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From: Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: FREE GAME: Vampire Survivors
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On Fri, 20 Dec 2024 19:08:58 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
>Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, 19 Dec 2024 22:27:27 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
>> >JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:
>> >> On 19/12/2024 16:22, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:



>> >> > * Vampire Survivors
>> >> > https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/vampire-survivors-f699a1


>> >> For those interested I believe this is still free on iOS.


>> >It is! I just tried it, but didn't like its controls. Maybe it will be 
>> >better in PC?


>> It would almost have to be, wouldn't it?
>> Touch-screen controls are the worst. There's no feedback when you
>> press, your fingers block your view of the action (and over time makes
>> the screen smudgy, no matter how clean your fingers are), and are
>> incredibly imprecise.


>Yeah, I hate those real time game controls. I don't mind turn based 
>games without timers. I can take my time. Also, I can't hold 
>smartphones, game controllers, etc. in mid air due to my disabilities. 
>:( Hence, why I love keyboards and mouses on (table/desk)s!


For what its worth, even for those of us who /can/ hold the things
mid-air, it still gets uncomfortable over long periods of time. Which
is another problem with playing on touch-screen devices; the angle of
the screen is never comfortable for touch-screens and viewing at the
same time.

Of course, there is a solution to some of these problems; you can
always get a gamepad or one of those devices you slot the phone/tablet
into that has attached controls. But if you're carrying around a
second device anyway to save you from the perils of touch-screen
gaming... why not just carry around a dedicated gaming device like a
switch or steamdeck?

Touch-screen controls have their uses... but gaming isn't one of them.


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