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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 2:41PM spin cycle said

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Are we seriously talking about a playable preview 9 months before it comes out? The game is 2 years or more away from coming out in English.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 3:32PM Sora said

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But it's f**king Final Fantasy!
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 2:44PM (Unverified) said

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That was great hahaha
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 2:46PM falcomadol said

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So, um, at only two hours, are you ever going to get a chance to actually play the game, or is it just the opening cinema?
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 2:53PM (Unverified) said

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This is Final Fantasy we're talking about, not Metal Gear Solid.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 3:22PM Vegeta has a ps3 said

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But it is a jrpg. And those games are notorious for having long ass cutscenes.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 3:55PM Vegnagun said

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Final Fantasy never has ridiculously long cut scenes, especially not in the beginning of the game.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 8:59PM Eugimon said

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2 hours could just be how long you need to chain a combo to kill a monster... or it could be how long the summoning animation will take.
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Posted: Aug 17th 2008 9:10AM Peacefuloutrage said

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There is an assumption that there will be another 30 minutes of animation. This isn't a regular animated movie, it's CG. It can take weeks just to get a few minutes of video. I would assume storyboards, interviews, and maybe early placeholder animation, but not another 30 mins of high quality work.

That said, hopefully the people who play the demo will be satisfied. With the huge wait, I wouldn't want to be SE with all of the expectations they have set for this game.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 2:51PM SuperGayParade said

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it lasts zero hours for XBFanboys
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 3:44PM Dr Stabbingworth said

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sour grapes?
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 3:45PM Sora said

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He had 3 hearts, who the hell downvoted him?
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 3:49PM Vegeta has a ps3 said

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The last thing we need is to start a flamewar. So I'd say someone thought the comment was uncalled for.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 4:14PM SuperGayParade said

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well vegita I thought your comment was uncalled for!


9999!
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Posted: Aug 17th 2008 11:16AM bstrawt90 said

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can we get the demo now if we buy finalfantasy advent children? or when is it coming out?
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 2:56PM (Unverified) said

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1...2...3,4,5
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 3:47PM pabloshong said

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be right back, I'm going to the liquor store.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 10:04PM (Unverified) said

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Once I caught a fish alive...
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Posted: Aug 18th 2008 11:05AM jumpshot said

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Shortened chorus: "I'll have a little bit of everything, please."
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 2:58PM jhowlett said

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i want the chance to play the demo but i really want my own bluray of advent children. is it coming to north america?
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 3:05PM falcomadol said

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The Bluray should play in a US Bluray player. US and Japan are in the same copyright region this time around.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 3:02PM (Unverified) said

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Has to be something worthwhile to make up for the quality of the movie they're bundling it with.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 3:04PM (Unverified) said

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Mambo # 5 ?
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 3:19PM D3m0sthenes said

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Perhaps Rockin' Robin?
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 5:00PM juju187 said

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still waiting on mambo #6
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 7:38PM emirabal said

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Damn you beat me to it, i was away from my comp
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Posted: Aug 17th 2008 1:42AM (Unverified) said

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rockin robin ... that was one of the best episodes. the teasers have been great, can't wait for the new season.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 3:41PM Mr Khan said

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"Anglo-Zanzibar War"

You win a lot of respect for mentioning a fairly modern war that i had never heard of, history buff that i am.

On topic: Doing this is probably Square's way of showing that they're still on top of new technology, by filling up Blu-Ray space, just as they filled the spacious CD's and DVD's past
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 3:59PM HighFiveJesus said

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if its true, its gonna be great for those blu ray sales of the movie release in japan. probably will see a notable rise in ps3s just to play the demo.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 4:11PM (Unverified) said

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to all the xbox fans out there, this cant be on xbox live market, as development hasnt started for the 360 yet, and for those who think its not coming out in america, you are right, its japan only, but the demo is on a seperate ps3 disc, so that means that the game is not region locked, go to a good importing site like www.playasia,com to import this come march 2009
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 4:15PM LaughingTarget said

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Two hours for SquareEnix breaks out like this:

45 minutes gameplay
1 hour 15 minutes of movies
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 4:27PM (Unverified) said

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thank you for your informative and ever-so factual post.

not.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 4:29PM SheppyReturns said

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*checks Laughing targets play history*

Yep, never played one...
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 5:21PM HighFiveJesus said

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cg cutscenes are usually a really cool part to see as you are playing through the game. they are a fan favorite. and what the hell are you yapping about as far as their length goes? they were never longer than a few minutes, and they only are in the beginning, end, and a few times throughout the game.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 5:10PM Hyams said

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The demo is PS3 exclusive.

Take THAT Microsoft.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 5:28PM (Unverified) said

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Please don't start a stupid flamewar over a DEMO. Please.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 5:41PM Snowblind said

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A lot of fanboys here already..

And yes, a demo (which will likely be on the marketplace later anyway) hardly makes up for the loss of exclusivity.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 6:08PM Huey2k2 said

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lol exclusive demo.

I'll just wait until the full game comes out and enjoy it then.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 7:14PM Hyams said

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Guys, I'm joking.

Anyway, Snowblind, I doubt the demo will appear on either the XBL Marketplace or the PSN Store.

Final Fantasy games don't need demos to sell, but putting the demo in the blu-ray copy of Advent Children will signicantly boost the movie's sales.

Making the demo available anywhere outside the blu-ray movie will damage these sales, and meanwhile will not have any significant impact on the game's sales.

In other words, it makes no sense for Square Enix to make the demo available anywhere else.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 7:39PM philmcfail said

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WOW
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 8:21PM HighFiveJesus said

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just like the ff12 demo was on dragon quest 8 to help move copies in america. 20 bucks didn't hurt either, and its also a good game. but they do realize final fantasy fans will buy a FF movie for a FF demo.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 5:18PM (Unverified) said

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Its a bit funny how all games have the same retail price, when titles like MGS, FF, GTA and Mass Effect probably cost much more than the others.

FF would probably end up costing 50-60 million, maybe even more, which is 4-5 times the typical title. Maybe there is a case for pricing it a bit higher, say $80?
And I suspect the reason MS sold off Bioware is such epic games suffer from the Shenmue effect - you need to sell a huge number of copies to break even, Mass Effect probably made a loss with sales of around 2 million.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 5:36PM (Unverified) said

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Bioware/Pandemic was an independant company before EA bought them, they just chose to work with Microsoft a lot.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 5:38PM (Unverified) said

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I'm still waiting for this huge pendulum swinging announcement Bettenhausen said would come from Square, cause a demo for what will likely be a mediocre game isn't one. Yes I'm still pissed about that and no I won't let it go anytime soon.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 5:50PM (Unverified) said

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I can't wait for this game.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 6:51PM (Unverified) said

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Then you are in for a prolonged suffering.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 6:34PM (Unverified) said

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1h, 50m of cutscene, 10m of gameplay.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 6:49PM cuteSAVAGE said

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A little late with that one, eh?
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 6:58PM jhowlett said

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he didn't skip the post cutscene
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Posted: Aug 16th 2008 9:03PM falcomadol said

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From one J. to another, I have to say that that was pretty brilliant.
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