“As we move forward in the game and people get more used to the battle system and speed and tempo of the game, then we’re going to be removing those [QTEs]. So it’s not like we’re going to be using that all the way into the game”.

The developer points out that QTEs aren’t used as much in games due to their negative reputation however he thinks that they have a place in gaming. Here the developers used them to make the game more accessible in these early boss fights.

“You have that battle before the Ifrit versus Gardua, the Clive versus Garuda battle and while if you have the accessories on, it’s kind of an easy battle, if you don’t have those accessories on though, it can be really difficult. If you manage to get through that and on top of that, you have the next battle with Ifrit versus Garuda and you die immediately and have to go all the way back, it can be very frustrating”.

“Having that QTE in there makes it so that the battle can be a little bit more accessible to a lot of players and give them time to breathe. This gives the battles a good balance between all the action, like a roller coaster where you have Ups but also have your Downs, you have that good balance and have that flow. I think the QTE can help bring that in some instances”.

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