Quoting: Pangaea-Hi, I'd like to buy a hammer.
-Here you go.
-This is just a note
-Yes. But you can bring it to a store across town that we pretend to compete with and get your hammer there.
-Why would I come here then?
-Thanks. NEXT!!

Hahaha. Well played.

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Quoting: NanobangA suggestion, if you haven't tried it yet. For platformers, set the Lpad as a DPad (4 or 8 way) that fires on touch instead of click. For my money this is a thousand times more responsive than the other console pads I've used. :)

Thanks for the idea. I have tried this and my problem is hitting the wrong part of the pad about 30% of the time. If the shape or texture was more defined like a D-pad, maybe I could get used to it.

I managed with the thumb stick for Hollow Knight, twice through Salt & Sanctuary, and twice through Sundered, so it isn't slowing me down too much. I just think back to some of the hard parts of Guacamelee and how I really needed a D-pad for that!

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Quoting: MayeulCI also wish we could access the BP overlay when using a controller, regardless of whether we're in BP mode or not.

Yes, I miss that as well. I have taken to doing "big" picture mode in a smaller window so it doesn't take over my desktop. However, other than the controller interface, I would rather be using the normal steam client.

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This really is a great game. One of the (very) few that I bought in early access.

I have to admit that the "Lost to Echoes" expansion has really kicked my butt, though. It is great that the official team is still creating content. Some community levels are good, but pretty wild and crazy. I like when there is a little bit of story continuity to tie things together.

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Good review. I am interested in how flexible it is, and Valve's work in the customization screen is really a big part of that. I have stopped using any other controller, even though the SC is not perfect.

The things I like:

- Right thumb-pad for First Person games. As long as you aren't doing something competitive, this is the best thing next to a mouse.

- Gyro aim assist (like Dunc describes above). Very very nice.

- Back paddles are brilliant. I don't know why other controllers don't have them.

- Customization: Infinite.

Things I don't like:

- Left thumb pad. I really want a D-pad instead for many platformers. I find it interesting that other people like the left pad, so it is obviously a personal thing.

Minor things:

- Haptic buzzing. Thankfully Valve made a setting to disable it.

- Soft rubber crumbling over time (as mentioned in the article).

- Batteries hard to remove sometimes.

- Back paddles seem fragile and the click isn't as "positive" as I would like (all integrated into the back cover). They haven't broken yet, though, so maybe they are fine.

I hope that Valve comes out with v2. I would definitely buy one.

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Oooh. Must resist. Too many games to play right now...

SteamWorld games have all been brilliant, though!

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Oooo. That video looks remarkably good.

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Playing the new Enhanced version of Borderlands 1. Works well (after the tweaks mentioned on ProtonDB). The mouse wasn't locking, so my Steam Controller mouse pad would hit the side of the screen and prevent me from turning. Tried it after the update and didn't have any problems. Hopefully fixed...

Man, the first Borderlands game is darker than I remember. It still has good humour, but the world feels pretty bleak. Plays well, though. The update makes the interface much more like #2.

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Quoting: KlausI'm not particular for card games, but I like the IP, so I'll probably give the genre a go now :)

Quoting: no_information_hereJust because SteamWorld has an area named Vectron, I have to leave this here...
https://vimeo.com/202443968 [External Link]

Siemens might take offense :) (and the Forum doesn't support all unicode smileys :()

Haha. I didn't know about the train!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vectron_(locomotive) [External Link]

Edit: Not sure why the link is being butchered...

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I am glad that there is so much activity right now. However, I have to admit that there are very few of these that interest me. Maybe I am getting old. Sigh...

That is OK. I still have hundreds of unplayed games. Between native Linux games and Proton, I can't complain too much!

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