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slacker164 on 15 March 2008

Mouse+KB are really only superior for game genres that were built around the control scheme, in other words FPS, RTS, and point+click games. The mouse+KB system fails horribly for platformers, racing games, and several other genres.

I'd say the gamepad in general is the best overall input method. While gamepads might not be as good for FPS and such, they can handle pretty much everything reasonably well without totally failing on any specific genre.



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jake_the_fake1 on 15 March 2008

for RTS and FPS I definetely think Mouse+KB is superior, however FPS on consoles are to bad, but because I mostly like playing a sniper character in FPS such as BF2, then the mouse gives me the precision I need and want, no questions asked.



Joeykanga on 15 March 2008

For FPS I think the mouse is the better choice.



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famousringo on 15 March 2008
Strategyking92 said:
famousringo said:
Strategyking92 said:
 

That's still not the same as the computer fps's, you don't get the camera centered on the enemy, you gotta stay on him yourself.


Why should it be the same? You can play the whole game without using it at all, if you like. Personally, I like the distinction between camera control and gun control. Most PC FPSes link the two directly together, as if the bullets were actually coming out of your eyes.

You could easily implement the same feature in a PC shooter by binding lock-on to the shift key, or something. Would feel a little strange for breaking the mouselook world that PC shooters have been tied to for a decade now, but it opens up some interesting gameplay possibilities.


But, like I said, it's not the same. It takes more skill.


 But that has nothing at all to do with the controller. The lock-on control is a matter of programming. If you want more challenge, just don't use it.



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shio on 15 March 2008
Kasz216 said:
twesterm said:
I use to prefer mouse and keyboard for RTS and FPS games, but after Metroid Prime 3 I think it's only best for RTS games.

How I feel. I also perfer it for turn based Strategy games though. Probably SRPGs too but I don't really know of any computer SRPGs that i can think of. Which is odd to me.

If anyone knows of any good ones... or even medicore ones. Let me know.


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DSLover on 15 March 2008

Wii Remote Superior



 

 

Kasz216 on 15 March 2008
shio said:
Kasz216 said:
twesterm said:
I use to prefer mouse and keyboard for RTS and FPS games, but after Metroid Prime 3 I think it's only best for RTS games.

How I feel. I also perfer it for turn based Strategy games though. Probably SRPGs too but I don't really know of any computer SRPGs that i can think of. Which is odd to me.

If anyone knows of any good ones... or even medicore ones. Let me know.


Heroes of Might and Magic, Etherlords, and there's King's Bounty: the Legend coming out in may.

Much thanks.

 



Damstr8 on 15 March 2008

the sixaxis or dualshock 3



 

 

Strategyking92 on 15 March 2008
famousringo said:
Strategyking92 said:
famousringo said:
Strategyking92 said:
 

That's still not the same as the computer fps's, you don't get the camera centered on the enemy, you gotta stay on him yourself.


Why should it be the same? You can play the whole game without using it at all, if you like. Personally, I like the distinction between camera control and gun control. Most PC FPSes link the two directly together, as if the bullets were actually coming out of your eyes.

You could easily implement the same feature in a PC shooter by binding lock-on to the shift key, or something. Would feel a little strange for breaking the mouselook world that PC shooters have been tied to for a decade now, but it opens up some interesting gameplay possibilities.


But, like I said, it's not the same. It takes more skill.


 But that has nothing at all to do with the controller. The lock-on control is a matter of programming. If you want more challenge, just don't use it.


but if you disabled it, you'd have to move the wiimote cursor to the end of the screen to turn, unless you can make the aiming cursor  stay centered on the screen? it would still be 2 different styles.



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IllegalPaladin on 15 March 2008
Strategyking92 said:
famousringo said:
Strategyking92 said:
famousringo said:
Strategyking92 said:
 

That's still not the same as the computer fps's, you don't get the camera centered on the enemy, you gotta stay on him yourself.


Why should it be the same? You can play the whole game without using it at all, if you like. Personally, I like the distinction between camera control and gun control. Most PC FPSes link the two directly together, as if the bullets were actually coming out of your eyes.

You could easily implement the same feature in a PC shooter by binding lock-on to the shift key, or something. Would feel a little strange for breaking the mouselook world that PC shooters have been tied to for a decade now, but it opens up some interesting gameplay possibilities.


But, like I said, it's not the same. It takes more skill.


But that has nothing at all to do with the controller. The lock-on control is a matter of programming. If you want more challenge, just don't use it.


but if you disabled it, you'd have to move the wiimote cursor to the end of the screen to turn, unless you can make the aiming cursor stay centered on the screen? it would still be 2 different styles.


 I would dread the day a Wii-FPS does that. Unless you use some sort of device to hold your hand steady 100% of the time, it'd be so jittery. Heck, when it comes to my mouse (mainly with Valve games), my mouse sensitivity is pretty high so I can keep on the look out and it's can be a little jittery if I'm not steady.