A keyboard/mouse setup offers more buttons and greater control. Sure, I use a joypad, but only with my arcade games. I've often wondered why a PC gamer would use a console controller on a FPS game.
I know that FPS on consoles are made for joypads because those systems (traditionally) do not have a mouse/board option. Consoles have always had joypads and have been made compact and easy-to-use for that reason. Are you a recent "convert" to the PC gaming world, and need to be slowly weened off of the controller?
A keyboard/mouse setup offers more buttons and greater control. Sure, I use a joypad, but only with my arcade games. I've often wondered why a PC gamer would use a console controller on a FPS game.
I know that FPS on consoles are made for joypads because those systems (traditionally) do not have a mouse/board option. Consoles have always had joypads and have been made compact and easy-to-use for that reason. Are you a recent "convert" to the PC gaming world, and need to be slowly weened off of the controller?
t0adphr0g
yes im new to all this pc gaming..and im finding using a keybord to be taxing,..i just dont feel close to the game using the keyboard.
ok so as you may have guessed im wondering if half life 2 and oblivion on the pc support the usage of a game pad?
thanks.
daveg1
You should look into the ****** Nostromo N52 speedpad. Fully programmable, and it works well with FPS and RPG/MMORPG games. Currently I use it with World of Warcraft.
Oblivion does not play right with a game pad. I tried it with the xbox controller and I cannot use the analog stick to look around. Half life is probably best played with the mouse and keyboard. Games like sports, racing etc are always better with a pad but those libraries are basically lacking.
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