One of the “covered” of these latest 2023 rejects was the Wahrammer 40K Rogue Trader. Game that combines role-playing and turn-based combat in the tactical style of such sagas as XCOM, was a pleasant surprise not only for fans of the universe created Game workshop; also for fans of pure role-playing games, experiencing a new golden era with Baldur’s Gate 3 to the fullest extent. But if you’re a console gamer, should you switch to a keyboard and mouse to play with it or its gameplay? does not suffer when using a controller? If you stay with me, I will tell you.
What it’s like to play Rogue Trader with a controller
Well, Owlcat Games has never hidden its intent multi-platform cross-platform and compatible, but – as a general rule – the genre it belongs to feels better when controlled on PC with its keyboard and mouse than with a console controller. However, as with Baldur’s Gate 3, the experience is felt very fluid. Controlling with the camera control knobs makes it feel very organic and fluid in the exploration parts.
Access to most symbols and menus they are fast at the push of a button, and while the controls take a bit of getting used to at first, it won’t take long, muscle memory and quickly access many menus.
This is due to the exploratory part or the part where we don’t participate in combat, because when it starts it can feel like the action will be very slow even for a game that has a slower pace due to turn-based combat. Nothing is further from reality. Control and shortcuts for each action It is always available and visible on the screen at all times for the player who chooses the controller to play with. Best of all is this They are not intrusive and they don’t distract from the interface.
And when it comes to navigating and selecting targets, as with exploration, the controls may take a bit of getting used to at first, but once we remembered where to press To get quick access to the desired menu, skill or character, the process has nothing to envy to the classic keyboard and mouse interface.
Readability with a controller
Maybe using a controller versus a keyboard and mouse suffers a bit in the parts where we have to read the textin A rogue merchant It’s a tight game in that department. It’s not that it gets tedious, but for those less familiar with the universe, whose bleak future only has war, it’s not that nimble when it comes to throwing out glossary terms that will help many understand.
Here we lack a the most classic cursor and it is not necessary to go from reference to reference to sometimes understand what is being explained to us. That said, it’s a minor gripe in handling and doesn’t detract from its playability. Texts, even the smallest ones, help legible but I recommend it play with a good monitor or TV. At resolutions below 1080p, we can experience a bit of visual loss, and remote controls can become less precise for pettiness some interface elements that tell us what each button does.
In summary, I don’t think Rogue Trader feels uncomfortable when played with a controller, and I refer to the benchmarks as the developers thought of a console version thanks to the maneuverability of its interface to scroll through the menu.
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