CalamityPixel
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I think the fact it was a really good review will let him off, all he'll have caused is more hype/excitement for the game which is good for Microsoft's pockets.
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Quantum Break first Review by Jim Sterling
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I think the fact it was a really good review will let him off, all he'll have caused is more hype/excitement for the game which is good for Microsoft's pockets.
Lion Heart
Banned
You don't need an XB1 to play this.
Solid first review, I was hoping for a 90+ meta but this will probably be closer to 85. Still hyped.
How much Gamespot scored it?
This. If this guy doesn't hold any clout with his opinions on gaming, his views are skewed and all over the place.
ethomaz
Banned
TLOU has one of the best gameplay formula I ever played.
It shines even more in the MP that is something unique.
SmartWaffles
Member
I didnt finish it either but for different reasons (hate zombie/mutation creatures and stealth), however I don't think TLOU falls into ND's old formula at all, very different in tone and pacing.
I would simply consider anyone saying "it's a cover shooter" shitposting.
Karak
Member
Sadly probably. One of the reasons I got into reviewing in the first place I guess.
I feel you. Whenever you come back to it - enjoy.
And yeah, the classic 'buy new game even though you have four games going on' thing.
Gamespot revealed FF XV release date hours before the event through a youtube video.
Fahzgoolin
Banned
Agreed, but it was my primary problem.
BleedOrange
Banned
That's literally the opposite of what the review says....
BleedOrange
Banned
Isn't that the entire premise of Uncharted?
plagiarize
Banned
Alan Wake got an 83 on PC and Xbox 360. An 8.5 from Jim, combined with him praising the story elements? I think we're in business.
Messofanego
Banned
Didn't get that impression from Jim Sterling's review, just that it ends abruptly. I mean, look at all this praise for the TV show and explaining how it deals with the characters better with more development.
Whats more, Remedy even bothered to give us a convincing narrative reason for what is usually a shoehorned moral choice system. Nicely done!
What impresses me most about Remedys work here is how unafraid it is to slow the place. While so many games nervously attempt to keep a high-octane degree of endless violence and explosions, Quantum is quite happy to spend large amounts of time just guiding the player through quiet sections where only exposition and world building are on offer.
Nowhere is this confident storytelling more apparent than with Quantum Break the live-action show.
In between the games five major acts, Quantum becomes a television program, and Im not just talking about a few live-action cutscenes. These are full-on shows, long enough for you to make and eat a sandwich with minutes to spare, that revolve around a number of key characters within Monarch itself.
Predominantly focused on rogue enforcer Liam Burke, the story of the show interweaves with and is directly influenced by the gameplay.
Shockingly, these shows are not the kind of cringe-inducing, poorly constructed embarrassments that usually typify gamings ill-advised past forays into live-action. Thanks to its cast of genuinely good actors, a script written by people who are writers rather than programmers, and even decent direction, Quantum Breaks show is actually enjoyable.
Its special effects are lacking, and costume design leaves much to be desired (Monarch soldiers quite silly in real life), but Id say the show is on par with high-end Internet video shows. It matches the kind of YouTube serials with impressive production values not quite good enough for prime time TV, but definitely entertaining and slickly crafted enough to buy into as a viewer.
A gratifying side effect of this televisual dabbling is a cast of support characters who are more fleshed out and realized than your typical videogame dialogue spouter. Characters like Charlie Wincott and Fiona Miller have their own unique arcs with the kind of character depth most action games just dont have time for.
This is a game that makes the effort to set up establishing character moments, scenes of personal lives, and other humanizing elements where most others cant stagger beyond the angry white dude avenging a dead family member premise.
Which is funny, because that premise is in Remedys latest, and its actually done fairly well.
What impresses me most about Remedys work here is how unafraid it is to slow the place. While so many games nervously attempt to keep a high-octane degree of endless violence and explosions, Quantum is quite happy to spend large amounts of time just guiding the player through quiet sections where only exposition and world building are on offer.
Nowhere is this confident storytelling more apparent than with Quantum Break the live-action show.
In between the games five major acts, Quantum becomes a television program, and Im not just talking about a few live-action cutscenes. These are full-on shows, long enough for you to make and eat a sandwich with minutes to spare, that revolve around a number of key characters within Monarch itself.
Predominantly focused on rogue enforcer Liam Burke, the story of the show interweaves with and is directly influenced by the gameplay.
Shockingly, these shows are not the kind of cringe-inducing, poorly constructed embarrassments that usually typify gamings ill-advised past forays into live-action. Thanks to its cast of genuinely good actors, a script written by people who are writers rather than programmers, and even decent direction, Quantum Breaks show is actually enjoyable.
Its special effects are lacking, and costume design leaves much to be desired (Monarch soldiers quite silly in real life), but Id say the show is on par with high-end Internet video shows. It matches the kind of YouTube serials with impressive production values not quite good enough for prime time TV, but definitely entertaining and slickly crafted enough to buy into as a viewer.
A gratifying side effect of this televisual dabbling is a cast of support characters who are more fleshed out and realized than your typical videogame dialogue spouter. Characters like Charlie Wincott and Fiona Miller have their own unique arcs with the kind of character depth most action games just dont have time for.
This is a game that makes the effort to set up establishing character moments, scenes of personal lives, and other humanizing elements where most others cant stagger beyond the angry white dude avenging a dead family member premise.
Which is funny, because that premise is in Remedys latest, and its actually done fairly well.
SmartWaffles
Member
Finished drafting the review at 2:30am, now wait for the embargo.
Bits N Pieces
Member
Give it to me. Now!
I'm in day one but I would love to hear that Remedy have a real hit on their hands .....
Quantum Break ‏@QuantumBreak
@JimSterling It's OK Jim, we know time traveling can come with some jet-lag.
Would be a different tweet if the score was a 6.
Would be a different tweet if the score was a 6.
This thread would also be 50 pages of fake concern, drive by 'ouch' posts by people with nate drake avatars and a bunch of defense force damage control by now.
Would be a different tweet if the score was a 6.
"Thank god for time traveling, eh, Jim? One could go back and fix their mistakes, if you catch my drift..."
Bits N Pieces
Member
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Deleted member 471617
Unconfirmed Member
8.5/10 is a very good score. Disappointed that the ending seems to fall flat despite the game being good leading up to the end. Oh well.
generic_username
I switched to an alt account to ditch my embarrassing tag so I could be an embarrassing Naughty Dog fanboy in peace. Ask me anything!
Great score!!! April 5th come the fk on!
lukeskymac
Member
So Uncharted's not a cover shooter by that definition either, and Strootman's post continues to be ridiculous either way.
Never has been in my eyes really.
Comrade Crunch
Member
I still feel like that's coming, all it takes is one 6, even if the the reception is otherwise extremely positive.
Oh, so it's Alan Wake all over again.
I loved all of Alan Wake right up until about the last half hour or so.
its because of the story
Just guessing, but I'm assuming you can buy it on the W10 store when it's released and I'm assuming it'll be 60 dollars just like Rise of the Tomb Raider is.
ramoisdead
Member
Damn I want this game but I hate the crap Windows 10 store has go offer. So conflicted...
Glitchesarecool
Member
lol Jim. Love the responses at the start of the thread. Eager to see what other reviewers think too, this game looked really interesting when it was first shown off.
Conscience Falls
Member
Those people that didn't like Alan Wake's ending,
I need Quantum Break in my life, hoping beyond hope that Poets of the Fall did a song for Remedy again- as they did with Alan Wake and Max Payne 2.
It's not an ending, it's a beginning.
LightOfTruth
Member
Ugh, if the ending is anything like Alan Wake I'm not going to like it.
exmachina64
Banned
Jim Sterling
Member
Thread still going, huh?
Not sure if it's been mentioned yet (still need to get through the whole thread) but Microsoft was cool about my fucking up.
Saved!
Not sure if it's been mentioned yet (still need to get through the whole thread) but Microsoft was cool about my fucking up.
Saved!
Thread still going, huh?
Not sure if it's been mentioned yet (still need to get through the whole thread) but Microsoft was cool about my fucking up.
Saved!
Pretty sure they would have been less happy had you given it a 6 or lower.
PuppetMaster
Member
It was all worth it for this 8.5 game guys. Congratulations Microsoft. You nailed it.
Jim Sterling
Member
What matters is I didn't. Let's all focus on how I didn't.
Well... I mean, let's not, because my review isn't up yet.
And none of you ever saw it.
ElephantShell
Banned
What review?
He gave the original a 10, and the Remaster a 9.
And GTA 5 a 9, Alan Wake a 9. Uncharted 2 a 9.5.
Hmmmm, so Quantum Break is almost as good as these games, a bit more for Uncharted 2 and more for The Last of Us.
Pretty solid, then.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Phil Spencer got his ninja assassins ready. Jim better protect his neck.