I played the game with DS4 controller and default sticks settings resulted in wrong input (looking up and turning without pressing a stick) so I had to remap it.
I cannot verify this problem with XBox controller but it may be similar, I have found this reference viewtopic.php?f=2&t=58717#p1030837 . As DualShock and Xbox controllers and their derivatives are currently most commonly used, I think the default settings should reflect that.
I mentioned this issue also here: viewtopic.php?f=15&t=71128