Shooters on the X360

As a long time PC shooter player I've always felt the mouse and keyboard were the best control system for FPS games. As a recent XBox360 owner I've decided to brave the clumsy controls in order to play the Darkness which I think looks great.

So far I've been able to adapt pretty well to the dual stick inputs but they are a long way from being as natural as the Mouse/Keyboard.

I've noticed that once I get the aim close to my target it seems to lock on to them. Is this typical of most console shooters? It's probably the one thing that saves the aiming controls from being extremely frustrating.

Also, I'm having trouble getting used to the very slow rotation of the character. With a mouse I can quickly turn a 180 or change targets. There is a serious delay with the console controls that means I have to anticipate a lot more.

I may fuddle through a game or two but my hats are off to you guys that can really be effect with the very robotic like controls.

Console shooters are desinged to be played with a controller. A "lock on" system in my experience is a-typical. More common would be larger aiming reticle and sticky reticle which helps accomodate for the lower precision of a controller.

I've been playing games my whole life, (40 now) and my only preference for shooters is that everyone playing in a MP setting is using the same control scheme, PC shooters should be played with mouse and keyboard, unless they have a "controller" setting, and console games be played with controllers.

As a long time PC shooter player I've always felt the mouse and keyboard were the best control system for FPS games. As a recent XBox360 owner I've decided to brave the clumsy controls in order to play the Darkness which I think looks great.

So far I've been able to adapt pretty well to the dual stick inputs but they are a long way from being as natural as the Mouse/Keyboard.

I've noticed that once I get the aim close to my target it seems to lock on to them. Is this typical of most console shooters? It's probably the one thing that saves the aiming controls from being extremely frustrating.

Also, I'm having trouble getting used to the very slow rotation of the character. With a mouse I can quickly turn a 180 or change targets. There is a serious delay with the console controls that means I have to anticipate a lot more.

I may fuddle through a game or two but my hats are off to you guys that can really be effect with the very robotic like controls.

Wedge598

I too have been and avid PC gamer, but in August decided to pick up a 360. It's been almost four months now struggling to get used to the lack of precision on a controller, but It's starting to feel cumfortable. Just keep playing shooters on your 360 and it'll click for you.

The keyboard is worse than the controler but the mouse is better than the sticks, in my opinion.

Most of the FPS games have the option to change the speed of the player aim.

I preffer playing a console game without auto aim, and I don't miss allot without it, so, you just needto practice.

Maybe that is the reason why I am terrible with the keyboard :P

wow.. the pc FPS controlls are BULL... the xbox controllers are not clumsy, i just cant believe u think that the pc keyboard and mouse are better, OTFLMAO!!!seventy5cent832

A mouse is quite a bite more precise than a controller. With a mouse you have a much larger range of motion so it is much easier to make precise movements, or make for a fast 180.