The Great Debate: Inverted vs. Non-Inverted Controls

[Pike]

You know what I'm talking about. Inverting the Y axis on games (usually first person ones) so that pushing up makes you look down and vice-versa.



The idea is that someone who usually plays inverted feels like they're controlling the back of the character's head, whereas some one who doesn't feels like they're controlling the character's eyes or hands or whatever.

So tell me, EoFF. Which is the superior your preferred control scheme?






(SPOILER)Inverted is always the right choice

[Madame Adequate]

Inverted controls are Correct and non-inverted are deviant, and a sign of mental deficiency that calls for immediate institutionalization.

Da Vinci, Mozart, Turing, and Szilard all used inverted controls. Loony Bob, Joel Holmes, and HC do not. This says it all.

[Jinx]

I can't handle those sort of games anyways. Inverted would smurf things um worse for me.

[Del Murder]

I played inverted for a number of years but now the default is non-inverted and I just got used to it (too lazy to always change settings).

[Agent Proto]

I just stick with what is default to the game settings.

[NorthernChaosGod]

Inverted is for normal human beings.

[Slothy]

I used to play inverted. Then I got into socom which defaulted to non-inverted and I never bothered to change it. Now I'm incapable of playing a console shooter with inverted controls. That doesn't bother me though since the question of which controls are best for shooters is only correctly answered when one says mouse and keyboard.

Strangely though, inverted isn't a problem for me when playing flight games. Mind you, if you use anything else for controlling a plane or space ship you should be ridiculed and shamed into correcting your error.

[Jessweeee♪]

For me it depends. First person is non-inverted because it's from the PC's point of view. Third person is dual inverted because you're swiveling a camera around the character in a circle. If I can't change the setting for both axes, then regardless of the POV they must be the same. I never understood why devs let you invert Y and not X in so many games. Is it difficult to do in some situations?

[escobert]

non-inverted. ALWAYS.

Or, Mouse & Keyboard ftw!

[Sephex]

Inverted feels more natural for me. When I was a kid, non inverted felt better. Don't know why my mind made the switch on me!

[Hollycat]

Inverted controls are Correct and non-inverted are deviant, and a sign of mental deficiency that calls for immediate institutionalization.

Da Vinci, Mozart, Turing, and Szilard all used inverted controls. Loony Bob, Joel Holmes, and HC do not. This says it all.

(This is the picture that came up when I googled Name Dropper Archer, get over it)

I only use inverted if I can set it to both horizontal and vertical, because it feels awkward as heck to only use one.

[VeloZer0]

I actually like to re-map my y-axis control to the left/right and x-axis to up/down just to enhance the challenge of the gaming experience.

[blackmage_nuke]

First person = Inverted

Third person = Non - Inverted

Repeated Switching required = Inverted

[oddler]

I've always been an inverted guy. It just feels... good. Oh yeah.

[Shattered Dreamer]

Why in the blue hell would I invert my controls? Up should be up & down should be down god damn it!