This news brings great sadness to my insides.

Sorry. Had to do it.

Most parents don't know their baby is ugly.

Please don't touch me in a professional environment.

Well I made no mention of other games, so I wasn't implicitly supporting any of them. However, many games are released with campaigns that are indeed optional, but provide an experience that is compelling enough that most people actually want to play through them... and in the good games, you actions actually affect…

I suppose I was looking more for innovation than iterative fussing.

I agree with the concerns regarding Valve's controller, but do you really think traditional controllers have been perfected (as-in, can no longer be improved)?

"This looks a little bit more like a traditional controller..."

That makes me sad. The touch screen was probably a bad idea, but the buttons near the pads looked like a great idea. Less distance to travel, and definite locations. I am not a fan of the collection of buttons way off to the side.

Yeah.

But we're not talking matches here.

The point is that the campaign is absolutely and utterly useless. It is so useless, you don't have to participate in it.
That was clearly stated in the article.

It feels much more rewarding when you reach into their mech, pull out the meatbag and throw him against the wall.
...doesn't take as much skill though.

Thanks, but my comment was more about how my fingers slide over the surface.

'Cause I'm so fucking gentle 'n shit.

Also, mind you that a lot of people don't.

Thanks for the info. I was afraid of that. I'm sure they will do a good job with it, but it scares me.

Well, I'm talking more like playing Dead Space or Shadowgun on my phone for too long. After a while, my fingers get really good at holding onto the screen. Either from small amounts of moisture, or smoothing of the skin.
I don't know. Maybe that's just my super-power.

All the time.
...but when you're gaming, you won't be casually sliding your fingers over the surface like you're scrolling through a grocery list. There will be a certain amount of mashing involved. Never mind if your fingertips get a bit of moisture and your fingers get better traction.

Do those wheels rotate?
I can only slide my finger across a touch screen for so long until it feels like I'm separating my fingernail from the skin...

I love that it's a Gamecube controller in the stock picture.