And you NEVER use Manual on a Tales game that has Free-Running.
Well maybe I don't like running towards my enemy every [tornado fang]ing time I hit the attack button, seriously that's why I can't stand Semi-Auto, and don't say you do Semi-Auto because Free Run makes you take more damage if you get hit and Semi-Auto will guard automatically, that wasn't my problem, my problem was Emil not [tornado fang]ing responding when I hit buttons and getting his stupid ass staggered and dazed.
What if I want to play as a Spellcaster? Not that I really want to but they do this stupid [parasitic bomb] where they get all cozy to an enemy before casting if you play on Semi-Auto.
Maybe I want to use Havoc Strike and not have it do nothing, I had it set to UP+O but it didn't do ANYTHING, no jumping, no attack, nothing.
And again, coming right off of Symphonia where the controls worked and I primarily used the D-Pad in fights so I didn't do a Demonic Thrust (Side+O) when I meant to do a Raining Tiger Blade (Down+O), in DotNW they didn't bother to put in options to change controls or to use the D-Pad. Free Run in that sucked anyway, too slow and why do I need to guard to use it? In fact really I never use Free Run unless I'm cornered and I never got cornered, just staggered to [parasitic bomb].
Point is, it frustrated me and turned me off from it.