Re: Steam Controller and Steam Link

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From: Andrew Plotkin
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2015 18:08

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In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure, Werner Punz <we...@gmx.at> wrote:
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> Well thats exactly the same with the Steam controller. Well not quite. I 
> gave it an extensive three hour testrun yesterday. And for what it has 
> to do I am now very happy with it. My main goal is to open my couch for 
> non controller games. And at least for the games I played it worked 
> fine. The only exception was Trine 2 where I really had to unlearn old 
> habits regarding the right joystick and had to relearn how to use it.

Thanks for posting this. I am planning to buy a steam-os box this
winter so the preview is helpful.

> Text input. Now here is where I really have a problem. While highly 
> praised I personally feel it is cluncky, fortunately you dont need that 
> functionality often, unless you play "Her Story", like I did. Text input 
> always was a pain on controllers and still is, period.

Naturally I am a fan of text games (and Her Story is great) but
they're not what I'm getting this box to play. I think. If I'm wrong,
I'll haul out a bluetooth keyboard, no sweat.

--Z

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