I just finished QB and is the conclusion I reached.
Gameplay in QB is just a step above:
Combat in QB is much more dynamic, with more enemy variety and combat options, destructible covers and smarter enemies, while in UC4 is just regular TPS whack-a-mole behind chest high-walls shooting. Sure, UC4 stages are more vertical, but with the awful platforming mechanics of UC4, the least said about verticality the better. Actually, the best way to approach combat in UC4 is not fight at all, but play a poor-mans MGS stealth approach, at which point the vericallity becomes a hassle rather than an asset.
The reason while vertical stages are a hassle is explained in the second point.
Platforming in both games is weak, but at least is much less common in QB and muuuch less convoluted and not constantly shoehorned into combat section. Yes, platforming mechanics in QB are far from great, but they are straight forward and marked with convenient indicators and with puzzles that don't interrupt the flow of the game as often. Platforming and puzzles solving in UC4 is just frustrating, without clear direction, implied of otherwise, often devolving into humping every wall until finding the one where Nathan will finally grab on the correct ledge or make the correct jump. And to make matters worse, whole hours, more than the actual half of the game, is dedicated to plaforming sections in UC4, with big sections of backtracking and even shoehorned into combat. UC4 tries to give you the tools of an Assasin's Creed game but without the freedom that makes them manageable.
About the story, both game have bloated, self indulgent B-tier stories, but at least Quantum Break allows you to skip most of it, while in Uncharted is more than half of the actual game.
Finally, graphics. I don't know how the Xbone version holds up, but I will give the nod to the PC version of UC4. First of all, 60-80fps > 30fps. Second, real time lighting is much better in QB and the environments are more interactive. However, UC4 does has better IQ (even when compared to the PC version of QB) and overall higher production values, but this is often diminished due to the low framerate, bad motion blur and limited interactivity.
In resume, Quantum Break is the better game.
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