Everyone who played Final Fantasy XV will recognize a lot of Noctis' moves since they're mostly retained from the original game. Overall, Noctis is a quite simple defensive character with a wide variety of tools to keep his opponent away and punish them on blocks and whiffs. With help of his royal arms, Noctis can easily deal a huge amount of damage with his mid-long attacks while they simply won't be able to reach him. And his f+2, a warp strike, is probably one of the best punishes in the entire game. However, in close combat, Noctis suffers more from lacking viable pokes, strings, and command throws. He can still be a threat while having an upper hand, but overall Noctis shows his true potential and efficiency while maintaining distance.