Friday, October 18, 2013

Keyboard and Mouse vs. Controller

This will not be about console vs. computer gaming. This will be about the merits of the control system used.(The keyboard scheme versus some various controllers.)

It truly depends. Keyboards have more buttons, and therefore allow for more combinations and unique keys, but it is harder to learn each one, and is not as comfortable as a controller would be. It is also not designed for gaming, and can get very confusing to someone without an excellent memory.The mouse is wonderful, if simplistic,and lets do about anything, as long as it is built well into the game. This is the way to get the most commands, as it is basically limitless.

Controllers have much more limited commands, but can still be used for just about everything. In addition, they often have analogue sticks, which are very nice for controlling movement and cameras. They are also much more comfortable to use for a long time, and are designed for gaming, with controls very similar across consoles. The controller you use also matters. In my opinion the best controller is that of the PlayStation consoles. It is very comfortable and has an easy layout. The tablet controller for the WiiU on the other hand, is very strange, and presumably not very comfortable.

http://wiiudaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/wii-u-controller1.jpg
Note that the analog sticks are above the buttons. That is extremely weird. One of the many reasons I currently hate Nintendo.  Well, I have a very complicated love/hate relationship.






















The classic controller for the Wii U also does this, which no doubt annoys many people. The X-box controller too, is not as great, in my opinion, but this may simply be because I am accustomed to the playstation ones.

I will not say one is definitively better than the other, but as my computer crashes every time I run something stronger than Pac-man, (Exaggeration. In case you didn't get it.) I stick mostly with controllers.

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