Is it "playable" with a keyboard?

[yikeswazowski]

It says that you should have a controller, so my question is this: Are the controls awkward with a keyboard? Can I re-bind the keys if I so wish to?
If I bought the game, would I be wasting my money, because of my lack of a controller?
Thanks!

[Hornedmarten]

i play with a keyboard with the defualt controls, its a bit awkward at first but its not bad.

[yikeswazowski]

Originally posted by HVC-comHornedmarten:

i play with a keyboard with the defualt controls, its a bit awkward at first but its not bad.

Thanks!

[sev]

many have problems with controllers anyway; the gmstudio update ♥♥♥♥♥♥ with some controller adapters, so now it's pretty much only xbox and other xinput controllers that work.
keyboard is the way to go.

[DarlingLionheart]

Totally doable with a keyboard. Full rebinds seem available, and there are 4 attack keys + use 1/use 2 and Activate. +4 movement keys. You could probably play it numpad for movement and QWER or ASDF like League of Legends just fine.

[beer is the mind chiller]

I've been playing keyboard with default controls since I got it. Took maybe half an hour to get used to it, but after that it feels great IMO.

[Vapules]

The only problem I had with keyboard was the jump key. So I dual binded it with up or climb and now it feels natural and great.

[Green Orange]

Originally posted by ds6:

many have problems with controllers anyway; the gmstudio update ♥♥♥♥♥♥ with some controller adapters, so now it's pretty much only xbox and other xinput controllers that work.
keyboard is the way to go.

Most games only support the Xbox controllers, for me reason to buy those (never had any problems... well except the price ofcourse ;) ).

[DarlingLionheart]

Originally posted by Green:

Most games only support the Xbox controllers, for me reason to buy those (never had any problems... well except the price ofcourse ;) ).

Yeah but not everyone wants to play a game with a crappy controller, much less buy the controller ... Thank the FSM for Joy2Key

[Brianisme]

I use a keyboard, and have no problems.

[Giovanni]

Completely doable, no problems encoutered since day one.

[nicoper]

I have no controller nor intentions of running away and buying one ASAP, and I can't really say that I have any problems playing this, or any other games for that matter (with a possible exception of Guacamelee, that was almost horrible with keyboard at first, but it worked fine after some time)

[Flaris, Insufferably Derg]

I play this with a keyboard. I did try a 360 controller, but it just seemed a little weird to me. :P

[MartinGG]

Originally posted by MrKittin:

Originally posted by HVC-comHornedmarten:

i play with a keyboard with the defualt controls, its a bit awkward at first but its not bad.

Thanks!

I'd like to second that. They were awkward for a few first games, but at like 12 games i got used to it. Keep in mind in those 12 games i didn't last more than 7 minuites XD

[Spleenkick McGee]

Originally posted by Man'sLaughter:

Totally doable with a keyboard. Full rebinds seem available, and there are 4 attack keys + use 1/use 2 and Activate. +4 movement keys. You could probably play it numpad for movement and QWER or ASDF like League of Legends just fine.

This, to me, makes all the difference. Without up=jump, the controls feel clunky, but with that bind, they feel very natural. It's also worth toying ASDF and ZXCV to see which is more comfortable for you. I prefer ASDF because I can feel the F key. DotA/League players might even prefer QWER.

[CaptainSiscold]

Where does it say that you need a controller? lol

Anyways, I use nothing but a keyboard (and haven't the entire time I've played, since the pre-Steam days), and can totally wreck everything. I rebound my attacks to Shift, A, W, and D, use items to S, the use key to R, and kept jump at space and arrow keys as movement. So, yes, the game is most definitely playable without a controller, you just need to find what controls work best for you.