It was annoying until it became obvious it was always LS back and forth then Y to escape. Hit it when the shrinking circle is between the two fixed ones. Or just waggle, get ready for Y and wait for it to light up.
I'm not a fan of QTEs but there aren't too many and you'll pick it up quickly. Reminds me a lot of Lost Odyssey. Be ready with the X when you make a long jump. You'll have the option to pick up melee finish skills later on. Use her duck and scramble move R and any direction with LS and it prompts for another Y. She'll jam an arrow in a knee to disable (down on the stick) or a throat, (up). Makes perfect sense!
Sorry, too much info. You've got 15-20 hrs to get used to it. Don't give up it just gets better and better.
