The dialogue is completely different, with some terms translated differently. The characters wear their normal clothes instead of the SeeD cadet uniforms they don in the final game, and the demo's FMVs are altered to show Rinoa in place of Selphie and the different wardrobe the characters' facial structures also differ slightly from the final game's FMVs. The demo takes place at the Siege of Dollet, with Rinoa in the party replacing Seifer and Selphie for the bits they are playable in the finalized game. It was relatively easy to defeat X-ATM092, which was called Goliath.Ī demo version without Rinoa also exists that is closer to the final game.ĭemo (top) compared to the final game (bottom). The only notable difference with the retail game was stronger characters.

In France, the disc came with the October-November 1999 PlayStation Magazine special issue. In Europe, a slightly more polished version of the Final Fantasy VIII demo came with a special issue of the Official PlayStation Magazine, and a second demo disc featuring early cuts of the ' Liberi Fatali' and ballroom scene FMVs respectively was packaged along with the Platinum Edition (re-release) of Final Fantasy VII. This makes the Final Fantasy VIII Demo the first Final Fantasy release to receive the M rating.

The North American release of the PlayStation demo was rated M (Mature). At the time, the fast food chain Pizza Hut also had a deal where they gave out PlayStation demo discs with their pizzas, and Final Fantasy VIII was in this offer as well. In North America, it was released on October 31, 1998, and the disc the demo is on is called SquareSoft '98 Collector's CD Vol 2 - Final Fantasy VIII. The PlayStation demo is included along with the Japanese and North American releases of Brave Fencer Musashi. Demo (top) to final game (bottom) comparison.

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