How Does Quantum Break’s Live Action Work?

By Debbie Timmins (Weefz)
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Updated: 18th Dec, 2013

Quantum Break was announced early this year as an Xbox one game that would blend videogame and live-action sequences. Here’s the original reveal trailer:

Remedy have finally opened up on how the two media will be integrated. Speaking to EDGE, Head of Franchise Development Oskari Hakkinen said “You’ll unlock the live-action episode at the end of the [gameplay] episode.” “The best experience would be to play the game, watch the live action, then play the game some more, but if you’ve chosen to dedicate your two-hour slot to gaming and you don’t want to watch live action straight away, you can continue on with the game and pick up on the live action from your iPad or phone at a later date.” We don’t know how long each episode will be, how it relates to the in-game story or, in fact, any other details. However, CEO Matias Myllyrinne did say that it’s “more natural to watch a show than to watch a long cutscene,” implying that the scenes will be fairly substantial. Sounds a bit like Defiance’s method of storytelling, but on-demand. I was never a fan of the way Defiance expected you to <a href="http://www.theaveragegamer.com/2013/04/15/defiance-tv-show-what-happened-in-the-game/">drop everything and play to its schedule</a>. Letting me choose to watch and when to play is always better. [source: <a href="http://www.videogamer.com/xboxone/quantum_break/news/quantum_breaks_live-action_tv_integration_explained.html">Videogamer</a>]

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