10 Quick-Time Events That Made Video Games BETTER

Yup, it CAN happen.

by Jess McDonell
until dawn
Supermassive Games

There are a lot of bad things that can be said about quicktime events and while I’m not here to dispute any of them, I’m going to try and channel positivity today and explore the occasions that QTEs didn’t suck.

In fact, in the case of the entries in this list, not only did the infamous game mechanic not suck, they were actually pretty damn cool and improved the overall experience. Whether it’s because they made us feel like a badass, or perhaps because they let us feel involved in what would otherwise have been another cinematic cutscene to sit back and absorb passively.

In any case, here’s a handful of times we definitely didn’t hate QTEs. And as somebody who has the reaction speed of a drunk sloth, that’s saying something.

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Jess has been a journalist and content creator in the games industry for over 15 years and has been WhatCulture's resident Australian import and sorry cop since 2020, upping the quotient of swearing and apologising in WhatCulture Gaming's annual blooper videos considerably. She previously worked at GameSpot for 10 years, most notably hosting GameSpot News in addition to E3 live shows, and PAX panels. She regularly livestreams a variety of games on her 'jessmcdonell' YouTube and Twitch channels and hosts the 'Do It On The Day' podcast. She has won awards for her news and feature work in gaming as well as an accolade for her comedic writing (likely an admin error). She can be found on X at @jessmcdonell and Instagram at @jessicamcdonell sharing her current videogame fixations, industry insights, and videos of her cat, Karma.