Final Fantasy Tactics/Controls

Controls of Final Fantasy Tactics are pretty simple. While you will most likely be using all of the face and shoulder buttons, it will all be very easy to memorize.

Menu Controls

 * psx: Neutral Lstick Navigate through menus. Switches between character skill types and item types in the status screen and the "list" option item screen respectively.
 * psx: C Confirm.
 * psx: X Cancel.
 * psx: S When in long lists, hold square for "quick scrolls", which let you scroll through items in batches.
 * psx: Select Help.

World Map Controls

 * psx: Neutral Lstick Move/scroll the map. It will scroll past your view only when the cursor reaches the edge
 * psx: C Confirm
 * psx: X Cancel
 * psx: T Bring up the menu
 * psx: S Hold square to move the map view without needing to put the cursor on an edge
 * psx: Select Help
 * psx: Start Bring up the menu
 * psx: L1 psx: R1 Zoom in/out of the world map

Formation Screen Controls

 * psx: Neutral Lstick Move the cursor from one character to another
 * psx: C Bring up more information on highlighted character
 * psx: X Return to world map/battle
 * psx: T Bring up the menu
 * psx: S Toggle between header and character info view on or off
 * psx: Select Help
 * psx: Start Bring up the menu
 * psx: L1 psx: R1 Move the cursor from one character to another
 * psx: L2 psx: R2 Toggle the character info displayed beneath each character

Battle Controls

 * psx: Neutral Lstick Move the cursor from tile to tile.
 * psx: C If there is a player-controlled character on the highlighted tile, it will allow you to view its status, as well as to choose auto-battle commands. If there is a computer-controlled character on the tile, be it allied or enemy, it will simply let you view its status. If there is no character on the highlighted tile, pressing circle instantly returns you to your active character and opens up his or her action menu.
 * psx: X Cancel the current action.
 * psx: T Open up the battle menu, consisting of the AT list, the Unit list, and the options.
 * psx: S When held down, highlights enemy units in red and allied units in blue.
 * psx: Select Show information about the selected tile, as well as the Geomancer Elemental skill that applies to it.
 * psx: Start Highlight the character who will be next to move after the previously highlighted one using this method.
 * psx: L1 psx: R1 Rotate the map counterclockwise and clockwise, respectively.
 * psx: L2 Zoom in/out of the map.
 * psx: R2 Toggle the tilt of the view between low and high.