Quick Time Event
Video game concept
A time-limited event where the player is usually required to press buttons or move their controller according to (possibly randomized) screen prompts to achieve usually a specific results rather than the more freeform style normal gameplay allows.
284
games
29platforms
Alternate name: QTE
PS3 2012-03-20
X360 2011-07-06
WIN 2015-01-27
WIN 2008-10-20
PS2 2002-09-27
PS2 2007-03-13
X360 2009-11-17
WIN 2011-01-25
WIN 2013-12-21
WIIU 2013-03-31
PS3 2009-11-03
X360 2009-02-10
The controls differ from normal movement significantly, usually falling to the arrow keys (or WASD, or similar) on PC and on consoles to the four symbol buttons (or d-pad) which are usually used for actions such as shooting rather than movement which is what the action sequences usually use them.
Not related to Apple's QuickTime in any manner.
Not related to Apple's QuickTime in any manner.
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Games by year
The first Quick Time Event video game was released in 1984.
Capcom, Ubisoft and Square Enix published most of these games.