touch screen

2004-12-12 10:56:29 am

is it true that you only can shoot when pressing on the screen cause if that is so i think it sucks.

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2004-12-12 11:01:23 am

There's several different control schemes. That's one of them, yes, but not the only one.
As far as thinking it sucks, if you haven't tried it, how can you claim it sucks? Perhaps it works real well. Dismissing something before you try it isn't a good thing to do.

nate

2004-12-12 12:02:10 pm

unlike hilary duff, the ds is much better in person.

Izo

2004-12-12 12:08:31 pm

soaking through

Have you met her? O.o

nate

2004-12-12 02:08:16 pm

nah, but i've read enough accounts of enough people who have. actually, it just makes her that much more fascinating.

Izo

2004-12-12 02:58:15 pm

soaking through

Quote from elyscape:

if you haven't tried it, how can you claim it sucks?

Tsk tsk. xD

Anyway, fascinating? You're weird. But that's pretty much normal round here, so I've just destroyed myself in a horrible pop of minus logic. Yay!

Red Scarlet

2004-12-12 03:17:02 pm

I('d) like to watch (some MP3 runs)

Quote from elyscape:

As far as thinking it sucks, if you haven't tried it, how can you claim it sucks? Perhaps it works real well. Dismissing something before you try it isn't a good thing to do.

So is praising it. It's the exact same thing except on the opposite end of the spectrum.

Izo

2004-12-12 03:32:43 pm

soaking through

Huh? Who praised it? I'm confused now.

Red Scarlet

2004-12-12 03:34:41 pm

I('d) like to watch (some MP3 runs)

He was speculating that perhaps it works well..that's the same thing as saying you think it sucks..also in case someone comes in saying "yeah that is awesome", he better attack them too.

Izo

2004-12-12 03:36:37 pm

soaking through

I seem to remember Ely saying he had actually used one. Plus he was just using that as a possibility, and not his actual opinion.

Red Scarlet

2004-12-12 03:45:07 pm

I('d) like to watch (some MP3 runs)

People that say "you can't say that, you haven't played/used it yet" are stupid; no one ever says "you can't say that, you haven't played/used it yet" when someone says something does not suck. It's a stupid double-standard, and it does not matter if Ely has used one or not.

nate

2004-12-12 04:09:39 pm

scarlet should use the sexybeam on all of the print game magazines.

Izo

2004-12-12 04:16:08 pm

soaking through

Quote from Red Scarlet:

People that say "you can't say that, you haven't played/used it yet" are stupid; no one ever says "you can't say that, you haven't played/used it yet" when someone says something does not suck. It's a stupid double-standard, and it does not matter if Ely has used one or not.

Oh, sorry. Stupid misunderstanding on my part. I thought you were accusing Ely of saying "I haven't played it yet, but I think it sounds great." And yeah, I agree, it is stupid.

StarmanHaxor

2004-12-12 07:36:12 pm

They had [i]TWO[/i] at my Gamestop. You had to touch and drag yo' finger to aim. O_O;;; I think somebody screwed the controls up, because i used the r + l buttons to shoot. Plus at $150, I'll go and buy.....uh.....something else.... :?

elyscape

2004-12-16 09:27:46 pm

Quote from Red Scarlet:

He was speculating that perhaps it works well..that's the same thing as saying you think it sucks..also in case someone comes in saying "yeah that is awesome", he better attack them too.

I intend to, unless they have used it. Bashing something without trying it, though, isn't justifiable unless it has known reasons for not using it, like drugs or something. A control system, though? Hells no, you try first.
I, personally, have used all the control settings, and think that the tap-to-attack one is worthless, and thought so at the time of the post, but the original poster hadn't even tried the thing and was still bashing it. That is why I posted. I wasn't praising it; I was merely saying, "Try it first. Maybe it works nicely. Maybe not." If someone praises it without trying it, I'll say, "Try it first. Maybe it sucks. Maybe not."

arkarian

2004-12-16 09:36:25 pm

red chamber dream

I like all the control schemes about equally. The touch-screen tapping isn't bad at all, IMO.

But I'm sure when I get the full game, I'll be using one setup all the time. I just don't know which one yet.

Ekarderif

2004-12-17 12:50:19 am

Quote from Red Scarlet:

People that say "you can't say that, you haven't played/used it yet" are stupid; no one ever says "you can't say that, you haven't played/used it yet" when someone says something does not suck. It's a stupid double-standard, and it does not matter if Ely has used one or not.

Actually, I prefer to keep my mind open when using new things, giving it the benefit of the doubt. It's not a double-standard; it's a very good way of making an honest opinion. Look at it this way: sucking = bad. Not sucking = not bad. Therefore not sucking = neutral or good. When you haven't used anything, you're suppose to be neutral damnit. Therefore, you're suppose to assume it does not suck.

ajbolt89

2004-12-17 01:34:09 am

lol no way

...That control scheme is more or less worthless imo. I use the one where the D-pad and the abxy buttons are the same thing, triggers fire, and touch screen looks/jumps/morphs/changes weapons. I also found today that if you hook the pinky of the stylus hand under the system in the right way, you can use both triggers and still use the stylus semi-effectively. Hooray for killing a metroid in less than a second!

arkarian

2004-12-17 03:26:19 pm

red chamber dream

My pinky doesn't have two extra knuckles, aj. <_<

Just kidding; I actually tried it, and yeah, I like that way too.

SpecialK

2004-12-20 09:36:53 pm

Just use the nub on the strap on your thumb for the touch screen, works great.

Not the easiest way to hold it but it works