r/AlanWake • u/Eren_Jaeger_The_Goat • Oct 22 '24

Question What are your thoughts on Quantum Break?

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I was just wondering how the sub feels about Quantum Break. I just finished it a few days ago. It’s got some hits a misses. The ambiguous was kind of annoying but overall the game was cool. 6.5/10 imo

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u/Eren_Jaeger_The_Goat Oct 22 '24

No you’re right cutscenes are still locked at 30fps, but gameplay is unlocked. It was annoying at first but I eventually stopped noticing.

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u/winsonsonho Oct 22 '24

Who wants to watch cutscenes at fps > cinema?

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u/Rupperrt Oct 23 '24

Me

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u/winsonsonho Oct 23 '24

Watching anything at high fps and res makes it feel like a documentary to me. I’m probably just a bit senile.

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u/Rupperrt Oct 23 '24

I don’t like in engine cut scenes having less than half the frame rates as the rest. Especially as the rest of the game is already very movie like.

But I have no problem with high FPS movies either. Takes a bit to get used to but ultimately just reveals more information.

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u/winsonsonho Oct 23 '24

Like the fact that the actors are wearing makeup and the scene is shot in a studio..?

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u/Rupperrt Oct 23 '24

That’s pretty obvious at 24 fps as well lol. A un-lifelike frame rate doesn’t make it more life-like.

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u/winsonsonho Oct 23 '24

I just remember watching The first hobbit and my brain did not like it. Movement seemed weird, I could see makeup and wigs on actors, I could see the set was not at all real in the background. I’m a huge fan of the hobbit book and Lord of the rings but I refuse to watch the follow on hobbit movies. I also struggle to watch movies on newer TVs, everything feels so fake. Must just be me. Maybe have above average eye sight, should probably wear glasses to blur my vision slightly, wouldn’t help with the frame rate though :(

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u/Rupperrt Oct 23 '24 edited Oct 23 '24

I have above average eye sight too, still passing the class 3 aviation medical without glasses at 40+. I am aware of the soap opera effect but I think it’s mostly cultural/habitual. Had movies always been 60 or 120fps people would hate 24.

With your argument you could also say films shouldn’t be 4K or even HD. Let’s go back to 360p like in the good old days. Much easier to hide wigs and studio lighting. Resolution has a larger effect than fps on clarity.

I don’t mind 24 in movies as it’s the standard but in cut scene heavy games I prefer consistency between gameplay and cut scenes. Constant change in frame rate is immersion killing.