Final Fantasy XIII Demo

If you live in the land of the rising sun, you are one lucky dog. Recently released with FFVII: Advent Children is the playable demo of the highly anticipated Final Fantasy XIII.

The game follows the tale of a woman named Lightning who pretty much looks like a sexy version of Cloud. She is chosen against her will to be a l'Cie, which leads her to be hunted for her powers. It's a nice change to see a strong female lead.
The game looks stunning and absolutely drool worthy. The battle system still retains the ATB system from the previous games but nearly everything else is brand new. When it is your characters turn to act, he/she is allowed to input a number of commands and then carry them out all at once.

For example, if Lightning can do three actions and you choose, "ATTACK, ATTACK, ATTACK" then she will carry out a three hit combo. This allows the game to pull off battle that would be on par with Tarantino films.

Will we see the demo here on American soil someday? Most definitely. Soon? Well, the demo will be included in our Blu-ray version of FFVII: Advent Children. Will the game meet expectations? Only SQUARE-ENIX holds the answers.

As of now, the release date is sometime in 2010. Hopefully it lives up to the hype and beyond. Check out the game play video here.

Aww, I want a baby chocobo now...

[Edit: There will not be a demo of the game included with Advent Children in the U.S. The demo may possibly be released as a download for the Xbox and PS3. No further news yet.]