Just tried to play with a controller....

[Mr.Softy]

Yeah, my usb adapter for my playstation controller came in the mail today, so I had to give it a go in RE6.

Seriously, guys, how the ♥♥♥♥ do you aim with that stick?

The controls feel really good when doing melee attacks, but when running around the camera is all over the place, and aiming is 1000% more efficient with a mouse.
I'm glad when I can hit the enemy somewhere, while with a mouse I do 95% headshots all the time.
On the other hand, all the "run away or get killed moments" seem to be a lot easier when using the analog stick.

So, yeah, I don't think I'm gonna use a controller for RE6, I'll give it another try in Agent Hunt though, since there's not much aiming going on there. Might even feel better with those clumsy zombie moves.

The adapter was worth it though, the PS controller probably is still gonna be useful for some other games I have.

But also in the mail today came my new Razer Naga Hex mouse, with 6 thumb buttons you can all configure with any button or macro.
So, my old thumb-button problem is solved, along with all those wiggly QTEs, I have a macro for each one now. :)

[Cláudio Fernandes]

hey man, control is very good for gaming, I have friends who know how to play with more control than mouse, but particularly prefer the mouse, play arcade games the control is much better.

[Somberlain]

You get quite used to it after a while. Myself i can not play with a keyboard, it feels unnatural after all these years of RE on consoles i suppose.

[Boom]

I'm more used to controllers so I don't know about this.

[Fredrick2k3]

The Xbox 360 controller works like a charm for this game.

[Boom]

Originally posted by Fredrick2k3:

The Xbox 360 controller works like a charm for this game.

considering it's a port from the console, why wouldn't it lol

[Kegel]

Anyone that says you have better control with a pad is clueless. Go watch some Half Life Adrenaline Gamer videos on youtube....this game was played with a mouse and keyboard. Try that ♥♥♥♥ with a pad...good luck. The debate is meaningless....M/K is 1000X faster and more accurate than any pad.

[「Sh1k1」]

Eh, to each their own. I'm happy playing with my pad.

[Gorenzel]

Originally posted by Kegel:

Anyone that says you have better control with a pad is clueless. Go watch some Half Life Adrenaline Gamer videos on youtube....this game was played with a mouse and keyboard. Try that ♥♥♥♥ with a pad...good luck. The debate is meaningless....M/K is 1000X faster and more accurate than any pad.

The game was designed for a controller. If you aren't used to playing shooters with a joystick it will be awkward at first. Outside of aiming though, the rest of the controls are so much better. In fact many people who are failing at the chase scenes, like the one at the end of Chris' campaign are failing due to poor translation of the controls onto the mouse/keyboard.

[Mr.Softy]

Originally posted by Gorenzel:

The game was designed for a controller. If you aren't used to playing shooters with a joystick it will be awkward at first. Outside of aiming though, the rest of the controls are so much better. In fact many people who are failing at the chase scenes, like the one at the end of Chris' campaign are failing due to poor translation of the controls onto the mouse/keyboard.

Well, yes, that's how it felt for me.
I haven't touched a controller since my Playstation1 got boring (and I got one the first few weeks it was out), so it might be me being used to high dpi gaming mice, instead of analog sticks.
But besides aiming all the other controls seemed much easier, the d-pad for your inventory, the dodge moves, etc.
And Ada's little chase scene with the Ubistvo tearing those bamboo scaffoldings to shreds was much easier with the stick, whereas with keyboard you have to keep tapping something between w and d to move the right way.

With the proper mouse and setup it's no big deal anymore though. My new mouse is just perfect for the job, all the QTEs on thumb buttons. If a zombie grabs you you are released as soon as you touch the wiggle macro button.

So yeah, controller seem to be very much okay, if you are used to aiming with a stick.
I'm gonna stick with my mouse now though, maybe there's another game soon where I like the controller more.

[Thornmist]

Originally posted by Mr.Softy:

Yeah, my usb adapter for my playstation controller came in the mail today, so I had to give it a go in RE6.

Seriously, guys, how the ♥♥♥♥ do you aim with that stick?

A friend and I used to argue at length about this very topic. Our discussions boiled down to this:
It all depends on how much practice you've had and what you're used to. I've seen some console players pull off headshots with the controller like they were aiming with a mouse.

[Icy1007]

Xbox 360 controller is the de facto controller for PC.

[Metal Izanagi]

Originally posted by Kegel:

Anyone that says you have better control with a pad is clueless. Go watch some Half Life Adrenaline Gamer videos on youtube....this game was played with a mouse and keyboard. Try that ♥♥♥♥ with a pad...good luck. The debate is meaningless....M/K is 1000X faster and more accurate than any pad.

Exactly. A mouse provides the kind of precision that will literally never exist with a gamepad. Mouse accuracy is absolute; gamepad accuracy is relative. That's just how analog sticks are, compared to a laser from a mouse. There's no debating about it, because it's a hard fact, thanks to the hardware involved.

[nosgoth01]

I get more headshot with mouse and keyboard. In this game some things like running away or dodging (or qte) are better whit a controller but aiming is always better with mouse.

[d_naro.casares]

bruh, i use a xbox one controller

[voyager6]

However my xbox one pad works fine