FPS: Gamepad vs Keyboard / Mouse

[LoudMusic]

A friend of mine got into an argument about which is better for first person shooters - classic keyboard / mouse or the semi-new gamepad controller.

So what's your preferance? Try to limit your decision to actual game play experience alone - not including things like 'which titles are available' or 'online accessibility'. Just the control of the game.

 

[emad]

generally, the keyboard/mouse. BUT, if you're lucky enough to find a Microsoft Sidewinder DualStrike, it's probably the ultimate controller for shooters. There's a little swivel thing in the middle so the entire right side of the controller acts as your analog stick. Works perfectly.

 

[Solid Fro]

My preference would be mouse and keyboard, with the mouse being on the left and using the arrow keys for movement.

Games like Goldeneye

and Red Faction have awesome control using the N64 and DS2 pads. I think the response time for a keyboard and mouse is a bit faster, so I'll have to give my nod to them.

 

[Carl.]

Started playing Quake I (with Trent Reznor soundtrack 👍 ) with keyboard numpad only. It took me a while to be confortable with the mouse, but once it's done, it's much more precise than anything else..