Quick Time Events Rant

[@TheMistyBlueLounge]

haha, I love the idea of quick time events implemented in real life. "Oh dang I stepped near my cat and missed the quick time event!" *trips over cat and falls and smashes head*

[@jp9095]

I remember getting to the end of Warhammer 40k Space Marine and thinking - "Oh fuck yes. I'm going to be duking it out with a mother fucking demon prince. This is going to be awesome." Then he tackles the guy off the tower and we're just punching him. QTE punching. All the way down the tower. That's literally two miles tall. And the final kick to the balls was the shit ending where he gets taken away in chains on suspicion of being tainted by chaos. So I go through all that, kill literally thousands of orks (I do mean thousands) beat their warboss (a real boss fight, and a fun one) and at the end of the game I don't even get to fight this chaos lord. I just get to wail on him by pressing button prompts. I think that was the first time I ever threw a controller across the room.

[@z3lli113]

QTE in the middle of cut-scene ,putting my controller down and miss it , yeah I know exactly what you talking about dude :)

[@warlockguy42]

RE4 lol.

[@jonathanwright9156]

I can't stand them in solcalibur 3 when playing tales of souls

[@Firebreath56]

What I love about Resident Evil 4, is how it taught you to survive. Even With the quicktime events. It taught you that it could happen at any moment, and that you have to be ready. As annoying as it is, it's still helpful in the long run with different games.

[@SuperGamer61499]

I will say that I don't mind Quick Time Events as long as they're implemented well.

[@Kreiser_VII]

+Super Gamer61499 Like DLCs and that kind of things

[@jcaesar19871]

At least give players the option if they want them or not.

[@SuperGamer61499]

JCaesar Well true I could see why you would want that.:/

[@jcaesar19871]

Super Gamer61499 If I just want to go through the story, I'll turn them off. If I feel like I want a little challenge, then I'll leave them on. If everyone else hates them, just turn them off. That's it.

[@Tumoxa89]

+Super Gamer61499 They never are. Absolutely never, because it's a flawed concept to begin with. During qte you never thinking "gotta slash, gotta dodge, gotta run", you aren't thinking at all, just staring at the screen and pushing prompted buttons. It's not gameplay, it's not cutscene, it's shit.

[@shadow_fox8820]

Fortunately, QTEs have been toned down significantly over the years (I'm looking at you RE6..) and have been adding or modifying them to have a hold option instead of a rapid press option. That way our hands don't get so tired or our controllers get worn out faster.

[@Seekeroftheblackflame]

I think GoW does it right.

[@NecroCh]

GoW start it (I think) and after that, every other game says. Oh I want to do that, because gow does it and everyone loves it, right?

[@Seekeroftheblackflame]

David Ramírez Yeah, God of War did start the trend, but I always though the way it felt and the way it was handled was awesome.

[@dvdjkaufmn]

I agree with this statement. However... this is the ONLY game that I'm going to allow, carry on with this insulting antic. I might even go as far to allow this in a racing game, for a wreck type sequence or something, due to the horrid play control of some of the better racing games, when you start to slide, and are COMPLETELY out of control. The problem is, is that God of War did so well **financially**, that other game dev companies decided to make this the current standard model for the way games should be constructed now. RPG's are the worst. When I get to a boss fight, that is a clear ripoff of an appropriately designed God of War boss fight, I instantly roll my eyes and go trade in the game, for something else. I refuse to contribute to people having no option to pay full price for such, ( as AOS stated in his video), a fucking lazy ass game experience, with no originality or fun involved what-so-ever. Shame on ALL of you that keep spending $60-$120!!!!!, for games that are ok with selling a 4 hour long campaign mode with no actual boss "fights", just so people will have something to do, if their internet happens to be out that day. Its just awful. I'm going back to Nintendo and PC. I've never seen such bullshit come out of a game, (minus baaaad pc ports, of course), from any NES system, or PC game that was meant for PC in the first place.

[@Apul549]

They also give you plenty of time to react in GoW as well.

[@விஷ்ணு_கார்த்திக்]

Sean Johnson No RE4 started the trend.. in GOW QTE's are actually part of the combat.. in other games QTE's just come out of nowhere and piss everyone offf.

[@orangesoda4535]

I like how QTE was employed in heavy rain. Where failing doesn't necessarily restart from checkpoint but can alter the story altogether. Hell, even Turok had a cool idea with it at the end; where missing the button didn't necessarily mean death and hitting the button didn't necessarily mean victory.

[@TheBrutalSax]

The worst QTEs are the ones that are super fast DURING a cutscene that if you miss, you'll die instantly. Resident Evil 4 was guilty of this. One of my favorite games of all time too. But QTEs in that game weren't good. the buttons would change every time you attempt, like running from the giant boulder, AND it doesn't give you enough time to react to the change of buttons. AND THEN there's the fucking Krauser cutscene where you first meet him. I had many occasions where i put my controller down to watch the cutscene, or take a drink from my beverage and then they flash fucking buttons to press in less than half a second. And i missed them, you gotta watch the ENTIRE FUCKING CUTSCENE *AGAIN!!!!!*

[@PiscesPrincess327]

Bayonetta 1 also had this shit

[@TheBambam2371]

back in my day games didnt have quick time events didnt exsist IM LOOKING AT YOU TOMB RAIDER 2013 !

[@Konkretertyp]

The very same reason, i quit playing Tomb Raider 2013 (that i purchased not very long time ago through Steam for very cheap), it had very good Reviews/Reputations, so i thought, why not trying it out. At first glance, a nice looking, very promising game with good controls and performing well on my system, untill i got to the awful QTE's. I just quit playing the game after a couple of QTE's and never touched it again, it was just awful. It's time to go back to the classics. Thank god, most of the games i play don't have this QTE nonsense in them.

[@2038nr]

after watching this video again, the one that reaaly go me was need for speed the run... quick time events in a racing game REALLY

[@storyfellchara9085]

Wait really wtf?

[@whitestararmada103]

those quick time events that give you no time to press the button the first time, causing you to die. *cough**cough* Tome Raider -.-

[@cdog2700]

Battlefield 3 ending was ruined by quick time events.

[@Stickheadz32]

Indeed. Battlefield's campaigns shouldn't have any "plot armor" at all. If you've played about a first hour of Battlefield 4's campaign, you aren't able to take out the helicopter with your grenade launcher, because LINEARITY and SETPIECES (genius) I mean why would I only kill the helicopter in a burn-those-madafuckas-setpiece in slowmo!

[@ethanedwards3357]

Professor Fez To be fair, it's justified in that one.

[@futuregohan4837]

@@Stickheadz32 Cause Those Fuckers Deserved It LOL

[@BadTwin]

7:13 My absolute favourite. Love it the face and the '''HHUUUUURRRRRRRHDGFJDSGBHKDSF''

[@Thornycroft1]

I dont mind qte as long as its not over done

[@dbzfanforlife692]

i agree with you

[@Thornycroft1]

dbzfanforlife like Tomb Raider legends had them and i enjoyed them and even FC4 has some

[@dbzfanforlife692]

i mean i can understand people when they say they hate them

[@Thornycroft1]

dbzfanforlife YEAH i Seen games being reviewed on AngryJoe with full of QTE so I can understand if they are overused

[@dbzfanforlife692]

yep

[@DooyevenTriforce]

"Have you ever been punched with a rhinoserous cock?" I request permission to use this amazing question. XD

[@RedRocker94]

heavy rain was an awesome game, it was a unique experience that i actually enjoyed. and that game is one of the most intense games ive played. it submerses you into the characters life, and it scares you at moments because the story can be altered based on a mistake that is made on the QTE. its a good story that you write as you go along, and thats why you want to perform the QTE correctly

[@Tamaki742]

If it's used right QTE can be good

[@TheBrutalSax]

and how many games are they good in out of all the games that use them??? lol

[@ethanedwards3357]

MasterGameplay Well, the evil within, resident evil, God of War, Heavy Rain...

[@KnightStreakGames]

LMFAO at the failed quick time events part of the video" ERRRRRRRRRRRRR" bahahaha

[@WheresTheLake1]

I am the only one who loves quick time events

[@ZER0O9]

WheresTheLake1 i love them too, Asuras Wrath? nuff said.

[@wavy03]

I love quick time events. Especially in Sonic Unleashed PS3/360.

[@uberpwner48]

You're not the only one. They help keep gamers on their toes. The few people who say that they hate them without even giving them a chance/learning the basic controls at least are mainly the ones who aren't paying attention/too eager to finish the game.

[@legionkubi]

No I think they are fun and (sometimes) challenging

[@fadedtiger3181]

+WheresTheLake Quick-time events rock.

[@georgespanish]

I think Asura's Wrath did it right

[@PikaLink91]

Sometimes, Omega, you really should try to widen your opinions. Yes Quick Time Events can be too much, but to say that they suck in every game they are in, that's just.. no.. I can't take an opinion like that seriously^_^ Quick Time Event, too me, makes the boss fight all the more stylish and cinematic, like how you finish off every boss in Darksiders, that sh*t was great to watch and felt f**king satisfying! Btw... who the hell puts down their controller during a cutscene? The game is still playing right? Granted you are not in controll at the moment, but the game is still playing, so don't go and blame the game for your stupidity. If you want a break during a game, guess what the PAUSE button is there for?? :3

[@TheDark4light]

Thankyou! Man the amount of people Ive heard say that. You dont put the bloody controller down until you are done with the game. Wether that means pausing or saving to continue later you dont put it down. What if you have to run after a cutscene hmm? no qte just running because a bridge collapses and guess what happens you die because you wanted a break. your own damn fault. I swear the amou t of people who apparently want to go take a piss during a cutscene and be fine drives me nuts.

[@PikaLink91]

TheDark4light Well, I'm glad that I'm not alone on the matter.

[@BobMcEggy]

Quick Time events get out of hand when the entire fight is mostly a QTE. Saints Row 3 and their Killbane fights were like that, it just takes out nearly all difficulty.

[@PikaLink91]

BobMcEggy I see, haven't played that game.

[@BobMcEggy]

QTE's are fun when it's just a small part of the fight. I.E The enemy grabs you and you have to press a sequence of buttons to break free. But QTEs are becoming more and more overused. Have you ever seen the intro to Asura's Wrath, sure it looks cool, but the gameplay is a snoozefest

[@AlphaOmegaSin]

@Brian6677 Cause pressing a button that pops up on screen 3 - 4 times instead of actually being able to play out that section of the game seems a ton more fun right?

[@JAStudiosDankestManLiv]

Not all quick time events are bad.

[@IDontDoDrumCovers]

its like watching a movie that you have to keep pressing random buttons and random times to make sure the movie keeps playing

[@LegendaryDragon70]

Dragon Ball Z Ultimate Tenkaichi, I thought had the worst QTEs, out of any game I ever played.

[@saskuethedemon98]

Yeah i couldn't beat that game because of them cause they have the "smash this button repeatedly till your thumb falls off" qte which i hate the shit out of. and what sucks is they weren't really needed! you could have had those bad ass cutscenes budokai one had that shit was the best! and it would have been cool seeing those full length cutscenes instead qte

[@PlayfulFruitLPer]

I like what Dark Cloud did with QTE. It had diverse combat between all characters and would throw in these special duel cutscenes throughout the game that were easy enough, but super hard to master. Because you can get 'okay' 'good' and 'awesome' by hitting the buttons perfectly and would get rewarded a gem at the end of the duel if you perfected it.

Give this man a cookie! Or a dozens of cookies. QTE *SUCKS*.

***** What random buttons do you have to press to get the inhaler and how many seconds do you have to do it?

[@daemonsparta]

technically i think the original quicktime events were from dragons lair

[@Silverthehedgehog181]

another thing about video games that piss me off as a hardcore gamer I REALLY hate this also my most hated...................(dramatic silence) Fanboys

[@daric_]

I think Shenmue was the first game to make QTEs a "thing" (pushing buttons on command during a game certainly existed before, especially in arcades and the Sega CD days, but this was the first incarnation of "modern gaming" where it was used). If used occasionally (similar to Resident Evil 4), they are not a big deal for me...unless they come out of nowhere with absolutely no time to respond. Sometimes, I would watch a cutscene in a game while eating a sandwich or whatever, then a QTE comes out of nowhere requiring me to respond immediately. After throwing my sandwich across the room to grab my controller, I'm dead before I can even blink.....and I have to reload the game to a previous save point which may result in over an hour of lost time. That is the only time QTEs really tick me off.

[@cakeknight6269]

only game that has ever done qte good is god of war.

[@shentaro]

Awesome video, I am still in awe at your massive game collection. Stacks of DS games here, old nintendo games there, you need to do a room tour!

[@captainobvious9233]

Anyone who loves QTEs might as well stop playing video games and instead watch interactive movies.

[@legionkubi]

Wow dickhead

[@adad87821]

quick time events should not exist in games like shadow of mordor your first person shooters or anything for that matter

[@lionelmclean4852]

Alpha's face at 1:34 made me snort in laughter

[@radox1228]

Quicktime events were the most enjoyable parts of boss battles in my childhood.

[@dontwastemoney]

this was a good rant, I laughed real hard. Keep it up so you can hit 20,000 subs.

[@garywintle8023]

In Shenmue the QTE's are a tiny part of the game, and occur during cut-scenes (the whole point of QTE's is to give cut-scenes some interactivity), same with RE4, they are sporadic and make sense (in the first Krauser fight its brilliantly used, in the second fight with Krauser they feel a bit cheap).. Where QTE's are offensive is when they take place during actual gameplay, such as "press button to defeat the Ur Didact"), and they are often used by devs to lazy to design proper boss fights.

[@death-king1834]

That last boss battle on Shadow of Mordor, was literally just a quick time event and I was like: ''Are you fucking shitting me?!'' For an otherwise solid Middle-earth video game, it's boss battles sucked balls, but that last ''boss battle'' if you can even call it that at all was absolutely insulting.

[@KonsciousPilot]

Love it! Another perfect video! What specific game brought this on? I mean, I know all the QTE style games, just wondering if there was one that stood out.

[@michaelservedio9998]

In my opinion, future gamer designer or programmer and have played video games... QTE Have to be implemented right in order to be good. But not in fucking cutscenes (I'am looking at you middle earth.) it sucks if it could be implemented like naruto games had it like then fine I can be fine with that. It really stupid to add it in Tho in all honesty

[@BrokenMessiah1]

I go so screwed in ME3 when the chick was about to jump off the cliff and I didnt have the controller in my hand lol

[@thatcarlosguy3820]

Unless it happens every 5 seconds like in AC3 where you have to press certain buttons to kill incoming wolves or some shit, it doesn't bother me at all. Anyway, it takes much longer to animate and add code to the massive quick time event cinematic than add yet another fight scene with the standard game mechanics.

[@Desilent49]

7:36 - 7:56 Don't know why but that example with the microwave always cracks me up.

[@vertigofanboy]

Games are a space of peace for me, they create new planes that i as a person have never imagined. I also want games that give complete control, but most of my favorite games have only hinted at this. Life and games are like chess, you guess what will come but when you either loss or win it creates a new debate or space for creative thought to grow. Ps i completely respect your view and agree in most senses.

[@OldSkoolBrian]

Best Rants on KZbin.. Hands down!

[@fawn8347]

I'd say a rare instance of a fun QTE would be the duels in Dark Cloud. There's maybe 4-5 of them, they're about 10-15 seconds long, you're given a warning it's coming up, and it's overall just a nice change in gameplay.

[@PWheat23]

I think u might be the only person that can rant about something, make very good points, and make it comical all at the same time! U are right though, quick time events do suck ass thats what cutscenes are for.

[@Dexwin09]

I really hate quick time events, reminds me of Kingdom Hearts, KH 1 was awesome, you had to work your ass off just to kill that boss (proud mode) but when i played KH2.. the fucking triangle did most of the gaming. i was pretty upset with the KH2 mechanics it was fucking stupid, you can literally beat any boss by just hitting ▲ ...

[@marxxplaysgames]

most reaction commands are for countering attacks and damage the enemy at the same time...and you don't have to use those types

[@piedradelaselvados]

You got some HUGE points dude. I'm sorry though that I had to go through all the innecesary swearing to hear them.

[@tcrpgfan]

I've personally found that the actual button press QTEs work better in short unpredictable bursts. RE4 has some great QTEs that randomize the button presses, and they are never long enough to break the pacing of the game. Most are like 5- 10 seconds, with the longest being the knife fight. Even that made sense, though, because they were doing things in scene that were just not possible with the game's mechanics.

[@Safer7Sephiroth]

the ending of RE5, a 17 minute quick time event where the buttons randomize so you can't memorize it

[@Lightfang02]

my biggest issue with quick time events is that some epic shit is happening on screen but you cant watch it since your focused on mashing square than in less than a second it switches to triangle. demanding your full attention.

[@LukaBlight69]

As soon as I saw this... Re6 flew into my mind.

[@tristanmagni9883]

Still don't understand why Dragons Dogmas boss fight system hasn't been largely used like how Arkham combat became the bread and butter.

[@TheAzureGuardian]

I think the Paragon and Renegade triggers in ME2 and ME3 were an interesting addition and even Asura's Wrath was really good being almost entirely QTE-focused.

[@Kapenguin448]

Heavy Rain is an exception because it doesn't result in a game over if you fail. The story just goes on.

[@Bunchdude]

I totally agree with you Alpha. I know this is an old rant but I really enjoyed Heavy Rain. For me, the quick time events added to the atmosphere of the game and made it more suspenseful. I feel like QTE was done right in heavy rain but i do agree it is a lazy game design.

[@stevewilliams2393]

omg lmfao that was so random I loved it , "have you ever been punched...." was like wtf trolololol as my coffee came out .

[@silenthillmaster755]

i think about that everytime i play. i actually get popcorn for that gameabout 3 hours into the first one there is a chain of scenes that goes on for over an hour

[@AlphaOmegaSin]

@W0BN1AR Don't get me wrong there are a few games that can do them right, but whenever a developer decides to basically take tons of shortcuts with a game and put QTE's in every other corner of the game, taking away and playability from the player then that's sucky.

[@SwiftyStardust]

I think Quick Time Events can be done right, like in Hitman Absolution, where they are non-intrusive and are well integrated into the combat.

[@ivazeaandes3801]

The only game I played recently that annoyed me was Dark Cloud. It stops you to do 'duels' or 'ump onto the ship' and those are QTE. Yes, they kind of pull you out the moment.

[@krcm1981]

Would you consider Hitman Absolution having QTEs?, I kind of like the way they incorporated them into combat

[@j.e.g.9513]

I know this is an old video and hardly anyone will see this, but I think that the Mario & Luigi series does the QTE'S perfectly. You are able to perform regular moves or the bro. moves that will do a lot of damage if you properly perform the move, but will do much less damage if you fuck up.

[@MrGamer1992]

QTE when they work: Trying to lift/pull something heavy that requires you to repeatedly tapping the button. Possibly the closest thing to feel how heavy the object is. QTE when they don't work: watch the video.

[@LegendOfTheBat]

I remember the quick time event overload at the end of Spider-Man 3 - there were some awesome animations if you did it correctly,but damn...I don't know how many times I had to do the same Venom portion until I was able to pull it off.

[@xxxDarkAngelFrankxxx]

Red Steel 2 has a cut scene that actually makes you have to interact with it. The main character jumps on a car and I'm saying to myself "Nice stuff!" Then as I'm not paying attention, control actions pop up and lose...

[@CyrusBluebird]

I think Quick Time Events were in fact started in 1983 with the laser disc arcade game Dragon's Lair. Sega started using them in 1996 arcade game Die Hard Arcade. and there were many more games that used QTEs before SEGA's arcade game.

[@biggamefreak]

"It is a good video movie, but not a good video game." This is what I say all the time and you rant about what I loathe most. God of War is my prime example. Games that take control away from gamers contradict the element of meaningful choice like a tactical move or a deliberate attack or dodge. Now I want to learn about your analysis. This video won my heart.

[@ThePwnedsouthpark]

Batman Arkham City showed us that boss fights can be fun without quick time events

[@godzilla4189]

Asura's Wrath does QTE's Perfectly. Every action on screen isn't just a random button prompt, it actually feels like when youy press them, you do something.

[@Soraptor]

The quick time event at the end of Metal Gear Solid 4 was actually done correctly. Although you only push the same button repeatedly, you feel connected to the character as you are struggling to get move forward. It was much better then simply watching your character crawl or holding the analog stick forward. It was intense. If it happened more then once, it could have been annoying, but for the one time it happened, it was great.

[@fadedtiger3181]

Alpha, why do quick-time events tick you off so much? What would you put in place of quick-time events if the developers want an alternative to programming the whole thing for active action? Cause that would be a lot of AI to program.

[@SteelCut88]

i don't mind them, so long as they are used sparingly throughout a game and are not highly sped up like they are in God of War's titan difficulty

[@Kazeneko]

That was awesome! I was expecting you to foam at the mouth at some point. You were seriously on one.

[@LlFEISGREAT]

I absolutely love your videos. Keep it up

[@TheKulteska]

they go back further the first was an arcade game called the driver that came out in the 70s that required the player to match their steering wheel, gas pedal and brakes with the movements shown on screen.

[@ZekeXIII]

I think QTEs can be done very well and have been in the past, it just really depends on how they're implemented. I feel like for a QTE to be successful the developer should go at it from angle of trying to make it as intuitive as possible, and also leaving a bit of room for trial and error without it resulting in a straight up game over should you fail. In regards to games like Heavy Rain and Beyond Two Souls, I feel like that's really just more having to do with creating its own gameplay style, like shooters and turn-based rpgs. Really it should come down to if you don't like that play style then just don't play it. Although I have noticed it's becoming more and more prevalent with new games being released across the board so I can understand the frustration, but I believe if that play style can find its own place to coexist and be implemented well when crossing over, then it's not a big deal really.

[@bulmarosanchez4230]

Is that a vamp plushy in the background?

[@Bebelarouge2]

LOVE THIS RANT!!! After i finished playing RE6 I have developed a twitch in my fingers from all the button mashing with quick time events!! I sit there and watch a cutscene and then a second later i'm dead. WTF!!!!! Because i didnt hit X in time!! I know my neighbors wanted to call the cops on me from all the yelling and controller throwing!! But on another note I would have a field day in your house with all those games!! Wow!!

[@jeffreykubat3759]

The only gripe I have with QTEs is the auto fail for failing I don't outright hate them

[@VanpyroGaming0]

quick time events are ok if they are for killing moves and finishers where if you fail you go back to the action. But if they are constant like Ryse son of rome, then they can get fucked.

[@AlphaOmegaSin]

@vertigofanboy So you're saying you would rather the developer to not take the time to make epic battles that involve tons of gameplay and skill to get through and are quite enjoyable. Instead you would rather them cut corners and have it all play out in front of you while you hit a few buttons when asked too. To me QTE is actually what really takes away from creativity and the overall value of said product

[@ZealSeraph]

I agree it does work for delivering the final blow, but during cutscenes it's just frustrating.

[@marxxplaysgames]

Asura's wrath actually did this well

[@SpikedMasterZ]

Quick time events are only good when they are in cutscenes or they tell you that it is about to happen

[@mulatdood]

I liked the way the mass effect quick time events gave some decisions time sensitivity.

[@Fr492001]

That Maiden album art redo at the end is f'n boss

[@Jgpgames]

Telltale games did QuickTime right, except Jurassic park was a bit frustrating but that was there first QuickTime choose what you say kinda game.

[@RobertCaffey]

Favorite video of yours lol, maybe a rhythm based quick time rpg to jpop would change yer mind? rof but I doubt it. . .

[@AlbertAndrewRose2]

Assassin's Creed 2 when Leo puts his arms out for a hug and all of a sudden there's a qte i was so pissed!

[@PMATCB]

He read my mind when he mentioned the mass effect quick time events during a cutscene.

[@epyonO9]

I came across this video after almost smashing my keyboard playing Tomb Raider

[@Forbesy242]

Spiderman 3 for 360 on the first stage when you try to save the civilian if you don't press the right button he falls mid web-zip and the building blows up. Fucking classic

[@atemisvale154]

I believe that hell will be random combinations of lag spikes during quick time events.

[@JunohProductions]

It would be nice if they put "This Cut-Scene has a quick-time event" on the top of the screen during a cut-scene if it had a quick-time event.

[@JexMugen]

@piodx have ever tried the QTE from the "Yakuza" series as well? those one are good to me!

[@Arwing65]

There have been times when I went a really long time without saving and just before I get to the next save point there's a quick time event and I end up dead. All of my work up that point just dissapeared. What makes it worse is that the button combinations are always different. (Depending on what game you play.) I hate quick time events!