Console gaming

[MrCoffee]

So i was at work sitting on the couch avoiding my technician duties (yes thats why it takes so long for your computer to be fixed because we watch tv instead), i dont often watch TV....i dont really enjoy but i watched Major league Gaming, so at work on the 360 i started playing halo and gow, and i have to come define that i think console controllers are way to damn constricting. computers combination of widespread keyboard and mouse is a more efficient and fantastic use of technology. What do the rest of you think? Console controllers constrict the amount of efficiency or just challenge in a different way from PC games?

[Angrist]

Controllers work better for most games in my opinion. I don't want to play a platformer or racer with a keyboard.

I'm trying to find a cheapish TV so I can pick up console gaming again. Too many good Wii games coming out.

[Professor S]

Like most everything, it depends on design. If a computer game relies too much on "hotkeys", letter/number assignments and 50 different tiny buttons to press to play the game well, then its lost me. I find console controllers tend to achieve fluid gaming at a greater rate than keyboard and mouse.

Control should be simple and intuitive. IMO, if I can't figure out efficient and artful use of controls in 30 minutes, regardless of platform, the game is a failure. There is nothing worse than fighting both the game AI and poorly designed key assignments on a PC game. The less button to push, the better.

[Jason1]

The PC is way better for First Person Shooters, as well as most simulation games like SimCity. In my opinion, there is really no arguing that point.

That being said, a controller usually works better for everything else.

[Professor S]

The PC is way better for First Person Shooters, as well as most simulation games like SimCity. In my opinion, there is really no arguing that point.

That being said, a controller usually works better for everything else.

I think that sims/strtegy games are by far the best on PC, but I have to disagree with FPS games. In the end, though, I think thats more about the difference in taste when it comes to FPS's. I like the keyboard better for the purely fast twitch style games like Quake, Doom, etc.

But hen it comes to FPS games that take a lot of strategy and involve a lot of story, like Halo, Call of Duty, etc. I have to ay I like consoles' ergonomic controllers better. They allow for more immersive gameplay without the danger of key-fumbling over crouch, lean, reload, etc.

Then again I have big ass hands that tend to fumble over keys a lot, so it might just be me.

[Angrist]

Well you have a point there. I find it more relaxing to play through a story on my couch, with a controller in my hands. I can't imagine playing Golden Eye and Perfect Dark on a PC, but I'm glad that I played Half-Life on it.

I guess the Wiimote with proper programming solves the dilemma. :D