There's many sorts of D-Pads out there but generally speaking, you can categorize them into two: Nintendo D-Pads and SEGA D-Pads. Nintendo reflects the home and SEGA reflects the arcade, and this can be see right down to the controllers. Nintendo's D-Pads are more about precise tapping and holding, while SEGAs D-Pads are more about frenetic rolling. Mario is amazing on a Nintendo D-Pad, but Street Fighter and Ikaruga aren't. Kirby is... Fine on a SEGA D-Pad, but certainly not as good as with a Super Nintendo D-Pad.

Mushihimesama, a shmup, is a game that I have elected to play with an Xbox Series S/X controller, and upon beating this game several times I can say confidently that the Xbox Series controller has the best D-Pad ever made, the first hybrid Nintendo-SEGA D-Pad. Precise enough for the 2D platformer, but frenetic enough for the shmup. It's perfect. It is the definitive controller for playing: Platformers, fighting games, puzzle games, and shmups! Pretty darn good!

Mushihimesama is a real good game, and has an even better soundtrack(s)