Console FPS

[dfuze]

As stated in my previous thread I'm starting to get more into my 360. I enjoy playing FPS games on my PC (Battlefield series...) and am very comfortable with the keyboard/mouse. At my wife's nephew's house I tried out a CoD (forget which one) and was horrible as I'm not used to using a controller. I know practice helps, but are all the FPS the same controller wise, or are there some games out there that are better to learn on?

 

[BD2003]

You'll probably have an easier time with a slower paced game like halo. Either way you're going to suck till you get the hang of it....but you will get the hang of it pretty quickly.

 

[Macamus Prime]

I am OK with m+kb and controller.

It just took some getting used to. I remember playing Halo on the 1st XBox and it felt like total ass. The sensitivity adjustments may need some playing with.

 

[AstroManLuca]

Seconding Halo. Play some single player missions on the default difficulty and you should be fine. You can always bump it down to Easy if necessary, but Easy is really, really easy. Like, the only way to die is to stand perfectly still in a group of enemies for a long time.

 

[dfuze]

Ok, so it looks like Halo, does it matter which version of Halo? 3, ODST, ...?

 

[chalmers]

Ok, so it looks like Halo, does it matter which version of Halo? 3, ODST, ...?

Nah, they're all equally overhyped crap. Your choice.

 

[AstroManLuca]

I thought the campaign mode in Reach was pretty good, even though a lot of people hated it. Didn't really like Halo 3's campaign, although that was mostly because of one or two really, really shitty levels. ODST was okay.

The advantage to 3 and ODST is that they're older and thus cheaper. If you're mainly getting it just to get the hang of console shooters then maybe it's better you get a cheap throwaway game.

 

[Queasy]

It literally just takes getting used to a controller. It took me a while moving the Mouse/KB to the Dreamcast controller and then to the Xbox/Xbox 360 controller. Right now, I'm actually still trying to get used to DualShock controller for the PS3 I picked up a couple of months ago.

I started playing Killzone 3 last night and my brain is just hardwired for playing Halo/COD/other FPSs with a 360 controller. Firing with the R1 button instead of the trigger is screwing me up.

Oddly though, I was able to jump right in and play DC Universe Online no problem. I'm just getting screwed up with FPSs.

 

[BD2003]

I mean honestly it doesn't matter which game you get. As long as you're not like a 5 year old child who falls off a bike, cries, and then never gets back on, then you'll be fine. You don't need special games, practice drills, etc. Just play the games, accept you'll suck for a while, and have fun with it.

I'd say go with call of duty because it's controls are super precise and it punishes you for being slow. No pain, no gain. Oh and CoD games are awesome, and Halo games are booooring. That probably makes me sound like a 14 year old fanboy, but I tells it like it is.

 

[AstroManLuca]

I mean honestly it doesn't matter which game you get. As long as you're not like a 5 year old child who falls off a bike, cries, and then never gets back on, then you'll be fine. You don't need special games, practice drills, etc. Just play the games, accept you'll suck for a while, and have fun with it.

I'd say go with call of duty because it's controls are super precise and it punishes you for being slow. No pain, no gain. Oh and CoD games are awesome, and Halo games are booooring. That probably makes me sound like a 14 year old fanboy, but I tells it like it is.

I kind of prefer Halo for single player but they're both decent.

One good thing about COD, especially for players new to using a controller, is the aiming down the sight mechanic. Pull the left trigger and you aim, which zooms in a little but also reduces the sensitivity, making it easier to aim.

The other tip for console shooters is to get more precise aiming by moving your character around. If you need to hit something just to the left of your crosshairs, it's easy to overshoot it if you try to aim at it. Sidestep to the left and it's much more precise.

 

[Joemonkey]

I hadn't played a FPS on a console for over a year and just the other day started and recently beat Bioshock 2. I felt like a goddamn retarded monkey at first, getting used to the controls and sensitivity, forgetting to strafe and just standing there trying to aim. Messed around with the sensitivity a bit and by the end of the game was probably about 75% to where I would be with a M+KB. I'm sure those that put 200 hours in to a CoD game are close to 90%, but M+KB will always be superior.

 

[American Gunner]

If you're going to get a Call of Duty, just pick any of the last 4. They are all the same.

 

[AstroManLuca]

Bioshock is also a good one since it's single player and thus better for practice. Also it's not quite as aim/reflexes dependent as Call of Duty.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

My flatmate bought a PS3 recently so I picked up Killzone 2. I agree that it's very, very difficult to get used to the controller (why can I only turn my head at 0.0001 degrees per minute? Arg). But the game is pretty cool. Shame it's not on PC.

I really don't get why FPS games are so popular on consoles.

 

[Malak]

Check out Wolfenstein 3D on PSN for $5, start there.

 

[Veliko]

It's just about getting used to the controls. Halo Reach is superb.

 

[chalmers]

Halo Reach is superb.

sorry, but lol

 

[BD2003]

My flatmate bought a PS3 recently so I picked up Killzone 2. I agree that it's very, very difficult to get used to the controller (why can I only turn my head at 0.0001 degrees per minute? Arg). But the game is pretty cool. Shame it's not on PC.

I really don't get why FPS games are so popular on consoles.

That's cause your playing killzone 2, which is not only known for having the worst controls ever, its overall just a crap game.

 

[Malak]

That's cause your playing killzone 2, which is not only known for having the worst controls ever, its overall just a crap game.

No where near worst controls ever, and is actually a very good game.

 

[Irrational_]

That's cause your playing killzone 2, which is not only known for having the worst controls ever, its overall just a crap game.

I thought KZ2 was a fantastic game. Loved every bit it.

Practice makes perfect OP! :awe:

 

[Queasy]

No where near worst controls ever, and is actually a very good game.

They aren't great but you can notice a huge improvement between 2 and 3.

 

[RavenSEAL]

Learn to play BC2 on consoles and CoD will be like a walk in the park, seriously...

 

[dfuze]

I grabbed Halo 3 from GameStop last night and am practicing on the single player, all I can say is practice, practice, practice

 

[AstroManLuca]

The only problem with the Halo games is that every game uses a different control setup. Halo 1 was simpler; fewer features. 2 added dual wielding which complicated things a lot. 3 tried to streamline the controls by moving the reloading controls to the shoulder buttons - makes dual wielding easier. Then Reach got rid of dual wielding and put reloading back on the X button, while also moving the melee attack from the B button to the shoulder button.

Moving between Halo games or from a Halo game to a different shooter like COD, you'll probably accidentally do a few things until you get acclimated to the new game's controls.

Aiming and movement is pretty much the same across all games though. Learning how to aim effectively with thumbsticks is definitely a bigger challenge than figuring out the buttons.

 

[BHetrick]

Grab a new XIM. Use your kb/m on the console. Problem solved.