Always. Played flight sims on my family's 486 all the time back in the day and it stuck. It's the first option I change.
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Inverted comrades, did you always play the Correct Way?
- Thread starter Truant
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love this btwI tried univerted on the first Halo at a Gamestop back in the days, it was a horrible experience.
Also can we have this as a cover image:
I used to play Star Fox on SNES non-inverted as a kid, despite the fact that its default controls are inverted.
But since getting an N64 when I was 9 and becoming used to N64 games (which were all inverted), I have since always played inverted.
The only thing I didn't retain from my N64 days today is the inverted X camera in Mario 64 and Mario Sunshine.
But since getting an N64 when I was 9 and becoming used to N64 games (which were all inverted), I have since always played inverted.
The only thing I didn't retain from my N64 days today is the inverted X camera in Mario 64 and Mario Sunshine.
Same for me, my dad was pretty big into flight sims in the late 80s/early 90s. As a kid I just used whatever settings he was using—and it always stuck with me.
Probably the same reason for me too.
And Flight Simulator on PC.
Inverted X also. A lot of games doesn't have the option, saddly, must be a pain for you.
I tried univerted on the first Halo at a Gamestop back in the days, it was a horrible experience.
Also can we have this as a cover image:
This image could apply to both X and Y axis, and yet a lot of people apply this logic just to Y but not X. This is why inverted is weird to me.
But of course: play any way you like and every game should have inverted options for both axis.
As someone who grew up playing flight sim games, inverting the Y axis is so fucking normal for me. I can't play regular.
Give me a game with inverted controls and no option to undo it and you can bet your ass I'll drop it in minutes.
I have always played the Galaxy Brain method. I guess a lot of people who started gaming on the N64 and similar will be the same. I do sometimes switch between inverted X and non inverted X but it doesn't seem to follow any kind of pattern, I blame Wind Waker and Mario Sunshine for having that as the default and non-changeable option.
I desperately miss the feature on the Xbox 360 where it would save basic control preferences like this to your profile and apply them to new games or multiplayer games automatically. Glory days.
I desperately miss the feature on the Xbox 360 where it would save basic control preferences like this to your profile and apply them to new games or multiplayer games automatically. Glory days.
Yeah, but thankfully almost all of my favorite games have it. Thank GOD FFVIIR have it also based on the Demo game. I will be furious if it's not.
Inverted X and Y makes sense if you are moving the camera, instead of the neck, on a TPS.
Fun fact:
In university, we had a small game project for a game design course. My group did a rail sooter like Starfox. I did the programming for the ship and implemented inverted controls with no way of changing it. The day of the presentation, our teacher gave us so much for the controls, I felt stupid for not giving the option to change it.
Today I can play both ways but usually leave it at default.
In university, we had a small game project for a game design course. My group did a rail sooter like Starfox. I did the programming for the ship and implemented inverted controls with no way of changing it. The day of the presentation, our teacher gave us so much for the controls, I felt stupid for not giving the option to change it.
Today I can play both ways but usually leave it at default.
I used to play first person games inverted, but third person games "normal".
Now I simply cannot play first person games using analog sticks, so I use non-inverted on my mouse and steam controller.
Now I simply cannot play first person games using analog sticks, so I use non-inverted on my mouse and steam controller.
I always play inverted and probably always will. Logically, it just makes more sense to my brain. If I switch, I can't ever get used to it and I don't really see a reason to try. It's interesting to me that inverted used to be the default and non-inverted slowly took over almost completely. None of my friends play inverted.
Edit: I'm talking only about the Y axis.
Edit: I'm talking only about the Y axis.
Always inverted. It should be the default setting.
My family are non inverted miscreants. We frequently have battles over the controller settings menu.
My family are non inverted miscreants. We frequently have battles over the controller settings menu.
If you use this image as an argument then I assume you also invert the X axis since it would follow the same logic? :PI tried univerted on the first Halo at a Gamestop back in the days, it was a horrible experience.
Also can we have this as a cover image:
Animal Crossing: New Horizons made me forced myself to play the correct way with the camera control while decorating my house.
It does take a while to get used to, and I tend to flick the stick around more often.
But I found out, regardless if I play inverted or correct, I always have the habit to flick the stick around until it "clicks" in my brain. I wanted to ask everyone and see if anyone else does it too, where you had to shove the stick around so you get the "feel" of the camera, before you continue the path?
This habit of mine, made me realize I'm more flexible with the control schemes, and that it is possible I can accommodate with a lot of various input control schemes for various controllers.
It does take a while to get used to, and I tend to flick the stick around more often.
But I found out, regardless if I play inverted or correct, I always have the habit to flick the stick around until it "clicks" in my brain. I wanted to ask everyone and see if anyone else does it too, where you had to shove the stick around so you get the "feel" of the camera, before you continue the path?
This habit of mine, made me realize I'm more flexible with the control schemes, and that it is possible I can accommodate with a lot of various input control schemes for various controllers.
This image makes no logical sense, if that's how it works then pushing the analog stick left and right would just make your head lean not turn/pan and there would need to be a third axis input to turn/pan the camera left and right...I tried univerted on the first Halo at a Gamestop back in the days, it was a horrible experience.
Also can we have this as a cover image:
I don't remember there being a distinct switching over to inverted Y-axis so I assume it was always there from playing flight games like Chuck Yeager or the like. I only even distinctly remember knowing I played inverted come the 360/PS3 era. Before that, I must have had to change it to Inverted but for some reason, probably because the 360 had a system-level option and that stuck out to me, I don't remember specifically doing so. There must have been games in the past that didn't allow for the inversion of Y, so were unplayable to me but those are lost to the mists of time.
I tried univerted on the first Halo at a Gamestop back in the days, it was a horrible experience.
Also can we have this as a cover image:
people have already pointed it out but this is really nonsensical unless you also invert X, which you don't, because inverting is a habit, not a logical conclusion.
play however you want, I hope all games have options for X and Y, but when people act like this is the logical way to play with this argument I don't get it.
Right here is the reason. Played lots of flight simulator as a kid so it basically ingrained it into my brain. The only time I don't use it is for IR/gyro aiming since it's one to one motion.
Don't remember when I changed it but must of been an early teenager. Since then I have always played inverted, it probably was from golden eye and then onto halo and cod from there and all is ancient history now.
I started on the correct path and have never strayed from it. The path of inversion will lead to enlightenment while the path of normal only leads to ignorance and despair.
I use x-inverted in third person games that do not have free shooter aim (so something like dark souls I use x-inverted but something like uncharted I do not). I flip flop between them fairly easily. There's a weird funk period for a few minutes but past that it doesn't take me long to adjust.
Always Y-inverted though.
Using a mouse to point and click on a screen is fundamentally different from a stick.
Always Y-inverted though.
Using a mouse to point and click on a screen is fundamentally different from a stick.
Only game I've ever played inverted with was Resident Evil 4 (the original). It just felt better. And weirdly I switched to normal when I played RE5.
Always Y inverted. This was the normal control scheme back in the day. I recently played an indie game called Sagebrush and it did not have an option for inverting the controls. I grinned and beared the 1-2 hour game and after I was done, I tried playing Doom Eternal and my mind kept playing tricks on me. It took me a few hours to get my muscle memory back. Never again.
