Looking at the Button Layouts as seen in PAX 12’, I’m not all too crazy about most of them. Even though ‘Recon’ and ‘Bumper Jumper’ returns to their formal, yet appropriate Button Layout, the others feel a bit of an oddball. Just looking at the list feels like something is missing. I’ve created 2 Button Layouts that I believe should be a nice addition to the Button Layouts, because without at least one of them, it feels like we are going to have some weird controls at first:
★ REACH ~ Based on Halo: Reach’s Default Layout
⌈LT⌋ Throw Grenade
⌈RT⌋ Fire Weapon
⌈LB⌋ Use Armor Ability
⌈RB⌋ Melee
⌈LS⌋ Movement / Crouch
⌈RS⌋ Look / Zoom
⌈Ⓐ⌋ Jump
⌈Ⓧ⌋ Action / Reload
⌈Ⓨ⌋ Switch Weapons
⌈Ⓑ⌋ Sprint
⌈✚⌋ Select Grenade / Select Ordinance
⌈START⌋ Loadouts & Settings
⌈BACK⌋ Scoreboard[/li]
★ THROWBACK ~ Based on Halo:CE & Halo 2’s Default Layout
⌈LT⌋ Throw Grenade
⌈RT⌋ Fire Weapon
⌈LB⌋ Use Armor Ability
⌈RB⌋ Sprint
⌈LS⌋ Movement / Crouch
⌈RS⌋ Look / Zoom
⌈Ⓐ⌋ Jump
⌈Ⓧ⌋ Action / Reload
⌈Ⓨ⌋ Switch Weapons
⌈Ⓑ⌋ Melee
⌈✚⌋ Select Grenade / Select Ordinance
⌈START⌋ Loadouts & Settings
⌈BACK⌋ Scoreboard[/li]
You might want to have a controller in-hand when trying to decide, because it makes it much easier to understand how the layout could feel.