Prime Hunters Controls are fucking terrible.

Tacitus

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I just started playing it today and there's not a control scheme that can even come close to being considered adequate, much less comfortable.

I don't get why anyone raves or even compliments this game so far. I really hated the Prime Series, but decided to try it anyways... it's not really changing my perceptions much.
 
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i use the nub on my right pointer finger. it almost simulates mouse controls.
 
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I didn't care for it

Death Matches were not fun and the control scheme isn't THAT good
 
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I didn't care for the controls either. I will say that some people have no problems with them though. I went on line a couple of times with MPH and there are some people that can deal out head shot after head shot.

MPH was not a game that I was going to get the hang of, so I got rid of it.
 
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The only reason I don't play FPS is that the controls for it is inadequate. Prime Hunters isn't bad, but still not what I would like in an FPS. I think the ideal control scheme is what the Wii will offer, or better yet, A nunchuck attachment on a light gun.
 
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Yep, this is one of two games that was absolutely ruined by the control (the other one being Mario basketball). Bought, played it a few hours, put it down. My hand was throbing. The touch pen is great for some games, but just doesn't work for others.
 
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Bought it the day it came out, didn't like the controls on any setting, traded it back in for Tetris. I don't regret my decision. My hand was cramping up trying to hod the ds with one hand.
 
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Those of you who don't dig Metroid Hunter's controls must not have liked Goldeneye either, same damn controls.
 
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Magician said:
Those of you who don't dig Metroid Hunter's controls must not have liked Goldeneye either, same damn controls.
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Not exactly. If MPH was on a console I might have liked it.
 
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Also...I have to believe that the experts playing this on Wi-Fi are using the stylus control set up. (Which I didn't care for and couldn't get the hang of) They are just too acurate to be using the button option.
 
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I like Metroid Prime Hunters. The only complaint I have about the game is probably the weapon selection process, I wish it could be performed just by pushing shoulder buttons. That was what was best about keyboard FPS, one could just repeatedly hit a button to rotate through weapon inventory. I'm not in love with the Shock Coil weapon either, that looks like the hand down unbalanced weapon. Imperialist just blows.
 
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not sonic said:
i use the nub on my right pointer finger. it almost simulates mouse controls.
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Indeed. The thumb strap is critical to this game, the control scheme with it one of the best ever devised imo.

Tho i strap it to my thumb.
 
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I can tell the control is shit in the demo. No way in hell I would ever play this game, glad I am not the only one.
 
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bokmeow said:
II wish it could be performed just by pushing shoulder buttons. That was what was best about keyboard FPS, one could just repeatedly hit a button to rotate through weapon inventory. I
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The weapon selection should be Mic activated.

Plasma Gun!

Freeze Ray!

etc.


That would own
 
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Lastblade said:
I can tell the control is shit in the demo. No way in hell I would ever play this game, glad I am not the only one.
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I played the demo for like 3 minutes and then gave up on it. There was no way I'd ever get used to the control.

Although I'm not much of an FPS guy in general anyway.
 
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i found the controls to be a little better once I got a DSLite...since...its....lighter. But beyond the control scheme I thought the touch pad just wasn't accurate enough to keep up with the game.
 
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funny, to me, the demo seems much more tight in controls than the actual game was when I bought it. Maybe that was because the demo level was easy though. :)
 
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never got used to the controls myself in the demo.
i do kinda like the prime series though.
 
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i bet he's not using the thumbstrap.. right?

nothing wrong with it when you do.. its no keyboard and mouse but its fully playable.
 
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I have to agree...it was completely uncomfortable. I never finished the game because I couldn't stand how I had to hold the damn thing.
 
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The game works beyond perfect --- using the (seemingly forgotten) thumbstrap.
 
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