Controller or keyboard?

[DMack]

Thinking about trying this out. Curious if people play with a controller or KB? If controller, any recommendations?

[Husker_85]

Normally I'm pretty passionate in my preference for my custom hand-built xbox one controller but for RPG action games like this I think you should go with whatever you're most used to.

[Rusty]

I know plenty of people who play Hades really comfortably through to 100% on either scheme. So it boils down to personal preference.

Big plus is that I believe bindings are re-mappable on either scheme. Though, I haven't had the need to verify that myself.


For my part, I'm in the controller camp for these isometric action games.

[TheSwanDragon]

M&K has better aiming, Controller has better movement. It's possible to use but controller and mouse at the same time if you're a little bit crazy :P

[Darksidewalker]

I prefer controller for this, plays smooth and fun. It is well integrated.

[Lorska]

As movement is generally more important in this game, if you want to win more, controller is better.
The melee weapons are are basically not impacted at all and they are also generally faster (dps wise) than ranged ones.

If you intend to play mostly with ranged weapons however I'd say mouse aiming just feels better.

Considering you'll most likely use both though, just go with what you're comfortable with. Unless you wanna do speedruns or challenge runs, the difference is marginal enough that you should just go with what you like.

As someone who only plays m+kb on any game, even I have to admit though that if you get higher on difficulty, you'll really wish you had just that little extra control over where you end up after a dash. (Looking at you EM learnie).

So if you have absolutely no preference and are fine with learning either, go controller as it will pay off on the long term.

[MozarteanChaos]

either should be fine. the devs made sure to take KB+M play into consideration when developing the game, so both control schemes are quite usable. KB+M provides more precise aiming for weapons, controller trades that for more freedom of movement. up to you which one you value more

[Bastila Shan]

Is this better with a controller?

Or is m&kb sufficient?

[Psyringe]

Opinions differ. Some players prefer to play it with a controller, some with keyboard and mouse. Which probably tells us that both control methods work equally well. ;)

I play with keyboard & mouse and didn't notice any problems. Controller users may have an advantage when trying to move in a direction in-between the 8 directions that keyboard controls offer - but I'm not sure how much of an impact that would actually have.

The game allows key rebinding and gives you several options (e.g. whether you want to attack or dash in the direction of your keypresses, or in the direction of the mouse cursor). The implementation of kb&m controls is solid and wel-polished, I'm confident you'll find settings that you're comfortable with.

[gahal]

Yes it is the type of game where controller is damn near a requirement.

I use whichever is better depending on the game, and on this game you want to use a controller.
On some games I use both, and pickup the controller for things like driving, but drop the controller and use mouse and keyboard when that becomes the better option.

[Xgpmcnp]

I've fully 100%'d the game and all its challenges using only mouse a keyboard. Never had to get a controller, it's far from a requirement. Try both and see what you prefer.

[Bastila Shan]

If i plug in my ps5 controller will it have the ps5 specific haptics they just added?

[feral paddy ape]

Originally posted by gahal:

Yes it is the type of game where controller is damn near a requirement.

You're probably just bad at using a keyboard if you think this. Even speedrunners have no issues using keyboard, and certain actions like aiming dash attacks in the opposite direction of the dash are only possible with KBM.

[....--....]

i use myk

[morph113]

For me it plays way better with controller. M+K controls just don't feel anywhere as good.

[nfnntnntnntfn.srvr]

controller is the best, even the game says it in the menu menu by itself