10 Things Uncharted 4 Already Does Better Than Quantum Break

7. A Story That Makes Sense

Granted, Uncharted 4 isn't aiming for the rafters with its narrative; we've got Nathan Drake being dragged out of an early retirement for 'one last job' with his ne'er-do-well brother, the likes of which will no doubt lead to a Major Death That Nobody Is Expecting.

It's shlocky stuff that tips its hat to action movies of the 90s, whilst modernising it through emotionally weighty dialogue exchanges penned by two of the best writers in the business.

Quantum Break... not so much. Whilst its idea of time being a controllable element is interesting and leads into the notion that humans could one day 'break time', the explanations don't go further than that.

Protagonist Jack Joyce is a blank slate who doesn't question anything after about 20 minutes in, his brother William who's supposed to be the 'man with all the answers' keeps them all to himself, and villains Paul Serene and Martin Hatch ping-pong off each other with motivations routed in some sort of "Let's take over the world because we're evil" scheme.

By the end, you might have enjoyed the ride, but there's no substance there to elicit any replay value. Quantum Break's most motivated characters are resigned to the TV show, and even they get short thrift when finally appearing in the game.

Uncharted 4 could completely drop the ball with its expectations, but at least it'll be comprehensible.