Gamerescape Interview: Summons, Chocobos, Train Tracks and Rocks

[Ramsey]

No he was pretty clear, it's there for the people who want to see themselves jump. That's it.

All we can infer is that it won't be necessary to jump for gameplay reasons, or aid us in any way in battling enemies. I.E. we won't be required to platform, or jump to dodge moves.

But that doesn't mean we won't be able to use it to jump over a small fence instead of going around, or jump down a cliff instead of awkwardly falling off of it.

Obviously we'll have to wait and see, but until we see it, it's not a response that leaves nothing up to interpretation.