10 Quick-Time Events That Made Video Games BETTER

9. Save The Earth - The Wonderful 101

We’ve covered off on the fact that quick time events can make cinematic moments more impactful, but can they make you want to smash a button like the world depends on it? Well, in the Wonderful 101 they will, because it does.

The entirety of Wonderful 101 uses QTEs in a way that’s actually been praised by players as every prompt is on the same button, so there’s no stress about which button may be prompted next. The QTEs are designed to add extra impact to the game’s biggest set-pieces and imbue you with the same feeling of intensity and exhaustion that the characters share.

In the final boss fight your gang of superheroes unites against Jerginga who threatens to destroy the Earth. You’ll need to turn the Virgin Victory into a gun and tap your heart out, watching the rest of the heroes do the same, in order to defeat the boss and pulverise him into a satisfying inferno, and keep the Earth decidedly un-destroyed.