used to game controller?

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#1 ktwq
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Hey all,

The 360 is my first console and I'm very clumsy with the controller (currently playing Halo 3). Just to ask, on average, how long would a person take to get used to the controller?

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#2 killercuts3
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0.5 seconds. It's a beauty of a controller.
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#3 ocinom
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Since its your 1st console, you'll get used to it quickly

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#4 ktwq
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Since its your 1st console, you'll get used to it quickly

ocinom

Quickly? nah.. It's so difficult for me to aim properly in Halo 3, especially a moving target (Eg: Jet-Pack Brutes). Using the sniper rifle is worse, I have to stand still, and slowly inch the crosshair up to the target, but in the process, I get shot and lose the zoom. :(

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#5 dxy592
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It took me a few weeks. My first game was Oblivion which didn't require the reflexes that shooters do. My next game was Gears of War and it took me a month, maybe two, to get used to it. It took 2 months for me to get used to Call of Duty 4 controls. I stopped playing for 10 days and it took me another 3 days to get used to it again. The controller itself isn't the problem, it is often the button/stick layout. Try tinkering with it to find the layout that is easiest for you to use.

P.S. - By "get used to" I mean being able to win matches without a problem. It took me a day or two to learn the controls, but 2 months to master them so that I didn't die from slow reflexes.

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#6 Nocturnal15
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The controller itself it not a problem. Its the games controls and learning curve that you need to get use to. If thats not the case then you have very poor hand-eye coordination.
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#7 Spire88
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not long, it reminds me of the gamecube controller.
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#8 iamdanthaman
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Are you a PC gamer? If so, you could use This:

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