Final Fantasy XIII Controls Detailed

At each demo station, the game’s controls were detailed for players. The controls don’t seem to have changed since the earlier demo that was bundled with Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete.

• Directional Pad

Field: Not used

Battle: Toggle through targets, commands

• Left Stick

Field: Move character

Battle: Not used

• L1 Button

Field: Field items

Battle:　Paradigm Shift (“Optima Change”)

• Select Button

Field: Navigational Map

Battle: Not used

• Start Button

Field: Pause Menu

Battle: Pause

• Circle Button*

Field: To select things, make decisions, etc (The equivalent of the “X” button)

Battle: Input commands, select targets

• Square Button

Field: Open Area Map

Battle: Driving Mode (Type of attack used when Summons are in Gestalt Mode)

• X Button*

Field: Cancel

Battle: Cancel

• Triangle Button

Field: Open Menu

Battle: Input commands

• Right Stick/R3 Button

Field: Camera

Field: Camera

*Note: In Japan, the Circle Button is for traditional for select and the X Button is for cancel. “Circle” in Japanese means “yes”, while “X” means “no” or “bad” — explaining why Microsoft initially had difficulty with the Xbox in Japan.