What would you recommend or using? Keyboard or controller?

[frizzywizzy]

I need opinions about getting a controller or not for the game. What will you guys be using or recommend?

[OliM9595]

I played on PS4 in 2018 so i will be using my Dualshock when it releases on PC. not much precision aim needed and mean i can lean back on my chair like a slob.

[Hyperion]

Publicado originalmente por 321-:

Publicado originalmente por Hyperion:

As a rule of thumb if a game requires a lot of precise aiming or shooting, keyboard and mouse is the way to go. So basically any game that requires shooting.

If it's a hack'n'slash game (like this one is) where aiming isn't all that important, a controller is more comfortable IMO. Gonna be using the DualSense for this one.

Why restrict to shooting ? ANY game, of any genre that has FREE CAMERA controls is better with m/kb. In EVERY instance, in any game, in any genre, a mouse will be far better for camera controlls. This game included. You can turn, track enemies and react far better using the mouse than a stick

Shooters and MOBAs I should add. Shooters specifically because fine motor skills can be honed way more precisely on a KBM combo than on a controller. Example: You can flick your wrist to quickly snap onto a target on a KBM but not on a controller.

And well it depends on the game and player playstyle. If the game offers a lock-on feature then the need for manual tracking is greatly reduced save for some highly specific situations.

I'm well acquainted with both input methods so the question for me isn't which one is better but rather which one I personally prefer. Well my preference happens to be controller but if the need arises to switch to KBM, I'll do just that.

There is no "wrong answer" I should add. People should be free to proceed how they see fit, as always. Mouse + keyboard, controller or a bunch of potatoes wired to a circuit board even.

[AshDeekEmPusi]

Controller for almost everything, even first person shooters, M/KB offers more precision but sucks immersion out of games.

[321-]

Of course its personal preference, nobody has issue with that i think. Lock on and other assists are implemented in console games preciselly because sticks are actually pretty awful for almost every game and genre outside racers and fighters.

So you need magnetism, lock on, aim assist, bullet snaping, contextual actions and so on. These are created to mitigate the ineficiencies of the sticks.

Using m/kb you dont have any use for lock on. You can play freely. Because when you enter a combat scenario, you can instantly just look at an enemy and hit him with precision. If you have enemies behind you, a flick of the mouse has you turned and the enemy in your sights. Aiming the axe at enemies or puzzles - again, piece of cake.

So the speed, accuracy and precision of the mouse negates the assists that are mandatory on consoles.

Another point would be. this game being on PC, allows for an entirely different experience than it was possible on consoles until now, with mouse and keyboard. Maybe people who already played it on consoles can give it a shot, with a new and refreshed gameplay allowed by m\kb that wasnt possible until now, instead of retreading the same experience that was on ps4

[RobotMan #08]

Controller (Xbox Series S/X) via BT. Keyboard and mouse are better suited for FPS/RPG/RTS & games...IMO.

[Underdrill]

Publicado originalmente por Agby11:

Controller for almost everything, even first person shooters, M/KB offers more precision but sucks immersion out of games.

An interesting take, though not one I personally agree with. Having to use a controller for a game that requires precision will usually take me out of the experience as I know I won't have the full level of control I want over my movements and abilities.

If a mouse and keyboard game has good controls, and on top of that immersive audio, that can be just as immersive to me as using a controller and getting immersed based on everything you'd expect to see from a technical sense, on top of haptic vibrations.

However, especially for melee-centric games, I typically find that vibrations are necessary to feel the full weight of my attacks, which is why I always choose a controller for like the arkham games, or similar ones like shadow of mordor and sleeping dogs for example.

Nevertheless, God of War feels like a controller game for me. It'll be nice to see how they implement the Dualsense features; Deathloop was the first FPS game I played with a controller in years because of how much I enjoyed the dualsense implementation, though granted it didn't require much precision to play.

[Mauhur]

Which controller should I buy for this game?

I know there might be issues with Sony games when those ask you to press buttons with Sony controller button symbols even if you have xbox controller. Which one should I get to play this game?

[Longy999]

Whichever you feel more comfortable with, with it being a Sony game I would imagine it'll give you Playstation or Xbox prompts depending on whats plugged in or perhaps an option in the settings menu

[LordOfTheBread]

Publicado originalmente por Artemis:

xbox controllers dont work on the port

Press X to doubt on both controllers. HZD and Days Gone work perfectly with an XBOX xontroller.

[Longy999]

Publicado originalmente por Artemis:

xbox controllers dont work on the port

They most certainly do, I've literally just read a review and the guy said how weird it was to see the Sony logo come up and then Xbox button prompts......

Also, pretty much every game on Steam has Xbox controller support built in......

[Mauhur]

Thanks for your answers. it will be my first game which I gonna play with a gamepad :) Saw it on youtube and even wanted to buy a PS5 and then found out it is gonna be ported. Since I've already got 3080ti PS 5 would be slightly redundant for me. From what I saw on youtube the game is amazing, cant wait to try it out )

[Longy999]

Publicado originalmente por Mauhur:

Thanks for your answers. it will be my first game which I gonna play with a gamepad :) Saw it on youtube and even wanted to buy a PS5 and then found out it is gonna be ported. Since I've already got 3080ti PS 5 would be slightly redundant for me. From what I saw on youtube the game is amazing, cant wait to try it out )

If it's your first pad and if you plan on using it with other games on Steam then I would recommend getting an Xbox One controller. They're supported by pretty much every game on Steam right out of the box and also other platforms as well (Ubisoft/origin etc)

Playstation controllers do work on Steam but can be a little fiddly and not everything supports them correctly. Outside of Steam you will likely need to run software to make the pad work at all.

[Silver]

None!
Mouse and Keyboard is the way to go.
You are on a PC not a console.

[Blackened Halo]

mouse and keyboard!
why do you think this game will soon be released on PC? because of k+m!

[Harbinger]

Publicado originalmente por Artemis:

xbox controllers dont work on the port

lmao clown. xbox controllers work just fine