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Recovery frames create commitment. A powerful move is interesting because the opponent gets a chance to answer if it misses. That connects nicely with a historical detail: Telegraphing is the art of making a dangerous attack readable before it happens; the larger the punishment, the more important that warning usually becomes. Crowd control is a technical term for convincing several enemies to stand somewhere less inconvenient.

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Shenmue used the label 'Quick Timer Events' around 1999 for cinematic moments that demanded timely button presses. The phrase evolved into 'quick-time event', a mechanic that spread far beyond the original game. And for something completely different: The original Metal Gear appeared in 1987 and emphasized avoiding enemies instead of defeating every guard. Hardware limitations helped push the design toward stealth, turning a constraint into the series' defining idea.