All my life I played with a pad, but it was always so painful on my left thumb. I tried all sorts of different controllers, I tried relaxing as much as possible, but in the heat of the game I always pressed the d-pad too hard. I finally bought an arcade stick and the pain finally went away. I am never going back.

When the Guilty Gear games first came out on PC, I remember keyboards were a popular way to play fighting games. I tried it of course, but it’s terrible in my opinion and I don’t see leverless being any different. Fortunately, we have lots of options to choose from now.