The soundtrack does contain some peaks and valleys that might have you lowering the
volume during action sequences and raising it to hear quieter dialogue - driven scenes.
The original music particularly stands out for its energetic
approach during action sequences, making everything not only memorable and exciting but fun as well.
It is a beautiful piece of verse, cunningly
placed during an action sequence, which is to the British secret service what the Olympic Opening Ceremony was to British self - identity.
There aren't any wild
spikes during action sequences, but you'll likely have to play it back two to four clicks higher than your normal volume in order to register dialogue cleanly.
Whether you derided this move or applauded Black for his bravery, what's hard to deny is how exhilarating Iron Man 3 can be
during action sequences like the Air Force One rescue, not to mention how the film tackles issues like PTSD in a surprisingly mature way.
Good use of the surrounds were
made during the action sequences, and both the dialogue (what little there was) and musical score came across clearly without having to fight over each other.
These tricks include an Enterprise lift that goes nowhere, a five - year - old in a costume used to make a cave set look bigger than it actually is and (our favourite) how the camera is shaken to create that jittery
effect during action sequences such as the skydiving jump.
But, they stray from that formula a little too often and bog down the proceedings with unnecessary exposition and motivations that could be best
revealed during action sequences and not by bringing everything to a pace - killing halt.
Finally, the most irritating issue is the frame rate slowdown: your PC could be meeting the minimum technical requirements (or more) and still be experiencing FPS
lags during action sequences and cutscenes.
Ready at Dawn does a great job of interspersing small jolts of the
plot during action sequences to help keep players fully involved though so even while you're pushing for the next big cut scene you're still getting a great story in the meantime.
The subtitles are noticeably easy to read
even during action sequences but the white text does get lost at times in brightly colored backdrops.
And when that guitar solo kicks in
during action sequences, it will likely have you quietly saying, «Yes,» like it did for me.
The score, especially in the first act and
during the action sequences, evokes memories of Hans Zimmer's score for The Dark Knight, but Harry Gregson - Williams has contributed music that impressively compliments each sequence within the film.
Where this film fails though is
during the action sequences.
During action sequences, Quantum Break becomes a cover - based shooter granting the player three weapons in their pack, as well as a whole host of time powers.
It doesn't look particularly next gen on the Xbox One, however, and there's a disappointing amount of loading that takes place, both behind the scenes (lengthy sections involving opening doors) and
during action sequences (they'll literally stop while «loading» appears in the corner) throughout.