10 Video Games That Launched With A Severe Lack Of Content

5. The Order: 1886

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Ready At Dawn

Hey look, it's The Order: 1886, otherwise known as 'that PlayStation 4 exclusive third-person cutscene game with a small side of actual gameplay to go along with it'.

Is that unfair? Am I exaggerating The Order's inherent flaws?

Perhaps, but as anyone who's played Ready At Dawn's Victorian-era tale of werewolves and vampires can just as easily tell you, this game was certainly not worth the full, standard asking price of your usual triple-A title. It's infuriating, to say the least. Not because we all felt swindled out of £40/$60 for a title that should have been priced at 20 right out of the gate, or because what's actually on the disc is bad.

No, it's irritating because what's actually present on that flimsy piece of plastic is of such a superb quality that most video games can't even hold a candle to it.

The world, combat, narrative concept and voice acting are delightfully authentic, but the experience is so short that you're shoved out of The Order's universe just as fast as you're pulled into it. Quality should always be prioritised over quantity, but there's limits to what is and isn't acceptable.

The Order: 1886 is a fantastic proof of concept, but little more.

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