Gaming control pad or stylus

[azotyp]

I have a question, did someone tried ninja gaiden demo, it will be stylus only, (beware all anty stylus people

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[Rayder]

I prefer the control pad. But really, it depends on the game. Some games just work better with the stylus (Zoo Keeper for example).

What tends to bug me is when they shove touchscreen use down your throat for a game that would have played just fine with the d-pad, and then offer no option to choose your preferred control method.

 

[Doomsday Forte]

While I do like the stylus (Meteos being one of my all-time favorite games), I have an original DS and that means the stylus is damn small for my gigantic hands. I have a Lite stylus and even then that's not enough sometimes. I'm halfway tempted to buy a screen protector that comes with those pen-styled stylus things, really.

 

[Deleted User]

the stylus is kind of annoying sometimes....

 

[Jaejae]

Generally I prefer the D-Pad, I play FFIII, Orcs & Elves using only the D-Pad, but I can never seem to do diagonals using the DS Lite D-Pad, making Sabin's blitz attacks in FFVI Advance so limited.

 

[test84]

i like buttons more, maybe since i lost GBA era, but i hate diagonals
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did i say anything about diagonals?
those up-left and down-rights are SHIT.

i cant believe its the same company behind Wii-mote's diagonal.
they are from different planets.

 

[Psyfira]

i like buttons more, maybe since i lost GBA era, but i hate diagonals

After the nightmare that was diagonals on an original GBA, the DS's are like little angels of the diagonal world

Still a pain in the arse though.

I normally prefer buttons, but the optional walk/run controls on Animal Crossing are slowly converting me. It's a lot easier to do vague running with the stylus on that title. The D-pad's better for precision stuff, I couldn't imagine doing a platformer with the stylus (NSMB's like that isn't it?).

 

[IainDS]

Stylus, I get annoyed when games are made with the option to use the stylus or the control pad.

The DS is so popular because of it's touch screen so games shoud take advantage of it. I was happy when ZELDA was all touch screen.

Obviously I prefer controls for GBA games because . . . well . . OBVIOUSLY!

 

[deathfisaro]

Stylus a little bit more.
That what makes DS unique, compared to PSP.
Also the directional buttons quite suck. It's as bad as analog nub on PSP

 

[Xarsah16]

I prefer d-pad controls more. Personally, I'm so used to playing with them. Last year was the first time I bought a DS. I guess its kinda a drag to have to pull out that stylus all the time, and I lose mine really easy. It's a nice innovation, like it makes it so much easier if I'm playing something like Trauma Center, but some games are easy enough to play without the use of the stylus. I've been playing a lot of Phoenix Wright lately, and it's so easy to use the D-pad to select what I want, the L button to press the witness, and the R button to access the court record in play. And if I'm playing a real casual game like that, without fast paced action, I sometimes use my thumb instead of the stylus to navigate the touch screen. I know you aren't really supposed to but I don't care. I'll just take an eyeglass cloth and wipe off my screen.

EDIT: Oh, I forgot. That's most cases. I forgot about Picross. It's easier to touch the block than to make my selector go all over it since I'm very random with my logic. I guess it depends on the game, but Im more of a d-pad fan. Oh, and btw, sometimes the stylus isn't as accurate as I like it to be. For me, the reactiveness depends on which angle I'm holding my stylus at. Sometimes I'll try to draw a line in WarioWare Touched! or maybe a picture in Drawn To Life, and it's kinda hard sometimes. And I have not put on my American Hori slightly cheaper quality screen protector just yet.

 

[OSW]

No real preference for me, although in some situations the stylus is inappropriate to use, such as lying down in bed it becomes quite straining.

 

[Ace Gunman]

Depends on the game. That's all I can really say. But for me, analog stick trumps both directional pad and stylus.

 

[Jaejae]

Anyone got any good tips for doing diagonals on a DS Lite?
I am getting really pissed playing FFVI... lol.

 

[DarkAura]

For diagonals, I use the tip of the thumb to hit up and the middle of my thumb to hit left, for example, but I always use tip and middle.

Control pad > stylus, but some games are good with stylus, or need it. (EBA, COD4)