/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.4318842]

I know this is retarded, but am I the only one who legitimately enjoys playing shooters more on console? I don't know what it is; playing with a keyboard and mouse offers a lot more precision for sure, but it feels so... twitchy and uncomfortable. In some ways, the fact that a controller is less precise actually makes it more comfortable to use because it isn't so sensitive and you aren't holding your hands like claws. Not to mention you can actually sit back and relax. On top of that, like with most games, the feeling of being able to just pop the fucker into the console and not dealing with compatibility, resolution, graphics settings, etc. makes the experience feel so much more cohesive and inviting. I also think console shooters are a great means for bringing people together through splitscreen gameplay.

Pic related is Quake 2 on N64. When I play the game on PC, it absolutely bores me to death, but playing on it on N64 is a blast. I don't blame anyone who prefers playing shooters on PC, but I hate the stigma that console shooters are somehow automatically bad, as I can legitimately say I've had the most fun with them -- and this is coming from someone who played Quake 3 online for 15 years.

[Anonymous No.4318852]

>>4318842
Depends on the game.

I don't like mouse controls in most FPSes. Some games do it really well though.

[Anonymous No.4318860]

>>4318852
I just feel like the twitchiness and lack comfort is almost inescapable. You have to sit upright in the most uncomfortable position possible and press little chicklet buttons with your left hand while your right hand controls a hyper-sensitive pointing device. It's like playing a game with a cell phone keypad and a wiimote. With a controller, I can sit back in my chair, hands firmly gripping the controller in a very natural and ergonomic way, etc.

[babbage's gramps !RATGzMALLY No.4318867]

>>4318860
I understand what you're saying and I feel the same way, it's more comfortable and enjoyable to play FPS and most video games console style but that's probably part of why I suck at FPSs

[Anonymous No.4318872]

>>4318842
>I also think console shooters are a great means for bringing people together through splitscreen gameplay.

you actually tried to turn that into a positive. if by "bringing people together" you mean provoking a ton of autistic arguments about whether or not checking other people's screens is cheating

[Anonymous No.4318875]

>>4318872
>if by "bringing people together" you mean provoking a ton of autistic arguments about whether or not checking other people's screens is cheating
This is meme shit that was said between friends purely in jest 99% of the time. Splitscreen shooters are great fun.

[Anonymous No.4318880]

>>4318842
same here. I also believed the stigma and even thought about it was just me due to growing up with Goldeneye. Then I remember my first contact with vidya were pc games in school (Starcraft, jazz jackrabbit, Doom, Wolfenstein...)
I really can't have fun with fps on pc the same way I have with on consoles. It also feels awnkwardly easy. I had like 300h on SW Battlefront II on PS2, it was my favourite game back then, and I was hyped as fuck with the idea of online play when some friend installed it on my PC. I still remember how lame it feels to play that game on keyboard and mouse

[Anonymous No.4318887]

>>4318867
Not gonna lie gramps, I usually think you're a giant faggot if not for simply using a trip, but this comment has sincerely improved my opinion of you.

[Anonymous No.4318904]

Most PC shooter fans are literal autistics who will attempt to convince you that any game which does not require the use of a mouse is unplayable trash. The minute you bring up a console shooter and someone starts talking about "b-but muh controls", promptly discard their opinion and ignore them indefinitely.

[Anonymous No.4318910]

>>4318842

>Console pleb tries to justify his pleb status

[Anonymous No.4318917]

>>4318910
>brainlet can't understand the appeal of actually having fun

[Anonymous No.4318920]

>>4318910
>girl poster
>pc gamer
Homosexual identified.

[Anonymous No.4318957]

>>4318842

>does anyone else suck at shooters?

[Anonymous No.4318960]

>>4318957
>does anyone else blindly follow the opinions of others and assume that having your own opinion means you suck at games?

[Anonymous No.4318968]

>>4318957
Nah, I'm actually really good at shooters. I have a 40% rail in Q3A. I'm just mentally evolved enough to recognize that the practice of sitting in a comfortable chair and using a controller is far more enjoyable than sitting upright in a computer chair and moving a little plastic oval around. Let me know how that carpel tunnel works out for you.

[Anonymous No.4319024]

>>4318842
probably because you're not very good at shooters

[Anonymous No.4319094]

I feel you OP, it can be more fun in a relaxing way, but there's something fun about being as precise as possible with a mouse too

[Anonymous No.4319167]

>hey guys anyone else find sitting in a chair with arms on a desk to be so uncomfortable??? i think it's better if you make the game control worse too btw

[Anonymous No.4319169]

The only reason to use a mouse and a keyboard is to be more accurate at shooting, but when everyone else you're playing against is using a controller the same as you and no matter how good you are you will still be ranked #456333 in the world, in the end I prefer comfort over accuracy. Give me a controller and a couch anyday, I spend 8 hours a day hunched over my computer at work, last thing I want to do is do it again at home.

[Anonymous No.4319380]

>>4319024
I dunno, sounds like you're the one who has trouble adopting a different control scheme.

[Anonymous No.4319417]

>>4319169
I mostly agree, although I think you can actually be quite proficient with a controller given enough practice. But yeah, fuck PC, I just want to sink into my couch and relax.
>>4319167
>does anyone find an uncomfortable chair uncomfortable
>making the game more fun makes it worse
And here we have a full-blown retard.

[Anonymous No.4319671]

>>4318842
Both sides have pros and cons but I enjoy them equally really. It depends on how I want to play.

Console shooters are more comfy but it’s also a lot slower because everyone is using a stick and can’t be very accurate, let alone twitch shot. I do get tired of sitting at my desk or on a laptop playing games though. It really just depends on how I wanna play at the time.

[Anonymous No.4319737]

>>4318842
Holy shit OP are you me?

[Anonymous No.4319751]

>>4319737
>Holy shit OP are you me?
Probably not, but great minds think alike. I'm glad I'm not the only one who isn't a complete sperg and recognizes how much more comfortable and engaging games played on console are.

[Anonymous No.4319754]

>>4319751
Yeah that realization came to me after playing Red Faction 2 (not retro) on my friend's computer. Not to mention just watching TF2/CSGO gameplay makes my eyes hurt.

[Anonymous No.4319762]

>>4319754
Seriously. I always loved playing games like C&C Renegade, Quake 3, Unreal Tournament, etc. back in the day, but then I played stuff like Perfect Dark and Timesplitters and thought to myself, "wow, the game isn't a continual seizure due to sensitive mouse controls and I can actually drink a beer while playing". I also find that console FPS games tend to have emphasis on certain mechanics/features that are absent in PC games that just make it a lot more fun.

[Anonymous No.4319771]

>>4319762
DUDE FUCKIN SAME!

Like opening/closing doors and windows in GE and PD!

[Anonymous No.4319783]

>>4319771
Exactly my man. It feels a lot more immersive. PC shooters have nothing like this.

Good tastes. I know you're a patrician since you like PD, too. The absolute easiest way to tell if someone is a mindless retard is if they tell you PD sucks. If you haven't already, definitely check out the Quake games on N64 and Timesplitters: Future Perfect on 6th gen consoles (which was made by most of the same people as GE/PD), they're all fucking awesome.

[Anonymous No.4319791]

>>4319783
I know you called me patrician, but If I'm gonna be honest with you, I hated PD's single player, but put like 50 hours in the multiplayer w/bots. I'm a lvl 11 veteran.

And the reverse is with GE. I played alot more single player than multiplayer.

Also, I didn't know TS was made by most of the same peeps as GE/PD. I'll have to get those.

[Anonymous No.4319813]

>>4318872
>He never put a cardboard on the middle of the screen and made the players sit sideways to the screen so that they couldn't see the other side
I tried doing this, once

[Anonymous No.4319821]

agreed OP. the twitchiness and fast turning in PC shooters makes me physicially naseous. sitting hunched over in a chair aggravates fibromyalgia too. leaves you with a weak and unusuable back after so long.

sitting on a nice couch with a controller in hand more comfortable and a much more inviting style for gamers.

it's relaxing without the pressure you get in PC shooters.... that's how it should be. you just need to relax when you come home from work. no "competitive" over the top forced by dad to use a mouse to "compete"

computers are for posting on websites and work programs, not "hardcore" shooters with exclusionary control schemes

i feared stigmatization for saying this too until you posted this thread. thanks man. fuck the mouse and keyboard!

[Anonymous No.4319879]

>honeypot thread for virgin vs chad fps edition
nice try OP

[Anonymous No.4320027]

>>4318842
>I know this is retarded
Yup. Didn't read the rest of your blog.

[Anonymous No.4320260]

Everything the plebs are bitching about in this thread isn't a mouse and keyboard issue it's a bad desk chair issue. Stop sitting in a cheap staples office chair and then suddenly all of the "discomforts" of PC gaming disappear.

[Anonymous No.4320441]

>>4318842
OP is based. I completely agree with this. I honestly hate how PC-only elitists think I should be hyper-concerned with resolution and accuracy when I just want to have fun and be comfy while playing a game.

[Anonymous No.4320482]

>>4318842
Keyboard and mouse is shitty compared to a gamepad. That's why I only play Doom and other similar games with one

[Anonymous No.4320532]

>>4318842
For fun? Sure, but mostly it sucks if you actually want to get into the game. Auto aim, etc, all shit.
Mouse controls for FPS are universally good. Consoles advantage is being comfy on the sofa and not even trying and letting auto aim do it for you.

[Anonymous No.4320612]

>>4319417
i'm sorry that you're so out of shape and so hopeless that you can't find an average chair that isn't uncomfortable. and maybe you should start playing games with just 1 hand since you want games to have worse controls.

[Anonymous No.4320628]

i get burnt out from the mental focus required for playing FPS quicker than the uncomfortable controls of mouse+keyboard

does controller fps=difficulty turned down?

[Anonymous No.4320701]

>>4318842
It depends. For classic shooters like Doom and Quake kb+m is the way to go as far as I'm concerned, it just feels right. Most modern shooters are made for controllers though and it just feels better in my opinion to use one, I much preferred using one for Bioshock and the new Doom. Kb+m is a necessity for competitive shooters but competitive shooters are a joke so who cares.

[Anonymous No.4321507]

>>4320628

All console fpses use some sort of aim correction so innately yes all console fpses are dumbed down compared to their PC counterparts.

[Anonymous No.4321560]

>>4318860
>You have to sit upright in the most uncomfortable position possible and press little chicklet buttons with your left hand while your right hand controls a hyper-sensitive pointing device.


Wat? Sit upright? I don't sit upright.

Just lower your mouse sensitivity.

[Anonymous No.4321724]

>>4318842
I can't say that I agree with you, but maybe you like how it gives playing an arcade sort of feeling. Maybe that and you'd rather relax on a couch than sit in front of a monitor.

To each their own.

[Anonymous No.4321732]

>>4318842
I used to love the XBLA port of Doom just because it played so nicely. Sure I could play it on PC with mods and stuff, but if all I wanted to do was sit back and shoot up some imps, it was my goto.

[Anonymous No.4322323]

>>4318842

[Anonymous No.4322875]

>>4318968
>40% RAIL
>really good

maybe 40% LG and 60% RG

40% rail is average/scrub as fuck