RE4 was also an asshole about it and would change up some (but not all) the button prompts. So you couldn't just rely on muscle memory even on the same system.

There is a lot that goes into making "good QTEs" that most devs don't even bother thinking about. Its how you end up with either impossibly fast ones that make you hate the game or incredibly boring ones like "F to pay respects."

I don't think RE4s were that good, but given the context of the time (where super long, unskippable cutscenes were the norm) I see why they were popular enough to become a trend.