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Professor S · 10-22-2007, 01:29 PM

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.

10-22-2007, 01:29 PM	#3
Professor S Devourer of Worlds Professor S is offline Location: Mount Penn, PA Now Playing: Team Fortress 2, all day everyday Posts: 6,608	Re: Console gaming 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. __________________