Symmetrical or asymmetrical analogue sticks?

[Manlytears]

Louie said:

Manlytears said:

Symmetrical (Dual Shock Style),  and I sincerely believe that the asymmetric model is inferior since it prevents a better access to all buttons. As a big fan of using "claw grip" mixed with "common grip" I find that accessing the D-pad with the index finger ( see the figure) is very convenient, and for that reason I really feel that asymmetric controls don't work for me. Games like Dark souls, Devil may cry, Nioh, Monster Hunter, etc. claw grip really does make a difference for me, so I consider symmetrical analog controls (in Dual shock configuration) to be unreservedly superior.

How do you even properly push the buttons in this position? With the side of your index finger? This looks very unnatural to me haha. 

Yes, whit the side of my index. Most of the time I hold the control in a "standard" manner and when I need to use the D-pad I slide my index onto the D-pad and press the desired button easily. Believe me, it works very well and in many situations this option is much better than removing the thumb from the analog stick (something that can leave your character immobile and defenseless, or make it difficult to execute a command). I use this technique for about 10 years, I never felt pain and i agree that it is not perfect, but man... it is much better than dropping the analog stick in the middle of the action to press the D-pad.

Truly, i can't see myself using Asymmetrical, it contains a inferior level of access to the buttons, i mean it is certainly possible to play on a Asymmetrical control  but... I would undoubtedly feel uncomfortable and maybe I could not do some advanced moves.

This video shows a bit of what i'm talking: