» Sun May 08, 2011 5:30 am
XBOX 360 Controller.
The last PC game that I completed with the keyboard and mouse was probably Quake, over ten years ago.
For those who say you can’t be a true PC Gamer and use a controller, well, I actually grew up more with PC’s and other non-IBM computers than videogame consoles. I have been building PC’s for 20 years.
I love the keyboard for work-related text input, but hate it for gaming.
I have never owned a PC that did not have an anologue gaming joystick or gamepad controller.
I just find it so much more of an enjoyable, ergonomic, convenient, social and relaxing experience gaming with a controller.
I can actually use the keyboard and mouse as well, and I have conquered many games using that, but I dislike the experience of sitting stuck to the chair stiff with my WASD fingers hovering for hours over a flat surface, fiddling about and playing “Twister” over similar-shaped flat keys. I find that hours of navigating my right hand over the mouse, trying not to develop carpel tunnel syndrome, is not a very comfortable experience, especially compared to using a controller.
For me, a controller is so much more relaxing and enjoyable.
In my opinion, controllers make far more sense for gaming, regardless of how fast I can target with the mouse. Again, that’s my opinion.
I have used many kinds of PC controllers over 20 years, but since the release of the XBOX 360 Controller, that is my standard controller on the PC.