Topic: Factor 5's "Lair". Holy crap.

[that Baby guy]

Yep.  It isn't like motion control has to be a way of life, it's just an option to allow better control.  Sometimes buttons work, sometimes they don't.  Sometimes a d-pad is great, sometimes sticks are better.  It all depends on the game.

[Kairon]

Hmm.... Heatseeker worked fine in its control system... of course, there they used IR for the "arcade" easy controls.

[UERD]

Analog sticks make sense for a flight game, where you are pretty much thrusting forwards at all times and only need to worry about two axes of motion. Motion/pointers make the most sense for FPSes, where they are a literal simulation of the action of aiming and firing a gun. Mouse + keyboard makes the most sense for strategy games, where you need lots of hotkeys, precision pointing, and the different mouse paradigms. So, yes, the key limitation is really what the console supports in terms of different inputs, not whether the input was implemented correctly for a certain type of game.

I have the feeling that Sony 'encouraged' Factor 5 to make the controls motion-only, if only so they could say 'hey look, the Sixaxis isn't an enormous gimmick!'.

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I don't know how people can play most typically console FPSs.

It makes them feel 1337 h4rdc0re. Also boosts their ego, especially when they can't figure out how to configure their network connection or router DMZ .

[GoldenPhoenix]

The Wii has spoiled me big time in First Person Shooters. Granted I never liked dual analog aiming but I swear I am worse at it now, and it feels even clunkier. The most recent test of this was the new Medal of Honor, it felt like a chore to aim in that game.

[KDR_11k]

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Originally posted by: thatguy
I don't know how people can play most typically console FPSs.

Just play the kind were no target is smaller than a barn (I'm talking about EDF...)