haxxiy said:
Naaaaah. I mean, I hear this argument sometimes but the reality is that the pointer sucked and no wonder it has been consigned to oblivion for the last decade or so. Even gyro aiming, its improved alternative, is ignored by most players when available. I suppose the developers themselves knew it sucked, and that is why RE4 and MPT were made much easier than their GC equivalents (although in RE4's case, that's partly because the professional difficulty and the knife were broken in the PS2 port, which based all subsequent ports). |
Completely disagree. So many people remember holding their arm out trying to use the pointer in first person games where your aim is all over the place and yeah, that method does suck. The second you put your arm down too much your view goes towards the ground. The correct way to play is to have your arm rested on the armrest of your chair or even a pillow on your lap - where your steadied, resting stance is pointing at the center of the screen at all times. This allows your subtle wrist movement to be able to navigate the pointer anywhere on the screen perfectly, and with the settings set to the most sensitive aiming mode this method far exceeds dual analogue for me, not just for the accuracy of aiming, but for the liberating feeling of navigation.
And today's gyro-aiming is a pathetic substitute for the accuracy of IR pointing in my opinion. No wonder it's ignored by most players.
