Corpse Run 547: Look both ways
Let’s start with the idea that no matter which inversion or non-inversion you prefer when it comes to camera controls in video games, it’s heinous that some games still do not offer the option to switch.
The situation described in the comic above? Absolutely unforgivable. I happened to be playing Darksiders 2, maybe the option exists in other versions of the game (I was playing the Wii U one), but I was blown away that you could only invert the Y axis.
Here’s my perspective: when I push left on the camera stick, I don’t want the camera to rotate left, I want the camera to move left in relation to the onscreen character. In that case, the camera would “turn” right.
That makes sense to me.
Think of it like you’re moving Lakitu in Mario 64 and Lakitu is Zelda-esque Z-Targeted to Mario.
Rich and I have argued about this in the past, he’s in the “rotating the camera” camp.
Boooooooooooooooooooo
Which side are you on?
The Carolina Reapers haven’t shown up yet, by the way. Hopefully those will get here soon!
Pretty sure I always use normal controls when playing a third-person game, but I always forget which I prefer and I have to fiddle around until I find what ‘feels right’. Oftentimes I’ll have to switch after playing the game for an hour and turning the camera in an unintended direction every single time I want to move it. I guess it just really depends on how your brain works. I’d like to see a study examine that.
That does not make sense. At all.
I’m not sure which you prefer (this is a difficult thing to explain), but I can’t stand it if pressing left makes me look right. If there’s something to my left, pressing left should let me see it, not turn the camera the other way!
Seems reasonable.
I play PC games the most, so in my case, it’s usually watching through the eyes of the protagonist, so it makes sense that moving the mouse left, makes me look left and vice versa. FPS games with a controller feel weird for me, so I don’t really have to think about the camera that much. 😛
But, you know, whatever floats your boat, and not including those options in a game is kind of a dick move from the devs. Especially these days.
It took me a few days to get caught up, but HI ALEX. My name is also Alex. Huh.
Anyways, I am loving this comic and will be keeping a close watch on this site from now on. Keep on keeping on!
Oh, and…
Have you played ToS: Dawn of the New World?
I never understood things like this myself. I play plenty of games either on console or with a controller and sometimes it’s rather dumb how so many games have limited options to change certain settings. Hopefully it will change
I’ll help so long as we go after gaben next. Dudes been jerkin us around over HL3 for far too long.
Crazed gamers going on a murder rampage?
Hilarious.