Tell me how you play computer games

[andrewducker]

[Poll #1826802]

Today's poll suggestion is courtesy of bracknellexile who will no doubt be mining the data to see if his thesis is correct.

Edit: Please take a look at bracknellexile's comment further down, as he'd really appreciate your replies!

Comments

[despotliz.livejournal.com]

SEWIWEIC - it depends on the game! When given a choice between first and third (eg, WoW) or third and isometric (eg, DA:O) I go with third person, but for the other questions it's really game dependent. I think mouse and keyboard is the One True Way for things like FPSs and RPGs, but that's because I never got the hang of an Xbox controller and when I tried to play Call of Duty on an Xbox it made people laugh until they cried. I like playing Rock Band with a rock band controller, but it would suck for Tetris.

I've played games in all variations of with friends/strangers/online that you mention, and again it depends on the game. I prefer not to play with strangers online because they are often dicks, but other than that all the variations have their place.

[anton-p-nym.livejournal.com]

As the kids are saying these days, "this". Different POVs/controls will suit different games, and I like games overall enough that I'm more drawn by the quality and context of the game than I am POV or control suite.

-- Steve can handle WASD+mouse and twin-stick controller with equal lack of facility, truth be told.

PS: I played Halo 2 at a LAN once where we handicapped the leading player by making him use a Guitar Hero controller. Hijinks ensued.

[andrewducker]

I did mean for when there was a choice, and when it made a difference. Obviously some controllers and viewpoints suit certain games, but I know that some people really prefer first person games, and some really prefer third-person ones.

[steer.livejournal.com]

Absolutely what you say here. I play a zillion games, there's no general rule. (Civilisation would require a lot of hiking about to do in 1st person and tetris would be much more difficult, not to mention bad for people who had a thing with heights).

Some great gaming experiences require exotic controllers. I loved the sword fighting with wii mote of "zelda skyward sword". On the other hand, the precision of a mouse and keyboard is ideal for strat and traditional RPG.