Final Fantasy Tactics/Game controls

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Final Fantasy Tactics | Table of Contents | Walkthrough

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.

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[edit] Menu Controls

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

[edit] World Map Controls

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

[edit] Formation Screen Controls

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

[edit] Battle Controls

  • Neutral lstick Move the cursor from tile to tile.
  • C button 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.
  • X button Cancel the current action.
  • T button Open up the battle menu, consisting of the AT list, the Unit list, and the options.
  • S button When held down, highlights enemy units in red and allied units in blue.
  • Select button Show information about the selected tile, as well as the Geomancer Elemental skill that applies to it.
  • Start button Highlight the character who will be next to move after the previously highlighted one using this method.
  • L1 button R1 button Rotate the map counterclockwise and clockwise, respectively.
  • L2 button Zoom in/out of the map.
  • R2 button Toggle the tilt of the view between low and high.
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