http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLeOsVzdyyQ start around min 3 to see the combat system. I had seen another video but haven't found it again where it shows noctis in open world game play able to slide down cliffs jump over things jump down the cliff and it wasn't the kind that was in FFXIII... it was free jumping you can even see a hint of it when he jumps on the tank.