FFXIII Demo and Game Information

Recently, many were concerned that Final Fantasy XIII might see a delay when Yoichi Wada said that Dragon Quest IX would be delayed to July, thus Final Fantasy XIII seeing a delay. Luckily, there will be no delay in the release of Final Fantasy XIII. Motomu Toriyama, the director of Final Fantasy XIII told Famitsu that Final Fantasy XIII will not see a delay, and he also talked about the demo and the game itself. This news is exciting, not only because the release of Final Fantasy XIII will not see a delay, but the demo and game information is very interesting.

When asked about the demo, Motomu Toriyama said that the demo’s length would be about an hour. That is a sizable length for a demo, especially since demos released in the past have not seen a length like that. He also went on to say that gamers will be able to play as Lightning, but the demo will stop before the meeting with Snow, another main character in Final Fantasy XIII. That leaves the player wanting more, and is the main purpose of a demo, so that’s not disappointing. For those of you who are interested in the gameplay, you will be excited to know that Motomu Toriyama stated that the full battle system of Final Fantasy XIII will be in the demo.

Nao Ikeda, the character designer for Final Fantasy XIII joined Motomu Toriyama in the interview to discuss the game and the characters. The first character that they talk about is the recently revealed character Sazh, who has a chocobo that rests in his afro. Not only does he keep a chocobo in his afro, he has bright personality and also has the most lines in the game. The chocobo does not show up in battle, but Toriyama said that he is in discussions to see if the chocobo can make it’s way into battle.

A group that is in Final Fantasy XIII was discussed too, and this group is named Nora. The group consists of the characters Snow, Lebreau, Maqui, and Gadot, with Snow being the leader of the whole group. It is also said that not only does Snow’s name come from the Japanese word for stray dog, but it also has a hidden meaning that players will figure out whenever they play the game. The name thing is also similar to Lightning’s name, which is said not to be her real name.

More tidbits about the group Nora was also shared. Nora is a group of youths who got together because they did not want to be controlled by the holy government. They help the people who are being forced to migrate to Pulse because their city is being purged. The group is said to also have a fifth member, but they won’t reveal the character because they said that the character it too cool to show off yet. So, the new character will not be in the demo, but will definitely be in the final game.