I don't think I hold it differently for different types of games...I use the same form for every type of game. I hold the balltop part of the joy with my fist.
I notice a lot of japanese people hold the ball from underneath (almost like the above pic). I believe this is stemming from people who play fighters a lot (and need to do complex QCR type moves). But for me (and I think most shumppers) you don't really grab the stick, but rather hold it between thumb and middle fingers (on left and right sides respectively). Since in shmups you are doing more soft tapping left and right type of movements.
Dave_K. wrote:But for me (and I think most shumppers) you don't really grab the stick, but rather hold it between thumb and middle fingers (on left and right sides respectively). Since in shmups you are doing more soft tapping left and right type of movements.
Yeah...that's how I hold it. Holding underneath feels really uncomfortable to me.
Dave_K. wrote:But for me (and I think most shumppers) you don't really grab the stick, but rather hold it between thumb and middle fingers (on left and right sides respectively). Since in shmups you are doing more soft tapping left and right type of movements.
Yeah...that's how I hold it. Holding underneath feels really uncomfortable to me.
Don't you feel holding underneath is a lot more precise. "hugging" makes the movements very crude imo.
Which is how I play fighters...sometimes/most of the time, I use only my thumb and two fingers to play shmups. I 'll often "anchor" my pinky on the control panel for stability.
Underneath, but not in the "pure" way ( my fingers are too long, thanks to years of swimming). I put the ball on space between the thumb and the index finger.Also for reasons of fingers' length, i need to curl them on the base. Useless to say it, i need rest every 50 minutes or so.
"The only desire the Culture could not satisfy from within itself was one common to both the descendants of its original human stock and the machines [...]: the urge not to feel useless."
The entire heel of my hand all the way to the tip of my pinky rest on the flat panel, and the tips of my ring and middle finger also rest on the panel.
The entire heel of my hand all the way to the tip of my pinky rest on the flat panel, and the tips of my ring and middle finger also rest on the panel.
I find this a lot less precise than putting the stick between the fingers.
It seems harder to make subtle movements.
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