Help an old man with a PS3!
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I've always gamed on a PC, mainly FPS online gaming using a mouse and keyboard.
I fancied a bit of GT5 so I bought a PS3 yesterday and got Deus Ex free with it.
How on god's green earth are you supposed to hit anything by twiddling a daft little mushroom on a controller? With a mouse it's a piece of cake but with that it's like a drunk with motor control issues is playing. Couldn't hit a barn door with a fat bird's arse - any tips?
I fancied a bit of GT5 so I bought a PS3 yesterday and got Deus Ex free with it.
How on god's green earth are you supposed to hit anything by twiddling a daft little mushroom on a controller? With a mouse it's a piece of cake but with that it's like a drunk with motor control issues is playing. Couldn't hit a barn door with a fat bird's arse - any tips?
Well, YOU SEE THAT BUTTON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CONTROLLER? PRESS IT AND IT TURNS IT ON!
Sorry, just thought i'd speak a little louder for the elderly hard of hearing..
In all fairness, aiming and controlling your actions with a console controller instead of a mouse and keyboard does take getting used to. Whatever game you're playing, start off with the tutorial type area (if it has one) which will guide you through the controls for that game, and just practice with the movement of the sticks and use of function and shoulder buttons at the same time.
For FPS games, the aiming takes time, and can be easier by changing the controller sensitivity in-game or via the PS menu. Its all about time really. Playing more often with it and getting your hands used to the difference in movement.
GOOD LUCK GRANDAD!
Sorry, just thought i'd speak a little louder for the elderly hard of hearing..
In all fairness, aiming and controlling your actions with a console controller instead of a mouse and keyboard does take getting used to. Whatever game you're playing, start off with the tutorial type area (if it has one) which will guide you through the controls for that game, and just practice with the movement of the sticks and use of function and shoulder buttons at the same time.
For FPS games, the aiming takes time, and can be easier by changing the controller sensitivity in-game or via the PS menu. Its all about time really. Playing more often with it and getting your hands used to the difference in movement.
GOOD LUCK GRANDAD!
CypherP said:
Well, YOU SEE THAT BUTTON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CONTROLLER? PRESS IT AND IT TURNS IT ON!
Sorry, just thought i'd speak a little louder for the elderly hard of hearing..
In all fairness, aiming and controlling your actions with a console controller instead of a mouse and keyboard does take getting used to. Whatever game you're playing, start off with the tutorial type area (if it has one) which will guide you through the controls for that game, and just practice with the movement of the sticks and use of function and shoulder buttons at the same time.
For FPS games, the aiming takes time, and can be easier by changing the controller sensitivity in-game or via the PS menu. Its all about time really. Playing more often with it and getting your hands used to the difference in movement.
GOOD LUCK GRANDAD!
Eh? What you say sonny?Sorry, just thought i'd speak a little louder for the elderly hard of hearing..
In all fairness, aiming and controlling your actions with a console controller instead of a mouse and keyboard does take getting used to. Whatever game you're playing, start off with the tutorial type area (if it has one) which will guide you through the controls for that game, and just practice with the movement of the sticks and use of function and shoulder buttons at the same time.
For FPS games, the aiming takes time, and can be easier by changing the controller sensitivity in-game or via the PS menu. Its all about time really. Playing more often with it and getting your hands used to the difference in movement.
GOOD LUCK GRANDAD!
Bloody spazzy joypad thingy!
Caulkhead said:
I've always gamed on a PC, mainly FPS online gaming using a mouse and keyboard.
I fancied a bit of GT5 so I bought a PS3 yesterday and got Deus Ex free with it.
How on god's green earth are you supposed to hit anything by twiddling a daft little mushroom on a controller? With a mouse it's a piece of cake but with that it's like a drunk with motor control issues is playing. Couldn't hit a barn door with a fat bird's arse - any tips?
I fancied a bit of GT5 so I bought a PS3 yesterday and got Deus Ex free with it.
How on god's green earth are you supposed to hit anything by twiddling a daft little mushroom on a controller? With a mouse it's a piece of cake but with that it's like a drunk with motor control issues is playing. Couldn't hit a barn door with a fat bird's arse - any tips?
turn Auto-aim or what ever its called on, this will help you "track" moving bad dudes.
Other than that. Get used to it.
I agree, its stupid and consoles are NOT the medium for playing FPS games.
On the other hand since Halo came out it seems that SOME people can get by. so it's clearly us that's wrong.
But all I'm going to say is Circle Strafe.
freecar said:
Don't worry old fella, when Counterstrike comes out on the PS3 you can use mouse and keyboard so you don't get pwned* by all the pc lot you'll be playing alongside!
Nah, I think I'll stick to 'pwning' the yoof in Counter Strike on my PC. Nothing annoys 12 year olds more than getting knifed for the 10th time by a bloke older than their dad who's been playing CS since they were on their potty! - pwned is youth vernacular for beaten in a competetive way!
I'll stick at the wobbly mushroom for a bit longer, then probably start sulking and go back to my PC for FPS fun.
Caulkhead said:
Switch said:
But all I'm going to say is Circle Strafe.
Will give that a try.It always used to be the case that in console games you couldn't Circle strafe (think goldeneye)
where as on the PC you had Strafe left and right as control options, allowing you to strafe left while moving your aim to the right which had the effect of making you run in circles, round your opponent, while filling them with lead....
A tactic which led to so much rage back in the day...
Ahhhh, Back in the days when I work for the I-Series and World Cyber Games.... those were the days Actually no they were not...
Switch said:
Caulkhead said:
Switch said:
But all I'm going to say is Circle Strafe.
Will give that a try.It always used to be the case that in console games you couldn't Circle strafe (think goldeneye)
where as on the PC you had Strafe left and right as control options, allowing you to strafe left while moving your aim to the right which had the effect of making you run in circles, round your opponent, while filling them with lead....
A tactic which led to so much rage back in the day...
Ahhhh, Back in the days when I work for the I-Series and World Cyber Games.... those were the days Actually no they were not...
I use one of these, an Aimon PS which I bought from http://www.renchi.com
It's not perfect and will never beat a decent mouse on a PC, but I can at least get a few frags in Black Ops now
It's not perfect and will never beat a decent mouse on a PC, but I can at least get a few frags in Black Ops now
ZeeTacoe said:
grim_d said:
Switch said:
It always used to be the case that in console games you couldn't Circle strafe (think goldeneye)
In Goldeneye - C button left or right + aim with analogue stick = circle strafe?Plus I hated the N64. with a Passion, worst controller EVER! Worse than the Original Xbox controller
Switch said:
ZeeTacoe said:
grim_d said:
Switch said:
It always used to be the case that in console games you couldn't Circle strafe (think goldeneye)
In Goldeneye - C button left or right + aim with analogue stick = circle strafe?Plus I hated the N64. with a Passion, worst controller EVER! Worse than the Original Xbox controller
Caulkhead said:
I fancied a bit of GT5 so I bought a PS3 yesterday and got Deus Ex free with it.
How on god's green earth are you supposed to hit anything by twiddling a daft little mushroom on a controller? With a mouse it's a piece of cake but with that it's like a drunk with motor control issues is playing. Couldn't hit a barn door with a fat bird's arse - any tips?
Sell Deus EX and buy it for your PC How on god's green earth are you supposed to hit anything by twiddling a daft little mushroom on a controller? With a mouse it's a piece of cake but with that it's like a drunk with motor control issues is playing. Couldn't hit a barn door with a fat bird's arse - any tips?
ZeeTacoe said:
Switch said:
ZeeTacoe said:
grim_d said:
Switch said:
It always used to be the case that in console games you couldn't Circle strafe (think goldeneye)
In Goldeneye - C button left or right + aim with analogue stick = circle strafe?Plus I hated the N64. with a Passion, worst controller EVER! Worse than the Original Xbox controller
t at Goldeneye)the controller was awful. I'm normally a Nintendo fan boy (I've got everything else they've made (NES,SNES,Cube(also didn't like the controllers),Wii,GameBoy,GBC,GBP,GB Micro,GBSP,DS,DSL)
I'm a PC gamer at heart, just flirt with these consoles.
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