Similarly QTEs may make it feel fun and unique if done well, but unless they are being used to straight-out replace something even slower (like battles), the QTEs will slow down the pace as well because it's tough to move things along quickly when you have to constantly ask for player input (as you do in a QTE). (For this reason, I'm going to request that this thread be moved over to Game Dev General Discussion, as is has nothing to do with MV but is a very rich topic of non-mechanical Game Design in general!)Ī countdown timer will make the segment feel more intense, but it won't make things feel fast-paced, and giving the player a conscious sense of time may actually slow down their sense of time.
I believe that you guys are trying to solve a problem with mechanics that is better solved with ' feel' and creative artistry.
