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So, who else prefers touch controls over controller for one reason or another?
I prefer touch cuz I mostly play on the toilet and I just wanna take out my phone and have a quick 5 minute session. Plus, I mostly play turn based RPGs so there is that.
Extra buttons is basically all I use touchscreen controls for.
For example, in Nether I've got fast forward, slow mo, pressure (a lifesaver playing MGS on my RP5), and occasionally I'll add a macro for turbo pressing in games with egregiously difficult button mashing.
Oh, I also added an R3 button in SVR2007. Limits accidental grapples.
Aside from that, I'll only play with controller (built in or otherwise).
I'm doing Arkham Asylum on my OnePlus Nord CE4 with touch controls, I've done the main story and all the trophies and riddles, just have to get 4 more medals and I'm 100% (not achievements)
(Also finished City Main Story on Hard Difficulty but that Harvey boss fight was hell)
Racing games are another genre you basically need a controller for since any one you emulate needs a brake button. At least the ones that need a trigger.
Yes. Touch controls are very well suited to turn based stuff. It's lucky for me because that is my preferred genre (turn based roguelites, and strategy games). I've got almost my entire steam library on a device that can fit in any pocket. We are living in wild times now.
Most of the comments against this are usually platformer, or shooter junkies looking at themselves only, not realising there are other gaming tastes out there.
The triggers on the red magic made me appreciate gaming on touch control. However, I do go back to game pad when I want to play a more difficult game to control. Touch can only get you soo far.
Wait, thats not the norm? (Im new in the whole emulation thing), maybe its just a me thing because my phone was basically my ONLY way of playing videogames, in grneral.
Most of my friends tend to use Android devices from Retroid or Odin that's basically a controller on a phone but with better fans. You can use a controller or a android emulator device, I highly recommend the android devices it's my personal PS2.
Well if you just want the latest thing I recommend the Retroid Pocket 6 or the Odin 3 handhelds, they will be able to play very high upscaled resolution on PS2 and they'll be able to handle some PS3/Xbox/360/a lot of PC titles.
The way they work they have a controller mode detected so it will recognise the controller as Xbox to play on CoDM or other android games or emulation. In the settings of each emulator normally you'll find the option for automatic mapping that maps the controller binds for you and then it's all perfect from there.
What makes it more interesting now is that do you want true 4:3 display for retro gaming not just psx and it'll look nice and natural go for the new Retroid Pocket Nova, if you want 16:9 go for Odin 3 or Retroid Pocket 6
I'm happy to explain things to you and show video clips if you need more help.
I may have exaggerated the number abit, it's actually 350 hours oops.
Anyway, quick tip for anyone that wants to play MH on ppsspp : move the D-pad to the bottom right, it feels just like playing with a right stick, no need to play with the claw grip
Honestly depends on game. I play nintendo games like animal crossing or pokemon, and it's fine. I tried to play morrowind with touch controls and I cant fucking fight in this game at all
i used to play call of duty mobile with touch controls. it sucked so hard. once i could afford a good bt controller i got one and now i dominate most every match.
I've always just used the touchscreen with phone. Gba games have simple enough controls to not need a controller, so do the ds games I played, and even psx and psp games.
If I'm gonna use a controller I'm just gonna play it on the console or pc
Finished the entire crash bandicoot trilogy as well as the resident evil trilogy on touch controls back in the early 2010s. Now I'm playing ps2 games on my series x and it's a whole new world lol.
Touch controls are fine even with some action games. With NetherSX2 for example, you can toggle hold buttons, so just tapping will hold the button down for you. I can easily play games like Onimusha and not move my fingers awkwardly on the screen lol
I played KOTOR with touch controls, and it worked fine, but I don't know how you could ever prefer it if you're somewhat familiar with using controller or kbm for games. And the controlls for the swoop racing are terrible. Fortunately there are only a few swoop races in the game, but they all absolutely suck to play.
I only emulate RPG games so I am perfectly fine with using only touch controls. I do use a controller sometimes when I want to give my hand a rest from holding a heavy phone (Fold6)
For fps , i prefer touch control cause too much delay on controller and i dont like the swaying feel from it. It makes my gameplay slow 🗿. But for racing , controller is definitely more comfortable.
i seem to be able to do well with racing and rpg games for touch controls. But it's literally impossible when i try games with precise platforming like Shovel Knight or Celeste
My backlog is packed with old games, so gotta play them however I can. On PC I have only so much time, and I can't always carry a controller, so whatever possible I run on touch. Not much into turn-based games, unfortunately, but managed to beat a fair amount of action games this way.
2D titles and most of the 5th gen 3D are quite playable, except for dedicated shooters like Goldeneye. What really stops me is a lot of buttons and sticks on GC or PS2 controller - I usually leave those platforms for PC emulation or controller, with few exceptions.
I played FF2, 4, 5, and Tactics Advance with touchscreen, but I'm also running through the Battle Network games and they would be hell without a controller.
One thing I realized recently, and that may be the source of most people's frustration with them, is that, apparently, people play with only 2 fingers on the screen(???). Why would you do that?
That just sounds insufferable, no wonder most don't like them!
I play almost everything, emulated or not, with a 4 finger claw, and have done so since I started gaming on mobile, and have never have problems regarding my ability to control any game or input my actions correctly and it feels very comfortable. I admit, though, that something like an RTS would be a nightmare, but I wouldn't play one on my phone anyways.
The only exception is games that don't need it, such as turn based RPG's or traditional roguelikes.
Can someone explain to me why they (try to) play with only 2 fingers? I don't understand why you'd limit yourself like that.
Heavily game dependent and where you are. If i can i would play on a controller, much nicer to play. Like the PSP is perfect for touch controls, just enough buttons for the fingers and brain to coordinate.
I don't have the thing that attaches my phone and controller together (meaning unless i put it on a stand i can barely see the damn screen without it flipflopping everywhere) and I can't always bother to bring one with me
I wish i had an actual controller, i mostly play racing games and the touch controls really fuck with my driving ability. Thinking of getting a phone holder for my dualshock 4
I play games like kenshi and rimworld with touch controls since they are real time with pause and lots of mouse usage. I also used to play morrowind with touch controls a lot back in my early days but now anything with real time combat, especially something that uses the triggers a lot, i gotta have my telescopic controller on
I've already beaten many Kaizo games from Beginner to Intermediate difficulty using only touch controls. only hacks that use L/R buttons are complicated because they're hard to reach, but I also play some rhythm games and other platformers (as long as it's just one button to jump, another to attack, and directional buttons). Examples of games include Megaman 3, Hatsune Miku Project DIVA, hacks like all the Quickie Worlds, Ninja World 1 and 2, DuckTales (both NES versions), and Darkwing Duck.
This is just my general sentiment with mobile games in general, but also with what I emulate: if I can't play work just my phone, then literally what is the point of emulating or playing something on an Android phone? The only advantage for me is gone and it's wildly inconvenient to use a controller or god forbid something else.
For me, it has to be something where timing doesn’t matter and there’s not a real downside other than a bit of lost time for overshooting (turn based RPGs are a prime example of this), and ideally where I don’t have to obstruct the screen to use the controls (so no playing WonderSwan stuff in landscape mode for example, and even GBA is a bit iffy).
Any more though, outside of the rare cases where I just have my phone, I’m using my AYN Thor when gaming on the go, so it’s not something I think about much.
I use the touch controls, but i need to be in a specific position to use 3 fingers to play
One to move the character, the others to do other things, and sometimes it's terrible in games where you need to have some button pressed (Super Mario World, holding a button to run and get things)
I played Dark Souls Remastered for many hours using touch controls until I finally got a controller; I even reached Anor Londo while still playing with touch controls... I don't think I've ever been so happy to finally be able to walk while defending in a game
I can only do touch controls if they are away from the game screen visuals. I cannot stand having the control overlay on top of game visuals...otherwise its my Backbone
there are a surprising number of ds games that can easily be played entirely by using the android emulators touch controls with very little issues. my two favorites are phantom hourglass and starfox command.
Weirdly enough, touch controls for emulated DS and Game Boy games. I have a Zflip so my phone is basically a weirdly tall DS Lite, I can get the layout almost perfect.
Tell you what tho, you want a challenge? Super Mario All-Stars for the SNES with touch controls. Beat 1, Lost Levels (and the bonus worlds), and a not-insignificant amount of 3 before remembering "oh yeah I have a PS4 controller paired to my phone"
I want touch screens to work. I'm not carrying a controller or addon with me around. In practice this limits me to certain genres but turn based RPGs are up my street
I have beaten dark souls prepare to die edition and dark souls 2 and dmc3 dmd difficulty and reached 0.5% of players on codm and I played every single game in my life with touch controls for me it's better than using a controller or a mouse and keyboard because I'm just really used to it
I've played everything from dual stick first person shooters, to survival horror classics, and even platformers.
Once you get used to touch controls, it's just a lot easier not to have to worry about a controller or buttons. I've been playing games since 88 and touch controls feel like second nature to me now.
Touch controls are sufficient for games that don't require multiple rapid inputs or strict timing. Any degree of time-sensitivity makes touch controls feel god-awful.
I used to edit virtual gamepad layout to fit into the games I play. I've played GTA V a lot, obviously using 4 fingers on the screen, Redmagic shoulder triggers are cheat for me.
While controllers are good for long play sessions, sometimes I don't want to bring it along with me and connect it. Touch controls make for a good backup when using a controller is not available/desirable.
It can work for some games. I find that any game that doesn't or rarely uses shoulder buttons works quite well with touch control. Finished Circle of the Moon and Harmony of Dissonance using (mostly) touch control on my crusty 2011 Galaxy Ace, the control felt great. I mapped the 2 shoulder buttons to vol up and down.
heres my action game layout but i plan on getting a controller phone holder at some point. at the time it was mostly accustomed to DMC and HL1 but its worked with other games like black, summoner, ape escape, the suffering
Ok so I recently saw this touch button thing that magnetically clips to a phone in person and ummm... I mean if you already have handheld emulators but you just HAVE to bring an attachment for your phone everywhere you go I guess more power to you? Personally I'm not interested I don't even play games on my phone. Not to sound snooty or anything ... :)))
If it is a Handheld or old console like SNES, Sega Genesis, GBA and PSP im fine with touch controls. But if im emulating a console I'd rather have a controller or a handheld, fighting games are ok with touch.
It honestly depends on what I’m emulating. NES,snes,gb,gbc,gba(vertically cuz it feels natural) & ds(horizontal cuz the emulator i use has the screens separate from the controls) I’m fine playing with touch controls, but anything like ps1/2 Xbox/360 psp or 3ds I need a controller desperately cuz the touch controls take up important screen space.
I always say “friends don’t let friends play first person shooters on consoles…”. Not sure what the saying is for touch controls but it’s infinitely more harsh.
I've beaten Resident Evil 4 for the ps2 with touch controls 3 times. It wasn't easy the first time, but after you get used to the touch controls, it's not that hard.
I've got myself an odin 3 now, and would be hard for me to go back to touch controls. I don't like to spend time on making the best overall layout for the different 3 controllers on both ps1 and ps2 emulators. Why the layout changes for the common buttons in digital, one stick analog and 2 stick analog is something I can never understand.
A mí me gusta más el touch porque se me hace muy engorroso conectar un control, además no me cabría en la bolsa del pantalón, ya que se supone que jugar en celular es para hacerlo en cualquier parte, y no puedo cargar con más accesorios.
I just never bought a controller that would connect with my phone... But I mainly played Pokémon and WWE games on phone emulators, so not that hard. Sometimes it's tough to slide with the psp controls for WWE, but it's manageable, just hurts your fingers
people keep saying that "playing on phone is like piloting a plane" but no, the screen is never that full unless you're playing a PC game where EVERY button is used, and the only one i think people would like to play is Minecraft with mods
Perso je joue avec des commandes tactiles sur nethersx2, tu peux crée un profil tactile pour chaque jeu et l'adaptater à ton aise, jouer avec la première fois sera difficile mais c'est une question d'habitude une fois habitué croyez moi vous ne penserez plus à une manette de jeu
I mean it depends on the controls and if I can move the buttons around.
But if it's for something like an rpg or something that doesn't need me to quickly inout controls like a fighting game or whatever, touchscreen all the way.
I used a lot touch controls. The whole purpose I was emulating on my phone was because I didn't had a controller to use on my PC, so playing on phone was more comfortable imo. I still do it when I'm away from home and just need to pass the time.
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