The amount of people here not realizing that this is satirical news ala the Onion is actually the funniest aspect of this "report."
Having said that how many of you have actually played and beaten the order? Because I have, and it's a pretty good game suffering from being the first game in an intended franchise. It feels like an origin story for Grayson (aka Victorian steampunk batman) instead of its own self contained narrative. But it's still a GOOD game. Not the best game I've ever played by any means, but certainly not deserving of all the vitriol being thrown at it.
Here's the thing, The Order does actually have a lot of gameplay, firefights last much longer than you expect them to and have a good degree of difficulty. You have your normal mooks peppering your position with rifle and automatic fire, while there are shotgun mooks trying to flank you, grenadiers and the elite mooks (who use thermite rifles which can light your cover on fire, or grenade launchers) are forcing you to constantly change positions. I liked the feel of the shooting, it felt responsive and the weapon variety is very nice. I did have to laugh though because early on your character says "we do not fight men, Marquis" after having just shot about twenty guys. And yes, the combat is mostly guys with about three or four Lycan fights interspersed throughout the game. And it felt like a wasted opportunity.
Maybe I was able to enjoy the game because I didn't have to worry about getting my money's worth. I got the game used at GameStop, beat it in about three days, and took it back. They have a seven day money back guarantee so I basically played it for free. And when divorced from worries about whether or not it was worth 60$, it was a very fun experience and I honestly hope a sequel gets made that fleshes out the world and characters more. Because it's a very cool world, and they're very interesting characters. I wanted there to be more of it. Anyway that turned into kind of a mini review but I encourage everyone who has not yet played it to pick up a used copy when you can and experience it, it's worth it.