{"id":24923,"date":"2016-09-20T11:40:18","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T16:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-ledge.hmugqa2-liquidwebsites.com\/?p=24923"},"modified":"2017-01-09T12:50:13","modified_gmt":"2017-01-09T18:50:13","slug":"everspace-controls-like-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsledge.com\/everspace-controls-like-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"Everspace Controls Like a Dream"},"content":{"rendered":"
Unless I\u2019m playing a shooter or strategy game, I tend to plug a controller in from the get go. For some reason, I didn\u2019t do that when I first fired up Everspace. And I haven\u2019t thought about it since.<\/p>\n
Controls make or break a game. Obviously. But there\u2019s a reason why games float to the top of your favorites list. They just feel right. Games like Doom and Call of Duty are popular for many reasons. Both are fun as hell to play. Smooth controls are a big part of that.<\/p>\n
And controls don\u2019t get much smoother than they do in Everspace. Flying your spaceship around icy asteroids and through the destroyed hulls of massive capital ships is effortless. All with a mouse. ROCKFISH Games nails the mouse controls. They don\u2019t feel heavy, or momentum-based. Each movement is crisp and smooth.<\/p>\n
Want to fly through the tight confines of an asteroid cave? A quick flick of the mouse gets you right where you want to be.<\/p>\n
Of course, not every movement is done with the mouse. Everspace uses the usual keyboard keys for movement. You can strafe side to side (\u2018A\u2019 and \u2018D\u2019), roll (\u2018Q\u2019 and \u2018E\u2019) and rise and fall (\u2018space\u2019 and \u2018ctrl\u2019). All the controls are snappy. Combine them with smooth mouse controls and you\u2019ll be flying like an ace in no time.<\/p>\n
You\u2019re going to be glad the controls are so damn good. The AI in Everspace is relentless. They have one goal. Blowing you and your spaceship to pieces. And they pursue it to their detriment.<\/p>\n