got a splitfish FragFx V2 for playing FPS games, mainly because i am utterly UTTERLY useless with the standard console type controller on this kind of game, so bad, when i was playing COD4 on the 360, i would rarely get 1 single kill in an entire match, my death to kill ratio was 25-01.... so... i thought i'd post some of my inarticulate ramblings on the controller :) allready writen quite a bit over on the {former :( } BFG forums, & now i've had an hour or so's play i wanted to post here :)
first, here a few video's showing what it's all about...
FragFx V2 (wired) this is what i got..
Frag Pro (newer wireless version)
FragNstein (same kinda thing, also wireless)
OK, so i've used the FragFx V2 for a little while, & the first thing i want to say is that it works very well, i'm gonna slag it of for a couple of things, but i AM glad i baught it,
Pro's =
the nunchucks great, i couldn't find any dicearnable (sp) dead zone at all, unlike the official dual shock 2's, which suffer quite badly with this in the first few mm's of play. it's also comfortable to use. the mouse is a mixed bag, the laser is good, it's smooth even on the highest sensitivity (you can increase/decrease sensitivity with a wheel on the nunchuck, easy to do even on the fly) & all the PsX buttons are easy to acces on the fly, located right where your thumb naturaly rests while in use,
con's =
Hate the wires... & bear in mind, on the pc i use both a wired keyboard & mouse, so i don't normaly get buggy over wired devices, but on the FragFx the wires are very thick, & the wire between the mouse & nunchuck is (imo) to short, i'm allways "aware" of the wires when i'm playing, cos i keep yanking the mouse to one side while using the nunchuck.... this could be just "me" as i do move about a bit lol... but it's annoying just the same..
the mouse feels "cheap" even though it works well for controll, the overall feel of it is a bit flimsy, & i'm not keen on the 2 main mouse buttons, as you need to press them in about 5mm before they activate, to be fair i have got used to it, & it doesn't bother me now, but i still preffere the more instant feel on my PC's mouse.
it also comes with a hard backed mouse mat, which gets slagged of in most of the reviews, but tbh, i liked it, it was smooth, easy to use on your knee (if your not at a desk etc) & it works just fine.
in summery, if you can get a FragFx V2 fairly cheap, ie, £20 - £30, then they're great, but as the fragnstein is about the same price, & is wireless, if paying full price i would definately go for the fragNstein wireless option (havn't said buy the Frag Pro, cos i can't find any for sale in the UK, & there aren't any independant reviews on youtube that i can find. tho, i'm sure it's a great product)
heres a review of the FragFx V2 VS the FragNstein
-- Edited by theogster on Friday 12th of February 2010 11:31:11 PM
WTF that guy totally nailed "the pit". my best time is 26 secs there. can't lose the extra second.
anyway the controler looks awesome the mouse is always easier than the damn right analog stick especially when you have metal sights like me lol. FragNstein looks way better, if the FragFx V2 wires are as short as you say they are then that must be preety uncomfortable. But for some reason i prefer the FragFx V2 nunchuck, it seems to be more comfortable than the other although i can't really tell until i have them both in my hands.
looks like you'll be kicking my ass preety soon m8, i'm stuck with the ps3 controller -.-
