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hiya, i used another strange looking device for a longer period of time than any sane person should. yet again, it’s surprisingly good!! expand for a more detailed review of the product itself. please leave a comment, i am still a fiend for reading/replying haha https://twitter.com/pinguefied/ https://www.twitch.tv/pinguefy @pinguefy2 i wanted to focus on the analog aspect of the device since i think it’s the most interesting and widely applicable aspect of this device, but i left out a lot of details about the actual product as a result. this video is not sponsored btw, i bought this myself. good: - it is highly adjustable and has a billion screws on the underside for making it fit your anatomy. - all of the buttons are accessible and you have a ton of binds to work with. - the software is intuitive and allows you to store two profiles on the keypad for quick switching. - the build quality is solid considering it's all plastic - the learning curve is not that steep for how strange the device looks. - there’s some modding potential with their modular-ish design. kovaak 3d printed notches for wavedashing angles LOL. also good for replacement parts. - the azeron uses microswitches, like ones you’d find in a mouse. they are VERY easy to press, but have a bit of pre/post travel. - for things like doom eternal’s dash or tracer’s blink, it’s freeing to be able to dash at exact angles without requiring mouse movement. - it took like 7 tries to get a take where i failed the granary ctap jump with the azeron for the outro, it’s not bad at all. the amount of velocity you lose out on is probably only applicable in movement mod speedrunning. bad: - there are a good amount of games that do not support simultaneous input. apex is the most disappointing one :( though bo6 is another game where it should be a straight upgrade, and thankfully it works there! - this device is very tall. i have a stack of towels i use to elevate my arm that makes it usable, but if i don’t use it, it creates some serious wrist discomfort. - some buttons are easier to reach than others. this is definitely made worse by my small hands, but there are some buttons i have never pressed because i’d have to use very odd parts of my fingers or make large movements to reach them. for stuff like discrete healing binds in apex it’s fine, but for things you want to be pressing in combat, it’s rough. - my stick performance deteriorated over time quite a lot, it’s noticeably worse than other controllers now. natural for how long it’s been and i think you can replace it fairly easily. - i cannot imagine this thing being usable in tacfps or anything with movement inaccuracy where you have to counterstrafe. - certain techs in games get more timing sensitive. gdashing in gundam became inconsistent with the azeron, as any stick input while you're meant to have no movement keys pressed would kill the momentum. a lot of people also have the complaint that an analog stick will never be as fast at changing directions as WASD. it’s true in a literal sense, but in practice, i have never once felt like my dodge was limited by my thumb’s speed and the only game where strafing that fast makes sense is OW. even there it’s rarely optimal and you can always bind A/D to discrete buttons if it bothers you that much. so who is this for? i think if analog movement works in your game of choice it's honestly a very cool feeling device. for stuff like battlefield i could take it or leave it; nice to have but by no means necessary. but for games like tf2, i actually feel nerfed going back to a keyboard. i also already have good movement compensation with a keyboard and i suspect that the azeron would make movement compensation a lot more intuitive to learn and get good at for less experienced players. it's a steep asking price, and the main selling point for me is definitely the analog feature. this is not the only way to get analog movement with mnk, but if the customizability/binds/aesthetic appeal to you then it could be worth a consideration ^^ thank you: to @ViscoseOCE, @MissColourz and @copwaster for all the support to bri for the footage in this video, hope you’re doing well to the cool and normal gamers, ty for the kindness to you for watching/reading! 0:00 intro 1:00 why does this thing exist? 1:48 what is analog movement? 3:06 what's special about analog movement? 3:39 analog movement and the source engine 4:42 THE IMPOSSIBLE STRAFE 6:02 is it good in every game? 8:03 is it worth it? music: Spaaaaace - Portal 2 OST Volume 3 Bass String Short - Half Life OST Green Haven - William Claeson Message Between Worlds - William Benckert Song for Mystia - Twitter Tohobu Upgrade Station - Team Fortress 2 OST Winter Hibernation - Magnus Ludvigsson MEDIC! - Team Fortress 2 OST Resurrections - Celeste OST Hold on You - Thorn to Liver (tysm @trevorhilton1143, please listen to the rest of his work!!) Exhale - Celeste OST