○ buttonB button There are many situations in which you can cooperate with your partner. Press the ○ buttonB button when you need to perform a partner action to get your partner into position. (Press the ×buttonAbutton to cancel the partner action)
Press the ○ buttonB button while you are waiting for your partner to check on their status.
Communicating with your partner
Look at / Call out to your partner
Hold the ○ buttonB button and press the L2 button or R2 button or a directional buttonLB or RB or the directional pad to "thank" or "instruct" your partner in various ways.
Hold the ○ buttonB button and press directional button left directional pad left Instruct your partner to wait.
Go
Hold the ○ buttonB button and press directional button up directional pad up Have your partner take the lead.
Follow
Hold the ○ buttonB button and press directional button up directional pad up Have your partner follow you.
Thanks
Hold the ○ buttonB button and press L2 button LB Thank your partner.
Praise
Hold the ○ buttonB button and press R2 buttonRB Praise your partner.
Attacking Instructions (Setting tags)
Press and hold the L1 buttonLT, aim at an enemy, and press the ○ buttonB button to tag that enemy. Your partner will attack any tagged enemies first. (Press and hold the L1 buttonLT, move the cursor off of the tagged enemy, and press the ○ buttonB button to untag that enemy)
R2 buttonRB Use your health tablets to free your partner from the Dying state and replenish their Vitality Gauge at the same time. (The number of tablets you give will depend on how many times you press R2 button RB.)
Hint
* Health tablets required.
Share Item (Split-Screen Only)
You can give your partner items such as herbs or ammunition during split screen play.
Open your item slots
Select the item you wish to give
Select to give the item
Hint
* The distance between you and your partner will not affect giving items