Controller or mouse and keyboard?

[Чебурек]

How should i play this game? With a controller or mouse and keyboard?

[Massivive]

the game was originally designed for controllers, but keyboard and mouse controls are actually pretty damn good, mouse aiming with weapons can be very useful
they're both viable, it's up to you

[R3troSim]

I used a keyboard and mouse personally; it works fine, though it can take some getting used to. As Massivive rightly said, the game was designed for controllers which is evident when you play it.

My mouse was set to 600 dpi with a Logitech G500s laser mouse[support.logitech.com], with in-game settings set to:

• Aiming mode: Modern
  
• Mouse sensitivity: 7

Obviously play about with the settings to find your fit; PCGamingWiki[pcgamingwiki.com] does recommend using the "modern" aiming mode for those struggling with the "classic" aiming mode.

Regarding keyboard controls, you might find the quick-time event keys awkward at first but you do get used to them. The quick-time event keys are:

• X
  
• C
  
• X+C
  
• LMB+RMB (left mouse button + right mouse button)

If you struggle with the quick-time events (I believe this is due to a porting issue regarding frames per second), PCGamingWiki[pcgamingwiki.com] recommends some fixes.

EDIT:
Another note about KB+M is that the inventory menus are keyboard only, but it's not annoying particularly. The map has mouse and mousewheel support (for zooming) which is useful.

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I personally prefer controller because I originally played the game back on the Gamecube. The KB&M controls don't seem to be that bad, though.

Up to you.

[El Fuerte]

mouse

[Lethal Placebo]

I prefer a controller, mainly because this game uses tank controls and those feel awkward on KB + M, but I'm sure you'll get used to it if that's how you decide to play the game. This game was also originally designed for a controller, so there are some control oddities that you'll encoutner when using KB + M that will also feel awkward. But again, you could totally get used to that.

[-Ramen-]

Originally posted by Massivive:

the game was originally designed for controllers, but keyboard and mouse controls are actually pretty damn good, mouse aiming with weapons can be very useful
they're both viable, it's up to you

First time I played RE4 was on GC with that chainsaw controller, and it was great. Played it again on PC with Mouse and Keyboard and it was great.

I just beat it with an arcade stick...so... I think you can use whatever you want man, it's gonna be good.