History VideoGame / TheOrder1886

* TheObiWan: Sir Perceval, who originally mentored Galahad and is a key part of the Order. [[spoiler:True to the trope, he is killed.]]

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The Jack the Ripper killings occurred in London in 1888, a full two years after the events of the game, despite the fact that they are occurring presently in the game. Given the fact that the game is planted firmly in AlternateHistory, and that Jack himself turns out to be [[spoiler:Lord Hastings, who is also a vampire half-breed]], it's a JustifiedTrope.

* AlternateHistory: Quite a bit is different in this version of 1886. Technology is far more advanced, humanity has been at war with the half-breeds for over one thousand years, and Arthur's Knights of the Round Table have expanded into the present day as soldiers fighting the lycan threat.

** After using a rocket launcher with infinite ammo against a wave of mooks, Galahad decides to ditch it immediately afterwards.

The Order: 1886 is a third-person shooter developed by Ready At Dawn (best known for the ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'' prequels) and Creator/SonyComputerEntertainment's Santa Monica Studio (known for the main-series ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'' games) for the PlayStation 4, and was released in February 2015.

** The police commissioner is [[ArthurConanDoyle Arthur Conan Doyle.]]
** There's also a cameo appearance by UsefulNotes/CharlesDarwin as a Lord of Westminster.

The game follows Sir Galahad, a member of the titular Order of the Round Table, which was brought into existence to combat the rise of a subset of creatures called "[[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent lycans]]" or "half-breeds". Through the Order's advanced technology and equipment, its members possess extended lifespans and enhanced healing abilities. Even with those advantages, the Order are struggling with a new enemy that threatens to destroy their way of life, alongside a rebellion fueled by societal inequality.

The game follows Sir Galahad, a member of the titular Order of the Round Table, which was brought into existence to combat the rise of a subset of creatures called "half-breeds". Through the Order's advanced technology and equipment, its members possess extended lifespans and enhanced healing abilities. Even with those advantages, the Order are struggling with a new enemy that threatens to destroy their way of life, alongside a rebellion fueled by societal inequality.

!!This game includes examples of the following tropes:

** The police commissioner is hinted heavily to be [[ArthurConanDoyle Arthur Conan Doyle.]]

* PunnyName: What a surprise it is for a certain Jacob Van Neck to turn up a [[spoiler:vampire]].

* InfinityPlusOneSword: The Rocket Launcher. It has unlimited ammo and can dispatch waves of mooks with ease. Since it is so overpowered, Galahad ditches it immediately after.

** There's a suggestive photograph in the whorehouse you visit in Chapter 3 of a woman with the name [[VideoGame/LegendOfZelda "Zelda"]] and a lipstick kiss on the back.

* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Given the Victorian-esque setting it was pretty much inevitable. The two go together like...[[MetaPhorgotten two things that go together really well.]]

* MaleFrontalNudity: You stumble upon a man having relations with a prostitute in an incongruously gratuitous sex scene when you visit the whorehouse early in the game.

* AutomaticCrossbow: One of the more exotic weapons issued to the Order in one sequence.

** Now with two times more [[NikolaTesla Nikola Tesla]]! Ironically enough ''he's'' the only one shown to be in the right era.

* MonumentalDamage: The Crystal Palace is destroyed when the United India Company airship drops down on it.

The Order: 1886 is a third-person shooter developed by Ready At Dawn (best known for the ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'' spin-offs) and Creator/SonyComputerEntertainment's Santa Monica Studio (known for the main-series ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'' games) for the PlayStation 4, and was released in February 2015.

* BodyHorror: [[spoiler:The transformation of the Lycans and half-breeds]]. Their heads literally split and crack apart as their other form takes over.