QTEs
Seriously, quit this bullshit. Especially, doubly, triply so if the game itself is skill based. Times ten the anger points, if the game awards bonus points for not getting killed, and is otherwise skill based. I’m looking at you, Bayonetta! Seriously, what were those guys smoking. You make us watch a lengthy cutscene and to make sure we were good cookies, paying proper attention, you insert a test if we’re still there? Seriously. Why the fuck? Cutscene QTEs do not add anything. Just as do regular QTEs. God of War’s finisher QTEs? They were all right. Mostly well done. Everyone else copying that style? Yo, your stuff doesn’t have the same brutal heft.
Also, instantkill QTEs of any kind are a horrible idea. Unless the entire game is QTEs. In which case, it is probably horrible. Or made by David Cage. Which means it is probably horrible as well.