Whenever I shift paradigms in Final Fantasy XIII, sometimes I get the animation for each individual character switching paradigms, and sometimes I get the animation for all three switching at the same time which is tremendously faster.

I think I get the individual animations while I'm currently attacking an enemy, but I'm not sure if that is the reason.

How do I consistently get the animation where everyone switches paradigms at the same time?

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The first time you shift in a battle, you get the full animation where each character changes one at a time. All future shifts in that fight are the abbreviated version.

I believe there are a handful of times where you can skip the full-length animation on the first transition, such as during certain jump attacks, but then you might get the full animation on the next transition instead.

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