this weekend I have been messing around with fighting games after EVO made me hunger and I am finally trying out the cheapo leverless controller I got and I kind of like it? the motion inputs are weird, I can't really imagine them in my head the way I can just imagine a stick moving, but the inputs are so crisp when all I have to do is tap the buttons like I'm typing or playing a piano. much easier to get them correct and start building muscle memory. Z motions were a little odd at first but I found some tricks to make it easier. I'm gonna keep demo'ing it for a couple weeks and see how it goes. so far it feels less fatiguing than my stick, and I also like how flat and low the controller is under my hands. I still really enjoy using a stick tho, they're so fun to slap around even if it's annoying how easy it is to be sloppy with the inputs.
