207: Quantum Break

We go back in time in Quantum Break!

Developer: Remedy Entertainment | Publisher: Microsoft Studios | Initial Release: 5 April 2016

PLAYERS:

• Jacob McCourt (Bluesky)
• Travis Colenutt (Bluesky)
• Alex Martin

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00 – Intro
• 1:10 – Housekeeping
• 1:45 – Fast Pitch
• 3:10 – How Do You Play It 2026 – Buyer Beware!
• 11:40 – How Quantum Break Came To Be
• 14:00 – Exposure to Remedy’s Games
• 19:10 – Setting Up The Game
• 28:00 – Television Show?
• 31:20 – Emails and Narrative Design
• 34:30 – Gameplay Breakdown
• 43:10 – Spoiler Wall Warning
• 43:40 – Junction Points
• 44:30 – Hardline vs. PR
• 55:30 – Sofia Amaral vs Martin Hatch
• 57:00 – Control vs Surrender
• 1:07:15 – Schrodinger’s Beth Wilder
• 1:10:00 – Bruce Livingstone
• 1:12:25 – Beth Wilder’s Journal
• 1:19:45 – Remedyverse Implications
• 1:26:00 – Fighting Paul
• 1:30:45 – The CW Vibes
• 1:33:50 – Reviews
• 1:35:15 – Final Thoughts

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