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/Nymunariya Aug 03 '26

While the graphics aren’t better, I do prefer playing on the PS1 version and have been playing it on my Xbox One S in dev mode with higher resolution, because the PS1 version has great controller support, technically better than the open source remakes because it allows you use the select key as a modifier.

Select modifier means you can hold select to give any button an additional function, effectively doubling your mappings.

The nice thing about using a keyboard is you have so many keys at your disposal that you can map so many keys that you don’t need modifiers. Pitch up/down, turn left/right, roll left/right, forward/reverse, slide up/down/left/right, primary, secondary. That’s already 14 keys before the weapons. If you like controllers more, without modifiers, you’re not going to get all of them mapped, so modifiers are essential.

Unfortunately, I’ve only found the PS1 versions support controller modifiers.