Quantum Break

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  1. v3cktt0r
    Apr 6, 2016
    1
    bad, bad port, to much system requirements and are the same graphics from xbox one, this game needs a patch to fix all of these problems, not recommended until remedy fix those problems.
  2. Silent-kun
    Apr 7, 2016
    0
    Do not buy this game. I gnored all of the negative reviews thinking it couldn't be that bad. I wa very wrong. I have a I5 4690k OC'd to 4.5GHz and a 980ti OC'd to 1500MHz and i cannot do anything to prevent the hellish stutter, even turning the game down to low settings at 1080p and locking the framerate to 30 does not stop the game from being literally unplayable. It actually manages toDo not buy this game. I gnored all of the negative reviews thinking it couldn't be that bad. I wa very wrong. I have a I5 4690k OC'd to 4.5GHz and a 980ti OC'd to 1500MHz and i cannot do anything to prevent the hellish stutter, even turning the game down to low settings at 1080p and locking the framerate to 30 does not stop the game from being literally unplayable. It actually manages to give me motion sicknes. No 21:9 support whatsoever, fullscreen stretches the game to fill the space making everything distorted instead of just leaving the black borders. Even on ultra at 1440p, the game looks blurry and un-detailed. I suspect that the game renders at 720p and sumply upscales. I just got my refund and regret even waiting for the long download and install time.… Expand
  3. Maddness
    Apr 5, 2016
    2
    Runs like complete dog slob on my 970 system.
    Never thought i would be this dissapointed with Remedy to be honest.

    Also, Microsoft charges more for the pc version?? Heck, they give it away for free on pc if you get the Xbox version. Jeez, they dont even try and hide it anymore.

    2 out of 10, because pretty graphics. Avoid.
  4. Kharoe
    Apr 7, 2016
    2
    Unplayable with 970 and i5 4690k (10-15 frame drop in 1080p and medium settings).
    Thank you microsoft, you'll never see my money.
    Don't buy this game, waste of money.
  5. Antioch
    Apr 9, 2016
    4
    The game is far from optimised, I run a OC i7 4770K with 16GB RAM and a 6GB VRAM Titan Black and the game is installed on an SSD, this rig should be more than enough to run this game at 1080p/ultra at 60fps. I'm reaching 45fps tops with stutters. And yes the dynamic resolution upscaled from 720, just like the potatobox one is here along with the motionblur and no option to turn it off.
    In    The game is far from optimised, I run a OC i7 4770K with 16GB RAM and a 6GB VRAM Titan Black and the game is installed on an SSD, this rig should be more than enough to run this game at 1080p/ultra at 60fps. I'm reaching 45fps tops with stutters. And yes the dynamic resolution upscaled from 720, just like the potatobox one is here along with the motionblur and no option to turn it off.
    In fact a whole lot of standard pc options are gone and the whole UWP system prevents the community or yourself to remedy (no pun intended) alot of it's faults.
    If Microsoft is serious about getting back into pc gaming, they need to get their act together. This is an unacceptable pc port.
    As for the game itself it is mediocre at best. You spend about a third of the time doing the standard console actiongame slow walk looking at things and talking, a third watching live action cutscenes and a third using some powers and shooting the same 5 or so different enemies the entire game. The Powers you have are cool but are pretty similar to eachother and the action turns bland pretty fast. You do have some choices to make but none of them matter in the end. Add to that the bland and boring gameplay, a replay is out of the question.
    If you really want to see the cutscenes from the other choice you are better off watching it on youtube than playing through this game again.
    The story is not bad but it's pretty "meh".
    As for any good words about this game all I can say is the game does have some nice lighting and it looks pretty good despite an upscaled 720p (although not as good as it could), also the acting is top notch.
    It's definately not a buy imo at full price.    … Expand
  6. djnicey
    Apr 5, 2016
    1
    The PC version runs incredibly slowly, the framerate is terrible. Its also twice as expensive as most games at launch, £50 from the windows store when usually games I buy at release are £25-26. This should be recalled until its fixed, what a rip off.

    Sssllllooowwwww juddery framerates are unacceptable on a high end PC.
  7. Danceswithsheep
    Apr 9, 2016
    2
    Terrible port, Totally messed up FPS model that you can't fix because it's locked into the UWL model. I think they are embarrassed that gamers can do a better job optomising this than the programmers is UWL locks you out. Horrible price for this too.
  8. NihiRagnarK
    Apr 7, 2016
    1
    || GTX 970 + i7-4790 + 16GB RAM ||

    I have completed all the achievements on WIN10 by now. I can assure you that this PC gameplay experience is so far the worst for me these few years. The graph is filled with white particles and looks vague on 1080p. No matter which quality I choose, it is always a slide show. Especially annoying when encounter some hard fights like the final    || GTX 970 + i7-4790 + 16GB RAM ||

    I have completed all the achievements on WIN10 by now.

    I can assure you that this PC gameplay experience is so far the worst for me these few years.

    The graph is filled with white particles and looks vague on 1080p.
    No matter which quality I choose, it is always a slide show. Especially annoying when encounter some hard fights like the final boss and fail because of the UN-SMOOTH control    … Expand
  9. hwextreme
    Apr 5, 2016
    0
    Why do Microsoft want to kill PC gaming whilst keep reporting to the press that they love PC gaming and want to improve and support it.
    UWP is a terrible idea for Games. No full screen, no crossfire / SLI, no VSYNC. Poor FPS, with no optimisations and no modding.
    Seriously just allow the developer to release the game to steam as a fully optimised game and stop this this Windows store    Why do Microsoft want to kill PC gaming whilst keep reporting to the press that they love PC gaming and want to improve and support it.
    UWP is a terrible idea for Games. No full screen, no crossfire / SLI, no VSYNC. Poor FPS, with no optimisations and no modding.
    Seriously just allow the developer to release the game to steam as a fully optimised game and stop this this Windows store rubbish. You are not apple, and apple are no longer apple without Jobs.. Closed ecosystems are not what we want.    … Expand
  10. Avadon
    Apr 6, 2016
    2
    Performance is a trainwreck. Where both trains carry nuclear warheads. Choppy and horrible on my 4790k, gtx 980. Seems like Remedy developed this on workstations with the new Tesla P100, and then just uploaded it to the Windows Store. I think they skipped a step.
  11. tigerskin84
    Apr 7, 2016
    6
    es un perdida de dinero!! muy mal optimizado es de los peores ports que hay de esta generacion! lo unico bueno es que tiene lindos graficos, nada mas...
  12. Tjhjkhuk
    Apr 6, 2016
    0
    Lamentable port valiente por quería de compañía remedy malos fps encima el juego pura cinemática no son los gráficos que mostraron en su día downgrade terrible mal juego no tiren su dinero
  13. bartzbartz
    Apr 6, 2016
    8
    REMEDY Offical FAQ:
    Q: I'm receiving a "File IO Failulre" error notice and the game doesn't launch.
    A: It's an issue caused by having a Unicode based user account. We're working on fixing it ASAP, will update this thread with the latest status.

    I CAN'T EVEN START THIS GAME! What a joke!
  14. Joe_Friday
    May 1, 2017
    0
    It's a bug filled mess, but Remedy is making a (slow) effort to patch it. They basically just took an Xbox game and transplanted it into a PC release with no regard for the multitudes of different PCs that would be playing it. If you have the exact same specs as an Xbox then it's playable. If you have any different type of hardware in your system then you're out of luck. It took them 2It's a bug filled mess, but Remedy is making a (slow) effort to patch it. They basically just took an Xbox game and transplanted it into a PC release with no regard for the multitudes of different PCs that would be playing it. If you have the exact same specs as an Xbox then it's playable. If you have any different type of hardware in your system then you're out of luck. It took them 2 months to make it playable for AMD processor owners.

    As for gameplay, it copies several different games. They've taken the 'TV Show' aspect of 2010's Alan Wake for the story, and borrowed the time manipulation combat from Capcom's 2013 game Remember Me. What was meant to be groundbreaking just looks dated and derivative. The graphics even look last generation, which makes it puzzling as to why the game runs so poorly.

    In conclusion, it's still not recommended, even months after release.    … Expand
  15. Pushistick
    Apr 20, 2016
    0
    Average corridor shooter with a few gimmicks. They should have just made a TV series rather than a game. moving around feels laboured, the shooting scenes are repetitive, the time break scenes are just corridors. Dissapointing game considering the amount of time the devs had.
  16. aquiles1990
    Apr 5, 2016
    0
    First My specs : 980 zotac Amp edition - i7 4930k 4.5ghz - 16gb ram gskill 2400mhz
    Hear me well : This is the one of the worst ports ever made in the history of pc gaming
    Arkham knight ? That game is a masterpiece comparing to this Stuttering - 720p upscale on 1080p- running the game at less than 20 fps in many places even using low - medium settings . I just buy it to prove the    First My specs : 980 zotac Amp edition - i7 4930k 4.5ghz - 16gb ram gskill 2400mhz
    Hear me well : This is the one of the worst ports ever made in the history of pc gaming
    Arkham knight ? That game is a masterpiece comparing to this

    Stuttering - 720p upscale on 1080p- running the game at less than 20 fps in many places even using low - medium settings . I just buy it to prove the reality about UWP . Yes : microsoft need to quick UWP and let win32 api the way it's . Don't ever buy anything from the store . If you support pc gaming boycoot this thing. I don't have words really . FRAUD AT IT BEST DEFINITION    … Expand
  17. Aelyn
    Apr 5, 2016
    5
    Pros:
    − somewhat enjoyable plot
    − overall nice graphics (but it still looks blurry as hell unless you are able to play in 4K or 4K DSR... probably with 5-15 FPS) − Aidan Gillen (Petyr Baelish from Game of Thrones) as one of the main characters (for me personally he saved this thing from being a total trainwreck) Cons: − runs like **** even at 1080p (4790K @ 4.8 GHz, GTX 980 SLI --    Pros:
    − somewhat enjoyable plot
    − overall nice graphics (but it still looks blurry as hell unless you are able to play in 4K or 4K DSR... probably with 5-15 FPS)
    − Aidan Gillen (Petyr Baelish from Game of Thrones) as one of the main characters (for me personally he saved this thing from being a total trainwreck)

    Cons:
    − runs like **** even at 1080p (4790K @ 4.8 GHz, GTX 980 SLI -- which is actually not working) and there's no exclusive fullscreen mode
    − totally unplayable on my monitor's native resolution (3440x1440)
    − it should be called "Quantum Sponge" because you need to shoot at everyone SO MUCH that it feels beyond unrealistic
    − the game was completed in less than 8 hours
    − ridiculous price (70 EUR)

    If it weren't for movie(s), I'd give it 3/10. The actual game feels like "god damn I need it to end immediately so I can watch next episode". Waste of money.

    P.S.
    English is not my native language, so please excuse me if this review hurts your eyes .__.    … Expand
  18. Temannopellaria
    Apr 6, 2016
    0
    Excellent porting,copy & paste.
    In my system,i7 6700k,16 gb ram,gtx 980 ti i can look a stutter fest in 1080p.......
    70 euros for this **** and unplayable.
    Gfwl 2 has arrived.
    Sorry for my bad english.:(
  19. Forlifestrager
    Apr 6, 2016
    0
    De los peores port que visto a pc en toda la generación aun peor que Batman o mortal kombat un asco completamente no lo compren... Es tirar el dinero
  20. Rabidprimate
    Apr 17, 2016
    0
    0/10 for ham fisted intel trying to force people to buy win 10. Super anti consumer action and they deserve to be punished for it. I might try it if they make it available to all customers but until then they can get the big f you.
  21. Chapa9dj
    Sep 29, 2016
    9
    Thought i should change the score in my review because i sincerely have to give credits where its due.
    The devs fixed most of the problems in the UWP version and Steam version is coming out in a few hours. Here i'm hoping its better optimized.
    It's a really good game, with an interesting story and a very original type of gameplay and mechanics.
  22. Newfr
    Apr 13, 2016
    4
    I'll not go into technical details, i'm not an expert here. But for me graphics looked too blurry and grained. Maybe that because they wanted it to look like TV series or maybe it just not great. Anyway i found it not that great at all.
    But most thing i hate about this game is story. It's so awful. Not going into details, but i felt like i played most egocentric, stupid and self-righteous    I'll not go into technical details, i'm not an expert here. But for me graphics looked too blurry and grained. Maybe that because they wanted it to look like TV series or maybe it just not great. Anyway i found it not that great at all.
    But most thing i hate about this game is story. It's so awful. Not going into details, but i felt like i played most egocentric, stupid and self-righteous main hero in history of computer games. While main "villain" was more like normal hero - trying to save humanity while making some sacrifices. WTF Remedy?! I thought Max Payne 2 had an awful story but this... this is much worse. After scene with Liam in Monarch Tower i just like "f*ck, i'm done. I can't play any more like this peace of **** And all this **** just to find that Jack had absolutely no plan at all from the very beginning. If you don't count "i'll go back in time and ask my brother what to do" as a solid plan to save the world.
    Plus all this pseudo science sh*t. Just go with elves and dragons if you can't think of something even remotely coherent. So believe me, story is awful and had a lot of loose ends. Maybe they will be explained if you choose other ways on time crossroads but no sane person will do multiple walkthroughs just for that (remember there is no saves here).
    So i don't recommend this game for it story and other elements are sub par as well - as a TPS resent Rise of the Tomb Rider is a better game and this TV series wannabe elements just meh.    … Expand
  23. m0rb
    Apr 15, 2016
    0
    Windows 10 required... so, because I was very interested in the game and I liked the concept, I downloaded my "free" windows 10, because I wanted to install it, as a secondary OS...
    not possible, because, "microsoft".
    so, I had to put Windows 10 on a separate HDD, in order to have a kind of dual OS, only I have to select which drive to boot with via BIOS... so, tried out this game, it    Windows 10 required... so, because I was very interested in the game and I liked the concept, I downloaded my "free" windows 10, because I wanted to install it, as a secondary OS...
    not possible, because, "microsoft".
    so, I had to put Windows 10 on a separate HDD, in order to have a kind of dual OS, only I have to select which drive to boot with via BIOS...
    so, tried out this game, it runs like pure and utter **** graphics at 720p, running at 30 fps? in 2016, REALLY?!

    in that case, microsoft can (and will have to) KISS my A§$!
    ultimately, I immediately deleted the game, as well as Windows 10 from either of my drives. nobody needs this crap and especially we "gamers" should NOT stand for this ****!

    very badly optimized games are one thing, but making games on PC, that can't play @ 60 fps and in 720p?! not cool... but, when it comes to BLOCKING users from modifying the games, that they have bought, my patience with that company comes to an abrupt end!
    screw this! screw that game, screw Windows 10 and **** Microsoft, for pulling this BULL$HIT off with us!
    they are still treating PC gamers, as if we were dumb little kids!
    sure, they pull this off with console gamers and though that's wrong, too, they let microsoft gladly do it to them! with PC gamers, though, we do not take kindly to this sort of thing!

    so, from me, that is a ZERO! DO NOT BUY! DO NOT EVEN PIRATE!    … Expand
  24. Kamarr
    Apr 13, 2016
    4
    Stay away from the PC version its garbage. You've been warned! ;o When a company asks for everyone to pre-order so they can get special crap for the game or along with the game you know that it will have a bad apple somewhere. Now that being said the Console versions are ok but I'd recommend to just rent it do not buy this game heavily not worth the purchase. I'd put up this port right upStay away from the PC version its garbage. You've been warned! ;o When a company asks for everyone to pre-order so they can get special crap for the game or along with the game you know that it will have a bad apple somewhere. Now that being said the Console versions are ok but I'd recommend to just rent it do not buy this game heavily not worth the purchase. I'd put up this port right up there with that **** Batman game least WB were willing to give everyone there money back for them **** up. Where is our refunds.....… Expand
  25. Cometer
    Apr 12, 2016
    4
    Unbelievable. First of all, I played this game on the Xbox One and loved it. But on the Xbox One you can actually forget the game is running on a piece of hardware and just enjoy the experience. Perhaps this is Microsoft way of pushing PC gamers to consoles. I don't know. The one thing I know is that there is simply no way this game could have passed quality control on PC. I've played betaUnbelievable. First of all, I played this game on the Xbox One and loved it. But on the Xbox One you can actually forget the game is running on a piece of hardware and just enjoy the experience. Perhaps this is Microsoft way of pushing PC gamers to consoles. I don't know. The one thing I know is that there is simply no way this game could have passed quality control on PC. I've played beta tests that are more "stable" than this. Anyway. I give a 4 for one reason. The game from the perspective of someone that enjoys games with cinematic storytelling is good. Not the best but a decent 8. But as AAA games require computers and consoles to run, we can't simply review how "good" the story is. No matter how groundbreaking a game may be, if it simply doesn't run well, it.....SUCKS. So there you have it. Thankfully I got the game for free with console version (somehow I felt Microsoft was going to use my PC for beta testing UWP). Had I payed $60 for THIS, I think I would be so upset that the score of this review would probably be a "1". Only one other game in recently memory managed to mess things up as bad as this. AC Unity. And back then I pre-ordered the freaking Collectors edition. I have to thank Ubi for making me consider my buying options carefully. If it wasn't for them, I would probably had bought Quantum Break on PC thinking it would just "run fine". Thinking. No way Microsoft is going to screw up the release of their exclusive in their Windows 10 platform. uff.… Expand
  26. MaddysonGovnoed
    Apr 10, 2016
    1
    Very Bad Port !!! Remedy lazy, very high price for the PC game !!! Don t buy it !!! Terrible attitude of developers to PC users !!! Think for yourself decide for yourself !!!!
  27. AKDM
    Apr 16, 2016
    10
    I was skeptical, because Microsoft flopped hard with PC launch.

    But: once I bought it and finished, I'd realised that the game is 10/10 material.

    Best gunplay in videogames since Max Payne 2 and F.E.A.R.

    Awesome story with really good-written and portrayed characters

    Stunning visuals.

    Even the godawful Win Store and XBox app can't spoil this.

    Bravo, Remedy
  28. UnSern
    Apr 5, 2016
    10
    Great game. Why do I see a lot of Sony users giving this game reviews lol?

    Visuals - 10/10
    Audio - 10/10
    Gameplay - 10/10
    Story - 10/10
    Difficultly - 9/10
    Enjoryment - 9.5/10
  29. VmsCritic
    Jan 30, 2020
    8
    Great game. Remedy studio delivers another unique story with an engaging thematic: time. The actors performance was pretty good, the action was also very intense despite being a little repetitive. There is a high influence of Uncharted in the gameplay. There are parts of this game you'll only see in this game - when there is a rupture in time with giant things! As i played in 2020, IGreat game. Remedy studio delivers another unique story with an engaging thematic: time. The actors performance was pretty good, the action was also very intense despite being a little repetitive. There is a high influence of Uncharted in the gameplay. There are parts of this game you'll only see in this game - when there is a rupture in time with giant things! As i played in 2020, I didn't get any bugs, but my PC could run this game at top and yet it had some fps drops.… Expand
  30. Muyrka
    Apr 21, 2020
    8
    Played in 2020 on 1080 videocard
    Great story, not hardcore gameplay, great acting and mini-TV series is a blast. Graphics and controls are really good notwithstanding the port from console. It is better than Control in some aspects.
    Pity they didn't continue the series.
  31. gamerz4life
    Sep 21, 2020
    9
    Quantum Break made by the great developer Remedy who made other great narrative titles like Alan Wake and Max Payne. With these other narrative games under their belt I expected good things from Quantum Break and was not disappointed. It was a Microsoft exclusive releasing on both Xbox One and Windows simultaneously, thus it was not a port to the PC, it was designed with the PC in mind andQuantum Break made by the great developer Remedy who made other great narrative titles like Alan Wake and Max Payne. With these other narrative games under their belt I expected good things from Quantum Break and was not disappointed. It was a Microsoft exclusive releasing on both Xbox One and Windows simultaneously, thus it was not a port to the PC, it was designed with the PC in mind and worked on my computer with very little problem.

    Quantum Break is a narrative-driven game so if narratives aren’t what you’re looking for then you should probably look elsewhere. The game consists of two parts: the actual gameplay and then ‘TV episodes’ which are around 20 minutes long and take place at the end of each chapter. For the actual gameplay you are playing as Jack Joyce and fighting against the company Monarch, of which you see one view of the situation and what Monarch is doing. But during the TV episodes (which are live-action) you are watching behind the scenes at Monarch and seeing the people who work there and why they’re doing what they’re doing. It’s one of those moments where you kind of start to question if what you’re doing as Jack is the right thing, or perhaps Monarch is making the right choices for the world? There are also story junctions at the end of each chapter which can affect the TV episode narratives and also how the town views both Jack and Monarch.

    Gameplay-wise it’s pretty down the middle, you have shooting and you have a couple different time powers. The time powers are quite interesting though the ‘skill tree’ it used could have been a little more in-depth with expanding/upgrading them. For the most part the upgrades just increase their time limit or the size of their effect. Through the game itself you will learn the skills and with picking up the chronon sources you will get the points you need for the upgrades to those skills. A note on the chronon sources, you have to use your Time Vision to spot them, if you just try to find them without the little map you will usually miss them. I missed most of them in the first chapter and half of the second before I realized how to find them properly. In the game there are many collectibles, but these are not useless time-wasters that have you searching all over, these are smartly placed within the game and add to the story, you will get even more out of the game and what’s going on with the characters if you take the time to find and read all of these items. It’s a 3rd person cover shooter, but also wants you to keep moving and using your time powers. If you try to only take the enemies on behind cover, you’re gonna miss the best parts of gameplay; moving so fast that time slows down so you can get behind enemies and melee them, or putting up a time shield to protect yourself while you shoot. Or time freezing the lesser enemies and pouring all your bullets into it to make one heck of a whammy.

    In conclusion, this was a unique gameplay that I thoroughly enjoyed. It was a strong narrative, in the same vein as Alan Wake (in which you’ll also experience several AW Easter Eggs!), that is well worth playing. I would say you could even go back and play again, especially if you want to see where the other story junctions will take you!    … Expand
  32. Radianser
    Jun 17, 2020
    9
    Игра подарила мне уникальный игровой опыт. До нее я не играл в игры, которые были еще и сериалами! (а сериальчики я тоже люблю) Причем эта игра-сериал не абы какая, а с хорошим, интересным и необычным сюжетом. Графика на высоте, персонажи проработаны, атмосфера и кинематографичность присутствуют. После первого прохождения я сразу же пошел на второй заход, чтобы посмотреть что случится,Игра подарила мне уникальный игровой опыт. До нее я не играл в игры, которые были еще и сериалами! (а сериальчики я тоже люблю) Причем эта игра-сериал не абы какая, а с хорошим, интересным и необычным сюжетом. Графика на высоте, персонажи проработаны, атмосфера и кинематографичность присутствуют. После первого прохождения я сразу же пошел на второй заход, чтобы посмотреть что случится, если я выберу другие варианты развития сюжета. Однако, как оказалось, выбор, который главный герой (а в данном случае антигерой) делает после той или иной миссии не оказывает практически никакого влияния. К недостаткам можно отнести невозможность вести "слепой огонь" из-за укрытий, как в GTA V или The Division, когда враг штурмует тебя. Но это чисто мое мнение, мне этого в геймплее не хватило. В остальном это изумительная игра, хочу продолжения, Remedy!… Expand
  33. ultraviper
    Sep 10, 2019
    5
    The game isn't great, but it's not bad either. The production values are top notch. The graphics are good. The story is average. The cutscenes are too long and too numerous. But the real issue is that the gameplay is just mediocre. It's a 3rd person cover shooter where you have recharging special abilities. The enemies are all dudes with guns. Every battle in the game feels exactly theThe game isn't great, but it's not bad either. The production values are top notch. The graphics are good. The story is average. The cutscenes are too long and too numerous. But the real issue is that the gameplay is just mediocre. It's a 3rd person cover shooter where you have recharging special abilities. The enemies are all dudes with guns. Every battle in the game feels exactly the same as the previous one.… Expand
  34. Mandulum
    Jul 7, 2017
    7
    Five Word Review: Good story, fun gameplay mechanics.
    Favorite Thing: The time altering gameplay mechanics spice up combat quite nicely.
    Least Favorite Thing: Until the end I was going to say how I didn't like being pulled away from the game to watch the live action segments. After the end boss fight I changed my mind. Date Completed: 2017-07-07 Playtime: ~ 9.5h Enjoyment: 7/10    Five Word Review: Good story, fun gameplay mechanics.
    Favorite Thing: The time altering gameplay mechanics spice up combat quite nicely.
    Least Favorite Thing: Until the end I was going to say how I didn't like being pulled away from the game to watch the live action segments. After the end boss fight I changed my mind.

    Date Completed: 2017-07-07
    Playtime: ~ 9.5h
    Enjoyment: 7/10
    Recommendation: Yes. It has a cool story and fun gameplay.

    On a special note, the port is bit messy. It took a lot of tinkering to get rid of the camera judder. The motion blur was terrible but could be turned off with a launch command. The graphics as a whole were a bit blurry, there was no sharpness to them.    … Expand
  35. 21grams
    Oct 28, 2016
    5
    A WASTED POTENTIAL.

    First of all, the PC port is pretty bad. And while game maxed out looks pretty neat, yet the performance is all over the place and you need solid PC to even bother with the game. Now by default you get upscaled resolution, but the games looks quite bad with it at any settings (overly blurry and not sharp). Turning off upscaling (meaning game renders in set    A WASTED POTENTIAL.

    First of all, the PC port is pretty bad. And while game maxed out looks pretty neat, yet the performance is all over the place and you need solid PC to even bother with the game. Now by default you get upscaled resolution, but the games looks quite bad with it at any settings (overly blurry and not sharp). Turning off upscaling (meaning game renders in set resolution) basically cuts performance by half. On top of that, game feels laggy at times even at 50-60fps, while other times it feels more responsive even during fps drops.

    The game had massive potential, great idea, good core of the story are already there, but there were some bad decisions and design choices made, that hurt the game severely:
    - TV show + game - bad idea and while it's not the worst tv show out there, yet it was interrupting game flow severely.
    - Terrible gameplay design - very repetitive. Basically you do some platforming, get to an open area, beat some bullet spongy bad guys - and repeat. Now while time manipulation powers are cool to play with, gunplay ruins it all - which is very primitive, with clumsy movement and shooting controls, to the point where game doesn't even feel responsive.

    They should have do more story telling thru gameplay (now 90% of it is done in the cutscenes and notes you find thru out the game), that would make gameplay more interesting and diverse, because now you just fight exactly the same dudes over and over again in the same manner every single time and there is nothing more to it..

    It could have been great game, but Remedy chose a bad path and we've got a product which is neither a proper game, neither a proper tv show.. Too much cinematic bullcrap, when you make a game, you can't forget it's a game and it needs solid gameplay and this game doesn't have it.    … Expand
  36. Crimert
    Jun 16, 2020
    9
    If you are into Sci-Fi then this game will blow your minds! I loved the game and the story. There is actually a tv-show which is based upon the story is inside of the game! So you will play the game and watch the tv-show! I hope there will be a sequel. 9hrs on record.
  37. Nomax
    Apr 22, 2020
    10
    Создатели прям постарались, увлекательный сюжет и механика игры не заставят скучать точно
  38. Telaelle
    Oct 25, 2020
    10
    One of the best story games available. Difficult subject and depsite of that it was nicely and more or less correctly explained. Many plot twists and great actor play makes it a masterpiece. Very nice idea was to connect game with a movie and it turns out to be great.
  39. LyhaMaksim
    Nov 1, 2020
    7
    Игра заслуживает внимания!

    Думаю каждый из нас читал книги или смотрел фильмы про путешествие во времени, и вспоминая былые ошибки думал: "Эх... Было бы классно вернуться в прошлое и исправить все где я накасячил". Думая об этом, вы не думали: может быть все это предначертано, все ваши действия которые вы когда-либо делали так и должны были произойти? Итак. Эта игра напрочь разрушает    Игра заслуживает внимания!

    Думаю каждый из нас читал книги или смотрел фильмы про путешествие во времени, и вспоминая былые ошибки думал: "Эх... Было бы классно вернуться в прошлое и исправить все где я накасячил". Думая об этом, вы не думали: может быть все это предначертано, все ваши действия которые вы когда-либо делали так и должны были произойти?
    Итак. Эта игра напрочь разрушает стену между фильмом и игрой, здесь вам предстоит не только любоваться мыльными красотами игровой индустрии, а еще и реальными актерами. Как вы уже могли увидеть в трейлере Remedy Entertainment на пару с Microsoft Studios сняли сериал который мы с вами будем лицезреть после каждой главы в игре.
    Что касается жанра шутер, хех, то могу вас заверить - геймплей у игры довольно динамичный, но стрелять вам придется маловато.
    Игра и вправду уникальна, мало того что игра с гениальным сюжетом, так еще и сериал в придачу, Remedy Entertainment отдали игре слишком много внимания, сделали ее неповторимой! Теперь не только у консольщиков есть "Мыльное кинцо"!

    P.S. И помните: титры не означают что игра окончена.

    Спасибо за прочтение моего обзора)
    Играйте только в хорошие игры)    … Expand
  40. teodorneotov
    Nov 3, 2021
    5
    Плюсы: Великолепный сюжет, крутой сериал. Шикарная стилистика. Интересная боёвка. Минусы: Линейный тупой геймплей, шаг в сторону и скрипт тебя убивает. Миллион тупоголовых ботов которые давят тебя количеством. Такая себе графика даже для 2016. Ужасная оптимизация./Не покупал и не захотел купить. Допрошёл только ради того, чтобы увидеть как всё будет, так как сюжет действительно хорош.Плюсы: Великолепный сюжет, крутой сериал. Шикарная стилистика. Интересная боёвка. Минусы: Линейный тупой геймплей, шаг в сторону и скрипт тебя убивает. Миллион тупоголовых ботов которые давят тебя количеством. Такая себе графика даже для 2016. Ужасная оптимизация./Не покупал и не захотел купить. Допрошёл только ради того, чтобы увидеть как всё будет, так как сюжет действительно хорош. Настолько же хорош, насколько ужасен геймплей.///Pros: Great plot, cool TV series. Chic style. Interesting fight. Minuses: Linear dumb gameplay, step aside and the script kills you. A million stupid bots that crush you in number. Bad graphics even for 2016. Terrible optimization./Didn't buy and didn't want to buy while playing. I only interrogated it to see how everything would turn out, since the plot is really good. As good as the gameplay is terrible.… Expand
  41. StarkAgentos
    Apr 5, 2022
    4
    Поиграл 2 часа. Геймплей не является уникальным, тупо шутер от третьего лица. Управление ужасное, персонаж неповоротливый. Видно, что игра была расчитана именно для консолей и пк порт был сделан для галочки, чтобы тупо срезать бабла. Наблюдаются просадки кадров на мощной машине, хоть и в редких случаях. Также бывают подсказки в управлении с кнопками геймпада, хоть я играю на клавиатуре иПоиграл 2 часа. Геймплей не является уникальным, тупо шутер от третьего лица. Управление ужасное, персонаж неповоротливый. Видно, что игра была расчитана именно для консолей и пк порт был сделан для галочки, чтобы тупо срезать бабла. Наблюдаются просадки кадров на мощной машине, хоть и в редких случаях. Также бывают подсказки в управлении с кнопками геймпада, хоть я играю на клавиатуре и мышке. В самом начале написано "когда появляется значок сохранения, не выключайте КОНСОЛЬ". Так трудно было 1 слово поменять? Также графон очень мыльный, будто наложили какой-то специальный эффект. Сглаживания будто вообще нет. Видно, что специально для пк они не стали сильно улучшать графон.… Expand
  42. flwixs
    Apr 2, 2022
    7
    Сюжет на месте, путешествия во времени не кажутся тупыми и банальными, у всех действий если какой то итоговый результат, персонажи и актеры интересные. В игре достаточно минусов за что можно ее хуесосить, но только не за таймлайны, все органично и правильно сделано на мой взгляд. Есть пару не понятных сюжетных дыр и пару странных локации, а так же идея вместить в игру сериал, но в принципеСюжет на месте, путешествия во времени не кажутся тупыми и банальными, у всех действий если какой то итоговый результат, персонажи и актеры интересные. В игре достаточно минусов за что можно ее хуесосить, но только не за таймлайны, все органично и правильно сделано на мой взгляд. Есть пару не понятных сюжетных дыр и пару странных локации, а так же идея вместить в игру сериал, но в принципе проект удачный и всем рекомендую.… Expand
  43. EVIL_UJIN
    Oct 15, 2022
    6
    Интересная идея совмещения сериала с игрой разбилась о неудачное, бездушное исполнение.
    Из плюсов игры можно отметить:
    + Интересная задумка, когда выбор в игре влияет на события сериала + Красивые спецэффекты и ролики на движке А вот минусов хоть отбавляй: - Скучные , одинаковые бои - Буквально 5 (!) типов противников на всю игру (обычный охранник/охранник в броне с    Интересная идея совмещения сериала с игрой разбилась о неудачное, бездушное исполнение.
    Из плюсов игры можно отметить:
    + Интересная задумка, когда выбор в игре влияет на события сериала
    + Красивые спецэффекты и ролики на движке
    А вот минусов хоть отбавляй:
    - Скучные , одинаковые бои
    - Буквально 5 (!) типов противников на всю игру (обычный охранник/охранник в броне с пулеметом/охранник в ОЧЕНЬ ТОЛСТОЙ броне/Охранник- телепортер/снайпер)
    - Однотипные , штампованные локации: Офисы, библиотека, лаборатории, стройка, склад. Так как сюжет завязан на путешествиях во времени, то, как вы понимаете, в некоторых локациях вам придется побывать по нескольку раз, что разннообразия, конечно, не прибавляет.
    -Очень запутанный сюжет с кучей несостыковок, в котором не хочется разбираться, а хочется, чтобы это все поскорее закончилось
    - Туповатый ИИ. Максимум на что способны солдаты противника -попытаться обойти со спины или кинуть гранату. ВСЕ! Противник НЕ прячется за укрытиями/ НЕ перепрыгивает через препятствия/ НЕ пригибается. Извините, но для игры 2016 года с акцентом на шутер, это просто провал. Чего стоят одни снайперы, которые НЕ двигаются со своего поста, а просто стоят и стреляют, как будто приклеены:)    … Expand
  44. SKELETOR420
    May 5, 2016
    0
    Another botched launch under the Microsoft Games banner! Way-hey! And this one didn't even have multiplayer for them to mess up! 0/10. What's most heartbreaking is that Remedy were always good technically. Is it UWP messing it up or MS Store maybe? Regardless, MESS.
  45. Vadim1989
    Apr 20, 2016
    0
    Bored, average action sequences become a real slog once Remedy appears out of good ideas. Microsoft needs to look long and hard at how to make live-action TV episodes work in a game's framework, because this attempt is a total disaster.
  46. Crackfarmer
    Jun 9, 2016
    0
    Terrible Game, only accessible in windows store - minus one point
    windows 10 exlcusive - minus one
    awful performance - minus one
    ultra settings was only possible with 1 gpu worldwide at release - not everyone has 800€, minus one
    no real gameplay more like a storytelling - minus one
    denuvo - minus 5

    One of the worst Games of the 21th century.
  47. ellobo29
    May 28, 2016
    1
    1/10

    Game is almost unplayable even with near best in slot PC. Constant crashes, freezing, glitches, and it looks like on here I am not the only one. I have never had a game play this horribly. Avoid this game at all costs, just watch on youtube like I wish I did. I gave it a 1 just because I liked the story.... but had to restart PC many times to play game. Horrible port.
  48. Mikimax
    Sep 3, 2017
    9
    Once again Remedy creates a masterpiace!
    A year ago i watched Angry Joe smash this game and i never played it because of Joe. After wathcing some Alan Wake videos i stubled upon Quantum Break. Bought it and OH MY GOD!
    Yeah, i love it. It has it's flaws but overall it's a very good and unique game.
  49. erichie
    Apr 28, 2016
    0
    Okay, where to start? For the first thing, my specs are 1100T, GTX 970, 16 GB RAM. I'm running Dark Souls 3 on highest settings, Tomb Raider on a mix of Ultra/High at 50FPS, and the Division on Ultra with 60 FPS. Quantum Break won't open, at all. The screen appears for two seconds and than disappears. I reviewed the game on Windows Store. Two weeks later I went to update my reviewOkay, where to start? For the first thing, my specs are 1100T, GTX 970, 16 GB RAM. I'm running Dark Souls 3 on highest settings, Tomb Raider on a mix of Ultra/High at 50FPS, and the Division on Ultra with 60 FPS. Quantum Break won't open, at all. The screen appears for two seconds and than disappears. I reviewed the game on Windows Store. Two weeks later I went to update my review saying the game still won't open, but I noticed my previous review was removed and I was getting this error "This app needs hardware your device does not have, hindering app performance. Rating and reviews have been turned off." So, yeah. Remedy screwed anyone who bought the game. The game doesn't even open 3 weeks after launch.… Expand
  50. bizkithead
    May 8, 2016
    1
    Terrible port. Period. This game can't be fixed i guess. I tried my best to stay positive, waited for the patch and the erros are still there. My rig is FINE and should handle this game easily. I bought it for the sake of supporting new game ideas. It failed but i'm still passionate and i hope the game industry put it's sh*t together anytime soon. This generation was a pure disaster.
  51. BreakingAwesome
    May 14, 2016
    4
    Ужасно! Очень низкое разрешение в Xbox One версии на уровне 2005 года. Неоправданно высокие системные требование для ПК. Куча ошибок в Windows Store. Слишком коридорною игру создали Ремеди. Никакого разнообразия. Единственно, порадовало ролики, очень качественно снятые. И да, MIcrosoft слишком переборщили с рекламой собственной продукции в этих роликах.

    Итог: игра на уровне паст-гена,    Ужасно! Очень низкое разрешение в Xbox One версии на уровне 2005 года. Неоправданно высокие системные требование для ПК. Куча ошибок в Windows Store. Слишком коридорною игру создали Ремеди. Никакого разнообразия. Единственно, порадовало ролики, очень качественно снятые. И да, MIcrosoft слишком переборщили с рекламой собственной продукции в этих роликах.

    Итог: игра на уровне паст-гена, что по геймплею, что и по общей концепции игры.    … Expand
  52. theo_the_greek
    May 8, 2016
    3
    Do you want a game that is more broken on PC than Watch Dogs and shorter than The Order: 1886? Then, this is the game for you! A very ambitious title with interesting tech, but you play so little. Most of the time you are watching cutscenes or episodes. Even when you are playing, a lot of it is just walking and pressing X to open doors. The actual fights are interesting, but they are soDo you want a game that is more broken on PC than Watch Dogs and shorter than The Order: 1886? Then, this is the game for you! A very ambitious title with interesting tech, but you play so little. Most of the time you are watching cutscenes or episodes. Even when you are playing, a lot of it is just walking and pressing X to open doors. The actual fights are interesting, but they are so few and far apart that you never get engaged. After finishing the game, I still didn't get the plot. If you want to understand it, you better stop and read all the emails on random screens in the game (as if this game wasn't making you sit and passively look at stuff enough already). In the final boss fight, no matter how many times you lost, you had to watch the same unskippable cutscene again and again and again and again. I was about to throw the controller at the screen at that point from frustration after hearing the same unskippable dialogue for the 10th time. This game doesn't know if it wants to be a movie, an actual game or a novel (all the emails you have to read). It ends up being a short, scrambled mess that could have been much more. Also, the PC port was inexcusably poor. Unless you have a 980ti (or something like that) and an SSD, you can forget smooth fps and expect endless stuttering and even freezing. I wish they'd never released it on PC. F*** this game.… Expand
  53. ali_arkani
    Jun 17, 2016
    5
    It's not worth your money, your time, anything! The graphics are half what they were promised. Gameplay is repetitive. AI is as dumb as a goat, even worse! The story is a cliche. Why the hell did I even played it!?
  54. Baronz
    Nov 6, 2016
    3
    Unplayable, lag and stuttering everywhere, and sometimes the frame rate drops to a single digit number. And even if i tried to like the gameplay i can't really stand the hour long live action cutscene.
  55. pjargon
    Dec 2, 2016
    9
    Pretty great game once it came to Steam! Not sure why Microsoft and EA give up all the sales they could be getting if they put their games on a platform that works at launch
  56. irishbloke
    May 22, 2016
    4
    Terrable port, runs really badly on PC even with decent Specs, avoid the PC version its rubbish.

    The story is decent and the episodes are very good but this doesnt make up for that fact that is over-priced and over-hyped rubbish.

    Game play is decent but their just isnt enough of it, with the game being very short and poor value for money.
  57. 007arpan
    Oct 3, 2016
    0
    Worst optimization...Even the steam version isn't optimized...And the last part is so damn illogical...Ultimately you can say it's one of the worst pc game ever...Don't waste your hard working money on this...
  58. clashjoze
    Oct 20, 2016
    4
    It does not look amazing. It does not feel amazing. Combat is medicore. I like consoles and own, but their influence on PC gaming is not OK. Many games today are dumbed down in gameplay and in graphics. I do not want that.
  59. tomasz009
    Jan 1, 2018
    8
    This game man. I have a soft spot for games that try to push the limits and try something different - and I really respect Quantum Break for that. Even though it kind of muddled its execution a little, I still loved the time travel component, the fun gunplay, and the respectable performances put in by the cast. Remedy just went a little overboard with the world-building though - I feelThis game man. I have a soft spot for games that try to push the limits and try something different - and I really respect Quantum Break for that. Even though it kind of muddled its execution a little, I still loved the time travel component, the fun gunplay, and the respectable performances put in by the cast. Remedy just went a little overboard with the world-building though - I feel like they killed the momentum a bit too much with the various documents, emails, etc. But this game has heart man, and I enjoyed it.… Expand
  60. Voodoo123
    Jun 1, 2017
    10
    Apparently this game apparently suffered at launch from technical issues on windows store but as of 2017 can confirm if you have amd card or steam version this works great. Exceptionally high quality from start to finish. If you are a fan of remedy or just 3rd person action singleplayer then this game is an essential purchase!
  61. parenter
    Oct 8, 2016
    7
    WTF MY CHARACTER DOESN't MOVE
    LITERALLY. I PRES UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT AND IT DOESNT MOVE
    I RESET THE GAME, I RELOADED THE GAME, EVERYTHING
    AND STILL NOT MOVING
    10/10 PORT OF THE YEAR
  62. Goreaffection
    Mar 13, 2018
    7
    I immediately loved the concept of the game. And to some extent the game was pretty spectacular. The science is believable and the visuals are near perfect. But why on earth they had to put a TV show running within the game? It took away all the immersion. I rate the game 7 only for the visual effects and the mindblowing time manipulation moments. Other than that the story is BAD, theI immediately loved the concept of the game. And to some extent the game was pretty spectacular. The science is believable and the visuals are near perfect. But why on earth they had to put a TV show running within the game? It took away all the immersion. I rate the game 7 only for the visual effects and the mindblowing time manipulation moments. Other than that the story is BAD, the controls are BAD and an overall BAD PC port. If you want to play the game play only for the moments like a train crashing through a building or a ship crashing through a bridge.… Expand
  63. Xzenor
    Mar 4, 2020
    10
    Holy crap.. I expected a fairly cool game.
    But this, this is so seriously awesome! The game itself is good, the story is great. the combination of the two? Sublime!

    Honestly, I've had better gameplay in a game but the entire experience of the game is just simply incredible!
  64. AmrKassem
    Sep 11, 2017
    10
    This is not a 6.6 (Aggregate Critics score ), and it's definitely not a 4.9 (Aggregate user score). I am from the PlayStation 4 camp but I recently bought a gaming laptop and I thought I should try Quantum Brake (Via Steam). I was surprised to see the amount of effort put into this game. Based on the scores I have seen all over the internet, I was expecting a bad game. The story is great,This is not a 6.6 (Aggregate Critics score ), and it's definitely not a 4.9 (Aggregate user score). I am from the PlayStation 4 camp but I recently bought a gaming laptop and I thought I should try Quantum Brake (Via Steam). I was surprised to see the amount of effort put into this game. Based on the scores I have seen all over the internet, I was expecting a bad game. The story is great, the graphics are superb, the gameplay is very fun. Even the TV show is very well made and interesting to watch. I strongly recommend this game. If you like narrative action games, do yourself a favor and pick up this game.… Expand
  65. jonasion
    Nov 21, 2016
    10
    21st of November, which is important for this review I suspect. I've almost completed the entire game (win10, 64bit pro) on a mid-range graphics card and a high-end CPU. I bought the game via Steam, and I can understand that the Windows Store version is still quite buggy. So get the Steam version as it at least works on my machine well.

    The game is just simply great. The story line, the    21st of November, which is important for this review I suspect. I've almost completed the entire game (win10, 64bit pro) on a mid-range graphics card and a high-end CPU. I bought the game via Steam, and I can understand that the Windows Store version is still quite buggy. So get the Steam version as it at least works on my machine well.

    The game is just simply great. The story line, the character development and all. This is more a long movie and a good read, than a FPS game. If you don't like long video sequences and just want to blow things up; this is not for you.

    But for those who love a good story, like the balanced approach of shooting, exploring and letting the game suck you in; this IS for you.

    It's a bit scripted, but to tell a full story in this detail I guess it has to be. It is at least not very open world and possibly makes creative thought a little too easy. Nonetheless I enjoyed this title immensely.    … Expand
  66. dnm
    Aug 31, 2016
    3
    This game is unplayable for me. The only way it is even remotely playable is if you go down to 1080p, although still really bad performance. I have a recent i7, a Geforce 1080, 144Hz IPS 2560x1440 with G-SYNC, OS on an m.2 , game on a SATA SSD. No response from developer and no fix in sight. Just vague promises that never panned out.
  67. TheFrog
    Oct 9, 2017
    8
    Played late 2017, so the famous PC woes were probably fixed by now, I did not encounter stuttering or the like.
    I've loved Remedy's games for years. Max Payne II was memorable, and Alan Wake fantastic. Quantum Break too is very good: it has a good story based on time travel following the immutable closed loop approach where effect becomes cause (think Terminator 1). I liked the    Played late 2017, so the famous PC woes were probably fixed by now, I did not encounter stuttering or the like.
    I've loved Remedy's games for years. Max Payne II was memorable, and Alan Wake fantastic. Quantum Break too is very good: it has a good story based on time travel following the immutable closed loop approach where effect becomes cause (think Terminator 1). I liked the characters too, and yet I missed the desperate brilliance of Max Payne or the incredibly inventive atmosphere of Alan Wake (that concert scene, wow!).
    On the other hand, this game has sky-high production values and it shows, and combat is IMO much better than it is in Alan Wake. Unfortunately play time is *really* inflated by the search for collectibles, and there is too little combat compared to everything else. Chat. Go there. Pull that lever. Climb there. Pointless mini platformer level. More walking around. It's possibly more a movie than a videogame, especially if you consider the TV show part.
    Still, I loved it in many ways, and look forward to Remedy's next work of art. I feel bad for those playing it one year ago, with all the problems, and respect their low ratings.    … Expand
  68. TitaniumDragon
    Oct 30, 2018
    4
    Made by the same studio as Alan Wake, Quantum Break is very much something which follows in the footsteps of that game – a game that focuses very heavily on narrative, with weak gameplay stringing the game along between sections. And much like Alan Wake – indeed, perhaps even more so than that game – it ended up falling short of its potential as a result.

    Quantum Break seems like a    Made by the same studio as Alan Wake, Quantum Break is very much something which follows in the footsteps of that game – a game that focuses very heavily on narrative, with weak gameplay stringing the game along between sections. And much like Alan Wake – indeed, perhaps even more so than that game – it ended up falling short of its potential as a result.

    Quantum Break seems like a really cool idea for a game – you play as Jack Joyce, a man who is involved in the activation of the first time machine, alongside his friend, Paul Serene, and his brother, William Joyce. But something goes terribly wrong – time breaks, and a villainous, much older version of Paul, aged many years, appears shortly after and sics a bunch of corporate goons from his ominous Monarch Corporation on Jack and his brother. It seems the older Paul believes that things cannot be fixed – the end of time is inevitable, nothing can be changed, and he needs some things to ensure that at least some people survive when time stops forever.

    But Jack Joyce isn’t willing to accept that. He has new powers – powers that allow him to manipulate time, to slow it down, to freeze it in certain places, to even rewind it at times. Surely these powers will allow him to change things, to fix it.

    Right?

    This is a really cool premise for a game – the idea of playing a hero with time manipulation powers is inherently really cool, there’s a neat stylization to the time breaks in the game, and the idea of playing around with these powers and beating enemies in cool time-control powered gunfights seems like it would be hard to mess up.

    They messed it up.

    This game’s actual gameplay is quite poor. And it all ultimately comes down to a matter of fluidity – this is a rather clunky third-person shooter. Jack Joyce does not control very fluidly – indeed, many of his powers have a bit of wind-up time, and not only that, transitioning into their use just doesn’t feel nearly as awesome as it should. Running around the battlefield at super speed is represented by freezing time for everyone else, which works okay, but at the same time, you don’t really feel like you’re moving super fast. A flash step sort of dodge is probably the best bit of the game, but the slightly awkward movement sometimes results in you getting snagged on something. Freezing time around someone allows you to pepper them with bullets, but after the first few times, it just doesn’t feel that satisfying – doubly so as many enemies later in the game seem to be immune to the power.

    The other powers, however, are even less reasonable. You’ve got a vision power, which serves as a sort of detective vision, highlighting enemies or interesting objects in the environment, which not only feels like it has been in many games, but also feels like it is not even reflavored or retextured to make it feel more “timey”. You’ve got a shield power that just seems to deflect bullets somehow. And you’ve got a time explosion, letting you blow people up… with time?

    How did they mess up this theming?

    And the whole game sort of feels this way – the gunplay is never all that satisfying, the enemies are pretty much bullet sponges, and only a couple enemy types feel all that interesting to fight (a juggernaut foe who you have to teleport around behind to shoot their backpack out to take them out, and a foe with a version of your own flash step powers). Mostly, the fights are pretty much just swarms of foes circling around you, and while they actually act reasonably dangerous, trying to flank you, your powers make them pretty easy to defeat.

    What should rescue this game is the story, and the people who made it really thought they had that nailed. Every character in the game is based on an actor, and the game is interspersed with four live action segments, each about the length of a TV show episode, which fill in what is going on with the various other characters in the game while Jack Joyce is doing his thing. Moreover, these segments are affected by your actions – picking up certain items in the environment causes “quantum ripples” which affect these segments. But it just doesn't; they tried, but it just doesn't come together, and a lot of the live action stuff feels totally extraneous to the main plot, even if it does help fill in some details.

    In the end, Quantum Break is a disappointment. It takes what should have been a really, really cool idea, and ends up failing to deliver on it. It feels like it made the promise of being a much better game than it actually was, and broke it. It’s hard to say whether that makes it better or worse – better, because at least it has some interesting ideas, or worse, because it fails to actually deliver on most of them.    … Expand
  69. will824
    Dec 25, 2017
    9
    Quantum break is one of those games that reminds me about how to use real actors instead virtual modeled characters can make all the difference in the world.

    I had been looking forward to play this game and I must say that it was an excellent experience. The story is very interesting, the live show adds a layer of entertainment and the game itself has good game play. There are lots    Quantum break is one of those games that reminds me about how to use real actors instead virtual modeled characters can make all the difference in the world.

    I had been looking forward to play this game and I must say that it was an excellent experience. The story is very interesting, the live show adds a layer of entertainment and the game itself has good game play.

    There are lots of good things such as:
    - Live show
    - Junction choices
    - Actors
    - Plot
    - Background based on quantum physics.
    - Difficulty level

    Only negative thing:
    - Choices do not affect the game enough, so replay-ability is very limited.

    I would give a 9/10. Thanks Remedy!    … Expand
  70. Mallenlane
    Nov 5, 2017
    6
    It’s ok, but mostly missable if I’m being honest. The story has its interesting points and the acting is generally good. The graphics are nice, but the game runs poorly even on high end hardware. The gameplay is pretty meh, run and gun with powers that are not as interesting as the onscreen effects want them to be.

    It’s certainly not as interesting as Alan Wake was.
  71. Dokkodo
    Dec 1, 2016
    4
    There's just too many scars on the face of what should be a beautiful game.

    Visually it's great, even if it is optimized awfully and the graphics can suffer from this even on a good machine. But even on lowered settings the game looks pretty cool. The storyline is also interesting. Granted time travel is a plot device that is intrinsically interesting, all you have to do is not be    There's just too many scars on the face of what should be a beautiful game.

    Visually it's great, even if it is optimized awfully and the graphics can suffer from this even on a good machine. But even on lowered settings the game looks pretty cool.

    The storyline is also interesting. Granted time travel is a plot device that is intrinsically interesting, all you have to do is not be awful from that point. The branching storyline and your actions effecting is a cool concept, but ultimately feels forced and inconsequential. By the end of the first act I was already done hunting for extras.

    Exploring and finding the little tidbits wouldn't be so bad if the movement and parkour weren't god awful. Seriously, in a game with awesomely cool time physics and stuff exploding and moving around...why do people move so awfully? I wish they spent a fraction of the time on player movement that they did on the environment, the juxtaposition is annoying.

    The shooting is pretty standard, not a lot of gun choices and your powers are pretty standard.

    The motion capture is good at faces, I started the game going "Hey that's Iceman!" "Hey that's Littlefinger!" "Hey that's the junkie guitar player from LOST!"    … Expand
  72. gffermari
    Dec 4, 2017
    10
    One of the greatest games ever. I think it has surpassed Remedy's previous title, Alan Wake.
    Of course, you have to ignore all the buds, the glitches and the extreme hardware requirements.
    Even in the start of the game, i had already forgot all the aforementioned problems and literaly took part in the greatest movie-game. Quantum Break sets a new category and blurs the line between    One of the greatest games ever. I think it has surpassed Remedy's previous title, Alan Wake.
    Of course, you have to ignore all the buds, the glitches and the extreme hardware requirements.

    Even in the start of the game, i had already forgot all the aforementioned problems and literaly took part in the greatest movie-game. Quantum Break sets a new category and blurs the line between games and movies.
    An astonishing accomplishment that cannot be missed by any gamer who love single player and story driven games.    … Expand
  73. Mahdiar
    Oct 28, 2016
    8
    Gameplay : 8
    Graphics : 8
    Story : 7
    Sound : 9
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    Overall : 8
  74. Tomle1202
    Jul 1, 2017
    7
    If you can get pass the obviously unstable state that the game forces you to endure, Quantum Break is a solid gameplay experience accompanied by an entertaining and engaging story.
  75. Pitonas
    Apr 23, 2017
    10
    This is game fused with movie... first of its kind... great actors... excellent graphics and upgrade system... loved every minute of it... plus story line is great... got me in a few places...
  76. Akk3d1s
    Apr 10, 2020
    4
    Terrible, terrible gameplay...This had so much potential but just got utterly butchered.
  77. deuxdoom
    Oct 3, 2016
    10
    윈 스토어 버젼에 비해 상당히 늦게 출시하고 DX12에 대해서도 지원을 안한다고 하지만, 실제 구동해보니 그런 염려들이 무색할 정도로 전혀 문제없이 구동되었으며 최적화 이슈도 없었다. (다만 컨트롤러 플레이시 마우스 커서가 자꾸 보이는 건 좀 annoying glitch로 느껴졌지만) 평점이 이렇게 낮을만한 게임이 절대 아닌데, 낮다는 건 그만큼 리뷰 사이트에 대한 신뢰가 크지 않다는 개인적 방증인지도. Deus Ex Mankind Divided가 83점인데, Quantum Break가 62점이라는 게 말이 되는가...? 도무지 납득이 되지 않는다.윈 스토어 버젼에 비해 상당히 늦게 출시하고 DX12에 대해서도 지원을 안한다고 하지만, 실제 구동해보니 그런 염려들이 무색할 정도로 전혀 문제없이 구동되었으며 최적화 이슈도 없었다. (다만 컨트롤러 플레이시 마우스 커서가 자꾸 보이는 건 좀 annoying glitch로 느껴졌지만) 평점이 이렇게 낮을만한 게임이 절대 아닌데, 낮다는 건 그만큼 리뷰 사이트에 대한 신뢰가 크지 않다는 개인적 방증인지도. Deus Ex Mankind Divided가 83점인데, Quantum Break가 62점이라는 게 말이 되는가...? 도무지 납득이 되지 않는다.
  78. Letiste-Gaming
    Oct 9, 2016
    8
    En conclusión, estamos ante el título más completo de Remedy. ¿Eso significa que sea el mejor de la compañía? Ni mucho menos, pero sigue siendo un gran título.

    Una historia atractiva, una jugabilidad interesante, unos buenos personajes (en especial Paul Serene) y un apartado audiovisual notable, conforman uno de los mejores títulos de 2016. Pese a todo, la versión de PC no deja de    En conclusión, estamos ante el título más completo de Remedy. ¿Eso significa que sea el mejor de la compañía? Ni mucho menos, pero sigue siendo un gran título.

    Una historia atractiva, una jugabilidad interesante, unos buenos personajes (en especial Paul Serene) y un apartado audiovisual notable, conforman uno de los mejores títulos de 2016.

    Pese a todo, la versión de PC no deja de tener problemas muy graves que no me permiten subirle la nota, esperemos que Microsoft tome cartas en el asunto y arregle los diversos fallos del título.    … Expand
  79. Deadred
    Oct 16, 2016
    9
    I just finished playing the game, I decided to try it in spite of the bad Reviews it has gotten here. To my surprise I had no problems with any bugs whatsoever! I didnt have any issues with framerate either, i played on an i7 4790 4.0Ghz with a GTX 980 Graphics card.
    The game was thouroughly enjoyable with a good scifi story, the combat mechanics were really good as well except for maybe    I just finished playing the game, I decided to try it in spite of the bad Reviews it has gotten here. To my surprise I had no problems with any bugs whatsoever! I didnt have any issues with framerate either, i played on an i7 4790 4.0Ghz with a GTX 980 Graphics card.
    The game was thouroughly enjoyable with a good scifi story, the combat mechanics were really good as well except for maybe the cover system. Maybe these inital bad Reviews are based on bugs and glitches they have now fixed?    … Expand
  80. SOLIDSNAKEN64
    Mar 3, 2017
    8
    I agree the port was not very good. Lots of FPS drops. But other than that the game is super fun to play. Graphically looks amazing, gameplay mechanics are fun. I loved every second of time manipulation. Story was very good, except I did not like that they put in Live Action 30min cutscenes, **** was **** stupid. Short game though finished within 8 hours on normal. Not muchI agree the port was not very good. Lots of FPS drops. But other than that the game is super fun to play. Graphically looks amazing, gameplay mechanics are fun. I loved every second of time manipulation. Story was very good, except I did not like that they put in Live Action 30min cutscenes, **** was **** stupid. Short game though finished within 8 hours on normal. Not much replayability. Pick it up if your a pirate like me rrrr.… Expand
  81. kwadiava
    Nov 13, 2016
    8
    The visuals are definitely one of the best in this generation. Gameplay offers quite good powers and as a Sci-Fi lover, I've found the story pretty cliche but still quite excellent. Characters are pretty deep, especially with the TV Show. Acting and storyline are interesting in the TV show, it's a good thing that the game characters' faces are looking like nearly real.
    Back in time, I    The visuals are definitely one of the best in this generation. Gameplay offers quite good powers and as a Sci-Fi lover, I've found the story pretty cliche but still quite excellent. Characters are pretty deep, especially with the TV Show. Acting and storyline are interesting in the TV show, it's a good thing that the game characters' faces are looking like nearly real.
    Back in time, I loved Alan Wake. Now, Quantum Break shows it's all glorious storytelling, narration, and characters. Puzzles are pleasant. Action and narrative are greatly balanced. I never got bored while in combat/action sequences. Also, the game includes many and many collectible things. I don't love to collect things but they are really detailed.

    With this narrative and visuality, Quantum Break is a great action game. Besides these praises... Quantum Break's final boss is not interesting at all. The main villain is Paul Serene and you always get in a competition with him but he seems just a villain which blindly follows his mind. Paul Serene is a deep character until the finale and the final boss fight is just too weak. I expected a great boss fight against Liam Burke and one versus one boss fight against Paul Serene. Whatever... Ending is a cliffhanger ending which opens the doors to a sequel.    … Expand
  82. Fanist88
    Dec 6, 2016
    8
    No voy a valorar el apartado técnico , ya que mi ordenador no es muy potente la verdad. En el apartado de historia es magnífico y te deja pensando . Hay algunas preguntas que las deja abiertas , pero en general en el apartado de historia esta muy bien.
  83. Diegochocho
    Jul 5, 2018
    7
    Me encanto que jugaran con el tema del tiempo, la historia me dejo satisfecho, y el modo película me pareció bien, pero hasta ahí.
  84. El_Manco
    May 20, 2018
    7
    Como ya han dicho hasta la saciedad, el port a PC es terrible. El juego y su historia parecían interesantes inicialmente, pero finalmente, el juego acaba por ser fallido. Sigo creyendo que tiene una buena historia, que lamentablemente no es respaldada por un juego a su altura.
  85. Grachechkovski
    Aug 14, 2018
    9
    The game, which uses real-existing concept of the paradox of time, which is great. The proportion of scientific intrigued me, because I like thought experiments on the subject of space-time.
    The gameplay is normal, not a plastic action, gun shots and felt like a real copy. Abilities are chosen for the right balance - God does not feel you (on the hard). If you go directly to the hard, the    The game, which uses real-existing concept of the paradox of time, which is great. The proportion of scientific intrigued me, because I like thought experiments on the subject of space-time.
    The gameplay is normal, not a plastic action, gun shots and felt like a real copy. Abilities are chosen for the right balance - God does not feel you (on the hard). If you go directly to the hard, the difficulties experienced only in the last act (the final battle replayed 13 times).    … Expand
  86. nootat
    Sep 3, 2018
    10
    Juegazo !! Tiene más de película que de juego, pero es bastante divertido y la historia está muy bien. Muy buenos gráficos. MUY RECOMENDABLE.
  87. Galactica
    Sep 30, 2018
    5
    More of a videoplayer than a game.
    Such a wasted potential for a intresting setup.
  88. Simonyan4ik
    Mar 7, 2022
    0
    I didn’t have time to complete the game, they took it from the library on Steam, because I’m from Russia. I require a refund.
  89. LifeHistory
    Jul 1, 2018
    9
    I never understood how this game has such bad ratings. And because of these ratings I wasn't sure if it was worth playing. NOW I have played and finished it. I can tell you its a fantastic game. It brought a whole new experience to the table and it looked like a game from the future.
    PROS:
    -Such details and quality from every aspect. I thought the TV-Shows that is built in is so much    I never understood how this game has such bad ratings. And because of these ratings I wasn't sure if it was worth playing. NOW I have played and finished it. I can tell you its a fantastic game. It brought a whole new experience to the table and it looked like a game from the future.
    PROS:
    -Such details and quality from every aspect. I thought the TV-Shows that is built in is so much better than many TV-Shows we see in Hollywood today.
    -The game bring great and new solid story.
    -Fantastic graphics and sounds.
    -Gameplay and machanics are crazy good and fun.
    CONS:
    - I only wish the Chapters where a bit longer so that I could enjoy more of the Gameplay Action...    … Expand
  90. alexluk
    Apr 16, 2017
    10
    I must admit, I am surprised, expected a lot less from Microsoft than I got.

    It's revolutionary game. Microsoft surprisingly pulled this through. Everything in this game at it's best. Mature dialogues, decent action shooter with great dynamics and very well done tactical part. Amazing story and storytelling with side quests which can be taken or not, up to a player to decide if he/she    I must admit, I am surprised, expected a lot less from Microsoft than I got.

    It's revolutionary game. Microsoft surprisingly pulled this through. Everything in this game at it's best. Mature dialogues, decent action shooter with great dynamics and very well done tactical part. Amazing story and storytelling with side quests which can be taken or not, up to a player to decide if he/she wants to enrich the experience or quickly walk through. Technologically the game is ready for future hardware as well, while runs great at today's medium level hardware configurations quite good. It is an RPG with real movies in it which play out depending on your decisions and also Action shooter with great tactical part in it. I highly recommend this game. It certainly worth the time. One of these games that revolutionizes the industry and sets new quality levels for gaming. Never thought I would say this to that company, but they really deserve it: Well done Microsoft! Thank you!    … Expand
  91. Platinium
    Sep 30, 2016
    10
    Strong and atmospheric story. Very good graphic. Runs smooth everything maxed out on my Geforce 980 TI. Controls with mouse and keyboard feel natural. Realy nice mix of game and mini-serie.
  92. Rewenom
    Dec 16, 2017
    1
    Просто супер-ультра-говно тысячелетия. На его фоне даже No Man's Sky смотрится очень неплохой игрой.
    Я не могу найти в этом высере просто ни одного положительного момента, как бы я не старался.
    -Геймплей - унылый кал. Ты либо ходишь слушаешь персонажей и собираешь филлерные записки, либо перестреливаешься с однотипными врагами. -Перестрелки - параша, где оружие выпускает какие-то струи    Просто супер-ультра-говно тысячелетия. На его фоне даже No Man's Sky смотрится очень неплохой игрой.
    Я не могу найти в этом высере просто ни одного положительного момента, как бы я не старался.
    -Геймплей - унылый кал. Ты либо ходишь слушаешь персонажей и собираешь филлерные записки, либо перестреливаешься с однотипными врагами.
    -Перестрелки - параша, где оружие выпускает какие-то струи мочи.
    -Сюжет - непонятное гавно про перемещения во времени, с кучей штампов и несостыковок уровня Терминатор Генезис.
    Графика - даже на максималках это блевотное мыло, вызывающее эпилептические припадки, меня реально укачивало.
    Музыка - техно-пердёж их двух нот.
    Добавим к этому всему ультра-клише-дженерик сериальчик. Настолько скучный, что я чуть челюсти от зевоты не сломал.
    На озвучку и motion-capture персонажей пригласили реальных актёров, но ни один из них не выступил хорошо. Шон Эшмор aka Икс-мен, который типо морозит,(протагонист) - просто ходит в шатанах с подворотами и как даун вечно тупит; Эйдан Гиллен, играющий антагониста, - постоянно ухмыляется, как будто задумал гениальный план, а не деле полный мудак; Доминик Монаган(брат протагониста) - это ебаный гиперактивный бурундук, жаль что он не здох; Ленс Реддик - непонятный персонаж, просто лупоглазый негр, который на всех пырит и пугает до усрачки.
    Ставлю один бал за песню Trainwreck в финальных титрах, а так это, без сомнений, полный ноль.    … Expand
  93. HomerCidal
    Nov 25, 2016
    2
    This game plays like rubbish on PC, if I had wanted a console game I would have bought one. Very little in customization... especially if your left handed, actual action gameplay is terrible, I feel like I am playing a game 10yrs old not just released. Has nothing on Remember Me or Tomb Raider... worst port to PC ever... not recommended
  94. GoodMorningAss
    Jan 29, 2020
    4
    The only good thing about this game is the actors, but not the graphics, not the music, etc. Did not like
  95. ant1free3
    Sep 30, 2016
    0
    Crap. Minimum 4460? System reqs... %&cked.. . Excellent **** **** System requirements from God, 16 gigabytes of RAM? 8 min? Are you serious? pine dick
  96. Kaioh
    Apr 6, 2016
    7
    It costs too much for this kind of quality, you know..
    My i7, 16Gb, 970 runs it almost good, but fps drops are bad sometimes in CG parts and ESPECIALLY in most of the show action parts.
    Like, wtf?
    Also, you can notice some kind of noize in the dark areas and overal picture looks like it was upscaled from 900p. Which means this is console port. And not a good one
  97. mofoleone
    Aug 31, 2016
    10
    Why did this amazing game got bad poor critics?
    Because it runs on DX12 hardware which is not nvidia

    Game is fast, full of action with great story, amazing graphics and yeah requires Windows 10, so what? Why do you hate Windows 10? It's amazing, leave your cave people and upgrade your software.

    10/10
  98. Carlosrat
    Apr 18, 2018
    10
    If you have a xbox one /pc this is a game that is worth your while.with a fascinating history.
  99. siaonss
    Apr 22, 2016
    9
    The game is good , I like the story and shooting scenes and the actors are good in live show , frame rate dropping is annoying sometimes but in overall this is a good game
  100. drummerJ99
    Nov 29, 2016
    9
    I loved this game. Sure it's repetitive, just like most other games (all FPS). I just now played this game (October 2016) so maybe they've already patched all the issues other reviews listed. But I got 50-60FPS on a FX8350 with a 3GB 1060. I encountered no bugs or graphical issues. It ran really smooth.

    My main issue with the game is that depending on when you die, you have to replay a    I loved this game. Sure it's repetitive, just like most other games (all FPS). I just now played this game (October 2016) so maybe they've already patched all the issues other reviews listed. But I got 50-60FPS on a FX8350 with a 3GB 1060. I encountered no bugs or graphical issues. It ran really smooth.

    My main issue with the game is that depending on when you die, you have to replay a large part of the level rather then taking off from right where you died. Overall really liked the story. The live episode things where kinda annoying to sit through for 20 mins at a time. But I give Remedy a A for effort. And thank them for making the PC version. Can't wait for #2.    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Pelit (Finland)
    Nov 9, 2016
    84
    Yet another well done Remedy shooter, but I rather play the game than watch looong videos, even though they are pretty well done. [Oct 2016]
  2. Gaming Nexus
    Oct 26, 2016
    95
    Quantum Break is a great game from start to finish, and playing it with all the benefits of being on PC just make it that much better. Given that this game is coming out at a lower price point on PC as well, there's just not excuse not to get it.
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  3. IGN Spain
    Oct 26, 2016
    78
    Quantum Break arrives to PC completely unaltered, with all its lights and shadows, but offers an improved visual experience by exploiting the highest hardware configurations and an enhanced control system thanks to the inclusion of the mouse.
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