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[Junket]

The graphics are ace and that's without HDTV. Imagine what it's like with it. Do you have a HDTV?

Yep.

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[TDurden]

Learn to play it. Seriously, it's so worth it. People's skulls fall off when you snipe them. You have no idea how amazingly cool that feels when you do it.

[Junket]

Learn to play it. Seriously, it's so worth it. People's skulls fall off when you snipe them. You have no idea how amazingly cool that feels when you do it.

You don't understand.

The controls don't work for a southpaw.

I know how to play it, it just doesn't play well when you swap the sticks.

And I don't fair much better with default.

[TDurden]

What I meant was practice like crazy to learn how to play well with default because it's worth it

[Junket]

What I meant was practice like crazy to learn how to play well with default because it's worth it

What I'm saying is I've struggled with default controls since the launch of the Xbox, and I'll never be as good as those who are comfortable with it.

If I forced you do play southpaw with all of your games, yeah you'd get used to it, but you'd always want to go with what is naturally comfortable with you.

Yeah, I can play sufficiently in terms of the single player, and some light gamin' with my friends. But when it comes to crunch time, which these games often come down to, when it's you against 1 really good player or even multiple opponents, when your reflexes need to be lightning quick, your accuracy unflawed, I am automatically at a disadvantage. I can point, sweep and spray the machine gun, and melee to my heart's content, but I can't touch the sniper rifle, and I'm ****ed if I have a shotgun duel. No doubt they'll score the headshot before I can gain my bearings to turn around for another go.

Swapping the sticks to southpaw isn't much better even though you can do it. The cover/run button is still A, which is very impractical as it's right above the movement joystick. And when using the chainsaw, I have to move/turn with the right joystick, not the left which would make more sense. Like Halo, I have to use my right pointer finger to press all the face buttons and my middle finger to pull the trigger. This was easier with the old Xbox's duke controller because of the formation of the face buttons. But now with the "S" like controller and the frequent use of the face buttons in GoW, it simply isn't worth me slapping down 60 bucks for a game I can't completely enjoy.

Believe me dude. I know, it's an argument I've been contending with ever since they put two joysticks on a controller.

There really isn't a good excuse for developers not to leave the controls to be completely customizable.

None.

[The Great OV!!!]

I don't know what southpawlers are lol but I found the controls of gears to be easy to grasp...give them 10 minutes at most. They are perfect...I hate the entire squad bullshit in the vegas game....I was like? commands for others? go ****ing kill something and leave me alone! I hated Graw for that reason, to many other things to do when I am to busy killing shit. When arguing controls and their efficience it is pointless...because PC is king. I will kill you ten thousand times with a mouse and keyboard before you even turn around with a controller or ..southpaw...whatever that is lol.

The graphics are ace and that's without HDTV. Imagine what it's like with it.

I have a HDTV, I run Gears at 1080i. It is mind blowing.

[Junket]

I don't know what southpawlers are

Left handers.

In terms of gaming it's when you switch the functions of the joysticks.

You walk with the left joystick, and aim with the right.

I walk with the right joystick, and aim with the left.

[The Great OV!!!]

Left handers.

In terms of gaming it's when you switch the functions of the joysticks.

You walk with the left joystick, and aim with the right.

I walk with the right joystick, and aim with the left.

Holy shit that is wierd! but I think it is pretty much the same thing once you get used to it.

[Junket]

Holy shit that is wierd! but I think it is pretty much the same thing once you get used to it.

Dude.

Don't make me bash my head into a wall.