So, I tried to engage myself in another round of BioShock, but I simply couldn't do it. I now remember the only negative reason for being happy to finish that game the first time around. First person controls on console controllers just don't feel right to me. Sure, I could play Perfect Dark and not blink about the feel, but after so many hours with Counter Strike, Team Fortress and a billion other shooters on my PC, my standards have changed.

The way a character swings when using analog sticks to look around makes me feel like I'm playing a PC shooter in an underwater level (like actually underwater, not...nevermind). The accurcy and precision provided by a mouse is simply superior. You can do an about turn with a wrist snap and naturally keep your FOV moving to all threatening corners. The speed of the analog stick is often too picky, moving too much on distant targets and too slow on melee opponents. Leading with a mouse for sniper shots and bullet sprays also comes more naturally than thumb tracing. Following a moving head with a mouse requires much less effort than with a stick. The constant motions required for looking around and aiming feel burdened.

Not to say the PC combination is perfect, I would actually prefer an analog stick over WASD. If a company could fit a litte control between the WESD keys or below the spacebar, I'd buy it. Although games would probably have to support it, but since so many are ports now, why not?

Anyhow, I abondoned both BioShock and Pefect Dark: Zero and instead chose Dead Rising and had a wicked time smashing, slashing, disemboyling and humiliating zombies.

Any games that you can't play on one platform due to the controls being superior on another?