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Readers Gambit | Quantum Break (Xbox One Review)

Esler takes a look at Quantum Break in his latest review.

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MRMagoo1233697d ago

another realistic score 8 is the max this game should get .......in my experience it's OK and not rubbish but there are so many flaws and errors on decisions that It can't score higher

conanlifts3697d ago

I'm not sure. I have just finished the second act and so far i am really enjoying it. If i continues this way i would be tempted to go with a 9. I am even tempted to play it again to see how the choices impact the game.

To be fair though 8 or 9 are both very high scores.

Esler3697d ago

Score is always subjective, so my 6.5 could easily be another site's 7 or 8. What's more important are the writers and their criticisms.

Personally I tend to find a reviewer I agree with in words rather than score and then continue from there.

conanlifts3696d ago (Edited 3696d ago )

Definately. As i said above i might be tempted to give it a 9 if it continues as well in acts 3-5.
What's interesting about this game is the huge difference in scores. It is definately more of a love it or hate it Game. To me this makes sense with it being a hybrid game/show. This mix is what turns many off, but for me it works.
But if we all loved the same things developers would churn out the exact same games.
It's great to either love or hate the game. But those reading reviews without playing it themselves shouldn't really be doing either.

Dewitt3697d ago

This game has gotten some of the most unfair criticisms this gen. The game is 10 hours without the show, I understand it is not everyone's cup of tea, but it is extremely polished and has a ton of innovations. Just because it isn't a 40-50 hour open world game, doesn't make it a mediocre title. The story is really great and the tie in with the TV show is so freshly unique, I just don't get the critics on this one.

Esler3697d ago

It's not 10 hours at all. Even playing at a snail's pace and collecting nearly everything in the game I wouldn't say it closes in on 10 hours.

I also didn't mark the game down on the length, I genuinely believe the experience is more important than the length. I personally find some large open world games that have 30+ hours of meaningless collectibles boring.

Dewitt3697d ago (Edited 3697d ago )

Most people I talked to that played the game on normal or hard are well over 10 hours. If you rush through then yeah maybe 8 hours, but you can speed run most games in 4-6 hours and not enjoy the experience whatsoever.

StifflerK3697d ago

For me it was close to 10 hours apprx.

I'm supposed to be revising for my exams - the only way I've been able to play QB is late at night when everyone thinks I'm asleep, lol.

I've been playing one act a day + watching the show, on average I start around 1am, go to sleep before 4am.
So that's apprx 2 hours per act not including the TV show. I have been searching for collectibles and reading everything though, it would be shorter if I didn't.

But you're right in that the overall experience is what's important.
I was surprised by how much reading there was , but personally enjoyed it.

For me it's an 8.5 so far, I'll do a second playthrough after my exams.

starchild3696d ago (Edited 3696d ago )

@Dewitt

I don't understand some of the critics on this game either. But I've long since stopped caring about the opinions of critics. If I listened to critics in general (as in putting a lot of stock in metacritic averages) I would be misled more often than not.

Just remember, those that write reviews are only an extremely tiny subset of gamers and they are affected by bias and pettiness just as much as the wider gaming population.

conanlifts3696d ago (Edited 3696d ago )

I'm trying to collect most things and with the show it might take me 9-10 hours at most. But i am enjoying it. Also i am already keen to restart it to see if my choices alter the gameplay/ tv show.

To me unlike other games it does seem to be replayable.

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You're still overlooking this Remedy sci-fi shooter, and its 89% cheaper on Steam Deck

Before Control Resonant launches, you need to play Remedy's mind-bending Quantum Break, one of the best third-person shooters around.

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15 Xbox Games That Should Make the Multiplatform Jump

While there’s likely already a list behind closed doors, one can still speculate and offer logical suggestions for titles new and old that should find their way into the PlayStation and Switch libraries.

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GamerRN802d ago

Single A games and live service games. Those make sense

S2Killinit802d ago

None of it makes sense. But its happening.

Ps5conehead801d ago

That’s up to Microsoft they want return on there investment. From buying up those publishers. That’s what there in business for. And they made a mistake putting day one exclusive on game pass. So now Microsoft wants to profit any way they can.its called buisness . Just like Sony putting games on pc a year are two after ps5 launch.
So if they can make money off PlayStation and Nintendo. They will do that. And I bet soon real soon they will release some aaa exclusives .and I bet one day it will be same day release

TheEroica801d ago

Sony gamers begging for Xbox games.... Who would've thunk it?

BISHOP-BRASIL801d ago

Yeah, because random site off the internet represents all Sony gamers, they have the letter of attorney and all...

S2Killinit801d ago

Lol what a spin. You dizzy?

AsunaYuukiTheFlash801d ago (Edited 801d ago )

We don’t care about shovelwares. Get that junk out of PS5

StormSnooper801d ago

More like MS begging to put their games on PlayStation.

TheEroica799d ago

Keep begging Sony gamers!

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Friendlygamer802d ago

Some of these seem to be exclusive for lack of enthusiasm of the publisher rather than because of deals. A lot of cool indies skip ps for some reason like katana zero, el paso, elsewhere and gunbrela

S2Killinit802d ago

Even more indies skip xbox. We know that right?

Friendlygamer802d ago

Quality over quantity, Microsoft got some really interesting and curated niche games on their machines, maybe in part because of gamepass

S2Killinit801d ago

Quality and MS are not things you bring up in same sentence.

shinoff2183801d ago (Edited 801d ago )

Alot of indies skip xbox to. It goes round and round. Personally I think your off base on that but no need to have the argument.

Friendlygamer801d ago

Between katana zero, valheim, Battletech, el passo... I don't feel off base. maybe ps got a million of light novel games that will never release on Xbox but like I've said, I'm talking about niche games highlights, the 10%.

  Heck, it's probably thanks to Microsoft that the s.t.a.l.k.e.r games came to console ps included, meanwhile Sony backwards compatibility continues to be extremely anemic.

And I'm sure most ps5 users are happy to ignore these games and just play wathever new 3rd person action game is trending but it's cool that Microsoft gives some love to smaller audiences and software preservation

shinoff2183801d ago

Again your off base just to be snide. All it's showing though is your ignorance.

One light novels wtf is that even. Ps has plenty of pretty damn good indies.

Speaking of indies and ms being responsible. You know F.I.S.T. of course you do alot of you guys just support gamepass. Well here's a history of Sony being responsible for helping indies. Look up the China project from Sony.

Lastly lol your ignorance showing again. Sony has plenty of games. Personally third person is better then first anyway but that's besides the point. Sony gets so many games that xbox doesn't get because yall don't support the games. Jrpgs being a great example. I personally am not into every Sony first party game. Alot of us aren't. On the other side you don't get to eat often so you gobble up everything. Me personally God of War not my cup, etc. For me I'm into jrpgs and ms just can't touch Sony on those. Again because the Xbox base doesn't support it. Devs dont wanna waste their time or money. Hit me up when falcom develops a game over there.

Speaking of third person narrative games. Aren't yall drooling over hellblade 2. The first one was Sony exclusive at one point. Another not my cup game. Showing we don't have to fall in line and agree we love everything Sony puts out. The facts are they sell though unlike elsewhere(not nintendo)

StormSnooper801d ago

You are same person as GamerRN, yes?

Abnor_Mal801d ago

They really think PlayStation fans would want to play Redfall? Pfft.

Personally nothing on that list would be any game I’d want to play.

TwoPicklesGood801d ago

I’d absolutely love Hellblade 2, Palworld, and Quantum Break on ps5 as I’m sure tons of others would too. There’s nothing wrong with wanting games from another console and its sad that people try to act like they aren’t interested in them.

shinoff2183801d ago

While indont agree with the games. I agree with the point. Your not wrong.

DarXyde801d ago

Sunset Overdrive makes very good sense. Palworld might.

Don't know about the others. Hellblade II does make sense given the original launched on PS4 first. Quantum Break was a massive letdown for me. I absolutely hated the whole TV show thing and I don't think anyone should have to relive that on modern hardware.

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Now that Remedy owns Control, it’s time to reclaim Quantum Break

Alan Wake 2 studio Remedy Entertainment has reclaimed the rights to Control, and now sci-fi hit Quantum Break deserves the same treatment.

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Petebloodyonion817d ago

Totally agree with that especially when Quantum Break has several references to Alan Wake and Alan Wake make allusions to QB.
I do believe that MS and Remedy can work things out and MS has usually been nice to devs and publishers regarding IP.

Obscure_Observer817d ago

They can't "reclaim" what was never theirs.

Petebloodyonion817d ago

I’m sure we can settle for purchase from MS the IP.

Lightning77817d ago

MS is not doin anything with it. Plus they're doing a multiverse of their own so Remedy needs the IP.

If MS wants to have exclusive let it be timed for 6 months then go to other platforms. MS seems to be, let's say, generous with some if their games as of late.

Or have QB2 be multiplat from the jump, put it on GP. Keeping QB2 as an exclusive is kinda weird these days.

Obscure_Observer817d ago (Edited 817d ago )

@Petebloodyonion

"I’m sure we can settle for purchase from MS the IP."

Good luck

@Lightning77

"MS is not doin anything with it."

Japan Studio is dead nd Sony isn´t doing anything with Bloodborne either! Yet I can 100% guarantee that there´s a far bigger demand for a sequel, remake or even a remaster for that game from both PS5 and PC gamers.

That been said, why don´t you ask Sony tol sell the IP to Fromsoftware now that according to rumors, they bought Elden Ring from Bandai?

ZwVw817d ago (Edited 817d ago )

Reclaim? That would mean that they actually owned the ip at one point, which they never did (MS always has). Apples & oranges. Remedy always owned the Control ip (just not the publishing), as they have with Alan Wake.

About as likely as them getting the Max Payne rights from Rockstar.

mastershredder817d ago (Edited 817d ago )

Sending you game to a publisher does not mean they get "rights to own it " unless that was part of the contract (monetary/ strategic reasons). 505 was the publisher they worked with to publish and distribute it, it dos not mean that 505 flat out "owned" anything, clearly they did have a special arrangement that made them open to limit their publishing rights. and so here we are and big whoop

Jingsing817d ago (Edited 817d ago )

Yeah get Quantum Break PS5, only if you put it on disc with all the associated movie material.

isarai817d ago

I mean they got the Alan Wake IP back from MS, so I feel like they could get QB back as well

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