Teasy said:
The touch screen can be used as an analog stick. The top screen can display the main game. With the bottom screen being used as an analog stick (for looking up, down, left and right). With the D-Pad used to walk forward. back, left and right and a shoulder button used to fire (I believe in Goldeneye its better to have a button to fire instead of merely touching the screen like in Metroid DS).
I've thought of the possibilities of stylus + touchscreen, and saw a problem with having to sacrifice too many functions or quick access to them. I thought the problem was too obvious to even mention the stylus in the first place.
These things are somewhat minor, but accumatively...
With such a set-up, here are the disadvantages.
The following will either be omitted, or require you to use your "stylus hand," which will be an obvious gripe, especially in multiplayer.
Using sights
Ducking
"Creeping"
Peeping from behind walls
Reloading
Changing weapons
Zooming with sniper riffle
Dodging left/right while aiming with sights
*...And pretty much everything other than just the basic walk, look and shoot.
The solution is so obvious that we all overlooked it though.
SCREW THE STYLUS ALL TOGETHER!!
If you're allowed to use your left thumb directly on the screen like an analog stick, then you'll retain ALL 007 functions(with a few minor adjustments), including tactical functions like ducking, and peeping from behind walls, since you will have
immediate access to all 4 main face buttons
in combination with the shoulder buttons.
With those tactics and the fact that you'll have a screen to yourself, you can use some fashion of stealth to get the jump on your opponents.
That leaves reloading and weapon selection:
-- You can tap select to reload.
-- Hold it to bring up weapons/equiptment menus similar to Perfect Dark(not to discredit Turok 2).
And there you have it, perfection! It wouldn't get better than that.
I think I just got myself hyped for this game(if true). Although, I have doubts about EA actually delivering remotely close to that set-up.
(I better write them)
PS: Does anyone care to petition for the creation of a "THUMB-TIP" stylus device?