Please make button mashing optional

[Skyleaf]

Button mashing (not quick time events, just the mashing) and stick wiggling ist terrible design if not optional for two reasons:
1) It excludes many people with disabilities from the game
2) It's never good for your body due to RSI etc.

[DukeFavre]

+1

[pariah]

0) It ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ sucks and absolutely nobody enjoys it.

Protip: if you're playing on PC and haven't already, bind a macro that turbo-mashes the pickup key at least. It doesn't help with stuff like fire harpoons but it makes a lot of other stuff tolerable. It even helps with not having to slow down too much to use the bug net~

[Booker T-Witt]

not only that its just jarring. Like you're just chillin, vibing out casually catching fish then its like ohshfdkjlsaidfspacespacespacespaceSPACESPACESPACESPACESPACE!...okay back to vibing.

[Max Dillin]

since its a solo, non competitive game, i don't see the harm.

[Clutch Powers]

+1

[FreytagMorgan]

Originally posted by Max Dillin:

since its a solo, non competitive game, i don't see the harm.

No harm in excluding players. Absolutely no harm in having pain when mashing buttons which doesnt add to the gameplay, which you cant disable.

[Novak]

i have a disability and could use a anti button mashing option...

[Internet_Hero]

Like most games that have these mechanics. Developers usually add in the options settings:
Button mash
Hold button
Press once

For those who don’t mind button mashing can then obviously keep it on. No point removing it entirely.

[Janky Nose Hair Guy]

Mutton Bashing is great for controllers however my keyboard is less than pleased by the abuse. :)

[poobie]

PLEASE!!!!!

[Mrmo]

This is highly inconsiderate to people with special needs or wrist/hand issues. I'm just about ready to get the game refunded.

[Magpie]

I'd like an easy mode for this suggestion, but also a hard mode. Maybe even hardcore? Give me perma-death Dave with all the mashing and way harder aquatic life....

[johberion]

Totally agree. I can't see that being fun for people with decreased mobility. Hell, I don't have any mobility issues and I find it jarring. Maybe swap the button mashing for a countdown, like 3... 2... 1... [press] or an option to slow down the button mashing/stick wiggling. I've literally broken a controller because of furious stick wiggling.

[Sophtopus]

I understand the actions are supposed to simulate Dave's struggle against aquatic life. Those fishes can seriously fight back. It's just that sometimes I would prefer to not wake my family up from the loud button action.

Otherwise I do find the struggle quite immersive for his job.

[Kito Ballard]

There's been a topic already about redoing the mashing. The devs are aware and are looking into a way to make it better.