Van-Winkle's Gimmicks : This episode, Gamepad and Mouse !

Made a video of hand movements which you can watch right here !

Notes Before we begin : I am a keyboard and mouse user and most of my experiences will be from that point of view, so if I say something wrong/incorrect, please do not feel butthur-- I mean, offended. Sorry in advance.

Why the (Left blank) did I try this?
I asked a friend/guildie (that kicks my ass whenever he plays LD) what his controls were and it was a gamepad. I tried pure gamepad but it takes hours and hours to learn to aim with dual sticks on a gamepad, let alone weapon switching on it but you get nice smooth movement ( And if you already use pure gamepad, you've got my reshpect, mang ). A keyboard and mouse only gives you 8 directions, but with less effort/learning in order to aim. If you combine movement from gamepad, full 360 movement with the easy aim of a mouse, whaddaya get? A hurt left hand with Accurate Aim and fluid movement. I tried it for the first time today and man was it fun.

Things that have improved after trying the gimmick out :

-Using swords ( which I'm not very good at ) became a lot easier ( your mileage may vary ).
-Movement, jukes, boost consumption have become a lot better
-Dodges, especially circles, quarter circles, full circles, semi circles have become a lot easier to use consistently, chaining them together against guards.

Things that have somewhat stayed the same :
Weapon switching, single and double are (probably) easier to use from a controller only point of view, but from my perspective, it's stayed the same.

Things I'm working on :

-My finger slides up onto the left bumper and I waste my dash sometimes.
-I occasionally spin the wrong way with my mouse, in relation to the analog stick ( probably just me being silly willy nill.. )
-After a while, my left hand starts hurting after squeezing the controller harder than usual with one hand to keep it upright.

Here are my personal keybindings an Xbox 360 controller :

- Left analog stick for movement, unassigned face: north/south/west/east
- Select button for map pop out
- Left Bumper ( R1 for Playstation users ) = Dash
- Left Trigger ( R2 for Playstation users ) = Shield/Boost/Cloak/Defend

You can also assign weapon slots to the D-Pad
I don't use the controller for anything but movement ( and map ) so I can focus more on that.

Here's the weird mouse part. I wouldn't use this myself if I wasn't maining guns / single switching / double switching, which you can find the guide here. Also note, you do not have to use these controls if you want to try the gimmick out for yourself, whatever's easier :

- Left Mouse Button, Weapon 1
- Middle Mouse Button, Attack / Action
- Right Mouse Button, Weapon 2

Final Notes:

I find it easier with gamepad/mouse in lockdown now after only a day of use so it's working pretty well for me.

If you don't have a $30 gamepad, you could also try it on your $200 arcade street fighter 4 ( Which I'm very jelly of and hate you for and it also wouldn't work as the arcade stick inputs directions in either a square or an octagon so you should just send it to me ;P (even though it'll still have better movement than WASD coz of how easy it is to push than to press the inputs))

Anyyyyyywaaaay, try the gimmick out. Have fun, cya next time !