Check out our captured video of Quantum Break’s opening act

We had a good look at the first full act of Microsoft’s exclusive Windows 10 and Xbox One title, Quantum Break. The new story-based shooter from Remedy Entertainment, the maker of Alan Wake and Max Payne, features Jack Joyce (played by actor Shawn Ashmore) as a man who can manipulate time because of a scientific experiment that goes awry. Joyce has to act fast to stop his friend, Paul Serene, from executing a diabolical plan that will bring about the end of time.

Quantum Break is one of Microsoft’s biggest exclusives for its platforms, and the time-bending title game has been in development for four years at Remedy. It represents the high end of what is possible in video games when you combine both cinematic live videos and interactive gameplay. If Microsoft and Remedy pull it off, they could have a monster hit in the $23 billion video game industry, as well as a game that is highly replayable because of the way you can go back and make different decisions.