Thorgi Duke of Frisbee Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 Ask me anything about the controller! Looks great, feels great. But seriously, Razer, get your fucking act together on your site. You still have it listed as a pre-order, yet I have one sitting in my dorm room right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 I guess the question for me is why does it supposedly feel so much better. Except for the d-pad I've never really had a problem with the standard 360 controller that I thought needed fixing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 One question: How is the D-pad, compared to say, the Playstation controllers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excel_excel Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Ok it looks cool....but like....what's so good about it?....it does look sexy.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgi Duke of Frisbee Posted March 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 I guess the question for me is why does it supposedly feel so much better. Except for the d-pad I've never really had a problem with the standard 360 controller that I thought needed fixing. It's mostly the rubberized grip that makes it feel so great. It's really pleasant to hold. Also, the control sticks are completely customizable in terms of resistance. That may sound like some gimmicky feature, but after you spend some time playing with it, you understand why it's such a big deal. I change the resistance from game to game. I like my left stick to be loose and my right stick to require effort when I'm playing shooters, and I like to tighten the left up when I'm playing racers. In terms of the D-Pad, the individual nature of each direction is certainly an improvement over 360's giant fused wheel, but it's still not as good as a PS3's D-Pad. You won't be playing any fighting games with it if you like to exclusively use the D-Pad (but if you're a 360 user, you've already grown used to that). It works well for things like weapon selection and other secondary functions. The face buttons, at least for me, are the real stars of the show. It immediately becomes apparent that Razer set out to make a controller that mimicked the feeling you get when you're playing on a PC. The face buttons feel like a click of the mouse (and sound like it, too). You're not left guessing if you hit the button properly. You get an immediate, audible response, and it happens so easily that if a game requires rapid presses, it's the easiest thing in the world to accomplish. Also, since the face buttons are proper switches instead of the typical 360 membrane system, the buttons won't accidentally depress the wrong way during a game, leaving you with a Y button that only works occasionally. It also has two reprogrammable buttons near the top of the shoulders, if you're into that sort of thing. I've been using one of them to jump while aiming in Halo: Reach. It can add quite the tactical advantage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirandello Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 This might seem like a dumb question, but is it PC-compatible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 This might seem like a dumb question, but is it PC-compatible? "All controllers are also armed with, Hyperesponse™ action buttons, PC compatibility, and a 15 foot cable for the ultimate pleasure in Xbox gaming." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimueax Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 STOP RUBBING IT IN ... :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirandello Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 This might seem like a dumb question, but is it PC-compatible? "All controllers are also armed with, Hyperesponse™ action buttons, PC compatibility, and a 15 foot cable for the ultimate pleasure in Xbox gaming." Thank you. Does the D-pad actually work well? I've seen the picture of it and it looks like a D-pad/thumbstick hybrid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 In terms of the D-Pad, the individual nature of each direction is certainly an improvement over 360's giant fused wheel, but it's still not as good as a PS3's D-Pad. You won't be playing any fighting games with it if you like to exclusively use the D-Pad (but if you're a 360 user, you've already grown used to that). It works well for things like weapon selection and other secondary functions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteer01 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 I'm jealous. I'm in the states for another few weeks, and I'd order one NOW if I thought it would show up before I leave...but it looks like they won't be shipping quickly anytime soon.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteer01 Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 I'm jealous. I'm in the states for another few weeks, and I'd order one NOW if I thought it would show up before I leave...but it looks like they won't be shipping quickly anytime soon.... Placed an order after extending the trip for a week because of the nuclear and earthquake issues still ongoing in Japan. My order shipped ahead of schedule, so I will actually get my hands on an Onza in April after all. I am very excited. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteer01 Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 (edited) I'm here you to offer a second opinion and answer any questions people might have about this controller. First, my impressions are as follows: I definitely wish it was bigger. I have a silicon grip on my main 360 controller, and while I still wish my 360 controller was bigger, the 360 with a silicon grip is a better fit for my hands than the Onza The face buttons minimal travel distance and resistance with a nice audable click are amazing, but I wish they were ever so slightly farther apart from each other. The d-pad as four individual buttons is a great idea for games where you're using the d-pad for inventory management, weapon selection and the like, but I can't imagine using the d-pad to actually control a character in any game outside of Pac-Man. (Where the ease in specifically choosing one of four directions might actually be helpful.) The shoulder buttons are small, since there two shoulder buttons instead of one, and they travel a bit more than I'd like, especially since all the other buttons are so great. The triggers seem great, and have reduced a travel distance compared to the 360's stock controller. The placement of the start and back button take getting used to. While game where back is used frequently (BFBC2) you can map back to one of the shoulder buttons, but in a game like COD where it's not really a good use of a button map, it'll take time to get used to and probably be slower than the normal 360 controller. I haven't mentioned the adjustable tension until now because I haven't really played around with it that much. My friend, who uses kontrol freaks for COD, is getting the Vipr Black, which supposedly work with the Onza...the idea of a kontrol freak attached with increased tension sounds like a potentially great combination and something I may try out as well...I just haven't yet. The travel on the triggers probably means it's not the best controllers for racing games, the d-pad isn't something you'd want to use for a fighting game, and the controller's not perfect, but it is a fantastic controller, and I'm very satisfied with it. If they came out with a larger sized Razer Onza TE, I'd probably buy (another) one. Edited April 14, 2011 by peteer01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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