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Games with terrible control schemes and ones that just didn’t work
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i can't believe i got so far, & had so much fun with the first one, without ever using the claw hold. how'd i do it?...
i felt that the dumb controls complimented the dumb story perfectly. actually enjoyed it all...
There were always a few things holding back LittleBigPlanet from true greatness, at least as a top tier platformer:
- floaty imprecise physics
- separate foreground layers that you had to awkwardly switch between, both manually and automatically
- can't control sackboy with d-pad
- the square button being used just to access your menu, instead of main character actions like power-ups
- limited default moveset
I just think those early design decisions crippled the main series' potential from the get go.
- floaty imprecise physics
- separate foreground layers that you had to awkwardly switch between, both manually and automatically
- can't control sackboy with d-pad
- the square button being used just to access your menu, instead of main character actions like power-ups
- limited default moveset
I just think those early design decisions crippled the main series' potential from the get go.
Tbh I think the movement in SM64 is unplayable
It just doesn't feel fluid to me at all. He moves really stiffly, when on the ground and especially in the air
It just doesn't feel fluid to me at all. He moves really stiffly, when on the ground and especially in the air
My first pick goes to Metroid Prime 3. Totally ignored the concept of left handed users and really should have just shipped with gamecube style controls as an option.
This. Absolutely unplayable as a left-handed user. Both KIU and MP3 suffer because the fundamental difference between left and right handed players is that right-handed players can separate writing and analog inputs while many left handed players cannot (or at least, cannot easily).
This. Absolutely unplayable as a left-handed user. Both KIU and MP3 suffer because the fundamental difference between left and right handed players is that right-handed players can separate writing and analog inputs while many left handed players cannot (or at least, cannot easily).
metroid other m not only the game suck but the control is just awful i'm not sure what sakamoto was thinking with that one
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there's also redux which does the same thing + way more
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Monster Hunter 1 used the ps2's right analog for attacks and directional buttons to spin the camera around. That camera control scheme probably made them think that it's ok to have the same thing on the psp versions, not that they really had any choice.
Man I loved this game, and the controls are really good if you stick with it. There's two problems though and it becomes kind of a paradox:
The first problem is they tied movement speed and motion control responsiveness to in-game upgrades. So the game is purposely sluggish and unresponsive when you first play. The second problem is, it's literally impossible to play the fully upgraded Sonic with motion controls unless you've stuck with the whole game while going through each incremental upgrade. Basically, in order to have fun with the game and use the good controls, you have to play for hours to slowly and gradually acclimate yourself to the sensitivity of the motion controls. I guess the third problem is they didn't really design the levels with this in mind, so the early levels are frustrating because the controls are slow.
With that said, if you play the game from start to finish while gradually increasing the sensitivity with each upgrade, the game is actually really fun and feels like a motion controlled racing game.