10 Ambitious Video Games With Immensely Disappointing Stories

Featuring prominent TV actors who starred in such high-profile shows like The Wire, Lost or The Game of Thrones, Quantum Break was supposed to merge TV and video games like never before. How did the creators indent to do that?

Quantum Break is a five act time-travelling story. Four 20-minute episodes show the results of your in-game choices after every part of gameplay is over.

The main problem was that the scenes weren't really interesting. Whereas during the gameplay you were blowing stuff up and killing people in imaginative ways, during the TV segments you had to listen to a guy who doesn't like stuff put on his desk, or a pair sweet-talking in bed. The episodes were supposed to reward your efforts, but sitting through them turned into a real chore.

Also, throughout the game you're informed that what you do doesn't matter, the ending is always the same. What's the point of gameplay influencing the cutscenes, while the result is always the same? It's like the creators doubted the game's ability to tell a story and instead relied on a low-budget TV show to do it.

Games can tell stories on their own. They also tell more compelling and interesting than this one.