What happened to controller support??!

[Pumathang]

I don't typically buy games unless they have at least partial controller support. I was excited enough for this one I actually had it on my calendar. Kept checking back to see if it was released yet. Finally it's available... but there's no controller support?!

I know I didn't overlook something this big. Here's the proof--snapshot by the Waybackmachine YESTERDAY: https://web.archive.org/web/20230824060212/https://store.steampowered.com/app/2080690/Sunkenland/

So disappointed... guess I won't be buying on release day now. I hate screwing around with mapping and having to remember what I mapped everything to. "Partial" controller support is usually tolerable for most games, but the fact that it was purposefully removed gives me a bad feeling.

I've heard ALL the arguments. Yes, it's hard to implement controller support after the fact if you didn't design the game to support it. Yes, it's tricky to figure out how to map everything in a controller-friendly setup. But lots of games with some fairly complicated UI and game mechanics have found ways to do it---some less gracefully than others, but if the game is fun, people will play it anyway.

I'm definitely not writing off the game because it looks great, but for today I guess I'm going with the OTHER game I've had my eye on... the full-priced $60 game I was going to wait for a sale to buy. Yes, I'm willing to spend a lot more money on a different game for this singular reason. Developers, take note---you want people to buy your game, plan to implement controller support from the very beginning, because there are so many sales hinging on it.

[shmodzilla]

Seriously at launch "poof"? Cmon man ive had this on my list for months.

[buy my couch plz]

Originally posted by shmodzilla:

Seriously at launch "poof"? Cmon man ive had this on my list for months.

word

[Tomai <Rabenacht> Focker]

+ Full Controller Support

[beefcake]

+ controller support, no buy until then. Little sketshy to "remove" controller support from the page.

[HOOOZ]

+Full controller support

[MrWilson]

controller working fine for me

[danny-s.a.s]

thks mrwilson.what controller are you using

[MrWilson]

Originally posted by danny-s.a.s:

thks mrwilson.what controller are you using

razer wolverine v2 xbox controller

[Falaris]

It certainly has controller support, with both sensitivity settings and separate controller keymapping, and the default one appears to be an xbox-style controller. Can't really comment other than that.

[T A U R U S]

Kids and couch potatoes better stick to their consoles.
Bad enough when developers only think of PC mainstream with WASD.
The keyboard cannot be freely assigned. A NO GO.

[ray008]

+1 controler xbox

[shmodzilla]

Originally posted by T A U R U S:

Kids and couch potatoes better stick to their consoles.
Bad enough when developers only think of PC mainstream with WASD.
The keyboard cannot be freely assigned. A NO GO.

People who don't consider others ability or disability should stick to keeping their mouths shut.

[T A U R U S]

Originally posted by shmodzilla:

Originally posted by T A U R U S:

Kids and couch potatoes better stick to their consoles.
Bad enough when developers only think of PC mainstream with WASD.
The keyboard cannot be freely assigned. A NO GO.

People who don't consider others ability or disability should stick to keeping their mouths shut.

Then lead by example.

[shmodzilla]

Originally posted by T A U R U S:

Originally posted by shmodzilla:

People who don't consider others ability or disability should stick to keeping their mouths shut.

Then lead by example.

Thanks for proving my point. You have literally no reason to be in this discussion where people with disabilities can only use controllers but you have to put your own lack of 2 cents in. BTW, thanks for showing us your disability . The irony BTW that if we need or want to use a controller its because were couch potatoes yet you can fully use the KB but because it cant be fully remapped its a nogo.

[shmodzilla]

Originally posted by ray008:

+1 controler xbox

Just got it, FYI PS4 controller also works which really begs the question why they removed the tag but whatever, it works though in 5 minutes i definitely need to remap. Glad though!