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[Controller Operations]
{In the field}
All of the pre-rendered areas in ff 8 are considered field screens.
D-pad/Left Analog-Stick: Moves the party around and highlights choices
Start: Brings up the bar that toggles the rumble feature on/off and
pauses the game
X: Opens up conversations, picks up items, activate switches, examine
ladders (press Up or Down on the d-pad to climb), confirms choices
Triangle: Cancel. Press together with the d-pad to WALK / Displays
Rules screen in Card Battle
Square: Opens up conversations or initiates a Card Battle game - more
on that later
Circle: Displays the menu screen
R1+R2+L1+L2+Select+Start: Resets the game. You must first pause the
game using 'Start'.
{On the Overworld}
The Overworld is the huge 3D polygonal map you use to travel between
towns and dungeons.
D-pad/Left Analog-Stick: Moves the party or vehicle around and
highlights choices
Right Analog-Stick: Moves vehicle forward or backward
Start: Brings up the bar that toggles the rumble feature on/off and
pauses the game
Select: Toggles the World Sphere/Map on/off
X: Search locations, mount/dismount vehicle
Triangle: Reverses vehicle
Square: Accelerates vehicle
Circle: Displays the menu screen
R1: Rotates the camera clockwise
L1: Rotates the camera anti-clockwise
R2: Switches between view points
R1+R2+L1+L2+Select+Start: Resets the game. You must first pause the
game using 'Start'.
{In Battle}
D-pad/Left Analog-Stick: Highlights commands
Start: Pauses the game and brings up the help window, along with the
rumble feature window
Select: Hides all windows when held down
X: Confirms selected command
Triangle: Cancels and closes windows
Square: When a G.F. has learnt 'Boost' G.F. ability, hold down Select
during the summoning sequence; tap repeatedly when the finger
icon appears, and stop when a red cross appears over the
finger. You can increase your G.F.'s power if you do it right /
Press to scroll in the Status window if a character is
affected by multiple conditions
Circle: Hit to switch to another character who has a full time bar
R1: Trigger. When timed in conjunction with Squall's Gunblade, this
will allow for double damage / Press repeatedly during Irvine's
desperation sequence to fire his gun
L1: Toggles the target window on/off
R2+L2: Press together to escape. Does not work on bosses
R1+R2+L1+L2+Select+Start: Resets the game.
{In the Menu Screen}
D-pad/Left Analog-Stick: Moves the cursor / Moves scroll bar left or
right in the Junction, Item, Magic, G.F,
Abilities and Card screens
X: Confirms the selected command / Brings up the Element, Status, G.F.
and Specials chart in the Status screens / Brings up the Abilities
list in the G.F. screens
Triangle: Cancels the selected command and closes the menu screen
Square: Displays character's Specials chart in their respective status
screens / Removes junctioned magic spell
R1/L1: Switches between characters or G.Fs in their respective status
screens
Which gets kind of confusing, especially if you're used to the controls
in the previous Final Fantasies.
{In the field}
D-pad/Left Analog-Stick: Moves the party around and highlights choices
Start: Brings up the bar that toggles the rumble feature on/off and
pauses the game
Circle: Opens up conversations, picks up items, activate switches,
examine ladders (press Up or Down on the d-pad to climb),
confirms choices
X: Cancel. Press together with the d-pad to WALK
Square: Opens up conversations or initiates a Card Battle game - more
on that later
Triangle: Displays the menu screen / Displays Rules screen in Card
Battle
R1+R2+L1+L2+Select+Start: Resets the game. You must first pause the
game using 'Start'.
{On the Overworld}
D-pad/Left Analog-Stick: Moves the party or vehicle around and
highlights choices
Right Analog-Stick: Moves vehicle forward or backward
Start: Brings up the bar that toggles the rumble feature on/off and
pauses the game
Select: Toggles the World Sphere/Map on/off
Circle: Search locations, mount/dismount vehicle
X: Reverses vehicle
Square: Accelerates vehicle
Triangle: Displays the menu screen
R1: Rotates the camera clockwise
L1: Rotates the camera anti-clockwise
R2: Switches between view points
R1+R2+L1+L2+Select+Start: Resets the game. You must first pause the
game using 'Start'.
{In Battle}
D-pad/Left Analog-Stick: Highlights commands
Start: Pauses the game and brings up the help window, along with the
rumble feature window
Select: Hides all windows when held down
Circle: Confirms selected command
X: Cancels and closes windows
Square: When a G.F. has learnt 'Boost' G.F. ability, hold down Select
during the summoning sequence; tap repeatedly when the finger
icon appears, and stop when a red cross appears over the
finger. You can increase your G.F.'s power if you do it right /
Press to scroll in the Status window if a character is
affected by multiple conditions
Triangle: Hit to switch to another character who has a full time bar
R1: Trigger. When timed in conjunction with Squall's Gunblade, this
will allow for double damage / Press repeatedly during Irvine's
desperation sequence to fire his gun
L1: Toggles the target window on/off
R2+L2: Press together to escape. Does not work on bosses
R1+R2+L1+L2+Select+Start: Resets the game.
{In the Menu Screen}
D-pad/Left Analog-Stick: Moves the cursor / Moves scroll bar left or
right in the Junction, Item, Magic, G.F,
Abilities and Card screens
Circle: Confirms the selected command / Brings up the Element, Status
G.F. and Specials chart in the Status screens / Brings up the
Abilities list in the G.F. screens
X: Cancels the selected command and closes the menu screen
Square: Displays character's Specials chart in their respective status
screens / Removes junctioned magic spell
R1/L1: Switches between characters or G.Fs in their respective status
screens
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