Decent game controller?

[Brackish]

I am still using a Stadia controller and I have the 8bitdo pro 2.
I love the stadia controller but it's showing its age and apart from the 8bitdo there isn't a reasonably priced alternative. The scuf is overpriced.
The 8bitdo pro 2 is fantastic but I have to run it on wired mode, this is due to my pc being behind my TV and I am using an Asus BT dongle, the BT connection even that close causes the right joystick to start spinning and glitching.
I also have an impega 9083s for my tablet and steam link.... It is terrible, it's clicky, mushy but the BT connection is solid. Then I saw the razer kishi V3 pro max super sized and then said no, not at that price.
I might take a ganders at the 8bitdo ultimate C but I prefer the symmetrical layouts.

 

[RedMogg]

I am still using a Stadia controller and I have the 8bitdo pro 2.
I love the stadia controller but it's showing its age and apart from the 8bitdo there isn't a reasonably priced alternative. The scuf is overpriced.
The 8bitdo pro 2 is fantastic but I have to run it on wired mode, this is due to my pc being behind my TV and I am using an Asus BT dongle, the BT connection even that close causes the right joystick to start spinning and glitching.
I also have an impega 9083s for my tablet and steam link.... It is terrible, it's clicky, mushy but the BT connection is solid. Then I saw the razer kishi V3 pro max super sized and then said no, not at that price.
I might take a ganders at the 8bitdo ultimate C but I prefer the symmetrical layouts.

Look at the Gamesir Tarantula Pro for a symmetrical controller (2.4Ghz dongle, minimal latency)

 

[SonicSW20]

Good few months in, still rate this Flydigi Vader 4 very highly. The only negative is their configuration application isn't great, and it needs to run in the background for some advanced features. Not required for basic button remapping once configured as you can save those to the hardware.

 

[Eddie99]

Look at the Gamesir Tarantula Pro for a symmetrical controller (2.4Ghz dongle, minimal latency)

Analog stick latency on the Tarantula Pro is very high.

 

[mrk]

Got this Mobapad Huben2 and it's pretty decent with a couple of blockers stopping it from being my favourite XBOX layout controller. The Tarantula Pro remains my fav all round controller though as its customisation, HD Rumble and overall package inc software is unmatched.

Its unique feature is that it uses capacitive analogue sticks, said to be more resolving than even TMR, so much so it doesn't come enabled with dead zones and has no ambient drift which can happen on TMR and hall sticks if left on 0% deadzone.

^ Bounceback filtering vs Tarantula Pro, recorded at 240fps, slowed to 1/4x to capture this.

^ Trigger travel before actuation


Pros:

• Excellent fit and finish, the most premium feeling XBOX style all-plastic controller I have laid hands on so far as an overall package.
• Omron opticals feel and sound great.
• D-pad ghost-actuation of the cross isn't easily possible with the circular pad cap, but is with the cross cap.
• Stick cap thumb grips are removable like on other controllers like the Tarantula Pro, a metal neck stem is featured to run along the anti-friction ring on the faceplate.
• Excellent synthetic measurements all round.
• Excellent performance in actual games.
• Rear grip texture feels excellent.
• 1000Hz polling basically all the time.
• Accessory buttons work without changing anything in Windows. The screenshot button saves a screenshot via Windows snipping tool automatically, for example.
• 0% stick deadzone by default, zero stick drift or reading tremors observed.
• No dumb RGB lighting to faff about with.
• The status LED can be dimmed, colour changed or turned off entirely via either app.

Cons:

• Glossy faceplate surface may not please everyone, it can get oily for those with greasy palms
• Bounceback stick filtering is obvious to the naked eye, may be an issue for certain types of games or preferences, generally not an issue, though, no option to disable it, hence a con.
• Trigger travel distance before actuation is too high, no way to fix this....
• Priced higher than the Tarantula Pro, Cyclone 2 etc is brave stuff, you can remap to keyboard buttons on those GameSirs and it stores onboard. You can only remap the back buttons to existing controller buttons on the Huben2.... The GameSir G7 Pro offers more customisation and is priced in the same boat as this, I would pick the G7 Pro for this reason.
• HD rumble is powered by ALPS, but the games I tested it with resulted in rumble that felt like a weakling, like a tiny bee buzzing in my hands. The Tarantula Pro also has HD Rumble and in the same games it has more impressive and immersive haptics.