Quantum Break

Weakest entry in the Remedyverse games, but still enjoyable. Gameplay is probably the weakest aspect of the entire game, but it isn't bad - just basic. The integrated TV show was an enjoyable aspect for me and I found the story enjoyable. Play it if you really wanna understand the Remedyverse and everything happening in Alan Wake/Control.

Writing this review, after finishing this game and explored everything it was able to deliver.

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☑ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☑ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☑ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☑ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☑ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

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---{ Author }---
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This game has undoubtedly amazing production values for 2016: mocap is spot on, character models are amazing, special effects are next level. Gameplay wise, playing with the time related powers is really fun. The only big letdown was the writing. "Time is like an egg, and the egg is broken,..." no ****! It was so bad that it became fun, so kudos for that!

Could hare been a great Exclusive for Xbox but they fumbled hard with the story. Which got over people's head.

I liked :

- The shooting mechanics are serviceable, and the time-manipulation abilities can be fun to experiment with, but the combat quickly becomes repetitive.you get bunch of different abilities like slow motion, speed, energy blast.


- visuals are stunning, with impressive character models and well-executed time distortion effects.

- Easy to understand controls, smooth controller support.

I disliked:

- The story was dull, uninteresting, their show felt like an indie show

- Cutscenes, and show elements interrupts your gameplay

- Repetitive combat, enemy variety is very less

- though fps was stable 60 at the beginning, Game starts dropping FPS From 60 to 38 in High

settings. It was hard for me to shoot the enemies because of the constant fps drops


My personal rating is 6 out of 10

Time Travel, enough said. seriously though, this game is excellent, so much action, stopping time. the only down side is no manual saves for you to try different things. i missed a lot of secrets (and didn't want to use the walk through). i love the integration of game and live action movies. also, i was told that this game along with Alan Wake and Control are somehow connected, can't wait to find out how.

Quantum Break is an absolute gem for fans of Remedy's storytelling. The game stands out not only for its innovative time-manipulation mechanics and live-action integration but also for how it connects to the wider universe alongside Control and Alan Wake. As someone who enjoys unraveling deep, interconnected narratives, this game hits all the right notes. Highly recommended for anyone invested in Remedy's universe or simply looking for a unique and engaging experience! Beside i got this game in huge discount AF after playing Alan Wake 1,2 and Control.

genuinely fascinating bit of remedy's history that i wish had significantly less corporate meddling than what clearly occurred. you can constantly tell that a much more interesting, weird story that would much more explicitly use time travel as a metaphor for grief lurks just beneath the surface of a game that microsoft wanted to be a more broadly appealing superhero origin story, and i wish all those weird and super compelling elements hidden in emails and notes got a bit more explicit screentime, especially in relation to the relationship between jack and will. although, I do find the choice system in this game to be interesting, at least in the context of who we're making choices for.

gameplay wise, it's pretty solid, but nothing too crazy or mind-blowing. I had overall a pretty good time with the time powers, but it's clear that control is the more refined experience of this.

overall, a decent game that's often overlooked, and an underappreciated part of remedy's catalogue, but it's a genuine shame that they couldn't get More Weird with it.

It's a nice story-driven action adventure. It's running perfect on my PC - no problems whatsoever....

Short story without the episodes but still fun.

Its a great game, with a good story, not a great story, but good.

The mouvements mechanics are a bit scuffed at times, like I was able to climb invisible walls because I could wiggle myself in places where we shouldn't be (Wiggle against a weird geometry would get my character to just gain height suddenly).

Loads of fun, and was great on the deck with a little tinkering (turn off anti aliasing). If you're a fan of the Alan Wake universe this is by far a must play. The combat was loads of fun and unique without frying your brain.

what an experience. Wish there was a chance of a sequel, because again, what an experience. R.i.P. Mr. Reddick

Very engaging plot. Action was alright. The "TV show integrated as part of the game" was a cool experiment but I don't think it really worked that well. Respect to the developers for trying something original like that, though.

It ends with the implication of an eventual sequel, unfortunately - a sequel that's unlikely to ever be made.

I was pleasantly surprised how this title is structured; it has a classic sci-fi story elements with a adventure aspect gameplay; honestly it will keep you engage all the way to the end, honestly this is still looks and play great even in 2025 standards.

Rate it:
9.5/10 & 4.7/5

this game takes all the bad mechanics of Alan Wake and Control and binds them into one game

but its good story wise so 6/10

Great game, but you'll need to watch the episodes on youtube, you can't download it, it's streamed from a server located on the moon, always buffering hahah.

Don't sleep on this game like I did!

I played this after AW2 to play more of Remedy's universe and it is actually fantastic and underrated. Sure I did experience frame drops from going in and out of cutscenes and the combat felt pretty good overall but felt like it was fighting me at times. But graphically the game still looks amazing. I loved the characters too, and I want to replay it to see more of the story.

Anyway, I enjoyed the game and the live action segments too.

It has a pretty engaging and unique story and some really cool time based powers. Highly recommend to any Remedy fan or fan of time travel stories. The game play can be a bit clunky at times but overall it was a lot of fun for me. Also has a lot of connections to the rest of the Remedy extended universe.

TLDR: Plagued by being a product before its era, Quantum Break is a cinematic treat if you choose to get it running in 2025.

Pros:
- 2016 visuals make most new games look awful. A weird rendering system makes SSR look like ray-tracing.
- Exceptional combat coupled with great time-warping abilities
- Captivating story and world-class voice-acting/motion-capture
- Most successful example of blending cinema with gaming in recent memory

Cons:
- Will DESTROY most modern computers. Running on a 4090, I still dipped below 30fps. The game requires a tweak to remove unnecessary blurry anti-aliasing.
- The story/exposition can drag. Some bad pacing issues.
- Could've used a better progression/leveling up system; you basically get all abilities/weapons right off the bat.

Bland gameplay, janky controls, technical issues (blur, ghosting, freezes, framerate drops even though the FPS counter remains at 60).

Story seems interesting, but that does not make a game.

This game has cutscenes that are STREAMED to your pc. You cant just download them beforehand. Even with a good 100mbps connection, this shitty cdn cant stream to me at 480p and fails to load any episode. Rare remedy L

Although the story of the game is good and we have the right to choose good and bad and it has several endings, it also has many weaknesses that make my opinion of this game not positive. And the fact that we also have some movie clips between the game was really interesting to me.
The physics and graphics of the game are not attractive at all, but the physics of the game are really annoying.
And between the cinematic parts and the gameplay that switches, there is a huge FPS drop, which is very annoying.

To live with Raycevick's words "this is Remedy trough a filter"
While the technology is impressive, both from a gameplay and story standpoint it's much duller compared to their other outputs.
Go for it if you're a fan of the studio's outputs, but otherwise I would highly recommend going for Control, which is a much more well realised game imo.

I love what Remedy was able to do with this game I know its not there most popular game hell I'm 90% sure not a whole lot of people like this game because I never hear it brought up in conversation I love the idea of time travel so I enjoy almost anything involving it from other games like Life is Strange 1 and Double Exposure to shows like the first few seasons of Legends of Tomorrow and movies like the Back to the Future trilogy this game is solid and I highly recommend

Once again, another masterpiece from Remedy. Though short, the concept hits perfectly just like all of their other games. The mechanics are well done, the scenes in this game are clearly constructed with care, especially destruction/stutter scenes. I love how the sound design incorporates the games score into the mechanics, nailing the time dilated sound. The story leaves you wanting more, (which will sadly most likely never come due to the rights being owned by Microsoft), and the the way the story is portrayed with a mix of gameplay, in-game cutscenes, and live action 30 minute episodes is probably the most unique way I've seen a game convey the plot to its players. Would definitley recommend this game, especially if you enjoy Remedy's other games.

Hikaye süper, oyunculuklar ve ara sahneler muhteşem. Özellikle her Act'ın sonuna koyulan dizi bölümü diyebileceğimiz uzunluktaki gerçek çekim olan sahneler gerçekten sırıtmıyor, prodüksiyon yüksek. Ayrıca grafikler 2016 için muazzam. Kesinlikle 2024'te çıktı dense inanırım.. Fotorealizm hedeflenmiş ve başarılmış. Ayrıca oyundaki zaman efetklerinin stilini sevdim, atmosfere uyuyor. Biraz göz yorduğunu düşünebilirsiniz ancak istenilen etki de o gibi zaten. Zaman mekan gibi uçsuz bucaksız tarifsız kavramların alt üst oluşu böyle resmedilmeli bence. Oynanış da fena değil, Control'e kıyasla biraz hantal ve oturmamış kalıyor ama bu oyun ondan 3 sene önce çıktı ve Control için altyapıyı buradan hazırladıklarını anlayabiliyorsunuz.

Overall score: 6/10

Really good game.
The only gripe I have is the discovery of the points used for upgrades.
You don't have to look for them but if you want to upgrade more than 1 of your abilites to max then you need to. Doing that detracts a bit from the great story.

My tip: Don't worry about unless playing on hard and focus on the story when playing.

Pros:
Excellent story.

Cons:
Very poor gun handling.
Unacceptable loading time.
Buffering videos.

Overall: good

Interesting conception, and good realisation. Lacking a few things here and there, but ovreall it's a great and very underrated game

eeeeh it's pretty boring I won't lie time concept is cool and all but it's still boring

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Awesome story as expected from Remedy

going through every remedy game I can get my hands on rn.
this is a very interesting part of that real footage and game footage evolution imo. as you can see this is their first time trying real footage in the form of eps. in later games like control or alan wake 2 these eps are shortened scattered and blended in way better. I would say the gameplay is super duper fun. wish there is more of it. if they ever decide to make a flash game they should hire remedy

Had this game in my library for a long time. Glad I finally started playing it. Lots of fun, and the cut scenes are an interesting change from a normal FPS game. Combat with the bullet time aspect is reminiscent of Max Payne, which I loved. Its definitely worth it for what it cost now.

I hope Remedy gets this back. So good. Has some compatibility issues and there's a ton of glitches, but it's worth it if you have played any of the other titles. It's not very long, but it's good.

Good story? Yes. Buy it for the story.
Poor FPS? Also yes.
Really poor console port? Absolutely.

Plot driven action shooter, still holds up almost ten years after release. Quality Remedy product as always.

A very good game from remedy. Alot of starpower among the vast cast of characters and they all did a phenomenal job. Entertaining from start to finish and I think the concept Remedy was going for was a success!

7.5/10!

I've been playing this on my Legion Go handheld. Good looking game, even with the limitation of the igpu. Genuinely surprising storytelling, the live action cuts are pretty cool, and all the twisted time elements are fun. I am on act 3 and really enjoying it. I really like single player games with strong stories, and this one suites me very well!

Very Good to Great. Better acting than many games.

Story falls somewhere between predictable/comfortable, and kooky.

Not the best ever but fills that narrative game void very well for awhile.
While I was away from my computer, I found myself wondering what was going to happen to the characters next, like a good book, or televisions series.

And it is part movie/tv series.

Spoiler below.

The choices you make don't change too much, but it gives you that illusion.

Alludes to a sequel I dont have faith will ever get made. but I can hope.

You can definitely see the Max Payne influence here, though I think this proves that a good video game story is a very mediocre film/television story. The parts where you aren't play are probably the least interesting but overall I think they tried something new and I like that.

Great Game from Remedy Entertainment Studios. The Story Really Pulls you in and the Episodes in between Acts make it seem like a TV Show. Played on Hardest Difficulty and Will Play it again to Go through the Choices that I didn't take in the previous playthrough at the junction. Recommended to be Played Once at Least. Controls can be a bit clunky though.

Right, so imagine some nerdy scientist has a massive cock-up in his lab - and I mean a proper bollocks-up of epic proportions - and suddenly we've got Jack Joyce, our protagonist, who can basically do what most of us wish we could do when stuck in a terrible meeting: stop bloody time!

Quantum Break is like that mate who tells an absolutely mental story at the pub, except it's a video game. Ten-hour campaign? Check. Completely bonkers live-action TV drama wedged right in the middle? Double-check. And get this - your decisions actually change the drama! It's like those choose-your-own-adventure books, but with more explosions and less paper cuts.

The gameplay? Third-person cover shooter that's about as standard as a builders' tea, BUT - and it's a big BUT - you've got these absolutely mental time powers. Freeze time? Check. Burst bullets mid-air? Check. Teleport across rooms like you've discovered the world's most aggressive shortcut? Check and mate.

Now, let me tell you something - this game is basically what would happen if Einstein went mental and decided to design a video game after dropping some seriously strong acid. You're Jack Joyce, and you're basically trying to save the world by mucking about with time like it's some cosmic Rubik's cube.

The best bit? Those 25-minute episodes between game acts that actually make you go, "Oh, THAT'S why the bad guys are such massive twats!" Brilliant storytelling, genuinely. Most games make antagonists feel like they've got the personality of a soggy piece of toast, but not Quantum Break.

Sure, it's got some issues. The optimization is about as smooth as a builder's backside after a long day of lifting bricks. The cover system? Might as well be designed by a drunk octopus. And the game's so short, you'll finish it fast.

But here's the thing - and pay attention, because I don't often get sentimental - this is a PROPER single-player experience. No multiplayer nonsense, no loot boxes, no pathetic attempts to squeeze extra cash out of gamers. Just a bloody good story, told with the kind of production values that make Hollywood weep.

Would I recommend it? Absolutely. Quantum Break is proof that sometimes, just sometimes, game developers can create something that's more than just another mindless shoot-em-up. It's a love letter to storytelling, wrapped in a time-bending, bullet-bursting package.

solid action game that's basically Control but with time powers instead of paranormal powers. The ending was open ended with no sequel, so that's a bummer. buy it on sale

Loved the visuals and sound design of the game. Nonlinear story telling can be interesting and frustrating at the same time, a very interesting perception from remedy about time, the past, present, and future.

Excellent game about time travel, and the shenanigans that come with it. Although not unique, the abilities offer many approaches to different obstacles. The story is great like any other Remedy game, and the visuals are amazing.

Forwards, backwards, jump through the doughnut, game break, movie scene, wait- what? Yeah that pretty much covers it but I'm still kinda confused so there's that: good luck McFly!

this game really surprised me !! all the mechanics and style are very unique and every area brings something new combined with an amazing story

Unique style game with unique abilities. Interesting plot line and dialogue. I really enjoyed it.