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Let's take a moment to remember the time period when everyone had to adjust to using dual-joysticks on controllers. (media.piefed.world)
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[–] weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Don't forget about RTS, MMO and some CRPG.

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

And fighting games

[–] weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I don't know about that, I wouldn't want to play a fighting game with standard keyboard. An ergonomic keyboard could work though. In any case from what I've seen those guys either play with a gamepad or an arcade stick.

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Leverless controllers are pretty OP, you can hit both forward and back at the same time making movement inputs way faster for some moves & once you get used to it a mechanical keyboard feels about the same

Leverless fight controller, like a traditional fighting stick + buttons but the stick is replaced with 4 directional buttons