Button Mapping

[Kamako]

Using your preferred controller, map one action to each button.

Circle = Guard
Cross = Jump
Square = Attack
Triangle = Menu
R1 = Lock On
L1 = Special
L2 = Held for second moveset
R2 = Slide

 

[Yousef]

Map all to X cuz I like to multitask.

 

[Kamako]

Map all to X cuz I like to multitask.

Embracing that Half Light all-or-nothing approach

 

[Ikagura]

Square to attack/doing the action should've been standard since the PS2 era imo.

 

[Elwiwi]

Y (Nintendo)
Square ( playstation)
X( Xbox)
All of that
run and b, circle, a to jump
This is the only way of doing things

 

[Kamako]

Square to attack/doing the action should've been standard since the PS2 era imo.

I instantly relate it to aiming/firing/attacking from MGS1

 

[Ikagura]

I instantly relate it to aiming/firing/attacking from MGS1

And I do that for any modern game. Especially with the later Ys games as I find it more natural for my thumb finger to hold a 30° angle by default.

 

[Nidstang]

I don't really change console games much, aside from specific instances.
But on PC:
CTRL- Crouch (toggle)
E - Use
Space - Jump
R - Reload
WASD - Move
Q - Special
V - Flashlight
F - Melee
Side mouse 1 - Grenades
Side Mouse 2 - alt attack/fire
Shift - Spring (toggle)

I also always set my FOV to 110, turn off motion blur, turn off chromatic aberration, turn off depth of field, and set mouse sensitivity to extremely low. I like 180 degree turns to equal the length of my arm moving from one end of my mouse mat to the other.

 

[Kamako]

I also always set my FOV to 110

I'm still trying to get my head around my preferred FOV settings. I've been playing The Talos Principle 2 on and off for about a year or so, and I'm always messing with the FOV setting and nothing's clicked yet that's made me say "Ah! This is the perfect setting!". I'll try 110 next

 

[ciro64]

Green = Jump
Blue = Attack / SMB run
Red or Yellow = Alt attack / Special attack
Space bar = Dodge / Spelunky rope / Blip Blop's cow bomb
Shift = duck
White buttons = misc stuff

Something like that

 

[Nidstang]

I'm still trying to get my head around my preferred FOV settings. I've been playing The Talos Principle 2 on and off for about a year or so, and I'm always messing with the FOV setting and nothing's clicked yet that's made me say "Ah! This is the perfect setting!". I'll try 110 next

Yea 110 is my sweet spot.
Here is a helpful FOV calculator if you want to mess around. Accounts for both horizontal and vertical FOV computation

Horizontal/Vertical FOV Calculator

Online Horizontal / Vertical Field of View calculator and converter for games, including popular monitor setup presets.

themetalmuncher.github.io

 

[Sir Auriel of Lionel]

With the exception of the Switch and other Nintendo titles on GBA/DS I will always switch the O/X to reflect western conventional mapping I grew up with.
X - Action/Attack
O - Cancel/Run
Square - Dodge/Block/Jump/Action (if action and attack are separate)
Triangle - Menu/Map
For Keyboard I will usually look for a controller option. If not my Deck might pick up the slack like the time I spent 1 hour remapping the controls until I got internet and found a map on steam.

 

[Ikagura]

With the exception of the Switch and other Nintendo titles on GBA/DS I will always switch the O/X to reflect western conventional mapping I grew up with.
X - Action/Attack
O - Cancel/Run
Square - Dodge/Block/Jump/Action (if action and attack are separate)
Triangle - Menu/Map
For Keyboard I will usually look for a controller option. If not my Deck might pick up the slack like the time I spent 1 hour remapping the controls until I got internet and found a map on steam.

Sony confused us...

 

[ciro64]

Sony confused us...

I miss when triangle was the back button.

Actually, I miss when N64's B was back button.

 

[Sir Auriel of Lionel]

Sony confused us...

Sony was that fun dad on the weekends that taught you it was okay just have fun I'll be in the other room totally not getting high, I can hear you if you leave!

 

[diapered]

The great debate: should "action/confirm" be X or O ?

 

[Ikagura]

I miss when triangle was the back button.

Actually, I miss when N64's B was back button.

Was there an actual official explanation for that Triangle button being for going back?

 

[RageBurner]

I like having critical actions clustered close so in my case, using the Dual Shock 4 (my preferred controller):

Circle = Slide
Cross = Jump
Square = Attack
Triangle = Special

R1 = Guard
L1 = Held for second moveset
L2 = Menu
R2 = Lock On

Is there any particular reason why the menu can't be mapped to a less used button like L3, R3, start or select (or option and share, whatever)?

 

[NeonKnights]

Circle = Flashlight
Cross = Attack/Search
Square = Hold to Run
Triangle = Map
R1 = Strafe right
L1 = Strafe left
L2 = First person POV/Look forward
R2 = Ready Weapon

Press the "Do" button.
Though seriously Sony/Kutaragi or whoever should have decided on a single button for Playstation worldwide.

 

[RageBurner]

Circle = Flashlight
Cross = Attack/Search
Square = Hold to Run
Triangle = Map
R1 = Strafe right
L1 = Strafe left
L2 = First person POV/Look forward
R2 = Ready Weapon

Press the "Do" button.
Though seriously Sony/Kutaragi or whoever should have decided on a single button for Playstation worldwide.

It doesn't help that the MH games I played the most were fan translated from Japanese (Portable 3rd and the 3DS version of GU), and they use circle to confirm, so I got used to it. When playing a modern MH game I always swap now so that circle will confirm.

 

[Yousef]

I’m gonna really annoy someone here by mapping jump to circle.

 

[Yousef]

I’m gonna really annoy someone here by mapping jump to circle.

Blame kingdom hearts.

 

[RageBurner]

Blame kingdom hearts.

Oh? I played very little of that. My brain maps circle (or B or A, depending on your controller preference) as "defensive maneuver", be it dash, dodge, roll, or what have you.

 

[SleepyRyGuy]

Trying to figure out button-mapping for retroarch for the pc88 emulation which I believe is controlled via keyboard. Trying to sync it up with my ps5 controller is not working. I JUST WANT TO PLAY 46 Okunen Monogatari: The Shinka Ron. Let me play this damn game already lol

 

[RageBurner]

Trying to figure out button-mapping for retroarch

Ah, I can hear your wails of suffering, I assure you. Control mapping on Retroarch is one of the absolutely most dreadful experiences one can have.