Quantum Break

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  1. 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
  2. Riva
    Aug 12, 2019
    10
    One of best the story driven games game I played in my life.
    Story is great, twisted, thought provoking, epic and above all has realistically acting characters.
    Something you don't see very often even in movies, let alone video games. Action gameplay is solid and I enjoyed it Play time is solid. Graphics (on High settings) are basically photorealistic and many times I wasn't able to    One of best the story driven games game I played in my life.
    Story is great, twisted, thought provoking, epic and above all has realistically acting characters.
    Something you don't see very often even in movies, let alone video games.
    Action gameplay is solid and I enjoyed it
    Play time is solid.
    Graphics (on High settings) are basically photorealistic and many times I wasn't able to tell if I'm watching a game or live action sequence.

    Truth is I played this game in 2019 on i5 and nV GTX 1060.
    So people that complained about poor performance in 2016 may have been right.
    Who cares about that anymore in 2019 though.    … Expand
  3. Versurer
    Apr 8, 2016
    10
    Okay, guys, seriously.

    The majority of negative reviews you see below are not related to the game itself but mainly concern the somewhat clunky port and the fact that it is a Win 10 exclusive. If you look beyond that you have an excellent story-driven action game from the creators of original Max Payne. The main selling point of the game, IMHO, is the story. Simply put, it is    Okay, guys, seriously.

    The majority of negative reviews you see below are not related to the game itself but mainly concern the somewhat clunky port and the fact that it is a Win 10 exclusive. If you look beyond that you have an excellent story-driven action game from the creators of original Max Payne.

    The main selling point of the game, IMHO, is the story. Simply put, it is excellent, and I think it is one of Remedy's best works yet. It is about time travelling - a topic which is extremely difficult to write a good plot about. Yet, they pulled it off. Not without hitches and some plot holes, mind you, but they are not major, and overall everything boils down to a very coherent and competent story that can very well be on par with the best works of fiction of this genre in other media. I am very picky about my time travel movies, but this game hit all the right notes with me. The only thing that bothered me was the ending: it wrapped up most story arcs quite well, but left some questions unanswered hinting at a possible sequel. Knowing how that ended for Alan Wake, I would prefer they did not do that. Although I would absolutely love to see a Quantum Break 2.

    The gameplay was fun as well - overall shooting and using your special powers in action sequences was a blast. Although there were not as many gun fights as I expected. Also, no slow-motion, Max Payne style, which is weird considering the theme of the game - basically you can freeze time only locally by creating a time bubble in certain spots. Also there is no hip fire (to shoot you need to aim first by holding right mouse button) and no blind fire from cover, which I found odd. Nevertheless, these are minor nitpicks.

    The music, as in any other Remedy games is top-notch, and atmospheric. The visuals are nice, especially I like the effect they used to show time raptures, which permeate the whole game - it is quite impressive.

    Unfortunately, the game was poorly optimized. The technical requirements are way too high, and there were some strange graphical artifacts on my screen at times (I mostly blamed them on the fractures in Time that were happening in the plot, so it was not that bad :) I was running the game on High settings on my GTX 970, and overall I did not experience any serious game-breaking technical problems with it, even fps drops, which others are talking about. Again, the experience could be different for everyone, as the port is not perfect.

    I am giving a 10 to counter all the other reviews, because people are sometimes being just ridiculous. The game itself is a strong 8 or a 9 for me. It was a blast to play, and I enjoyed it more than I enjoyed Alan Wake, Remedy's previous work. I strongly recommend it to all action-lovers, and people who love games with strong plots. Well, at least after they have patched the game up a bit and ironed out all the technical hiccups, you should really give it a try.

    P.S. As a bonus, the game even contains a mini series with live actors, which is shown between episodes (which you can skip if you are not that into it). It is very professionally done, and just shows you how much effort and care went into the game.    … Expand
  4. partyintheback
    Apr 6, 2016
    10
    If you're a fan of Remedy's past work, Quantum Break delivers. With more in common with Max Payne than Alan Wake, Quantum Break's time powers remind me of bullet time taken to a new level. Mixing both gameplay elements of old and new, it's the perfect combination of what made their past games special while bringing new things to the table. The combat is smooth and fast, the graphics areIf you're a fan of Remedy's past work, Quantum Break delivers. With more in common with Max Payne than Alan Wake, Quantum Break's time powers remind me of bullet time taken to a new level. Mixing both gameplay elements of old and new, it's the perfect combination of what made their past games special while bringing new things to the table. The combat is smooth and fast, the graphics are the best I've seen, and the story is something you'll immerse yourself in.… Expand
  5. thanatopsis
    Apr 15, 2016
    10
    This game is great! If you like other Remedy games like Alan Wake and Max Payne, chances are you will love this game. It is a lot like the Uncharted games, but with better platforming. It is a lot like The Last of Us, but with fancy powers in place of any stealth activity. It is a lot like the first Tomb Raider (2013). One power is like Dead Space's stasis, which can be used to slowThis game is great! If you like other Remedy games like Alan Wake and Max Payne, chances are you will love this game. It is a lot like the Uncharted games, but with better platforming. It is a lot like The Last of Us, but with fancy powers in place of any stealth activity. It is a lot like the first Tomb Raider (2013). One power is like Dead Space's stasis, which can be used to slow enemies or fast-moving objects. It is used in a few light puzzles. Another power is like the rewind power of God of War: Ascension. You use the powers in combination with guns to stop enemies, like a more-advanced gun-and-flashlight combo used in Alan Wake. It is linear, fairly short, and doesn't have much variety in the fighting or enemy types. But it is very cinematic, with a good story and great acting. It looks amazing. The time break effect might not be for everybody, but I liked it. It is a whole lot of fun. It could use more of everything, and maybe tie the live-action episodes into the game a bit better. But overall, unless you are expecting a 40-hour fetch quest or RPG like Fallout or The Witcher, you should give it a try.
    As for performance, the max setting are future proofing. It looks great using medium settings and plays at a decent frame rate for an action/adventure. I was able to play it with high and ultra settings at 45 fps or more. I do have a 4.0GHz i7 and a R9 390X. It is true that it isn't optimized as well for Nvidia, but when Tomb Raider came out 3 years ago my computer at the time couldn't handle her fancy hair at all. But with the hair turned off it ran fine. This is a similar situation. It is totally playable on lower-end hardware with realistic settings and it will look better than anything ever did on a 360 or PS3.
    The worst technical problem was having to upgrade to Windows 10, which broke my wireless Logitech controller and my audio card. I had no crashes and no problem with my regular old 7200-RPM hard drive. The only real problem I have is that I am sad it is over. I hear the replay value isn't great, but I will play it again just to see if any of the "choices" actually change the live-action cut scenes.    … Expand
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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!
  9. 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
  10. 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!
  11. PriceUA
    Mar 7, 2017
    10
    Whoever designed the sequence with Toto and "I miss the rains down in Africa" - let me tell you something - now you are my personal god! Literally dropped a tear.
  12. roccit
    Apr 6, 2016
    10
    The game tells a good story, with good gameplay and decent graphics,

    Played on PC and xbox, apart from resolution, nothing negative in my opinion, must have for max payne fans
  13. 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...
  14. 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.
  15. 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
  16. Cuksen
    Apr 8, 2016
    10
    It's a great story driven game. I loved the games made by Remedy games, they have a soul. Never the less, it has problem on Win 10, but not as much, to destroy their reputation. Its much better than the other crap released nowadays. If you enjoyed The Max Payne series (except the third one) and Alan Wake for the story, just enjoy. I loved it
  17. 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.
  18. Bikeiev
    Feb 16, 2017
    10
    9.5/10 My score for this game!
    +
    The story, gameplay, intrigue.
    -
    Optimization, upscale 720p.
    -----------------
    Most poor ratings this game purely for optimization.
    But after 6 mounth from relize XD. I can play normal in this game.
  19. Muss1128
    Apr 4, 2017
    10
    Difícil de explicar el como me siento respecto a este juego... Sin embargo tengo muy claro que no se le hizo justicia, dentro de todo lo negativo que la gente/prensa dice del juego, definitivamente tiene muchas cosas buenas. Cosas que la gente no ven mas haya de calificaciones malas y aquí mencionare lo que no me gusto y lo que si me gusto.

    Partiendo por la plataforma que maneje es    Difícil de explicar el como me siento respecto a este juego... Sin embargo tengo muy claro que no se le hizo justicia, dentro de todo lo negativo que la gente/prensa dice del juego, definitivamente tiene muchas cosas buenas. Cosas que la gente no ven mas haya de calificaciones malas y aquí mencionare lo que no me gusto y lo que si me gusto.

    Partiendo por la plataforma que maneje es decir el pc, es verdad es un juego que podría tener una mejor optimización, los ajustes se sienten cortos y limitados.
    Irónicamente pese a esos aspectos negativos, al juego lo describiría como un espectáculo visual, realmente sientes que toda la campaña deslumbra por esos atractivos gráficos, tanto los modelados de los personajes como los escenarios lucen muy bien. No diría que es el juego con los mejores gráficos sin embargo si es de los mejores, aunque como pequeño detalle el manejo de AA lo pudieron haber hecho mejor.

    Hablando de la jugabilidad diría que es una mescla de algo bueno y regular, ciertamente creo que este aspecto lo podrían hacer mejor ya sea en una secuela o en un próximo Alan Wake, pues en un principio sientes que es limitadas las acciones que puedes realizar, como lo es el brincar, correr (que aquí es un poder, por ende se limita a un par de veces por ciertos tiempos) y explorar. Eventualmente terminas acostumbrándote.

    Las posibilidades que tienes dentro del juego: Los poderes en si son buenos y si te llegas a entrar mucho en el juego llega un momento que realmente te sientes genial por usarlos para acabar con tus enemigos y los puedes usar como estrategia o talvez con una combinación para acabar con todos de manera muy rápida y efectiva. Hay ciertos momentos en los que la situación requiere que muevas objetos regresándolos a como estaban en el pasado o segundos antes, esto en lo personal me adentraba mas al juego poniéndome en esa perspectiva de que el tiempo esta roto, que de no ser por tus poderes podrías morir junto al contorno que se destruye.
    Yo creo que la mayor parte del tiempo vas a estar deseando ya poder tener todos los poderes al máximo, y pienso que esto también lo pudieron haber hecho un poco mejor ya que me hubiera gustado mas opciones de mejoras.
    Otro aspecto que también desearía que tuviera es que las decisiones que tomes tuvieran un mayor impacto o que hubieran mas situaciones que requiriera de usarlas y profundizar mas en eso en la historia.

    El apartado de sonido es bueno todo se escucha muy bien, talvez si le agregaran un par de sonidos ambientales no estaría mal ya que le vendrían bien en lugares como con mucha fauna como parques, o en edificios mas sonidos que te hagan sentir radiados de gente de oficinas, elevadores etc. La traducción al español (latino) se me hace de igual forma muy buena adecuada para cada personaje y siento que se interpreto correctamente del ingles. Pero definitivamente donde mas brilla es en la banda sonora ya que es genial! o al menos para mi.

    Por ultimo y lo mas fundamental a mi parecer, la historia: El juego en si es atractivo por la temática que te quieren plantear... Una persona sin saberlo se ve involucrada en lo que podría ser el final de los tiempos, el colapso de todo. Jack el protagonista al estar involucrado en el "accidente" que comenzó de la fractura temporal termina obteniendo cierta invulnerabilidad a estos colapsos y de igual forma adquiere habilidades que le permiten manejar al tiempo, aunque eso si de manera limitada. Con todo esto Jack siente que es su deber arreglar todo este desastre sin importar el costo que eso conlleve o los sacrificios que se deban hacer, antes de que sea tarde, antes de que sea el fin.
    En si la campaña tiene mucho potencial, el arco argumentativo es bueno y el tiempo que te lleve terminarla dependerá de ti, de que tanto profundices en ella. Mucha gente dice que se torna algo repetitivo, y que la duración es poca entre otras cosas. Es verdad hay juegos que duran mas tiempo pero yo el juego me lo termine en 14 horas, talves si ves todo el contenido extra que viene en el juego para ampliar la historia como lo son cartas, correos, pinturas, grabaciones, etc. sea mas agradable y prolongada la historia ya que hay mucho contenido por leer y escuchar.
    El formato que maneja el juego entre campaña y película en determinadas partes de la historia se me hace un gran acierto pues sirve como descanso para ti que llevas rato jugando, sin perder de ninguna forma la historia ya que es entretenido e involucra las situaciones de otros personajes y mas, aunque eso si no me gusto que se cargue mediante internet ya que depender de eso no a todos nos ayuda. Supongo que lo hicieron por las estadísticas que te da ya que también menciona por cuales deciones tomaron los otros jugadores.

    Si le dan una oportunidad al juego y empiezas con la idea de disfrutarlo, eventualmente olvidaras todo lo negativo que tiene el juego y terminaras solamente recordando lo grandioso que puede llegar a ser.    … Expand
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. Lordxelliah
    Aug 28, 2017
    10
    Questo è un vero capolavoro assoluto ma visto che non è esclusiva Sony ha voti nettamente inferiori di giochi sopravvalutati tipo The last of us o i vari Uncharted .... Trama gameplay grafica ed effetti davvero stupendi
  23. ensonar
    Oct 24, 2020
    10
    Very nice story, unique special effects and real movie cut scenes make the whole game as a very unusual and pleasant experience. Yes the game is a bit short (hence 9 out of 10), but this short time was spent really well! Recommend!
  24. alejandra09
    Apr 16, 2018
    10
    So much detail and depth in each mission, its truly fantactic lover game Quantum break.
  25. 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.
  26. 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.
  27. Nomax
    Apr 22, 2020
    10
    Создатели прям постарались, увлекательный сюжет и механика игры не заставят скучать точно
  28. 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.
  29. The_Esd_of_7
    Jan 24, 2021
    10
    Very awesome action-packed blockbuster. Worth for playing. Loved it! You should must buy it, if you have atleast 40 dollars in your online-government-validated debt card and a 8 GB RAM, Windows 7 64-bit PCor Xbox One. You are good to go!
  30. OldManGamerOMG
    Feb 4, 2021
    10
    Quantum Break is a fantastic story that plays out like a movie, with excellent game play and exceptional acting. The separations of gameplay with the motion picture type segments made for an enjoyable experience that made this game both unique and compelling.

    The graphics are superb. The capturing of the phenomenon of time fractures/stutters was done very well. The movement and    Quantum Break is a fantastic story that plays out like a movie, with excellent game play and exceptional acting. The separations of gameplay with the motion picture type segments made for an enjoyable experience that made this game both unique and compelling.

    The graphics are superb. The capturing of the phenomenon of time fractures/stutters was done very well. The movement and interactions, as well as character models came of as realistic and immersive.

    The gameplay was smooth. I had no game breaking bugs, and only once had one issue, where I had to find a coward bad guy hiding, which was keeping me from progressing. Aside from that one moment, the entire game was smooth and essentially flawless. The controls were easy to learn. I had no trouble using the skills of Jack, and found the difficulty level progressed very nicely with the advancing skills.

    The story of Quantum Break is a captivating and well written adventure. I found myself compelled to not only finish the game, but to try different paths, to see the variable of outcomes that were included. The included collectibles in the game are worth finding, and add a lot of background to the story, which gave amazing depth. This video game did an exceptional accomplishment of written story, cinematic presentation, and video game experience combined.

    This is a game I recommend everyone to take the time to experience, and I hope that I can come across many more games like this in the future. A top notch experience that makes video gaming more entertaining on a whole new level.    … Expand
  31. arraysmart
    Jul 31, 2021
    10
    I read a lot of negative reviews but still bought the game. This is a great game and one of a kind! It's sad that we probably won't see a sequel.

    The graphics look good even in 2021. All problems were fixed with patches. But the most important thing is the story, which is great!
  32. Ciocolici
    Sep 9, 2023
    10
    What an amazing game! It boasts a beautiful story with exceptional performances from actors like Aidan Gillen, whom I adore. The story is truly captivating and intriguing, complemented by smooth and engaging gameplay, a clever incorporation of a TV series concept, and fantastic graphics.

    This game offers a compelling story, which is what we've come to expect from Remedy. It keeps you on    What an amazing game! It boasts a beautiful story with exceptional performances from actors like Aidan Gillen, whom I adore. The story is truly captivating and intriguing, complemented by smooth and engaging gameplay, a clever incorporation of a TV series concept, and fantastic graphics.

    This game offers a compelling story, which is what we've come to expect from Remedy. It keeps you on your toes and eagerly anticipating each scene. The time-travel theme is expertly executed, although, given the complexity of time-travel, it's advisable not to delve too deeply into the physics or plausibility of the concepts. Adding to the allure of the story is the outstanding performances of well-known actors, impeccably cast. I was particularly eager to witness Littlefinger's performance - what an amazing actor! The character development and their individual narratives, which are numerous and well-crafted, are simply brilliant.

    The game also features TV series segments after each act. I've heard mixed opinions about these, and while I wasn't initially captivated during the first half of the first episode, I soon found myself eagerly anticipating each act to see how the TV series will tie into the game's storyline. The way these segments connect with the game's narrative is a brilliant idea from Remedy. The story leaves room for a potential sequel, and although it may seem unlikely, we ARE getting an Alan Wake 2 after so many years, so who knows?

    Furthermore, the game offers plenty of reading material to discover while exploring. Although optional, to truly grasp and immerse oneself in the story, I found it essential to read everything found. Some of these texts are quite lengthy, and while I personally enjoyed them, I acknowledge that they might not be everyone's cup of tea. At times, even for me, it felt a bit overwhelming, but enriching the game's universe through such content is never a bad idea.

    In terms of gameplay and visuals, Quantum Break is a visual masterpiece. Initially, I thought the shooting segments were infrequent, but over time, I came to appreciate the well-balanced mix of exploration, storytelling, and combat. The animations, cinematics, and graphics are exceptionally well-crafted, creating an immersive experience. Combat is engaging, satisfying, and visually stunning, thanks to the various abilities and slow-motion moments. However, some interaction animations, such as the jump animation, felt a bit awkward and cringeworthy at first. You do eventually get used to them, but they still appear odd in their execution.

    I've heard that Quantum Break was an ambitious project in its time, which led to glitches, bugs, and performance issues. In my experience in 2023, the game ran smoothly, with only occasional stuttering issues towards the end of the last act, and one crash, although I'm not entirely certain whether it was due to the game or my PC. Therefore, I wouldn't consider performance issues a concern.

    Overall, Quantum Break was an incredible experience, and I absolutely loved it. I may even revisit it later to complete all the achievements, a testament to how much I enjoyed it, as I typically reserve such efforts for games I truly love. Despite initial concerns surrounding this title, I'm delighted I decided to give it a chance because it's yet another exceptionally well-executed Remedy game in their portfolio.    … Expand
  33. Morados9
    Jan 3, 2023
    10
    Me ha parecido la mejor experiencia en videojuegos del año 2020. Quiero más.
  34. 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.
  35. 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.
  36. 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
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. mr-NachoMen
    Aug 15, 2019
    9
    Quantum break is one of those games out there that have prove that you can have Hollywood quality stories in a video game and emerges you into it.
    It features a bizarre method of tell the story through rendered cinematics and at the same time features a live action show that you can skip if you want but is extremely necessary for you to watch it if you want to know a bit more about the    Quantum break is one of those games out there that have prove that you can have Hollywood quality stories in a video game and emerges you into it.
    It features a bizarre method of tell the story through rendered cinematics and at the same time features a live action show that you can skip if you want but is extremely necessary for you to watch it if you want to know a bit more about the plot and how it unveils.
    The game features quality actors that made a good job into bringing to life it's characters, the general acting is phenomenal.
    Visually is a beautiful well crafted and rendered game that performs marvelous in a GTX 1080 ti with almost no frame drops.
    The combat is smooth and exiting, allowing the player to either use weapons or his time travel powers to defeat faster the enemies.
    The only problem i had with the game is that lacks of consistent check points, if you are in a tedious part of the game (and there are) if you die you will have to go back and repeat some large exploration or repeat some encounters in order to reach to the point where you die.
    But that's the only complain a have, the game performs great, it looks great, the acting is amazing... this is an interesting game by Remedy and if you love Alan Wake and Max Payne this is a worth checking out.    … Expand
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. 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.
  46. 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
  47. wasabi250603
    Nov 16, 2019
    9
    Да, плохая оптимизация, но это не повод засирать саму игру. Ебланы на древних ведрах накидали этой игре 0,1,2 из-за 10-15 фпс. Но, я напишу и оценю именно саму игру сюжет, геймплей, физику, и графон. Сюжет крайне прост, но тем не менее он является некой новинкой на рынке и это безусловно плюс. Графон на хорошем уровне но мне не понятна чрезмерная мыльность картинки. Физика, детализацияДа, плохая оптимизация, но это не повод засирать саму игру. Ебланы на древних ведрах накидали этой игре 0,1,2 из-за 10-15 фпс. Но, я напишу и оценю именно саму игру сюжет, геймплей, физику, и графон. Сюжет крайне прост, но тем не менее он является некой новинкой на рынке и это безусловно плюс. Графон на хорошем уровне но мне не понятна чрезмерная мыльность картинки. Физика, детализация окружения, взаимодействие с окружающим миром - все это заставляет тебя играть в эту игру. Каждая баночка, бумажечка или коробка разлетается от твоих рывков, прыжков или выстрелов. Квантум брейк - это нечто новое чего не было до этого в игровой индустрии до этого, поэтому 9… Expand
  48. FRIST_008
    Jun 14, 2021
    9
    Дорого, красиво, интересно, но геймплей и прокачка не до кручена, боевых сцен мало и наверное как раз из-за того, что оно от части не очень то и интересно вышло по геймплею. Однозначно хорошая игра даже сейчас.
  49. Firstline
    Aug 24, 2023
    9
    Most definitely recommend for someone who enjoys other Remedy games such as Alan Wake, Control, or for someone who loves story-driven games.

    POSITIVES + story that keeps you hooked + graphics (especially lighing) + episodic storytelling + level design + amazing cast of actors + time manipulation game mechanics + really impressive set pieces (something you don't see in most games)    Most definitely recommend for someone who enjoys other Remedy games such as Alan Wake, Control, or for someone who loves story-driven games.

    POSITIVES
    + story that keeps you hooked
    + graphics (especially lighing)
    + episodic storytelling
    + level design
    + amazing cast of actors
    + time manipulation game mechanics
    + really impressive set pieces (something you don't see in most games)

    NEGATIVES
    - demanding game on GPU
    - live action TV Show... I would actually enjoy the show, as a seperate thing because it is good, but here it breaks the flow of the game when you suddenly need to watch (stream!!!) a 20 minute show between episodes, when instead you could be playing the game... and I also dislike the use of live action in a game, but that's a separate matter
    - you can't turn off motion blur in the game    … Expand
  50. d0x
    Apr 18, 2016
    8
    I think remedy has once again proven themselves leaders of the lack when it comes to storytelling and gameplay.

    Quantum Break starts slowly and with a hint of mystery and steadily builds in both story tension and pace over the course of the entire game. The visuals are great at 60fps if you have a machine that can max it out. Thats not to say its perfect as there are still kinks    I think remedy has once again proven themselves leaders of the lack when it comes to storytelling and gameplay.

    Quantum Break starts slowly and with a hint of mystery and steadily builds in both story tension and pace over the course of the entire game.

    The visuals are great at 60fps if you have a machine that can max it out. Thats not to say its perfect as there are still kinks that need to be worked out with dx12 and the uwp platform but overall the game is no slouch. I ran it on a 290x paired with a 5820k and 16 gigs of ddr4 without any issue. Im quite confident remedy will be updating the pc version in the near future to further improve the visuals as well but people need to understand dx12 is new and older hardware will struggle especially older nvidia hardware and cpus that have less than 4 cores AND CANT multi thread. the sound design and vocal performances are also phenomenal. Gameplay is also absolutely on point. Alan Wake was somewhat of a let down in the gameplay dept as it never evolved over time (no pun intended) but Quantum Break keeps changing as you move forward. You gain new abilities and you level up those abilities.

    There is tons of story in this game. Finding emails or objects not only add to the in game story and fill in some history and motivations they also alter the live action scenes you watch so not everyone will see the same thing every time. How much of the story and what story you get are entirely up to you.

    These story objects are easily tracked in the menu and you can go back to any point in the game to find something you missed or do something in a different way.

    Overall a fantastic game that I can see myself playing multiple times. I rated the xbox version a 9 and knocked a point off on pc because of the current lack of visual options however i believe that will change soon. I also believe alot of people are scoring it too low on visuals and performance because they have issues running it. Its very likely those issues are their own machines and not the games. Again currebt nvidia hardware struggles with dx12 and amd doesnt. Alot of gamers are also running core i5's which cant multithread abd dx12 relies on as many fast threads as possible. Thats where its performance gains lie so be aware of that fact when buying.

    If your pc is up to snuff you will have no issues and the game will look good and run fantastic.    … Expand
  51. Soxta
    Apr 13, 2016
    8
    I enjoyed a lot playing this game from the begining until the very end. I don't remember seeing such face animations since L.A. Noire.

    You should try this if you are looking for an inmersive game and you like Sci-Fi. I liked a lot how the story is driven to us, with classic cinematics from time to time after some gun action. But, what i really appreciate of this game, is the add of a    I enjoyed a lot playing this game from the begining until the very end. I don't remember seeing such face animations since L.A. Noire.

    You should try this if you are looking for an inmersive game and you like Sci-Fi. I liked a lot how the story is driven to us, with classic cinematics from time to time after some gun action.

    But, what i really appreciate of this game, is the add of a mini-serie, which is brought to us by top-notch actors. I liked the experiment on how to tell the story, and for me, it worked.

    I give an 8 because of the bad port they did, but if that didn't ever happen, i will give this game a 9 for sure.    … Expand
  52. Bitek
    Apr 12, 2020
    8
    Quantum Break is great example why I enjoy Remedy Entertainment games so much. All their games are different and this studio is not scared to take risks. I enjoyed Max Payne, Alan Wake and I will surely enjoy Control. This is one of more entertaining games I played in the while. the game blends Hollywood with actual game play is pretty cool and different. Sure cut scenes might be too longQuantum Break is great example why I enjoy Remedy Entertainment games so much. All their games are different and this studio is not scared to take risks. I enjoyed Max Payne, Alan Wake and I will surely enjoy Control. This is one of more entertaining games I played in the while. the game blends Hollywood with actual game play is pretty cool and different. Sure cut scenes might be too long for some and they might feel like cheap B rated Hollywood action flick but still this is unique approach to make a game and just for that I do recommend this game.… Expand
  53. 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!
  54. Pickle
    Nov 10, 2022
    8
    What a fun game.

    I remember when it originally came out, I played through the first mission and hated it, I thought it was a slog, didn’t understood the story and hated, hated the gameplay. This time around I loved the story, thought the whole idea of the time being ruptured and explored in a multitude of different way was interesting, I loved the use of actors for the characters,    What a fun game.

    I remember when it originally came out, I played through the first mission and hated it, I thought it was a slog, didn’t understood the story and hated, hated the gameplay.

    This time around I loved the story, thought the whole idea of the time being ruptured and explored in a multitude of different way was interesting, I loved the use of actors for the characters, and I also loved the characters themselves, their personalities and dynamics with one another.

    The gameplay was also quite fun, lots of stuff to collect around the levels, some things that are there to develop the lore, others that are there as upgrade points to upgrade your abilities, and what abilities and combat systems these were…

    The combat and the abilities complement one another, so the shooting feels satisfying, but the game never stays just being a rudimentary, by the numbers, third person cover shooter, instead you can use a number of abilities to your disposal with the concept of the control of time added to each of them, in fairly unique ways as well, is not just like in most games where there’s a bullet time mode, which would’ve already been cool, but here, instead, the abilities you get are a heck of a lot more unique.

    If there’s a problem I had with the game it had to do with the pacing a few times, which was quite slow, specially at the beginning, also with the fact that the game has a strangely cheesy final boss fight that ended up feeling a tad bit frustrating, and finally, the game has some segments that are pretty cool for the most part where you’re supposed to use time to control a number of objects and puzzles, so you can use it to rebuild some parts of the level, or to maybe slow down something coming really fast at you, these parts were fun, but there were also sometimes where after a really cool fight I would get insta-kill by an elevator door, making the whole experience a bit frustrating here and there.

    Overall, though? Great, great game.    … Expand
  55. Mahdiar
    Oct 28, 2016
    8
    Gameplay : 8
    Graphics : 8
    Story : 7
    Sound : 9
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    Overall : 8
  56. TheAlgerian
    Oct 27, 2022
    8
    I really loved it.
    I love logical time travel stories, and this game nails it perfectly.

    Probably way too complicated for the average gamer, though.
    Requires a good brain with decent horsepower.
  57. 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
  58. lollygal
    Apr 14, 2016
    8
    Quantum Break is a pretty awesome and fun game, if you see it purely from a story and gameplay view and ignore all the small (but really annoying) bugs like the bad optimization for PC (low fps, stuttering, random freezing/crashing). However, I'm willing to look past it because they decided that they were gonna bring this game to PC instead of being just an Xbox One exclusive (I was almostQuantum Break is a pretty awesome and fun game, if you see it purely from a story and gameplay view and ignore all the small (but really annoying) bugs like the bad optimization for PC (low fps, stuttering, random freezing/crashing). However, I'm willing to look past it because they decided that they were gonna bring this game to PC instead of being just an Xbox One exclusive (I was almost tempted to get an Xbox One just to play this game). The graphics look really nice and i wish I could play at Ultra but currently I'm only stuck at low :( because of my rig (GTX770) with resolution of 1080p. The frame rate is certainly not the best and it does sometimes freeze my computer. But the cinematics, graphics, story, gameplay are all top-notch.
    Cons:
    - If your comp isn't up to recommended, you might have low frame rates, freezing crashing issues etc
    - Jumping is a bit annoying in this game, kinda clunky (like Alan Wake)
    - Real-life episodes streaming relies on your internet speed. And even though it's just a video, it sometimes have low fps like in game
    - Getting skill points requires you to look for special thingies to gain a skill point, would've preferred a level up system instead and have that as an optional thing
    - Starting a new game apparently wipes EVERYTHING
    Pros:
    - Loving the gameplay, the powers, the shooting, everything.
    - The real life episodes are really nice to have. You can even go back and watch them again
    - The story is pretty damn interesting. You might get confused because of all the time travel stuff though
    - It has Aidan Gillen (Petyr Baelish AKA Littlefinger from Game of Thrones) in it! xD (my personal pro)
    - The graphics are really pretty, if your comp can handle it
    - You can go back to any previous acts/parts to go and find the stuff that you missed
    - You can go back to any previous acts/parts to change your decision and watch what happens
    BTW, just a tip for you if you're planning to buy the game from Windows store (which is the only way you can buy it for PC), you can change your region (search region in your windows) and get a cheaper price for the game. I switched my region from my country (Malaysia) to another country (Thailand) and the price went from 250$ to 190$ (rough estimate).    … Expand
  59. rosnk30
    Apr 17, 2016
    8
    Nice game with a great storyteliing. In fact, quantum break's a novel instead of a simple game, and it's good and bad anyway. The PC version is a poor otimized and run with a less framerate sometimes....but it not impact the gameplay experience.......

    Quantum break's not a AAA, but deserve your place in the light....
  60. diegovilar
    Apr 1, 2021
    8
    Remedy rocks on story telling, but this is something else. One of the best, most concise and engaging time travel plot I remember, not only in games, but in any media.

    The gameplay is fast paced and nice, although their preference for realism regarding movement and momentum (as opposed to fluidity, as they did in Control) sometimes make it feel less precise, But although the abilities    Remedy rocks on story telling, but this is something else. One of the best, most concise and engaging time travel plot I remember, not only in games, but in any media.

    The gameplay is fast paced and nice, although their preference for realism regarding movement and momentum (as opposed to fluidity, as they did in Control) sometimes make it feel less precise, But although the abilities are a selling point for the game, it's really about story and choices.

    I highly recommend going through all the optional interactable content you find along the way (specially email conversations). They add soo much to your understanding of what happened/is happening/will happen about events the protagonist will not necessary experience. Take your time and read everything. The plot is not complicated, but is well thought enough to make you feel smart when you understand it :)

    Also, play on the hardest difficulty setting. The game is not too challenging.    … Expand
  61. 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
  62. M7mdatta
    Jul 14, 2019
    8
    after investing more than 13 hours to beat the game, i'm glad to say that i've enjoyed it a lot. the story is quite interesting even if you have no idea whats going on most of the time. the characters were memorable and the level design/environment is one of the best ive ever seen in a game. despite some technical issues and the live action cut scenes buffering, the game is so great andafter investing more than 13 hours to beat the game, i'm glad to say that i've enjoyed it a lot. the story is quite interesting even if you have no idea whats going on most of the time. the characters were memorable and the level design/environment is one of the best ive ever seen in a game. despite some technical issues and the live action cut scenes buffering, the game is so great and worth checking out.… Expand
  63. 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
  64. 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
  65. 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
  66. 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.
  67. Krzych
    Feb 27, 2019
    8
    Technologically the game is extremely impressive, with visual fidelity still amongst the very best on the market (arguably the best looking game to date) and all the lighting and especially physics effects are unlike anything you can see in any other game. Playing the game maxed out on 38" 3840x1600 ultrawide, it looks as impressive as it gets today. Though a high action linealTechnologically the game is extremely impressive, with visual fidelity still amongst the very best on the market (arguably the best looking game to date) and all the lighting and especially physics effects are unlike anything you can see in any other game. Playing the game maxed out on 38" 3840x1600 ultrawide, it looks as impressive as it gets today. Though a high action lineal construction of the game doesn't really push player to exploring so the fidelity may not be entirely appreciated during first playtrough, it was only after finishing the game when I was jumping between different parts of the game making screenshots with free camera that I appreciated it fully. It has its weak points in visuals of course, for example a default very blurry look that requires very aggressive compensation through sharpening, much more than any other game I've played. Experimental blending of game and TV series also ended up working pretty nice, story is overall very good though not exactly even, there are some great moments and there are some where it starts to feel like some of these generic catastrophic movies. Though for vast majority of time the narrative is of high quality, especially all the notes you find along the way are very impressive, well written and extremely detailed, these are not just some fillers, they are like 1/3rd of the game, an integral part, brining a lot of intellectual and emotional value to the game. Combat makes a good use of all of the time breaking physics and is generally smooth and engaging. Problems start when we start to consider technical state of the game. By default game suffers from a lot of technical issues, like massive frame pacing issues and random locking to 30 FPS, all of which require very advanced knowledge from the user to get rid of, knowledge that 99% of users don't have and game is notoriously abandoned for that reason, as the game appears completely broken, and rightfully so, because in default state the game is simply unplayable. Along with that there are other issues, like ridiculous pre-rendered 30 FPS fixed aspect ratio cutscenes, that developer says are for the sake of consistency, but what consistency I'd like to ask, if cutscene resolution doesn't much gameplay resolution, cutscene framerate does not match gameplay framerate (60 FPS being minimum standard on PC) and if aspect ratio may not match gameplay aspect ratio. Thats the exact opposite of consistency. Even real time rendered cutscenes are doing that, suddenly locking to 30 FPS, and many times failing to go back to 60 once you are back to gameplay. Oh, and there are also some that don't lock to 30 FPS, and also some that don't lock to 16:9. There are like 5 types of cutscenes in the game. Consistency... Thats not the end of course, I cannot avoid mentioning Upscale option from graphics settings, which makes the game render at half the resolution, but blatantly lies that this does not affect picture quality and this is a recommended setting. And the best of all, enforced MSAAx4 anti-alising that you cannot turn off (in game setting is for TAA), which is most likely the reason why the game is so demanding. First they enforce MSAAx4, and they tell you to upscale. And apparently they couldn't fit a good Anisotropic Filtering in all this, because you have to use your own through graphics control panel, lowering game's performance by another few percent, like if it wasn't hard enough to run already. Consistency... Add to that releasing 3 years ago, when no hardware could run this kind of game at any reasonable resolution, exclusively on UWP and with horrible DX12 implementation (what I was saying before is for DX11 Steam version, DX12 one is even beyond describing) and you can get ready for inevitable disaster. So there are two technical sides of this game, from one side the game is very impressive and it is some of the biggest technological achievements in gaming to date, even being 3-year old game (it was far ahead of its time, remember that Pascal GPUs weren't released yet, so it had to run on 2014 GPUs), so people who created it deserve huge respect and credit, but people who were responsible for setting up and releasing this game up for PC should really find a different job, because they've hurt this game's perception infinitely and beyond repair. Even if you consider the requirements of the game justified by what it represents, which for me is true, there are still tons of additional, completely unnecessary issues. This should have been done much, much better. It should have been a signature game, and it is from technological standpoint, but the unreal amount of incompetence in releasing this game outweighed all the innovation and ambition that was put into it. 8/10 may sound high after all I've wrote, but as an enthusiast I really appreciate pushing the boundaries, which Quantum Break certainly does, and I have enough hardware and experience to mitigate the issues and bring the game to playable state.… Expand
  68. 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.
  69. KittyWhisky
    Mar 12, 2017
    8
    I love the Studio Remedy, like many others, we have to huge credit of trust. Alan Wake is one of my favorite games! And I was looking forward to a new game from Remedy, and received... Not a masterpiece they expected. In this game, which is combined with the Tv series (it's a great idea), but the plot is not as catchy as Alan Wake, though holding to the end. And, Remedy, make, finally,I love the Studio Remedy, like many others, we have to huge credit of trust. Alan Wake is one of my favorite games! And I was looking forward to a new game from Remedy, and received... Not a masterpiece they expected. In this game, which is combined with the Tv series (it's a great idea), but the plot is not as catchy as Alan Wake, though holding to the end. And, Remedy, make, finally, finished the story, because Quantum Break again in fact is normally not final, and there is a hint of a sequel. The game also has a ton of text that you want to read to better understand the history, and it is a good idea because it greatly reduces the pace of the game. The gameplay is just great! I have received great pleasure from using abilities. I play on PC, and kicked with the bad optimization, this heavily influenced my impressions, as the graphics are beautiful, but not outstanding, and very blurry.
    despite the fact that this game is weaker than Alan Wake, it's still good! we sometimes forget that in addition to the masterpieces, and the trash is just a good game. Sam lake is a talented person and I hope that the next game will be better.    … Expand
  70. 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
  71. nitorita
    Jan 12, 2020
    8
    Quantum Break is half game, half movie. It is meant to be a cinematic experience, and the game is designed to revolve around this. The first act in the game (about 1-2 hours long) has a very rough start, but once you get past it, the game quickly improves and the intensity builds up.

    One really cool feature that the game employs is the use of live action footage that is quite lengthy.    Quantum Break is half game, half movie. It is meant to be a cinematic experience, and the game is designed to revolve around this. The first act in the game (about 1-2 hours long) has a very rough start, but once you get past it, the game quickly improves and the intensity builds up.

    One really cool feature that the game employs is the use of live action footage that is quite lengthy. Each video is around 15-20 minutes long. I quite liked this addition to the game, as it made it feel even more like a movie. (Take note: The videos are streamed off of a server and are not included with the game itself, which means that they won't function without an Internet connection, and there is a chance they may die off in the future if they are no longer maintained.)

    At the end of each act, you're prompted with a major decision to make. This affects both the live action footage you witness as well as the game events itself. The decisions aren't some minor dialogue checks that don't really matter in the end like in a lot of other games that utilize them.

    Overall, the game has a solid story and executes it relatively well, even though the gameplay is a bit lacking. The combat controls are a bit clunky in the beginning, but you eventually get used to them. The bridge event of Act 4 was horribly frustrating to play through due to the lack of checkpoints, which serves as my only major peeve. I'm giving this game a borderline 8, primarily because of the story. I recommend this game to those who are into time travel (12 Monkeys, anyone?).

    On a side note, you should ignore the negative reviews about the game's optimization, because I haven't experienced any problems yet playing in 2019. They most likely have been ironed out by now and should not affect your experience if you play now.    … Expand
  72. VG_Alex
    Jan 30, 2021
    8
    Can't imagine this game is the one from 2016,Such a wonderful graphic show for me.This is a special science fiction ACT game with timeline selection to reach different ending,Gameplay part is not good enough for me but the story fells like watching a movie.

    Review of ‘Quantum Break ’

    Graphic: 10

    Music: 8

    Narrative:8

    Gameplay: 8

    Score: 8.8
  73. zNeverSleeping
    Oct 18, 2019
    8
    Ótimo game sci-fi. Eu gostaria de dizer que ele foi subestimado, mas até que eu entendo a revolta de quem teve problemas com o jogo.

    Quanto ao desempenho - ponto mais polemico -, o jogo rodou muito bem na minha maquina [RTX 2060 + Ryzen 5 1600 + 2x8gb ram]. Provável que tenha recebido um patch, pois nas configurações Ultra, tive em torno de 80 - 100 fps facilmente. A história é    Ótimo game sci-fi. Eu gostaria de dizer que ele foi subestimado, mas até que eu entendo a revolta de quem teve problemas com o jogo.

    Quanto ao desempenho - ponto mais polemico -, o jogo rodou muito bem na minha maquina [RTX 2060 + Ryzen 5 1600 + 2x8gb ram]. Provável que tenha recebido um patch, pois nas configurações Ultra, tive em torno de 80 - 100 fps facilmente.

    A história é agradável, muito pelo fato de que boa parte do entendimento vem da série, que pra mim, foi uma jogada interessante. A gameplay é legal quando se utiliza bem os poderes, mas a mecânica de troca de tiro é muito mal feita. Os gráficos são bonitos, mas claramente defasados quando se compara ao Control, da mesma Developer.    … Expand
  74. r03vg
    Apr 15, 2020
    8
    Графика какая-то мыльная. Насколько я понял, здесь 720 натянутое до FullHD.
  75. MeatGrindeR
    Apr 22, 2022
    8
    Прекрасный сюжет с перемещением во времени, с отлично подобранными актёрами, да ещё и вписанным дополнительно снятым сериалом внутри игры за которым следить увлекательно и интересно. А вот играется это не так увлекательно, а порой и криво, хоть и выглядит эффектно.
    В 2022 году на хорошем железе смотрится игра захватывающе, выйдя она сейчас оптимизированной, с доработанным геймплеем и с    Прекрасный сюжет с перемещением во времени, с отлично подобранными актёрами, да ещё и вписанным дополнительно снятым сериалом внутри игры за которым следить увлекательно и интересно. А вот играется это не так увлекательно, а порой и криво, хоть и выглядит эффектно.
    В 2022 году на хорошем железе смотрится игра захватывающе, выйдя она сейчас оптимизированной, с доработанным геймплеем и с тем, что вырезали из этой игры по причине того, что Ремеди не успевали с разработкой, её точно ждал бы успех.    … Expand
  76. Lemonofeel
    Apr 8, 2020
    8
    [GTX 1660 Ti + R5 1600]- если кому надо
    Игра была куплена в Steam задолго после релиза. Большинство проблем о низком FPS, вылетах - меня не коснулись( вылет был, но только 1). Мыло - ДА, но привыкнуть можно. А во всем остальном игра хороша. Проходится за 8-9 часов, сюжет достаточно и интересен, игровой процесс увлекателен(хотя сражений маловато, большую часть времени занимают брождение по    [GTX 1660 Ti + R5 1600]- если кому надо
    Игра была куплена в Steam задолго после релиза. Большинство проблем о низком FPS, вылетах - меня не коснулись( вылет был, но только 1). Мыло - ДА, но привыкнуть можно. А во всем остальном игра хороша. Проходится за 8-9 часов, сюжет достаточно и интересен, игровой процесс увлекателен(хотя сражений маловато, большую часть времени занимают брождение по локации и платформинг с использованием временных искажений), прерывание игры на сериал не раздражают. Проблем кроме странно работающей финальной битвы "типо с боссом" не встретил. Всем советую    … Expand
  77. tk_248
    Nov 22, 2021
    8
    давно мечтал пройти игрушку, графон порадовал, а сюжет ну так норм. в целом впечатления скорее как галочка в виш-листе...
  78. wayrez
    May 14, 2020
    8
    Having passed this game in 2020, I want to say that it was a good project from Remedy.
    The average score which on metacritic is not true.
    It's just that in 2015 gamers had too high expectations. Take a look at what projects have been released over the last few years and compare them technically with QB. (Plot, graphics, gameplay, etc.) I don't want to write too much in the text review,    Having passed this game in 2020, I want to say that it was a good project from Remedy.
    The average score which on metacritic is not true.
    It's just that in 2015 gamers had too high expectations.
    Take a look at what projects have been released over the last few years and compare them technically with QB. (Plot, graphics, gameplay, etc.)
    I don't want to write too much in the text review, but if you're reading this and you're not sure whether to play or not, then give this game a chance.    … Expand
  79. ahrek
    Jun 22, 2020
    8
    this is a decent game. great graphics, its combat gameplay is awesome. sadly it does not offer much of a ''make a choice and affect the entire plot'' as happens with a telltale or mass effect game. and the live action cinematics are LONG. if you are like me you will spend half the game exploring, fighting and watching video sequences and the other half reading up to at least sixty pagesthis is a decent game. great graphics, its combat gameplay is awesome. sadly it does not offer much of a ''make a choice and affect the entire plot'' as happens with a telltale or mass effect game. and the live action cinematics are LONG. if you are like me you will spend half the game exploring, fighting and watching video sequences and the other half reading up to at least sixty pages worth of text. it totally opens the door for an amazing, ♥♥♥ kicking, better sequel.… Expand
  80. Escopae
    Nov 19, 2020
    8
    It wasn't as bad as some people pretend it to be. Yeah it didn't ran well in 2016, but when they released it on steam it ran way better. Overall it had solid voice acting, effects were done nice, graphics were amazing for 2016. They just could have done so much more with the time travel, tv show part sucked. Not great, but come on, it's fun game.
  81. FrutiTock
    Feb 25, 2021
    8
    Pretty cool storyline for a 5.6 rated game. If you have a weak computer, don't try to play.

    graphic - 9/10

    sound - 8/10

    gameplay - 8/10
  82. Rancho07
    Jul 2, 2023
    8
    Gran juego buena historia y algo diferente Jdjdjdndjdjdd jdjdjdbdjdu hdjdjdbdjdjd hsbshshshwhwhd hsjsjsj
  83. JuniorFischer
    Aug 25, 2021
    8
    As pessoas que tem dado nota vermelha ou amarela nesse jogo, no minimo nunca jogaram ou são sonystas infelizes. O jogo é excelente, zerei no Dificil e no minimo merece nota 8.
    Trilha, jogabilidade, gráfico, roteiro, excelentes. Merecia virar uma serie com várias temporadas.
  84. zyllus
    Sep 9, 2023
    8
    Quantum break is a intriguing narrative game with time travelling super powers. Remedy games are know for their unusual approach to world building and storytelling and this is no exception. This is the only game in the world that tries to combine a TV/Web series to tell a story. The game looks and plays better than today's next gens titles. I give this game 8/10 because the information andQuantum break is a intriguing narrative game with time travelling super powers. Remedy games are know for their unusual approach to world building and storytelling and this is no exception. This is the only game in the world that tries to combine a TV/Web series to tell a story. The game looks and plays better than today's next gens titles. I give this game 8/10 because the information and story of what and why things are happening are written over hundreds of email, messages etc which is quite frustrating to read and be upto date with the events in the game. Another major issue is a bug causing black/pink color corruption glares in some levels which makes the game unplayable. The only solution is to look down and move away from that area. All in all it is a must play in my book.… Expand
  85. AgentLvi
    Dec 27, 2022
    8
    Great game. The story is decent. The scoring is great, visual is really amazing, the voice & sound is also amazing
  86. george_bondo
    Jul 24, 2022
    8
    this game is just perfect with that beautiful music , characters and atmosphere
  87. danpilot
    Aug 11, 2022
    8
    Игра классная, оптимизон хромает сильно, но вот сюжет удивляет, всем рекомендую ознакомиться!
  88. 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
  89. 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
  90. 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
  91. 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
  92. 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.
  93. muzmuz
    Dec 31, 2017
    7
    Quantum Break is a cinematic, storytelling and artistic masterpiece in the form of a video game. Most time travelling based stories are confusing as hell and always leave major loop holes, but this one is a total exception. Adding to that, Quantum Break presents its unique and fun combat gameplay that will leave you astonished at every particle. While the game has its fair share ofQuantum Break is a cinematic, storytelling and artistic masterpiece in the form of a video game. Most time travelling based stories are confusing as hell and always leave major loop holes, but this one is a total exception. Adding to that, Quantum Break presents its unique and fun combat gameplay that will leave you astonished at every particle. While the game has its fair share of technical flaws, the good outweigh the bad.… Expand
  94. Feby
    Apr 22, 2016
    7
    I'm no game expert, but i do like to play a good and interesting game.

    The eye patch thing is stupid, and it hasn't it's place in this game, as it not optimized for it, it overlaps, it lags, it exists and it doesn't, it should've never been released. The rest of the game is pretty ok let's say. The game could've used a few more polishes here and there. The story, of time shifting,    I'm no game expert, but i do like to play a good and interesting game.

    The eye patch thing is stupid, and it hasn't it's place in this game, as it not optimized for it, it overlaps, it lags, it exists and it doesn't, it should've never been released. The rest of the game is pretty ok let's say.

    The game could've used a few more polishes here and there. The story, of time shifting, it's interesting, never saw it, or played a game before where it was used, as i've said earlier, i'm no pro gamer to try and finish all the games.

    The movies are a tad long, and could have been chopped a little bit, and some game time inserted here and there.

    The graphics unfortunately, Microsoft will have to do a better job next time, and take Ubi's recent releases, as an example, related to graphics, i'm being indulgent this time with the remarks,and the score, but the optimizations are not of an AAA game, and neither are the graphics, it's very clear that the game was though and built for XBOX, and then ported to Win10, probably as an experiment or something. The Win10 availability isn't a problem for me, i have to admit it was a bold move, but so was ROTTR, built for consoles, adapted and ported for pc game play, and that was a masterpiece, so no excuse here, as it had no predecessors, to learn from past mistakes.

    As a last note, the game is really worth around 15-20 Eur at most, at it's current stage.

    Don't get me wrong, i love ACS, ROTTR, and they are worth every penny, but hate ACU,the graphics were ok, but the gameplay was ****    … Expand
  95. AbeMC
    Dec 6, 2018
    7
    Quantum Break is 60% walking simulator, 25% third-person shooter, and 15% TV show – an odd combination that will disappoint anyone who likes their genres clearly defined. The pieces generally mesh together well, though, and it’s good to see Remedy’s unique story-telling skills are as sharp as ever. An easy 7/10, and worth a purchase at $10 or less. Hope you have a good internet connection,Quantum Break is 60% walking simulator, 25% third-person shooter, and 15% TV show – an odd combination that will disappoint anyone who likes their genres clearly defined. The pieces generally mesh together well, though, and it’s good to see Remedy’s unique story-telling skills are as sharp as ever. An easy 7/10, and worth a purchase at $10 or less. Hope you have a good internet connection, though. The live-action episodes stream directly from servers (they don’t download with the game).
    Total size on my hard-drive: 70.6 GB

    ++ Production values. Music, visuals, voice-acting, animations, visual design – among the best you’ll find in any game at the moment.

    + A slow-burn sort of story, Quantum Break’s narrative has an inner logic that is all too rare in time-travel adventures. Translation: the story can seem confusing at times, but everything is explained, either through dialogue or collectibles. Everything.
    + There is not an awkward casting choice to be found.
    + The live-action episodes are well-shot, and blend well into the gameplay sections – thanks in no small part to the excellent graphics.
    + The gameplay action sequences are very well done. The time-power-based combat is for the most part fluid and deadly. (Experienced players may actually find the combat too easy.)
    + Most levels, though linear, are quite large and, in the manner of old gaming days, bear exploring to find all sorts of hidden collectibles and easter eggs.

    +/- The major choices an impact on how the story develops, though not as big as I’d hoped. Choosing a different path doesn’t just result in different events; characters develop differently as well. Yet major story events will still unfold in the same or a similar manner regardless of what choice is made.
    +/- Characters. They work, for the most part. Martin Hatch (Lance Reddick) stands out as a singular man of mystery, and I would have liked to play as Beth at a certain crucial point in the story. The rest fall into fairly standard stereo-types. Some dialogue can be cheesy as well.
    +/- Remedy was experimenting with melding different methods of story-telling in Quantum Break. Traditional combat-driven gameplay is barely a quarter of how you’ll spend your time. Much of it will be spent walking from place to place, solving some simple platforming challenges, and reading lore / backstory from the large amount of collectibles you can find. The live-action episodes that link each act are well-shot and do a great job of sustaining dramatic momentum, though that probably won’t be good enough for those who want to play (instead of watch) their games.

    - The live-action video portions do not download with the game; they stream from servers.
    - The graphics look great but are very demanding. 1080P Medium gives me 30fps on my RX 470.
    - No hip-firing. Wtf? Yup. You can only fire your weapons when aiming down the sights.
    - There is a simplified system to upgrade your time-powers that relies on collecting random “chronon particles” that can be found throughout the gameplay levels. It provides a reason to explore the environments, but the system as a whole feels left over from what presumably would have been a much more intricate skill system.
    - A general disappointment for me was the build-up to what seemed to be a special enemy type, the Shifter: a tortured character that exists in multiple planes of time, who is extremely hard to kill and very aggressive. From the constant references I was certain we were going to fight one at some point – perhaps the final boss. Nope. We never, ever face even one Shifter. Seems like another concept that had to be cut from the game.
    - Final boss is mechanically a big disappointment. It’s a wave-based horde-mode; in-between each wave is a nonsensical mechanic that, if failed, is a one-hit kill. Contrary to most forum threads, it’s not a hard fight, but it feels cheap and lazy.

    Quantum Break was most rewarding when setting the difficulty to Easy to cruise through the combat and otherwise play it as a walking simulator. There is a ton of lore hidden throughout the game, and much of it is worth reading if you’re enjoying the story and are a fan of time-travel entertainment. I doubt this is what people were expecting from a studio like Remedy, famous for games like Max Payne and Alan Wake. Those looking for a steady stream of action-laden levels will be disappointed. But it is a must-buy for time-travel fans, and a thoughtful, intricate story for those who are willing to take the time to read every note and journal the game has to offer.    … Expand
  96. 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.
  97. Mobile
    Feb 1, 2018
    7
    ENG
    I'm not going to describe the pros and cons, and would only say that "it" I liked the game, I was into it quite interesting and fun to play, despite performance. The main minus is the problem with optimizely and wild texture quality and have buried the game in negative reviews and the possible appearance of the second part, which according to the authors, should be.
    RU Не буду долго    ENG
    I'm not going to describe the pros and cons, and would only say that "it" I liked the game, I was into it quite interesting and fun to play, despite performance. The main minus is the problem with optimizely and wild texture quality and have buried the game in negative reviews and the possible appearance of the second part, which according to the authors, should be.
    RU
    Не буду долго расписывать плюсы и минусы, а лишь скажу что "именно" игра мне понравилась, Мне было в нее вполне интересно и приятно играть, несмотря на производительность. Главный же минус так это проблема с оптимизицией и диким качеством текстур, что и похоронило игру в отрицательных отзывах и возможном появлении второй части, которая по замыслу авторов должна быть.    … Expand
  98. 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.
  99. art2avd
    Dec 10, 2018
    7
    This is a brilliant game that suffers from bugs. Developers had to modify the game before release. And the decision to show the show via the Internet is extremely stupid and inconvenient for the player. Rewinding the player of the serial part of the game often crashes and you need to restart viewing. I advise this game to buy on sale.
  100. SilverOrlov
    Jan 27, 2020
    7
    Great and very interesting plot, atmosphere, surroundings and design. A little annoying behavior of the characters for the sake of the richness of the plot and continuation of "game-play time" ...And terrifying and unforgivable disgusting optimization that sends your PC to f**k itself, because it is no matter how powerful it may be.
    Oh, and disappointing last boss-fight.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

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  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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