I was playing RE4 on the PS2 the other day, and I reached one of those annoying sequences where you have to press the X-button really fast to do something. I find that when this happens in a game I have a tendency to grip the controller tightly with my left hand and tap away at the key with my right pointer finger. I can tap with my thumb pretty fast, but for some reason I feel I can achieve faster tapping using my finger. Also when I play an arcade game that requires a lot of fast button pressing, I prefer to use a real arcade stick rather than a gamepad because I feel like I can press the button faster.
What's your preference? I’m sure I’m not alone on this one…