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CeX Review- Quantum Break

Martin Bargo writes- Out on Xbox One on April 5th, Quantum Break by Remedy is a game that is so good at each individual aspect that when it changes it, it leaves you wanting more of the same. Imagine you’re sitting there playing the hottest new release and the gameplay has reached its climax. They’ve found your location and have swarmed on you. You’re surrounded. Utilising your unique abilities, you slow time around them, create ripples and domes.

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SuberMedic3312d ago ShowReplies(8)
NukaCola3312d ago

Is the embargo lifted yet?

SuberMedic3312d ago (Edited 3312d ago )

I believe the embargo is lifted April 1'st.

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showtimefolks3312d ago

i don't personally this game will get very many high praises. from what i saw of it, it could go really bad or really good

i am getting the order 1886 vibe from this so i am expecting 7.5 to 8 max

SirBradders3311d ago

That's the thing the order got critised for its story play focus and longetivity. I think reviewers need to factor in what game remedy are portraying and not knock it for things they already know ain't part of its design.

showtimefolks3311d ago

SirBradders

but than won't that be changing the finish line for each game? i wish man journalists would do that

most of them go into reviews with their mindsets and what they want out of the game, instead of what the developer's vision is

i agree with you 10000000%

each game should be reviewed with an open mind. play what the developer created not what the reviewer wants in the game

i see it with reviews all the time. when a reviewer says i wish this game had such such feature or mode

littlezizu3312d ago

From previews i feel its Between 8 to 9 score. Hopefully this is just one off review score.

G20WLY3312d ago (Edited 3312d ago )

Sounds like the issue is with the fact it is a cinematic game, like The Order: 1886 was. It can be frustrating to take a few steps after a cut scene only to be interrupted again by another cut scene - or in this case sometimes a live action full TV episode.

Even if interaction is lower than people would generally like, the story seems good and that's sometimes all that's needed for a great experience.

Not every game has to be open world. I quite enjoy linear games for a change sometimes. I just don't understand why developers seem to find it so hard to strike a happy medium.

WelkinCole3312d ago

If its like the order then I know I am going to have a blast with it.

I like sp focused games.

Erik73573312d ago

Damn the hate is real for this game, 16 disagrees and only one review is out saying its bad which may I remind everyone every game that is even remotely hyped gets a review like this usually.

Grap3312d ago

the disagrees cause the game will be between 9 to 10 score not 8 to 9 score.

Aloy-Boyfriend3312d ago

The review it yourself @Grap

TheSaint3311d ago

Lol, from previews so did Watch Dogs.

Gazondaily3312d ago

"Nobody does experiments like Remedy and Quantum Break was their biggest risk yet and there just isn't as enough game here to call it a masterpiece and the fact that it is a game is disappointing. Still, every moment is awesome."

What does this even mean? Can you clarify CEX?

ninsigma3312d ago

My head spun trying to make sense of that.

ginsunuva3312d ago

But if the final score was 5/5 your head would have been suspiciously okay.

ninsigma3312d ago

What has the score got to do with the paragraph quoted above?? It's the exact same whether the score was 1 or 10. Get a grip.

Deadpooled3312d ago

CeX's attempt to downplay QB to force gamers to play it for a few days and trade in with them, so that they can resell the masterpiece for exorbitant prices ala gamestop.

MasterCornholio3312d ago

Maybe while short its an awesome game.

If it was a little bit longer it would get a higher score from the publication.

That's my understanding of the review.

Kind of like Vanquish short but oh so sweet.

CYCLEGAMER3312d ago

@mastercornholio
Nah...then they would have just said the game dragged along, we got tired of using the same powers and the same guns, Remedy should have took some time off of the game to make it short and sweet.

Seems like a lot of these sites are over critical of MS games or popular games in general. The whole hipster attitude is played out.

Kingthrash3603312d ago (Edited 3312d ago )

People destroy the order,ryse,battlefront, Sfv and many more for being short on content...qb shouldn't get a pass for it. If it's short (something I predicted because of the 22 minutes of live cutscenes per episode ) then it should be scored accordingly.
They do not over criticize ms games bro...they over criticize all games...but being short is being short....the out rage the order has was super criticism. ...look at qb and it's ai...nobody judging qb for its bad ai...or qte or no mp like they did the order. It even got hit for not being native 1080p, qb is 720p and it's no biggie...
Imma still buy qb because I don't listen to reviews for any game and I bought my xbox for qb, but ms always gets things brushed under the rug..

AngelicIceDiamond3312d ago

@King MS absolutely does not get things brushed under the rug. People FREAK over the littlest things MS does. Remedy adressed the AI. http://wccftech.com/quantum...

I haven't seen any QTE's besides finishers when combating enemies. Its not QTE heavy like The Order not even close. There's a vid of RAD explaining the QTE's. I'm fine with QTE's that's what made me fall in love Shenmue originally.

I partially agree with no MP outrage because I do remember fans were the ones as well as media at first making a big deal out of it. But accepted the fact afterwards its a single player game...almost like they forgot what those are. The Order didn't get knocked for lack of MP mode to my understanding.

They explained The 720p http://gearnuke.com/quantum...

"Quantum Break’s 1080p output is a temporal reconstruction from four previous 720p 4xMSAA frames. This approach gets us high pixel quality in combination with complex shading and effects, allowing us to achieve a cinematic look. However, varying sample counts between passes and temporal upscaling makes talking about resolution, as it is traditionally understood, complicated in the case of Quantum Break."

More in game Shading and effects. I believe several months back Remedy said they were doing more optimizing for the game so this makes since.

The Order is justified just as QB is.

kraenk123312d ago

I kinda understand it in a way I also had my gripes with it when watching those act 1 and 2 previews. When they stopped the gameplay for 20 minutes of live action scenes I thought 'I would have preferred to play along'.

CYCLEGAMER3312d ago (Edited 3312d ago )

@Kraenk12
2 things....1 the cutscenes can be skipped, 2 why would you want to skip cutscenes on a story driven game? Personally, I want to know EXACTLY what is going on, and I want every bit of my $60 worth of this game.

@kraenk12
Huh? The cutscenes at max account for about 2 hours of the game. IMO 8 hours of gameplay is not a short game, especially a linear one, with multiple choices and variations.

kraenk123312d ago (Edited 3312d ago )

@Melman

You answered it yourself. Why would I want to skip a few hours and miss the story in an already short game?!

badz1493312d ago

@MELMAN26

I don't know the length of the game as I have yet to play it but 8H gameplay for a linear game is SHORT no matter how you want to spin it! What's with the apologist attitude you're showing there? But Let's hope QB is not 8H because that would be disappointing!

Erik73573312d ago

Low score for the clicks is my guess

Kingthrash3603312d ago

That's actually not low. It look like a 5 out of 5 game to you? A low score for clicks is a 1 or 2...3 is above a average it's respectable.

NotanotherReboot3312d ago

Sounds like he's suggesting it would have been better as a Tv show or movie.

Taero3312d ago

Well I thought that The Order was an amazing game...but at 6 hours I couldn't justify it's price, it felt 1/3 the length it should have been and personally it suffered for that. Gunplay - good, graphics - best I've seen on console, voice acting - great, art style - awesome, plot - actually good. Length - rushed. This is exactly what we heard with The Order early reviews.

Gazondaily3312d ago

Except for the fact that The Order had shit gameplay. Only the visuals/audio were great.

Taero3312d ago (Edited 3312d ago )

Mhmm again arguable, it never claimed to reinvent combat etc. I personally enjoyed it (I got $30 in trade in value) which definitely made it feel more worthwhile. I agree with you however in that it was definitely average on it's gameplay concepts.

edit: Also what? I've gone down like 3-4 bubbles in a few days?

Kingthrash3603312d ago

Welcome to the club bro...lost mine too..I was a 10 bub holder..lol I get one off topic flag and lost like 4 bubs..lol
But agreed with the order it was actually a good game....a lil on the short side but still a good game. Underrated even..but I believe it's the people who didn't play it that has the most harshest criticism about it....just like knack.

KiwiViper853312d ago

The order had no replay value either, not even collectibles that counted for anything.

From what I've heard, Quantum Break has multiple endings, even different live action scenes depending on your in game decisions. Thant has to be taken into account.

RedDevils3312d ago

Use the beta bubbles will disappear lol

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vikingland13312d ago

@ Septic
And, " Not too much live action but not enough game "????

Strange review.

Christopher3312d ago

The whole review didn't make much sense. More like someone saying "it's a game, but not a game" and "it's an experience, but not an experience". I'm like... which one is it then? Or, what is it then?

DragonDDark3312d ago

It's a game but not an experience.

It's an experience but not a game.

Choose lol

starchild3312d ago

Yeah, very strangely written review. It didn't make much sense to me either.

Saijahn3312d ago

I guess they just wanted more of everything. An awesome game just not enough of it. Is that worth docking 2 stars? Only they can answer that.

rainslacker3312d ago

Best I can make of the quote is that he felt it would be better as a TV show, or some other form of media because there just wasn't enough game play content to call it a masterpiece?

Or maybe he meant the game play itself took away from the masterfullness of what they were trying to do.

Or something.

I dunno. I hate to do a preview review of the game myself, but 6 of 10(or 3 of 5) does seem rather low based on what I've seen so far. 6 is barely above average, and that isn't in line with Remedy's output, nor the footage we've seen so far.

OoglyBoogly3311d ago

The score matches the footage. While pretty in areas the game hardly stands out as being anything new or special. Based on game play alone a 6/10 seems somewhat appropriate.

ShadowWolf7123312d ago

It's actually pretty easy to understand, I think.

The reviewer appears to be saying that while there's a lot of good stuff here, the gameplay is sparse and it may have worked better as just a television show.

DafunkyRebel3312d ago

it means the game sucks because it's short and not very satisfying

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Walker3312d ago

Seems like a fair review, 78-80 metascore predicted !

Gazondaily3312d ago (Edited 3312d ago )

Lmao! Fair review eh Walker?

I reckon mid 80's tbh.

MasterCornholio3312d ago

Nah it will be 90 and above judging by how excited people are for this title.

Gazondaily3312d ago

Highly doubt it will be above 90

CYCLEGAMER3312d ago

Because its a MS AAA exclusive....people will not give it to high of a score based on principle.

I think the game will be awesome though.

MasterCornholio3312d ago (Edited 3312d ago )

@Melman

That's not true. Ori is a MS exclusive that received really high reviews. I don't see why other MS exclusives can't do the same if the game is amazing.

Heck I forgot to mention that Forza Horizon 2 also has a really high metacritic.

bleedsoe9mm3312d ago (Edited 3312d ago )

have to factor in ms hate as reviewers clutch their mac books and ps4's , high 80's with that factored in . mid 90's if it was ps or nintendo .

SpeakTruthAlways3312d ago

@bleedsoe9mm

So should we also consider "sony hate" when games like driveclub, the order and killzone were blasted by the media while games like ori, forza horizon and FM6 were praised? Maybe stop playing this victim complex and put those fanboy goggles off, that'll help you to judge neutrally.

bleedsoe9mm3312d ago (Edited 3312d ago )

@SpeakTruthAlways keep your head in the sand and avoid looking at whats really happening , show me the outlet that gave bloodborne a 2 like what was given to forza horizon 2 . and thats just a blatant case not just the subtle bias that happening for every ms exclusive .

SpeakTruthAlways3312d ago

@above

The only one with the head in sand is you, souls games have all been rated by the media, so if bloodborne is rated highly what's so different and suspicious about it? DS1, DS2 both are highly rated games, do you have any issues with those or is your issue only with bloodborne because it's a sony exclusive and not your darling MS' exclusive?

Remove those fanboys goggles and you'll see that MS' AAA games have been rated higher in media than ps4 AAA exclusives, isn't it the very reason that you people shout from moutain tops that xbox one has better exclusives than ps4?

The thing is, you people are blinded by your own stupidity and fanboyism.

Christopher3312d ago

Stop posting that picture of me and my cat online, 9Ball!

As to how it will score, high 80s I assume. I'm sure it will get some flack for how the TV show takes you away from the game and stuff like that. But, I don't think QB will get hate just for being an MS game.

its_JEFF3312d ago (Edited 3312d ago )

Really.. i think PS fanboys think PS games are underrated and Xbox fanboys think Xbox games are underrated. Just depends which side of the fence you're standing on, and if you're a fanboy.

The fact is reviews are just a person's opinion. My policy has always been to buy the games that interest me... I've played a lot of games that were said to be average, that were far from it. I've always played games that were said to be Amazing, that I found very average.

NatFanBoyRestricted3312d ago

Speak the truth
"The thing is, you people are blinded by your own stupidity and fanboyism." You should take your goggles off and pay more attention around here

SpeakTruthAlways3311d ago

@natfanboy

My goggles are off actually, all I am seeing from xbox fanboys is cry of media bias and unfair criticism, I am actually laughing at the stupidity of these posters.

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MasterCornholio3312d ago

What's bad about a meta in the high 80s?

Not everything has to be 90+ to be good.

Mikefizzled3312d ago (Edited 3312d ago )

A reasonable review but when they laud it with praise and then give it an average 6/10 score. It just felt odd.
Breaking embargo and giving a below expected score feels a bit cheap, too.

Taero3312d ago

I think it was fair, a game with great pieces but felt too short and that it held back on the pieces that made the game feel good (powers/action) and left you feeling incomplete. Was it 6/10? Well if you use the full scale maybe, on todays scale I think that a 7/10 would have been more 'acceptable' to most people.

Worth playing but you'll trade it in afterwards. Another "The Order".

2pacalypsenow3312d ago

@bleedsoe9mm lol Sony has not gotten a free pass, many PS4 exclsuives have been give average reviews.

NeoGamer2323312d ago

Not at all. Not a single assessment of graphics quality, not a single assessment of the story quality, not a single assessment of story flow, not a single assessment of sound quality/use, not a single assessment of gameplay mechanics.

This review is more a review of the game idea then it is about the game that is delivered.

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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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GamerRN405d ago

Single A games and live service games. Those make sense

S2Killinit405d ago

None of it makes sense. But its happening.

Ps5conehead405d 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

TheEroica405d ago

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

BISHOP-BRASIL405d ago

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

S2Killinit405d ago

Lol what a spin. You dizzy?

AsunaYuukiTheFlash404d ago (Edited 404d ago )

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

StormSnooper404d ago

More like MS begging to put their games on PlayStation.

TheEroica403d ago

Keep begging Sony gamers!

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Friendlygamer405d 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

S2Killinit405d ago

Even more indies skip xbox. We know that right?

Friendlygamer405d ago

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

S2Killinit405d ago

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

shinoff2183405d ago (Edited 405d 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.

Friendlygamer405d 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

shinoff2183404d 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)

StormSnooper404d ago

You are same person as GamerRN, yes?

Abnor_Mal405d 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.

TwoPicklesGood405d 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.

shinoff2183404d ago

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

DarXyde405d 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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Petebloodyonion421d 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_Observer421d ago

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

Petebloodyonion421d ago

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

Lightning77421d 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_Observer421d ago (Edited 421d 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?

ZwVw421d ago (Edited 421d 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.

mastershredder421d ago (Edited 421d 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

Jingsing421d ago (Edited 421d ago )

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

isarai421d 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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15 Games That Like to Play With Your Mind

GB: "Some games reduce stress while others like to play with your mind."

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banger88718d ago

15 games on FIFTEEN pages? That's a NO from me.

Superliminal
Antichamber
Manifold Garden
Portal & Portal 2
The Stanley Parable
Monument Valley
Gorogoa
Thumper
Inscryption
Q.U.B.E. 2
Darq
Quantum Break
Perspective
Inside
The Swapper

IamTylerDurden1718d ago (Edited 718d ago )

I think Inscryption is the best game on that list. PT and Returnal i would offer. Returnal deserves a spot over some of the listed games. Especially after chapter 3. Maybe even Alice MR? Death Stranding? Kojima all together. To much smaller degree Dead Space. I'm spitballing.

I didn't play Thumper enough to see beyond the visual spectacle. Curious choice.

SullysCigar717d ago (Edited 717d ago )

I'd add FEAR and RE7 (when Ethan starts getting visions, especially in the boat) to that list.

Edit: and Here They Lie

Petebloodyonion717d ago

What no Eternal Darkness on the list?

BrainSyphoned717d ago

Only makes me think of gatcha loot crate game specifically built to play your mind into becoming an addict.