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I've always loved video games. Even when I was a little boy - I remember how excited I was when I recieved a video game console (Intellivision) for Christmas. Since then, I've enjoyed video games - even to the point of playing competitively on the PC in Unreal Tournament and Quake.
I've lost the edge over the years - with cat like reflexes of younger, more experienced, and talented players. But, I still thoroughly enjoy games. But, my tastes have change to prefer puzzles, logic games, etc. Mostly, I must admit, because I don't feel like I'm getting tooled on so badly
But, with tablet based computing and the game model changing, I've found myself in a newly increased buying mode of games again. Both because of the portability and the price. Isn't it amazing how the whole model has changed financially? Remember paying $50-60 for a game? Now, you can get a great game for $1.00 - $10.00. That's really interesting to me.
Since picking up video game purchases lately, I've discovered that I get a bit frustrated with the controls on a touchscreen.
I don't know if it is just me, if I haven't given it enough time, or I'm just getting old. But, I really get frustrated trying to press a virtual button when something / someone is shooting at me and my thumb just looses the precision.
Angry Birds, Cut the Rope, Machinarium, Golf - no problem. 1st Peson shooters, Tomb Raider? I suck, LOL. I used to be so great at those things. I am horrible now. Oh the shame.
Oh well, not to put a damper on anyone's fun. I just wondered what people are doing to improve or not get so frustrated with virtual controls.Last edited by Dim-Ize; 05-03-12 at 09:25 AM.
05-03-12 09:23 AM - Same for me. I actually find a touchscreen the worst type of control for games like TR. A touchscreen is fine for Angry Birds type gaming, but absolutely not for console type games. There just isn't any user feedback about where your fingers and thumb are while trying to control an object on the screen. And lightning fast input is impossible. If it was difficult on a console, it becomes impossible on a touchscreen. I hope RIM will engineer a genuine PB controller for use with games. It would be an outstanding step for them.I've always loved video games. Even when I was a little boy - I remember how excited I was when I recieved a video game console (Intellivision) for Christmas. Since then, I've enjoyed video games - even to the point of playing competitively on the PC in Unreal Tournament and Quake.
I've lost the edge over the years - with cat like reflexes of younger, more experienced, and talented players. But, I still thoroughly enjoy games. But, my tastes have change to prefer puzzles, logic games, etc. Mostly, I must admit, because I don't feel like I'm getting tooled on so badly
But, with tablet based computing and the game model changing, I've found myself in a newly increased buying mode of games again. Both because of the portability and the price. Isn't it amazing how the whole model has changed financially? Remember paying $50-60 for a game? Now, you can get a great game for $1.00 - $10.00. That's really interesting to me.
Since picking up video game purchases lately, I've discovered that I get a bit frustrated with the controls on a touchscreen.
I don't know if it is just me, if I haven't given it enough time, or I'm just getting old. But, I really get frustrated trying to press a virtual button when something / someone is shooting at me and my thumb just looses the precision.
Angry Birds, Cut the Rope, Machinarium, Golf - no problem. 1st Peson shooters, Tomb Raider? I suck, LOL. I used to be so great at those things. I am horrible now. Oh the shame.
Oh well, not to put a damper on anyone's fun. I just wondered what people are doing to improve or not get so frustrated with virtual controls.05-03-12 01:03 PM - My first gaming console was the Vectrex Vectrex - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia which tells you how old I am
and to answer the OP's question, I am not a fan of touchscreen gaming controls.
That's not to say that I don't buy games on the Playbook; I certainly do. But quite often, I find that I'm fighting the touchscreen controls or thinking to myself that this would be so much simpler/more fluid if I had a physical controller. I find that games that are simpler or those that don't require as fine a manipulation to play such as Angry Birds, Cut the Rope, Poker, and Eternal Legacy work well. But there were times when I was playing Roboto, Nova 2, Super Crossfire, and even Samuraii Vengeance II where I would have much preferred physical controls.
I suppose it's something that you get used to over time. But I certainly would be the first in line to buy an app that would allow me to use my Playstation BT Controller to play some games.05-03-12 02:21 PM - I own two Vectrex units and some games for it (I have a little vintage game consoles collection), those devices are awesome!
As for the touchscreen playability: it really depends on the game and how it has been programmed. Some games are way better with the touchscreen (Angry Birds for instance) but others like emulated console games are screaming for a (BT) gamepad...05-03-12 03:02 PM - I'm so jealous that you still have working Vectrex units - if you havent tried it, try Cosmic Chasm. Hmm, I wonder if that could be emulated onto the Playbook.I own two Vectrex units and some games for it (I have a little vintage game consoles collection), those devices are awesome!
As for the touchscreen playability: it really depends on the game and how it has been programmed. Some games are way better with the touchscreen (Angry Birds for instance) but others like emulated console games are screaming for a (BT) gamepad...
As for mapping a BT gamepad; what would it take to actually accomplish this say for a Playstation gamepad? Presumably, there is some licesning to work out between RIM and Sony. If not Sony, what about any of the BT Logitech or other gamepads that are out there?05-03-12 04:50 PM
