Quantum Break

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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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....
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. Lamp
    Nov 11, 2016
    6
    Unplayable because of horrible stutter unless VSYNC is turned off.. Runs OK on ultra with FX 6350 and RX 470 with VSYNC off only and bearable, slight tearing (mostly hovers just under 60FPS with drops to 35).

    Very commercial product, little artistic value compared to Max Payne and Alan Wake. Feels empty, e.g., there's no equivalent to Lords and Ladies; only a few, boring guns; awkward    Unplayable because of horrible stutter unless VSYNC is turned off.. Runs OK on ultra with FX 6350 and RX 470 with VSYNC off only and bearable, slight tearing (mostly hovers just under 60FPS with drops to 35).

    Very commercial product, little artistic value compared to Max Payne and Alan Wake. Feels empty, e.g., there's no equivalent to Lords and Ladies; only a few, boring guns; awkward movement of character / covertaking; graphical and movement glitches    … Expand
  13. cyberhopser
    Nov 27, 2022
    4
    The story is nice, but missing the "special something". I can't say anything on the often criticized bad performance of the game since I ran it on an i9-10900k and a GTX 1080TI so more than enough power to run even a badly optimized game.
  14. 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.
  15. Shadow1
    May 21, 2016
    5
    I love it , but this game sucks deserves eg with Watch Dogs . Storyline in Watch dogs a hundred times better than Quantum Break . Quantum Break isn't bad game, but disappointed game . This game by disappointed over tuuk Watch Dogs, Watch Dogs is very very amazing game with awesome storyline and Quantum Break sucks on the background Watch Dogs and I sorry for the fact I rate Watch Dogs 7I love it , but this game sucks deserves eg with Watch Dogs . Storyline in Watch dogs a hundred times better than Quantum Break . Quantum Break isn't bad game, but disappointed game . This game by disappointed over tuuk Watch Dogs, Watch Dogs is very very amazing game with awesome storyline and Quantum Break sucks on the background Watch Dogs and I sorry for the fact I rate Watch Dogs 7 out of 10 and Quantum Break earned 5/10 .… Expand
  16. Colbert
    Oct 14, 2016
    5
    I had to reverse time to move a dumpster 5 feet so i could climb onto a ledge that was already reachable had the character been able to raise his arms while jumping. Ridiculous contrivances like this spoiled the gameplay. Predictable shooting areas will throw a few bullet sponge soldiers at you where you can use the crappy guns or your pathetically weak and limited time powers toI had to reverse time to move a dumpster 5 feet so i could climb onto a ledge that was already reachable had the character been able to raise his arms while jumping. Ridiculous contrivances like this spoiled the gameplay. Predictable shooting areas will throw a few bullet sponge soldiers at you where you can use the crappy guns or your pathetically weak and limited time powers to tediously deal with them. Would have been a better SYFY movie. Good graphics, interesting story.… Expand
  17. alejandra09
    Apr 16, 2018
    10
    So much detail and depth in each mission, its truly fantactic lover game Quantum break.
  18. 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
  19. kezzyhko
    Sep 1, 2020
    6
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  20. ulvido
    Apr 28, 2023
    2
    controls bad. graphics bad(except that time distort shader), shoot feeling non existent. 2 points only for the game idea and the littlefinger. anyway, what is that "end of act 1" cr*p. I rage quited the game right there.
  21. R3PL1CANT
    Sep 9, 2020
    1
    The worst game I played! WTF is this? Gameplay is sucks, the plot of the game sucks, game design is sucks, everything in this game sucks! Are you kidding me? Are you kidding me?!!!! Someone thinks that this game is a masterpiece?
  22. borastor
    Oct 30, 2020
    0
    the game is very nice but optimization is bad 10/8(story, graphics)
    but I recommend
  23. dotrem
    Oct 16, 2022
    4
    Great checkpoints system. Yeah i want to watch this video again before you let me skip it. Great job.
    Great gunplay. Playing against blind mobs so interesting.
    Millions of collectables. Yeah collecting **** - this is why i playing games. Woody cheap syfy series script. It's same as the Lost series situation. First episode is nice but after it's turns into miserable experience. I    Great checkpoints system. Yeah i want to watch this video again before you let me skip it. Great job.
    Great gunplay. Playing against blind mobs so interesting.
    Millions of collectables. Yeah collecting **** - this is why i playing games.
    Woody cheap syfy series script. It's same as the Lost series situation. First episode is nice but after it's turns into miserable experience.

    I can't even finish the game. It's crashed three times during finale battle. So what ever.    … Expand
  24. thatjoe
    May 13, 2023
    0
    The narrative and art direction seem alright, but when it comes to core mechanics and actual gameplay, the game feels clumsy and has more than a few porting problems. The graphics aren't great, but the games use a lot of GPU.
  25. rodericrinehart
    Jan 1, 2017
    6
    I do recommend it, but with some reservations. It is only worth a sale price. It has ok gameplay, but definitely has some issues. It still has quite a few bugs and in the 15-hour playthrough, it crashed numerous times. The cover system and gunplay was ok at best. You push through it for story.

    The story itself was enjoyable and live action stuff was passable. I would've just preferred    I do recommend it, but with some reservations. It is only worth a sale price. It has ok gameplay, but definitely has some issues. It still has quite a few bugs and in the 15-hour playthrough, it crashed numerous times. The cover system and gunplay was ok at best. You push through it for story.

    The story itself was enjoyable and live action stuff was passable. I would've just preferred more interspersed in-game cinematics though. The story does an actual good job with time travel but I won't spoil the details. It adhered to how we think differences would work between changing the past and the future.    … Expand
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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.
  29. Hersir
    Oct 10, 2017
    6
    Pro:

    + Twisty plot with variations depending on forks you choose, unconventional narrative through gameplay sequences as both protagonist and antagonist but also with long live action cutscenes in between. + Nice scriptwriting, dialogues, compelling characters with decent sound acting. + Well-built environments with stunning attention to small details. + There are those upgradable    Pro:

    + Twisty plot with variations depending on forks you choose, unconventional narrative through gameplay sequences as both protagonist and antagonist but also with long live action cutscenes in between.
    + Nice scriptwriting, dialogues, compelling characters with decent sound acting.
    + Well-built environments with stunning attention to small details.
    + There are those upgradable supernatural powers you get to better deal with your enemies and circumvent environmental obstacles. Not saying they are unique though as we've seen tons of this already.
    + Some of the scenes are pretty dope, especially navigating and fighting during "frozen time" later in the game. Definitely produces a wow-effect.

    Contra:

    - Resource black hole graphics that still has quite many glitches/artifacts for its supposed quality. On my 1080 Ti and 2K resolution I had to dial down some settings for playable (>60) FPS. The game sure looks good but nothing to justify its requirements and performance.
    - Game crashes every now and then.
    - Despite the plot forks, levels are shallowly linear.
    - Shooting-related mechanic feels wrong and immersion breaking. There's that insanely strong unnatural radial bullet spread (accuracy and recoil don't work like that), range is limited on many weapons (like bullets dematerialize at some CLOSE point), obstructive aiming camera with too much parallax at close ranges where a lot of action happens (at least give the guy a laser pointer to deal with parallax problem), bullets are weak like .22LR and take a lot of time to kill both protagonist and enemies, not to mention pistol ammo is infinite (I guess spoils of black hole and time-travel techs, but seriously it's just babysitting the modern casual "untergamers" - the maps have occasional infinite ammo backpacks for resupply so why the hustle).
    - There's no stealth and melee is very limited which means the game boils down to using the sloppy shooting mechanics in all confrontations. Yeah, showing its weak side all the time.
    - Cake walk for kids, even "hard" difficulty is not hard at all. Add health regen to this problem, gone are the old sour days of Max Payne where you would twitchly search for painkillers because game didn't forgive your mistakes. There are no options to make the game challenging enough for a die hard player while it's the easiest thing to do with a simple numbers tweak. Damn, you gave the guy superpowers but his real superpower is that he eats bullets like a tank, heals like a demon and has a black hole pistol clip.

    In summa:

    Not recommended for purchase, it will lag terribly on anything below 2017 hi-end PC and it's a one-pass amusement after all - replayability despite all the plot forks is small because the core aspect of the game - shooting - is pretty bland, unsatisfying and thus repetetive like a chore, not to mention the linear level structure. It has no multiplayer anyway so you know where to get it for a free try...    … Expand
  30. MoroseTroll
    Mar 11, 2019
    6
    I haven't finished the game, and I doubt I'll ever return to it. Actually, I was gonna rate this game 8/10, but:
    1) I just *hate* checkpoint save system in every game, so I'm sorry, Remedy, minus one.
    2) The final boss fight took me two days, and yet I haven't beat it. I can't afford to spend more my time for this! The game is 3 years old, but you, Remedy, still don't understand that    I haven't finished the game, and I doubt I'll ever return to it. Actually, I was gonna rate this game 8/10, but:
    1) I just *hate* checkpoint save system in every game, so I'm sorry, Remedy, minus one.
    2) The final boss fight took me two days, and yet I haven't beat it. I can't afford to spend more my time for this! The game is 3 years old, but you, Remedy, still don't understand that there *should be* a checkpoint between the two waves of enemies? How long do I need to listen that "Forget ..." phrase? One hundred times? Two hundreds? One thousand? That's totally unacceptable! Minus one.

    Bottom line: 6/10.

    P.S. I'll never buy your next games (for example, Control) until you fix this one.    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

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