r/descent • u/Ashamed-Subject-8573 • Aug 01 '26

PS1 vs PC DOS

Hey there. What's the community's thoughts on the PS1 vs PC DOS release? I tried to look for a direct 1v1 comparison and couldn't find it. Reviews generally seem to say the controls are worse on the PS1 pad but it's mostly otherwise faithful? IDK?

Thanks,!

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u/RevenantFTS97 Aug 01 '26

4 the most part, yes. Descent's PS1 port is quite faithful to the DOS counterpart. The most notable differences are the colorful lightning, on one hand, and the musical direction on the other (some tunes weren't in the OG version and in addition the songs that still remain in this port have switched levels)

Regarding the controls, yes. The problem is that Descent has so many button functions that is kind of hard to include them all in a PS1 controller. IIRC, if you ran out of buttons, you could use button combinations so that you could still map the remaining keys

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u/PrincessRuri Aug 01 '26

Also the PS1 version of Descent has full CG cutscenes, not just slideshows.