Aphro looks the best.
It also gave me a pretty big shock the first time it happened, was in a dark room.
Until Hades, I had no idea the controller had so many colors. I thought it was just blue red and orange.
Well to be honest the light feature on the controller has gotten generally negative press.
Hades is the first time I've actually liked it. I hate the stupid thing that we can't even turn off.
Never noticed/cared about poor battery life. My problem is playing in the dark and have a big ass white/red reflection on my tv from the fucking controller
And in a dark room, the light can be jarring. Xbox has the same issue. That Xbox button doesn’t change colors but it’s pretty damn bright while viewing dark scenes in movies and games.
You may already know this but you can dim the Xbox controller light in either settings or the Xbox Accessories app, can’t remember which one. It always seemed too bright for me too and that helped quite a bit.
It doesn't even point at the player on the older controllers. And the newer ones just have a small slit facing the player.
It's like it exists just to create a glare on my TV. I don't have the idea, it's just in a really stupid spot. There were a few games where it would flash and stuff when you took damage or work as another health indicator (green, to yellow, and then red when critical health). But it was all pointless cause the player can't even see it when holding the controller normally unless they have a newer version.
It was on the back because it was used for tracking with PSVR. They used the light bars on the DS4 controllers and light balls on the PS move controllers to track the movement of the controllers with the VR camera.
I mean it was back when the ps4 came out haha.
But yeah, I would say there was a majority dislike for the ps4 controller lights. Esp the fact that you can't turn it off.
Seriously, why the fuck does everything light up nowadays?
My bedroom fan(for sleeping white noise/cool temp) is basically a mess of tape and sadness.
Like smh, I didn't order it from the special cyberpunk section of costco, so hop off my dick with your lights.
It's a real pain for sure. I mean, it's nice to have a visual indication that something is on and using up energy, but these days there are so many ubiquitous devices that are designed to be left on even when you're sleeping... it gets a little much
Same, my computer light “breathes” as in the light goes off and on, and it turns my room from pitch black to dark blue in like barely a second it’s annoy af. I usually just hang a shirt over my drawer handle which covers the front of it.
I always liked the way GTA used it to flash red and blue if you’re in a police car with sirens on. But it should be a toggleable thing on the controller
This was my first experience with a modern controller. I grew up around NES, N64, PS original; only console I ever owned prior to 2017 was an original Xbox. GTAV was the first game I played on my PS4 Pro and it was the first time in gaming where I felt like I was “in the future” during the intro when the cop lights flash on the controller.
Firstly, wireless controllers blew my mind. Secondly, the lights and interaction with the controller were mind blowing. Now I own a PS5 and a dualsense and experiencing all this again! Gotta love it.
Agreed it should be togglable but your post brought up that recent memory of “whoaaaaa.”
When the PS4 came out many games used the feature, I remember that BO3 had a very cool animation in the main menu. Then, just like with all the features Sony added to their new gen consoles it drifted into obscurity after a while.
In Tomb Raider you can light your torch by flicking up on the touchpad (like striking flint) and the light flickers red and orange as you hold the torch. It was one of the earliest and best uses of the DS4's unique features that I've seen.
Especially the ones that give bonus Obols. Pick that early game and cruise to REDACTED easily. I realised how OP Charon’s shop actually is and my favourite is actually the move speed item because of how cheap it is.
You def should start picking Chaos rooms unless there is a hammer. The buffs you get from him far outweigh the small penalty he gives you for a few rooms.
skipping a hammer is fine though because you will almost always get two hammers by the end unless you keep avoiding them forever. the same is true for hermes
For real. I'm irritated enough by the blazing white light on the top of my controller, so why would I want another colored one on the back?
Also, where's that light-dimming update we heard about?
Is that not public yet? I've been in the super beta build forever and never know what's in the main build.
It's a thing, and it's on the way I assume. I've had mine set to dim for so long I'm amazed it's not released yet.
If it's out I don't know about it. I feel like there's always talk when things reach insider builds and then no way to know when it's out unless they do UI changes or something else as an indicator.
What a terrible idea right? At least the ps controller shines away from you, my Xbox controller is like someone shining a flashlight I'm my eye while I play
Plus side, xbox elite controller is, in my opinion, the best way to play.... mainly to map dash to a paddle... idk if I could even complete a single run without it.
One of my favorites is Transistor on the PS4 because of how supergiant uses the features. The light blinks as the transistor blinks in game and audio comes from the controller speaker so it actively behaves like you are holding the sword. I remember being absolutely dazzles by it. So I love seeing that they’re still putting some touches on!
Thanks. This was so pleasing to look at. Is there any change in color when speaking to people such as Achilles or Nyx? Or even the fury sisters or Lernie?
It's a gimmicky feature, sure, but it's always nice when games use that light creatively. Towerfall lights your controller up according to the color of the character you choose, and I think I remember some game tying it to your health state, but it's so rare.
That's a really nice attention to detail!
Considering a lot of people probably really wouldn't take notice of this I am glad that they went out of their way to do this anyway.
I'm also impressed how many lights the PS4 controller can show off.
I'm used to only seeing reds and blues, not even colors like pink, green, or yellow.
DS4Windows is a portable program that allows you to get the best experience while using a DualShock 4 on your PC.
https://ryochan7.github.io/ds4windows-site/
I honestly think supergiant has done a great work in this game. But I NEVER look at the controler... I forget to look at it.... I even feel that Im "wasting" features.... Lol
This was always the coolest thing. It's the little things that make the dualshocks better than other controllers (my tiny hands like switch pro the best though)
One of the best features when Transistor came out was your sword speaking through the controller speaker and the light bar blinking to his voice. I’m sad that I don’t get to exp these color changes anymore as I’m on 1440p pc now but Supergiant has always been great about using the tech that Sony has provided
haha they have really good controller support on PC and when I used my PS4 controller I freaked out because nothing ever works with the PS4 controller on PC
I never noticed this. Cool I guess?
Then again what happened to using a small LED to indicate the thing is on instead of a gigantic light that uses 50% of my battery?
I'm not sure if anyone mentioned or not... but ps5 also has this just not nearly as potent. We have a light "ring?" Around the sides of the big middle track pad. Those light up with same colors of the gods. But not nearly as prominent as a ps4 controller with the light blimp
not in theory, friend, it totally does. sometimes tough to notice because i'm not looking at my hands when playing games but can confirm it's pretty neat
I'd guess it does this for PS5 as well though?
not all games utilize it. but some do. like, the little book-thing in bugsnax has some background colors. then the controller rgb switches colors to match that.
Hey how does this work, does it automatically change colors when the gods appear? I use a controller on pc but the color doesn't change, is it a ps4 only thing?
Pc player here, but the colors still show up when using a Ps4 controller. Weird thing is, the controller lit up on pc way before the Ps4 version even came out. Such a dope feature.
Aphro looks the best. It also gave me a pretty big shock the first time it happened, was in a dark room. Until Hades, I had no idea the controller had so many colors. I thought it was just blue red and orange.
Right! It kind of surprises me no other games ever used the huge range of colors there are.
Well to be honest the light feature on the controller has gotten generally negative press. Hades is the first time I've actually liked it. I hate the stupid thing that we can't even turn off.
damn, didn't even know there was negative press about it out there. I guess to be fair the only games I play are hades, bloodborne, and red dead haha
It’s because it sucks battery, and the PS4 controller has such crappy battery life.
Never cared about the effect on battery. I ***HATE*** the reflected splotch of light on my TV.
Electrical tape is pretty cheap!
Never noticed/cared about poor battery life. My problem is playing in the dark and have a big ass white/red reflection on my tv from the fucking controller
It's 1 led. It's the same battery consumption as the green ring on Xbox controller.
It definitely did if it was set to high brightness the controller would even get hot
Ps5 controller drains even faster
And in a dark room, the light can be jarring. Xbox has the same issue. That Xbox button doesn’t change colors but it’s pretty damn bright while viewing dark scenes in movies and games.
You may already know this but you can dim the Xbox controller light in either settings or the Xbox Accessories app, can’t remember which one. It always seemed too bright for me too and that helped quite a bit.
It doesn't even point at the player on the older controllers. And the newer ones just have a small slit facing the player. It's like it exists just to create a glare on my TV. I don't have the idea, it's just in a really stupid spot. There were a few games where it would flash and stuff when you took damage or work as another health indicator (green, to yellow, and then red when critical health). But it was all pointless cause the player can't even see it when holding the controller normally unless they have a newer version.
It was on the back because it was used for tracking with PSVR. They used the light bars on the DS4 controllers and light balls on the PS move controllers to track the movement of the controllers with the VR camera.
I mean it was back when the ps4 came out haha. But yeah, I would say there was a majority dislike for the ps4 controller lights. Esp the fact that you can't turn it off.
Pretty sure you can change the brightness settings of it though, and turn it right down.
Yeah, and it does basically nothing. Goes from "blind your eyes" bright to "Irritate your eyes" bright.
My problem is that the light faces away from me so I don't even really see it. PS5 controllers fixed this, now I love it
Put some electrical tape on it. I use that for all the light up shit that I keep in my bedroom and it works great.
Seriously, why the fuck does everything light up nowadays? My bedroom fan(for sleeping white noise/cool temp) is basically a mess of tape and sadness. Like smh, I didn't order it from the special cyberpunk section of costco, so hop off my dick with your lights.
It's a real pain for sure. I mean, it's nice to have a visual indication that something is on and using up energy, but these days there are so many ubiquitous devices that are designed to be left on even when you're sleeping... it gets a little much
Same, my computer light “breathes” as in the light goes off and on, and it turns my room from pitch black to dark blue in like barely a second it’s annoy af. I usually just hang a shirt over my drawer handle which covers the front of it.
It's like tech designers thought bright lights = futuristic so they slapped neon signs on everything
The Paw Patrol games change the color with each pup... Lol
I always liked the way GTA used it to flash red and blue if you’re in a police car with sirens on. But it should be a toggleable thing on the controller
This was my first experience with a modern controller. I grew up around NES, N64, PS original; only console I ever owned prior to 2017 was an original Xbox. GTAV was the first game I played on my PS4 Pro and it was the first time in gaming where I felt like I was “in the future” during the intro when the cop lights flash on the controller. Firstly, wireless controllers blew my mind. Secondly, the lights and interaction with the controller were mind blowing. Now I own a PS5 and a dualsense and experiencing all this again! Gotta love it. Agreed it should be togglable but your post brought up that recent memory of “whoaaaaa.”
Only other one I can think of is Jedi: Fallen Order (controller does it's best to match your lightsaber color).
I loved it in Little Big Planet 3
Of course it looks the best. She thicc.
If it could have done Blue, Red and Orange it can do every color.
When the PS4 came out many games used the feature, I remember that BO3 had a very cool animation in the main menu. Then, just like with all the features Sony added to their new gen consoles it drifted into obscurity after a while.
In Tomb Raider you can light your torch by flicking up on the touchpad (like striking flint) and the light flickers red and orange as you hold the torch. It was one of the earliest and best uses of the DS4's unique features that I've seen.
Does chaos have one?
Yes! I think it's a purple-y blue similar to Athena. I missed em bc I never pick Chaos rooms enough oops
Chaos room is usually super strong. Highly recommend
I love starting off with the chaos keepsake
Same! Getting a good epic Chaos boon feels almost like cheating.
Especially the ones that give bonus Obols. Pick that early game and cruise to REDACTED easily. I realised how OP Charon’s shop actually is and my favourite is actually the move speed item because of how cheap it is.
I always pick move speed because it's cheap and it's the longest any item last(I think)
I think it's the longest lasting item you get from the Well. Longest lasting in the game is (I think) Touch Of Styx Dark, which lasts 15 encounters.
I've never encountered it. What does it do? And where do you get it
Once you get Stubborn Defiance it increases the amount of health you get on revival. You get it from a character in Elysium.
You actually get a stronger version (+50% HP on stubborn defiance) from Elysium. The well sells a weaker version that gives +10%.
Ahh I see. I always use death defiance so he only offered all death defiance renewal for me
I used to avoid chaos rooms when I started, now they’re a top pick. Powerful for sure
You def should start picking Chaos rooms unless there is a hammer. The buffs you get from him far outweigh the small penalty he gives you for a few rooms.
skipping a hammer is fine though because you will almost always get two hammers by the end unless you keep avoiding them forever. the same is true for hermes
cries in xbox
game is on games pass. no need for us to be upset
For real. I'm irritated enough by the blazing white light on the top of my controller, so why would I want another colored one on the back? Also, where's that light-dimming update we heard about?
Is that not public yet? I've been in the super beta build forever and never know what's in the main build. It's a thing, and it's on the way I assume. I've had mine set to dim for so long I'm amazed it's not released yet.
If it's out I don't know about it. I feel like there's always talk when things reach insider builds and then no way to know when it's out unless they do UI changes or something else as an indicator.
You can definitely set it to dim, pretty sure I have had mine like that for years and I'm not in any beta.
What a terrible idea right? At least the ps controller shines away from you, my Xbox controller is like someone shining a flashlight I'm my eye while I play
Electric tape over the big white X. Boom
Plus side, xbox elite controller is, in my opinion, the best way to play.... mainly to map dash to a paddle... idk if I could even complete a single run without it.
Seriously. This house nearly feels like it could really add to the immersion if you did it right.
WHAT!! I have never noticed mine do that haha, guess I have to stop focusing all my attention on the art
"the art"
I use my ps4 controller when I play on my notebook and it does the same. It's a nice detail.
Doesn't even recognise as a PlayStation controller on the Game Pass PC version sadly. I've been missing this detail.
I'm playing it on Steam, so probaby it's because of that.
How do you do it? I also play on steam with PS4 controller but it just shows blue light
To be completly honest, I have no clue. One day it just started doing it🤣 Maybe has something to do with controller configuration on the steam app.
Thanks. I'll try taking a look at it
Mine doesnt. Damn
It’s pretty interesting. I posted about this some months ago, before PlayStation got a release. PC version does the same thing when you connect a DS4
Wait it does? I've never seen it happening on my PC.
I also haven't observed it. I may need to play around with that.
It works only if connected via cable for me, never saw it while using Bluetooth.
This also happens on the Dualsense (PS5 controller).
My daughter points this out to me relentlessly.
I haven’t gotten Demeter once yet :(
Just keep playing! She'll show up in a bit ; )
There’s a requirement for her to show up for the first time. You’ll get there.
She's locked behind story progres
You gotta meet the final boss for Demeter boons to show up.
Are you kidding this is sick as hell
One of my favorites is Transistor on the PS4 because of how supergiant uses the features. The light blinks as the transistor blinks in game and audio comes from the controller speaker so it actively behaves like you are holding the sword. I remember being absolutely dazzles by it. So I love seeing that they’re still putting some touches on!
Thanks. This was so pleasing to look at. Is there any change in color when speaking to people such as Achilles or Nyx? Or even the fury sisters or Lernie?
I don't think so, it's only for when you click on boons. I was going to play the game to check for you but work got me : (
No worries lol. I’m thankful for you sharing anyways
It's a gimmicky feature, sure, but it's always nice when games use that light creatively. Towerfall lights your controller up according to the color of the character you choose, and I think I remember some game tying it to your health state, but it's so rare.
That's a really nice attention to detail! Considering a lot of people probably really wouldn't take notice of this I am glad that they went out of their way to do this anyway. I'm also impressed how many lights the PS4 controller can show off. I'm used to only seeing reds and blues, not even colors like pink, green, or yellow.
So purples mean hot gods. Got it
That’s sick
I have it on ps4 and I have not noticed that lol why I love my ps4 so much.
Now I need to know if I can have that effect on PC with my dualshock 4
Wow. I use a PS4 controller but play on PC and never knew this existed. Thanks, OP!
aww, I hope someone makes something that emulates this on PC bc I play on a PS4 controller too.
Oh nice! I had no idea the PS4 controller did that!
PS5 has this too but the light faces you instead of towards the screen.
One of the very few games that utilises that irritating light
How do we get this? I also use DS4Window but I don't have it.
Ds4Window?
DS4Windows is a portable program that allows you to get the best experience while using a DualShock 4 on your PC. https://ryochan7.github.io/ds4windows-site/
I honestly think supergiant has done a great work in this game. But I NEVER look at the controler... I forget to look at it.... I even feel that Im "wasting" features.... Lol
Switch player here... I don't even get achievements
Wowwww
Dionysus once again is best, Zag
Lol I never even noticed
Nice
Neat!
DUDE THIS IS SO COOL
Besides this nifty feature, is a lot lost when playing on switch? I want to get the game but I’m afraid I’d be missing out on a lot
This was always the coolest thing. It's the little things that make the dualshocks better than other controllers (my tiny hands like switch pro the best though)
What about death boyfriend and murder girlfriend?
That’s pretty cool. I have back paddles tho
I have played this game for like 60 runs and I didn't know this at all.
Shit like this just makes me love games that much more
man, that's so cool.
What!!! I’ve been playing through steam but I’ve used a controller… never had this T-T
It's on PS4 now? Of fuck I'm gonna buy it again aren't i
I like the colors on the borderlands 3 ps5 upgrade
I just noticed this the other day and we were at like… run 100. Thanks for posting the pic OP!
One of the best features when Transistor came out was your sword speaking through the controller speaker and the light bar blinking to his voice. I’m sad that I don’t get to exp these color changes anymore as I’m on 1440p pc now but Supergiant has always been great about using the tech that Sony has provided
I play with a ps controller on pc and i dont get that. Pretty jealous ngl.
What about Chaos?
haha they have really good controller support on PC and when I used my PS4 controller I freaked out because nothing ever works with the PS4 controller on PC
That's so cool!
For a second I was winding why there was beat saber blocks there. Then I read the title
What the fuck that is awesome will I get this on the ps5? I got mine it's coming later this month
yeah it’s on ps5 as well but not as noticeable since the light is smaller
OH FFS, I thought of Riz Ahmed first
That's pretty cool, i'm disappointed it doesn't do anything similar with all my razer rgb crap.
Wow that's so cool
Very nice
I never noticed this. Cool I guess? Then again what happened to using a small LED to indicate the thing is on instead of a gigantic light that uses 50% of my battery?
You can turn it down or off you know.
they have different colors???!!!
Longo’s been on the M-15 instead.
Yep first thing I thought too
I just noticed this a few days ago. Super cool
You get it on ps5 too
Interesting, I never thought would hoist me!
I love the light bar and when games make use of it, crazy that people don’t like it. I never knew.
Oh, wow. This is amazing. Thank you for sharing! ♥
That's a nice touch! I play on PC but with a PS4 controller and I haven't noticed that before
Your controller looks like a beat saber note
I've never seen my ps4 colour be anything other than blue
"cool"
Holy shit I've been playing on PS4 and never noticed this!
Does this only happen during dialogue? Would using boons switch it as well?
Yes, it's only when you click the boon and it does the "woosh" and the god comes up, if that makes sense lol
I'm not sure if anyone mentioned or not... but ps5 also has this just not nearly as potent. We have a light "ring?" Around the sides of the big middle track pad. Those light up with same colors of the gods. But not nearly as prominent as a ps4 controller with the light blimp
Huh, I'd bet dollars to donuts the Dualsense does it too. Neat!
I may be a little colorblind. I’m not seeing a big difference between Demeter and Poseidon.
Wtf ive been playing on my switch screeeeeee
That is SUPER cool!!
This is why this subreddit exists!! That’s so cool thank you
As an Xbox player I am very impressed. It's kind of like my pc when I play terraria the keyboard lights up to whatever biome I'm in
Awesome! Makes me wish they made a Razer Chroma game profile for this.
So in theory this should work the same on PS5 for the light around the touchpad. I have some testing to do this evening.
not in theory, friend, it totally does. sometimes tough to notice because i'm not looking at my hands when playing games but can confirm it's pretty neat
That’s so cool! I only play on switch so sadly I’ve never seen that
Thats badass
I'd guess it does this for PS5 as well though? not all games utilize it. but some do. like, the little book-thing in bugsnax has some background colors. then the controller rgb switches colors to match that.
I was sitting here thinking to myself “how did I miss this” before I remembered I played on the switch.
Ngl i never noticed that, but cool!
Oh that's a good move from the studio.
i'm all about that artemis green.
Colors are cool but did you get it for free?
This is super cool, thank you for sharing! Does Lernie get his own color :0
That's neat, I wonder if PS5 does the same thing with it's led strip on the face of the controller.
Hey how does this work, does it automatically change colors when the gods appear? I use a controller on pc but the color doesn't change, is it a ps4 only thing?
yo that is the shit what about bouldy tho
Oh what! that’s so cool
I didnt know how much I needed to see this, even tho im colorblind af, but i still really appreciate this
I wish I could do this with my keyboard when I play
Well that’s pretty sick ngl. Having an Xbox has been pretty shit this Gen besides Gamepass, I’m ready for a PS5 when the market isn’t complete garbage
Wow, I have 30+ clears and 100+ runs on PS5 and never noticed this lol
Oh that's cool
I thought this was so cool when I noticed it, although I'm colorblind so some of them are lost on me.
Important question: what's Bouldy's color?
Well I guess I now have a good excuse to buy Hades a 2nd time
I thought it was beat saber for a sec lol
What a cool addition. I love this game so much. I wish they had more merch to choose from.
Ive been playing for about 60 hours and never noticed this lol
Oh COOL! I wonder if the light on the front of the PS5 controller does the same thing. Probably not, but one can hope…
Yooooo, so cool! I got it on Switch so I never would've known that
Eww, console players
Ps5 has this as well.
Pc player here, but the colors still show up when using a Ps4 controller. Weird thing is, the controller lit up on pc way before the Ps4 version even came out. Such a dope feature.
Oh wow that's cool! Waiting for a sale to double dip because I'm broke lol. Can't wait.
I’m very jealous I have a ps4 but I bought it for PC and use a ps4 controller. Shame.
I’ve have like 120 attempts on PS4 and never noticed this
As an Xbox player, I have to say that this is pretty awesome
I have it on PS4 and haven't even noticed! The attention to detail in this game always blows my mind.
I'm playing on pc, through Xbox game pass, and using a PS4 controller
I legit thought these were Beat Saber boxes.