For example most fighting games and arcade beat 'em ups I go leverless with my keyboard. For 2D platformers I like to use a d-pad. Then for 3D games I usually go to my 360 knock off controller.
I recently started playing old tank control style games in the vein of Resident Evil with my keyboard and it works surprisingly well. Old Tomb Raider also plays well with the kb set up.
Anyone else?
I used to resist controllers in favour of mouse+keyboard, because I used to play so many FPS’s and I felt like was never able to play them properly with a controller. But I spent too long dismissing Dark Souls because I’d only tried it with K&M, and as soon as I used a conventional PS2-style controller I immediately fell in love with the game.
Yeah some games are just meant for certain peripherals it’s baked into the gameplay design. Big reason like you said why I can’t do fps games on a controller.
Analog left stick for movement will always be superior to wasd outside of fps games with instant movement acceleration that make AD strafe spam absurdly powerful. The analog tilt just adds considerably more precision and control to movement.
Mouse will always be superior for first person. But a stick would still make for better left hand control. I would happily take a mouse + nunchuk setup if it didn’t mean dropping access to a dozen buttons on the left hand scattered around the wasd keys.
there’s shit like the razer orb weaver from better companies but idk what any of them are called. gives you a thumb thing on the left and enough buttons you don’t miss the rest of the keyboard
The positioning of the stick is awful, same on Logitech’s one. You need it in the front and center ergonomic position or you don’t get full range of motion and control with your thumb.
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Yeah it’s a pain.
The ideal left hand control is something like a Switch controller, but larger, more like the size of a VR controller with more buttons available to fingers on the back/side. Basically half a game controller but with more buttons.
Keep the mouse for right hand. With that said I am not against the Switch motion controls replacing the mouse either, it’s extremely good when implemented properly at higher fps rates. Splatoon motion controls are as good as a mouse.