For Controllers - Do you prefer vertical inverted or normal?

[WoodenSaucer]

If you're playing a 3D game with a controller, do you prefer the vertical inverted or normal? If you don't know what I mean, normal means you push up on the left stick, and your view moves up. Inverted means if you push up on the left stick, you look down.

My boys prefer normal, but I cannot play like that. I always have to get in the settings and change it to inverted. If I ever would run across a game that doesn't support inverted for some reason, I won't play it.

Think of it like flying a plane. If a pilot were to push the stick forward to go up, everyone would be in trouble. I picture it kind of like a seesaw with me on the close side, and my view on the other side. I need to pull myself back to get my view to go up. Or picture it like using a sniper rifle on a stand. You would push the back end of the rifle down to get the barrel and sites to go up.

So what is your preference?

 

[Kaamos_Llama]

Its always normal now.

I have a vague memory when I was a kid I played something where inverted was the standard control scheme, and after that I did use inverted controls for a while in other games because I got used to it. Got out of the habit though.

 

[ZedClampet]

Your boys are going to kill someone when they get their pilot's license. But I've always called the correct way "normal" and the idiot way "inverted". If I pull back on the stick of my plane and it goes up, that's normal. I've only played one game where it defaulted to the other way, and it was one of the Far Cry games. I couldn't get used to it and had to change it to THE CORRECT WAY in the options.

 

[Lutfij]

This might sound crazy but I've tried both. I played inverted on consoles and desktops as well as non inverted on the PC...thought they both were easy to get a hang of, just needed some quality time with the new orientation/movement.

 

[Johnway]

For pc gaming i don't invert but for joypads for some reason i have to invert the controls. I suspect its how my brain was wired up. Perhaps i percieve the pc screen and mouse pointer as a flat screen but when it comes to joypads i think in 3d? push analogue stick up is in reality tilting my head down and pulling back on the stick is pulling my head back.

 

[WoodenSaucer]

Your boys are going to kill someone when they get their pilot's license. But I've always called the correct way "normal" and the idiot way "inverted". If I pull back on the stick of my plane and it goes up, that's normal. I've only played one game where it defaulted to the other way, and it was one of the Far Cry games. I couldn't get used to it and had to change it to THE CORRECT WAY in the options.

What? You've only played one game where it didn't default to inverted? Other than flight games, I've never seen one game where I didn't have to change it in the settings.

For pc gaming i don't invert but for joypads for some reason i have to invert the controls. I suspect its how my brain was wired up. Perhaps i percieve the pc screen and mouse pointer as a flat screen but when it comes to joypads i think in 3d? push analogue stick up is in reality tilting my head down and pulling back on the stick is pulling my head back.

Yeah, same for me. If I'm using keyboard and mouse, I want it normal to where pushing the mouse up makes the view go up. But controller, it had better be inverted. It's weird how they're different, isn't it?

 

[ZedClampet]

What? You've only played one game where it didn't default to inverted? Other than flight games, I've never seen one game where I didn't have to change it in the settings.

I don't play games with controllers unless I'm flying or driving. In the Far Cry I mentioned, I just kept the controller next to my keyboard and whenever I got in a vehicle I picked it up.

You need to go sit in the corner and think about your use of controllers.

 

[Zloth]

In most games, I do it "normally." However, if it's a 3D steering situation (airplanes, spaceships, flying carpets...) then I need to invert it. That even applies to mouse-driven systems - pulling the mouse toward me should make the nose go up.

 

[Pifanjr]

In most games, I do it "normally." However, if it's a 3D steering situation (airplanes, spaceships, flying carpets...) then I need to invert it. That even applies to mouse-driven systems - pulling the mouse toward me should make the nose go up.

I've played it both ways, including with pulling the mouse to go up. When playing Aer: Memories of Old, I switched it for my daughter because it was inverted by default and it only took me a few minutes to get used to it.

 

[Johnway]

I think i need to elaborate that i only invert in more complex 3d games. 2d platformers i have no problem and i can stick with non inverted controls.

 

[Alm]

I used to play inverted but had to learn normal when we swapped controllers and all my mates played normal.

After that I kept to normal.

 

[WoodenSaucer]

You need to go sit in the corner and think about your use of controllers.

I used to prefer keyboard and mouse, but for years, I've preferred playing everything I can with controllers. I don't play multiplayer, so I don't have to worry about getting pwned by K&M gamers.

 

[Zimbaly]

I'm really messed up. I can play both ways, but on controllers I like normal for 3rd or first person. With a mouse I like normal for 3rd person games and then reverse for first person. Games that have both and change between the two like Star Wars..... omg it makes my brain spaz. I gotta move the mouse in a circle to reset my brain.

 

[Kaamos_Llama]

If I was to play a flight sim or space combat game I'd go inverted whether I was using KB+M or controller. I just havent played anything like that since briefly playing Elite Dangerous about 5 years ago

 

[ZedClampet]

By the way, despite my very enthusiastic post above, I use "normal" with mouse/keyboard, The exception would be flying.

 

[WoodenSaucer]

Looks like the right way is barely winning out in the polls.

 

[Kaamos_Llama]

I'm actually surprised, no offence but I thought the upside down players were a huge minority in general.

 

[Brian Boru]

I thought the upside down players were a huge minority

Australia, NZ etc have been expanding—probably more Irish convicts 🙃

 

[Kaamos_Llama]

Not so many Irish as you'd think apparently, most of the transported convicts were poor English people, although of course Irish people got screwed in multiple other ways by the British aristocracy and Cromwell. Thanks that was an interesting mini rabbit hole on the demographic of transportation to Australia.

 

[WoodenSaucer]

Inverted is losing now. You guys suck!

 

[Barukanen]

I am strictly sticking with "Normal" because my brain can't comprehend using "Inverted". It took me the best part of three weeks to get used to flying in Hawx and Battlefield, in fact I am so bad at it in Battlefield that I refuse to operate a plane.

God knows what made me feel confident enough to fly a TIE Fighter in Star Wars Squadrons.

 

[WoodenSaucer]

I am strictly sticking with "Normal" because my brain can't comprehend using "Inverted". It took me the best part of three weeks to get used to flying in Hawx and Battlefield, in fact I am so bad at it in Battlefield that I refuse to operate a plane.

God knows what made me feel confident enough to fly a TIE Fighter in Star Wars Squadrons.

I'm the complete opposite. My brain can't comprehend using "Normal."