What if people are doing just that but aren't willing to pay $60 for an approximately double- or triple-length movie? What if part of paying for movies was paying for access to an expensive theater that probably overshadows what most people have available at home? What if videogames needed other pricey investments on top of a disk or downloaded file?

I still find it hard to understand why so many act as if this comparison was particularly meaningful. Of course relatively few people truly equate length and quality, I think. But that's a long, long way from completely ignoring it as a factor when making purchasing decisions. Especially since we're spoiled for options. To me a game doesn't just need to be servicable to be worth a full-price purchase - it really needs to captivate my interest in special ways. Otherwise I'll just get back to it whenever.

Looks nice but I'm a little sick of cover shooters, I may pick it up in a sale sometime or as part of a trade in when it is cheaper.

Then wait till it falls to whatever you find reasonable!

@neckbear: thanks for the spoilers

I might once I get a PS4 but I'll be after I finish Bloodborn.

I love video games, and this is one - so I'll play it!

@hurricaneivan29: I shall do just that! No argument there. That doesn't neccessarily take away from the disappointment of a, depending on perspective, over-priced game though. I wish $60 was so insignificant to me that I didn't need to care about the monetary aspect of gaming but, alas, life has it's disgusting ways of forcing me to care.

Later down the road, when we've moved on from initial purchasing advice, the price-argument will evaporate anway. That's when we'll have had time to think about it all and let the game sink in. That's when true critique will shine and be most useful! I look forward to that point. At this point most enthusiasts probably want to know if The Order is worth $60 right now more than anything else. The ratio of cutscenes (usually most interesting once) and gameplay (frequently replayable and a great source of value) can be a significant factor even for players that don't mind cutscenes per se.

That was lame, I deleted the post.

To everyone else considering maliciously spoiling games for others, think carefully before you do so because it will very likely be the last post you ever make on Giant Bomb. Not cool.

A friend of mine got an early copy and we played through it yesterday. It is a beautiful game that plays like a terrible third person shooter from 5 years ago. Don't buy it. It is not worth $60. The game is 7 hours long at best. If you REALLY want it, wait until there is a price drop.

@hadestimes: Could you elaborate? What is bad about the shooting?

BestBuy.ca just delivered my copy, on Tuesday, 3 days early?! WTF? I got it for $40 on crazy E3 preorder deals last year. I really don't have time to play it right now though, so going to wait for reviews before deciding to keep it or not.

Anything deeper than six hours and I'd get my moneys worth. Can't wait to Give it a go.

@otakugamer: I buy all my games now when they are around $25 lol I havent bought a game at full price in years

@hadestimes: Thats a bummer to hear man I was hoping for better! This is the sort of game I would love a demo for, not enough of those these days.

I plan on it. The whole time vs cost thing doesn't bother me. It's more if the game is broken. if its a broken POS then no thanks. Even if its all QTE's and cutscenes, if it's well done then whatever IMO.

@ntm: lol thats my bad, shows how little i paid attention to this release

I think I will still pick it up but only when it's dropped from $60.

Not significantly related to the above statement but I also hope to god that this is the last letterboxed game that is ever released. I don't even care about the resolution, but I am still flabbergasted that there is screen real estate that is unused. I would rather play a low resolution full screen game.

God damn that was a good response, man/woman after my own hart.

Gameplay is everything to me, so no. I dislike games that attempt to be movies.

A quick look would be nice.

I'll wait for the sale price on this one. I have so much I'm trying to get through right now anyway, I'm going to even start pushing off short games like this till the price is a little more reasonable.