id="cnetReview" section="rvwBody" data-component="indepthReview"> PlayStation 4 and Xbox One owners have hardly been spoiled by exclusive games for either console. In fact, it's quickly becoming an important milestone whenever one of these rarities is released into the wild, if only because they have the potential to sway prospective console buyers one way or the other.

The Order: 1886 is a notable mile marker on the highway of exclusives, not only because it's the first major title for either platform in 2015, but also because it's a game Sony chose to tease during the company's PlayStation 4-focused E3 2013 press conference. Historically, only the real heavy hitters get that kind of face time.

From developer Ready at Dawn, The Order: 1886 is a departure from the team's portable-heavy legacy, a catalog comprised mostly of successful follow-ups to already established series like God of War. In the case of The Order, Ready at Dawn is debuting a brand new franchise, one set in a dr