It seems that these QTE-heavy battle sequences need not have the events all-together. A member of Kotaku Australia was able to find out that the QTE’s in Ryse, an Xbox One exclusive title, would complete themselves if left alone for too long. When Crytek was asked about this, they stated that they “don’t want the player to feel frustrated.”
This should not be an excuse; cinematic sequences should not have to force the gameplay in order to advance the game. At least the game looks good, right?
Ryse was announced during the Xbox One E3 conference and it certainly looked quite Impressive, except for all the QTE’s in the combat. Let us know what you think about your game playing itself in your failure.