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
  31. SRKNZ
    Jun 15, 2021
    1
    A decent concept hamstrung by poor game design that robs the user of control over the character and makes combat much harder than it needs to be. A situation made worse by cut scene overload and shoddy optimisation.

    The result is a irritating, frustrating experience, that feels linear in the worst way possible.
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. ShaMana
    Jan 29, 2020
    5
    Sadly a fairly mediocre experience. Visually the game is excellent. The lighting, character models, effects all amazing.

    The story and gameplay is where it falters. Actions is a mess of confusing steps. You are presented with a number of abilities that sometimes work, sometimes don't and the responsiveness feels a bit arbitrary. You time shift next to an enemy with the intent to let him    Sadly a fairly mediocre experience. Visually the game is excellent. The lighting, character models, effects all amazing.

    The story and gameplay is where it falters. Actions is a mess of confusing steps. You are presented with a number of abilities that sometimes work, sometimes don't and the responsiveness feels a bit arbitrary. You time shift next to an enemy with the intent to let him have a shotgun blast in the face but the character ends up fiddling with the weapon and you realize the enemy has plenty of time to pump you full of led. Or the game encourages to collect some stuff around the level but only when it decides to until it randomly takes away your ability to jump and run making the collecting of something in sight impossible (restart of the level is required at that point). Shootouts at the end are a massive choir and a pain in the bum. Enemies spawn out of thin air without point or reason, just to prolong the encounter. Killing the same faceless guys over and over and over again. I guess that is the pointlessness of the situation. At some point you start thinking at the sheer number of people you slaughter just because they've hurt your feelings or something.

    The story is also sadly something that has wild ups and downs. It looks like from the beginning was never intended for them to use the faces of famous actors. They feel out of place. This is reinforced further when you encounters the two main characters from the 2014 E3 demo which models are still used as support cast now, and have superior facial expressions and emotional range, than the fairly stiff actors faces. But the biggest issues is that you never really care about them. They are nothing more than talking heads that propel the plot further. There is a mysterious force that transforms one of your best friends in to a homicide maniac, people shift allegiance after the words please and you are occasionally playing as the bad guy making decisions with ultimately fall flat as they are based on experiences that this character should have (while playing with the main protagonist). Worst bit the game doesn't bother explaining anything.

    The big finale ends with a whimper, setting up a cataclysm that is never presented, explained or detailed in any form. It's just so horrible that would make people go bananas and you gotta trust them on that.

    I guess, my expectations were way too high.

    A quick performance note: Game runs fine on a mid range hardware from 2017. Just make sure you tame your expectations and always install on an ssd, there is a lot of content streaming and it does require something faster than an ordinary spin drive.    … Expand
  35. Wiebe
    Feb 26, 2020
    5
    Bad port, the tv elements didn't really work, gameplay was ok but not great, story was predicable and the game therefore became a chore.
  36. 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
  37. MarcioCavalcant
    Feb 17, 2019
    4
    This game could have been a masterpiece but the optimization is not only terrible: it's gamebreaking! The games runs inconsistently and is terrible for tinkering with the game options.
    It's also too expensive for what it delivers (not even taking the account the gigantic amount of time you'll have to waste fixing this game's problem and bad performance). - It doesn't matter if you're    This game could have been a masterpiece but the optimization is not only terrible: it's gamebreaking! The games runs inconsistently and is terrible for tinkering with the game options.
    It's also too expensive for what it delivers (not even taking the account the gigantic amount of time you'll have to waste fixing this game's problem and bad performance). - It doesn't matter if you're using 980, 1080ti or 2080 rtx, this game will play badly on your PC (unless you're reading this in the waaayy future and they have fixes those terrible problems).
    Not recommended    … Expand
  38. 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
  39. actinium
    Mar 18, 2021
    0
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  40. 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
  41. 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.
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. isamasie
    Nov 25, 2017
    5
    This game was so horrible. i was so boring when i played this game.

    Im not going to recommend never ever! If you have much time or you want to waste your time

    yes go ahead!
  48. 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!
  49. KARF4GEN
    May 10, 2018
    6
    2016 год был богат на игры со временем. Две локации в Titanfall и Dishonored были посвящены играм с ним и вот эпилогом к моде стал Квантовый разлом.
    Эта игра крутой ответ inFamous и Uncharted, мог бы быть крутым ответом не продаваясь на старте на мертворожденном Хуане и тем более сторе Мелкософт.
    Нельзя сказать, что у Квантового разлома есть какой-то хватающий с неба звезды сценарий, но    2016 год был богат на игры со временем. Две локации в Titanfall и Dishonored были посвящены играм с ним и вот эпилогом к моде стал Квантовый разлом.
    Эта игра крутой ответ inFamous и Uncharted, мог бы быть крутым ответом не продаваясь на старте на мертворожденном Хуане и тем более сторе Мелкософт.
    Нельзя сказать, что у Квантового разлома есть какой-то хватающий с неба звезды сценарий, но в целом эти интересно смотреть.
    Да, вы все верно прочли.
    В это интересно не играть, а смотреть.
    Смотреть кат-сцены, смотреть сериал, а с игрой беда.
    Скучная стрельба из одинакового оружия, скучныe локации-арены для краткосрочнjq войнушки
    Все на этом.
    Вот и весь геймлей вышел.    … Expand
  50. 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
  51. mvrts
    Mar 17, 2020
    1
    A joke of a game. Poorly optimized, terrible save points and unnecessarily challenging for no absolute reason simply due to the fact that the mechanics feel like **** They're trying to be too edgy, the idea is there but the execution simply is not. Lots of potential wasted.
  52. AlexKVideos1
    Mar 13, 2021
    6
    Damn, what a shame. This is a game I wanted to play for years, and now I finally understand why it was so poorly received. Quantum Break is an interesting idea with a relatively competent story. Yet, it all falls apart in the gameplay.

    Firstly, the mouse movement for this game is very weird. It makes the game feel like its running at a lower framerate due to a 'jitteriness' that I've    Damn, what a shame. This is a game I wanted to play for years, and now I finally understand why it was so poorly received. Quantum Break is an interesting idea with a relatively competent story. Yet, it all falls apart in the gameplay.

    Firstly, the mouse movement for this game is very weird. It makes the game feel like its running at a lower framerate due to a 'jitteriness' that I've never seen in a game before. Even when using a mod to turn off the motionblur, it doesn't fix the issue as some claimed it did. Plus, for some reason, you can't change your ADS speed, which is always lower sensitivity than your hip fire.

    Secondly, the gun play sucks. All the weapons feel like pea shooters. Some, like the assault rifle, has a ridiculous bullet spread, while the heavy pistol has insultingly harsh recoil. It feels like they did this in order to force you to use the time abilities. For a developer that made the first two Max Payne games, this gun play is insulting.

    Thirdly, movement doesn't feel good. It feels very stiff like a Rockstar game as animations take priority over pinpoint movement. Like, literally at one point, Jack would refuse to jump on boxes that the game wanted him to jump on. Seriously, how is the movement system this bad? Plus, what was the reason to remove the crotch button? Now, Jack will automatically take cover when near objects. Yet, its not always consistent leaving you vulnerable.

    Lastly, this game just runs bad. It probably didn't help that they were using an unfamiliar API, DirectX 12, then switched to DirectX 11 for the Steam release. My system is definitely getting older, but it shouldn't chug as much as it does.

    Quantum Break was an interesting idea that does decent for the story execution, but completely fails when it tries to be a game...    … Expand
  53. quanta
    Sep 1, 2018
    5
    I regret buying the game. They clearly put much work and resources into making this, however they delivered poorly. The story is over the top and the gameplay rather unsatisfying. There is a lot of nonsense and the playing is bland and unrewarding with clunky controls. Performance is also rather bad as others pointed out.
  54. LetMePickThat
    Aug 7, 2018
    5
    Quantum Break was a fantastic project, and end up wasted because of poor PC optimisation and gameplay incoherences.

    While the story itslef is really interesting, and the whole concept of serie-in-a-game could provide for a very good experience, the sheer difficulty we PC players have to run the game smoothly prevented me from enjoying what I was playing. This plus the general lack of    Quantum Break was a fantastic project, and end up wasted because of poor PC optimisation and gameplay incoherences.

    While the story itslef is really interesting, and the whole concept of serie-in-a-game could provide for a very good experience, the sheer difficulty we PC players have to run the game smoothly prevented me from enjoying what I was playing. This plus the general lack of ennemies, weapons and alternatives approaches to given situations ingame creates a frustrating, yet interesting experience.    … Expand
  55. StoiaAlex
    Jan 9, 2019
    3
    I can't believe this... but I'm giving this game a thumbs down because of bad acting/poor quality filming...You might expect the filming part to be similar with the lighting and feeling imposed by de games graphics (which I found kinda cool, although not that optimised)...but no. It's like a cheap action movie.

    And I'll stop playing even though I found it almost interesting -it made me    I can't believe this... but I'm giving this game a thumbs down because of bad acting/poor quality filming...You might expect the filming part to be similar with the lighting and feeling imposed by de games graphics (which I found kinda cool, although not that optimised)...but no. It's like a cheap action movie.

    And I'll stop playing even though I found it almost interesting -it made me curious- until the first "movie" scene. You might say..why don't you just skip the scenes you don't like?! Well, because it's part of the story and vision. I usually play games because of their story and capability to transport me into their world; skipping over the console style of level design...I can't stand a bad movie.    … Expand
  56. NightGeisha
    Jan 2, 2019
    6
    Quantum Break is a very linear story, a science fiction action-adventure third-person shooter that put us on the role of Jack Joice, to whom it was granted time manipulation powers after a failed time-machine experiment. After finishing the story in normal mode, and start replay the game again in hard, I think it's the right moment for the review of the game.

    First of all let's talk    Quantum Break is a very linear story, a science fiction action-adventure third-person shooter that put us on the role of Jack Joice, to whom it was granted time manipulation powers after a failed time-machine experiment. After finishing the story in normal mode, and start replay the game again in hard, I think it's the right moment for the review of the game.

    First of all let's talk already in game duration and "re-playability". The game is short and the ideia of replay it again its not a very attractive task, it seems unnecessary and a repetitive task. Obviously if you want to complete unfinished achievements, find all the in-game collectibles or see all the alternatives routes to the story you have to do it. But does it justify?
    The game presents an interesting idea that puts pieces of history in video, like a TV show, that completes in a very nice way the playable story. But this aspect, although an interesting concept, it kind of disguises the fact that the game is small.

    Visually the game is very good, even with the appearance blurred or de-fragmented. I was surprised by the fluidity of the game (very near the 60 fps all the time on my 1060). I had read that there were huge performance problems in the PC when the game was released, but apparently the problems were overcome.

    Overall it is a very nice gaming experience, especially for its history with all the twists, turns and "time travel loops" of a good sci-fi story. Here is small YouTube vide with the first minutes of the gameplay if you wanna check it out: https://youtu.be/qXlIjqy50g4    … Expand
  57. 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.
  58. 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.
  59. 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
  60. gameking
    Jul 20, 2021
    7
    This game has an interesting story. The tv series idea is good actually. The graphics and effects are very good. The bad parts are variety of gameplay and fps drops. I played with rtx 2070 and too many times ı played with 20-35 fps.
  61. Munno
    Feb 27, 2019
    6
    Bad port for pc, graphics are good, plot and combat system had potential and it's fun sometimes, but the gameplay gets repetitive and boring, characters have no charisma, the narrative does note excite and it's boring to explore collectables in obvious places without anything special...
  62. 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
  63. RomanGor
    Nov 7, 2019
    5
    Неплохой сериал-игра, перенесенный с консолей. Да, есть мыльцо, но не такое как в мафии 3, и есть унылость прохождения. Зато легкая "платина"
  64. VigilanteOito
    Mar 7, 2022
    7
    Pontos positivos: Graficos, historia.
    Pontos negativos: dialogos longos e chatos, personagem muito travado.

    Se tirasse essas longas cenas de dialogos, o game seria um otimo shooter.
  65. r03vg
    Apr 15, 2020
    8
    Графика какая-то мыльная. Насколько я понял, здесь 720 натянутое до FullHD.
  66. 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
  67. 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
  68. 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...
  69. 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
  70. 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
  71. SPARTAN-010
    Jun 6, 2021
    6
    Performance aside, this game has a very interesting story, but said story is not spared from plot holes/contrivances/conveniences, very strong characters aside from MC (guy acts like a hero when he literally kills a ton of people).

    OST is very fitting and always a pleasure to hear, acting is also top notch as you'd expect from such a cast. Gameplay is almost interesting, but it ends    Performance aside, this game has a very interesting story, but said story is not spared from plot holes/contrivances/conveniences, very strong characters aside from MC (guy acts like a hero when he literally kills a ton of people).

    OST is very fitting and always a pleasure to hear, acting is also top notch as you'd expect from such a cast.

    Gameplay is almost interesting, but it ends up just feeling like a glorified TPS, and gets old after a while.

    Overall though, the game is worth playing through, I personally enjoyed it (the first time around atleast), but isn't anything extraordinary, ending is a bit lackluster too, the tv show side of the game is innovative afaik and is serviceable.    … Expand
  72. Dariya
    Jul 2, 2021
    7
    Summary:
    Not a bad game, the graphics were good, the gameplay was nice, but the story (for me) felt unfinished and uninteresting.
  73. Zinaldo
    Aug 24, 2023
    7
    not a bad game , game story is interesting and game play is not bad either.
  74. MertAslan
    Sep 11, 2020
    7
    Quantum Break has a good story. But somewhere the game is stopped for moovies and it's kinda annoying.But same time action mechanics are great.Characters became a friend or enemy for you.Shortly there's a game what has a good story but same time bad decisions are made.
  75. 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.
  76. 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!
  77. 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.
  78. 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
  79. vova22379
    Jan 9, 2022
    1
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  80. 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
  81. tufekciero
    Mar 12, 2021
    6
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  82. 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!
  83. Rancho07
    Jul 2, 2023
    8
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  84. 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.
  85. 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
  86. 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
  87. 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
  88. Polthank
    Mar 12, 2022
    6
    Good story , excellent graphics (clearly this adds up a lot) and a very peculiar combat . If you feel like it, buy it without hesitation.
  89. Morados9
    Jan 3, 2023
    10
    Me ha parecido la mejor experiencia en videojuegos del año 2020. Quiero más.
  90. george_bondo
    Jul 24, 2022
    8
    this game is just perfect with that beautiful music , characters and atmosphere
  91. danpilot
    Aug 11, 2022
    8
    Игра классная, оптимизон хромает сильно, но вот сюжет удивляет, всем рекомендую ознакомиться!
  92. PenetratorGod
    Sep 2, 2023
    7
    It's definitely an underrated game. Gameplay was very enjoyable and the story was average. You should give this game a chance if you haven't played it yet.
  93. MidNightCola
    Mar 11, 2023
    5
    while the the story phasing, Live action, and the voice acting is perfectly done the animations falls flat, with a lot of jittering, and bad movements, the gun play is good and abilities are well done the upgrades are uninteresting and some guns are just worthless and bad cover system doesn't help. the graphics are good but the technical side is problematic with bad shadows and lightning,while the the story phasing, Live action, and the voice acting is perfectly done the animations falls flat, with a lot of jittering, and bad movements, the gun play is good and abilities are well done the upgrades are uninteresting and some guns are just worthless and bad cover system doesn't help. the graphics are good but the technical side is problematic with bad shadows and lightning, gameplay is OK but the amount of "i got stuck" is a little bit sad to see. the story is good and live actions make it even better, but the game need help with updates and fixes, but there will be none so that's where the score comes from… Expand
  94. 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
  95. Shely
    Sep 5, 2023
    5
    Quantum Break proved to me that it is completly an action game. Can I play second? I do not think so. Do I regret playing? No way. did i have fun? I can easily say yes. Bored? no. I felt very comfortable playing the game. I can say that I spent 5 6 hours with pleasure hitting and breaking without any contraction or tension. If you’re a fan of action style, I’d say it’s worth playing. IfQuantum Break proved to me that it is completly an action game. Can I play second? I do not think so. Do I regret playing? No way. did i have fun? I can easily say yes. Bored? no. I felt very comfortable playing the game. I can say that I spent 5 6 hours with pleasure hitting and breaking without any contraction or tension. If you’re a fan of action style, I’d say it’s worth playing. If you have a better option and are going to try Quantum Break to see if I like the action genre, I’d say stay away.

    for full review: https://medium.com/@shelyshelly20/quantum-break-4d76e5a20d1e    … 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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