![]() The poor optimisation ultimately hampered my enjoyment of the game, and I've heard reports of similar issues, even on better GPUs. And even then it was inconsistent, dipping as low as 20-25 when things got really bad. ![]() Performance With a GTX 970 I had to play on a mix of medium/high settings to get a playable frame rate at 1080p. It’s Remedy’s most self-serious game to date, missing some of the knowing humour of their earlier work, but it spins an engaging, energetic yarn that kept me interested all the way through. A solid cast of talented B-list actors help bring the script to life including Aidan Gillen (The Wire, Game of Thrones), who chews the scenery brilliantly as villain Serene, and Shawn Ashmore (X-Men) as likeable hero Joyce. Now they’re embracing sci-fi, and the result is an entertaining, confident, and enjoyably melodramatic story that ended up being the highlight of the game for me. ![]() ![]() Remedy has always been comfortable embracing pulpy genre fiction, whether it’s the paperback horror of Alan Wake or Max Payne’s hard-boiled noir. It’s an interesting idea in theory, but you quickly realise that your impact on the outcome of the show is negligible, and that the game attached to it is a disappointingly average shooter. Episodes play between acts, and the scenes change-sometimes dramatically, sometimes subtly-according to decisions you make and things you interact with. As well as a ten-hour campaign featuring the kind of cinematic combat the Finnish studio is known for, there’s a live-action TV show that runs alongside it. Microsoft seems confident that Quantum Break will be a hit, so I really hope the game manages to deliver when it launches on April 5.Quantum Break is a story-heavy action game by Max Payne creator Remedy. That’s pretty damn generous no matter how you look at it. So you’ll not only get two copies of Quantum Break, you’ll also get two of the finest games of the previous generation thrown in for free. People who buy Quantum Break on Xbox One will be getting Alan Wake thrown in for free, while those who pre-order will get both Alan Wake and American Nightmare. Speaking of Alan Wake, it was also announced that it and kinda-sorta sequel American Nightmare are both getting Xbox One re-releases. Whether this is simply overestimating to play it safe or more indicative of a poor porting job is anybody’s guess right now, but for what it’s worth, Alan Wake’s PC port was great. To play Quantum Break, you’ll be needing some of the best hardware out there right now just for the recommended specs. NVIDIA GeForce 980 Ti or AMD Radeon R9 Fury X NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD Radeon R7 260x Intel Core i5-4460 2.70GHz or AMD FX-6300 processor ![]() Remedy has come out all guns blazing on this one, and has already confirmed the minimum and recommended specs you’ll be needing for Quantum Break: It’s kind of like Sony’s cross-buy, but with Xbox One and Windows 10. What’s especially interesting is that those who pre-order Quantum Break on Xbox One (either digitally or the physical special edition) will also get a free copy of the game on PC. Well not anymore, because Remedy and Microsoft have announced that Quantum Break is getting a simultaneous release for Windows 10 and Xbox One on April 5. I adored Alan Wake, so having to miss out on Remedy’s next game has been a bit of a bummer. Ever since it was announced, I’ve always been majorly jealous of Xbox One owners for having Quantum Break all to themselves. ![]()
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