The best controller for Elden Ring - give yourself an edge with these pads
Picking the best controller for Elden Ring is a hot topic of conversation right now. Hell, even Elden Ring itself is hot stuff right now too, and it's proving to be potentially the best 'Soulsbornelike' game ever. Whatever platform folks are playing on, the challenge is real of course, and so any edge one can get is worth considering.
Some of the third-party entrants on the internet's best PC controller guides, can give you such an edge due to the extra options they offer you - and that goes across platforms too. Particularly so as we now live in an age where the controller markets overlap somewhat, particularly between PC and each console.
Some players are gaining are particularly nifty edge when choosing their controller for Elden Ring. That's the ability to remap back buttons or paddles to particular functions that make it possible to move quicker, evade more smoothly, carry out multiple functions, and, quite frankly, run away more easily. If you're able to map dodge or sprint to one of the back paddles, you can free your hand to pull off complex combos in a fraction of the blink of an eye. We all know each second can be the difference between being safe or being on the end of something pointy, and this one is proving to be a fight-winner for plenty of players.
We've picked three to highlight here so there is going to be a slight imbalance - exaggerated even more by the PS5's distinct lack of third-party controllers. Though this is bound to change with Scuf's incoming range of Reflex controllers, fingers crossed. And while these might be regular frontrunners on best Xbox One controller pages, and best PS4 controller pages, don't dismiss them so readily, as their extra edge could see your fight more than flight, and
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