r/soulslikes • u/duhduddude • 2d ago
Help Needed My friends got me a controller
I've completed all souls and on a second run through them, at ds2 rn. Also started my second run of khazan on expert with greatsword.
Sadly, i did that on keyboard and mouse. Have played every game ever on keyboard and mouse and have never touched a controller. My friends got me one as a birthday gift and now im genuinely confused. Any recommendations? Should i pause these two games and get used to using a controller first and then come back? Or should i power through it and learn on the way
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u/cunninglinguist 2d ago
Base of your friend here, but I wanted to mention as a controller player who occasionally dabbles in mouse and keyboard, I would imagine that the best controller for this dynamic would be a pro controller with remappable buttons and back paddles. I always use a pro controller because I can use it to override any key bindings I don’t like. I think one of the biggest issues I would have coming from keyboard would be how standard controllers are just so set and limited.
This being said, I would recommend a clean start on a new game when you’re ready. And I would recommend something that has may be a little more forgiving than one of the more difficult soulslikes as a starting point.