I've been having some fun with my new Steam controller today, checking out various games with it and playing a couple of hours of FF IX.

I figured that FF IX would be good because it's controller based to start with. 

Well not according to Steam. Apparently FF IX was not designed to be used with a controller but they reassure me that I can use the Steam Controller if I pick a community written configuration. 

So what the heck, I pick one and start playing. Very amused to find out that it has built in hacks that allow me to to hit for 9999 on a basic attack even if I use Vivi. I found it by accident when I clicked the left paddle. Clicking the right paddle also stops all random encounters.

The fact is that you can click these two quite easily because they are underneath the controller on each side of the battery cover. Very easy to click them by accident. 

So yeah according to Steam FF IX was not designed for controllers but then again Grandia II is designed for a keyboard too according to them, LOL

Bottom line is that I've found the Steam controller very nice once you actually get into the game. I'll be checking out a few that actually aren't supposed to work with a controller and see how it goes.