This Gaming Keypad Is Just CRAZY!
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- čas přidán 9. 07. 2024
- The Azeron gaming keypad might be the craziest game controller around. Regardless if you play Fortnite, Valorant, Modern Warfare or anything else, it has more macro keys placed in 3D space than you could possibly need. This really feels like the future of gaming....but there might be a catch, especially when compared against something like the Razer Tartarus gaming keypad.
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finally someone to hold my hand while gaming
I see you're still single 😉
I am lighting this one for you 🚬
😢😢😢
George Boxer f
No more solo games
Because of disabilities that affect my extremities, I can't use a keyboard for gaming... my keyboarding is simply hunt-and-peck, so PC games are usually out for me. But this device, as odd as it looks, may actually help me, since it is adjustable for my hand size and finger mobility. I may get off my PS4 and use my PC for something other than watching CZcams.
Have you tried the Xbox adaptive controller for your PC?
Melvin Frazier All games allow it. Literally.
@@elitedoller4958 Not all games support controllers (PS4 or otherwise). Particularly older titles or games where it just wouldn't make sense (like RTS or something). But yes the majority of PC games work fine with controllers these days.
razer Tatarus may also be a good choice
Kevadu I’m saying the azeron works with EVERY pc game. I’ve had it since January. Every game works. Just switch between analog and wasd for the stick movement.
Guys it’s not W-A-S-D anymore, it’s now just “Wasd”
Always has been
Or “wassdee”
It is actually esdf , wasd is so limiting. Count the keys:)
@@nacnud_ gay
@@JohnAppleseed fascinating. x
Me: vibing to the intro synth
Dimitry: “alright enough with the creepy music”
They need to also market these to creators, not just gamer. Because this "gaming" keypad works really good for custom keyboard for using drawing software alongside my wacom tablet
Admittedly that's all that came to mind for me was my tablet
I like the orbweaver for zbrush, photoshop and painter. Got a tartarus v2 and a pro, its more comfortable but the side joystick isnt as precise. I barely use it at home, but its nice when i need the space for instance traveling.
I was actually thinking this would be great for 3D CAD, instead of the typical joysticks like SpaceMouse.
That was the firstly thing that came to my mind when he explained what this was.
I am using a Razer Nostromo, but since I'm drawing with my left hand using my wacom tablet, I use the Nostromo keypad backward with my right hand since Razer doesn't make a leftie version of this keypad.
One thing that is lacking here compared to the Razer Nostromo is the scroll wheel, which I use for both brush resizing and zoom in/out
"at first my PC didn't recognize it"
Yah me neither
Pc: oh a mouse ,hand ,joystick no movement laser, over 9000 buttons, Update windows 10?
I would love to see someone using one (or two) of these at a high skill level.
I would love to try it with 2 left n right hand..
Honestly I think it would be op as fuck. You get both joystick's (I play console) and insane reaction time for everything else
@@dallastolle8732 mouse >>>> joysticks for most competitive games. Also this look nice but in reality I cannot see big benefits unless you put tremendous amount of time into learning and training with this pad.
Joystick for movement, mouse aiming.
@@eliadbu no different for us controller guys switching to paddle controller. Takes time to relearn. I just think it be op on xbox
Getting use to swapping controls constantly is a really awesome skill. I have the most logical keybinds for each individual game and it's almost always different. I'm also able to swap between M and K and Controller on the fly. It's just nice
Same
What is M and K controller
@@lindaobryan3175 mouse and keyboard i think?
Was hoping for the title: 'This gamepad is just HANDY'
underrated
Vote to change the title to this
Hehe gay
Nah your dad gay
Perfection
I think this would be good for someone with one hand
yeah would be handy for em
@@charli9289 comedy
Yeah good for pornhub too
@@ninjabaiano6092 Why? Just why?
@@ninjabaiano6092 how? XD
3 days later: "cool now that I have my macros set up, time to play my first match"
I love it, it would be cool to get to try one out. Or, get a second one custom built for the opposite hand and feel like a gaming cyborg god.
funny they just came out with the Cyborg
Happy to see something that is built from the ground up for people that game with the mouse in the left hand. I use a Z board Fang for my right hand, it's like 15 years old and I have no idea what to replace it with when it dies. This may be it, though I am into FPS like COD for which you said it didn't work at that well. Thanks for reviewing!
It would be great if they develop a small mini game specifically to develop muscle memory for this product!
That is just a birlliant idea to be honest.
💯
facts, but you can play games like celeste, and rayman legends, and other little games with it to practice. i played fortnite for a week and im nice on this thing
thats why solitare and minesweeper were given away to develop muscle memory for mainstream users of windows 95
Osu!mania
if this could move like a mouse it would be literally a gamepad for people with one hand
I was just checking this out because I'm about to undergo surgery that will leave me unable to use my right hand for a while. It would be perfect for me if I could use this as a mouse.
I bet you could remap the pad to the right stick with the right software. and then get the left handed version and you are set
I'm looking for exactly this for my daughter who can't use her right hand. If anyone knows of anything, I'd be interested in that info.
@Smiley Boi You don't have to tape the mouse under it, just on the side. and don't forget to replace the rubber feet with Teflon tape ;-)
@@conduit4 i think there's nothing like that and i doubt it would be confortable, i've seen a girl in twitch who doesnt have one arm and she plays with his mouse on the elbow and the hand on the Keys but she always ends up grabbing her mouse with her hand to aim to other players so i dont see that as a good option. If i could only play with one hand i would buy an mmo mouse (those that have like 20 buttons) to bind there every action except moving, and to move i would use my feets, pressing 4 big buttons on the floor, like if i was using one of those "dance carpets" but while sitting. So it would be like driving a car where you have to use the feets as well
Thanks for such a good demo really informative!
the opening scene with the music like the unboxing of some alien creature that was unknown to man ... finally revealed.. in the end bless the innovators good work.
For something 3D printed that is really high quality.
Jumpier Wolf there's no way that's 3d printed
Yeah
@@mantisgaming have you ever tried to make something high quality ?
Its possible with correct tools
@@mantisgaming As someone that works at a company that works very closely with 3D printers, this is 100% 3D printed. You can easily tell with the mold and clear areas of PLA.
3d printers have gone a long way
wonder if you can use two of them at once, ascend to the elite gaming realm
danzaiver 00 that’s like console and pc mushed together.... the PC 2?
That sounds like a LTT video...
Imagine the other one can be used as a mouse
Look up the DataHand. That was the precursor to this.
lmao this is what i said to my brother when i got mine a week ago. TO THE GATES OF AZERON!!
I feel like this would be great for dawn of war or other rts games so you can move around the map while also being able to select secondary actions.
Kinda reminds me of my nostromo which I still am using it for years. Instead of using the joystick, I removed it and had the option of directional pad so I programmed it to be 1,2,3, 4 for weapons changing for FPS games and one for spacebar(jump) . I see that the finger switches will be useful and more comfy to use if I can bind them like my nostromo.
Imagine waking up in the middle of the night to this thing choking you for throwing it at a wall the last time you ragequit.
Damn bro, if i rage quiting, im pretty sure im gonna throw something cheaper, not 150 dollar keypad
Lmao
When ur raging but ur controller is expensive
*silent shaking*
But it’s alright just kick/punch a cardboard box
I might call them a dic- but that’s just my opinion
Lmao
First world problems lol
I don't think I would actually use this for gaming, but man this would be amazing for workflow in video and photo editing
any workstation program would benefit this a lot (if compatibility is not an issue) .. imagine you dont have to easily press shortcut rather then have to stretch out your hand.. or even let go of mouse/pen just to press short cut
@@5at5una exactly. Having so many macros literally at your fingertips with no hyper extension or repositioning of your hand would be incredible
trust its fire for gaming
Maybe good for MMORPGS not shooters
@@reryaa i play apex and tarkov with it and its so much better than a keyboard
In reference to your presentation... great job!!! This is a killer review!!
i have really bad nerve damage in my left hand so this looks great to switch to rather than with staying on controller on my bed
Imagine playing devil may cry with this baby, the combos becomes insane.
DMC and other games are designed for gamepad. I have my pz31a but DMC3 and 4 and few other action games i played on xbox controller because it was much more straightforward and comfortable. I use my pz31a mostly in fps games.
@@180doman DMC works better with Keyboard than with gamepad. I use a gamepad now(DMC 5, DMC 3 Remastered), but back in the days of DMC 4, combos were a hell of a lot easier to pull off with the keyboard than with a gamepad. A gamepad is just more convenient to play DMC with, and as you said far more comfortable with a gamepad.
@@zrex2metagor i hate to admit this but it's true. Every time i see these insane dmc5 combo videos, which also have turbo enabled, always end up being from a PC
@@zrex2metagor but do they make one that you can hook up to a ps4 simply a recommendation would be nice
@@zrex2metagor didn't DMC 4 on PC not even have mouse support? I remember having to do some fuckery to get it to work
A family member uses this product to achieve full capabilities of gaming when they only have one hand, the opportunities that products like this offer to disabled people are vast and should be supported. I am very grateful for the coverage you have brought to this fantastic product but I think it is important to highlight such usecases in these reviews
I had a Logitech Keypad with a none-analog stick on it. I used it mostly for WoW. I really liked it, but you are right that the stick travel time really slows down back any forth motion making fast games a pain. A possible solution here might be to greatly increase the sensitivity on the joystick, so that it does not need to be moved much to reach max input. A physical guide that you could put on the device to limit the movement on the stick would help with that too.
you make the BEST videos! tyvm!!!!!
The Terminator want his hand back.
First thing that I thought too hahah
Talk to the hand
I'll be back.
As someone who uses this for gaming and CAD: I love it! I personally have the low-pro version. The games I use it for are mainly solo games, and non-competitive fps games. It will definitely take some time to "re-learn" how to play, but it is infinity more comfortable. The software is very user friendly, and the discord is so helpful with any questions or issues that you may encounter.
CAD is definitely a stretch for this but with playing with macros i can now design and edit a lot faster and much more comfortable!
As someone who started out on console (ps1-4) this is a helpful transition piece but way to expensive to justify it for that purpose lol
So are you saying you would not use it for competitive FPS?
@@Avioto I'm sure it wouldn't be bad, but it might be difficult to get used to especially for competitive games.
Can you rotate models with the thumbstick?
I suggest a space mouse for CAD. It will improve workflow alot. Not alot of macros options available for it, but its so nice to pan, zoom, and orbit around.
Do the mouse switches bother you at all?
Would you pay more for a sturdier build?
This is a great review, especially as an FPS player who might have the exact same reaction to this gamepad.
Your analyses are fantastic.
The strafing part, you can adjust the deadzone for instant strafing.
Its mathematically impossible for a stick to be instantaneous because if you're moving left the stick has to be moved to the middle then to right before you can move compared to keys where on key can be pushed while the other released. Yes adjusting deadzones would make it faster but never instant like keys
Straddling speed is not that much of a deference to being able to free up fingers to perform other actions faster
Isnt being able to move at slight angles useful in FPS games too?
Zadamanim this thing was made for fortnite players, i don’t think he knows
@@timerider5147 I had a similar device years ago, it's not noticable in terms of reaction speed once used to it (plus I play on console as well as PC so used to controllers as well) - its all about muscle memory and responding quickly - even a key has a degree of travel to it, it does also have the advantage that movement is analogue so your side movement speed can be varied, you can adjust speed of circle strafing much easier, move slower when peeking out of cover and perform a few other tricks when movement becomes analogue rather than digital. Plus using just your thumb for movement means your fingers are permanently on hotkeys rather than having to move them from the WASD keys to do other things (which can also be a hindrance if your suddenly need to dodge while your finger is over a hotkey rather than the movement keys), if the game has a lot of activated skills that can be a huge bonus - it has its moments with a few fps titles, but for MMO PvP its much more useful. At the end of the day though skills + situational awareness is more crucial than what you game with.
Different people will get different mileage out of something like this.
Anyone else tought this was something that would strap on your hand
@Hector Lewis At first glance, that what it seemed like.
Wish
Same
Power glove was soo ahead of it's time. Power pad is next.. remember track and field on your knees snacking the buttons as fast as you can?
Yeah, I did.
I've seen someone experiment with this for a very long time, where each bone in your finger actuated a different button, and the whole thing was set up as a chording keyboard (look that one up. ;p)
At first glance this looks a lot like that, but... No. XD
"Where do you remap shift, ctrl, alt spacebar?"
I've had those on my mouse for years.
Your intro reminds me of playing Boneworks in vr for the first time. The wacky music, the unusual atmosphere, and the carelessness as you open the package. Feels magical. Thanks
looks a MOBA peripheral rather than a FPS peripheral to me
would be perfect for League of Legends
reaction time for some switches would be to slow causeof the reach
@@hanswurst6742 I have one and use it for dota, vastly superior than a keyboard for me... the switches that are hard to reach are not an issue as you have more than enough binds that are VERY easy to reach and faster than moving your finger to hit a different key on a keyboard. Trust me keypads like this are gonna replace gaming keyboards real soon, keyboards have always been ergonomically terrible for gaming... I'm surprised something like this hasn't come sooner.
@@anab0lic Yeah, youve got 9 that you would normally use anyways with the first 3 fingers correct? Also since you said you have one, do you think that the ones in front and behind your 4 fingers are too far, too close, or what? Im REALLY curious.
@@anab0lic Lastly, would you do a review of it on your channel?
@@anab0lic bro, I think using Invoker will be much easier on this
Every time you said “quirks” my mind just instantly expected an “and features” after lol
Doug Demuro
The doug effect
Did you give it a Doug score?
@@UnlimitedHatred 8.4
You aren't the only one
I have used a razor or weaver for years. I also use the thumb stick for movement on that as well. It is designed in a more traditional layout and seems like a better fit for most right handed people. If this product interests you check out the orbweaver and the g13 from Logitech before you get this, they might be more in line with your needs and comfort. Good video.
I was actually watching this as a possible replacement for my g13 due to the number of kbs i have so I appreciate your insight.
Not a quirky feature, just them not sanding the 3D prints and leaving them rough textured.
150$ is a fair price.. imagine the similar priced mice look seriously overpriced compared
This ain't a mouse dog
@@jordanr5832 What's a mouse dog?
I paid £120 for my Razer Orbweaver Chroma a few years back. All things considered, $150 seems rather reasonable if you're comparing the price to their competition.
Corbin he meant “this isn’t a mouse, dog”
@@fishfingers9636 i think he knows
I have played console my whole life and have been trying to get better at PC gaming. This would be a godsend because I hate movement on a standard WASD but I know aiming with a mouse is 1000% more accurate.
Ive been a PC gamer for 20 plus years but also hate WASD movement, I got mine last week. Love it.
I have an Azeron for almost a year and attest that is 1000% superior to arthritis inducing WASD. Gaming keypads in general are superior to WASD, but Azeron is just the very best device out there. You get what you pay for.
@@acangial1 WASD?
lobopumpchainsavage thats the letters in the keyboard for movements of your character.
Acronym definition nah ill just look it up tho i was curious
Gotta love 3d printed parts. I love the feel of them too.
As someone who has the ability to casually swap between thought processes, I have a huge tip for you.
Don’t think of it as swapping “spacebar” to a different button, that will just confuse you. Ignore the input and set up around effect, so set a button for “jump” a button for “crouch” etc. keep those the same for each game and you’ll be fine, don’t worry about which keyboard button it relates to because that doesn’t matter, it isn’t a keyboard and there isn’t a space or shift key…
This is how I’m able to easily ride motorcycles that swap between standard shift, upside down shift, shifting a car, and more with zero issues and I’ve never once missed a gear.. for me the muscle memory comes from the effect I want, not the input I’m using. It can potentially be very confusing to switch between something with built in muscle memory to something new, but don’t try to map your old skill onto the new one, that will never work… just create a new set of muscle memory based on the new inputs.
Hope this helps
We see this in a similar way.
Lmao I mean yeah that sure is how humans adjust. Weird to brag about a totally normal basic skill
I’ve owned one for months now. It’s the BEST gaming peripheral on the market as far as I’m concerned. Rating: 11/10
Hey, as you're an owner and this looks very interesting, does this thing have any scripting capabilities or is it purely button mapping? I'm currently using the Logitech G13 and love the ability to custom write keypad events and sequence sensitive macros. Would I have to give that up if I get this?
@@TheGoatFish It's stated on this video that it can perform macros. You won't gave to give that up, although there will still be a learning curve to using something so drastically different.
how is the joystick actually? they advertise on their website that its an xbox 360 joystick and I feel like that wouldnt perform as well as something newer.
@@yolani3454 Judging from some other videos I've seen (I don't own one (yet?)), it works pretty well. Not only does it have the adjustable 0 angle for your preference, but adjustable sensitivity, deadzones, and even the ability to override it into a WASD input for games that don't support 360° movement alongside a mouse and keyboard input type (making up on the joystick act like W, up-right as W+A... etc.). Really the only issue I've seen from any reviews and videos are the learning curve involved and the looseness of the button inputs.
“This click sound is pretty close to another normal mouse”
Me: WOW, a lot of mouses have a click sound just like that.
Let's be honest, we all would hate it if it wouldn't sound like a mouse.
Ｈａｈａｈａ
Alot of mice* trolololo
idk if this is a joke or not but there are different click sounds in mice, it depends on the specific switch that is used. some sound deeper, others quieter, and a lot of them just high pitched, and people prefer some over others lol
Mouses is correct .. Its called a mouse..plural is Mouses. Mice is correct when talking about the critters. The more you know.
I am just proud and happy that someone from Latvia, the country I was born in came up with this.
Imaging the controls
Jump: mouse button 26
Move right : Morse button 14!!
Me; sees this device.
Skyrim: “quivers in fear”
I come from console gaming to pc gaming a year ago.. Using a mouse to aim or look around is quite literally the best thing ever. Even if you've never used a mouse before, it still feels natural. But for the life of me I could not get used to using a full keyboard to move, coming from a controller my whole life, where you use one finger to move, to then having to use half of my hand felt like a step backwards.
I started using a razer tartarus keypad and now I haven't looked back. It actually shocks a lot of pc veterans when I play competitive fps games and I tell them that I don't actually use WASD..
I feel like keyboards are more designed around typing than anything else, and have largely remained unchanged for at least 2 decades.
Obviously if you're a pc gaming veteran, and all you've ever used is a keyboard, why would you change when you've become so used to something and it works well for you. But I think products like this are very clever and innovative, and perhaps a step in the right direction for more advanced gaming peripherals in the future
Gaming keyboards are still the norm because there's just so much massive inertia behind them. People just don't or even can't adapt to something new. And while it has been possible to produce something like this on a small scale profitably for about 15 years (see Belkin etc.), there just hasn't been much force behind it (see Logitech just giving up on the G13).
Accessibility to market is much easier now though, through their being more gamers, gamers with more money (now heading well into their 40s+), and the Internet being so ubiquitous that you can sell something to anyone anywhere in the world and they'll get it with a couple of weeks max.
I can definitely see a more efficient maybe futuristic control system for the keyboard and it going mainstream, but is has to be intuitive to uses and do everything that a normal keyboard can do.
I ordered one the day this video came out. it came less than a month later. They have updated their packaging and the firmware was already updated, as well the software has been improved. I have loved every second of using it. the analog joystick has been a game changer. So far, I haven't changed any keybinds in the games I play, but I put the normal keybinds that are used in a majority of games that use kb+m to comfortable locations on the pad; admittedly I use my pinky a lot. The games I've used it with have been Halo:MCC, FFXIV, Surviving mars, CS:GO (anecdotally I think I've gotten better, but I admit I'm a terrible player at it), Apex Legend, Dark Souls 3, RE2r and 3r, as well as, some dabbling with emulators in retroarch. Thank you for this video, I have found my favorite pc gaming peripheral that happily compliments my razer naga (atleast until a similar mouse is made with a vertical mouse form factor).
I think going from console to pc this is an incredible piece of technology, personally i would still consider this a beta version so ill keep an eye on it and see what happens 5 years from now
honestly the new model, the cyborg, is pretty damn near perfect - Im struggling to see how they can make it that much better.
@@yarbles66 raise the polling rate, that's about it
@@zaphyre I actually didn't know that terminology applies to anything except mice - so you mean to the joystick?
Hey bro its been 2 years
3 years
7:46 had me sold alone
strafing can easily be adjusted by changing the deadzone so u dont have to swing your thumb as far for it to pick up input. i personally like a thumb stick over WASD, eliminate the amount of keys u have to hold down
Dude. This, while roleplaying Revvy on an Apex Legends stream (with handcam) would be godly.
If you leave that thing at the floor at midnight, oh my god
😂 LOL! Definitely!
On halloween
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what a weird scenario
I consider this the best thing I got in 2019
I used tartarus/orbweavers for years for any game including FPS and I don't think I'll ever go back to them. Ofc this means I was already used to use my thumb for movement and keymapping.
I can see the problem with changing directions and I felt the same. I'd suggest keeping a WASD profile and changing joystick sensitivity to some really high value, so that you can change direction by barely move your thumb. I did some light testing and with the right values it's faster for me than using the keyboard (but then again I am much more used to move with my thumb, so YMMV)
I agree this is something that needs to get used to, expecially if you don't use controllers much. But at the same time, it's something that, once you get used to, it's, i'd say, strictly better: depending on the game you may get from no benefits to huge ones. If you only play FPS with no analog support and few keybinds, you can easily skip this. If you play a wide variety of games, it's really something I can't recommend enough.
"you need to get used to it" it's something you really need to be aware before, but it should not be a factor in the decision in the long run. Bite the bullet. It'll take you a lot. Took me maybe a month of daily gaming back then. Totally worth it.
G13 user here and completely agree. I need to get one of these!
A quite interesting looking device! It's reaaallly nice to see that there is a right-handed version available. So many of these neat one-handed keyboard devices are made only for the left-hand, like the Razer Tartarus. Would really love to try that one, but nope, for left-hand only.
Finally there is a game pad that you can map half of the macros for Elite Dangerous on!
lmao
3:00 My computer did not actually recognized it...well just look at it!!!
Btw owner here as well. It’s quite possible the best keyboard ever
facts, in 5 days i was just as good as i am with a keyboard, thing is dope. played on keyboard for like 3 months
Do the mouse switches bother you at all? do you wish it was more substantially built?
@@qm3ster I come from using cherry switches on my keyboard and I have no problem with it. It's kind of apples and oranges, but no issues here. The build quality is decent. I have no worries about that. If anything the switches are what I would expect to go first.
@@qm3ster 2 weeks of heavy usage and my switches are still good. I do with they were a bit harder of a click, some of them at least. But it starts feeling comfort quickly. And the fact I can replace my own switches means this thing is better than an elite controller
Longtime user of keypads all the way back to the belkin that became the nostromo that became the tartarus v2.
Keypads are amazing. Ergonomic, versatile, and just damn good. It takes time to set up stuff for games and programs but it's worth it
This is exactly what I want when I upgrade to a PC
Still have the joystick for my movement and have all my buttons at my fingertips, feel like itd be easier to learn with this than a regular keyboard
Great for ARPGs, MOBAs and RTSs!
You got so many buttons in such a convenient place without hindering movement. Looks awesome!
I can see that working in productivity softwares,
I'd totally use that in my video editing workflow if i can programme all the keys to my liking.
I had a razer nostromo type controller couple years ago for Tera and got used to it pretty quickly but it took so much time configuring controls that I only used it for that game. It's currently been back in the packaging in the closet since lol
The interesting thing about this controller is that if you have been a Logitech G13 user, or similar technologies, you will find this great. Many of the keys will be unnatural on the computer style game pads, while this is 100% adjustable for your hand. I do believe it would make 100% sense to have this with a wrist strap option so you could actually use it standing up with no surface.
I can see this working really well with creative programs. I use Sibelius a lot for composition and notation and not having to use the numpad would be wild.
This seams extremley good for work on video and audio production to have super quick macros.
Francisco Lara was thinking the same thing. By the way, what do you think of the contour shuttle Xpress/Pro for such tasks?
it is, I use it for 3D design and it speeds up my workflow a lot with how many shortcut keys I have at my disposal.
Taran: heavy breathing
As a console gamer, I guess I would not have any trouble getting used to this since I am not used to keyboard gaming. I have rather large hands so its great that I can customized the length! Great review!
It looks like those top switches are meant to be hit by your knuckles, instead of lifting up your entire finger and tapping them with the tip of your finger.
This reminds me when I transitioned from consoles to PC. I was such a noob at using mouse and keyboard. Now it's so easy. I believe the same muscle memory can be learnt with such a peripheral.
I own 2. For me the Compact is a much better option as the front keys are much easier to reach quickly. I use it mainly for Destiny 2 and it is amazing! Definitely can't strafe as quick as a K&M but I much prefer it now I have muscle memory down and I am not playing fingers gymnastics like I was on a keyboard! You can set the range of the stick to reach maximum speed without having to physically move the stick to the boundaries..that is a mistake a lot of people initially make.
The reason Assassins Creed only worked with one or the other is because some games don't allow an analog input and mouse input at the same time. Destiny 2 is another example. You need you use "keyboard" mode on the software instead of "analog" mode. It is completely down to the game maker to decide whether to implement functionality for both at the same time..unfortunately some don't and you are limited to a WASD type movement in certain games. Fortnite lets you use both and by the looks of it RDR2 & Witcher 3.
Takes a while to develop muscle memory, but for me personally it is the best of both worlds and an absolute joy to use!
feel the same,l i was a halo player for 14 years so this thing is amazing
Mikey Yeah! Took me some time to get my muscle memory down and find the bindings I was happy with but I don’t regret the purchase.. best controller I have ever used!
Fabut You can map keys for movement..but to be honest if you were not using the stick for movement it might not be the best option.
These guy’s who made this are from my small hometown in Latvia - Ventspils. Awesome to see it Dmitry review it. So far we could only read like some articles about this keyboard in the local newspaper.
Logitech used to manufacture the G13 Gaming Pad, which was the KING of gaming pads. I still have mine, but the thumb stick is starting to go out. The G13 was and is the only gaming pad to feature a true analog joystick, which competitors like the Razor Orbweaver instead use an 8 directional thumb pad, which just isn't nearly as good as a true joystick with free movement. They discontinued the G13 without any replacement, so fans of that product were just screwed.
Until now. Finally, a gaming pad with a true analog thumbstick. And 3 additional programmable buttons.
So your only complaints about this is "I'm too used to how I already play games" and "I don't have 2 monitors so reconfiguring keys is annoying". Besides that you have a big stiffy for this thing.
These are very notable complaints though. Having to relearn decades of muscle memory and tedious key mapping is definitely a hard sell for some people.
Wissam Mukaddam but when you buy something like that it’s a given that you have to relearn
@@robertct06 Yes, that's why it may be unappealing to some people
István Baráth I know, but if you need him to tell you that a gaming pad isn’t a keyboard then you’re doing something wrong
@@robertct06 but you do need him to tell you how hard the relearning process is. It's a lot more intuitive for example to go from a controller to a joystick than to a keyboard.
this looks interesting. i have a spinal cord injury and cant feel my hands very well, so i cant use a keyboard and mouse. i guess bind everything to my xbox controller using rewasd, which works okay but far fom most efficient. this looks like itd be a good solution
10:40 a lot of games these days automatically swap from keyboard mode to gamepad mode based on the last input they received. some games do it better than others, some stop functioning altogether when conflicting input methods happen. looking at you destiny 2
You can negate most of the issues with input problems by using big picture mode in steam. Allows use of just controller to navigate steam and select games.
Harles Bently Seconding Steams Big Picture Mode. You can rebind any Controller to virtually anything, and adding profiling support to a specific game/software is as easy as adding it to your Steam library as “external game”. Have been using it to turn one of my wireless controllers into a PC remote so I don’t have to get up from my couch to navigate Netflix and stuff. You can also set up custom force feedback profiles, to make use of your own vibration feedback when pressing buttons and moving sticks. It completely blows any profiling software I‘ve seen so far out of the water. And Steam is stupidly hiding it in Big Picture Mode, but oh well.
I agree that the 3d print lines help me keep traction on it and makes it more comfortable
I played piano for many years and consider to have relatively good kinesthetic control from playing that instrument, seems like a very intuitive and wonderful product to try ✨ can't wait to get one for myself.
I have one of these and I love it. But at the same time, before I had one I used a Logitech G13 for a long time. So I was used to this style of control. I suggest if you are unsure how to map one of these, you use the "squeeze" buttons for the most used functions. Those are the buttons that press towards you. The most used button of all is space, and I have that mapped for my pointer finger. The next 3 I map to the most used buttons like reload, crouch and sprint. The buttons at the way top I like to use for Esc and I mapped the other top for a button combo of alt+esc for a fast game minimize to check on things in the background.
It definitely takes getting used to for first timmers. But once you are, you'll wonder how you were ever able to play games without it. And using a normal keyboard will be what lesser people do. You know, the common folk.
It would be handy on Photoshop or Illustrator with loads of shortcuts programed on it
I guess maybe?
I use wacom remote for work in photoshop, it has 17 customizable buttons, and its really great, but I still ocasionally put it down and use keyboard.
@@Artdeepmind good luck remembering each and everyone without a representation like letter or numbers have ;)
@@weplaywax you look at the keyboard when you type too I see. Hopefully one day we'll learn how to type properly.
Not really, and theres better options already for it.
høhøhø, I see what you did there! x)
Such a cool little thing. I think gamepads like this are not suited for fps games in general. They certainly seem tempting for 3rd person and especially mmos that have a lot of buttons to use.
The question of what replaces the spacebar is the only thing that has me on the fence!
Hi, on the off chance that you will see this and are still looking into this, the newest versions of this product have the joystick able to click inward. That could be your space bar
This seems like a really good kind of switch for those were so used to using console controllers who want to get into PC gaming and using a mouse
pls keep doing gaming keypad review in this channel! I cant find any good channel who do it better
So pretty much like learning to use an ergo ortholinear keyboard on steroids. A pain to learn at first, but rewarding if you commit on using it
Man this is quite a clever idea, i'd never us eit myself but I can see how with a bit more work like implementing muse fuctionality to it and having it attach to your arm this could be a great product for people who lost their arm or something
I actually love the idea of thumbstick movement next to mouse aim. Speed control is fun, if nothing else.
This is exactly why I follow Hardware Canucks on Twitter!
Thank you for bring this weird and wonderful thing to our attention! 😁
Me, a person who taps the desk when bored/waiting for something: why is my game having a seizure?
Really debating on getting this. Thank you for your in review. You made some awesome points....definitely shed light on a few issues in would never have thought of. I may give it a shot though. Still have some christmas money I been saving kicking around. Might give it a shot
So, did you buy it? Is it any good? I always dreamed of a gamepad where I could control the character with a joystick but still aim with a mouse.
man thanks for this review, I always wondered if it would be cool but now I now it would not work as I mostly play fps. It could work for RPG I imagine
I'll be honest, in the first seconds i thought that this was a new take on the old powerglove concept. But wow.. This is kinda cool in a way
Imagine someone typing with both hands using this
Lol
You could type with just one, but only letters, since it has 26 buttons
I mean it wouldn't be too different from something like an ergodox, just less effective
@@stickinthedirt892 You could set it up as a chording keyboard.
Takes a lot of work to get used to using one of those.
But the upshot of it is the number of output characters you can generate is the binary power of the number of buttons you are capable of pressing at once.
so if you can physically manage to press any combination of 6 buttons, you could type one of 64 characters...
With 8 buttons you can create 256 characters directly.
Of course, trying to press arbitrary combinations of 8 buttons with one hand is tricky. (though in theory if you place the buttons properly you could actuate one with each section of your finger, which means 4 fingers can actuate 12 buttons...)
@@stickinthedirt892 dont forget the backspace, enter, shift, nunbers, punctuations, and the control functions as it is really useful. You can always change your joystick to shift, enter, and backspace but it's honestly not enough
Although typing in game it is handy ad you dont need to let go of your mouse to do so :)
Gotta love the clicking sounds 😭😂
Looks amazing and I think I'd like using it. The analogue seems to have way more movement than it should indeed
This is way more than just for gaming. Imagine the possible macros for editing software like Adobe products for example. Insane.
I have the compact version, I actually found it amazing and really natural for fps games, but i can see how it'd be a real steep curve if you've literally never used a console
Wow this peripheral is so different than the ones I've seen.
I'm using a Razer Orbweaver instead of my keyboard to play all of my games, including FPS. I bought the Orbweaver few years back because my old tanky Vaio laptop would heat up to a point where it was difficult for me to keep my hands on they keyboard, I'm surprised it survived the heat to this day. I've used my Orbweaver for more than 5 years and I love it. I use the "joystick" thumb as my movement, just like how I play with a console controller, and have the rest of the keys bind to actions. This is awesome when I am playing RPGs, MMOs and MOBAs.
My Orbweaver is old, and two of the buttons at the thumb area (the "spacebar" and the button at top of the joystick") are wearing out. Those two would sometimes double click on its own or just not work unless I press really hard. The keyboard keys are working to date and I love the tactility of it similar to an actual keyboard. I don't know how I feel about the keys being mouse clicking, but it makes sense as each finger now moves up, down and press on the key.
I'd like to try Azeron's peripheral. Seeing the two different models, I might try the smaller one. Thanks for reviewing this. I'd like to upgrade my Orbweaver eventually, but we'll see what other options are out there when the time comes.
I've always played on console, so I've always used controllers, I think this is a dope keypad I feel like controller players would be able to put some serious work in with it. I can see myself using one of these 👍🏼