x to dodge the werewolf. Man everyone remembers how awful that battle was in that boiler room. All the stupid thing would do was lunge. Watch out for the overpowered shotgunner to compensate for the poor AI. The game had some serious issues.

[Fin_The_Human]

I wonder how they will price this as a use game.

[Relientk77]

Hope it's good they sure as hell can do graphics, hope they iron out the gameplay this time

[Kreisen]

Mark my words, its some small indy platformer.

[Adexus]

I loved The Order so I'm looking forward to whatever they do next... hopefully it'll be alongside a The Order sequel, probably just me though haha.

[Alexious]

A sequel for The Order isn't coming any time soon due to the poor reception. And even if it did, it would probably be by another studio

[Inzo]

Poor reception? The Order has sold close to 2 million copies since release. Poor reception by critics yes and by those who have never played it.

[dp277407]

The game was pretty good but it had its problems, loved the story.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Don't now that. The game moved a little over 2 million. We don't know what is "poor reception" from Sony.

We don't know how much it cost, thus don't know if they made a return or not. Mind you, that doesn't really even mean a sequel won't game, many publishers have released sequels of titles that didn't make them money from the original, but sequel or trilogy did.

I agree though that it could be by another studio. It wouldn't be the first time Sony's done that, in fact they've sorta been known to hand IPs off to other teams many times.

[rainslacker]

It sold reasonably well though. The reception among people that played it was that it was good, but felt unfinished, or was too short. Not many had problems with it otherwise, and generally everyone liked the setting and lore enough to want to see a sequel which could do things better.

The reason R@D isn't making another one is because they wanted to make something to show off their multi-plat engine. They were never a Sony 1st party. It's possible Sony didn't jump right away for a sequel, but that was probably more down to the delays with the original game, and the fact I think Sony just said get it done despite it obviously being incomplete.

[vega275]

Was it officially announced they sold 2 million or are we using vgcharts.

[The_Sage]

I'm with you. I thought it was great. I really want a sequel.

[Underworld]

I know The Order gets a lot of hate but I really enjoyed it. I hope we get a sequel.

[Silly Mammo]

If a turd like Homefront can get a sequel, then The Order should get a 2nd chance. There's so much potential in the world of The Order.

[N311V]

I hope for same. Unfortunately I think Sony own the IP not RAD.

Hopefully it's something similar though, like how From Software made Dark Souls because Song own Demon's Soulsz

[Majin-vegeta]

Idc unless its the order 1886 sequel

[ItsJustDante]

Sony owns the IP

[TwoForce]

Yes ! I would love to see it.

[Gardenia]

Another 'The Order' game would be great. Fix some of the problems the first game had and it will be an awesome sequel

[Chris_Wray]

Hopefully be a good game. Order was just lacking in every aspect bar visuals, so hard to be worse. I'm still gonna stay cynical about Gamestop's involvement in publishing. If they do it right and not carve out content for themselves to gain a benefit in selling the copy then I'm all for it.

[Errorist76]

Characters and actual story fragments were great as well. Problem was only the story was just beginning.

[Alexious]

Yes, I was getting intrigued by the plot just when it ended.

[Chris_Wray]

But that simply can't work on a new IP. Order needed to have a good ending that left it open to a sequel, not anti-climatically with huge sequel bait, for a sequel that'll never happen now.

[deafdani]

I'm going to add my feelings to those of so many here and wish for The Order sequel. I liked that game a lot, and want to see that universe properly expanded. It deserves that.

[slappy508]

Looking forward to see what their next QTE simulator is

[slappy508]

Whoops I mean game. Damn autocorrect

[akurtz]

slap yourself

[Big_Game_Hunters]

+1 funny +1 true
edit :oh wait no more bubbles

[opinionated]

Published by GameStop? What happened to the Sony partership?

[ItsJustDante]

GameStop is publishing the games and letting the developers own the IPs, Sony kept them just like Insomiac had to give Sony the Ratchet and Clank IP

[opinionated]

Interesting.. As much as I can't stand GameStop that sounds like a good deal. Could be successful.

[_-EDMIX-_]

"Sony kept them just like Insomiac had to give Sony the Ratchet and Clank IP"

I think you mean "insomniac" and Insomniac never gave Sony the Ratchet and Clank IP, they never owned it to begin with, it was created as a Sony owned IP ie Sony contracted Insomniac for that series that they own, Insomniac never gave Sony the Ratchet and Clank IP as they never legally owned it. Consider this, Insomniac never had to make that game for Sony, they could have went else where, but they didn't.

When you're working for a publisher on an IP they own out right, anything you create under that contract is the company that is paying to keep the lights on. Buy clearly, many know this going into the development from the very start.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Partnership? Sony never owned this team, this team was contracted to make The Order 1886, the contract was fulfilled...they moved on.

Only a few teams to my understanding make it public when they have a publishing deal for multiple games, I don't recall this team saying anything about a partnership with Sony that was long term or anything besides The Order.

[opinionated]

Yup, a partnership. What would you call it? They were basically 2nd party their whole existence. They made PlayStation mobile ports until Sony gave them the ps4 platform instead. The Order was a result of that and it was moderately successful. There are mixed views. I'm sure they feel they can do better and they decided to go somewhere else to do it. I have nothing against that whatsoever.

He said GameStop is allowing them to keep their IP. Which is damn smart imo, I wouldn't blame ready dawn for taking their money. They want to be an investment bank not a producer. They are a retail chain. That reeks of EA level investment. Could work out beautifully or it could bomb like 90% of the Kickstarter projects. We'll see.

[InTheZoneAC]

I passed on The Order before it even released because a lot of questionable things and sure enough it fell flat. I will pass on their next game due to the overhyping of their last terrible product.

The product being hyped around visuals and sucking on the gameplay/story aspects reminded me of Lair on the PS3. Had the same prerelease hype, failed to be great like they suggested.

[Errorist76]

The game is great for 20 bucks or so. Not half as bad as some people made it out to be. I actually know many people who really liked it...it was just too short to warrant the full 60.

[Silly Mammo]

Wasn't it $5-6 during the Flash Sale last week?

[Barricade]

I love how you passed on it yet you still say it fell flat. Critics say it did, sales don't. I too thought it was too short (I actually did my playthrough on Hard to make it last as long as possible), but the thing I thought was most annoying was the Lycan AI, that should improve.

It's still a good game, especially for a first installment in a possible new game series, with still some things left to improve. So if the next game could be like 10-12h long, possibly a co-op campaign or horde mode or something and better enemy AI (lycans to be more specific) it should be a great game and worth the full price.

[_-EDMIX-_]

? I would legit give it a chance bud.

Seriously, never mind what folks say, do you game for you or based on what others think?

[sovkhan]

In spite of all the hate, i loved the Order and wish RaD the best for their new project.

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

With a more fleshed out story and more gameplay... Whatever they do could technically match Uncharted for sure. I'm excited to see what they've got cooking. I loved The Order regardless of the agenda that was put out against the game before release!

[wh0am1]

The concepts and ideas were great. The lore and the world itself were very interesting.The game itself was lackluster unfortunately. I would love to see a better game set in that universe.

[ninsigma]

Damn I was expecting a sequal to the order but if it's under gamestop it won't be that. Either way, I'm interested in what they'll show!

[Sic_Parvis_Magna]

Now everyone who hated on the order will cheer for their new games cuz it's multiplatform

[RaTaTaT]

Now everyone who liked the order wont gloss over the faults of their new games cuz they are multiplatform.

[milohighclub]

I hope it's the order sequel. The game has so much untapped potential

[Nitrowolf2]

Sony owns that ip, so it won't be

[aco]

this time please emphasize on gameplay as much as the graphics etc... for me the biggest flaw of the game was there was to little gameplay and the slow walk in every dam section...

[marioJP87]

The Order : 2016

[NotanotherReboot]

Daxter 2

[MagicBeanz]

Better be multiplat or the fanboy "journalists" will rip it apart just like they did with The Order.

[lastking95]

So you're saying the order received bad reviews simply because it was exclusive? 😑

So i guess you believe uc4 and bb received good reviews because they were exclusives.

[MagicBeanz]

Yep.

[deafdani]

That makes no sense at all. Go to a corner and rethink your life.

[MagicBeanz]

I'm sure it wouldn't make sense to you.

[NotanotherReboot]

The game was mediocre. Stop damage controlling and being delusional

[MagicBeanz]

The game wasn't as bad as people made it out to be, stop attacking the game cause you're salty.

[filigreti]

The only thing wrong with the order was the length of the game..the game was nice to play...i just need a sequel and more werevolves

[TimelessDbz]

Please let it be the sequel for order 1886 part 2. By far one the best games I've played this generation.

[Livecustoms]

They showed they're talented in the order 1886 with those INSANE graphics, if improve on gameplay and most importantly VALUE, sony could have a hit on their hands

[mad-dog]

I'm not supporting those guys again. I liked the game but i think the after game support from those devs was insanely bad. They became bittered losers after the reviews and abondoned the game and its fans.

[Jburr94]

Probably won't be a PS4 exclusive this time around but I don't think anyone will be missing anything spectacular

[Tobsesan]

Will be interesting to see what game they make since Gamestop will publish it. Insomniac also makes a game published be Gamestop, which is a smaller indie-like game. Hope they can make a bigger game with high budget.

[3-4-5]

* I don't own a PS4, but if I did I'd buy The Order 1886 day one. That game....for what it is.....looks like some decent fun with an interesting story/atmosphere. I'd love to see a sequel.

[XBgamer]

At least the next title will be multiplat as the Devs have said they would like to work with other console's.

[Garethvk]

Can we safely say it is not a sequel to 1886?

[Majin-vegeta]

If it was of would be PS4 exclusive....

[DaDrunkenJester]

So their next game better have better gameplay, better shooting mechanics, less QTE, less recycled QTE boss fights, an actual fleshed out story, unique weapons to use that aren't used ONLY in specific areas... Ugh there was so much wrong with The Order.

[Ethereal]

The Order was great. A bit away from perfect but solid. Interested in what they have been working on.

[mamotte]

The Order: 1887.

[FernDiggidy]

Fantastic facial animations, graphics, believable performances, very intriguing story and cinematography....This was great. Although pacing was a bit off in the beginning and some of the plot twists somewhat predictable, I was legitimately engaged throughout the 3 hours (didn't play the game just saw the cutscenes). I would love to see a continuation of this narrative. I don't care if its in the form of a book, or a movie or another game. Doesn't matter I just want to know wtf happens next! That ending left me itching for more.

[scark92]

Can't wait to hear more!

[goldwyncq]

Hopefully they make an actual game this time.

[Lord_of_Cinder]

I liked The Order and I had a good time with it.

[corroios]

The order was a short game, but the guns were really cool, the animation, the places. I wished it had some kind of co-op surviver mode. Of course it got tons of hate, like all exclusives from sony get.

[Majister-Ludi]

Any reason to really be excited yet. They did well to show there graphical prowess but that's about it. Hopefully they learned some lessons from that first "game". Maybe they will surprise me though.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

I am very interested to see their next game. I think they hopefully learned some good lessons from The Order. I don't think it was a terrible effort from them regarding The Order so I think they have a foundation to build on.

[isarai]

I'm really glad theu got the chance for a sequel. Many people hated the order cause lack of multiplayer and length, but what was there was very well done and had me genuinely invested in the story and caring for the characters. I loved my experience with the game and it shows insane potential for a their next game. So color me eager to see what they're doing next

[OC_MurphysLaw]

Sorry to pull their air out of your hope balloon but this wont be a sequel to The Order 1886. this is a new IP, they had their relationship with Sony basically terminated after The Order. Sony owns that IP but are not working with RAD on this new project. This likely will be a multi platform IP.

[isarai]

Yeah made this comment before they edited in the part about gamestop publishing it.

[LoveSpuds]

I am guessing it wont be a sequel to The Order then. Its a shame as I loved the setting, characters and story in The Order, the gameplay was just fine too. I think a sequel would have strengthened the gameplay ad we coukd have been looking at a cracking game...what a bummer :(

[Mohammed16phantom]

The order was amazing, looking forward to their next game!

[milohighclub]

It won't be AAA if it's GameStops publishing. They already stated that they ain't doing AAA titles

[Orionsangel]

Maybe they'll finish The Order since it ends abruptly and left so many plot holes.

[Sevir]

I thought it was a great game short maybe but pretty good. I'd say I enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed Quantum Break. :) Bring on sequel

[Dirtnapstor]

The Order was a fantastic game. Short but a great experience. I'm sure RAD will impress us.

[NeoGamer232]

Sony Online Entertainment renamed and went multi-platform, Evolution studios was asked to leave Sony and went multi-platform with Codemasters. And now Ready at Dawn is moving to multi-platform.

Multi-platform is clearly becoming the way of the future for many AAA studios.

[_-EDMIX-_]

"Multi-platform is clearly becoming the way of the future for many AAA studios" ? LOL! Had to laugh.

You do know MOST developers are 3rd party right?

Sony sold SOE and its IPs, the company that is buying those properties has NO REASON to just keep making those games one 1 platform

Sony, MS, Nintendo have great reason to make exclusives, they have a bias considering they are pushing for their platforms sales.

By default, a company leaving a first party will likely be to go 3rd party and make games on many platforms based on that is where the money is. Unless they don't have the funds and must go from platform to platform after release ala Super Meat Boy. It did't start multiplatform but once they got more money, they kept porting it and porting it.

So why would Evolution Studios keep making ONLY PS4 games? They only did that because their owner was Sony...

That isn't a trend bud, people get fired or laid off in this industry literally...EVERY DAY! Read At Dawn was never a first party team, they were independent nad ar STILL independent, Sony never bought them.

Their contract was for a game owned by a first party ie Sony, thus they have no say in what platforms it goes on. So yes, a company by default will likely move mulitplatform as how many studios have you known to go from Sony to Nintendo or Nintendo to Sony or MS to Sony etc?

MOST time the team is split up and they go else where, its very rare a studio literally goes from 1 company to another.. and I mean...its very...RARE that it happens =) (Pun intended)

When Rare went from Nintendo to MS, Nintendo never owned Rare....it would have been one of the few times that a team went first party to another first party, but Nintendo never legally owned Rare, Rare just went from independent to owned.

A independent team can choose what ever contract they want with EA or Sony or Nintendo etc. Platinum is a good example They've made a Wii U game and are making a XONE game. So this term of "moving to multi-platform" i don't really completely understand. They choose those contracts...

Look up Ready At Dawn bud, its an independent team, if anything Sony just didn't hand them a contract for their next title based on them likely wanting to retain the IP.

[NeoGamer232]

So, how much does Sony pay you to constantly defend them? You seem to spend a lot of effort defending them rather then playing games.

SOE, Evo Studios, and Ready at Dawn had not done any games for any other platform. So whether they were contracted or not they made Sony Exclusives. I’m just pointing out that more and more developers are becoming 3rd party…

Bungie, Insomniac, SOE, Evo Studios, Ready at Dawn, etc.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Who is "defending" anyone? You are saying a company left to do something that was never owned by Sony to tell to do otherwise in teh first place.

Ready At Dawn is a independent contracted team.

Sony for fact never owned them. MOST teams in gaming for FACT are 3rd party, ie they are not owned by a console or hardware manufacturer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

"SOE, Evo Studios, and Ready at Dawn had not done any games for any other platform"

Well....SOE was owned by Sony before ie why it was called SOE (Sony Online Entertainment) when Sony sold them and those IPs....yes, they will make games else where, do you seriously not get that they are exclusive because they where owned by Sony?

Soooooo yes, them being sold off would likely mean they can make games else where....

You new to this concept or?

" I’m just pointing out that more and more developers are becoming 3rd party" seriously might be the dumbest comment you've never posted.

Unless a team left Nintendo to go to Sony or Sony to go to Nintendo or Nintendo to MS etc, MOST teams by DEFAULT are 3rd party ,MOST times they would go 3rd party, not to another console manufacturer as I can't even think of a time thats ever happened where major first party team literally left to go straight to another first party publisher.

Again...MOST developers are 3rd party ie they are not owned by a console or hardware manufacturer. Thus, you're point makes very, very little sense.

Bizarre Creations went out of business and their team members are making racing games else where, Lionhead closed down, their team members are making games else where, Bungie is making games with Activision, SOE was sold and is Daybreak now, Bioware got bought by EA, mind you was never owned by MS, Rare got bought by MS, you are basically saying a team left and is making games else where.....this is news to you? LMFAO! When in gaming hasn't this happened though?

". I’m just pointing out that more and more developers are becoming 3rd party" bud, I can't stop laughing at this slowness.

More developers are 3rd party so exactly what are you talking about? You mean more developers are being sold and closed down? When haven't they been? If a team does bad, they get closed down. Simple business.

This has happened to Sony, MS and Nintendo buddy. Did Lionhead not close down? DO you see me with conspiracy theories like "BRO more and more developers are becoming 3rd party bro" lol

Again....MOST already are so what exactly are you on about? You seriously didn't know the industry is made up of literally 95% 3rd party? Mind you ,even my 95% is a JOKE compared to the real number. So Sony's 14 compared to what? A couple HUNDRED studios? Are you seriously telling me this is news to you?

So more and more are becoming what the entire industry actually is? You do know that MOST of gaming isn't first party right? I just have to keep asking that as it seems many things are new to you =)

Sony closes down studios for the same reason MS does for the same reason Nintendo does. If they don't produce and they don't make money, they need to go. This is a business bud. To say this is "more and more" is to say we had a time where we never had studios close down. Maybe you better start reading up on you're gaming history bud, this isn't news.

Well to you maybe lol.

[NeoGamer232]

@_-EDMIX-_
Citing Wikipedia for facts is pretty bad.

The developers worked exclusively for Sony and now they don't. That is a fact.

Slice it how you want. But, DC Online I now multi-platform, Ready at Dawn's next AAA game will be multi-platform rather then PS exclusive, and Evolution Studios won't be making anymore Motorstorms or DriveClubs but instead multi-platform games.

All at the very least reduce Sony's current capability to make exclusives. That is a fact. These are three major studios that created games for Sony PS. SOE made the DC Online Universe, Ready at Dawn made The Order, and Evolution Studios made DriveClub. DC Online Universe is now multi-platform. we probably won't see a sequel to The Order, DriveClub, or MotorStorm anymore.

[_-EDMIX-_]

'The developers worked exclusively for Sony and now they don't. That is a fact"

Not sure what you are crying about. Many work for Sony, Sony contracts many teams........and?

That doesn't mean Sony OWN'S them. They are NOT Sony owned teams and that wiki link has the sources to back up they are not owned by them.

What I'm saying is they are 3rd party in regards to being not owned by a first party.

I'm not really sure what you are not understanding.

"Ready at Dawn's next AAA game will be multi-platform rather then PS exclusive, and Evolution Studios won't be making anymore Motorstorms or DriveClubs but instead multi-platform games"

? And? "rather then"....isn't Gamestop publishing their next game?

Sooooooo The Order gets some low sales, mixed reviews and now Gamestop's publishing their next game and you're trying to spin this into "rather then"? LOL! Buddy, its very unlikely that Sony was going to fund ANOTHER Ready At Dawn project after The Order.

Sony for a FACT OWNS The Order IP, they would be the ones even deciding if Ready At Dawn even worked on it, not Ready At Dawn..

Of course Evolution is going to be making a racing game else where....Sony closed them!

http://www.gamesindustry.bi...

So what are you saying exactly? Sony should kill them? I mean....do you not get that when they are closed down, they are free to go were they feel just?

Same with Lionhead, Same with Bungie, SOE etc.

They are no longer owned by a first party, thus will create games where they feel just.

What are you having trouble with this concept? lol Sony or MS or Nintendo have no control over what a team does after they get closed down by them or let go or they release a contract etc.

A game fails, companies will let teams go, this has happened since the dawn of gaming, where were you?

" These are three major studios that created games for Sony PS" Yes...that also clearly did not perform to Sony's standard.

Gaming is a business, did you not know this? Sony will close a team or not continue a contract JUST the same as MS or Nintendo will. They are all still sound businesses that have to make a return.

What is major about a team when their games fail to meet certain sales?

So SOE was "major" yet it took this team almost years tor release a PS4 port of PS2 that legit was suppose to release around launch? Oh Driveclub was "major" for Sony yet moved 2 million units, launched with bugs and delayed? The Order was "major" for Sony? Yet sold poorly (based on how much Sony might have been seeking for a return) Sorry but gaming is still a business, companies have great reason for closing down teams or not working with teams. Closing down merely means they are not funding them, Sony is not GOD, they don't own those human beings, they are free to create games else where once Sony closes or doesn't renew a contract...

Same goes for MS and Nintendo. MS had their real business reason why they closed Lionhead ,they can't keep spending money on a team that isn't producing numbers. It cost money to keep those teams open bud.

Get with reality...

[Ginn]

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[Tumaras]

The Order wasn't as bad as it was often portrayed, so I'll be looking forward to what they have in store. Definitely if I preordered or paid full release price it I would have felt robbed due to the lack of replayability. But as a gf rental as I did it was excellent. The game itself was quite good though while it lasted. One of the best examples of why it's good to wait for reviews before buying.

[Bruh]

Gotta love how people on N4G trashed Quantum Break and says the Order is an under-rated gem LMAOO

[goldwyncq]

If it was an Xbox exclusive, then it would have gotten the QB treatment from the sony fanboys in this site too.

[SynestheticRoar]

The game is about this squirrle who goes crazy over des nuts.

[RebDomine]

the game was really good and i'll hope,it's gonna be similar.

[MasterCornholio]

It would be interesting to see what they make next but I really dont think it will be that good after what they did with the order.

[The_Sage]

I hope they male a sequel to 1886. I don't care what any of the whiney limp wrists say, I really liked it.

[JangoMan]

No game is critic proof in these days. Long gone the days when u played the game, enjoyed it and get over it. And now every n harry to dick wants to be a critic and point all the mini details. Oh no no weapon customization , oh no its linear, oh no its just 9 hours long.
Can u imagine at IGN people complaint about uncharted 4 being so long! Wtf! Is wrong with media in these days