Game pad vs Keyboard

[Hanabira]

thats a pretty good setup

[Krausus]

thats a pretty good setup

its really all about preference and the ability to know when to go up or down to achieve your next move in a quick way, like say I needed to cure and I'm currently on thunder, well I wouldn't hit down x2 I would just hit up once to get to second wind or to go from thunder to say featherfoot, I would go left once and then up once.

If your used to playing one way I wouldn't recommend changing to another unless you are really dead set on doing so as there is no noticeable benefit in either play style. They are both good, but if you do plan to play on both PC and PS3 when it is realeased I suggest getting used to a controller asap because the transition might be a bit frustrating.