Complete Battle Talent VR Controls Guide And A Few Tips

Want to know the controls in the awesome VR Fighting Game Battle Talent VR?

Well, look no further because here they are, and a couple of tips for Battle Talent.

This guide assumes that you are using the default controls setup, and your controls can be changed in the settings menu that you can open by pressing the yellow button on your left wrist in the game, or when starting the game.

These controls also assume you are playing the game using a Meta Quest headset and therefore use the Oculus touch controller button layout. Different VR controller types will still have similar buttons that will work in the same fashion.

The Battle Talent Controls

Left Joystick - Move in the direction that you point the joystick in. Pump your arms up and down (as though you’re running) to increase your movement speed and run in the game (this can be changed in the settings menu). Pressing in on the left joystick also dodges backward if you have the dodge talent unlocked.

Right Joystick - Turn by pointing it left or right, either snap or smooth depending on your options. Pulling the right joystick backward also dodges if you have the dodge talent. Pressing the right joystick forward kicks if you have the Kick talent.

Grip buttons - Holds an item with your hand, and also distance grabs an item if you see the circle around its grip while you hover your hand over that item to get its description. Grip a holster to take the item out of it. You can also grab enemies and tear them apart with the appropriate talent, or just grab them without the talent, though this won’t work on tougher or larger opponents. There is even a special holster on your chest for potions.

Trigger - Activate the special ability of a weapon held in your hand. Opens or closes a potion bottle if the hand is holding a potion. If you have a spell gem in that hand and aren’t holding a weapon holding down the trigger will cast the spell in the gem. Pressing the trigger also selects things in in-game menus.

B - Jump, also skips dialog.

Y - Slow motion if you have the slow motion talent.

Oculus Button - Open the Oculus/Meta menu as in any Quest game.

Battle Talent Tips

As you can see in the controls above you’ll need to pump your arms to run, unless you change the arm swing options in the settings.

I recommend that you keep the arm swinging option on because it makes the movement in this game much more immersive and interesting during combat. Having to pump your arms to run keeps you from accidentally running too close to enemies before fighting them, which is a very common problem in VR Fighting Games.

However, it can be a little annoying when you’re holding a two handed weapon using both of your hands.

You might naturally think that the best option here is to let go of your two handed weapon with one of your hands so that both can move independently, but you don’t have to do this to run in Battle Talent while holding a two handed weapon.

Instead, you can move your arms up and down while still holding the weapon, which lets you run while maintaining your grip. Just keep holding on and move one hand up while moving the other downwards.

Just like you can swing your arms to run faster, if you swing your arms while jumping you will jump higher! This is especially useful for parkour challenges or jumping over gaps in dungeons.

Running by swinging your arms in Battle Talent VR

One final note, pay attention to how you’re blocking your opponents’ attacks. Some attacks will also cause the enemy’s weapon to have red particles dance along it.

Those red attacks can only be blocked by “deflecting” it. Deflecting an attack is done by swinging at your opponent’s weapon while they are swinging. This will not only block any attack but also stun most enemies. This also works on normal attacks! Deflecting attacks makes fighting bosses in Battle Talent much easier.

That’s it for the Battle Talent Controls and also a few tips about the game. If you have any more tips to share feel free to post them in the comments. Enjoy!