Remedy Entertainment debuted the first gameplay for Quantum Break at VGX.
The game begins when a time travel-related experiment at Riverboat University goes horribly wrong, manifesting time anomalies where time freezes and violently skips forward and backward. Jack Joyce and Beth Wilder, the heroes of Quantum Break, and Paul Serene, the main antagonist, who are present during the experiment, gain powers to manipulate time.
Both Jack and Beth are playable. Quantum Break is an action game with “intense cinematic gun play” and a dynamic cover mechanic. In the game, time breaks down, turning “impossible split-second movements of death and destruction” into stages for battlegrounds of “time battle action.” These unstable sequences, where time freezes and skips, are described as unique environments for action.
Players will need to master a number of time powers to defeat Monarch Industries, a corporation founded by Paul Serene.
Watch the gameplay below.