History PlayingWith / PressXtoNotDie

* '''Defied''': A Press X to Not Die button pops up as an axe starts to swing down on his head. Hawkeye effortlessly sidesteps the trap and [[BreakingTheFourthWall shoots the button]], stating "I'm not putting up with this bullshit."

* '''Defied''': A press X not to die button pops up as an axe starts to swing down on his head. Hawkeye effortlessly sidesteps the trap and [[BreakingTheFourthWall shoots the button]] and states "I'm not putting up with this bullshit."

* '''Straight''': As [[TheHero Hawkeye]] and [[NinjaButterfly Nene]] enter a large dungeon chamber, a cinematic shows the player just how vast and impressive the room is, while Nene comments on the decor and starts [[MrExposition explaining its cultural significance]]. Suddenly, [[BoobyTrap a poison dart]] flies out, and the player has to hit the X button and dodge before it hits Hawkeye.

* '''Downplayed''': It's just a regular dart, and whether or not Hawkeye can dodge it merely determines what Nene says next.

** [[VideoGame/HeavyRain The entire game is a cutscene.]]

** Several buttons can be pressed (including pressing no button at all) as a reaction to the dart. Each result in some different action Hawkeye can perform; one might result in Hawkeye dodging successfully, another has him dodge by jumping and grabbing a ledge which reveals a secret passage by his weight pulling on a previously-unseen lever, a third might have him roll out of the way [[HaveANiceDeath into a pit full of spikes]], and so on.

** The entire game is a cutscene, where you must mash buttons to avoid random stuff thrown at you.

* '''Exploited''': Well into the game as the player gets used to quick-time events, the programmers sneak in a "press X" event within a string of them that results in the injury or death of Nene - the game may still be beatable, but without Nene's help it becomes more difficult from here on out.

* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Exaggerated''': ''Several'' darts fly out, forcing the player to [[VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution mash a sequence of several buttons]] to avoid getting hit. Overlaps with [[UnexpectedGameplayChange Unexpected]] [[SimonSaysMinigame Simon Says]] {{Minigame}}.
** '''Up to Eleven''': The entire game is a cutscene, where you must mash buttons to avoid random stuff thrown at you.

* '''Subverted''': A cinema ''looks'' like it's leading up to a cheap shot attack, but nothing happens.

** '''Poe's Law''': Hawkeye has to press X at the right moment to do ridiculously mundane tasks, like opening a door, talking to people, sitting down, or eating. Begins to resemble a ContextSensitiveButton by this point.
* '''Deconstructed''': The game features these constantly, at every conceivable opportunity, so that neither the player nor the character gets a moment's rest, and they become so routine they're no longer special.
* '''Reconstructed''': They're a crucial part of gameplay that's well implemented, and keeps you engaged even during the cinemas, rather than drifting off while the bad guy is talking again.

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* '''Juxtaposition''': Money being thrown at Hawkeye requiring the player to press X to dodge the money or risk being hypnotized is a symbol for avoiding greed.

* '''Exaggerated''': ''Several'' darts fly out, forcing the player to [[DanceDanceRevolution mash a sequence of several buttons]] to avoid getting hit. Overlaps with [[UnexpectedGameplayChange Unexpected]] [[SimonSaysMinigame Simon Says]] {{Minigame}}.
** '''Up to Eleven''': The entire game is a cutscene, where you must mash buttons to avoid random stuff thrown at you.

* '''Justified''': Hawkeye is a OneHitPointWonder in a 2D Platformer, X is your jump button, and the cutscene ends with the dart launching.

* '''Averted''': Nene talks, the cutscene ends, and control returns to you without further issue.

* '''Exaggerated''': ''Several'' darts fly out, forcing the player to [[DanceDanceRevolution mash a sequence of several buttons]] to avoid getting hit. Overlaps with [[UnexpectedGameplayChange Unexpected]] {{Minigame}}.

** Hawkeye has to press X at the right moment to do ridiculously mundane tasks, like opening a door, talking to people, sitting down, or eating.

* '''Exaggerated''': ''Several'' darts fly out, forcing the player to mash several buttons inputs to avoid getting hit.

Back to PressXToNotDie.

* '''Zig Zagged''': A poison dart flies at Hawkeye and he dodges it. Another dart flies at him, but it always misses UNLESS you hit X and accidentally move into it's path.

* '''Defied''': A press X not to die button pops up as an axe starts to swing down on his head. Hawkeye effortless sidesteps the trap and [[BreakingTheFourthWall shoots the button]] and states "I'm not putting up with this bullshit."

* '''Conversed''': "You don't have time to smoke a bowl! PRESS A!"

* '''Lampshaded''':

* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???