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    Third person games just feel better to me with a dual-analog stick controller setup as opposed to a mouse, even though a mouse is more precise. I don't know why.

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    Jan 03, 2011 9:42pm PST
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    Third person games just feel better to me with a dual-analog stick controller setup as opposed to a mouse... : passingstranger

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      I think you should plug your filthy hole and play Max Payne and Hitman THE RIGHT WAY!!!!!! RAGE : greasyjohn
      • yeah, there's no way those games can be played without a mouse+kb : Guypz0r
    • Totally agree especially if lots of jumping is involved. : ryuusekiThis person is cool!
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      Usually third person games for the PC aren't done right. It should give full control of the camera to th : Jobos
      • Spot on. Max Payne was awesome with M+KB, since you could feel it was made to be played that way. Games l... : Skrynkelberg
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      splinter cell conviction, despite the terrible DRM, actually plays much better with a mouse + kb : TimeDoctorThis person is cool!
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        every game plays better with a mouse and keyboard. End of story. : hanged_man
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          Super Meat Boy begs to differ : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
          • I like how Super Meat Boy insults you if you start it on PC without a gamepad : TimeDoctorThis person is cool!
          • I played the entirety of super meat boy with a keyboard and did fine. In fact I prefer it. The movement i... : DeBurgoThis person is cool!
        • Twin-stick shooters. : Fenring42
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          Racing games. : BoKnows
          • definitely this. I tried playing one recently and was like wtf am I doing. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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            Trackmania Nations works well with KB/Mouse. : TehShadow
            • It works fine with a kb/mouse, it works better with a gamepad. : KniggitThis person is cool!
          • Actually, I've posted some insane runs in Grid and Most Wanted using M/KB (actually just KB) : MercFox1
          • for the best experience, there's a driving wheel : hanged_man
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          You're so fucking wrong. Platformers, racers, and fighting games demand gamepads. Quit being a narrow-min... : David Craddock
          • ^^^ : hoov1185
          • I'm a PC guy, and even I know this to be the case. Racers especially. Thank god the 360 controller wor... : LoioshDwaggieThis person is cool!
          • there are actually a lot of platformers that play great with just arrow keys + z and x. In fact even a lo... : DeBurgoThis person is cool!
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          Fighting games : SockMonkehThis person is cool!
          • i play them far better on a keyboard than on a console's gamepad, probably because i got used to it back ... : hanged_man
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          trollicious : moshmanThis person is cool!
          • I think he's serious. : SigmaDraconis
        • To be fair, hangman actually does. : Skrynkelberg
    • I think you're stupid. :( : Snipergen
    • I agree. Psychonauts is a prime example of how a controller is superior for 3rd person stuff. : jingletard
    • I agree 100% : red2lucasThis person is cool!
    • Definitely for Assassin's creed. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
    • No. My thumbs keep slipping off the analog sticks, especially when I have to push them down while holding... : code-e255This person is cool!
    • Agreed and yeah I don't really know why. : Begawkiness
    • GTA:3 snipe target walking across deck of ship mission. On console, it's a mission. On PC it's cakewalk o... : sevenThis person is cool!
    • It's movement. Analog movement is better. I wish there was a non-awkward way to have analog movement c... : DeBurgoThis person is cool!