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TGS 2008: Final Fantasy XIII demo is limited

The latest word from Tokyo Game Show 2008 is that only the first batch of Final Fantasy Advent Children: Complete releases will include the Final Fantasy XIII demo as a bonus. That means that if you want any chance at all to play the demo, you'll probably want to pre-order the Blu-Ray movie from various online shops.

There is no extra cost, the first releases are not considered as "limited editions", Square Enix has simply decided that the demo will only be inside the first batch. The first releases will probably run out in a week or two, so be quick!

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Wildarmsjecht5691d ago

Wait, is this for Japan? or for US/Eu? Or both?

Lanoire5691d ago (Edited 5691d ago )

Word is that everything SE charges for everything nowadays.

You want trailers on your show? Gotta pay for it.
You want information, pictures or scans in your magazine? Gotta pay for it.

You want demo included as a bundle? Gotta pay for it.
And word is that it aint cheap either.

To see FF13 demo included with the blu ray Advent Children bundle, it probably costed Sony quite a lot.

Hence, Im not surprised that the bundle with the demo is limited.
They (SE) probably charge by amount of bundles too.

So much for "swinging the ball back" to the PS3 eh?
Man, level 5 ftw.

Winter47th5691d ago

Wasn't the point of demos is to reach as many consumers out there as possible? this's simply terrible, most people who are planning to buy AC were doing it to get the demo in the first place, if it's only in the first batch, then why bother.

Death5691d ago

The point of putting in the demo is to increase sales on the movie. Square is providing the demo so Square can make up some of the money they lost on the movie. Once the movie sales slow down, they will most likely start distributing the demo in other ways. Possibly with Qore in the States since that is their recent move towards "premium" content followed later with a general release.

-Death

Lanoire5691d ago (Edited 5691d ago )

Not for FF.
FF series sell several million copies anyway regardless of demo or not.

So including a demo is pointless for SE anyway. It doesnt help them as much as Sony.
Hence, including a demo will push that console sales a little further anyway. Its like a service SE provides. And like all other services, there is a price tag...

meepmoopmeep5691d ago

the reason for this is because they want people to order right away hoping to get the first batch and hence they will generate more sales on launch.

lordgodalming5690d ago

is that AC: Complete is only planned for Japan, let alone the version that will contain a demo for FFXIII. I was going to drop the hammer and import on day 1, but there's pretty much no way to guarantee that I'd get one of the first releases, so Square has just lost another 40 bucks. This is getting f'ing ridiculous.

White Knight anyone?

AAACE55690d ago

Fetch boy fetch... That's a good dog!

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Nitrowolf25691d ago

wow here hoping that everyone would be able to try it out.

B-Rein5691d ago

Damn you SE, curse on you your games wil never sell muhuhuahahahah (j/k i like some se games)

meepmoopmeep5691d ago

a week or two?

try a day or two.

MrWonderful5691d ago

i will be watching play-asia like a hawk.

meepmoopmeep5691d ago

me too, once it's up i'm ordering it

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The 7 Best Final Fantasy Characters: Unveiling the Legends

While FFVII ranks highly, there's more to the series than one game. Here's Chit Hot's picks for the seven best Final Fantasy characters.

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The older it gets, the more I respect Final Fantasy XIII

Alex Donaldson: "Hindsight is a hell of a thing, however, and in the years since Final Fantasy XIII, my respect for the decisions its developers made has skyrocketed. In the two Final Fantasy titles since we see both the brilliance and the folly in alternative approaches - and in Final Fantasy VII Remake, we get a more nuanced understanding of what FF13 was trying to accomplish from many of the same development leads."

Einhander1972141d ago

FFXIII is actually one of the best Final Fantasy games.

I also sort of was disappointed at the time, never as much as the bandwagon. But really all the fantastic 3D rendered cutscenes and I actually liked the characters and the story though convoluted was actually fantastic and the ending was extremely emotional. So much budget and time were put into that game Square had such big plans, I actually have always felt kind of bad for how things played out.

I have been thinking for years how great it would be to get all three games on one disk for PS4 or 5.

Nyxus141d ago

I always liked this game, and I agree, a rerelease for current gen would be nice.

Shane Kim140d ago (Edited 140d ago )

Gotta take off the nostalgia glasses. It's the worst FF. Shiva as a bike, I mean come on.

Elda140d ago

Shiva as a bike is strange but saying FFXIII is the worst FF is not at all a fact, that's simply your opinion.

Terry_B139d ago

*One of the 3 equally bad FF's

DivineHand125140d ago (Edited 140d ago )

When I got my series X a year ago, I bought FF13 for nostalgia reasons but ended up being disappointed. When I first played it around the time it launched, I didn't have a lot of experience with final fantasy games, so I enjoyed it. Fast forward to when I played it again, I found that the game had many unnecessary filler moments instead of just giving us meaningful content.

The game is also very linear and a quote on the article said it best. "It is like a sewage pipe that leads to the ocean until it opens up on Grand Pulse."

The story didn't make much sense either and I believe it is my mistake as I played the FF7 remake on PS5 prior which is a night and day difference in terms of pacing, storytelling and likeable characters even though cloud is aloof.

FinalFantasyFanatic140d ago (Edited 140d ago )

Probably was a mistake to play any of the golden era FFs first (e.g. FF6 through FF10), it makes it harder to enjoy some of the FFs that aren't as good. I think FF12 was where major issues with the series started becoming apparent, and it just got worse from there.

FinalFantasyFanatic140d ago (Edited 140d ago )

I didn't really care for it that much, the only saving grace was that it had a better story than 15 (overall it was better than 15) and possibly 12, and even then, you had to read some of it through primers, like reading a book. Plus the battle system was reasonably fun for what it was, even if it was more the spectacle that was exciting for me (e.g. summoning). And to be fair, the 13 trilogy got better with every games, I still don't like Snow though.

Gamingsince1981139d ago

Ff13 is only good if you haven't played a ff before, or any other games that are decent for that matter.

-Foxtrot139d ago

It is in fact no way the best Final Fantasy game, it's one of the worst

Linear corridors, Cutscene, Fight, Cutscene...rinse and repeat

Dialogue and characters are pretty bad, especially Lightning as the main FF hero, they literally said they tried to make a "Female Cloud" and they failed.

Story was pretty awful

I could go on

I think the only alright thing that came from the game was the music.

Elda139d ago

That's not a fact that's your personal opinion. The game sold 11 million copies between its 2009 release up until 2014 including critically reviewed as an 8 out of 10 or an 80 out of 100. The game does have some issues but it's not at all a fact as one of the worst FF games.

-Foxtrot139d ago

Elda

Not just mine mate

A large majority

So….

Traecy139d ago

N4G commenters such as yourself aren't the majority. The game was well received.

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gold_drake141d ago (Edited 141d ago )

i liked the game alot but i didnt like how they handled the terminology.

i dont mind reading data logs but it had soo many.

but i always loved the music and how it looked. the battle system wasnt too bad either.

but i like 13-2 more :)

i still dont understand why we never got a remaster of the trilogy

Eonjay139d ago

Xbox kinda did. Besides the video files of course which are still best on PS3 due to bluray.

Snookies12141d ago

XIII is a pretty solid game, but XIII-2 is WAY better. XIII-2 was one of the few games I decided to go for a Platinum trophy in, early on. Had so much fun the entire way through getting it too!

Eonjay139d ago

Totally agree. FF 13 was okay but 13-2 is my favorite FF game ever.

shinoff2183141d ago (Edited 141d ago )

I hated this to when it released. I haven't much liked a ff game since ff10 as much , aside from ff7remake. I decided to give it another shot on my series x since it's not on a current ps and was liking it quite a bit(just takes me some time to get over things ) until star ocean 2 remake came out I was all over that.

Square should definitely remaster it or something for ps4 ps5

KillerB140d ago

my favorite jrpg trilogy ever

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Interview: Making music with Masashi Hamauzu

Square Enix Blog: "How do you compose iconic songs that help define a legacy? We speak to legendary composer Masashi Hamauzu about his work on Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy XIII, and Final Fantasy VII Remake, and how to make unforgettable music."

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