FFXIII Demo Longer Than Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children

Well now, this changes our view of things...quite drastically.

At Square-Enix's special private party event last month - the oddly-named DKS3713 showcase - most Final Fantasy fans were desperately hoping for the official announcement that a sequel to or remake of Final Fantasy VII was in the works. Sadly, that announcement never came, and the biggest news of the event centered on the PS3 exclusive Final Fantasy XIII demo that would come with the Blu-Ray release of "Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children" in March of next year. So some of you were all disappointed and said, "oh, yippee," with a very sarcastic tone of voice. Yes, we know what you wanted, and that wasn't it. But are you aware how long this FFXIII playable demo is supposed to be...?

Clearly not, because if you were, you'd stop being sarcastic and suddenly become very excited. Yeah, some demos in the past (like the Heavenly Sword demo that clocked in at under 10 minutes) have been exceedingly short, but this demo most certainly won't be. As a frame of reference "Advent Children" is 101 minutes long, but the demo, which will come on a separate disc, is reported to be longer than the movie! The latest Famitsu has supposedly confirmed this, and furthermore, we learn that the demo will "be based on the opening section of the game," unlike the FFXII demo that came with Dragon Quest VIII. If that's not incentive to pick up the "Advent Children" Blu-Ray Collection, than absolutely nothing is. You just ain't a FF fan.

Now, all of a sudden, we want to hear a great deal more about that demo, and we're salivating at the thought of playing two hours worth of FFXIII in March!

Related Game(s): Final Fantasy XIII

8/16/2008 Ben Dutka

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cheng
Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 10:58:54 AM
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are ya SEEEEERIOUS!!

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pavlovic
Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 10:59:43 AM
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If that's accurate I don't think that the demo will be available on XBL.

A great deal for all the FF fans... thank you Square Enix?

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ffrulez
Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 2:26:05 AM

if it was on xbox live thatd cause a disruption cos ps3 owners hav to buy a movie but xbox owners get to download it

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MirrorSoul
Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 11:05:48 AM
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This will rock Ben you have officially turnd my "Yay" into a "Yippie Ki Yay...you know the rest" Lol. Alos your most likley right palovic XBL has limits on everything. So we will most likley have an Exclusive Demo (Never Heard of One of those lol)

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ffrulez
Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 2:27:17 AM

naa s-e already went too far by making it for xbox, they will go that extra bit to hav a 360 demo too

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psxjunkhead85
Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 12:00:52 PM
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I guess this was a big announcement after all.

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www
Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 12:04:52 PM
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I luv FF series,only played FF X n FF XII,and aint neva finished any,but anytime i hear a new FF comin out am ready to go cap it but,deep down i always got the feelin i won't get far.Hope i beat this FFxiii though.

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ffrulez
Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 2:30:28 AM

lol i hav beaten final fantasys 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,x-2 and 12... i have to say they are all very difficult but clockable, good luck with 13!

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Luan
Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 12:22:14 PM
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BIG announcement...literally...awesomeeeeee take that fu**ing microsoft!
god I hate Windows...
but anyway, I hope you get to play like the first 2 hours of the game...cos I hate demos that play from the middle of the full product...damn im not even making any sense!
whatever -.-

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ffrulez
Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 2:30:56 AM

Windows is awesome, its just really slow and bad security

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AceTatsujin
Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 1:16:42 PM
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@t^%@#%YEA@!!!

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LegendaryWolfeh
Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 1:17:14 PM
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om gosh =O another comment pending moderator approval lol oh well, exclusive ps3 demo then? either way i'm getting this =) i already have advent children but hey, i'm all for the blu-ray version =)

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Mista
Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 1:32:38 PM
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I have AC on PSP but have been waiting for the Blu Ray version. I almost broke down and bought the limited edition dvd's at FYE the other day on sale... Guess I'm gonna pre order at Best Buy... Now if Transformers would hurry the hell up.

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Advent Child
Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 2:51:48 AM

I don't know if transformers is coming to Blu-Ray man. It would have to go through another printing and I don't really see it happening unless a combo or something comes out with transformers 2.

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Minishmaru
Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 1:24:52 PM

Transformers is supposed to be coming out I think September? So yeah, Michael Bay already said it in his blog awhile back and considering he was backing the bluray back when hd was still around. So yeah he was quite pissed about that. No worries tho we'll get it soon enough

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Daedusian
Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 1:36:30 PM
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WOW a 2 hour demo!? Definitely picking this movie up if this is true. Altho I would probably pick it up anyways lol.

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ffrulez
Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 2:32:49 AM

But i hav to say... picking up a movie just for the bonus disc... i am gonna but come on! what a waste of a movie? is anyone here gonna watch that movie or are they kjsut gonna rip open the case and forget about it and play ff13?

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Fatcat3788
Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 2:18:00 PM
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All I can say is... "Wow..." That is freakin amazing!

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ActionJackson
Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 3:25:16 PM
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Holy Sh**.
Excuse me for a moment.

*fanboy squee*

Yes everyone, that was a fanBOY squee, and no, it was not sarcastic.

I still remember the FF XII demo. It was so short, but it was so very good. To have two hours of FF XIII goodness amazes me. If it is anything like the FF XII demo, errrrr....words cannot describe.....Amazing. This was the big news. Sweet dude.

Last edited by Ben Dutka PSXE on 8/16/2008 6:52:28 PM

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ffrulez
Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 2:36:46 AM

The only ff demo i got was 8... man... those were the days!!!!!
i went to the video store one day to rent out metal gear solid 3 but it wasnt there! final fantasy 12 was there... i played it and it was awesome!!!
turns out i rented it out on the european and oceanic release date! and it was the fourth ff i played...
i hav mgs3 now lol and ff12...
i hav also beaten all 12 numbered ffs except 11... and x-2.
so... i just hope they make ps3 games quicker... mgs4 took 3 years after first announcement!

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AntDC
Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 5:50:05 PM
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Freaking awesome. And here's me thinking that Square had thrown sand in our eyes, turns out quite the opposite! Cheers guys.

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ffrulez
Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 2:48:12 AM

dont get ur hopes up yet... it could be full of opening movies then gameplay... just like mgs4

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SerendipityDeus
Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 10:17:29 PM
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I think my heart skipped a beat WOOT!! Things are looking good finally

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hydro
Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 10:30:07 PM
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So maybe that explains why its on a blue ray disk. I'm only hoping that the demo will have save spots. So when the final game is released, we all can load up that save data, instead of playing through 2 hours again. Now how about a demo or a release date for Versus, or is that to much the ask for?

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ffrulez
Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 2:38:26 AM

naa no save spots, thatd be cheating i reckon... EVERYONE will hav identical save spots... creepy.

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Jed
Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 10:38:32 PM
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damn, I wish March came sooner, I was really bummed out about the announcement, but this is pretty cool. I wonder how much it will cost.

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ceedot
Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 12:22:20 AM
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Wait, is it a playable demo or just a walkthrough video?

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ffrulez
Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 2:24:30 AM

a playable demo most likely

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aaronisbla
Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 12:24:31 AM
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Im officially buying the blu ray movie

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ffrulez
Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 2:46:53 AM

yeah but r u gonna watch it or just play the demo? imagine it! i would just play the demo till i get bored THEN watch the movie.

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Advent Child
Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 2:52:42 AM
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Well I was already planning on getting the Blu Ray but this is quite the nice little bonus to go along with it.

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LowKii
Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 12:12:22 AM
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Well this is a rather nice suprise, NOT!!!
F!! XBOX and F!! SQUARE ENIX!!. how dare they release final fantasy for the crap-box what is wrong with them? I already sent them a letter telling them they have lost a loyal fan. But what really fried my bacon was when the announcement that Star Ocean 4 will be released on Crap-box. the thrill of knowing that I am playing a game that those little whiner fanboys of the crap box cannot play, is gone. Screw S.E. and screw micropenis.

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ffrulez
Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 2:40:49 AM

hey man cheer up, the 360 isnt THAT bad... its just that the ps3 makes it look like a piece of garbage... Sqaure-Enix is just greedy for money... and lazy if they ant be bothered enhancing the game for dual layered blu-ray...
wouldnt using up a whole blu-ray disc just for a demo be a waste of space?

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Pavex
Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 1:32:37 AM
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this is GREAT news!! but......i wonder HOW much will be "playable" or will it be alot of cgi scenes? i know there'll be a few....i HOPE not too many!

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ffrulez
Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 2:22:25 AM

yeah, it better not be like the mgs4 opening.. dont get me wrong i loved the mgs4 opening but for a demo thats sposed to be 2 hours... people automatically presume its all playable

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ffrulez
Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 2:16:50 AM
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Why did they make it for 360? i think they are just money greedy! and how much money did they earn from the past 12 games and several other spinoffs?
anyways... this is a must-buy, as long as the 360 version is crappier, i'll be laughing myself silly and the 360 owners will wonder why DVD doesnt math up to Blu-Ray and why a DualCore doesnt match up with the Cell Broadband engine and why their standard controller doesnt match up with dualshock 3... muahahahaha
Bic and Watties will soooner make a game console than xbox 360 is greater than ps3.

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Minishmaru
Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 7:41:57 AM

of course its about money. If its supposed to be an exclusive and all of a sudden the 360 gets its greedy hands on it....yeah most definitly money WAS the factor no matter what kinda bs they try to tell you.

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Minishmaru
Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 7:39:31 AM
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damn, your right Ben...this does make me change my opinion...temporarily atleast cuz who knows if this'll be an exclusive demo just cuz of the PS3's blu ray capabilities or if it'll be available for the XBL marketplace. Pretty cool tho nonetheless

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Orvisman
Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 9:15:25 AM
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@ Advent Children

I believe Transformers has already been announced on Blue Ray.

@ Pavlovic
"If that's accurate I don't think that the demo will be available on XBL."

I keep seeing users commenting on 360 owners getting a FFXIII demo too. Correct me if I'm wrong, but Square won't be developing the 360 version of FFXIII until the PS3 version is complete. Therefore, 360 owners probably won't get a demo until much later than March 2009. Unless SquEnix puts a development team to convert the PS3 demo code to 360 code, the PS3 demo won't rund on the 360. I don't see SquEnix devoting resources to this so 360 owners get a demo in March 2009. I could be wrong, but I don't think so.

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Kiengo
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 4:13:53 PM
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What a great idea Squeenix had to make sure that the movie sells well. What fools they must think us to be! .....I'm picking it up the day it comes out >.>

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Deleted User
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 10:56:00 PM
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Im not getting it Ben but I'm still a FF fan! I personally think that would be dumb in my opinion because who would want to play through the same part of the story twice?(the demo then the actual game) if they make it where you can transfer your save then maybe but like i said its my opinion.

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