Do you use a controller (gamepad) when playing RM games?

[TheGentlemanLoser]

I cannot think of anything to type here that will add anything to the thread title/poll question so um yeah, for a third time on the same page: do you use a controller (gamepad) when playing RM games?

 

[kirbwarrior]

I prefer to. But I've had bad luck with controllers over the years. Since I have a working one now, I currently use it when playing, but I sometimes won't if there's no way to rearrange the controls (which needs a plugin in mv but not the older ones).

 

[TheoAllen]

No, but it probably biased because I play exclusively on PC with the keyboard and mouse.

 

[Meowsticks]

I have an extremely old and kind of bad gamepad that I will very rarely use when playtesting if I want to either 1)get a feel for not using keyboard or more likely 2)don't want to be right next to my computer for hours as I playtest. THe gamepad lets me sit back and relax a bit.

90% of the time I just use the keyboard though, it works just fine.

 

[Cootadude]

Always with a keyboard, if the game requires me to use a mouse I use that too.
I had a controller for PS3 & PC gaming that stopped working after 2 weeks...
When I used a controller on a PC it felt so uncomfortable since it's a PC not my PS3 or Xbox360, so even when RPG Maker games seem desgined best for controller I always used the keyboard since it's the most comfortable to me while playing on a pc. (I always choose keyboard over controller when a game can do both.)

 

[Ami]

never use the actual Gamepad for RM Games

i use PC Remote & Design my own Gamepad Layout (Design for RPG Playtest. And...yeah,it's really bad for me using PC Remote via my Phone than the Actual Gamepad )

also,i never using Gamepad for PC Gaming. i used it for Emulator (Feels like you play the Actual Console Games )

 

[Milennin]

I use my controller mostly for 2D platformers, or for emulated console games. For RPG Maker games, I always use my keyboard.

 

[HexMozart88]

I use my controller for all games. I'm a console gamer at heart and I have no dexterity on the keyboard at all.

 

[Lornsteyn]

I just found out a few days ago, that a gamepad works. xD
This means I will always use one now.

 

[Jragyn]

I use gamepads almost exclusively where applicable.
Unless a game was designed specifically for keyboards (like having all the various keys doing stuff).

The ABS engine I built for MZ I built with a controller in mind and the keyboard as an afterthought, as a result.

RPG Maker as an engine feels like it wants to produce old-style games, and as such using a controller seems appropriate (as others have noted using controllers for emulation).

As an aside, I've also noted others having issues with controllers (in other threads), and have found that this steelseries gamepad works flawlessly with MZ/MV, but you can also use joy2key or other programs like that to ultimately make any controller work with any RM.

 

[SigmaSuccour]

Whenever I've played RPG Maker games, I've played with a controller.
I don't know why but... it just feels more fun with a controller.

(Side note: I've also been a console gamer for most of my life. And only recently got into PC gaming, around 3-4 years ago. So I've always used a controller whenever I have had the option to.)

 

[knightron]

I try new games out with the keyboard but if I intend on committing to a game I'll switch to using a controller.

 

[Sixth]

Depends on the game.
If it doesn't require any kind of camera control (have yet to see an RM game with this) or doesn't even have a mouse support (have seen a lot like this), I use my controller.
Thankfully, I can re-program my controller's buttons now, so even if the RM game has no control configuration, I can always just set up my own in the controller's settings.

That said, I only ever played 3 RM games, so I don't really have much of a sample size on this.

 

[RachelTheSeeker]

Eh, I never have. RM games, turn-based and all, never feel complex enough to warrant a controller. I can't say the same about the majority of computer games. Hell, I prefer a controller for RPGs in general, but RM games haven't been a hassle to use the keyboard.

 

[The Stranger]

Tried using an Xbox controller to play an RM game once - never again. Just felt weird. I just use my keyboard, and I only really need to use a handful of keys: directional arrows, spacebar, and X or escape.

 

[kirbwarrior]

Tried using an Xbox controller to play an RM game once - never again. Just felt weird. I just use my keyboard, and I only really need to use a handful of keys: directional arrows, spacebar, and X or escape.

I haven't really found an xbox controller with a good dpad, so that is likely part of it. I won't use a computer controller with a bad dpad.

 

[Aesica]

Always! In fact, if your game (for whatever reason) misbehaves when I use a controller, or if it tries to force me to use a keyboard for some random gimmick, I'm going to be slightly annoyed at it.

 

[Archeia]

Sometimes. I only use a controller for testing because I know most of the gaming audience does and at the end of the day they're the target audience.

 

[ProvUnitV]

I use a controller almost all the times when it's possible.

 

[Zalzany]

If its vxace and yes people still make stuff with that, always. Most MV and MZ have full mouse support these days and I use mouse instead in the modern stuff I find. But a good vintage vxace with game pad is nice here and there granted the more depth my monitor gets the more vxace becomes hard to play lol