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Quantum Break
Critics Consensus (Play It)
Despite some uneven pacing and performance issues, Quantum Break features a compelling narrative and interesting time-manipulating mechanics that is a great multimedia experiment.
Game Info
Fix Time Before It Destroys Everything! When time breaks, catastrophe becomes your playground. As hero Jack Joyce, you’ll fight your way through epic disasters that stutter back and forth in time. But surviving this unstable world–and halting the end of time itself–is only possible by mastering your new time powers.
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Average Score
Total Reviews: 107
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35% of scored reviews fell within the range of 80 to 86 / 100
RELEASE DATES:
GENRES:
- Action, Shooter, Adventure
DEVELOPER(S):
- Remedy Entertainment
- Asobo Studio
PUBLISHER(S):
- Microsoft Studios
SERIES/FRANCHISE:
- n/a
GAME MODES:
- Single player
GAME ENGINE:
- Northlight Engine
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RATING & REVIEWS
Ratings & Reviews
107
Critic Reviews
78
Average Critic Score
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CRITIC REVIEWS
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High Score
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Median Score
80%
Low Score
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Charles Husemann (Gaming Nexus)
April 1, 2016
9/10
Quantum Break continues the tradition of great games from Remedy with strong storytelling and fast, fun action.
Rob Keyes (Screen Rant)
April 5, 2016
4/5 stars
Remedy Entertainment’s Quantum Break delivers an epic time-travel tale thanks to brilliant writing and a smart use of live-action sequences.
Giuseppe Nelva (DualShockers)
April 1, 2016
9/10
Ultimately, Quantum Break was obviously an experiment. On one side, I’d rather see game developers and publishers focus their resources on telling their stories via the games themselves, but it’s impossible not to recognize the value of this title as a game. It looks awesome, it plays great, and makes you feel really badass. What’s not to love? Remedy is back, baby!
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Score Ranges
Read the Reviews (107 total)
| Outlet | Author | Score | Date | Quote | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACG | Jeremy Penter | Recommended | 04-01-2016 | Video Review | Read review |
| AR12Gaming | Alan Walsh | 9 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | Quantum Break is Remedy’s most ambitious and immersive title yet. | Read review |
| Arcade Sushi | Luke Brown | 9 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | Remedy’s Quantum Break is an ambitious title that doesn’t always meet its own expectations, but when it does the result is spectacular. | Read review |
| Areajugones | Juan Linares | 8 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | 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. | Read review |
| Ars Technica | Sam Machkovech | Not Recommended | 04-01-2016 | Sci-fi story lovers should buy. Everyone else should rent or try it later. | Read review |
| Atomix | Claudio Quiroz | 88 / 100 | 04-01-2016 | As an action game it delivers, but it seems to me that the most important thing is that in the end they managed to overcome the challenge of being a simple third-person shooter to become a fantastic audiovisual experience. This is thanks to the good design of the game and its system that forces you to use powers intelligently and creatively. | Read review |
| Attack of the Fanboy | William Schwartz | 3.5 / 5 stars | 04-06-2016 | 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. | Read review |
| AusGamers | Steve Farrelly | 8.9 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | More TV, a little more game, a longer and more carefully handled ending and a challenge boost would have forced my hand to 10/10, easily. But it’s just not all there. Still an amazing experience though, if time travel is your bag. | Read review |
| BaziCenter | Bahram Bigharaz | 8 / 10 | 04-22-2016 | Great storytelling and terrific action sequences meet with eye-catching visuals and fabulous soundtrack in this great action-adventure game. | Read review |
| Cerealkillerz | Gabriel Bogdan | 7.5 / 10 | 03-31-2016 | Quantum Break bietet zwar großartiges Serien Material, vernachlässigt aber den Gameplay Bereich viel zu sehr und nutzt das vorhandene Potenzial wenig bis gar nicht. Wer auf der Suche nach einer neuen Serie für Zwischendurch ist, wird Quantum Break genießen. Für den Rest bietet Quantum Break leider viel zu wenig Abwechslung und vor allem an Herausforderung. | Read review |
| CGMagazine | Khari Taylor | 8 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | …as a marquee Microsoft-exclusive action title, Quantum Break delivers impressively on just about every front except that of content; it literally begs for a New Game Plus mode | Read review |
| Cheat Code Central | Sean Engemann | 3.8 / 5 stars | 04-01-2016 | It is apparent from the first minute to the last that an epic narrative is the primary focus in Quantum Break. From the full-length live action film to the extensive emails and documents, the game beckons you to savor the internal drama and cataclysmic storyline. If you’re more interested in skipping to the action, you’ll likely be disappointed with the remedial difficulty and generic shooter structure. | Read review |
| COGconnected | Shawn Petraschuk | 90 / 100 | 04-01-2016 | When the powers are flying and debris litters the air, strangely frozen in time, it creates some of the most beautiful chaos I’ve ever seen in a game. | Read review |
| Critical Hit | Alessandro Barbosa | 9 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | Quantum Break is another example of Remedy Entertainment sticking to what they know, and doing it better than anyone else. An engrossing adventure with a captivating story. experimentation with new mediums for telling stories in games and refined third-person gameplay to match. Quantum Break isn’t optional, it’s essential. | Read review |
| Cubed3 | Ofisil | 5 / 10 | 10-09-2016 | The phrase “all spark, no flare” fits like a glove for Quantum Break. It doesn’t do anything wrong, but there’s also nothing special about it. It looks cool, the time machine-induced apocalypse starts in a promising way, and some of the characters are quite interesting, but it doesn’t take much time to realise that hidden behind the flashy shootouts, famous faces, and ambitious storytelling, is a boring and generic sci-fi tale that never really goes anywhere. | Read review |
| Daily Dot | Dennis Scimeca | 4 / 5 stars | 04-01-2016 | I enjoyed Quantum Break in the same way I enjoy Marvel superhero movies. They’re fun to watch while I kick back and eat some popcorn. But when I go to see The Avengers I don’t have a control pad in my hands, and there’s where Quantum Break gets confusing for me. Sussing out the relative importance of the two halves of Quantum Break messed with my head as much as trying to sort through all the story’s causality loops. | Read review |
| Destructoid | Brett Makedonski | 8.5 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | 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. | Read review |
| Digital Chumps | Steven McGehee | 8 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | Quantum Break is an enjoyable game with high replay value, but it underwhelms in several key areas. | Read review |
| Digital Spy | Sam Loveridge | 5 / 5 stars | 04-01-2016 | Is Quantum Break, with its meld of compelling gameplay, strong storyline and high-quality TV series, really the future of gaming? Yes, but maybe it’ll be Quantum Break 2 (if there is one) that truly nails it 100%. If they dial back the gorgonzola, the product placement and adjust that cover mechanic, this could have been a perfect game. | Read review |
| Digital Trends | Mike Epstein | 2 / 5 stars | 04-01-2016 | Quantum Break tries to master video game and TV storytelling, but fails at both. | Read review |
| Digitally Downloaded | Unknown | 4 / 5 stars | 04-27-2016 | I love when developers take risks, that’s when we get some incredible games. By itself, Quantum Break wouldn’t have been as successful as it is. The gameplay is not strong enough to stand alone. But in collaboration with the TV series, the stunning cast, the script, the set and character design all work so well together that it elevates Quantum Break for just an interactive experience to an interactive collective. | Read review |
| DualShockers | Giuseppe Nelva | 9 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | Ultimately, Quantum Break was obviously an experiment. On one side, I’d rather see game developers and publishers focus their resources on telling their stories via the games themselves, but it’s impossible not to recognize the value of this title as a game. | Read review |
| Easy Allies | Michael Huber | 4.5 / 5 stars | 04-01-2016 | Video Review | Read review |
| EGM | Matt Buchholtz | 7.5 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | Quantum Break is a intriguing science-fiction tale told across two media platforms. While the action and exploration in the video game portions shine, the live-action episodes create a disconnect that is hard to recover from. | Read review |
| Eurogamer | Martin Robinson | Not Recommended | 04-01-2016 | A slick yet hollow hybrid of television and third-person shooting, Quantum Break sees electric style winning out over a lack of substance. | Read review |
| Everyeye.it | Andrea Porta | 8 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | As has almost always been true for Remedy productions, Quantum Break is not a game for everyone. Even more clearly than in the past, the Finnish developers focus more on the narrative aspects, first of all telling a story, and limiting the aspects of pure gameplay. However, there is, in Quantum Break, and manages to find an interesting dimension in the use of temporal powers, albeit superficially, between a general heaviness in the character’s movements, a neglected (and negligible) upgrade system, a platforming that impresses visually but does not engage the brain in the least, and a limited duration. It remains a great multimedia experiment, a fusion between television serial and videogame unique of its kind, a remarkable test from a technical point of view, and an experience in its own way unprecedented, if only for the unprecedented mix of narrative forms. | Read review |
| Forbes | Dave Thier | 8 / 10 | 04-05-2016 | 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. | Read review |
| Game Informer | Ben Reeves | 8.5 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | The show leaves a bit to be desired, but the game is full of breakneck firefights and stunning action set pieces | Read review |
| Game Rant | Riley Little | 4.5 / 5 stars | 04-01-2016 | Quantum Break pushes the third-person genre through a star-studded cast and time-bending gameplay, although it lacks the replay value that many may have hoped for. | Read review |
| Game Revolution | Peter Paras | 3.5 / 5 stars | 04-01-2016 | 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… | Read review |
| Gameblog | Gianni Molinaro | 8 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | Just like Alan Wake, Quantum Break launches into choices that will prevent him from being unanimous. For some it will be a title whose frame, staging, narration and artistic direction will be more than enough. For others, more concerned with pure gameplay, a TPS that is certainly pretty, dynamic and spectacular, but which does not manage to exceed some of its promises. Quantum Break does not succeed without fault, but it nevertheless manages to unite video game and cinema with panache, in particular thanks to its well-crafted history and its top actors. And if you were counting on a good series for a warm weekend, know that it can be interactive and of quality. | Read review |
| GameCrate | Quibian Salazar-Moreno | 8 / 10 | 04-12-2016 | I commend Remedy for taking a chance on a different way of storytelling in Quantum Break. Although I didn’t enjoy every aspect of the way it was done, I still had an gratifying experience and would look forward to the next installment. | Read review |
| Gameplanet | Baz Macdonald | 9.5 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | Quantum Break is magnificent, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible both technically and from a narrative perspective. | Read review |
| GamePro | Mirco Kämpfer | 88 / 100 | 04-01-2016 | Quantum Break does almost everything right. The shootings are as fun as they are spectacular, the story entertains you right up to the satisfying finale, little puzzles and skills provide just the right dose of variety, and the presentation sets new standards in cover shooters. However, depending on how you play, the spectacle is over after eight to ten hours | Read review |
| Gamersky | 北方凛 | 8.4 / 10 | 04-08-2016 | Quantum Break is a game of innovation. | Read review |
| GamesBeat | Dean Takahashi | 90 / 100 | 04-05-2016 | Quantum Break is a memorable game. It makes me truly wonder if any of us can truly escape the reach of time, and it reminds me we all have to live with the choices we make. | Read review |
| GameSkinny | Ty Arthur | 7 / 10 | 04-05-2016 | While the base gameplay is very familiar, the new twists and turns | Read review |
| GameSpew | Richard Seagrave | 9 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | Being sensible, it’s hard to find any real faults with Quantum Break | Read review |
| GameSpot | Peter Brown | 6 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | Quantum Break looks slick, but bouts of ineffective gameplay and its mixed-media construction make this a hit-and-miss experience. | Read review |
| GamesRadar+ | David Houghton | 3.5 / 5 stars | 04-01-2016 | The elements of a fantastic and creative action game are all present and correct, and at times Quantum Break is indeed both of those things. But unfortunately its various disparate parts tend to get in each other’s way, leading to a needlessly complicated presentation that inhibits anything from shining as brightly as it should. | Read review |
| Gaming Nexus | Matt Mirkovich | 9.5 / 10 | 10-26-2016 | 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. | Read review |
| GamingBolt | Aaron Main | 8 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | Quantum Break makes some amazing innovations in the gaming industry with the live-action TV show, unique and original powers and abilities, and beautifully designed set pieces and the levels built around them. However, the story leaves a lot to be desired, the abundance of video game tropes thrown in your face is way overboard, and the controls for telling Jack where to go really need some tweaking. However, it’s still worth the ride. | Read review |
| GamingTrend | Ron Burke | 90 / 100 | 04-01-2016 | Remedy swung for the fences and hit a homerun with Quantum Break. With an engrossing story, an amazing cast, and the most beautiful visuals on the Xbox One we’ve ever seen, Quantum Break is a masterpiece. | Read review |
| Geeks Under Grace | Damien Chambers | 9.7 / 10 | 04-15-2016 | Quantum Break is a fun, thrilling, and astoundingly gorgeous new IP for Microsoft. From Sam Lake, creator of the original Max Payne games and Alan Wake, comes some of Remedy’s best work yet as Quantum Break sucks players into the vacuum of time that exists in the world of its main characters and players will want to work just as hard as Jack Joyce to stop time, and their own time with the game, from coming to a catastrophic end. | Read review |
| Generación Xbox | Jose Angel Martínez | 8 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | Quantum Break is a game that nobody can miss. Go ahead, Remedy shines again with its own light, offering a great game that will make you stay glued to the screen until the end. | Read review |
| Giant Bomb | Jeff Gerstmann | 2 / 5 stars | 04-01-2016 | Quantum Break is an ambitious experience, but neither the video game nor the live-action sides of this time travel story come together in a satisfactory way. | Read review |
| God is a Geek | Mick Fraser | 7 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | Undeniably ambitious, Remedy’s game certainly feels unique in many ways, but perhaps not in the ways that truly matter. | Read review |
| GRYOnline.pl | Przemysław Zamęcki | 8.5 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | Even though Quantum Break is storytelling, there’s no point in writing too much about it in a review. It would reveal too much, reveal facts that are best known for yourself. It is enough to mention that we are dealing with time travel and they are the most important element of this story, influencing not only its shape, but also the core of the game, including the mechanics of clashes with opponents. If you skipped the first paragraph of the review, it’s time to catch up on that now and put Remedy’s work alongside the more successful examples I’ve listed. | Read review |
| Guardian | Simon Parkin | 2 / 5 stars | 04-04-2016 | 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. | Read review |
| Hardcore Gamer | Adam Beck | 3.5 / 5 stars | 04-01-2016 | Quantum Break has an identity crisis going on for itself, not knowing if it wants to be a TV show, action game or puzzle platformer. | Read review |
| Hobby Consolas | Borja Abadie | 90 / 100 | 04-01-2016 | 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. | Read review |
| IBTimes UK | Edward Smith | 2 / 5 stars | 04-01-2016 | What may seem like an ambitious project is in the fact the combination of a standard third-person shooter and the kind of cheap sci-fi drama you might find in the darkest corners of Sky TV. Visually tepid and filled with abortive gunfights and platforming, Quantum Break also struggles to contain its plot, while at the same time underselling its characters. Remedy’s previous games have been characterised by a distinctive tone and knowing humour. By comparison Quantum Break is a glossy, charmless, wholly moderate outing. | Read review |
| IGN | Tristan Ogilvie | 8 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | Quantum Break is a stylish, often-exhilarating third-person shooter wrapped up in a tautly paced tale of time travel. | Read review |
| IGN Italy | Mattia Ravanelli | 7.6 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | Quantum Break has some breathtaking moments and shoot outs, but its mechanics are a bit shallow and the story not that strong. | Read review |
| IGN Middle East | Mufaddal Fakhruddin | 8.9 / 10 | 04-04-2016 | Quantum Break tells a fascinating story about the transition through time that combines live action with video games in a way we’ve never seen before. | Read review |
| IGN Spain | Diego De La Fuente | 8 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | A unique experience in terms of the union of a video game and a real series with a story worthy of Hollywood, however the playable part does not reach the level of outstanding in the story and the series. | Read review |
| Impulsegamer | Nathan Misa | 4.6 / 5 stars | 04-03-2016 | Quantum Break is another incredibly satisfying action-adventure mystery from Remedy in the same leagues as Alan Wake and the original Max Payne – bolstered by a bigger budget which has resulted in a terrific cast of actors, complex and intriguing storyline and script, and well-implemented live action television sequences. The third-person cover-based gunplay, while executed better in other franchises, is still enjoyable, but it is the exploration of the environment for background details, clues and easter eggs is what makes the bulk of the gameplay enjoyable. | Read review |
| Kill Screen | Reid McCarter | 62 / 100 | 04-12-2016 | While the interactive core of Quantum Break is a serviceable ode to pulp science-fiction, the episodes are a reminder of what makes the genre enjoyable beyond metaphysical thought exercises: the ridiculousness. | Read review |
| KnowTechie | Jonathan White | 7.5 / 10 | 04-28-2016 | Quantum Break is definitely a game worth playing, even though it’s flawed. It’s got some great music (Royal Blood’s Ten Tonne Skeleton was a nice surprise) and some fairly good character interactions – along with a great TV show to boot. It’s just unfortunate that it feels pieced together for no reason other than to get people to watch the TV show instead of feeling like a solid game with a great bonus. | Read review |
| Kotaku | Stephen Totilo | Recommended | 04-01-2016 | Despite how pedestrian some aspects of the game may be, I concluded Quantum Break feeling like something new had happened. Something special had happened that more than compensated for some of the flatness of the story and the mostly rote gunplay. A game simply never worked like this before, nor has a TV show. Because of that, what might have otherwise been ordinary feels extraordinary. | Read review |
| LevelUp | Rodrigo Villanueva | 8.3 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | As it is, as I said at the beginning: time is the virtue and the problem of experience. The chronological concept feels fresh, but Quantum Break was in the oven for so long, I was expecting a bit more, especially from the decision-making and the show. The transmedia component passes as a distraction or marketing ploy rather than innovation, and what could have been something genuinely unique ended up being good … nothing more. Remedy took an excessively safe route in several of his decisions and missed opportunities to transcend the game mechanics. Despite that, the action is rewarding and the story clever; more than enough elements to give the game a good grade. | Read review |
| M3 | Raphael Cano Felix | 8 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | In the end, the Quantum Break action genre takes a couple of steps further with its specific narrative and its creative combat system | Read review |
| Marooners’ Rock | Andrew Peggs | 9.2 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | To be straightforward this is a one-of-a-kind game that is worth coming back to even after you’ve beaten it. | Read review |
| Metro GameCentral | David Jenkins | 6 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | 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. | Read review |
| MMOGames | Karl de Mare | 7 / 10 | 04-12-2016 | Quantum Break is pretty much the game that it looks to be according to the trailers. It is a very solid cover-shooter with a story that is confusing and by far the least interesting one in Remedy’s portfolio, but it still holds a high standard with many interesting plot points. It is a game you should and even must play on the Xbox One since the PC version is not acceptable in any way. The best part of Quantum Break is how well it works together with the built in TV-show, and that is bound to give you a unique and interesting experience. | Read review |
| New Game Network | Alex Varankou | 69 / 100 | 04-01-2016 | A successful experiment of merging live action TV with a video game, Quantum Break is an enjoyable ride through the mysteries of time travel, even as uneven presentation quality and average gameplay keep it firmly grounded in reality. | Read review |
| Next Gen Base | Ben Ward | 9 / 10 | 03-31-2016 | A beautifully crafted and hugely enjoyable experience, Quantum Break is a fantastic addition to anyone’s library. The lighting effects alone make any arguments about resolution dissipate, with a solid set of unique mechanics and breathtaking set-pieces that keep the game fresh and exciting. Whilst I had some issues streaming the show, the content within is in such good keeping with the game, that it’s a minor blip on the radar when all is said and done. Microsoft’s flirtation with the world of TV proved to be a bit of a flop, but for the most part, Remedy have somehow managed to nail it. | Read review |
| NZGamer | Ben Wilson | 7 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | Whether you consider Quantum Break a game with episodes, or a mini-series with interactive segments ultimately doesn’t matter | Read review |
| Pardis Game | mst | 8 / 10 | 04-10-2016 | In a generation where the number of games presented in the gameplay and story telling sections is less than the fingers of one hand, the nature of risk-taking to create a work such as Quantum Brayk is admirable; All imperfections, the game experience is fun, lovely and most importantly special and new. | Read review |
| PC Gamer | Andy Kelly | 70 / 100 | 04-07-2016 | An average shooter tied to a compelling, confident story, but the TV show is ultimately an expensive, if entertaining, gimmick. | Read review |
| PCWorld | Hayden Dingman | 3 / 5 stars | 04-16-2016 | This is the most frustrated I’ve been with a shoddy port in years. There have been other high-profile trainwrecks in the recent past, like Batman: Arkham Knight and Assassin’s Creed: Unity. But I didn’t like those games, aside from their obvious PC woes. | Read review |
| Polygon | Arthur Gies | 8.5 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | Quantum Break is a surprising success | Read review |
| Post Arcade (National Post) | Chad Sapieha | 7 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | 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 | Read review |
| Press Start | Mehdi Zadnane | 8 / 10 | 03-31-2016 | Quantum Break is an excellent addition to the Xbox One and Windows 10 libraries, telling a deep and well thought-out story that not only takes itself seriously, but offers great entertainment value. But for its brilliance in storytelling it somewhat stumbles in certain aspects of its gameplay design, keeping Quantum Break from reaching its full potential. None the less, Quantum Break for all its problems has been worth the wait, and Remedy has gotten their well-deserved spotlight in the industry with their strong entrance to the current generation. | Read review |
| pressakey.com | Philipp Weinbrecht | Recommended | 04-05-2016 | I have to be honest: After this game nearly vanished in late 2015 and was delayed a couple of times, I was pretty sure, this would gonna be a good, but mediocre Third-Person Shooter with some time-travelling mumbo-jumbo and some sort of a mini-series with real actors included. So, my expectations were down to zero. As I started playing, it took not even half an hour to completely proof me wrong. | Read review |
| Reno Gazette-Journal | Jason Hidalgo | 8 / 10 | 04-26-2016 | Overall, Quantum Break serves up a fun experience in a genre that’s admittedly starting to feel long in the tooth. It doesn’t break new ground but its inclusion of fun temporal powers freshens up the traditional cover shooter mechanics while encouraging some ruthless aggression. If you enjoy cover shooters with a solid story and fun abilities, this is one break you just might want to have. | Read review |
| Rock, Paper, Shotgun | John Walker | Recommended | 09-30-2016 | I love that they reached so high, but I really wish they’d thought harder about what it was they were trying to balance on as they did. Ambition wasn’t thwarted by technology, but just a lack of common sense. I find myself still wanting to recommend you play it, not least because the action is mostly fine, if very repetitive, and therefore there’s nothing that’s actively unpleasant about playing it – you can experience the wonders it has to offer, just for the price of grinding through the okay-ness of it all. | Read review |
| Rocket Chainsaw | Anthony Capone | 4.5 / 5 stars | 04-02-2016 | Quantum Break is one of the best produced videogames of late, comfortably sitting among Remedy’s catalogue of hit titles. | Read review |
| Saudi Gamer | عصام الشهوان | 7 / 10 | 03-31-2016 | Mechanically this might not be anything special, even with the time manipulation powers, but the world and story are enough to draw you in. This is a game that knows how to paint an interesting world and immerse you in it, with a good mix of fighting, exploration and branching cinematics. | Read review |
| Screen Rant | Rob Keyes | 4 / 5 stars | 04-05-2016 | Remedy Entertainment’s Quantum Break delivers an epic time-travel tale thanks to brilliant writing and a smart use of live-action sequences. | Read review |
| SECTOR.sk | Sector.sk Staff | 9 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | Quantum Break is the largest and riskiest experiment in the entire 21 years of Remedy’s existence, but it paid off. It does not mean a revolution, but it is still a fascinating experience in which two different media intersect in a coherent and excellently functioning mix. | Read review |
| Shacknews | Steve Watts | 6 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | 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. | Read review |
| Slant Magazine | Justin Clark | 4 / 5 stars | 04-01-2016 | The game’s stronger than expected writing and decent cast more than make up for its conceptual banalities. | Read review |
| TechnoBuffalo | Eric Frederiksen, Joey Davidson | Not Recommended | 04-01-2016 | When we’re coming up on the end of the year, I don’t think the game is going to win any awards for best game or best writing. Ultimately, it’s not a Great game, with a capital G. It’s a really good one, and it’s a lot of fun. | Read review |
| TechRaptor | Andrew Stretch | 9 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | With a great cast, fun third person action and a set of interesting and unique powers Quantum Break stands out as an amazing game with plenty of unique features. | Read review |
| Telegraph | Tom Hoggins | 3 / 5 stars | 04-01-2016 | 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. | Read review |
| The Angry Joe Show | Joe Vargas | 5 / 10 | 04-18-2016 | Video Review | Read review |
| The Digital Fix | Andrew Phillips | 6 / 10 | 04-22-2016 | A brave attempt at cross medium entertainment, let down by leaning more one way than the other. | Read review |
| The Game Fanatics | Richard Donaldson | 8.7 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | Qualms aside, Remedy’s return to action gameplay with their refined narrative chops is a concoction that shouldn’t be ignored. On the whole, Quantum Break is highly recommended | Read review |
| The Games Machine | Ivan Conte | 8.7 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | Quantum Break is unfortunately not the savior of the Xbox One homeland, a role that I don’t think it has ever aspired to. That said, Remedy’s new work is excellent from many points of view, particularly when the spotlight is put on the storytelling and the hatching of the characters, two things that the house of Sam Lake can do very well and that here were even more complicated to bring home successfully, given the slippery terrain of temporal paradoxes on which the plot continually rests its foundations. The action phases are also embellished with good ideas, but automatic coverages generate problems too frequently for them not to be taken into account in the judgment phase. I also appreciated the good integration between the parts played and the episodes of the TV series: a combination that almost unexpectedly works great, probably due to the aforementioned experience of Remedy in knowing how to tell good stories, as well as for the skill. of the actors involved. | Read review |
| The Jimquisition | James Stephanie Sterling | 8.5 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | 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. | Read review |
| TheSixthAxis | Dominic Leighton | 8 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | 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. | Read review |
| ThisGenGaming | ThisGenGaming | 8 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | Quantum Break is a very good game that could have been a great game if it wasn’t for performance issues and the handling issues throughout the game. I can’t praise Remedy enough however for the chances they took in Quantum Break, and how well they paid off in the game. I feel there aren’t many developers taking these kind of chances anymore in the video games industry, and full credit goes to the great team at Remedy for doing what they did. Overall I enjoyed Quantum Break even with the few annoyances scattered throughout the game, and recommend trying this one out. | Read review |
| Toronto Sun | Steve Tilley | 3.5 / 5 stars | 04-01-2016 | Quantum Break is an innovative new direction for interactive storytelling, and with the ending leaving things wide open for more, I hope Remedy does a sequel to this innovative hybrid of a show and a game. I just hope the next one offers more to do with the time we’re given. | Read review |
| TrueAchievements | Mark Delaney | 4.5 / 5 stars | 04-01-2016 | 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. | Read review |
| TrustedReviews | Stuart Andrews | 3.5 / 5 stars | 04-01-2016 | Quantum Break’s no travesty of Order: 1886 proportions, but its gameplay, while fun, can’t reach the level of its stellar graphics. Enjoy it for its engaging time-control gunplay, its spectacular stutters and its sci-fi storyline, but this isn’t the landmark entertainment experience that Microsoft once promised. | Read review |
| Twinfinite | Ishmael Romero | 4 / 5 stars | 04-01-2016 | Pulling off a game that offers both an engrossing narrative as well as engaging gameplay is a daunting task that leaves Quantum Break burning the candle on both ends. The gameplay can get exciting at times, with the fast-paced gun battles and gorgeous abilities, but it’s clear that wasn’t the primary focus for this experience. That isn’t necessarily a bad thing – after all, I thoroughly enjoyed both of my playthroughs. However, if you were expecting battle after battle where you bend time to your will, you will be left wanting. | Read review |
| USgamer | Jaz Rignall | 3.5 / 5 stars | 04-06-2016 | A bold experiment in marrying passive and interactive elements to create a narrative game, Quantum Break almost succeeds. It looks utterly stunning, and it’s fun to play, but overall the game doesn’t quite gel with its TV show-style episodes to elevate its experience into something new. What we’re left with is an enjoyable game and a half-decent TV show that coexist together, but don’t feel like they’re fundamentally entwined. | Read review |
| VGChartz | Brandon J. Wysocki | Recommended | 05-04-2016 | While both the content and overall experience may not be perfect, collectively they compose a bold, engrossing, brilliant blockbuster of a game that should absolutely be experienced. | Read review |
| VideoGamer | Tom Orry | 8 / 10 | 04-01-2016 | Quantum Break is a glorious use of current-gen power, with the visual fireworks on show making the combat feel positively joyous. | Read review |
| Washington Post | Christopher Byrd | Not Recommended | 04-05-2016 | An interesting science fiction game let down by its live-action series tie-in | Read review |
| We Got This Covered | Chad Goodmurphy | 4 / 5 stars | 04-01-2016 | Quantum Break emphasizes its narrative, which is sometimes detrimental to its cause. However, despite that fault, what’s presented here is a very intricate, interesting and visually stunning game; not to mention one that is very fun to play when it lets the player use its protagonist’s time-bending super powers. | Read review |
| Windows Central | Jez Corden | 4.5 / 5 stars | 04-01-2016 | 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. | Read review |
| Worth Playing | Brian Dumlao | 9 / 10 | 04-04-2016 | As a game, Quantum Break is solid. There’s a good balance between the shooting and exploration sections, and while some people may dislike the simplicity of the core shooting, the time-related powers augment it enough to make it fun. As a TV show, it does a good job of staying interesting without wearing out its welcome. As a whole, the story nicely melds together both pieces, and the different avenues the tale takes gives you a reason to replay it. Quantum Break is another excellent game from Remedy, and it belongs on the shelves of all adventure game fans. | Read review |
| Xbox Achievements | Richard Walker | 90 / 100 | 04-01-2016 | Like Max Payne and Alan Wake before it, Quantum Break has already left me desperate for a sequel. And with one or two loose threads left dangling tantalisingly, the way is certainly open for one. Quantum Break is another superlative Remedy game, combining story and gameplay to startling effect. I want to go back in time and play it afresh, all over again. | Read review |
| Zoomg | Niloofar Ebrahim Pour | 8.5 / 10 | 04-20-2016 | Quantum Break, Microsoft’s newest exclusive, perfectly scents Remedy Studio and its style, which only maybe them could design and build. |
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