8 Video Games That Punish You For Taking A Break!
7. Any QTE Experience
It might seem a little vague to put any and all Quick Time Event sections under one banner here, but can you honestly look me in the eye and tell me that the entire mechanic doesn't seem purpose built to keep players on edge and kill them without any warning?
From being stabbed, shot, or even just trying to get a shave in Shenmue, QTE's turn what should be a moment of reprieve for the player into another tension soaked experience. It gets so bad that even if you spot just one QTE in a game then you know deep down you can NEVER take a break or the game might choose to kill you for daring to put down the controller.
Worse still are those that happen after lengthy dialogue or character intros, meaning that you have to watch it all again just to possibly fail once more. Plus it completely takes you out of the scene your in, rendering cool