I can't really disagree because I haven't played the game.

I've uncovered more lies.

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(excerpt)  http://www.trustedreviews.com/quantum-break-review

While we applaud Remedy’s willingness to experiment (and Microsoft’s backing to do so), we have to admit we left the demonstration a little bit more confused than excited about what Quantum Break had to offer. Most of the questions at the end from the assembled journalists were to do with how the drama will work with the game – Remedy simply hasn’t done a good enough job of explaining why it feels they were a necessary part of the package.

To be brutally honest, the short clips that we saw of the show reminded us of the cut-scenes we had to endure in the 90s, when disc-based formats allowed game designers the chance to add loads of FMV to games, and they became so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if they should. Even thought the 22-minute final episodes will undoubtedly add to the story, their length reminds us of the longer cut scenes that have bogged down so many Metal Gear games, getting in the way when all we wanted to do was play the game.

The game itself also seems a little bit laboured – time-manipulation is an interesting mechanic from a gameplay perspective, but the different ways it applies to the characters lacks cohesion and further adds to the confusion. As Remedy itself noted at the beginning of the demo, this is a game that’s obsessed with having ships fall on you, and while it makes for a graphically impressive set piece, it looks pretty boring to play. We’ll reserve judgement till we’ve played the finished game, but the cover-based shooting doesn’t appear to be particularly strong either.

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Click-bait, nothing but click-bat, as far as the eye can see ...

Seriously, though, the decision to 'save' the live-action portion by meshing it in with the game was not good.  Better they should have abandoned it completely when the TV thing went south or, better yet, put it on the Xbox One for free in order to hype the game.

The gamescom demo didnt look that great, but i put that down to a poor showing - which can definately happen (I played dying light at EGX and didnt like it, turned out to be one of the best games so far this year).

So I will reserve judgement, but i am not surprised some reviewers not being impressed. I'm more surprised that metro were more impressed with crackdown, I didnt think that looked as good as QB personally.

Feels like The Order threads all over again

I have concerns about the TV show as well and I don't think I'd be interested in watching it. But the gameplay looked good.

Well, one Kotaku article sure could have been clickbait or personal vendetta, but it seems that guy is not alone.
This really does remind of The Order - first warning signs came 6-8 months prior to release, but we (I personally as well) refused to believe it. It looked so great, producers talked a good talk, the premise was ultra-interesting. Then more negatives came, I still insisted that they are clueless, then the game released, I played it....and thought that those reviewers were actually lenient considering how much I was disappointed (to use a euphemism there).

Not saying that QB will be The Order-sized crap, but I think people need to heed these warning signs, where's smoke there's bound to be at list a tiny fire.
Perhaps there is still time to fix what's (if it is) broken if Remedy is open to criticism.

They want views...

I see too many people giving in to Kotaku's bait ...

The game did look crappy though.

Do people honestly believe that just because they disagree with an impression that it must be disingenuous?

It would be one thing if people had specific aspects of the impression that they could pick out and prove as false, but they don't.

Plus, saying that they shouldn't judge the game before they've played it also applies to positive impressions. So all of the people complaining about how he's judging the game before playing it are no better.