P4AU/Controls

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Controls

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Eight Directions, Two Attacks, and Two Persona Attacks

Like most arcade fighting games this game uses an 8 way direction joystick (or pad), and buttons.
There are 4 attack buttons in total: A (weak), B (strong), C (Persona Attack), D (Persona Rush).

Notation

Players use Numpad Notation when discussing the game online in order to overcome the language barrier international players have when discussing things like special move inputs and strict, complex combos.

Basic Joystick Commands

Beyond your basic walk/jump/crouch commands, Ultimax has a variety of movement options:

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run forward. Keep holding Template:6 to keep running forward
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Backstep. Backsteps move a preset distance and have a bit of startup invincibility. It is primarily used to avoid incoming attacks or as a last-ditch defensive option.
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High jump. After a high jump, you can not double jump, but you can air dash! Pressing Template:2Template:7 or Template:2Template:9 will have you high jump in the specified direction. You can use any downward direction for the Template:2 input - doing Template:3Template:8 will still give you a high jump.
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Air dash in the specified direction. Air dashes quickly cover a lot space, but you can not block while air dashing. This makes them high risk, high reward movement option.
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Double jump. Pretty self explanatory. You can also use Template:7 or Template:9 to double jump in the specified direction.

Special Commands

Special commands in Ultimax are relegated to mostly Template:236 and Template:236236 type motions to accommodate new players to the fighting game genre by removing the more complex inputs found in most other fighting games.
If you find yourself having issues executing these motions, go to training mode and perform the motion slowly until you're comfortable, then gradually perform it faster until you are comfortable doing it in a match; these motions must become second nature to you. One piece of advice is to try and emphasize the Template:2 and Template:6 when inputting the motion to make sure you end where you are supposed to.

Universal Button Commands

All-Out Attack (A.png + B.png)
Attack that must be blocked high and automatically guards against most attacks.
Does not guard against Throws and Supers
Sweep (Template:2A.png + B.png)
Crouching attack that knocks down the opponent. Most Sweeps also go under Chest attacks like Mitsuru's 5A and Yu's 5B.
Throw (C.png + GGD.png)
Short range attack that can not be blocked. Players can escape a throw by inputting a throw right after they are thrown.
Throws can also be done while airborne!
Furious Action (B.png + GGD.png)
Attack that is fully invincible and is used to stop an overly offensive opponent.
Each character's Furious Action is unique. For example, Yu's is a rising sword slash, while Yosuke's is a dodge + counter attack.
Evasive Action (A.png + C.png)
Dodge move that can avoid most attacks, as well as move through the opponent. Evasive Actions have vulnerable recovery at the end.
Evasive Actions will lose to throws and are even available when paralyzed!
Hop (Template:2A.png + C.png)
Short hop that has a few interesting properties.
  • Low and throw invincible on Frame 1. It is also avaialbe even when paralyzed!
  • Pressure Reset. Blockstring > Hop > Attack to reset pressure and start a new blockstring
  • Combos. Junpei commonly uses this his Victory Cry combos
Ukemi (Press any button when knocked down)
You will be invincible while you ukemi. Occasionally players will delay their ukemi to throw off the opponent's timing should they try to go for a mixup or block string.
Air Ukemi (Hold any button while getting hit in the air)
You will recovery with a bit of invincibility as soon as the blue bar empties.
You can also hold Template:4 or Template:6 or Template:8 or Template:5 to choose which direction you will recover. Some players choose to delay their air ukemi to throw off the opponent's timing should they try to go for a reset or block string.
Guard Cancel Attack (Template:6A.png + B.png while blocking)
Cancel Guard into an invincible attack for 50 SP to knock the opponent away and stop their offensive momentum.
Guard Cancel Evasive Action (Template:6A.png + C.png while blocking)
Cancel Guard into an Evasive Action for 50 SP to avoid an opponent's pressure and retaliate.
One More Cancel (A.png + B.png + C.png)
Cancel almost any attack into neutral state for 50SP. Staple tool used in combos, pressure resets, and making unsafe attacks safe.
Burst (A.png + C.png + GGD.png, Normal Type Characters Only)
Very strong tool that costs the entire Burst Gauge. Bursts do different things depending on the context and are distinguished by different colors.
  • Gold Bursts (officially called MAX Burst)
  • Blue
  • Red
Shadow Frenzy (A.png + C.png + GGD.png, Shadow Type Characters Only)