Final Fantasy 8

Basic Configuration

Direction Pad
Field Screen:
1) Moves your character in the Field Screen or in the World Map screen.
2) Select your options / messages
3) Select items while in a shop

Menu Screen:
1) Moves the cursor. It is used to switch attack,defense status and Junction attribute attacks / Defense menus when Junction Magic is present fromthe Junction Menu

Battle Screen
1) Use to move your cursor to select your commandsduring combat.

Start button
Field Screen
1) Use to pause the game and provides the Help Function and use to turn on/off the vibration

Menu Screen
1) N/A

Battle Screen
1) Use to pause the game and provides the Help Function and use to turn on/off the vibration

Select Button
Field Screen
1) Turns on the World Map when you have a vehicle.

Menu Screen
1) N/A

Battle Screen
1) Turn off the command menu display when being pressed only.

X Button
Field Screen
1) Use to talk to people
2) Use to attempt to draw magic from Draw Points
3) Selecting your commands.
4) Use to examine items, examine a ladder, press Up to climb up the ladder and Down to climb down the ladder
5) Confirms the selection of the items that you want to sell or buy in the shops.
6) Allows your character to board the elevator.

Menu Screen
1) Use to confirm selected command

Battle Screen
1) Use to confirm selected command

Triangle Button
Field Screen
1) When holding Triangle, it will cause Squall and party to walk slowly, in a serious manner!
Menu Screen
1) Cancels your commands

Battle Screen
1) Cancels your battle commands

Square Button
Field Screen
1) Use to challenge opponents to play the Card Game [available after receiving the cards from the man near the elevator of 2nd Floor of Garden Academy.]

Menu Screen
1) Allows you jump between menus.

Battle Screen
1) Use to raise the GF attacking strength when pressed with a good timing, available after learned GF ability's "Boost"

Circle Button
Field Screen
1) Activates the Menu Screen

Menu Screen
1) N/A

Battle Screen
1) Change to the character whom still be able to accept commands.

L1 Button
Field Screen
1) Rotates the camera view

Menu Screen
1) Switches target character/G.F. [right direction]
2) Switches language from Katakana, Hiragana, English during input your character's name. [towards left]

Battle Screen
1) Uses to turn on/off the Target window.

R1 Button
Field Screen
1) Rotates the camera view

Menu Screen
1) Switches target character/G.F. [left direction]
2) Switches language from Katakana, Hiragana, English during input your character's name [right direction]

Battle Screen
1) Trigger [in Squall's Limit Break]

L2 Button
Field Screen
1) Rotates the camera view

Menu Screen
1) N/A

Battle Screen
1) Escape from battles [hold together with R2 button]

R2 Button
Field Screen
1) Rotates the camera view.

Menu Screen
1) N/A

Battle Screen
1) Escape from battles [hold together with L2 button]

Now you are ready, let's begin the walkthrough!

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