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Upcoming Final Fantasy XIII Demo will be 2+ Hours long!

Gothic Girl | August 16, 2008 | News | Playstation 3 XBOX 360 
According to the latest issue of Famitsu, the Final Fantasy XIII demo (that will be bundled with the upcoming Advent Children: Complete Blu-Ray DVD) will last even longer than the Advent Children movie itself, and will be based upon the opening section of the game.
That means the demo will be a grand spankin' 2+ hours long!


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According to the upcoming DKS3713 issue of Famitsu magazine, the PlayStation 3 exclusive Final Fantasy XIII demo will clock in at a longer running time than the CGI film, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete.

Currently the original Advent Children film clocks in at a runtime of 101mins; however, the Blu-ray version of the movie will feature scenes that were either cut completely or not finished in time for the initial release, resulting in a significantly longer runtime.

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete is scheduled for release in March 2009.

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    Cruxis Mana | August 16, 2008


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      Gothic Girl | August 16, 2008



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    Donnelly | August 16, 2008
    Bet it's not very good.
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    Tank | August 16, 2008
    I wouldn't actually like that.
    It just means when I bought the game I'd have to play the same 2 hours through again and i'd find it bit of a chore.
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      tidus04 | August 16, 2008
      Same with me and the start of FFX, but still to get that early preview the 2 hour play through again would be worth the hassle ^^
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        Fatal Error | August 17, 2008
        They usually do it at a spot around 1/3 of the way through the game, so it's a bit better than playing the beginning of the game all over.
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    Newcloud | August 16, 2008
    lol.. this is the first disc for the xbox
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      Cruxis Mana | August 16, 2008
      Wut ?

      It's a PS3 exclusive demo.
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        BlackLabel | August 16, 2008
        What he means is this demo is probably a whole DVD of the game whent he 360 get the game.
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          Cruxis Mana | August 16, 2008
          Ah. My mistake.

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      Subzer0 | August 17, 2008
      lol Newcloud

      2 hours? what a sweet deal!
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    Ultima_Weapon | August 16, 2008
    it's 7 months away . *Must enter cryogenic sleep* I better not wake up in the future amidst a war between Humans and Sea Otters.
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    Duality_18 | August 16, 2008
    Rofl at south park joke ^
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    Steel Magnolia | August 16, 2008
    I have to agree with Tank. I don't fancy playing the same 2 hours all over again when the game drops. Especially if it's an intro section which will be full of tutorials and the like.
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      Cruxis Mana | August 16, 2008
      Bare in mind thought that this is probably just the developers attempting to hype their own product.

      Add into the equation the fact that it's Square Enix too ...

      At the same time though, I must have spent much longer than 2 hours messing around with the FFX demo.
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      BlackLabel | August 16, 2008
      They could get around this by allowing the person to save their progress once the demo is completed, meaning they start from where the demo ends when they get the game itself.
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        Fatal Error | August 18, 2008
        That's unlikely to happen because game demos aren't often at the beginning of the game. While they may have tutorials and appear to be early on, they typically don't reveal the true opening or introduction.
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    RabidChinaGirl | August 16, 2008
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    Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete is scheduled for release in March 2009.
    *facepalm*
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    Newcloud | August 16, 2008
    i hope u can save because i read that theres going to be a open world section
    this demo could be something like gran turismo 5 prologue
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    Silver Mirror | August 16, 2008
    I'm not exactly sure I like this. Besides from spoiling a fair portion of the game I don't want to have to go through this part of the game twice.
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    Zeon I | August 17, 2008
    3/4 of the demo will be cutscenes.
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      Cruxis Mana | August 17, 2008
      Most likely since the demo will be of the beginning of the game.
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        Gothic Girl | August 23, 2008
        Cruxis missed the joke again.
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          Cruxis Mana | August 23, 2008
          lol.

          shup.



          People need to be moar funnierz. =[
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    Final Blade | August 17, 2008
    Seriously, I don't know whether to orgasm now or build it up for 7 months.
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    Duality_18 | August 17, 2008
    Well I probably wont get the demo, because I want this FF to be all new, but i'll read about it and see what the community thinks of it.
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    tallteen86 | August 17, 2008
    Meh, only if I have a steady job and no serious money troubles, would I get AC: Complete. I already have it on DVD, I'd only get it on Blu-Ray if I had the cash to spare....
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    LOD-squa | August 17, 2008
    I guess this is a good way to hype the game but playing through the same 2 hours again will be a drag.
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      Euphoric | August 18, 2008
      It will be repetitive of course. But the greatness of Final Fantasy is that most of their games after the first run through are still quite fun. I'd expect that after the demo as well.
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    Storm | August 17, 2008
    No worries. By the time we get the actual game, we'd probably have forgotten all about these 'two hours.'
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      Cruxis Mana | August 17, 2008
      Well the demo comes out in March 2009 in Japan and FFXIII has been promised to be released in 2009 in Japan, as well, so it wouldn't be long for them.

      Remember that this demo, along with Advent Children Complete, hasn't even been confirmed for an NA or PAL release yet, if at all.
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    phowell23 | August 17, 2008
    ill just wait 4 sum1 2 post the cutscenes with english subs on youtube

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