Analog Stick Movement Crouching Problem

I find it very difficult to enjoy the demo right now because of the crouch threshold with analog stick movement. Often I will be walking in a direction and suddenly get halted by Miriam crouching.

I have played a good amount of other 2D games with a controller using analog stick movement before and I don't run into a crouching issue in any of them. These games include Shovel Knight, Shantae and the Pirate's Curse, Axiom Verge, Strider, and Super Smash Brothers WiiU.

Below I mocked up a diagram of what I believe would be more suitable controls based on the previously listed games. If the analog stick is moved any slightly more than 90, or any less than 270 degrees, (anywhere between those two angles) the game will register the input as crouch. I went back and tested movement in the other games I listed, and they all have a smaller crouch threshold similar to the proposed fix.v



Although one may argue this game "should" be played on the d-pad, I don't think that's a valid reason to overlook tighter controls for people who prefer analog stick movement.