Quantum Break Reviews
This is a genuinely new experience, and I'm beyond glad that Remedy took this bizarre risk and made it. This is a game that feels special, new, and worth trying. I doubted this thing, I really did. But damn if it didn't get me in the end.
In conclusion, we are facing a narratively shocking game. I thank Remedy for the courage she has had in adding new features to a genre that I have not enjoyed for a long time. The inclusion of a series in which parts of the story are told is a risky experiment but it has turned out to be a success. Those of us who like this type of video game that are closer to a movie or an American series, will have found in Quantum Break another worthy title to pass through our console. The use of powers allows us to also include some fun, well-run shootouts with lots of action that will also be liked by all those fans of action games and shooters. Defining all the key points of Quantum Break was necessary, because although it is normal for these types of games to have a shorter duration and are somewhat more linear, we do not want anyone to be confused about what this title is. We are in front of an incredible work in the narrative, with errors, with weaker aspects but with a great personality and a taste for risk that has favored them in their decisions.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Quantum Break may fail as a hybrid between series and video game but the playable parts are entertaining, spectacular and the combat system hooks its own. The story is also one of the best we have played.
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An interesting science fiction game let down by its live-action series tie-in
Quantum Break tries to master video game and TV storytelling, but fails at both.
A less than fruitful mix of TV show and video game, where although the individual components are competent they're never quite interesting enough to justify the peculiar set-up.
At one point, Paul Serene emphatically states that the timeline is set, and that the advent of time fracturing and collapsing on itself can't be avoided. There is only one reality, he argues. If Quantum Break is a game fractured between two worlds, the one reality set for us as players is the one in which it's a shooter that often isn't a shooter, and a story that doesn't fully explore its narrative potential. It has intriguing ideas regarding both, but in this case, two halves don't really make a whole.
Quantum Break won't at all times feel like a game, as the player spends a fair chunk of time relegated to spectator. But, no matter which side Quantum Break is showing, it's always going to be a spectacular one.
Quantum Break has some breathtaking moments and shoot outs, but its mechanics are a bit shallow and the story not that strong.
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Quantum Break is an engaging and enjoyable narrative experience, and it makes the most of its stellar cast, pushing the boundaries of storytelling in games and presentation. However, it won't be for everyone, particularly those who don't like to be led by the hand or don't want to spend an extended amount of time watching content rather than interacting with it. It also falsely makes you feel like you have a choice, but then, that's much of its point, and despite a few missteps this is a story well worth experiencing.
Despite some quite good late-in-the-story character beats, Quantum Break is still just another cautionary tale about time travel. It seems the one thing that never gets an alternate universe path is the notion that time is something that we should never mess with, which is kind of obvious by now. Perhaps this story could have bucked that trend. What saves Quantum Break, though, is the abundance of content and its integration of time-based abilities in combat. I might not have like the live-action episodes, but someone might especially when compared to narratives in other games. And there are all those narrative collectibles. This a game with something for everyone. None of it is exemplary, but as a weekend rental, it's not a bad way to spend your, well, you know…
Quantum Break has all the things we ask for from a video game and some things that we don't. Great gameplay, impressive graphics and presentation, and an amazing story are all state of the industry from Remedy. I just wonder what this game might have been if the game aspect of it had been fleshed out just a little bit more.
The Xbox One exclusive time-shifting shooter doesn't quite fire on all cylinders, but it's a fascinating experiment in interactive storytelling worth your time
Quantum Break is not the most revolutionary of games, and its box of time toys cover what is, at heart, a fairly standardized shooter. However, it carries itself with style and speed to create something genuinely fascinating to play, flavored by a story that, while failing to pay off in the final stretch, is more detailed and engrossing than most in its league.
While Quantum Break exposes the Xbox One's technical limitations, Remedy has crafted a masterpiece that earns its place among the best that the console has to offer. Quantum Break is the first thoroughly unmissable, truly unique console exclusive the Xbox One has. Every single Xbox One and W10 gaming PC owner should pick up this game, and the big-budget publishers out there funding similar cinematic experiences should take note. Quantum Break has permanently altered the way I want to experience storytelling in games.
Not without missteps, Quantum Break is still an exceptional title that takes chances and looks like the makings of a successful new franchise. In short, it's a hell of a time.
It would be easy, and not without justification, to suggest glazing over the narrative chutzpah and just enjoy the game. But Quantum Break's narrative and gameplay have a habit of bumping into each other. This is a game with plenty of good ideas. Too many, perhaps, with none given the room to flourish in what is a lavish, clumsy but often entertaining cacophony.
While the boundaries and possibilities of storytelling within the video game medium are being explored, such missteps can be forgiven. This is, nevertheless, a costly mistake that should never be repeated.
In the end, the Quantum Break action genre takes a couple of steps further with its specific narrative and its creative combat system - but at the same time a step backwards when it comes to layout. It may not be the big revolution that Remedy was hoping for. The one who gets the gaming medium as accepted as other cultural expressions. But it is at least a convincing first step. Above all, it is further proof that it is possible to create epic and gripping stories as well on a game console as on the big white screen.
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