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I think the whole "magitek" thing is probably the most consistent thing in JRPGs. That and absurd levels of upper power.
You definitely need to break from the "what real humans can do" to feel right to me. Insane leap distances, inhuman toughness/strength, etc.
Yes, but you'll notice that JRPG protagonists can only do all those amazing things in combat. They still have to walk everywhere including the final space-dimension dungeon, they still have to sneak around mundane guards, and they still get blocked by 10-foot walls.
I remember a youtuber called Spoony getting indignant while playing Final Fantasy VIII when some random soldier forbade him entrance somewhere unless he first proved his courage... this shortly after defeating Diablos! The way he put it was, "How about I summon the devil to peel your face off and fuck your eye sockets, because I beat him and he's my bitch now?"