Finally got around to playing The Order 1886 and wow, I'm still disappointed and I didn't even pay for it! All these years I've let its somewhat cult classic status as "a cool game if you didn't pay $60" convince me that I'd enjoy the thrillride whilst appreciating its production values. Sure, I did in fact appreciate just how gorgeous it is 11 years later but I was shocked at just how lifeless the gameplay and world are outside of raw fidelity.
The story was definitely cool as many defenders seem to say and the setting is a dream come true but the story we have feels like a prologue rather than a full entry in a potential series. Having it end so abruptly and with such a bizarre amount of cliffhangers doesn't really help matters.
What a shame...