how the devil do you console gamers put up with a controller

So bought fallout 3 on the pc and thought well i'll play it with a wireless 360 controller on my tv.

DAMN that was a bad idea. seriously you can't aim properly. The vats system is cool but you can't use it all the time with lots of enemies and so have to resort to manually aiming your gun. except its a nightmare.

is it just me having a bad time with a controller?

So bought fallout 3 on the pc and thought well i'll play it with a wireless 360 controller on my tv.

DAMN that was a bad idea. seriously you can't aim properly. The vats system is cool but you can't use it all the time with lots of enemies and so have to resort to manually aiming your gun. except its a nightmare.

is it just me having a bad time with a controller?

crozon

I've been playing consoles and PCs since I was 4 years old :) So I guess it just comes naturally after almost 12 years...

You make it sound as if there is something terribly wrong with using a controller. I've been playing consoles since the NES, there is nothing wrong with using a controller. I think it's streets ahead of keyboard and mouse for many many genres of games.

I want to know how you put up with a keyboard for racing games, platformers, Devil May Cry, and beat em ups. I'm guessing you can barely get your car or character past the intro screen.

for games like devil may cry, got to play it with a controller. even mercs 2 is fun with a controller.

but fallout is very hard with a controller cause as far as i can tell there is no auto aim

So let rephrase the question do you find a controller easier to use than a k/m when the game has no auto aim.

Controller always has and always will be miles better than keyboard + mouse.

So bought fallout 3 on the pc and thought well i'll play it with a wireless 360 controller on my tv.

DAMN that was a bad idea. seriously you can't aim properly. The vats system is cool but you can't use it all the time with lots of enemies and so have to resort to manually aiming your gun. except its a nightmare.

is it just me having a bad time with a controller?

crozon

I would say it's just you because I cannot stand K/M and have no desire to ever leave a controller.

Playing a FPS using a gamepad is no problem.... you just have to get used to it.

When I first stared using the 360 controller to play FPS games I was terrible... it felt almost impossible using two analogue sticks at the same time (like running and aiming at once.) It was a long learning curve for me, but now I have no problem.

I like keyboard and mouse too... but most people who complain about using a controller simply do so cos they suck at it, not because the controls themselves suck.

It takes some getting used to, especially if Ps3 and/or 360 controller is the first you tried

Dual analogue stick controlls is not easy to master if you never tried it. give it some time. Though K/M controlls in Fallout are probably better. Matter of preference

I feel the same way about kb/m.

Been using controllers since I started gaming and I prefer them over kb/m.

I'm fine with both. Some games I can't stand playing on KB+M i.e. Lost Planet. Gamepads are superior sometimes.

i try really hard to play games with my gamepad, but cant.

my thumbs start to hurt if i play too much with my gamepad :cry:

.......you know when i was a lad and i played my first pc game on windows 3.1 ( i think it was) i played duke nukem with a keyboard and mouse and felt the exact same thing...funny that, u know its like we are passive learners or something, if only there was some sort of operent conditioning we could use to help us further in our trialso0_L0st_B0y_0o

That brought me back but all the way back when Duke Nukem was a 2d Platformer. As a kid I beat every one of them.

Controller always has and always will be miles better than keyboard + mouse.

pp222

Do you live in Imagination Land? :?

Well I generally don't play shooters. Maybe you should stick to the PC, the way shooters are meant to be played.jeffdoomsday

I HATE this reply. .......Its such a crock of @$^(^%...A game is a game is a game and the way you play it is the way your play it. Simple as that people.

Am I the only one who finds it easy playing with either a normal controller, the wiimote or KB/Mouse when it comes to FPS?

I dont really care which one I play with. Yes, KB+Mouse is easier but for a traditional control pad and the Wiimote, I just up the sensitivity and thats it.

o_o I take it this is your first time playing a shooter with a 360 controller? Maybe...just maybe you need to get used to it?killab2oo5

Thats the problem. PC gamers are quick to bi#$^ about things they arent use to. OH not my controler doesnt have 110 keys on it. HOW IN THE WORLD WILL I BE ABLE TO PLAY??????.....Get over it people. I have done both k/m and controler for years. BOth are as good as the PLAYER...SO maybe pcgamers just need to practice practice practice..

I've been console gaming since 1990 and using analog sticks since the N64 back in the late mid-late 90s so controllers are like second nature.

[QUOTE="jeffdoomsday"]Well I generally don't play shooters. Maybe you should stick to the PC, the way shooters are meant to be played.FunkyHeadHunter

I HATE this reply. .......Its such a crock of @$^(^%...A game is a game is a game and the way you play it is the way your play it. Simple as that people.

I think you took this way too personal and the wrong way. I read it and assumed he was saying why on earth did this guy choose to play the game using a control setup he has no clue about when he had an alternative method that he's comfortable with.

It's a learned skill. I can't play with a keyboard and mouse, its awkward for me since I am used to the controller.MrSlippery39

I still get hand cramps playing PC FPS games for extended periods. They need to make a mouse for people who can palm a basketball!!!

If you think Fallout 3 is bad with a controller, just wait for Dragon Age to come out on PS3/360. How anybody can play a Baldur's Gate-like game with a controller is beyond me.PandaBear86

Am I the only one who finds it easy playing with either a normal controller, the wiimote or KB/Mouse when it comes to FPS?

I dont really care which one I play with. Yes, KB+Mouse is easier but for a traditional control pad and the Wiimote, I just up the sensitivity and thats it.

Haziqonfire

the 360 controller is passable

the ps3 controller is the worst controller this gen and useless for shooters, such a POS

the 360 controller is passable

the ps3 controller is the worst controller this gen and useless for shooters, such a POS

MarloStanfield

its about the same realy toast_burner

it's not even close

the dual shock was hot stuff 10 years ago but in 2008 when there's so many shooters it's useless, I was playing the warhawk demo yesterday and it was a circus

I'm a pc gamer and find using a controller remarkably simple.

That may be because I've been playing video games since I was a child and have dealt with some stupid controllers over the years but for the most part its just about getting a your head around the games control scheme, its no different then learning pc controls just in a different way.

i'm a PC gamer and i say that the 360 controller is the best. KB/M aren't fun. I play everything ( except RTS ) on my 360 controller.

It's a learned skill. I can't play with a keyboard and mouse, its awkward for me since I am used to the controller.MrSlippery39

same here, I don't like the feel of kb and mouse.

[QUOTE="killab2oo5"]

o_o I take it this is your first time playing a shooter with a 360 controller? Maybe...just maybe you need to get used to it?FunkyHeadHunter

Thats the problem. PC gamers are quick to bi#$^ about things they arent use to. OH not my controler doesnt have 110 keys on it. HOW IN THE WORLD WILL I BE ABLE TO PLAY??????.....Get over it people. I have done both k/m and controler for years. BOth are as good as the PLAYER...SO maybe pcgamers just need to practice practice practice..

Say what? So all these PS3 and 360 fanboys whining their bottoms off over the Wii's new method of controlling games suddenly don't exist?

You mean how do we use something specifically designed for playing games????

Because obviously when the first keyboard was put together the inventor thought "One day this will be used by people using Aim-bots to cheat at crappy first person shooters... I must make it easy to hold, all the crucial buttons in easy reach... blah blah blah"

It's a learned skill. I can't play with a keyboard and mouse, its awkward for me since I am used to the controller.MrSlippery39

You make it sound as if there is something terribly wrong with using a controller. I've been playing consoles since the NES, there is nothing wrong with using a controller. I think it's streets ahead of keyboard and mouse for many many genres of games.

I want to know how you put up with a keyboard for racing games, platformers, Devil May Cry, and beat em ups. I'm guessing you can barely get your car or character past the intro screen.

_Nicky1015_

lol? dont make me make video of me playing with KB+mouse any of those games

[QUOTE="MrSlippery39"]It's a learned skill. I can't play with a keyboard and mouse, its awkward for me since I am used to the controller.Lidve

You make it sound as if there is something terribly wrong with using a controller. I've been playing consoles since the NES, there is nothing wrong with using a controller. I think it's streets ahead of keyboard and mouse for many many genres of games.

I want to know how you put up with a keyboard for racing games, platformers, Devil May Cry, and beat em ups. I'm guessing you can barely get your car or character past the intro screen.

_Nicky1015_

lol? dont make me make video of me playing with KB+mouse any of those games

KB/M is a lot easier off course but like any skill it takes time to master the pad. When you do finally master it, KB/M feels like cheating, i mean, placing the cursor on someones head and double click the mouse, that`s how i check my Emails, not how i play my games. KB/M is for noobs who don`t have the coordination to pull of headshots with a pad.

[QUOTE="Lidve"]

[QUOTE="MrSlippery39"]It's a learned skill. I can't play with a keyboard and mouse, its awkward for me since I am used to the controller.HuusAsking

You make it sound as if there is something terribly wrong with using a controller. I've been playing consoles since the NES, there is nothing wrong with using a controller. I think it's streets ahead of keyboard and mouse for many many genres of games.

I want to know how you put up with a keyboard for racing games, platformers, Devil May Cry, and beat em ups. I'm guessing you can barely get your car or character past the intro screen.

_Nicky1015_

lol? dont make me make video of me playing with KB+mouse any of those games

NO, racers = WHEEL not gamepad

fighters = arcade

platformers = platformers can be played with anything and its much easier to control camera with mouse than L1 + R1 buttons or whatever

KB/M is a lot easier off course but like any skill it takes time to master the pad. When you do finally master it, KB/M feels like cheating, i mean, placing the cursor on someones head and double click the mouse, that`s how i check my Emails, not how i play my games. KB/M is for noobs who don`t have the coordination to pull of headshots with a pad.

sebbi11

:roll: yeah right,

i think gamepad is for noobs who dont have coordination to pull headshots while balancing fork on their nose and playing with their feets on mobile phone :roll: