Do you like QTEs in a game?

How do you feel about QTEs (Quick Time Events) in games? I believe Shenmue was the first to do them? I personally find that they add a lot to games, help them feel more immersive and help the player feel more connected, aware, and ready to react to what is to come. This keeps me on the edge of my seat while playing....never knowing when it will be necessary to think fast. I just finished Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, and there were parts that had QTEs that were very well done and surprising. I think Kojima could learn a lesson or two about keeping his games more interactive through QTEs while also expanding the story.....there were many times in that game where they would've worked great (not just as flashbacks either). I just keep thinking back to RE4 and the fight between Leon and Krauser.

What do you think about them? Yay, nay? Why?

I'd prefer the ability to actually play in those sequences, rather than watching my character perform all of these ridiculous moves that I wouldn't normally be able to do.

Also, they get a bit tedious and annoying after a while.

i think that game that paj89 was thinking of was Dragon's Fable

i think that game that paj89 was thinking of was Dragon's Fable

Meyer1100

No, I'm pretty sure he was referring to Dragon's Lair.

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i think that game that paj89 was thinking of was Dragon's Fable

streak000

No, I'm pretty sure he was referring to Dragon's Lair.

I think they were around before Shenmue (in an animated-looking game whose name escapes me, Dragon something?), but that's where I first saw them. I think they're great. In the Shenmue games, it kept you on your toes during cut-scenes and had some place in combat (Shenmue had plenty of QTE combat scenes, Shenmue II had a couple of fights that involved you doing a QTE to avoid an attack). I don't know if the Metal Gear faithful would welcome such a change to their cut-scenes, but it's great that more and more games have began to use them.PAJ89

Also rythemic games like rappa the prappa and older DDR.

Metal gear's cut-scenes were somehow interactive because you could change the view and such.

[QUOTE="PAJ89"]I think they were around before Shenmue (in an animated-looking game whose name escapes me, Dragon something?), but that's where I first saw them. I think they're great. In the Shenmue games, it kept you on your toes during cut-scenes and had some place in combat (Shenmue had plenty of QTE combat scenes, Shenmue II had a couple of fights that involved you doing a QTE to avoid an attack). I don't know if the Metal Gear faithful would welcome such a change to their cut-scenes, but it's great that more and more games have began to use them.gamingqueen

Also rythemic games like rappa the prappa and older DDR.

Metal gear's cut-scenes were somehow interactive because you could change the view and such.

True about Metal Gear, and Assassin's Creed did something similar with the memory glitches. Can't speak for Parrapa the Rappa (sp?) or DDR since I never played them, but I thought they were more in the mold of Guitar Hero (as in matching scrolling notes)?

[QUOTE="PAJ89"]I think they were around before Shenmue (in an animated-looking game whose name escapes me, Dragon something?), but that's where I first saw them. I think they're great. In the Shenmue games, it kept you on your toes during cut-scenes and had some place in combat (Shenmue had plenty of QTE combat scenes, Shenmue II had a couple of fights that involved you doing a QTE to avoid an attack). I don't know if the Metal Gear faithful would welcome such a change to their cut-scenes, but it's great that more and more games have began to use them.gamingqueen

Also rythemic games like rappa the prappa and older DDR.

Metal gear's cut-scenes were somehow interactive because you could change the view and such.

See, I find that pressing buttons that actually alter the outcome of what will happen onscreen is much better than just changing the camera and such. It still makes me feel semi in control of what is going on, which adds to the feeling that there's interactivity. The one issue I have with QTEs is that they can be very trial/error dependent.