r/videogames • u/Least-Path-2890 • Sep 11 '26

Image / Video Insomniac's Wolverine automatically completes quick time events for the players if they miss them

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u/NeighboringOak Sep 11 '26

I have never understood why anyone likes game play like this. Just the most boring and uninteresting way to have combat.

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u/RogueMallShinobi Sep 11 '26

Aside from that one silly game they made that is 100% QuickTime events, it’s not really meant to be a gameplay mechanic, it’s more like a cinematic mechanic that keeps you more locked in/invested during non-gameplay moments.

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u/flodereisen Sep 11 '26

The gameplay parts of this game are also locked on a literal thread through the levels that is visible all the time you have to follow.

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u/RogueMallShinobi Sep 11 '26

Welcome to the world of AAA normie slop, it is what it is lol

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u/itishowitisanditbad Sep 11 '26

So QTEs become Verification cans?

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u/Inevitable_Top69 Sep 11 '26

Maybe if the cinematic was compelling, I wouldn't need irrelevant button presses to stay invested.

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u/AiGenSD Sep 11 '26

Yea 2 examples for me was Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Metaphor: ReFantazio, watched all scenes and never felt the need to try and skip them.

and for a older one Alan Wake game just got me actually invested in the story.

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u/slugwurth Sep 11 '26

Like when I think I have a moment to take a sip of my drink?

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u/Extranocate Sep 11 '26

I don't think people do. It's just that there have been enough otherwise great games that have QTEs that studios assume people like them.

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u/CalligrapherNo7337 Sep 11 '26

I mean, disabled people with mobility issues who still want to be able to enjoy a story play through? Try looking past your own nose.

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u/Frederf220 Sep 11 '26

There is an accessibility option that avoids them entirely. This for able-bodied people and it still does this.

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u/FUPAMagneto Sep 11 '26

Then have it be an accessibility toggle and not automatic? Try looking past your own ego

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u/Inevitable_Top69 Sep 11 '26

The argument you're making is that games should play themselves because what if a person with a disability could struggle? Why not just save your $70 and watch someone else play at this point?

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u/Punchinballz Sep 11 '26

What a dumb way to say it, gratz

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u/SilverKry Sep 11 '26

Make it an accessibility option. Autocompleting QTEs shouldn't be the default. Or just don't do QTEs in the first place. Problem solved.