Overview
These bindings are meant to help keyboard players match the controller player’s reaction time in online mode. I’m seeing a lot of people suggest rpg controls; this extremely counter-intuitive, and unhelpful to people who want to play fast and need to be on a keyboard.
Default Controls + Settings Menu
These are the default keyboard controls for the game.
Press back (backspace) at the main menu to change keyboard controls.
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Layout
These controls are closer to a controller layout, in terms of finger position and reaction time. Things like the guard substitution and support are switched around because I personally prefer my block button to be closer than my support.
EDIT: Uploaded the image I said I was gonna make a decade ago. Like anything else get used to the layout before jumping straight into the online.
(Jump) A: D
(Melee) B: F
(Shuriken) X: S
(Chakra) Y: E
Start: Enter
Back: Backspace
(Left Support) Left Back: Q
(Substitution) Left Trigger: W
(Block) Right Trigger: R
(Right Support) Right Back: T
(Movement) Left Stick Up: I
(Movement) Left Stick Right: L
(Movement) Left Stick Down: K
(Movement) Left Stick Left: J
(Useless) Right Stick Up: Num4
(Quick access to Left Leader Change) Right Stick Left: O
(Quick access to Right Leader Change) Right Stick Right: P
(Useless) Right Stick Down: Num 2
(Quick access to guard break) DPAD Up: N
(Item) DPAD Left: Left Arrow
(Item) DPAD Down: Down Arrow
(Item) DPAD Right: Right Arrow
(Horde Battle Camera) Left Stick Click: C
(Horde Battle Camera) Right Stick Click: V
If your hands get sore using a controller, this is a painless alternative.
You can create a “radial” around your movement keys that activates important items or tag teams. Better for desktop keyboards and/or if you don’t want to reach for the arrow keys.