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MusicallyInspired · 03/16/2011, 09:21 pm

WASD works just fine too.

der_ketzer · 03/16/2011, 09:30 pm

Or the arrow-keys.

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Originally Posted by Irishmile

They also work great with a gamepad on the PC.

Not everyone has one. I do but I only use it for platformers or Sega Mega Drive games.

Radogol · 03/17/2011, 02:51 pm

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Originally Posted by Bagriin

there are discworld games on the playstation? thats good to know, im gonna have to look it up

They're the same ones as on the PC.

*Irishmile* · 03/17/2011, 03:05 pm

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Originally Posted by MusicallyInspired

WASD works just fine too.

Yes they do... using a gamepad is a personal preference mainly because I like to sit back with my feet up and relax as I play.... yep even on the PC.

MusicallyInspired · 03/17/2011, 04:31 pm

Yeah. I only say it because everyone seems to be of the impression that click&drag is the primary control scheme while WASD was an additional afterthought when actually the reverse is true. When TMI Chapter 1 first came out there wasn't any click&drag at all. Just WASD. It wasn't until after people complained about not having a single-hand control scheme that Telltale added click&drag as the alternative.

ATMachine · 03/17/2011, 04:44 pm

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Originally Posted by MusicallyInspired

Yeah. I only say it because everyone seems to be of the impression that click&drag is the primary control scheme while WASD was an additional afterthought when actually the reverse is true. When TMI Chapter 1 first came out there wasn't any click&drag at all. Just WASD. It wasn't until after people complained about not having a single-hand control scheme that Telltale added click&drag as the alternative.

I remember it slightly differently: it was Wallace and Gromit that had only WASD controls, and the outcry over them resulted in the creation of click&drag, debuting in TMI Chapter 1.

Radogol · 03/17/2011, 04:45 pm

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Originally Posted by MusicallyInspired

TMI Chapter 1 first came out there wasn't any click&drag at all. Just WASD. It wasn't until after people complained about not having a single-hand control scheme that Telltale added click&drag as the alternative.

I don't believe that's true. I distinctly remember playing through TOMI1 using click and drag and it was a review copy, so it couldn't have been an updated version of any sort.

*Irishmile* · 03/17/2011, 04:49 pm

Yeah ToMI ep 1 definitely had the CnD

MusicallyInspired · 03/17/2011, 06:25 pm

Maybe the outcry came just before Episode 1 then? When it was first announced that TMI would have directional controls? Either way they added C&D at the last minute. It definitely wasn't planned prior.

Ah yes...I recall the epic "controls" thread in the TMI forum now...

corruptbiggins · 03/17/2011, 06:30 pm

It won't have been planned at the start of ToMI development as that started before Wallace & Gromit first came out and it was the reaction to the control system that caused the development team for ToMI to look at possible alternative control methods. That is my recollection, anyway.

*Irishmile* · 03/17/2011, 06:33 pm

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Originally Posted by MusicallyInspired

Maybe the outcry came just before Episode 1 then? When it was first announced that TMI would have directional controls? Either way they added C&D at the last minute. It definitely wasn't planned prior.

Ah yes...I recall the epic "controls" thread in the TMI forum now...

I think this is likely I do recall the "will it be point and click or WASD like W&G?" threads... and then the confimation that it would not be point and click... its possible that the click and drag was made to appease the unpleased pointers and clickers...

MusicallyInspired · 03/17/2011, 06:44 pm

I'd say that's definitely the reason.

*Irishmile* · 03/17/2011, 06:48 pm

But I also recall me being taller and much better looking... so maybe we are both wrong

Chyron8472 · 03/18/2011, 12:15 am

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Originally Posted by Irishmile

its possible that the click and drag was made to appease the unpleased pointers and clickers...

Thank God for that then.

Seriously. Being forced into playing a modern (ie. non-parser) adventure game using WASD or a controller instead of a mouse just irks me.

MusicallyInspired · 03/18/2011, 11:05 am

I don't mind the arrow controls at all. In fact it's a lot less irritating that P&C. C&D is just miserably frustrating, though.

*Irishmile* · 03/18/2011, 01:17 pm

Yep I prefer direct control or "driving" the character as well... there was a time when I didn't believe I would ever say that...

But I prefer a gamepad... If the buttons are mapped out well it can be much more rewarding.

MusicallyInspired · 03/18/2011, 02:07 pm

I don't like the "driving the character" style, but rather the "compass direction" style. Where left is the player's perspective and not the character's perspective.

*Irishmile* · 03/18/2011, 03:28 pm

Me too.

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03/18/2011, 01:17 pm	#36
Irishmile The Skipping Dead Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: WI, its a paradise 3 months of the year Posts: 6,542	Yep I prefer direct control or "driving" the character as well... there was a time when I didn't believe I would ever say that... But I prefer a gamepad... If the buttons are mapped out well it can be much more rewarding. __________________ unholy THIS! I am a community moderator, here to assist, keep the peace, and keep these boards clean and friendly for all. I am a volunteer, and not a Telltale employee, and my opinions are my own.

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Irishmile The Skipping Dead Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: WI, its a paradise 3 months of the year Posts: 6,542	Me too. __________________ unholy THIS! I am a community moderator, here to assist, keep the peace, and keep these boards clean and friendly for all. I am a volunteer, and not a Telltale employee, and my opinions are my own.

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