Console gaming

[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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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.