1chiYamamoto Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Seeing as how the closest thing to PC shooters was the marksman skill in the Elder Scrolls,is there a major difference in controls and gaming in Fallout? I'm planning on gettingFallout: New Vegas for PC because of the mods, but all my shooting games have beenon the consoles. How similar are controls between Fallout and TES for PC?I don't know, just seems weird getting a shooter for PC.Also, do y'all use controllers for PC or keyboard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr2011 Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 most people use a keyboard. I have a lot of shooters for both PC and the PS2 (same idea) and I prefer the computer feel. The controls of FO3 are almost identical to that of Oblivion and Morrowind, difference is that 'E' is activate and spacebar is jump. Oh and for guns right click steadies the gun (and consequently slows you down) otherwise extremely similar in control layout you'll find it's a very smooth transition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathWarrior Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 In PC games you can almost always redefine the controls to the keyset you prefer, rather than being forced to use certain buttons and combos for specific commands. You can even use a controller for the PC if you want to, but I'm not sure how. The two games themselves basically handle the same way as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1chiYamamoto Posted October 3, 2010 Author Share Posted October 3, 2010 Alright,It'll take me awhile for the 'E' for activate and 'spacebar' for jump,But, it'll be cool. I tried using a controller for Oblivion but it was more trouble than keyboard.Thanks for your responses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilneko Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Mouse + keyboard beats thumbsticks any day. E for activate and space for jump is pretty well standard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leetgamer Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Imo shooters were never supposed to be on consoles. The only good thing about a controller in a FPS is maybe for driving a vehicle or something. Aiming around with a controller makes you feel like some kind of a robot. I've never played on consoles though I've just seen a how others play. In any case, keyboard + mouse + PC FTW. I'm never getting a console. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bben46 Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 I remember reading an article earlier this year where Microsoft decided to take on the fanboys of both PC and console and let them fight it out one on one on a multiplayer. The PC players blew the console players out. Even when they pitted a mediocre PC player against an expert console player the PC player usually won. The conclusion was the PC - with mouse & Keyboard gives better fine control than the console controller. I did a google search, and I found the article: http://www.rahulsood.com/2010/07/console-gamers-get-killed-against-pc.html It's mostly a matter of personal preference. Some people like the console experience better than the experience on the PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amoramor Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 My gaming divides pretty equally between consoles and the PC. The thing I like about consoles is that they make gaming much more relaxing. It's totally different to take a controller and lay on your couch while you play, than sit awkwardly on an uncomfortable chair, where it's hard to get a proper position (That's what it is for me, at least...). Plus you get to play with your friends. I first had Oblivion for Xbox360, but later bought it for PC because of mods. I also have Borderlands for PC, because I can play online for free. Otherwise, I prefer shooters on Xbox. RPG's like Fallout, Planescape: Torment, RTS -games, etc. belong to PC, though. I bet it would be horrible to play games like that on consoles. Anyways, it's just like bben46 said, it's a matter of taste... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDStudios Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 For me it depends if I can mod the game...Like with Fallout, Oblivion, Minecraft, GTA4 etc I were modding quite happily on pc. If its for gaming only like Cod games, guitar hero and console exclusives like Resistance and Killzone then I go for ps3 console =] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonkrogerio Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 I hated Fallout for my 360 mostly because the controls were rubbish, i had to use vats or i wouldn't hit anything -.- Don't get me wrong, I can play 360 shooters, but unfortunatly, Fallout 3 just wasn't very well handled in the console controls department. This issue has happened before with titles like Deus EX for the Playstation 2 and Deus EX2 for the XBox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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