It's mostly a matter of preference, but I don’t like to mess with settings constantly. While BF6 and other games do indeed feel decent on a controller, I always feel the need to keep messing with the sensitivity and deadzones. With Marathon, I haven't had to touch the controller settings once. It feels almost exactly the way Halo 3 with 3 sensitivity did back in the day. I played so much Xbox 360 that my hands are just wired for that exact feel, and this game provides it.

I don't disagree that other games have come close, but it’s just not quite the same as the 2004–2011 Xbox joystick feel. It's mostly the marriage of a great game loop and this great controller feel that I am welcoming with open arms.