I knew of those, but I thought they retained the tank controls. Guess not!
Though you do aim with the right trigger and fire with the left trigger. Oh well.
Your least-favorite control schemes in video games
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I knew of those, but I thought they retained the tank controls. Guess not!
Though you do aim with the right trigger and fire with the left trigger. Oh well.
You're right, they kind of did. You had to strafe with the right stick and turn with the left one, which is disorienting for anyone who has played a dual analog game since, but at the time it was fantastic.
1.2 is the best Goldeneye control scheme. Plays exactly like a modern shooter except the left analog stick is the d-pad (but it works super well).
Press the left stick to run/go prone/stealthmode etc... I ALWAYS press it during hot action trying evasive action.
It should only be used for klaxxon/call your horse...
It should only be used for klaxxon/call your horse...
Attacks on shoulder buttons. I was shocked by this when I started Assassin's Creed Origins. Thankfully in this game there is an alternate control scheme closer to the previous entries, I switched it on right away. I just can't imagine using those horrible clicky bumpers on the Xbone controller to perform regular attacks.
R1 - Light Strike
R2 - Heavy strike
I think it was Dark Souls who started this trend, I just hate it, it just feels wrong (especially as the stronger hit is in the most soft button on the controller: the trigger). Square/X and Triangle/Y exists for a reason.
R2 - Heavy strike
I think it was Dark Souls who started this trend, I just hate it, it just feels wrong (especially as the stronger hit is in the most soft button on the controller: the trigger). Square/X and Triangle/Y exists for a reason.
Camera controls:
- Tilt right stick forward = Camera tilts backwards.
- Tilt right stick backward = Camera tilts forwards.
• GTA3, Vice City and San Andreas: Aim with R1 and shoot with circle. They even messed up GTA IV by having the aiming and shooting on the trigger buttons on DS3 (which almost no one had at the time because they sucked). There was an option to change to L1 and R1 but then they were inverted for some crazy reason.
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Menu navigation with the left stick only. I suppose they made it this way because of the diamond shaped skill trees, but it's still very annoying that they couldn't enable both the stick and the d-pad.
• Trigger buttons for cover and sprinting in third person games. Some games occasionally have this control setup and I just don't like how it feels. In some rare instances the sprinting can be fine but overall I don't enjoy it.
It's not a strange control scheme though as it frees up the camera. I think that's the point of it; not to have attack, defend, camera and movement collide with eachother. I personally prefer it this way. It's the same reason I want to jump in certain games on trigger buttons, because it frees up the camera.
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Menu navigation with the left stick only. I suppose they made it this way because of the diamond shaped skill trees, but it's still very annoying that they couldn't enable both the stick and the d-pad.
• Trigger buttons for cover and sprinting in third person games. Some games occasionally have this control setup and I just don't like how it feels. In some rare instances the sprinting can be fine but overall I don't enjoy it.
It's not a strange control scheme though as it frees up the camera. I think that's the point of it; not to have attack, defend, camera and movement collide with eachother. I personally prefer it this way. It's the same reason I want to jump in certain games on trigger buttons, because it frees up the camera.
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Any control scheme where L3 is used as some kind of movement. MGS5 was very bad about this where you have to be both holding a direction and pressing it to roll on the ground. A lot of other games use L3 as a sprint button.
Xenoblade X is the only game where this is tolerable because you can press L3 while standing still to go into a sprint mode before you even begin moving.
Xenoblade X is the only game where this is tolerable because you can press L3 while standing still to go into a sprint mode before you even begin moving.
It doesn't work for mad max specifically but bumper jumper is a must for any fps with mobility
When a game that has been designed for mouse (and keyboard) or touch controls and has been ported for a console (to be played with a controller) without a proper revamp of the UI.
I haven't bought Darkest Dungeon because of this and the game looks like it's right up my alley.
I haven't bought Darkest Dungeon because of this and the game looks like it's right up my alley.
Monster Hunter 1 and 2. Attacks were mapped to the right stick. I don't know how they came up with this insanity.
(If you're wondering where the camera controls were, the answer is...on the D-Pad. Yeah.)
Thankfully they didn't have a right stick to abuse on the PSP and had to develop sensible button controls, which later got ported to Tri.
(If you're wondering where the camera controls were, the answer is...on the D-Pad. Yeah.)
Thankfully they didn't have a right stick to abuse on the PSP and had to develop sensible button controls, which later got ported to Tri.
It took me a while to get used to switching between PS4, Xbox, and Switch. The worst part is probably playing Fortnite on Xbox one and Switch back and forth.
Rockstar need to get rid of their bullshit tap to sprint input. Makes it needlessly uncomfortable to turn the camera while moving.
This, obviously this.
The most broken control scheme of all time for someone used to mouse/kb, made worse by how ubiquitous and popular it is.
One can get good with it, but people learn to walk on stilts fairly well but probably wouldn't recommend them for hiking.
If your game has mouse control but:
I'm surprised to see many people complain about controls being placed on the shoulder/trigger buttons instead of the face buttons.
Using the face buttons prevents you from using the right analog stick without 'clawing' the controller.
- Has acceleration enabled by default without an option to disable it.
- Has multiple sensitivity sliders which are different with no option to link them (looking at you, Vanquish).
- Adjusts sensitivity based on actions that you are doing in the game; e.g. Prey (2017) dropping sensitivity to 0.65x when sprinting.
- Locks out the camera controls at any point; e.g. third-person action games.
- Can't handle fast movements (Rez).
- Motion control for actions that should be on a button. Nintendo are still doing this in games like Mario Odyssey.
I'm surprised to see many people complain about controls being placed on the shoulder/trigger buttons instead of the face buttons.
Using the face buttons prevents you from using the right analog stick without 'clawing' the controller.
If you're thinking of it as controlling a physical camera, do you also invert the X axis?
- Push stick up > View goes up.
- Push stick down > View goes down.
I'm not a huge fan of mapping melee attacks or jumps to triggers, it just feels wrong.
Also this:
Also this:
I wonder how much this blunder added to the production cost. It was never good to use.
If you're pushing the stick "up" and "down", then I can only imagine that you're holding the controller at a very unusual angle.
With regards to X-axis, the logical corresponding input movement would be to twist the stick, which is impossible and would feel horrible anyway (not least because it would be pretty much impossible with one thumb alone). Tilting left and right to turn is the best compromise, but neither "Normal" nor "Inverted" in that case correspond to the camera movement (which would be to roll the camera).
And where do you put the left handed gear's buttons with your square/triangle setup?
This. The L3 stick input is already analog they can just make the character run when it's fully tilted
Assuming you're talking about the post-snaking metagame, in which case, yes, that fucked my hand up.
Wow, I read this as Mario Kart for some reason, but I still stand by this sentiment.
With square and triangle, you can't use the right stick to control the camera though.
Zelda Breath of the Wild with the WiiU Pro Controler.
You have to use the thumb to change your power on the D-Pad.
The power selection requires you to hold the D-Pad (game pause is canceled on release).
While your thumb is used to move Link with the left analog stick.
Maybe I am dumb and didn't figure something, but it always ruins Link's movement.
I speak about the day 1 WiiU patch, maybe they adjust something since.
You have to use the thumb to change your power on the D-Pad.
The power selection requires you to hold the D-Pad (game pause is canceled on release).
While your thumb is used to move Link with the left analog stick.
Maybe I am dumb and didn't figure something, but it always ruins Link's movement.
I speak about the day 1 WiiU patch, maybe they adjust something since.
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