Do you prefer playing Resident Evil 2 Remake with Mouse and Keyboard or Gamepad?

[TheLightningYu | Mike]

Heyho,
well first i want to point out, this isn't an Topic about some weird "PC Master-Race" stuff, but moreover i'm curious what is the overall prefered controls for this Game.

I have to say, i tried RE2R with M&K today, and while aiming felt obviously easier with M&K, for me the Gamepad-controls feel overall more natural, so i'll stick most likely to Gamepad.

[Karosu-Maker]

Dodging is easier with gamepad, aiming with mouse.

[mogzeh mgz]

cba to use gamepad because it is all the way over there (about 1 metre away)

[talgaby]

Precision aiming can be important. Movement is a question of comfort. Controller is technically great for it, but quick camera movement is impossible there, so if you are used to PC camera controls (which are jerkier than controller controls) and the movement that comes from that, then it is also good enough.

Right now there does not seem to be much of a difference among top players, although those on PC tend to eventually lean towards kb+m.

[One Stoned Bastard]

I can't aim for crap with a gamepad so it's out of the question for games with manual aim.

But then I can't aim for crap with the mouse either in comparison to when I was a kid.

[Diablerie]

if playing any game that involves aiming and shooting, it's no fricken contest, Mouse and Keyboard all the way. I'd only use a gamepad for fighting games obviously, and platformers.

[Nicovahkiin]

I've played with both, and somehow, believe it or not, I feel like the game flows better with a controller, and aiming is actually pretty damn easy without aim assist, and on hardcore exclusively.

[ageres]

The only RE game I prefer playing with KB&M is RE5.

[Bullett00th]

Controller for relaxed play on Standard, on Hardcore and the extra modes - KB+M because precision

[TheLightningYu | Mike]

Originally posted by talgaby:

Precision aiming can be important.

True, though it's also an matter of how well it's implemented. If it done well, you can be on Gamepad precise as well.

Originally posted by talgaby:

Movement is a question of comfort.

True, though it also matters what type of Game it is. Third Person Games (or also Games like Jump'n'Runs etc) often needs the precision of the movement, and IMHO the stick does a better job.

Originally posted by talgaby:

Controller is technically great for it, but quick camera movement is impossible there,

Atleast on this i have kinda disagree with that. I would go as far and say if you need onpoint Aiming then sure, Mouse have an Advantage over Controller. There is actually one concept which i consider to have a similiar experience, and that's Splatoon with it's Gamepad plus Motion Controls, though you really need to get used to this and if you have problems with an shaky hand, it influence your experience and you are better off without motion.

If it comes down to "fast" Camera-Controls, i would say it's more up how much used you are to the certain controls. (and again, it's also an matter of implementation). If i look at one of my Friends, who is an pure Gamepad Gamer if it comes down to Shooters, he have faster Camera-Movement than me with M/K and if you wouldn't see the inputs and watch him on a stream, you wouldn't be sure if he play with Gamepad or Mouse. In other Hand i saw some "pros" at Counter Strike etc, which slowed their Camera-Movement so down, that you might think at the first glance, they play with Gamepad.

Which IMHO really can be an issue for that, is, if you play Games where you need to use often the A, B, X, Y Inputs(like jumping), and also need to move often the Camera. However i saw some pretty clever Control-Concepts like Dying Light which put jumping on the Bumbers, and than (atleast if you are used to Controllers) faster Camera-Movement like M&K is also possible.

[MrBucket]

can't aim for ♥♥♥♥ with controller so M&KB

[Bullett00th]

Originally posted by TheLightningYu:

Originally posted by talgaby:

Precision aiming can be important.

True, though it's also an matter of how well it's implemented. If it done well, you can be on Gamepad precise as well.

It's not just about that though.

I have 0 beef with how RE2 plays with a controller, and no wonder - it's made with controller in mind.
But the aiming process is difficult because of the crit mechanic where you have to wait for the shot to be the most precise and the crit to be possible. That combined with the necessity to adjust for the irratic zombie movement makes aiming stressful. Which is arguably beneficial for survival horror, but less effective than mouse aiming no matter how good you are.

[BrenooXI]

I grew up playing Resident Evil on Controller I always felt more comfortable on 3rd person games. It's more fun to play idk. for some strange reason the aim may be Horrible in the Beginning. but we get used to it

[R0AD_M3DIC]

I played it as a kid on a controller, but in the remake I'm just using Kb&M.

The reason? I'm too lazy to dig around for my gamepad, and hook it up to my PC.

[KillgoreES]

Play with a controller when you're doing a low difficulty relaxed play through. Play with a keyboard and mouse when you're trying to get ♥♥♥♥ done, so to speak.

[Vador76]

when i first launched the game (in hardcore ofc) i tried using gamepad, until i had to aim for the first zombie, with 5 bullets....

then i quickly swapped to M+K

for aiming mouse is obviously way better
for moving gamepad is best

i wish i could use gamepad + mouse, some people would find it weird but using your left hand with the joystick for moving / interactions and the right one with the mouse for aiming / moving camera is quite helpful if the game "supports" it
( nowadays games give exclusive control to either gamepad or M+K so it's glitchy to use both, like in this remake, therefore not possible )