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Classic Mode exposes separate weapon skills. Adventure Mode combines actions into contextual Attack, React and Burst inputs; their behavior depends on the Adventurer and combat state.

Action	Classic	Adventure
Attacking	Basic Attack and three weapon skills	Contextual Attack and Burst
Defence	Evade, crouch and weapon-specific guards	React: evade or weapon-specific defence
Sheathing	Manual button available	Manual button absent
Items	Tap to use; hold to select	Tap to use; hold to select
Ultimate	Separate action	Separate action

Mode Settings

After the prologue, open Settings to switch modes. Layouts and button prompts can also be adjusted.

Adventure Mode shows red incoming-attack warnings. Practice each weapon's reactions and follow-ups after changing the layout.