Steam Controller Poll

[Dash Lambda]

I've been using the Steam Controller for a while, and to me it's pretty much the only controller (as in not mouse and keyboard) that isn't absolute shit. Thing is, I seem to be the only person with that opinion. What do you guys think of it?

[Dash Lambda]

These results are disheartening...

[NeverNude]

I barely use mine. Personally I thought it was a bit underwhelming for my use-case.  I thought it would replace a traditional controller for couch FPS -- but it's actually worse than a stick + aim assist combo (even when using gyro+trackball mode).  It is absolutely terrible for platformers and third-person games like Dark Souls.

 

That said I can see its potential in games like Civ5 from the couch,etc.  Other than that I think the DS4 + DS4windows combo is still unbeatable on PC.

[Dash Lambda]

3 hours ago, NeverNude said:

I barely use mine. Personally I thought it was a bit underwhelming for my use-case.  I thought it would replace a traditional controller for couch FPS -- but it's actually worse than a stick + aim assist combo (even when using gyro+trackball mode).  It is absolutely terrible for platformers and third-person games like Dark Souls.

 

That said I can see its potential in games like Civ5 from the couch,etc.  Other than that I think the DS4 + DS4windows combo is still unbeatable on PC.

I thought it was underwhelming as well when I got it. I tried it and it felt unnatural, and the gyro helped but not that much. I used it for a while to try to get used to it, and even when I thought I got used to it it was still less than optimal.

 

After a while though, I got to the point where I was used to it enough that gyro got in the way, so I disabled it. Now it's natural enough to be interchangeable with my mouse and keyboard, maybe not quite as good but I barely notice, and that's probably the best sign of a good controller.

 

I think the problem is that even most of the people who think they've gotten used to it enough to judge it fairly aren't used to it at all, or at least that's what my experience has shown.