Max Payne 1 and 2 developer Remedy hold a special place in many a gamer's heart thanks to those two immensely cool games - hey, they did bullet time far better than The Matrix or any movie ever did - as well as nailing the brilliant Twin Peaks-esque weirdo-horror Alan Wake back in 2010. Wake didn't satisfy the gun-hounds that had amassed due to Max Payne's noir-styled voiceover and gangster-themed plot devices, and so Quantum Break sees Remedy take a more sci-fi bent with it's in-world time-stopping mechanics and overall narrative. Whatever happens it's a return to a twin-pistol-toting dudes in a black jackets delivering justice in slow motion, and that's a win regardless. In addition there's 'time grenades' you can throw out to slow guys down and allow you to traverse the battlefield if you're pinned down, leading to a great moment in a gameplay demo last year where you're free to Superman-punch them back into reality. This looks slick as hell, and with Remedy putting an unbelievable amount of effort into their games like none other - full seasons of TV shows in the Max Payne games, anyone? - this could be a universal return to form for the studio for any who thought they'd wavered. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-aAWXKZS9M Which new franchises are you looking forward to, and how many did you know of already before you'd read through? Let us know in the comments!
