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minus-squareHakuso@scribe.disroot.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoWhy not just use the touch screen? The “mouse” moves where my finger lands, and works fine for any game I’ve played, though I’ll admit right clicks ca be a bit fiddly with touch.
minus-squarecreamfresh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoUsing touch forces me to place the handheld on a table or hold it with one hand repeatedly which I find very uncomfortable. It is also not as precise and I can’t hover for tooltips (essential for point and click).
minus-squareHakuso@scribe.disroot.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoOkay, hovering is valid, and I suppose not everyone had huge hands whose thumbs can reach the screen while still holding it normally. I was thinking Etrian, drawing on the map with a stylus like you did on the original 3DS version making it a lot easier than using a mouse.
Why not just use the touch screen?
The “mouse” moves where my finger lands, and works fine for any game I’ve played, though I’ll admit right clicks ca be a bit fiddly with touch.
Using touch forces me to place the handheld on a table or hold it with one hand repeatedly which I find very uncomfortable. It is also not as precise and I can’t hover for tooltips (essential for point and click).
Okay, hovering is valid, and I suppose not everyone had huge hands whose thumbs can reach the screen while still holding it normally.
I was thinking Etrian, drawing on the map with a stylus like you did on the original 3DS version making it a lot easier than using a mouse.