Anti-controller rhetoric is a bit strong, methinks.
I remember using joysticks back in the TI-994a and C-64 days.
Part of being a PC Gamer is liking the customization of your rig and playing your way, right? Why NOT have the option to use a controller as well as a keyboard and mouse?
I get having preferences. I do like using a keyboard and mouse, but I also will use a controller with some games on the PC. Sometimes it just feels more fun to use the controller, other times it is more fun to use the mouse and keys.
I agree 100%. Too often nowadays though controller is more optimized than K&M because most PC games are console ports.
Don't get me wrong i'm not anti-controller. I use them for sports games or driving.
My problem is when a pc game plays perfectly with a controller while I spend an hour looking for mods, ini. tweaks and remapping buttons just to get OK K&M support.
I'm not saying don't have controller support, I'm just saying have equally as competent K&M support.
Btw, Rochester, MN. I live in Blaine.
@Dart,
You really think it's that far fetched?
Dark Souls shipped with almost nonexistent K&M support and the devs reply at the time was just play with a controller ( we were luckily offered K&M support by a modder). The second one they "tried" to offer better K&M support but still required a lot of tweaking.
State of decay shipped as early access with only controller support. Too many games to mention have shoddy mouse movement, lack of key remapping, controller prompts when using M&K, etc.
Even Shadows of mordor which I think is one of the better ports in a while has some mouse camera issues.
Microsoft gives us controller support on the PC, but no K&M support on the xbone. Why? I might play some more console game then.
Launch steam and there in the upper right hand corner is a controller symbol I can click on to launch a controller friendly interface and they are also busily working on there own controller.
Call me crazy but it would seem I have a lot of reason to believe in my fantasy.
But who knows maybe I am over reacting. We'll see.
In 5 years we can revisit this topic,
PC games that require a controller to play, I'm right.
Alien invasion, your right.
Sorry so off topic, I blame couch for bringing it up.
Anyway, saying all that I agree with Dart, K&M supports never lacked in a bioware game. THere I tied it all to the topic.