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[–] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

My best experience with a shooter was Metroid Prime Trilogy on Wii. Joystick to run / strafe and motion controls to aim, freeing up your right thumb and fingers for buttons.

I hate having to switch between aiming with my right thumb and pressing buttons with my right thumb. Like in Metroid Prime Remastered on Switch. Grr.

[–] oozynozh@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)
[–] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 1 points 37 seconds ago

nostalgic Monster Hunter on PSP noises

[–] emeralddawn45@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 7 hours ago

Back paddles like the steamdeck or steam controller has are a godsend for any game where you have to run, jump, and shoot at the same time. Or any other combination of actions. I don't think I could go back to not having access to those. I don't remap them for every game but the times I have its made those games so much better.

[–] bytesonbike@discuss.online 6 points 9 hours ago

I remember hating Metroid Prime's controller scheme on the Gamecube. The controls felt so stiff. But I was so in love with the universe and gameplay that I just accepted it, kind of like every Rockstar game.

Now I wish I played it on the Wii.