Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

AcornWoodpecker t1_j0cehrl wrote

As a retro/80s/90s mostly gamer, I would love another controller. I love the options to play point and clicks, RTS, and other genres very effectively, better than keyboard and mouse most of the time.

Just fired up Creeper World 3 and made an awesome map that has all of the units mapped to the touch pad and joy stick and it's really smooth.

My favorite controller for sure, sorry GameCube. But it's strengths are really about non fps games.

133

stemfish t1_j0cuefd wrote

Completely off-topic, but you're the first person I've seen mention Creeper World on Reddit. Glad to see there's at least one other person besides me who holds back the endless tides of goo.

42

AcornWoodpecker t1_j0cz6yv wrote

I was craving a tower defense game some time ago and discovered the series. I adored 1, savored every minute and just picked up 3 on sale. It's a really novel concept and the community maps are wild.

Together we stand! Mortars at the ready!

9

tehrmuk t1_j0ftw8e wrote

There are dozens of us!

1

stemfish t1_j0hr2ev wrote

Dozens!

Glad I'm not alone in the process, now to go and crush the creeper in 3's story again.

1

_Blackstar t1_j0cwjcs wrote

Did you say a controller is better for "point and click"? Interesting take.

6

boissondevin t1_j0e5ams wrote

A controller with a trackpad is better for it than one with only sticks, yes. And it's better for couch play than a mouse.

18

AcornWoodpecker t1_j0cysie wrote

Totally, I played 90% of I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream with a mouse, and then replayed with the steam controller with a good map, and enjoyed it much more.

Also Grim Fandango, Ultima Underground, Magic Carpet 2, the entire MYST series, Creeper World 1, Worms. I really loved it for Half Life 1 and System Shock, flicking the right pad is very useful and intuitive in those games.

Notable controls to mention as well, the swirl to scroll for long text based games is HUGE.

5

GimpyGeek t1_j0d15dz wrote

Yep, TouchPad is great for mouse gaming on a thumb. Would seem weird if you were thinking of using a finger on it on a laptop but thumb with the pad grip on it on the sc is nice

5

TomTheGeek t1_j0du9ti wrote

Seems like the XBox Elite controller is well supported on PC and phones. With some 3rd party software it's pretty customizable.

3

AcornWoodpecker t1_j0e5ebl wrote

I need an Xbox controller for Witcher 3, for some reason, the stream controller doesn't swap when swimming and similar situational shifts on that game - I did buy it on GOG and run in big picture.

But in no way are they comparable unless the d pad is touch? Seriously, flicking the ball camera, swirl to scroll, 15 button touch menu that can be a squares or radial, macro 4 way directions...

Seriously if you haven't dived into what it does, especially with haptics, it's too late. It really was just an incredible controller. I say was, I still have mine and find new ways to play more ergonomically. No Xbox controller though, still a favorite for fps.

5

TomTheGeek t1_j0eszpw wrote

No touch(y) on the Elite but it does have the paddles which means 10 total buttons. So no, not the same but workable for most games.

1

AcornWoodpecker t1_j0gsnm3 wrote

They're magnetic right? That part is cool. I haven't really ever found use for the other finger toggles, but have many claw hand friends that rank or whatever it's called these days.

1