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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Review (continued)
More User Submitted Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Reviews
Date: 2007-07-09
SUPERB
NOW THIS IS MORE LIKE THE HARRY POTTER GAMES OF OLD. THE GOBLET OF FIRE WAS SUCH A LET DOWN BUT NOW WARNER BROTHERS HAVE OUT DONE THEMSELVES WITH THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX. JUST WISH THEY COULD GO BACK AND REDO THE GOBLET OF FIRE WITH THE SAME FORMAT.
THIS NEW ORDER OF THE PHOENIX IS THE BEST EVER. THERE ARE MORE HOURS OF FUN HER THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE. ONCE YOU GO THROUGH THE WHOLE GAME ONE TIME YOU ARE READY TO START A NEW GAME ALL OVER.
SUBERB, EXCELLENT ON ALL COUNTS.
Date: 2007-07-09
The magic is back... and it's not a bad attempt, for the most part.
I'm surprised to see the extreme harsh reviews. Hmm... I know many complained about the controls for Goblet of Fire. I really didn't mind them; I actually kinda liked how you didn't need a mouse, and felt they were relatively self-explanatory. But for this game, the other reviews aren't lying... the controls take quite some getting used to. Overall, I still felt the game was quite fun, and worth the time to play. Also note that the exploration of the castle and the grounds from games 1-3 is back in full force, and the GoF set up is no more. Here's the breakdown review:
Graphics: + + + + + 5 stars easily. Gorgeous game, great resolution compatibility, and the magic is really there. Best part of the game.
Cutscenes: + + + 3 stars. They get their own category, because they were pretty much cut out of the last game. Back are the color cut scenes with the characters actually acting out the story. I like them, but they lost a star because they often look very fake. For instance, one character will be talking, and his mouth won't start moving until the sentence is over. Little things like that take away from the cut scenes a lot.
Gameplay: + + + 3 stars. I'm not going to go into much detail on this since I haven't finished the game yet, but from what I've seen it seems relatively fun with enough side adventures that you enjoy them but don't get distracted. I'm a little sad that they took away the ability to play as Hermione and Ron as that was one of my favorite parts of the game in GoF. Also, you spend so much time just getting to classes and running around the staircases... it gets quite annoying.
Controls: + 1 star. They really are the downfall of the game. You don't even use the arrow keys to walk, so to move forward you hit "w". Instead of just running by holding down the forward key, you have to hit and hold shift... so just to move Harry around, you are holding "shift w", not to mention when you want to shoot a spell you have to hit an arrow key to aim, then grab the mouse to perform the spell. Pain in the rear.
Fun: + + + + 4 stars. It's an enjoyable game simply because it's so exciting to see the magic of the fifth book on your computer screen. It's fun to be able to play through it as though you are Harry. The game sticks relatively close to the book plot, and probably insanely close to the movie plot. Oh, and shooting the spells is rather fun because you actually have to move your mouse in a way that makes it so they you cast the spell.
I really think the super negative reviews were way too harsh. The game isn't the most exciting, once you figure out the flow is goes by relatively smoothly. I'd say it's not worth buying, but probably worth getting in the holds queue line at your local library to try it before you commit your $30 to it. (Plus it will keep you entertained until Deathly Hallows comes out July 21st.)
Date: 2007-07-08
Failure again
Once again EA creates a visually beautiful game that is unplayable. You spend most of your time running around trying to make the characters use spells with controls that are horrible. The first three games didn't have great graphics but did have ease of control and movement and were fun to play. Since then, with the release of Goblet of Fire and Order of the Phoenix,the games are very pretty but the ease of control and movement are terrible and the game play is frustrating. EA reached it's highest point in HP series of games with Prisoner of Azkaban, its all been downhill from there. Don't by this game it completely sucks.
Date: 2007-07-06
This game is the best so far!
Ive had this game for about 6 hours now and I am loving it. Ive seen some people whining about not being able to configure the controls. Its to help maintain some kind of uniformity from one platform to the next. Ive found the controls are very well placed and respond well even with a dual analog game pad. The graphics are very well done and it has very helpful directions that seem to pop up at just the right time. Also the proper spells and motions for them I thought were very well chosen. I would say to anyone its definitely worth spending your hard earned money on. I am sure there are some who will disagree with me, but you can't expect this game to be the next HALO. Fantastic game most will enjoy it!!!!!
Date: 2007-07-03
I flush this stuff every day
I played the demo and it never gave enough time to see how the game was. Although the graphics were good, the controls were a nightmare. "Intuitive" wasn't even on my list of adjectives for the controls. It also seemed extremely boring.
Now that I have purchased the game (I'm a HP fan, it's a must) I am even more disappointed. I cannot even get the game to run on Vista 64 Ultimate. EA has not been helpful in the least.
My recommendation? Even if it runs on your system, avoid this game like the plague, it's Sominex on a disc (dull and snooz-worthy).
UPDATE:
EA offered to give me their downloadable version to see if it works. It does not either. However, what did get it to work with Vista 64, was the NOCD crack. The problem wasn't the game, it was the copy protection. They offered to refund the amount I paid to Amazon and let me keep the free online (EA Store) copy, a much appreciated gesture. I refused, and explained I believe in paying for my games, sadly, it took a crack to play it.
The game is boring, tearfully boring, not much fun in it. Frankly, it could have been much funner if the game followed the book rather than the movie. The movie didn't have much going for it and neither does the game. It's tearfully boring, including the battle with Voldemort.
It's sad because the avatars look just like the actors in the movie and so does the castle and grounds. That part they nailed dead on.
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