Guiding your ship with the left stick and aiming with the right is very smooth, though it may take a little time to become accustomed to the pace at which you fire. The bumpers bring up a radial menu with your selection of tools, four of which can be mapped to the face buttons for quickly toggling between the ones you’re using the most. About the only issue is that you may occasionally select the wrong tool in the heat of the moment, but it’s a minor annoyance at worst.

In your role as a semi-omnipotent being, you control a cursor representing “the Breath.” You’ll primarily be scooping up elements (left trigger) from one area and depositing them elsewhere (right), which while simple is fundamentally awkward without the use of a mouse. It’s tough to be precise, due in no small part to a camera that never gets all that close to the world you’re attempting to craft. Beyond the basics, you also gain access to a handful of special powers as you progress that can be utilized via the d-pad.

Twin-stick shooter fans should feel right at home with the standard “left moves, right shoots” configuration. Melee attacks account for the only regular use of the face buttons, and in a bit of an odd move, the right trigger is left unused while the right bumper tosses grenades. Sprinting with the left trigger and unleashing your character’s special move with the left bumper round out the setup. There is no camera manipulation, which can be troublesome at times, but it’s mostly well done.