Detailing Final Fantasy 13's Controls Print News | Category: News Kotaku posted a breakdown of the controls for the Final Fantasy demo that was premiered at the “Premiere Party” we covered previously. The controls are the same as the bundled demo that came out in Japan last March. If you’d like to know how it plays look below.
• 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)
