My best experience with a shooter was Metroid Prime Trilogy on Wii. Joystick to run / strafe and motion controls to aim, freeing up your right thumb and fingers for buttons.

I hate having to switch between aiming with my right thumb and pressing buttons with my right thumb. Like in Metroid Prime Remastered on Switch. Grr.

[–] bytesonbike@discuss.online 8 points 2 months ago

I remember hating Metroid Prime's controller scheme on the Gamecube. The controls felt so stiff. But I was so in love with the universe and gameplay that I just accepted it, kind of like every Rockstar game.

Now I wish I played it on the Wii.

[–] oozynozh@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

try the claw grip

[–] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago

nostalgic Monster Hunter on PSP noises

[–] emeralddawn45@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 months ago

Back paddles like the steamdeck or steam controller has are a godsend for any game where you have to run, jump, and shoot at the same time. Or any other combination of actions. I don't think I could go back to not having access to those. I don't remap them for every game but the times I have its made those games so much better.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago

A lot of games now still have motion control aiming, you just tilt the controller. Sometimes it's off by default though. I typically use the stick for big movements and tilt aiming for zeroing in.