The much-hyped Final Fantasy VII announcement at that fabulous function with the bizarrest naming (DKS3713, you are permanently logged in my head) doured quite a few avid fans…after we doured the hopes of the majority of them before the event.
However, the shining spot of the event came when Square-Enix announced the first ever Final Fantasy XIII demo to be shipped with Blu-Ray disc of the CG flick Advent Children Complete for the PS3 later this year. Though according to Japan-based Famitsu Magazine, which recently published a special report on DKS3713, this sneak peek of the company’s next magnum opus is looking more and more like a big-budget private screening — bigger, better and lasting more than 90 minutes. Yes, you heard right: The FFXIII demo will be even longer than Advent Children. Of course, that still leaves the question of how much is actually gameplay and how much is just pre-rendered CG cut-scenes.
The demo will ship on a separate Blu-Ray disc altogether. As most Sony discs avoid region encoding protection, those looking to import the disc and dive in quickly (brush up on your Japanese while you’re at it) will be in luck. What are the chances of Playstation Magazine picking up this baby and offering it free in the future along with their magazine? Not so much perhaps, but hey, hoping is something that Final Fantasy fans are famous for.
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