I don't know a single person who enjoys QTEs.

Why did this fad take off? It really is a lazy alternative to you know, doing something creative with gameplay elements. I blame Sony for this because it's present in almost every single one of their exclusives this gen. Sony is anti-gameplay.

I agree.

I love QTE's

Because of how awesome they were in RE4 (aside from the boulder runs,) every publisher/developer tried to shoehorn them in after that.

Why did this fad take off? It really is a lazy alternative to you know, doing something creative with gameplay elements. I blame Sony for this because it's present in almost every single one of their exclusives this gen. Sony is anti-gameplay.

percech

God of War 3

more QTE's plz

Why did this fad take off? It really is a lazy alternative to you know, doing something creative with gameplay elements. percech

Yeah, not a fan of them at all. They either make a game worse, or the quality is the same. No game to me was better because of a QTE.

I blame Sony for this because it's present in almost every single one of their exclusives this gen. Sony is anti-gameplay.

percech

They took off because of RE4, a GC timed exclusive.

God of War 3

more QTE's plz

ebrezzy1

Shenmue. 'nuff said.

God of War 3

more QTE's plz

ebrezzy1

There are no QTE's in God of War: Ascension

Also not a fan of QTEs.

Why did this fad take off? It really is a lazy alternative to you know, doing something creative with gameplay elements. I blame Sony for this because it's present in almost every single one of their exclusives this gen. Sony is anti-gameplay.

percech

MS does it too, Halo 4's final boss is a QTE, Gears of War chainsaw duels are QTE, its not just sony, don't be biased.

Why did this fad take off? It really is a lazy alternative to you know, doing something creative with gameplay elements. I blame Sony for this because it's present in almost every single one of their exclusives this gen. Sony is anti-gameplay.

percech

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God of War 3

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more QTE's plz

Obviously_Right

There are no QTE's in God of War: Ascension

I'll put up with it. That's about it.

Taking away control from a player is a step forward into realizing the potential of games. Games should emulate film after all. What's there to not understand? Why haven't you preordered the cinematic masterpiece, the Last of Us yet?

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God of War 3

more QTE's plz

Obviously_Right

There are no QTE's in God of War: Ascension

Funny, I watched that demo showcase again earlier and there were QTEs in that.

As per the topic I think QTEs are fine, if done right. Sparsely laid out and not where you have to absolutely hammer a button like the end to MGS4. They have their place but I hate how devs are using them as an easy way out of player interaction with cool set pieces.

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Why did this fad take off? It really is a lazy alternative to you know, doing something creative with gameplay elements. Thefatness16

Yeah, not a fan of them at all. They either make a game worse, or the quality is the same. No game to me was better because of a QTE.

I agree, they either piss me off, or I find them tolerable, but never played a game where they actually added something worthwhile to the experience... and yes, I played RE4, and even there, nothing special...

It is a lazy way of creating the illusion of "interacting" with on-screen events. It usually comes from developers who don't know how to make a certain gameplay segment interactive.Zeviander

*cough* assassin's creed III *cough*

Because of how awesome they were in RE4 (aside from the boulder runs,) every publisher/developer tried to shoehorn them in after that.

ChubbyGuy40

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God of War 3

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more QTE's plz

BPoole96

There are no QTE's in God of War: Ascension

depends how its used and GoW uses it very well ... that f*cking game is crazy lol

I wouldn't say I "enjoy" them, but I'd take a QTE over a frustrating boss encounter a thousand times over. Nothing kills pacing worse than a nasty difficulty spike .

only games this gen that made them actually fun were the Dead Space games.

Resident Evil 4 was a fantastic game that utilized QTE's to great effect and helped popularize them, and I've loved them pretty much ever since.

Dat Krauser fight.

I didn't mind it in Heavy Rain, mostly because the whole game was QTE's and if you failed one it's not like you "started over" - you just branched the story of the game differently. The ones in God of War don't bother me as much either, because they are really simple and hard to fail. So it's more like little mini-games than overbearing QTE's, plus usally if you do "miss" on one of the QTE's it's just a finishing move on a boss or something, so the penalty is you lose a little bit of health and have to get a few more hits on the boss. But it's not like you have to restart the whole section because of a failed QTE (which is incredibly cheap, Capcom loves doing that)

The first time I remember being annoyed by them was RE4, and that's because I was playing on hard and remember failing the things CONSTANTLY. Was $@$-ing annoying. I actually remember that one being annoying because alot of them started out seeming like cutscenes, so I would relax... then all of a sudden a QTE would pop up out of nowhere and $@%$%... I'm dead. Hated that.

Of the gameplay footage/previews I've witnessed of RE6 and Tomb Raider those games seem to be pushing the whole QTE thing way, way too far. It is a bit of a scourge on the gaming industry but it only really detracts from certain games.

QTE when properly used are great. RE4 is probably one of the best examples.

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Because of how awesome they were in RE4 (aside from the boulder runs,) every publisher/developer tried to shoehorn them in after that.

PannicAtack

I'd rather take quick time events instead of simply watching a cutscene. I don't understand what is wrong with them. People need to understand that there are games with good quick time events that can make the experience better (Dead Space, God of War, Heavy Rain, Modern Warfare.) However, there are games that have simply AWFUL QTEs which can RUIN the game (Uncharted 1, Battlefield 3, The Witcher 2, Spider Man 3)

People can't simply say "why" QTEs are bad. A lot of games handle quick time events in different ways, they can be bad for a lot of different reasons. My least favorite QTEs come from games that hardly use QTEs. In games like Uncharted 1 and The Witcher 2, the QTEs are infrequent and come out of nowhere. It leads to frustrating encounters which ruin the atmosphere severely.

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Why did this fad take off? It really is a lazy alternative to you know, doing something creative with gameplay elements. I blame Sony for this because it's present in almost every single one of their exclusives this gen. Sony is anti-gameplay.

CajunShooter

Cant think of any sony exclusives really except GoWthemajormayor

[QUOTE="themajormayor"]Cant think of any sony exclusives really except GoWBPoole96

I don't have a problem with them, if done right. The QTEs in God of War are fine in my opinion, like somebody said earlier, pressing L3 and R3 at the same time emulate you gouging out a bosses eyes was awesome. I did not enjoy them in BF3 though, felt like they were shoehorned in the game and felt really out of place.

BF3 campaign sucked so hard with this QTE BS.faizan_faizan

BF3 campaign would've sucked even if it was devoid of QTEs.

hope they ditch the SP for BF4 and put their efforts into a better Co-Op.

The best game that has QTE.. is SHENMUE.

[QUOTE="faizan_faizan"]BF3 campaign sucked so hard with this QTE BS.HavocV3

BF3 campaign would've sucked even if it was devoid of QTEs.

hope they ditch the SP for BF4 and put their efforts into a better Co-Op.

I hope the opposite. The single player was somewhat tolerable, but the co-op was beyond awful.

They where good in Shenmue and the where good in Indigo Prophecy. Other tan that I cant think of any other game i like them in. I just wish theyd stop putting pointless half assed qte efforst in first person shooters when they arent even needed.

Some interaction is better than no interaction. I like them, unless they are out of place.

Most of the time QTE's are basically in any story based games, like Heavy Rain and the Walking Dead. I don't mind them in these games, its still better then just watching cutscenes.

The way they did it in BF3 was kinda bad, and mine got even bugged at some point where you just couldn't win the QTE. Funny thing is that my ally is basically doing nothing while my enemy is trying to stab me...

Most of the time QTE's are basically in any story based games, like Heavy Rain and the Walking Dead. I don't mind them in these games, its still better then just watching cutscenes.

The way they did it in BF3 was kinda bad, and mine got even bugged at some point where you just couldn't win the QTE. Funny thing is that my ally is basically doing nothing while my enemy is trying to stab me...

RoccoHout

I would've found the QTE in Heavy Rain tolerable if it wasn't for the Six-axis sequences especially early in the game. I'm not really in the mood to shake my DS3 rapidly just to brush my teeth or swing it (the stick) around to open a closet.