i'm pretty new to xbox 360 (got it about 2 months ago), and i love it. but i guess i'm an old time gamer (29 years old), and no matter how hard i try, i simply cannot adapt to this weird analog tumb stick crap. so i try to use the d-pad on it but it's absolute garbage/rubbish. so i'm looking to buy a new controller.. one that's like wii's classic controller... i love the d-pad on it and it works perfectly. so what are my choices? i just did some research and hori makes one that looks like the one i'm searching, but it's not wireless. this is the one i'm talking about : http://cgi.ebay.com/Hori-Ex-Turbo-C...ries?hash=item3ca58c7429&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 d-pad looks like wii's classic controller style. and what about just the arcade stick? it's not a d-pad but i bet it's better than a tumb stick. is this for street fighter only? or will it work with all xbox games? http://cgi.ebay.com/Street-Fighter-...ries?hash=item2c50bd6737&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 i get so pissed off trying to play fighter games with tumb stick.. when i press back/down to block low blows, it just does back or down often.
My best recommendation is probably to just try to get used to it. Controllers like those you are looking at aren't really widespread. You can give it a shot with one of them, but you might just have to end up using what MS gave us.
yep, you'll have to get use to it. a majority of the games require the use of both thumbsticks, so the arcade stick is rendered useless.
trust me, i've been trying to get used to it. i played every day, 5 hours a day for 2 months and each day, i hate it more than the day before.
Yes if you want to play a lot of fighting games then an arcade stick is a must. You cannot use that stick on games that require both sticks such as FPSs. I find it suitable for rhythm games, shmups, and really anything else that does not use the 2nd stick.
if you do get an arcade stick, get the SFIV tournament edition. ignore the cheaper standard edition, unless you plan to swap the parts right away; they will break within hours. or you can get a custom one built; shoryuken forums will help you out.
I feel your pain, I was once like you but I stuck with it and just like magic over night it happened. I love the controllers.
IMHO the xbox 360 controllers are the best I have ever used. I used to play fps on pc alot, but now I hate using a mouse and keyboard for games with a passion. If you like motion sensing controllers you could always install a tilt board, but i'm not sure how good they are.
what? i can't stand motion sense controllers. i was talking about wii's classic controller. d-pad on it is really good and i can play fighting games like tatsunoko vs capcom with no problems at all.
I'm sort of in the same situation, but I was always a PC gamer rather than a console gamer. I always shunned consoles as the systems that newbies who weren't smart enough to figure out PCs used. I have been playing PC games through dial up 2 player and then the internet since 1995, so online play was a must to me. I didn't want to buy a system that couldn't support it, or didn't support it well. Then, once the 360 and the PS3 came along and I got to see them in action, I realized that consoles had closed the gap on that front significantly. Also, buying a 360 was half of what it would cost to do a moderate upgrade to my PC. So I made the switch. The only problem was that I'd only ever used a mouse/keyboard combo to play FPS games especially, and I couldn't use the 360 controller very well. Luckily I had owned an N64 years ago and played some PS2 here and there, so I had a tiny bit of experience, but it was hard to get used to. Now, after owning a 360 for two and a half years and playing occasionally (still hooked on PC strategy games), I am just barely getting to the point of being able to compete on a level coming close to that of what I can do with a mouse. If you play 5 hours a day, I would think it would take much less time for you. It will take a while to develop, but it is worth it to just get it over with. It's all about developing the physical dexterity of your thumbs and ingraining your muscle-memory with the activity by doing it over and over. In the long run, you will be a better player. For now, just focus on utilizing your strengths and downplaying your disadvantages. What I mean by that is to use your knowledge of gameplay mechanics and minimize your moving around/aiming/etc. In an FPS game that would mean finding more cover, using prone/crouch more effectively, and making use of more power-ups, etc. Then you'll die less and get more time in the saddle, so to speak, while also raising your score and not making you want to pull your hair out. You sort of just have to come to terms with your new "disability" and learn coping strategies. At least that's what I did. Edit to add: By the way, whatever you do, DO NOT use the D-pad on the standard 360 controller. It is notoriously inaccurate. You must use the thumb-sticks to be accurate. On the bright side, there are mods you can do to the D-pad to make it work better. These basically involve grinding down all of the white plastic around the D-pad.
