Basic Controls

DUALSHOCK®4 wireless controller

Lobby

Directional buttons/left stick: Select item*
Left stick: Move
Right stick: Move camera
button: Reset camera
OPTIONS button: Open menu
button: Talk/Back*
  button: Jump/Confirm
button: Show/hide mini-map
Hold down  button: Show world map
Select a facility + button: Fast-travel

*When a choice is displayed.

Battle

●Moving/Dodging

Moving: Left stick
Jump:  button
Chase: button
Escape: button while being attacked (also works in mid-air)
Guard: button
Sidestep: button + left stick
High-Speed Dodge: button immediately before opponent’s attack (also works in mid-air)
Quick Move:  button + left stick during a Rush

●Basic Attacks

Rush: button (also works in mid-air)
Smash: Hold down button
Vertical Combo: Left stick upwards + button or Left stick downwards + button
Heavy Blow: button (also works in mid-air)
Heavy Smash: Hold down button
Rush Up / Rush Down: button during a Rush
Rush Pursuit: or button after launching your opponent with a Rush or Smash attack
Pursuit Attack: or button during a chase (also works in mid-air)
High-Speed Counter: button immediately before opponent’s attack (also works in mid-air)
Throw: button

●Special Actions

Ability 1/2/3: button + , , or button
Support Attack: Hold down button
Energy Charge: Hold down button
Switch:  button (also works in mid-air)

●Awakened Actions

Awaken*: button (while standing still or being attacked)
Awakened Team Attack*: button (while attacking)
Awakened Ability*: button + button

*Uses over 50% of the Awakening Gauge.

●Other

Pause Menu: OPTIONS button during a battle