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"Detached/dual Joy-cons" style of play has really blown my mind
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GwyndolinCinder
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I love playing mario kart with split cons, in games where you use the triggers and only a few button presses its super comfy.... and that hd rumble.
SatoAilDarko
Member
Yeah the Wii Remote and Nunchuk were super great.
I remember playing several games with my arms flat on either side of me.
I remember playing several games with my arms flat on either side of me.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
I definitely prefer split-controller setups. Much more comfortable for longer sessions for me.
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Deleted member 752119
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I've tried it but just don't like the joy cons individually and find them awkward even though having split hands is comfy. Too small and the stick layout is awkward to me. I don't really like them on the grip either, serviceable at best. They're fine in handheld mode though, other than the buttons position is awkward for use as a d-pad so I'd totally buy a new left joycon with a real d-pad in the stick position.
So just pro controller docked and handheld mode for me.
So just pro controller docked and handheld mode for me.
E_Darkness
Member
I can hug my girlfriend and play my Switch comfortably.
Phatosaurus
Member
I like and dislike it in different ways, I mostly agree with the OP but the stick positioning when using the joycons detached just doesn't feel comfortable for my thumbs. The positives, like aiming with gyro controls almost outweigh that, but not quite.
sixteen-bit
Member
Split controller is awesome. I need to figure out how to use Joycons on PC.
FonkyByNature
Member
I agree, even though i have huge hands, i love to play with the joy-cons detached. Feels so great to have that freedom and comfort. It was already great on the Wii but the thing had a cable for the nunchucks. With the Switch there's no cables so it makes the experience way better.
Omnistalgic
Member
It feels somewhat comfortable, but they are kinda tiny in my hands and even when I add the accessories and increase the bulk, I just feel so much more comfortable having handles. I think I'll like the pro a little more. Something like Zelda where I'm holding Z and back dashing and stuff, I like a controller with handles.
I can play Mario Kart and Splatoon probably with it separate. But it's definitely not replacing my love of a standard controller. I held the Pro in the store and love my DS4, I can play like that for hours.
I can play Mario Kart and Splatoon probably with it separate. But it's definitely not replacing my love of a standard controller. I held the Pro in the store and love my DS4, I can play like that for hours.
JoshuaJSlone
Member
With the right Bluetooth support (not all dongles seem to work) it's pretty easy to get them connected. Just go to where you'd normally do Bluetooth connections, hit the Sync button on a Joy-Con, select it and let it pair. Two problems, though. 1) Getting them recognized as Xinput so they work as a pair with more things natively (which there are partial workarounds for). 2) The analogs aren't treated as analogs, but as if they're 8-way d-pads. I've heard the Pro Controllers don't have this problem, so hopefully it's something that gets worked around eventually too.
Omnistalgic
Member
Nah, it's not better or more accurate than a Pro/DS4/X1 controller IMO.
People are excited because it's super comfortable, it doesn't replace standard controllers in my book in the slightest.
Buttonbasher
Member
Played 50 hours of Zelda this way. Insanely comfortable, to the point where picking up a Dualshock 4 to play Persona 5 feels restrictive. This is the only way I play Switch games pretty much.
family_guy
Member
They are a bit too small in my hands. I'll try them with the straps next time I do it.
The joycons are too small for me to comfortably use them like that. Glad other people are enjoying it, though, I don't really mind missing out.
Also, playing in a laid back position with my arms to the side is really hard for me to imagine. I never lay like that, even when watching TV.
Also, playing in a laid back position with my arms to the side is really hard for me to imagine. I never lay like that, even when watching TV.
Buttonbasher
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It's not really 'arms to the sides' as much as much as it's just a more comfortable hands-in-lap setup for me. Also for all the people saying they're too small, I find that I hold them at a different angle when disconnected from the system, or grip. The bottom outer corner sits in my palm, making it more diagonal than vertical. They're too small for me to hold them upright, but feel great tucked into the hand.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
I've found one of the most comfortable ways to play laying on the bed is to lay on the stomach, prop yourself up on a pillow, and detach the joycons while laying the switch flat on the bed square between your spread arms. Rest your chin on the pillows.
titiklabingapat
Member
I'm still pissed that IR pointing is gone.
I just got my Switch yesterday and my copy of Zelda hasn't shown up yet so no long gameplay impressions, but the idea of using the joycons for more than a few minutes is disgusting. They're small and feel terrible. I reeeeeeeally wish they had just included a goddamn pro controller.
Baron Von Beans
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For all the regular PS3 games that had Move support, welcome to the new age. It'sy favorite way to play, and I even had to point at the screen occasionally. I can't imagine how awesome it will be to just relax totally with it.
Buttonbasher
Member
Let it sit in the palm of your hand.
Always-honest
Banned
Yeah i played on the Wii like that. Much more relaxed.
NoMoreTrolls
Banned
It's shit. They're too small. Attached to the switch or in the controller thingy they go. But really, the pro controller is the only way to play (unless it's outside of the dock).
Waylon Drums
Member
This is me. I have no idea what's so hard about it, but my brain can't process the button layout as it should. I also have medium-sized hands and I find the Joy-Con to be kinda small for that type of play. I'm hoping the battery packs help.
You really have to give it a better chance. The controller dock thingy is much more awkward than going split joy. Yes they are small but small is good! I think using the little strap on for bulk makes it worse.
This. I've no need for pro controllers.Detached Joy-Cons = LIFE
Enough with the plastic attachments, that's what's great about the Switch. Tablet, Joycons, dock. That's all you need.
I don't mind it. I like it. Keeps feeling I should be playing a motion game though. Where's my waggle? Use it on flights and it works well.
Mostly been sticking to Pro controller because it's just immediately there. I don't mind the joy-con grip, actually kinda prefer the smaller, weirder shape but not enough to use it over the Pro.
Mostly been sticking to Pro controller because it's just immediately there. I don't mind the joy-con grip, actually kinda prefer the smaller, weirder shape but not enough to use it over the Pro.
Yeah, this is pretty much the only way I've played the Wii (if the game allowed obviously). Since there's no cable tethering the JoyCon, it's even more comfortable. I had the console early and before the patches, playing that way would definitely cause issues with the signal, but after the first patch, I play like this 90% of the time. It's super comfy, and really has me wishing that Sony or Microsoft did something similar by legit just splitting their controllers in half and giving you the ability to just hold each part individually.
kunonabi
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Had they kept the ir pointing, the dpad, and the speakers the joycons would far and away be the greatest controllers ever made.
this. I was hoping for an HD PES Playmaker.