Razer Onza Review

So mine was delivered this past wednesday but I havent been able to pick it up yet (work out of town).
I'll be back in town tonight and will post a review of the Tournament Edition and how much it pwns. This will be where I update it.

WELL a my control sorta broke... (hiting run to much)

and was looking into this controller so review soon as possible ;]

Well, got in in and tried it out in CoD and Crysis 2. Triggers are shaped a little diff and take some getting used to be end up feeling a lot better very quickly. The buttons are unreal. They click SO much easer. You can just slide your finger in circles hitting ABYX. The D-pad is great. Control sticks feel Very smooth. The adjustable resistance is cool, but not completely necessary. I like it because I've always preferred having my right stick harder to move than the left.

Very cool looking controller. The LB RB and secondary LB RB are a tiny bit cluttered but still click great. I think if I bother programming them (via a button on the bottom of the controller) they'll be pretty useful. I imagine it would be nice to remap Y or A to those buttons so every game can have something similar to Bumper Jumper.

Definitely recommend getting it. The wire is VERY long and made of some weird material that reminds me of the monster xbox cables. Steel mesh like, so very durable.

Nice, I think I am going to order one. Thanks for the review Atrum.

I'm assuming that the chat pad does not work on it? I need something with some resistance on the click of the right thumbstick, as I seem to hit that on accident a lot in Crysis. Never had the problem in COD, so I don't know if mine is wearing out, or Crysis is just more intense- LOL.

~mrmiller

I don't have the chat pad so no clue. I did notice that the mic jack is a lot more snug. I thought it was nice as you really can't accidentally pull the mic out now.

All clicks are amazing. They really make a good snapping sound. Only exception are the ABXY buttons, which feel just like clicking a razer mouse.

mmm might pick up one know need one with a better mic connection

Yeah the only thing that I wasn't ecstatic about was the change to the triggers. I've always had my fingers directly on the tip of the trigger, and that's kinda impossible on these. Ended up feeling good even with adjusting that grip.

Also for those that care...you can adjust the sensitivity of the anolog sticks by holding the 2 remap buttons on the back then plugging in the USB to your xbox...your controller will flash...(the xbox button) then let go rear buttons. Then press A that will increase it to 100% sensitivity. Press Y will set it to default in case that's too insane for you.

AtrumX wrote:I like it because I've always preferred having my right stick harder to move than the left.

Huh, firm right stick...ok. I guess that explains everything??? J/K Sounds like it's a pretty solid controller though.

So what are your impressions now after using it for a while? Better than the 360 wireless, or can you tell much of a difference?

~mrmiller

S7 mrmiller wrote:So what are your impressions now after using it for a while? Better than the 360 wireless, or can you tell much of a difference?

~mrmiller

No lag...much better controller...buttons very sensitive...fast action...no trigger creep. Aim downsight faster and shoot faster. I got one of the bad batches tho but it's tolerable.

Only possible downside I've seen is the Onza does not 'click' like new MS controllers do for analog sticks. Still just as fast, but feels different.