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3rd-person shooters optimized for controllers? (piefed.social)

submitted 2 days ago by mohab@piefed.social to c/patientgamers@sh.itjust.works

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I don't feel comfortable using a mouse and I have no interest in working on my mouse skills. I play all of my games with either a controller or a keyboard, and I'm looking for 3rd-person shooters I can play with a controller.

I'm mainly interested in action games. I'm OK with a world with gated areas a la metroidvanias/soulslikes, but I'm not interested in full-on open world or narrative-driven games.

Examples of 3rd-person shooters I enjoyed playing with a controller: Gungrave, Vanquish, and Evil West.

Examples of 3rd-person shooters I don't enjoy and have no interest in: Uncharted, The Last of Us, Red Dead Redemption, Dead Space, Control/Alan Wake, or GTA.

I mainly play on PC, Steam in particular, but I'll boot up emulators if the game is worth it.

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[–] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 2 days ago

I prefer Borderlands on a controller.

[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I'm sorry, it's not a game suggestion, but consider getting a legacy steam controller, or getting the new one in February

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The Destroy All Humans! remakes are pretty fun

[–] mohab@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Damn, I just realized I kinda always subconsciously ignored this series for some reason. Added to my list, thanks.

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They're fun and campy, taking most of their inspiration from those old sci-fi B-movies. Some of the humor might not have aged very well, particularly in the second one, but there's a disclaimer at the beginning of each game that says as much.

For instance, the second game takes place in the 60s, and in a couple levels some of the thoughts you can scan are a little questionable.

[–] mohab@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago

Yes, I love campy games/movies! The Nixon impression in the trailer sold it for me 😂

Reminds me of The Deadly Tower of Monsters.

[–] rem26_art@fedia.io 1 points 2 days ago

Idk if its exactly the genre you're looking for, but Armored Core 6 is on PC, and pretty much all the other games in the series were on console, so the game plays well with a controller. You customize and control a mech in 3rd person and shoot stuff in different missions.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire. 3rd person shooter designed for controller.

[–] mohab@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago

Thanks, I'll add it to my list.

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