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Originally Posted by Boo Boo Juice
Actually, I'm not against PC in any way at all. I started gaming on PC. If you enjoy it, then more power to you. I just haven't had the best experiences with them, so I play console now. All I am trying to point out is that whatever you are used to is the best controller. There is no controller that is the definitive #1 controller. I've seen people who like the controller and just can't play on a mouse and keyboard and vice versa.
Saying one thing is better than the other just because you prefer it that way is being silly.
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I agree.. Almost.
I've been a PC gamer always. The Xbox 360 is the first console I've bought since the super NES. So to say the least, I wasn't thrilled about using a controller. In fact, I bought the system for sports stuff, and arcade games. I was surprised that after playing through Condemned and COD2 (multiplayer) I actually started perferring the controller. That's something I personally never thought I'd do as whenever I've used my friends controllers for the older systems, or even the 360 (I got mine later than everyone else), I just couldn't get into it. I sucked bad at games like Halo 2 MP, and now I'm just as good with a controller as I am Keyboard and mouse.
In fact, I perfer a controller now for the most part. Sometimes it isn't done right, sometimes it is. But so far I've liked it. (Only exception is FEAR 360 demo feels horrible... The bottons are fine, the aiming sucks in my opinion).
A lot of it also has to do with comfort. I got a nice PC rig, nice monitor, etc. But I dont like sitting at my desk all the time to game. I love just sitting on the couch, or vegging out in my recliner chair playing on my HD-TV. Everyone finds something else comfortible. These things are all subjective.
To be honest, us PC gamers for the most part are old and fickle. Not really willing to try and work on change. We are set in our ways for the most part, same as many Console people I know. (They can not get used to the keyboard and mouse to save thier lives).
I'm so satisfied with the 360 experiance, Im not going to upgrade my PC this year. I normally do it once a year, but since the game pool has been pretty dry for PC, I'm waiting until crysis and a need for DX10 to build. Even then Im going to get a controller.
I almost didnt give it a shot, but I really wanted to play through condemned. By the end of one game, I am hooked. So for now, bring on Bioshock, GOW, Mass Effect, Army of two, The Darkness, Team Fortress 2, Assassins Creed, Stranglehold, COD3, BIA:Hells Highway, Crackdown, Lost Planet, etc. To name a few. It's a good time to be a console gamer, and a person who likes a controller.
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