A playable demo of Final Fantasy XII was included with the Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King release in North America, on November 15, 2005.

The demo is divided into two playable scenarios: Phon Coast playable in wait mode with Vaan, Penelo and Basch, and Stilshrine of Miriam playable in active mode with Ashe, Fran and Balthier. The English demo is based on the Japanese demo showcased at the 2005 Square Enix Party, and the voice-overs are in Japanese, but all the menus are translated into English.

The use of menu is disabled, so the player can't set the party's gambits, change equipment or access the License Board. The party has a single Esper at their disposal in each scenario, and during summoning the battle music doesn't change to the Esper music like it does in the final game.

Demo AreasEdit

Phon CoastEdit

The Phon Coast stage was first available for play at E3 2004. During the scenario Vaan has the Esper Hashmal, that he can summon at will. In the demo the enemies on the Phon Coast are different from their forms in the final game. The player's main goal is to hunt down and kill a T-Rex-type creature known as the Rockeater.

In order to find one, the player must first defeat three Sleipnirs, because Rockeaters don't like them and the presence of Sleipnirs is what keeps them away. The "Rockeater" boss is actually a Tyranorox, encountered in the Henne Mines as a regular opponent in the final game. The Sleipnirs are also constantly fighting with the Mandragoras.

Stilshrine of MiriamEdit

In the Stilshrine of Miriam scenario the party must kill an Adamantitan (called Adamantoise in the demo) to collect a key that opens a door leading to a Ring Wyrm battle. The Ring Wyrm's stats are completely different from the final game; as in the final game Ring Wyrm is quite a difficult Mark at the time it first becomes available, with 128,000 HP, the Ring Wyrm in the demo sports mere 6,700 HP and doesn't use the status inflicting attacks it uses in the full game.

Ashe has the summon Belias.

GalleryEdit

Stilshrine of Miriam stage completed.

Demo gameplay.

External LinksEdit

• Demo gameplay video.